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 battery charger in the orientation shown by the ar- row.

Arrow

Charging indicator

Battery

Battery charger

2Charge the battery.

Plug the charger into a power outlet. The charging indicator will blink while the bat- tery charges.

c Cautions

Unplug the charger when it is not in use.

Remove dirt from the battery terminals with a clean, dry cloth. Failure to observe this precau- tion could prevent the battery from charging.

Charging times increase at low temperatures.

The Charging Indicator

The charging indicator shows battery charge status as follows:

Charging indicator

Battery status

Action

 

Battery not

Insert

 

inserted.

the battery.

Off

 

Unplug the char-

 

Battery fault.

ger and remove

 

 

the battery.

Blinks

Battery charging.

On

Battery fully

Remove

charged.

the battery.

 

3Remove the battery.

Remove the battery when the charging indi- cator stops blinking.

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