CHARGE lamp To a wall outlet (wall socket)

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Power cord

(mains lead)

,Connect the battery charger to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the power cord (mains lead).

The CHARGE lamp lights up when charging begins, and goes off when charging is completed.

For details on the battery charger (supplied), see page 119.

To remove the batteries

Press the – end of the battery down in order to raise the + end, then remove the battery.

•When charging is finished, disconnect the power cord (mains lead) from the wall outlet (wall socket), and remove the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries from the battery charger.

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Charging time

Nickel-Metal Hydride

Charging time

battery

 

 

 

NH-AA-DA × 2

Approx. 6 hours

(supplied)

 

 

 

This represents the time required to charge fully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F).

•It takes about six hours to completely charge the batteries. The CHARGE lamp may remain lit longer than six hours, but this is not a malfunction.

•If you use the battery charger supplied with the STAMINA “Quick charge” kit (not supplied), the batteries will charge faster.

Charging time

When charging two Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries: Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes When charging four Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries: Approximately 5 hours

Notes on the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries

•At the time of purchase, or when the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries have not been used for a long time, they may not fully charge. This is typical of this type of battery, and is not a malfunction. If this happens, repeatedly using up the batteries fully, and then recharging them, should correct the problem.

•If the poles of the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries are dirty, the batteries may not charge properly. Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries and the terminals of the charger by wiping them with a dry cloth.

•Always carry the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries in the supplied battery case. Otherwise, metallic objects may short the + and

– ends, resulting in the risk of heating or fire.

•Even when Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries are not being used they lose their charge naturally over time. It is recommended that you recharge the batteries just before using them.

•If you recharge Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries before fully using up the existing charge, the low battery warning may be displayed sooner than expected. This is called the “memory effect.”* If this problem occurs, charging the batteries only after using up the existing charge will correct it.

*The “memory effect” – the situation in which the capacity of the battery is temporarily lowered.