Operating Guide

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BATTERY & CHARGER MAINTENANCE
CHECKING BATTERY CAPACITY
Press the battery capacity indicator (BCI) button. The lights will illuminate according to the
batteries capacity level. See chart below:
BCI BUTTON
LIGH
T
METRE
BATTERY METRE
Lights Capacity
The battery is at 80-100% capacity
The battery is at 50-80% capacity
The battery is at 20-50% capacity
3 Green Lights
2 Green Lights
1 Green Light
Lights go out
The battery is under 10% capacity and
requires charging immediately
CHARGING PROCEDURE
NOTE: The battery is not shipped fully charged. It is recommended to fully charge before rst use to ensure
that maximum run time can be achieved. This lithium-ion battery will not develop a memory and may be
charged at any time.
1. Plug the charger into an AC power outlet.
2. Insert the battery pack (1) into the charger (2).
This is a diagnostic charger. The Charger LED Lights (3) will illuminate in specic order to
communicate the current battery status. They are as follows:
3
1
2
CHARGING PROCEDURE (LED INDICATOR)
BATTERY IS CHARGING:
FULLY CHARGED:
(REMOVE FOR APPROX. 30
MINUTES TO ALLOW TO COOL)
DEFECTIVE BATTERY:
(REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH
NEW BATTERY IF THIS OCCURS)
NO BATTERY PRESENT
GREEN BLINKING
GREEN
OFF
OFF
OFF
BATTERY IS TOO WARM:
NOTE: When the red indictor ickers, pull out the battery from the charger and insert again
within 2 hours. If the indictor shows charging, that means the battery is good. After 2 hours,
please pull out the battery and also pull out the AC power plug of the charger for 1 miniute, and
then insert the AC power plug and the battery again. If the indictor shows charging, that means
the battery is good. If not, the battery needs to be changed.