Otto Bock 8E38 8 Series Instructions For Use Manual page 44

Charging socket LED for the
Rechargeable
battery inserted
6.3.2 757L35 battery charger and 757B35=* rechargeable battery
6.3.2.1 Connect battery charger to the product
6.3.2.2 Safety Shutoff
The purpose of the prosthesis safety shutoff is to protect the battery; it is triggered in case of:
• Excessively high or low temperature
• Overvoltage or undervoltage
• Short circuit
After a short circuit, the charging plug must be plugged into the charging receptacle and then
unplugged in order for the electronics to be activated.
6.3.2.3 Display of the current charge level
The battery charge level can be queried at any time.
1) With the prosthesis switched on, press the charging receptacle button and hold for less than
one second.
2) The LED display on the charging receptacle provides information on the current battery
charge level.
Charging Event
receptacle
Battery fully charged (illuminated in green)
Battery 50% charged (illuminated in yellow)
Battery drained (illuminated in orange)
6.3.2.4 Beep signals
Beep signal
1 x long
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Event
charging
socket
The temperature of the rechargeable battery is too high
Remove the rechargeable battery and let it cool down
The inserted rechargeable battery is defective
The rechargeable battery must be inspected by an authorised
Ottobock Service Centre.
1) Connect the charging plug to the charging receptacle on the pros­
thetic socket.
→ A correct connection between the battery charger and the pros­
thesis is indicated by feedback (Status signals).
2) The charging process starts.
→ The prosthesis is switched off automatically.
3) Disconnect the prosthesis when the charging process is complete.
Additional display
-
Event
• Turn off prosthesis on charging receptacle
• Charging begins (charging plug connected
to charging receptacle)
• Charging ends (charging plug disconnected
from charging receptacle)