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Charging the Battery
The battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery before use.
1
Place the battery in the charger.
Insert the battery into the supplied BC-45
battery charger as shown, making sure that
the battery is in the correct orientation.
Terminals
Arrow
NP-45 rechargeable battery
BC-45 battery charger
2
Plug the charger in.
Connect the power cable and plug the char-
ger into a power outlet. The red charging
indicator will light.
The Charging Indicator
The charging indicator shows battery charge
status as follows:
Charging indicator
Charging indicator Battery status
Battery status
Action
Action
Off
Battery not
inserted.
Insert the bat-
tery.
Battery fully
charged.
Remove the
battery.
Glows red
Battery
charging.
—
Blinks red
Battery fault.
Unplug the
charger and
remove the
battery.
3
Charge the battery.
Charging is complete when the charging in-
dicator turns off . A fully exhausted battery
takes about 180 minutes to charge.