Panasonic EY-6950 Operating Instructions Manual page 9

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.
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.
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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.
Battery pack
3. During charging, the charging lamp
will be lit.
When charging is completed, an inter-
nal electronic switch will automatically
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 automati-
cally.
4. When charging is completed, the
charging lamp will start flashing
quickly.
5. When in any of the conditions that
6. If the charging lamp does not light
To AC
outlet
Battery
charger
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battery pack is too cool, or the battery
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 may light up
and then flash slowly. After sev-
eral minutes, the charging lamp
may flash quickly to indicate the
charging is completed.
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
charging more than two bat-
tery packs consecutively.
Do not insert your fingers into
contact hole, when holding
charger or any other occa-
sions.
CAUTION: Do not use power source
from an engine generator.
Do not cover vent holes
on the charger and the
battery pack.