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Installation
Installing the rechargeable batteries
The two rechargeable batteries supplied with your wireless headphones are supplied
uncharged.You must charge them before you can use your headphones for the first
time.
Refer to diagram 1, inside cover, as well as to pages 2 and 3.
1.
Open the rechargeable battery compartment (5) and insert two AAA type rechargeable
batteries, ensuring you align their positive and negative polarities (+ and -) correctly.
2.
Connect the AC/DC mains adapter connector (14) to the DC IN socket (11) at the back of
the cradle, then connect the adapter to a mains outlet.
Charging the rechargeable batteries
The charging status is shown by the charge indicator lit (7). Subsequent charging must last from 15
to 17 hours. Once the headphones are charged, the indicator (7) switches off.
NiMH rechargeable battery memory effect
When a NiMH rechargeable battery is first used, it is important to fully charge it and then allow it to
discharge completely three times in order to ensure its maximum storage capacity.You must avoid recharging
this type of rechargeable battery if it is not fully discharged, otherwise it will remember the range of charge
between the “undischarged” capacity and its maximum capacity. This would reduce the battery’s storage
rating for subsequent charges and so reduce the length of time during which your headphones can be used
before recharging is necessary.
Natural discharge
Because of their chemical design, all rechargeable batteries suffer from a natural discharge phenomenon,
meaning that they automatically lose their charge to varying degrees and so their capacity drops when they
are not used. The size of this loss varies according to the rechargeable battery’s type and its design, internal
resistance and (particularly) the temperature. The higher the temperature, the greater the natural discharge.
Warning! To avoid the risk of fire, explosion and injury, do not try to recharge non-rechargeable batteries.
Respect the environment and the law. Before disposing of rechargeable batteries, ask your
distributor if they can be recycled and if he collects them.
Connecting the cradle
See diagram 2 on the inside cover.
1.
Plug the stereo audio cable (15) into the audio source’s audio output jack (the jack socket of
equipment such as a television set, Hi-Fi unit, CD player, etc).
If your audio source has two RCA (cinch) audio output jacks instead of a headphone jack, use the cords
supplied (
13
and
15
) to connect your headphones to the two (red and white) RCA plugs.
2.
Connect the other end of the stereo audio cord (15) to the AUDIO IN socket (10) at the
back of the cradle.
3.
Connect the AC/DC mains adapter connector (14) to the DC IN socket (11) at the back of
the cradle, then connect the adapter to a mains outlet (230 V - 50 Hz).
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