Livarno LAH 55 A2 - Manual (Page 38)

35 LAH 55 A2
GB
MT
Handling and operation
In this chapter you receive important information for the handling and operation
of the appliance.
Charging the battery
This appliance is equipped with a low-maintenance and securely sealed lead-
acid battery. To obtain an optimum service life for your battery, pay heed to the
following instructions:
■ Before the fi rst use, fully charge the battery over 24 hours using the supplied
mains power adapter
15 .
■ Avoid a deep discharging of the battery. In the event of decreasing bright-
ness, switch the appliance off and recharge the battery. Never operate the
appliance without it being under supervision.
■ Do not store the appliance uncharged, instead, recharge the battery imme-
diately after using the appliance. The battery will be damaged if it is placed
into storage in a discharged condition.
■ A battery discharges itself during prolonged storage. If the appliance is not
to be taken into use over an extended period, recharge the battery at least
every three months.
♦ Switch the Cordless Handheld Spotlight off completely (On/Off switch 6 + 7
at the position “0”).
♦ Connect the low voltage plug of the mains power adapter 15 /car adapter 14
to the charging socket 12 on the Cordless Handheld Spotlight.
♦ Insert the plug of the mains power adapter 15 into a mains power socket
resp. the car adapter 14 into the cigarette lighter/on-board power outlet of
a vehicle.
♦ The charging process begins and the red charge status indicator 11
lights up. When the battery is fully charged, the green charge status indica-
tor
10 lights up additionally.
NOTICE
► The charging time is approximately 15 hours, but with a very discharged
battery it may extend for about 1 to 2 hours.
► Bear in mind that when charging via the car adapter, energy is extracted
from the car battery. Accordingly, when possible charge the appliance
only with the engine running, so that the readiness status of the vehicle
battery remains constant.
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