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Using Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries
Charging
• Use the batteries only after fully charging them.
The batteries have only a small charge when shipped from the factory.
• Charge the batteries after you have fully used up the previous charge.
• Please be sure to charge the batteries just before you use them.
If the batteries are left fully charged without being used, the charge will
decrease naturally, so it is recommended that you charge them
immediately prior to the time you intend to use them.
• If you recharge the batteries several times without fully using up the
previous charge, the battery will not accept a full charge, and the length
of time the batteries can be used will gradually decrease. This is called
the "memory effect." If the "memory effect" occurs, use up the charge
completely, and then recharge the batteries. Repeat this a few times, and
the "memory effect" will disappear.
Battery life
• It is better to prepare enough batteries for two or three times the length
of time you plan to use the unit.
• If fact, the colder it gets, the more battery performance decreases, and the
shorter the length of time the batteries can be used.
When you are not using the unit
• To protect the batteries, remove them from the unit. If left in place, the
batteries may leak.
Care and maintenance
• Please be sure to keep the battery terminals clean.
When you have not used the batteries for a long time, or when the
terminals have become dirty, please wipe the 3 and # terminals of the
batteries clean using a tissue, etc., before using them.
Storing the batteries
• After using up the charge completely, remove the batteries from the unit
and store them in a cool place.
• If you don't intend to use the batteries for a while, it is safer to store them
in the battery case (supplied).
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