Operator's Manual

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Figure18
1.Battery-discharge
indicator
2.Charge-indicatorbars
Asyouusethemachine,thebarsdisappearasthe
electricalcapacityofthebatteriesisused.
Whenonly2barsremainonthebattery-discharge
indicator;thisisagoodtimetocharge.The2
remainingredbarsontheleftcontinuouslyblinkuntil
youchargethebatteries(Figure19).Thisindicates
thatthebatterycapacityisnearlydrainedandyou
shouldchargethebatteriesassoonaspossibleto
preventbatterydamage.
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Figure19
1.The2leftbarscontinuouslyblinkuntilyouchargethe
battery.
Ifyoucontinuetousethemachinewithonly2bars
remaining,bars1and2alternatelyash.
Important:Whenonly2barsremainonthe
battery-dischargeindicator,themachinemay
enterareduced-speedmode;thismodeaidsin
protectingthebatteries,butprolongedoperation
inthismodecandamagethebatteriesand/orthe
machine.Avoiddrainingyourbatteriesdownto
2barsremainingtopreventthisissue.Charge
thebatteriesimmediately.
Ifthebatteriesbecomefullydischarged,the
machineshutsdown.Donotallowthebatteriesto
becomefullydischarged.
Important:Toobtainmaximumbatterylife,
alwayschargethebatterieswhenthereare2
ormorebarsvisibleonthescreen.Regularly
depletingthebatteriestolowerthan2bars
reducesthelifeofthebatteries.
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