Leica L-E, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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Charging the battery / 107
• A new battery only reaches its full capacity after it
has been fully charged and – by use in the camera
– discharged 2 or 3 times. This discharge process
should be repeated every 25 cycles.
• To ensure maximum battery service life, it should
not be exposed to constant extremes of tempera­
ture (e.g. in a parked car in the summer or winter).
• Even under optimum usage conditions, every batte ry
has a limited service life! After several hundred
charging cycles, this becomes noticeable as
operating times get significantly shorter.
• Defective batteries should be disposed of according
to the relevant regulations (see p. 94).
• The replaceable battery provides power to a back-
up battery which is permanently installed in the
camera. This back­up battery saves data entered,
such as the date, for up to 3 months. If this back­up
battery becomes discharged it must be recharged
by inserting the replaceable main battery. once the
replaceable battery has been inserted, the full capacity
of the back­up battery is recovered after about 60
hours. This process does not require the camera to
be switched on.
1. Connect the charger, i.e. plug the connector on the
power cable (1.45) into the corresponding socket
on the charger (1.44) and connect the other end to
a power outlet.
2. Insert a battery with its contacts underneath and
the end marked with an arrow facing forwards as
far as it will go onto the charging bay (1.42) on the
charger. The shape of the charging bay ensures
that the battery is positioned correctly.
• The green LED marked CHARGE (1.40) starts
flashing to confirm that charging is in progress.
As soon as the battery has charged to at least
4 /
5
of its capacity, the yellow Led marked 80%
(1.41) also lights up.
when the battery is fully charged, i.e. 100%
capacity reached (after approx. 3
1
/
2
hours), the
green LED changes from flashing to continuously
lit.
Note:
The
80%
Led lights up after around 2 hours due to
the charging characteristics. This level of charge is
enough to take around 280 pictures.
Therefore, if you do not need the full capacity of
around 350 pictures, the camera is always ready to
use again in a relatively short time.
3. The charger should then be disconnected from the
outlet. However, there is no risk of overcharging.
4. remove the battery by pulling or sliding it back out
of the charging bay (there is a recess on the top of
the bay for this purpose).
CHARGE 80%