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One of the advantages of a NiMH battery is that
it does not have the “memory”
characteristics of a NiCd battery
. You do
not
need to completely discharge or
cycle the battery to maintain full capacity.
Like NiCd batteries, the NiMH batteries do self-discharge over time. After
storage for several weeks, they may have only a fraction of their initial
charge. The rate of self-discharge is dependent on temperature: Self-
discharge is slower at lower temperatures. We recommend charging the
battery pack the night before any planned use.
Note that the “RECHARGING” message should ALWAYS appear for at
least a short period at the beginning of the charging process. If the battery
pack is completely charged, the message will then go away. If the unit is
turned OFF while using the external power supply and the message
“RECHARGING” does not immediately appear, the charging function is
not working properly. Contact your supplier.
If you have any problems recharging the battery pack, or you have any
other problems or questions, call your supplier.
2.4 Display Conventions
2.4.1 A
RROW
K
EYS
An up/down arrows symbol
↑↓
(see detail in Figure 2-5) appears next to an
item on the LCD display to indicate that you can use the arrow keys to
make a different selection. For example, in the figure below, the arrows
appear next to the word “Link” on the screen.
Figure 2-5. Up/Down Arrows.
F1
F2
F3
F4
