Olympus DS-5500 - Using the Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries

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Charging the batteries
Using the Ni-MH rechargeable batteries
TheincludedNi-MHrechargeablebatteriesare
exclusivelyforusewiththeOlympusvoicerecorder
DS-5500.Donotuseincombinationwithother
electronicequipment.
Cautions concerning the battery
Readthefollowinginstructionscarefullywhenyou
usethebattery.
Discharging:
Rechargeablebatteriesself-dischargewhilenotin
use.Chargeitregularlybeforeuse.
Batterylife:
Overtime,therechargeablebatterymaygradually
weardown.Whentheoperatingtimebecomes
shortereveniftherechargeablebatteryisfully
chargedunderthespecifiedcondition,replaceit
withanewone.
Operating temperature:
Rechargeablebatteriesarechemicalproducts.
Batteryefficiencymayvaryevenwhenoperating
withintherecommendedtemperaturerange.
Thisisaninherentnatureoftheseproducts.
Recommendedtemperaturerangeofuse:
During operation:
 0°C-42°C/32°F-107.6°F
Charging:
 5°C-35°C/41°F-95°F
Storageforalongperiod:
 –20°C-60°C/–4°F-140°F
Usingthebatteryoutsidetheabovetemperature
rangemayresultindecliningefficiencyandshorter
batterylife.
Charging the batteries
Notes
• Whendisposingthebatteries,alwaysobserve
thelocallawsandregulations.Contactyourlocal
recyclingcenterforproperdisposalmethods.
• Ifbatteryisnotfullydischarged,protectitagainst
short-circuiting(e.g.bytapingthecontacts)
beforedisposal.
ForcustomersinGermany:
OlympushasacontractwiththeGRS(JointBattery
DisposalAssociation)inGermanytoensure
environmentallyfriendlydisposal.