Hitachi C 18DMR Instruction Manual page 13

Table 1
Before Blinks
charging (RED)
While Lights
charging (RED)
Blinks
Charging
(RED)
complete
Charging
Flickers
impossible
(RED)
Lights
Charging
impossible (GREEN)
〈UC24YJ〉
Before using the power tool, charge the battery as follows.
1. Connect the charger's power cord to the receptacle
When connecting the plug of the charger to a
receptacle, the charge status lamp will blink in red
(At 1-second intervals).
2. Insert the battery into the charger
Insert the battery into the charger as shown in Fig.
11. When the battery is pushed all the way to the
Table 2 Lamp indications
Charging time
30 minutes
Charge
time Charging time
20 minutes
lamp
(red/ Charging time
orange/ 5 minutes
green)
Overheat standby
Before charging
Charge
status
lamp
Charging complete
(red/
orange/ Charging
green)
impossible
(a) Charging time
After charging commences, the charge time lamp
lights red indicating 30 minutes, orange indicating
20 minutes, and green indicating 5 minutes until
completion. When the battery is fully charged,
the charge status lamp lights green, and the
buzzer sounds continuously for 6 seconds.
(b) Overheat standby
When the battery is overheated, it cannot be
charged, and the charge time lamp flashes red
(in 0.6 second intervals). Leave the battery
inserted in the charger, and charging will
commence when the battery cools down.
Indications of the pilot lamp
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights continuously
Lights for 0.5 seconds. Does not light for 0.5
seconds. (off for 0.5 seconds)
Lights for 0.1 seconds. Does not light for 0.1
seconds. (off for 0.1 seconds)
Lights continuously
Lamp indications
On continuously
Lit red
On continuously
Lit orange
On continuously
Lit green
Flashing On 0.3 seconds, off 0.3 seconds
red
Flashing On 0.5 seconds, off 0.5 seconds
red
On continuously
Lit green
Flashing On 0.1 seconds, off 0.1 seconds
orange
bottom, charging starts, and the charge time lamp
lights red, orange, or green according to the
remaining charging time.
3. Charging
(1) Lamp indications
This charger is equipped with a charge time lamp
that indicates remaining charging time, and a charge
status lamp that indicates battery status as shown
in Table 2.
30 minutes until charging complete.
20 minutes until charging complete.
5 minutes until charging complete.
Battery overheated. Unable to charge.
(Charging will commence when battery cools.)
Power cord is connected to
receptacle.
Battery or charger malfunction.
(c) Charging impossible
When there is a malfunction with the battery or
charger, the charge status lamp flashes orange
rapidly (in 0.2 second intervals), and the buzzer
sounds intermittently for 5 seconds.
(2) Regarding the temperatures of the rechargeable
battery
The temperatures for rechargeable batteries are as
shown in the table below, and batteries that have
become hot should be cooled for a while before
being recharged.
English
Malfunction in the
battery or the charger.
The battery temperature
is high, making recharg-
ing impossible.
Status lamp
12