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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING - When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed,

including the following. This manual contains important instructions for Models M3P132U and M3P140U that shall be followed during installation, operation, and maintenance of the unit.

1. Read all the instructions before using this product.

2. This device should be supervised when used around children.

3. Do not put fingers into the electric vehicle connector.

4. Do not use this product if the flexible power cord or EV cable is frayed, has broken

insulation, or any other signs of damage.

5. Do not use this product if the enclosure or the EV connector is broken, cracked, open,

or shows any other indication of damage.

6. Indicate the ambient temperature rating, -30°C to 55°C.

7. "CAUTION" and the following or equivalent: "To reduce the risk of fire, connect only to a circuit provided with @ amperes maximum branch circuit overcurrent protection in accordance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, and the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, C22.1."

Note (@)

1. Abbreviations

2. Safety Notes

2.1. Safety signs used

The following warning signs, mandatory signs, and information signs are used in this manual, on and in the AC EV Charger.

CAUTION: Warning of electrical hazards.

This sign is intended to alert the user that severe personal injury or substantial property

damage can result if the device is not operated as requested.

ATTENTION: Warning of a danger spot or dangerous situation.

This sign is intended to alert the user that minor personal injury or material damage can

result, if the device is not operated as requested.

CAUTION: Do not touch by hands in case of ESD.

Indicates the possible consequences of touching electrostatically sensitive components.

No access for unauthorized people.

Use protective footwear.

Must wear a safety helmet.

Indicates important texts, notes, or tips.

2.2. Installation

Safety protection must be done when installing the EV Charger.

▷ Installation must be carried out by personnel with professional qualifications, otherwise there is a risk of electric shock.

▷ It shall be installed in a place without violent vibration and impact, and placed

vertically to facilitate ventilation.

▷ It shall be installed on noncombustible materials, or there is a risk of fire.

▷ Do not drop any foreign objects, especially metal objects, into the inside of the

Charger or there is a risk of fire.

▷ The lead nose of the Charger must be securely attached or there is a risk of damaging

the equipment.

2.3. Maintenance

Personnel must always use protective footwear when maintenance work.

▷ It is recommended that routine safety inspection visits to Charger be conducted at

least once a week.

▷ Do not put inflammable, explosive, or combustible materials, chemicals, combustible

steam, and other dangerous goods near the Charger, otherwise there is a risk of fire.

▷ Keep the charging adapter clean and dry and wipe with a clean, dry cloth if soiled.

Do not touch the Charger with your hand when charged.

2.4. Operation

▷ Strictly forbidden for minors or persons of restricted capacity to approach the Charger to avoid injury.

▷ Forced charging is strictly forbidden when the electric vehicle or Charger fails.

▷ Electric vehicle can only be charged with the engine off and stationary. Do not charge

in rainy and thunderous weather.

▷ It is strictly prohibited to use the Charger when the charging adapter or charging

cables are defective, cracked, worn, broken or the charging cables is exposed. If you

find any, please contact the supplier in time.

3. STANDARDS COMPLIANCE

3.1. Standard(s) for safety

◼ Conformer to UL 2594, 2nd, Ed., Issue Date: 2016-12-21.

3.2. AC Level 2 Charging

◼ According to SAE J 1772, M3P U-series product (the maximum output current is 40 A) was designed for AC Level 2 charging.

3.3. Charging mode and connection

◼ According to IEC 61851-1, the Charging mode of M3P U-series product is Mode 3, and charging connection is the Case C.


Mode 3:

a method for the connection of an EV to an AC EV supply equipment permanently

connected to an AC supply network, with a control pilot function that extends from the AC

EV supply equipment to the EV.

Case C:

Connection of an EV to a supply network utilizing a cable and vehicle connector

permanently attached to the EV charger.

Fig. 3-1 Schematic diagram of CASE C connection

3.4. Charging interface

◼ The charging plug of M3P U-series products meet SAE J1772/IEC 62196-2, Type 1.

◼ M3P U-series products provide a Type 1 female plug with charging cable, it only charging an EV with a Type 1 charging socket (vehicle inlet).

Fig. 3-2 Schematic diagram of Type 1 interface

4. PRODUCT INFORMATION

4.1. General

Welcome to use Level 2 AC EV charger produced by our company.

4.1.1. Shape & dimensions

◼ The shape & dimensions of AC EV charger shown as Fig. 4-1.

Fig. 4-1 The shape & dimensions of M3P

4.1.2. Block diagram

◼ The block diagram of M3P AC EV charger is shown as Fig. 4-2.

Fig. 4-2 Block diagram of products

◼ It is widely used in various household electric vehicle charging in North America, as well as various chargers, parking lots, community garages and public electric vehicle charging places.

4.1.3. Model number definition

The model number definition of charger follows the rules as shown in Fig.4-3.

Fig. 4-3 Model number definition

4.2. Specifications

4.2.1. Electrical specifications

4.2.2. Functional description

4.2.3. Mechanical parameters

4.2.4. Ambient conditions

5. INSTALLATION

5.1. Unpacking

5.1.1. Packing list

Fig. 5-1 Wall-mounting accessories

5.1.2. Inspection & Confirmation

When unpacking, please carefully confirm the following points:

◼ Whether the accessories are missing according to the packing list.

◼ Whether there is any damage during transportation.

◼ Whether the model and specification of the machine's nameplate are consistent with the order requirements.

▷ If any damage or missing parts are found, please do not start the machine, and contact the supplier as soon as possible.

▷ Please keep the packing box and packing materials 1 month for future handling.

▷ The paper packaging is recyclable.

5.2. Preparation

◼ When transporting or moving the EV charger, pay attention to the following points to ensure product

safety:

▷ This product is electrical equipment. It should be handled with care to avoid violent

vibration and impact.

▷ The charger shall not be transported by dragging the charging connector and the

charging cable.

◼ In order to ensure the long-term stable operation of the product, it is recommended to avoid

installing chargers in extreme weather as far as possible, especially low or high ambient

temperature may affect the installation effect due to thermal expansion and cold contraction.

◼ The electrical power supply socket (NEMA 14-50R) must be prepared.

◼ Space requirement: When the charger is fixed on the wall, the minimum space requirements are shown in Fig. 5-2.

Fig. 5-2 Minimum space requirements for wall mounting

◼ It is suggested that the charger should be installed in a place with good ventilation, no direct

sunlight and shelter from wind and rain. In order to ensure good ventilation condition, you should

mount the charger vertically and leave enough space.

◼ Tools for installation

Prepare the following tools at least before installing the AC EV Charging Station.

5.3. Installation of SIM Card

If you purchase a 4G version of EV Charging Station, please follow the steps below to complete the installation of SIM card (ignore this step if there is not 4G version of EV Charging Station).

Fig. 5-3 Open the front cover

As shown in Fig. 5-3, remove the six screws securing the cover in the direction of arrow [A], and then open the cover in the direction of arrow [B].

Step 2: Insert Nano SIM card

Fig. 5-4 Install SIM card

As shown in Fig. 5-4, insert the Nano SIM card into the card slot along the direction of arrow [A].

Step 3: Secure back the front cover

Fig. 5-5 Secure the front cover

As shown in Fig. 5-5, first place the cover on the charging pile in the direction of arrow [B], and then tighten the six screws in the direction of arrow [A].

5.4. Installation steps

Install the Charger on the wall follow the steps as below.

Step 1: Mount the accessories-D

Fig. 5-6 The fixing holes of accessories-D

Drill 4 holes with diameter of 10mm and depth of at least 50mm on the wall with spacing of 143mm

× 152mm and secure the accessories-D to the wall with expansion screws.

Step 2: Network Wiring (ignore this step if there is no network cable used)

As shown in Fig. 5-7, unscrew the total 4 screws to open the terminal cover [A] before network wiring.

Fig. 5-7 Network wiring

➢ Loosen the gland [D], pass a network cable with RJ-45 header through the gland [D] and plug it

into the network interface.

➢ Screw the total 4 screws to close the terminal cover[A].

➢ Tighten the gland [D]of input cable.

Step3: Fixed the wallbox

Fig. 5-8 Mounting the wallbox on the accessories-D

As shown in Fig. 5-8, secure mounting accessories[A]+[B] to the charger; follow the arrow and hold the wallbox on accessories [D].

Tighten the accessories [C] on the left and right ends to fixed the wallbox as Fig.5-6 shown.

5.5. Empty socket

M3P U-series AC EV charger config a type 1 charging connector.

When the charger is in standby state, please plug the charging plug in the empty socket in order to protect the charging plug.

Please use expansion screws to fix this empty socket at a suitable position beside the Charging Station.

Fig. 5-10 Empty socket

6. OPERATION

6.1. Power on

After the charger has been installed and confirmed, switch on the power supply. The indicator

light lights up and the charger switches to standby state.

6.2. Human-Machine Interface

6.2.1. Overview

6.2.2. LED indicators

The LED indicators on the panel are used to indicate the status of the charger and the various combinations of indicators are described as below.

6.3. Start Charging

a) Park your EV into place, turn off, and put the EV under braking.

b) Pick off the charging connector form empty socket of EV charger.

c) As shown in Fig.6-6, plug the charging connector into the AC charging socket of the EV.

d) For the charging control mode of “Plug and charging” the charging will start automatically after EV connector plug in.

Fig. 6-6 Plug into EV socket

e) You can control charging process by using the APP after the charging connector is plug in.

6.4. Normal stop charging

a) The charger will automatically stop when the electric vehicle is fully charged.

b) For the charging control mode of “Plug and charging”, press the unlock button of the remote key of the electric vehicle, the vehicle will stop charging (requires the support of the electric car), the charging will stop automatically.

c) For the charging control mode of “APP-controlled”, click the stop button on your APP, the charging will stop.

d) When the charging is end, please unplug the charging plug and plug into the empty socket.

6.5. Abnormally stop charging

a) Forced fault stop: A fault stop initiated by the onboard charger of vehicle.

b) Automatic fault stop A fault stop initiated by the charger.

7. FAULT HANDLING AND MAINTENANCE

7.1. Fault Handling

If All LED are not on, please check

⚫ Whether the power supply and distribution are normal;

⚫ Whether the branch breaker is tripped, and close the breaker after troubleshooting;

⚫ Whether the connection is correct, if the cable comes off, should be properly connected to tighten the cable.

The charger is automatically protected in the event of a fault. The fault information and handling methods are as follows.

7.2. Maintenance

To ensure the long-term stable operation of the equipment, please maintain the equipment regularly (usually every month) according to the operating environment.

a) The equipment is maintained by professionals.

b) Check whether the equipment is well grounded and safe.

c) Check whether there are potential safety hazards around the charging pile, such as whether there are high temperature, corrosion or inflammable and explosive articles close to the charger.

d) Check whether the join point of the input terminal is in good contact and whether there is any abnormality. Check whether other terminal points are loose.

WARRANTY AGREEMENT

1. The scope of warranty refers to the product itself.

2. The warranty period is 12 months. During the warranty period, the company will repair

the product free of charge in case of failure or damage (determined by the company's

technical personnel) under normal use.

3. The starting time of warranty period is the date of product manufacture.

4. Even in the warranty period, a certain maintenance fee will be charged in case of the

following situations.

① Equipment failure caused by not following the user's manual.

② Equipment damage caused by fire, flood, abnormal voltage, etc.

③ Equipment damage caused by using the product for abnormal functions.

④ Equipment damage caused by foreign matter entering.

⑤ Equipment damage caused by other human external factors.

5. The service fee shall be calculated according to the actual cost. If there is another

contract, the contract shall prevail.

6. Please be sure to keep this card and show it to the maintenance personnel during the

warranty period.

7. If you have any questions, please contact the agent or our company directly.


Need help with anything else? Contact the Plugzio customer care team to have a chat with one of the specialists and discuss your concerns.

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