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5. Power supply
Use only the power adapter supplied or recommended by the manufacturer for
this charger. All the LCD segments will be illuminated briefly as soon as the charger
is switched on. A 'null' is displayed till all the batteries are inserted.
6. Initial use
Take the device out of the package and remove all the packaging material. Plug
the supplied power adapter to a properly connected 230 v AC power socket and to
the rechargeable battery charger. You can then insert the desired type of battery
into the charger.
Please note! Charge only rechargeable batteries. Please do not use non-recharge-
able batteries!
When a battery is inserted, the actual voltage is displayed for about 4 seconds.
Then the actually configured charging current is displayed for 4 seconds. If you do
not make changes using the "MODE" or the "Current" button, the charging process
starts automatically with the default charging current of 300mA.
The mode can be changed at any time subsequently by selecting the desired charg-
ing bay using the selection buttons (1-4) and then pressing the "mode" button. You
can choose between "Charge" and "Test". It may be that discharged or defective
batteries cannot be recharged. In such cases, the display shows "null".
If you want to charge completely discharged batteries, it may be that the charging
process is more effective if you load using a lower charging current. The device can
display the internal resistance of the battery (mR). The internal resistance tells you
something about the condition of the battery, and should be checked when fully
charged. The higher the internal resistance, the worse the condition of the battery.
Please note that the contacts of the charger as well as those of the battery also
form a contact resistance, which can falsify the measurement result negatively. To
do this, clean the contacts of the charger and the batteries with a cotton swab and
some isopropanol.
6.1 Charging current
Within the first 8 seconds of inserting the battery, you can press the "Current"
button to select between the various charging currents of 300mA, 500mA, 700mA
or 1000mA. If you want to change the charging current or the mode subsequently,
you can select the desired charging bay using the selection buttons "1-4".
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