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"Power Boost" button
Pressing the "Power Boost" button 4
activates the "Power Boost" charging mode
(rapid charging). The button can be
pressed either before or after the battery
has been inserted into the charger. The
"Power Boost" button lights up red when
the "Power Boost" charging mode (rapid
charging) is enabled. Pressing on the
"Power Boost" button again returns the
charger to the Standard Charging Mode.
Once the rapid charge has finished (at
around 50% battery capacity), the light on
the "Power Boost" button will turn off and
the battery will continue to charge up to
around 80% battery capacity.
Only compatible batteries are able to rapid
charge in "Power Boost" mode. See table
on page 6 for approximate charging times
with "Power Boost" mode.
Indicator Lights
CHARGING INDICATOR
In standby mode, the bottom LED on the
battery charging indicator 5 is continuously
lit green.
The five green LEDs indicate the
battery's state of charge during
and
continuously lit LED represents a
battery capacity of approximately 20%.
Each flashing LED represents the maximum
level of charge that will be achieved in the
current charging mode. "Power Boost"
mode
(first
(continuous or flashing). Lifetime Mode
and second stage of "Power Boost" mode
< 20% 20%
Operating Instructions
after
charging.
Each
50%)
three
LEDs
40%
60%
80% > 95%
(50%-80%) four LEDs lit (continuous or
flashing). Standard mode five LEDs lit
(continuous or flashing).
ERROR INDICATOR
The
indicates that the temperature of
the
permitted charging temperature
range. The charging process begins as soon
as the permitted temperature range has
been reached.
The flashing red light 3 indicates
that the battery or charger needs
to be serviced.
Restoring factory default settings
If the "Power Boost" button 4 is held down
for five seconds, the charger is restored to
lit
factory default settings. The "Power Boost"
button will flash and a long audio signal is
emitted.
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continuous
red
light
battery
is
outside
3
the