Recharging the eneloop
POCKETRAK CX Reference Manual
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Recharging the eneloop
• Recharge the eneloop at an ambient temperature of between 5 and 35 degrees Cel-
sius (41 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Be sure to close the battery cover before you start recharging.
1.
Make sure that the eneloop battery is inserted in the recorder.
• Do not attempt the recharge operation with an alkaline or other battery installed in
the recorder. Otherwise, the battery liquid may leak or the recorder may malfunction.
2.
From the main screen, press and hold down the [MENU/
ENTER] button for at least two seconds to access the
[COMMON MENU]
→
[BATTERY SET], then make sure
that “eneloop” is selected.
3.
Connect the recorder to a computer (see
4.
Make sure that the LCD screen
on the recorder indicates that
the unit is connected to the
computer, then set the [HOLD/
CHARGE] switch to [HOLD
w
].
The LED lights up green, and
recharging starts.
To cancel the recharge operation,
revert the [HOLD/CHARGE] switch
setting.
When recharging is complete, the
LED turns off.
Note:
· Recharging a completely exhausted
eneloop battery takes approximately
220 minutes.
· You can recharge an eneloop battery during data transfer. However, the battery may be
exhausted more quickly.
5.
Disconnect the recorder from your computer.
Note:
· The battery may become warm during recharge, but this is normal.
· The battery life has come to an end if the battery is exhausted relatively quickly even after
being fully recharged. Replace it with a new eneloop AA Ni-MH rechargeable battery.
· The battery may not be recharged under the following conditions:
- When the computer is in sleep mode
- While the computer is being restarted
· The crossed-out battery icon (
) means that the recharging
operation did not start for one of the following reasons:
- A non-eneloop battery has been loaded.
- There is no battery in the unit.
- The unit is overheated.
(Disconnect the unit from the computer, leave the unit with the
power turned off for a while, then connect the unit to the com-
puter again.)
WARNING
DANGER
HOLD
CHARGE
INDEX
A-B REPEAT
HOLD
CHARGE
Back of unit
Set to [HOLD
w
].
[HOLD/CHARGE]
switch