Panasonic EY3544 Operating Instructions Manual page 7

When operating with a Ni-MH bat-
tery pack, make sure the place is
well-ventilated.
Battery Pack Life
The rechargeable batteries have a
limited life. If operation time becomes
extremely short after recharging, replace
the battery pack with a new one.
NOTE:
Use under extremely hot or cold
conditions will reduce operating
capacity per charge.
Battery Recycling
ATTENTION:
For environmental protection and
recycling of materials, be sure
that it is disposed of at an officially
assigned location, if there is one in
your country.
Charging
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
full capacity.
Battery charger (EY0110)
1. Plug the charger into the AC outlet.
NOTE:
Sparks may be produced when the
plug is inserted into the AC power
supply, but this is not a problem in
terms of safety.
2. Insert the battery pack firmly into
the charger.
Battry pack
3. During charging, the charging lamp
will be lit.
When charging is completed, an
To AC
outlet
Battery
charger
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internal electronic switch will au-
tomatically 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
will then begin automatically.
4. When charging is completed, the
charging lamp will start flashing quickly
in green color.
5. When in any of the conditions that
battery pack is too cool, or the bat-
tery pack has not been used for a
long time, the charging lamp is lit. In
this case charging takes longer to
fully charge the battery pack, than
the standard charging time.
If a fully charged battery pack is
inserted into the charger again, the
charging lamp light up. After several
minutes, the charging lamp may
flash quickly to indicate the charging
is completed.
6. If the charging lamp does not light
immediately after the charger is
plugged in, or if after the standard
charging time the lamp does not go
off, consult an authorized dealer.
NOTE:
When charging a cool battery pack
(below 5°C (41°F)) in a warm place,
leave the battery pack at the place
and wait for more than one hour to
warm up the battery to the level of
the ambient temperature.Otherwise
battery pack may not be fully
charged.
Cool down the charger when charg-
ing more than two battery packs
consecutively.
Do not insert your fingers into con-
tact hole, when holding charger or
any other occasions.
CAUTION:
• Do not use power source from an
engine generator.
This can damage the charger and
present the risk of fire or personal
injury.
• Do not cover vent holes on the
charger and the battery pack.