Using the Battery System
When your batteries are fully charged, the tenth
bar (far right) illuminates on the battery-discharge
indicator
(Figure
19).
Figure 19
1. Battery-discharge
indicator
As you use the machine, the bars disappear as the
electrical capacity of the batteries is used.
When only the second bar from the left remains on
the battery-discharge indicator, it is a good time to
charge
(Figure
20).
Figure 20
1. The 2 left bars alternately blink until you charge the
batteries.
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2. Charge-indicator bars
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If you continue to use the machine with only 2 bars
remaining, bars 1 and 2 alternately flash.
Important:
When only the second bar from the
left remains on the battery-discharge indicator,
the machine may enter a reduced-speed mode;
this mode aids in protecting the batteries, but
prolonged operation in this mode can damage
the batteries and/or the machine. Avoid draining
your batteries down to the second bar from the
left to prevent this issue. Charge the batteries
immediately.
If the batteries become fully discharged, the
machine shuts down. Do not allow the batteries to
become fully discharged.
Important:
To obtain maximum battery life,
always charge the batteries before the charge
reaches the second bar from the left on the
screen. Regularly depleting the batteries to lower
than the second bar from the left reduces the life
of the batteries.
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