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14 POWER SOURCE AND CHARGING
z The lamp of charger(BC-27M)
CHARGE Lamp
Red ON :Waiting
Orange blinking : Waiting until internal temperature falls
Orange ON : Charging
Orange lamp will light up during charging.
Green ON : Charging completed
Green lamp will light up after completely charging.
Red blinking : Abnormal outbreaks
Red lamp will flash when the battery life is over or the battery is broken down.
Replace the battery to new one.
DISCHARGE Lamp
Yellow ON : Discharging
Yellow lamp will light up and discharging will start by pressing the refresh (discharge) switch.
z To install
Place the base of the on-board battery into the GTS-230N series, push the on-board battery toward
the instrument side till the battery clicks into position.
z Do not charge or discharge continuously, otherwise the battery and the charger may be
deteriorated. If charging or discharging is necessary, use the charger after stopping charge for
approximately 30 minutes.
z Do not charge the battery or discharge the battery in right after the battery is charged, it causes
deterioration of the battery in rare cases.
z The charger may develop heat while charging, there is no problem of it.
Note: 1 Recharging should take place in a room with an ambient temperature range of 10°C to
40°C (50°F to 104°F).
2 If charging is done at high temperature, charging time of the battery may take longer.
3 Exceeding the specified charging time may shorten the life of the battery and should be
avoided if possible.
4 The battery source will discharge when stored and should be checked before using with
instrument .
5 Be sure to charge as stored battery source every 3 or 4 months and store in a place at
30°C and below when it will not used for a long period.
If you allow the battery to be completely discharged, it will have an effect on the overall
performance for proper charging in the future.
Keep batteries charged at all times.
6 For further information, see APPENDIX 2 “Precaution when Charging or Storing Batteries”.
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