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VIII. BATTERY CHARGING
CHARGING THE BATTERIES
Your BUZZ
TM
ABOUT’s
charging system is designed for your safety and for your
convenience.
Follow the steps below to recharge the batteries.
1. Position your BUZZ
TM
ABOUT close to a standard wall electrical outlet.
2. Turn off the power on the joystick.
3. Insert the matching charger plug into the joystick’s charger port that is located
at the front of the joystick or alternatively into the battery pack. See figures 18 and 19.
4. Insert the plug at the other end of the charger power cord into a standard electrical
wall outlet. (Power to the charger indicated by a red LED).
Make sure the standard electrical wall outlet is not controlled by a light
switch causing the charger to accidentally shut off when it is activated.
5. Disconnect the charger power cord from the wall outlet and then from the joystick’s
charger port or battery pack when the batteries are fully charged.
The batteries should be fully charged in eight hours. A full charge is
indicated, when the charge LED turns green and all 10 joystick LEDs are lit when the
joystick is turned on.
Alternatively, you may charge the battery pack directly.
1. Remove the battery pack from the power chair.
2. Locate the charger port at the backside of the battery pack and swing the cover
open.
3. Plug the charger into the battery pack charger port.
4. Insert the plug at the other end of the charger power cord into a standard electrical
wall outlet.
5. Disconnect the charger power cord from the wall outlet and then from the battery
pack charger port when the batteries are fully charged.
Figure 18
Figure 19
*Alternate Charging Method
Charger
Port
Charger Port
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