R6,Care and Transport
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LiIonbatteries
• Referto"14TechnicalData"forinformationaboutstoragetemperaturerange.
• Attherecommendedstoragetemperaturerange,batteriescontaininga10%to50%
chargecanbestoredforuptooneyear.Afterthisstorageperiodthebatteriesmustbe
recharged.
• Removebatteriesfromtheproductandthechargerbeforestoring.
• Afterstoragerechargebatteriesbeforeusing.
• Protectbatteriesfromdampandwetness.Wetordampbatteriesmustbedriedbefore
storingoruse.
• Astoragetemperaturerangeof‐20°Cto+30°C/‐4°Fto86°Finadryenvironmentis
recommendedtominimiseself‐dischargingofthebattery.
12.3 Cleaning andDrying
Objective,eyepieceandreflectors
• Blowdustofflensesandprisms.
• Nevertouchtheglasswithyourfingers.
• Useonlyaclean,soft,lint‐freeclothforcleaning.Ifnecessary,moistentheclothwithwater
orpurealcohol.Donotuseotherliquids;thesemayattackthepolymercomponents.
Foggingofprisms
Prismsthatarecoolerthantheambienttemperaturetendtofog.Itisnotenoughsimplytowipe
them.Keepthemforsometimeinsideyourjacketorinthevehicletoallowthemtoadjusttothe
ambienttemperature.
Dampproducts
Drytheproduct,thetransportcontainer,thefoaminsertsandtheaccessoriesatatemperature
notgreaterthan40°C/104°Fandcleanthem.Donotrepackuntileverythingiscompletelydry.
Alwaysclosethetransportcontainerwhenusinginthefield.
Cablesandplugs
Keepplugscleananddry.Blowawayanydirtlodgedintheplugsoftheconnectingcables.