Olympus DS-5500 - Using the Ni-MH rechargeable batteries

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Charging the batteries
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 rechargeable batteries
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-30°C/–4°F-86°F
Usingthebatteryoutsidetheabovetemperature
rangemayresultindecliningefficiencyandshorter
batterylife.
Notes
• Thisrecorderisdesignedtofullychargebatteries
regardlessoftheirenergylevel.However,for
bestresultswhenchargingnewlypurchased
rechargeablebatteriesorbatteriesthathavenot
beenusedforalongtime(morethanonemonth),
itisrecommendedtofullychargethebatteries
thendischargerepeatedlyfor2to3times.
• 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.