Charging the Battery

 

The battery is not charged at shipment. Charge

 

the battery before use.

 

 

Batteries

 

 

The camera uses an NP-45A rechargeable battery.

First

1 Place the battery in the charger.

 

Insert the battery into the supplied battery

Steps

tery is in the orientation indicated by the

 

charger as shown, making sure that the bat-

 

CBDlabel.

 

 

Charge lamp

Battery

 

 

Arrow

 

CFD

 

 

label

 

 

Battery charger

CFD

 

label

 

 

3Cautions

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.

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2Plug the charger in.

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

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.

On

Battery

charging.

 

 

 

 

Unplug the

Blinks

Battery fault.

charger and

remove the

 

 

 

 

battery.

3Charge the battery.

Remove the battery when charging is com- plete. See page 110 for information on charg- ing times.