Livarno LAH 55 A1 - Manual (Page 9)

7 LAH 55 A1
GB
Handling and operation
In this chapter you receive important information for the handling and operation
of the appliance.
Charging the battery
This appliance is equipped with a low-maintenance and securely sealed lead-
acid battery. To obtain an optimum service life for your battery, pay heed to the
following instructions:
Before the fi rst use, fully charge the battery over 24 hours using the supplied ■
mains power adapter.
Avoid a deep discharging of the battery. In the event of decreasing bright- ■
ness, switch the appliance off and recharge the battery. Never operate the
appliance without it being under supervision.
Do not store the appliance uncharged, instead, recharge the battery imme- ■
diately after using the appliance. The battery will be damaged if it is placed
into storage in a discharged condition.
A battery discharges itself during prolonged storage. If the appliance is not ■
to be taken into use over an extended period, recharge the battery at least
every three months.
Switch the Cordless Handheld Spotlight off completely (On/Off switch ♦ 6 + 7
at the position "0").
Connect the low voltage plug of the mains power adapter ♦ 15 /car adapter 14
to the charging socket 12 on the Cordless Handheld Spotlight.
Insert the plug of the mains power adapter ♦ 15 into a mains power socket
resp. the car adapter 14 into the cigarette lighter/on-board power outlet of
a vehicle.
The charging process begins and the red charge status indicator ♦ 11
lights up. When the battery is fully charged, the green charge status indica-
tor
10 lights up additionally.
NOTICE
The charging time is approximately 15 hours, but with a very discharged ►
battery it may extend for about 1 to 2 hours.
Bear in mind that when charging via the car adapter, energy is extracted
►
from the car battery. Accordingly, when possible charge the appliance
only with the engine running, so that the readiness status of the vehicle
battery remains constant.