Charging the Battery

The battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery before use.

1Place the battery in the charger.

Insert the battery into the supplied BC-45A battery charger as shown, making sure that the battery is in the correct orientation. The BC-45A comes in one of two types, depend- ing on the country or region of sale: one with a built-in plug that plugs directly into the power outlet (A), and another that connects to the power outlet via a power cable (B).

 

NP-45 rechargeable battery

BC-45A battery charger

Arrow

 

(type A)

 

 

Terminals

BC-45A battery charger

(type B)

2Plug the charger in.

Plug the charger into a power outlet. The red charging indicator will light.

Type A

Type B

The Charging Indicator

The charging indicator shows battery charge status as follows:

Charging indicator

Battery status

Action

 

Battery not

Insert the

Off

inserted.

battery.

Battery fully

Remove the

 

 

charged.

battery.

Glows red

Battery

—

charging.

 

 

 

 

Unplug the

Blinks red

Battery fault.

charger and

remove the

 

 

 

 

battery.

 

 

 

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