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When Charging (Ni-MH Nickel Metal Hydride Battery)
Problem
Lamp on Charger
Lamp on Battery
Check Point
What To Do
Charge
Refresh
Residual capacity
indicator
Will not charge
Charge lamp
(green) and
refresh lamp (or-
ange) are flash-
ing alternately.
All residual
capacity indicator
lamps are off.
Is the battery fuse blown?
Contact your dealer.
Will another battery accept a charge?
(If you have a spare battery)
Contact your dealer.
Charge lamp
(green) and
refresh lamp
(orange) both off
All residual
capacity indicator
lamps are off.
Is the power cord connected?
Connect the power cord to a power
source.
Will another battery accept a charge?
(If you have a spare battery)
Contact your dealer.
Will another battery accept a charge?
(If you have a spare battery)
The charger is normal if it can charge.
Replace the battery.
Prolonged charge
standby
Charge lamp
(green) is flash-
ing
Residual capacity
indicator lamps
are lit
Is the battery temperature appropriate?
Wait until it reaches an appropriate tem-
perature.
Is the ambient temperature appropri-
ate?
Charge the battery in an environment
with an appropriate temperature.
Takes too long to
charge
Refresh lamp
(orange) is on
Residual capacity
indicator lamps
are lit, and then
turned off suc-
cessively
Are you refresh charging the battery?
The battery is being discharged.
Refresh charging will take 3 to 13 hours.
Stops charging
halfway
Charge lamp
(green) and
refresh lamp
(orange) both off
Residual capacity
indicator lamps
are lighted only
halfway
Is the temperature of the battery high?
After the battery temperature has been
cool, try charging again.
After charging
is completed,
pressing the
indicator switch
on the battery to
check the light-
ing condition of
the lamps does
not light up any
capacity indicator
lamp.
Charge lamp
(green) and
refresh lamp
(orange) both off
Not all 5 residual
capacity indicator
lamps are lit.
Check the number of times or days you
have used the battery.
After the battery has cooled down, try
charging again. If the symptom does
not change, the battery is deteriorated.
Replace with a new battery.
The charger
emits a sound
Lamp display
varies with the
conditions.
Residual capacity
indicator lamps
are lit
Is there a sound of the cooling fan turn-
ing?
The charger is being cooled. The fan
may turn or stop depending on the con-
dition of the charger.
The charger gets
unusually hot
Lamp display
varies with the
conditions.
Residual capacity
indicator lamps
are lit
Is there a sound of the cooling fan turn-
ing?
The charger temperature can get as
high as 50°C, but this is normal as long
as the cooling fan is operating. If the
cooling fan is not operating, contact the
nearest dealer.
The charger
emits an odor
Lamp display
varies with the
conditions.
Residual capacity
indicator lamps
are lit
Does this occur immediately after you
start using the charger?
The charger may emit an odor immedi-
ately after it is put to use, but the odor
will disappear eventually.
If the odor persists, stop using and con-
tact the dealer.
