Canon E 430 - Manual (Page 80)

Using Your Battery Packs Effectively
Immediately After Purchase
Newly purchased battery packs have not been
charged, so charge completely before using.
When charging brand new battery packs, charge
until CHARGE indicator lights, and disconnect.
Then reconnect and charge a second time.
General Use
Battery packs can be charged when ambient
temperature is between 0°C and 40°C. Best
results are achieved between 10°C and 30°C.
After battery pack has been fully charged, do not
continue to try to recharge it. Repeatedly
recharging a fully charged battery pack can cause
it to become overcharged.
Always discharge battery pack completely before
recharging or storing. Repeatedly recharging
battery pack before it is fully discharged will
cause its electrical storage capacity to decrease,
if the usage time has decreased, try one of the
following methods of discharging the battery
completely to restore it:
• Use a Canon product which has a discharge
function such as the MC-100.
• It is also effective to leave the battery attached
to the camera with the tape removed and wait
until camera’s OPERATE indicator goes out.
Try turning the camcorder power on several
times after it cuts off the first time. Remove the
battery pack.
Ji- ^ DISCHARGE ^ RECHARGE
When using battery pack with the battery video
light, be sure to disconnect battery pack when the
light begins to grow dim. Continuing to use
battery pack in such a situation may cause it to
become overdischarged.
Immediately after use, battery pack will be hot
and it is best not to recharge it at this time. Make
sure that battery pack has cooled off before
recharging.
When battery pack has been overdischarged, you
may be unable to recharge it completely {battery
pack will not recharge fully even though charge
indicator lights). In such a case, charge and
discharge battery pack repeatedly (2 or 3 times)
until it is recharged properly.
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