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OPERATION
CHARGING HINTS
To see what is happening while your
charger is charging AAA, AA, C, or D-
size batteries, watch for these symbols
to appear on the charger’s display.
Cautions:
• Remove all batteries from the
charger at least 3 seconds before
connecting the charger to AC power.
Failure to do so might cause the
charger to lock up during the power
up cycle. If this happens, disconnect
power, remove the batteries, then
reconnect power.
• All batteries loaded into the
charger’s chambers must be of the
same size and type.
• Do not try to charge a battery of a
size other than those listed in this
manual. Doing so could damage the
batteries and charger.
• Before unplugging the adapter from
the AC outlet, remove the batteries
to prevent leakage that will damage
the charger.
Load
Reminds you to
load batteries.
Numeric
Di
g
its show bat-
tery volta
g
e.
Bad Battery
If a battery is bad
or should not be
char
g
ed, both
and appear.
Power
Appears durin
g
trickle char
g
in
g
when batteries are
almost fully
char
g
ed.
Intelligent
Discharge
System (IDS)
Durin
g
battery dis-
char
g
e,
appears steadily
with blinkin
g
.
Soft-Start
Durin
g
soft-start,
appears
steadily and
blinks.
Fast Charge
Durin
g
fast char
g
-
in
g
, appears
steadily and
blinks.
Top-off/
Trickle
Durin
g
top-off or
trickle char
g
in
g
,
appears
steadily with
and alternately
blinkin
g
.
Amount of
Charge
The bars illus-
trate the char
g
in
g
process and scan
inside the amount-
of-char
g
e symbol
(except durin
g
top-
off/trickle char
g
-
in
g
). The more
bars that appear
while a battery is
bein
g
analyzed, the
more char
g
e there
is in the battery.
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