Owner`s manual

GUIDELINES FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE AND MAX LIFE

1. Keepbatteriescooloratroomtemperatureswheneverpossible.Sustainedelevatedtemperaturesaretheprimaryreasonfor

prematurefailureofNiCadbatteries:

• Charging -Chargebatteriesatroomtemperature.Inwarmclimateskeepchargersinairconditionedroomsthatare

maintainedbetween65°Fto85°Fforbestperformance.

• On assignment -Donotleavebatteriesinahotvehicletrunkoroutindirectsunlightunnecessarily.

• Storage -Ifbatteriesarenotgoingtobeusedforseveralmonths,theyshouldbefullydischarged,sealedinaplasticbag

andstoredinarefrigeratororfreezer.

2. UseonlyAnton/BauerLogicSeries

Lifesaver

Chargersandkeepbatteriesonthechargeruntiljustpriortobeingused.

3. ReturnbatteriestotheLogicSeries

Chargerassoonaspossibleafteruse,preferablywithin24hours.

4. Donotover-dischargebatteries-ItisquitepropertodischargeabatteryuntilalowvoltagewarninginthecameraorVTRisob-

served.However,aswitchtoafreshbatteryshouldoccurassoonaspossiblefollowingsuchindication.

• ADIGITALbatteryshouldbechangedassoonaspossibleaftera"Flashing15minutesegment"isindicated.Nevercon-

tinuetouseaDIGITALbatteryafterthe“Flashing15minutesegment”hasappeared.

• Neverleaveabatteryoperateddeviceunattendedwhileitisrunning.

5. Dischargingthebatteryfordiagnosticpurposesshouldonlybeperformedonanoccasionalbasis(onceevery6-8weeksatmost).

Unnecessarydischargingonlydetractsfromoveralllife.

6. Periodiccleaningofboththechargerterminalsandbatteryterminalswillensurecontinuedreliableoperation.Dirtyterminals

maycausethebatterytoindicateasteadyred(“Hold”)modeonthecharger.Cleaningtheterminalswithapencileraserorlightly

scrapingthesurfacewithabluntinstrumentwillhelpreducethissituation.Anton/Bauerpublishesacomprehensive“VideoBat-

teryHandbook”tohelpyoufurthermaximizethelifeandperformanceofyournewDIGITALbattery.Thisguideisavailableatno

chargebycontactingAnton/Bauerat1-800-422-3473or203-929-1100orfax203-929-9935.

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