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Using Your Battery Packs Effectively
Immediately After Purchase
•Newly purchased battery packs have not been charged, so
charge them completely before using.
• Battery’s (+) and (—) terminals may short circuit if they come
in contact with any metal objects. Take care when handling
the battery pack, and keep it in plastic or other protective
covering when carrying or storing.
•When charging a brand-new battery pack or one that has not
been used for approximately three months, charge it
completely once (until charge indicator lights up). Then
disconnect and reconnect the battery pack to CA-100 (or
CB-110) and charge it once more.
Charging
•It is possible to charge the battery pack when the ambient
temperature range is between 0°-40°C. For best results,
charge the battery pack when ambient temperature is
between 10°-30°C.
•After the battery pack has been fully charged, do not try to
recharge it. Recharging a fully charged battery pack can
cause it to become overcharged.
• Immediately after use, the battery pack will be hot and it is
best not to recharge it at this time. Make sure that the battery
pack has cooled down before recharging.
•When you don’t expect to use the battery pack for a long time
(three months or more), store in a discharged condition.
Storing in a charged condition will shorten operating life of
battery pack.
•Always disconnect the DC-100 from the CA-100 (or CB-110)
before charging the battery pack.
General Use
• Battery pack normally becomes warm during use.
• Be sure to turn camera off (the CAMERA or PLAY indicator
goes off) before removing battery pack. Removal during
operation may cause damage.
• Recharging battery pack before it is fully discharged will
cause its electrical storage capacity to decrease (charge
memory). In this case, discharge the battery pack until the
CAMERA or PLAY indicator on the video camera turns off.
Recharging the battery using the optional MC-100
Multi-battery Charger’s refresh (recondition) feature will
restore the battery pack.
•When battery pack has been discharged below a specified
level, you may be unable to recharge it completely (battery
pack will not recharge fully even though charge indicator
lights up). In such a case, charge and discharge battery pack
repeatedly (2-3 times) until it is recharged properly.