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We recommend to subject the NiMH accu-
mulators comprised in the delivery to sever-
al charging (discharging-charging) cycles
before putting them into service. This helps
in fully developing the maximum capacity of
the accumulators. Accumulators will loose
their charge in the course of time even
though you do not use them. Accumulators
which were stored for more than a week
should be recharged prior to use.
Discharge function
This function discharges the inserted accumulators
before the rapid charging operation begins. This is use-
ful specifically for NiCd accumulators to avoid the
memory effect. For an activation of the discharge func-
tion, proceed as follows:
- Press the discharge key "DISCHARGE" after inserting
the accumulators into the charging set (see the item
"How to charge accumulators").
- The discharging operation will then start. This is sig-
nalled by the charging condition LED being lit orange.
- After the accumulators are completely discharged the
rapid charging procedure will begin automatically
with the charging condition LED changing over to red.
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The discharging operation, while under way,
may be ceased by pressing the discharging
key "DISCHARGE" and changing over to the
rapid charging mode becomes possible.
The accompanying high-efficiency NiMH
accumulators from Conrad Energy have no
memory effect. This means that you may
recharge the accumulators even if they are
not completely discharged yet. The high-
power capability of these cells makes them
ideally suited for use in digital cameras,
radio sets or the like.
Refreshing function
This function resets the "accumulation state" of the
accumulators. This is recommended if your accumula-
tors should no longer function properly.
- Set the selector switch to "REFRESH" after inserting
the accumulators into the charging set (see the item
"How to charge accumulators").
- The regeneration process starts, which is signalled by
the REFRESH LED being lit yellow.
- After the accumulator is reset the charging set will be
automatically switched off and the REFRESH LED is
extinguished. There is no automatic start of the
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