11. Charging batteries
a) Round cell batteries
The maximum charging current of 2000 mA is available for Li-ion/LiFePO4 type batteries and applicable to
charging slots 1 and 8 only. All other slots must be empty.
• Load a battery into an available charging slot (5), matching polarities shown in the slot.
• Press the SLOT button (3) repeatedly to view the status of each inserted battery.
• When a battery is full, the LCD wll show: 100%, 0.00 A, Full.
Description
SLOT Button
Status indicator
Press the SLOT button to cycle through active slots.
LCD back light
Press the SLOT button once to turn the backlight on after auto dimming.
b) 9 V block batteries
Load a battery into an available 9 V block battery bay (6). The status indicator (4) will light red when the battery is
charging and turn green when fully charged.
c) Manually adjust the charging current (round cells only)
Battery types LiFePO4 and 3.85 V Li-Ion should be manually adjusted. For other supported battery types,
the charging slots automatically detect the current and voltage required for charging. The default charging
current is 500 mA.
Refer to section "14. Technical data" on page 24 for information about the charging current correspond-
ing to different battery types.
Single slot
• Press the SLOT button (3) to select a battery slot.
• Press and hold the MODE button (1) until the current "-.-- A" begins to flash.
• Press the MODE button repeatedly to select different values.
All slots
• Double-click the MODE button until the current "-.-- A" begins to flash for all slots with batteries inserted in them.
• Press the MODE button repeatedly to select different values.
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