Panasonic EY7880 Manual De Instrucciones página 11

• The ambient temperature range is be-
tween 0°C (2°F) and 40°C (104°F).
If the battery pack is used when the bat-
tery temperature is below 0°C (2°F),
the tool may fail to function properly.
• When charging a cool battery
pack (below 0°C (2°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.
• Cool down the charger when charg-
ing more than two battery packs con-
secutively.
• Do not insert your fingers into con-
tact hole, when holding charger or
any other occasions.
To prevent the risk of fire or dam-
age to the battery charger.
• Do not use power source from an
engine generator.
• Do not cover vent holes on the
charger and the battery pack.
• Unplug the charger when not in use.
Li­ion Battery Pack
NOTE:
Your battery pack is not fully charged
at the time of purchase. Be sure to
charge the battery before use.
Battery charger
1. Plug the charger into the AC outlet.
2. Insert the battery pack firmly into
the charger.
1 Line up the alignment marks and
place the battery onto the dock on
the charger.
2 Slide forward in the direction of
the arrow.
Alignment marks
. 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
flashing until the battery cools down.
Charging will then begin automatically.
4. The charge lamp (green) will
flash slowly once the battery is
approximately 80% charged.
5. When charging is completed, the
charging lamp in green color will
turn off.
6. If the temperature of the battery pack
is 0°C (2°F) or less, charging takes
longer to fully charge the battery pack
than the standard charging time.
Even when the battery is fully charged,
it will have approximately 50% of the
power of a fully charged battery at
normal operating temperature.
7. Consult an authorized dealer if the
charging lamp (green) does not turn
off.
8. If a fully charged battery pack is in-
serted into the charger again, the
charging lamp lights up. After sev-
eral minutes, the charging lamp in
green color will turn off.
9. Remove the battery pack while the
battery pack release button is held up.
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Battery pack
release button