Panasonic EY3530NQMKW - Manual (Page 9)

Setting Up
Cheuping Battery Pack
Charge the battery pack when the cutting
speed becomes too slow for effective cutting.
If you have two battery packs, you can use one
to continue working while charging the other
orte.
Note: When you charge the battery pack
for the first time, or after prolonged
storage, charge it for about 24
hours to bring the batteries up to fuil
capacity.
1. Plug the charger into the AC outlet.
Nole: * Sparks may be produced when the
plug Is inserted Into the AC power
supply, but this is not a problem in
terms of stdety.
2. Insert the battery pack firmly into the
charger.
Battery
pack I outlet
Battery
charger
3. During charging, the charging lamp will
be lit.
When charging Is completed, an inter­
nal electronic switch wilt automatically
be triggered to prevent overcharging.
* Charging will not start If the battery
pack is warm (for example, Immedi­
ately after heavy-duty operation).
The orange standby lamp will be lit
until the battery cools down. Charging
win then begin automatically.
4. When charging \s completed, the charg-
irn lamp wifl start fiashing rapidly.
5. When the battery pack has not been
used for a long time, the charging lamp
starts fiaahing slowly to indicate protec­
tive oharging.Protective charging takes
longer to fuHy charge the battery pack,
tiian the standard charging time. (Max.
charging time la approx, w minutss).
* If a fuUy charged battery pack is Insert­
ed into the chuger again, the charging
lamp may light up. After several min-
utes. the charging lamp may flash
qulc^ to indicate the charging is com­
pleted.
6. If the charging lamp does not light Imme-
. dlately after the charger is plugged In, or
if after the standarcT charging time the
lamp does not go off, consult an autho­
rized dealer.
Note: * When a cold battery (of ^ut
5*C or less) is to be charged In a
warm room, leave the battery in
the room for at least one hour
and charge it when it has
warmed up to room temperature.
(Failing to do so may result in
less than a full charge.)
• Cool down the charger when
charging more than two
* Do not insert your fingers into
contact hole, when holding
charger or any other occasions.
CAUTION: * Do not use power source
Irom an engine generator.
■ Do not cover vent hdes
on the charger and the
battery pack.
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