Panasonic EY74A1X - Manual (Page 16)

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Battery charger
1. Plug the charger into the AC outlet.
2. Insert the battery pack firmly into the
charger.
1) Line up the alignment marks and
place the battery onto the dock on
the charger.
2) Slide forward in the direction of the
arrow.
Alignment marks
3. During charging, the charging lamp
will be lit.When charging is completed,
a n i n t e r n a l e l e c t r o n i c s w i t c h w i l l
automatically be triggered to prevent
overcharging.
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Charging will not start if the battery
pack is warm (for example, immediately
after heavy-duty operation).
The orange standby lamp will be
flashing until the battery cools down.
Charging will then begin automatically.
LAMP INDICATIONS
Charging is completed. (Full charge.)
Battery is approximately 80% charged.
Now charging.
(Green)
Turn off Lit
Flashing
(Orange)
Charger is plugged into the AC outlet. Ready to charge.
Charging Status Lamp.
Left: green Right: orange will be displayed.
Battery pack is cool.
The battery pack is being charged slowly to reduce the load on the battery.
Battery pack is warm.
Charging will begin when temperature of battery pack drops. If
the temperature of the battery pack is -10° or less, the charging
status lamp (orange) will also start flashing. Charging will begin
when the temperature of the battery pack goes up.
Charging is not possible. Clogged with dust or malfunction of
the battery pack.
4. The charge lamp (green) will flash
slowly once the battery is approximately
80% charged.
5. When charging is completed, the
charging lamp in green color will turn
off.
6. If the temperature of the battery pack
is 0°C or less, charging takes longer to
fully charge the battery pack than the
standard charging time.
Even when the battery is fully charged,
it will have approximately 50% of the
power of a fully charged battery at
normal operating temperature.
7. Consult an authorized dealer if the
charging lamp (green) does not turn off.
8. If a fully charged battery pack is
inserted into the charger again, the
charging lamp lights up. After several
minutes, the charging lamp in green
color will turn off.
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