Hasselblad H4D-200 MS - Charging the Battery; Rechargeable Battery Grip - General

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Charging the battery 8
With the battery removed from the camera, insert the jack plug from the battery charger
into the socket on the battery grip. Insert the battery charger into a standard (100–240V~
/50–60 Hz) domestic socket.
During the charging procedure, the lamp on the charger signifies the following:
Note
It will take about 12 hours to load
the battery completely the first time.
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Rechargeable battery grip – general
• Thebatteryshouldbechargedforapproximately12hoursbeforersttimeuse.
• Thebatteryisbestchargedatanambienttemperatureof10°−45°C(50°−113°F).
• Maximumbatterycapacityisreachedonlyafterthebatteryhasbeenchargedanddischargedseveraltimes.
• Avoidfrequentfulldischarges(afulldischargeissignalledbytheappearanceofthe‘Replacebattery’warningon
thegripdisplay).AsthebatteryisaLi-iontype,ithasno‘memoryeect’ofpracticalimportanceandtherefore
frequentrechargeswillcausenoproblemssuchaslossofcapacityorpoorperformance.Itisthereforebetter
policytorechargethebatteryatveryregularintervals,regardlessofuse.
• Removethebatteryifyouintendtostorethecameraforsomewhileasitwilleventuallybecomecompletely
drained,eventhoughthecameraisturnedo.
• Thebatteryhasanintegrated‘fuelgauge’capability that supportsthe‘Replacebattery’and ‘Batterystatus’
functionsonthegripdisplay.AswithmostLi-ionbatteries,thiscapabilityshouldbeoccasionallycalibrated,
dependingonhowmuchthebatteryisused.Todothis,leavethecameraon(oruseit),untilthe‘Replacebattery’
warningappears.Then,rechargethebatteryfor12hours.Thisw
illimprovetheaccuracyofthemeasurements.
• Whenremovingabatteryfromthechargerandimmediatelyreplacingitwithanother,allowafewsecondsto
elapsesothatthechargercanautomaticallyresetforthenextchargingprocedure.
• Itisperfectlynormalforthebatterytobecomewarmwhenbeingcharged.
• Aslighttemporarylossof batteryperformancemightbenoticedatveryhighorlowtemperatures.Takethe
appropriatemeasuresifthisisthecase.
• Ifyoudonotintendtousethebatteryforawhile,itisbesttostoreitatroomtemperaturewithanapproximate
30to40%charge.Youcancheckthepercentagelevelonthestatusscreen.
• AccordingtotheCIPAstandard,200shotsshouldbeexpectedfromafullychargedbattery,thoughthisdepends
oncamerause.Inpractice,however,withshortintervalsbetweenshots1,000shotscanbeachieved.
• Thebatteryshouldhaveausableservicelifeofaround400recharge/dischargecycles.
continuous yellow
slow flashing yellow
Standby
Pre charge
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rapid flashing green
slow flashing green
continuous green
Charging ( < 75% )
Charging ( >75% )
Ready ( 100% )
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rapid flashing yellow Fault condition
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