OPERATION
LED FUNCTION OF CHARGER 1400667
See Figure 2.
LED WILL BE LIGHTED TO INDICATE STATUS OF CHARGER AND BATTERY PACK:
■Red LED Lighted = Fast Charging Mode.
■Green LED Lighted = Slow Charging Mode and Fully Charged Battery Pack.
■Yellow and Green LED Lighted = Soft Start Mode, or After 1/2 Hour Equals Hot or Defective Battery Pack.
CHARGING BATTERY PACK
The battery pack for this tool has been shipped in a low charge condition to prevent possible problems. Therefore, you should charge it until light on front of charger changes from red to green.
NOTE: Batteries will not reach full charge the first time they are charged. Allow several cycles (cutting followed by recharging) for them to become fully charged.
■Charge battery pack only with the charger provided.
■Make sure power supply is normal house voltage, 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.
■Connect charger to power supply.
■Place battery pack in charger aligning raised rib in charger with groove in battery pack.
■Press down on battery pack to be sure contacts on battery pack engage properly with charger contacts.
■Normally, the yellow and green lights on charger will come on. This indicates charger is in soft start mode and should switch to fast charge mode within 5 minutes. When charger is in fast charge mode the red light will come on. If after a period of 15 minutes the yellow and green lights remain on, remove battery pack, wait 1 minute and reinsert battery pack in charger. If the yellow and green lights continue to remain on after an additional 15 minutes, the battery pack is damaged and will not accept a charge. Return battery pack to your nearest Ryobi Authorized Service Center for checking or replacing.
■When your battery pack becomes fully charged, the red light will turn OFF and the green light will turn ON.
■After normal usage, 1 hour of charging time is required to be fully charged. A minimum charge time of
■The battery pack will become slightly warm to the touch while charging. This is normal and does not indicate a problem.
■Do not place charger in an area of extreme heat or cold. It will work best at normal room temperature.
■When the batteries become fully charged, unplug your charger from power supply and remove the battery pack.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RECHARGING HOT BATTERIES
When using your circular saw continuously, the batteries in your battery pack will become hot. You should let a hot battery pack cool down for approximately 30 minutes be-
GREEN LIGHT "ON" |
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INDICATES SLOW |
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CHARGING MODE OR | RED LIGHT "ON" |
FULLY CHARGED | INDICATES FAST |
| CHARGING MODE |
BATTERY
CHARGER
YELLOW AND |
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GREEN LIGHTS INDICATE | BATTERY PACK | |
SOFT START MODE | ||
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Fig. 2
fore attempting to recharge. When the battery pack be- comes discharged and is hot, this will cause the yellow and green lights on your battery charger to come on instead of the red light. The yellow and green lights indicate soft start mode and will switch to green only, indicating slow charge mode. The red light indicates fast charge mode, 1 hour charge time. The green light indicates slow charge mode, requiring overnight charging for batteries to reach full charge. If the green light comes on after letting battery pack cool down, remove it from charger for additional cooling.
Once the battery pack cools down, it will recharge battery pack in fast charging mode as normal.
Do not leave a hot battery pack in charger until it cools down. The green light will not go off when battery pack cools. If fast charge mode is desired, you must physically remove a hot battery pack from the charger, let it cool, then place it back in charger after it has cooled down.
NOTE: This situation only occurs when continuous use of your saw causes the batteries to become hot. It does not occur under normal circumstances. Refer to "CHARG- ING BATTERY PACK" for normal recharging of batteries. If the charger does not charge your battery pack under normal circumstances, return both the battery pack and charger to your nearest authorized repair center for electri- cal check.
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