Pentax R-200 Series Instruction Manual page 18

② Leave just as it is until the charge is completed.
③ When the charge is completed, the charge lamp is turned off.
④ Detach the battery packing from the charger when the charge is completed.
[Refreshing the battery]
The use time shortens gradually by the phenomenon of "Effect of the memory" when the
NiMH battery leaves capacity and repeats the charge. The voltage recovers after refreshing
and the use time returns to normal in such a battery. Please refresh one degree every five
times of the charge.
[Refreshing]
Set the battery in the charger as well as the case of the charge. Push the electrical discharge
button. The electrical discharge lamp lights and the electrical discharge begins.
The electrical discharge lamp is turned off when the electrical discharge ends, the charge lamp
lights, and the charge starts automatically. Leave just as it is until the charge is completed.
When the charge is completed, the charge lamp is turned off. Detach the battery from the
charger.
[Time of refreshing and charge]
Battery BP02 is discharged from the state of a full charge at about 540 minutes and the charge
is completed from the electrical discharge at about 130 minutes. However, the electrical
discharge time is proportional to the remainder capacity of the battery. Moreover, the time
required for refreshing might be different from the above-mentioned time according to a
surrounding temperature and the state of the battery.
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