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of the battery into place.
3.3 Quick Start Guide
Although the manual is comprehensive, much of the information contained may be intuitive or not
required for simple use. The following are simple steps for recharging batteries.
1. Plug in the BC-2000 to AC power.
2. Insert 1 to 4 batteries into the battery slots.
3.
Charge until the display shows “Full”.
4 Basic Features
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The product is intended to charge and discharge NiCd or NiMH rechargeable batteries.

It provides four independent charging slots for AA/AAA rechargeable batteries. The charger
can also optimize and test the maximum capacity of the rechargeable batteries.
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The charger can charge batteries of different sizes (AAA and AA), types (NiCd or NiMH) and
capacities at the same time.
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The charger integrates the voltage change over time, referred to as the “minus delta voltage
(-ΔV)”, and automatically terminates charging.
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When the battery is fully charged, the charger will automatically continue to provide a trickle
charge. Trickle charging prevents the rechargeable batteries from being overcharged, and
compensates for self-discharging of the batteries.
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The charger also includes over-temperature protection, and will shut off the current flow to
protect the rechargeable batteries and charger itself from overheating.
4.1 General Display Information
Each charging slot has an informative display, showing various operational modes and display modes.
The operational modes are as follows:
1. Charge Mode
2. Discharge Mode
3. Refresh Mode
4. Test Mode
5. Quick Test Mode
The display modes are as follows:
1. Charge/discharge Voltage
2. Charge/discharge Current
3. Charge/discharge Time Elapsed
4. Charge/discharge Accumulated Capacity
The charger backlight will turn on after any key is pressed. The backlight will automatically turn off
after 10 seconds if no more buttons are pressed.
4.2 Function Keys
MODE Reference Section 5.2.2
DISPLAY
Reference Section 5.2.5
CURRENT
Reference Section 5.2.4
SLOT Reference Section 5.2.3