How to use your Xcellerator + Hub Battery Pack

How to use your Xcellerator + Hub Battery Pack
CHARGE FROM A
POWER SOURCE
BEFORE FIRST USE
Your Solio shipped with a 50% charge on the battery. It is best to charge your Solio
from a power-source before capturing energy from the sun. A USB charge easily “initializes”
the Li-Poly battery to its full capacity. If this is not possible, go-ahead and capture energy
from the sun -- no damage will be done -- but do power-up from USB when you have a chance
CAPTURE ENERGY
From a USB power source. Connect the small end of the provided cable to the smallest
port on the Solio HUB. Connect the larger end of the cable to any USB power source.
When the Solio HUB is accepting a charge the LED button on the HUB will turn red.
From the sun. Connect the small end of the provided cable to the smallest port on the Solio.
Connect the larger end of the cable to the USB port on the Xcellerator solar panel. Place the
Xcellerator in direct sunlight with the solar panel facing the sun.
Verify Power Level. To understand how much energy your Solio HUB has captured, simply
press the LED button once. The LED will flash from one to five times. Five flashes = 100-80%
stored power. Three flashes = 80-60%. Two flashes = 60-40% power. When charging is
complete (several hours later) the red light will turn off. Once fully charged, your Solio stores
power for up to a year.
POWER YOUR
ELECTRONICS
Connect. Using the USB cable that powers your particular device, simply plug the full size
male USB plug into the full size female USB port on the Solio (this is the larger of the two
ports). Next connect the remaining end to your device. Press the LED start button on the Solio
once to begin discharge. Wait five seconds for the power to begin to flow. The LED will blink
intermittently to indicate that power is being discharged. Often your device will also have an
indicator that will inform you that it is accepting power input.
Turning off. To stop energy discharge, press the LED button once. Don't worry, If your Solio
is accidentally left on but no device is attached, no energy will be lost.
Mode Switching. (for iPhone, iPod, iPad)*. If you are powering an Apple product, you may
wish to switch to the mode optimized for Apple products. Simply press and hold the LED
button for five seconds then release. The button will change from green to blue indicating
optimized output. To switch back, repeat the process. NOTE: there is no wrong mode. if
your device refuses to accept a charge then try changing modes
*Apple®, iPod®, iPhone® and iPad® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
FOR BEST RESULTS
Reposition the solar panel throughout the day. The sun moves about 15 degrees per hour.
To avoid shading of the solar panel (which prohibits energy capture) you must change the position
of the the panel periodically throughout the day -- always keeping it directed towards the sun.
Don’t place your solar panel behind a window. Most windows filter and block sunlight.
Placing the solar surface behind glass will increase exponentially increase the time it takes to
capture energy. While the red light might come on to indicate charging,
Cloudy days increase the charge time. We wish everyday was sunny. Allow more time for
your Solio to charge on overcast days.
Watch out for shadows. Shade is not sun. Plan ahead and consider whether the location you
have chosen for your Solio will become shaded over the course of the day.
Directly connecting devices
is not recommended
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Dont Direct Connect. Solio batteries designed for the high-heat of solar charging. Because
your USB-powered device was likely not designed with a high-temperature battery it will likely
NOT capture energy well when directly connected to the Xcellerator (or any brand of solar panel).
Consider that tethering your USB-device to a solar panel exposes it to the elements, theft, and
accidents. Plus when your device is tethered to a solar panel, so are you!
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