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4 Charging and battery operation
4.1.2
Setting the rechargeable / disposable battery type
To ensure that the charging time and remaining battery life are
properly displayed, you must specify the following in the advanced
settings:
z
Rechargeable battery type (Info menu – Hardware – Battery)
z
Capacity of rechargeable types in use (Info menu – Hardware –
Accu capacity)
The device comes supplied with nickel metal hydride recharge
-
able batteries. The corresponding settings are stored.
This device can be operated using:
z
Nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries (see Section 4.3)
z
Alkaline non-rechargeable batteries (see Section 4.4)
4.2
Battery alarm
When the power supply becomes
low, a battery alarm is emitted:
– The battery symbol appears
on the LCD.
– The operating signal sounds at
double the normal frequency.
When the battery alarm is triggered, an operating time of at least
15 minutes remains. After this, the device must be recharged.
