La Crosse Technology Battery Charger User manual

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BATTERY CHARGER
Instruction Manual
BEFORE USING OUR BATTERY CHARGER, READ IN DETAILS ALL
INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL. KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A
SAFE PLACE AS YOU MAY NEED TO USE IT AT A LATER DATE.
We draw the attention of all users of this device: please follow the safety
and maintenance instructions which are part of this manual. Also read the
caution markings on the charger, the manual, and the gift box.

INTRODUCTION:
Congratulations on purchasing this intelligent charging unit which enables definitely quick and
optimum charging to “AA” and “AAA” rechargeable batteries. With charging, discharging,
refreshing and capacity test functions as well as individual LCD displays for charging
compartments; this charging unit is reliable, user-friendly and ideal for use in the home, office
or on journey.
The Charging unit
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CAUTIONS:
1. The charger is restricted to charging NiCd and NiMH rechargeable batteries only.
Never adopt this charger to other types of batteries such as alkaline, lithium, carbon zinc
or other types that are not specified.
2. The charging unit shall only be used only at normal indoor room conditions.
3. Always follow the charging instructions for the rechargeable battery. Observe the
recommended charging current of the rechargeable batteries. Never adopt a charging
current higher than recommended in the charging process.
4. Never use any power cable and transformer other than those originally supplied with the
charging unit.
5. The rechargeable batteries may become hot during charging (especially when high
charging current is chosen). User shall take extra care when taking out the batteries
after charging.
6. Unplug the charging unit from the power source when not in use.
FEATURES:
The Charging unit
zCharging the rechargeable battery in various current value (200, 500 or 700 mA)
zIndividual LCD display for compartments
zCharging both “AA” and “AAA” rechargeable batteries simultaneously
zOverheat detection to protect rechargeable batteries from over-charging

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zMinus delta voltage (-dV) detection for charge termination
zDamaged batteries detection
zDischarge mode (first discharging and then charging) to remove memory effect of
rechargeable batteries
zRefreshing old rechargeable batteries by discharging/ charging cycles
zTest function to check the capacities of rechargeable batteries
zDifferent Charging/ Discharging functions can be launched independently and
simultaneously to each rechargeable battery in the compartments
zVarious display modes during charging/ discharging – the charging current (in mA), time
elapsed (in hh:mm), the terminal voltage (in V) and accumulated capacities (in mAh or
Ah)
INVENTORY OF CONTENTS
1. Charging unit
2. Transformer
3. Instruction Manual
FUNCTION KEYS:
There are three easy-to-use function keys and four number keys in the charging unit:

Compartment
Number keys
DISPLAY
CURRENT key
MODE key
Compartment Number key
Press and release the Number key to select a particular battery compartment for charge
modes and/or display mode adjustment.
MODE key
The mode key shall first be pressed and held for about 1 second to activate the mode change.
The subsequent pressing of the mode key will enable to toggle between the “Charge”,
“Discharge”, “Test” and “Refresh” mode. To change the operating mode for individual
rechargeable battery, first press corresponding NUMBER key then press the MODE key.
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DISPLAY key
Press and release to select the displays of the charging current (in mA), time elapsed (in
hh:mm), the terminal voltage (in V) and accumulated capacities (in mAh orAh) during the
charging or discharging process.
To change the display content of a particular rechargeable battery, first press corresponding
NUMBER key then press the DISPLAY key.
CURRENT key
Press to select the amount of current to be applied (within the first 8 seconds after batteries are
inserted) in different operating modes (also see “Start charging the rechargeable batteries”
below).
OPERATING MODES OF THE CHARGING UNIT
This powerful charging unit provides the following operating modes:
a. Charge up the rechargeable battery (CHARGE) – to charge up the rechargeable
battery, automatically switch to trickle charge after rechargeable battery is full.
b. Discharge then charge up the rechargeable battery (DISCHARGE) – to discharge the
rechargeable battery then charge it for minimizing the memory effect.
c. Refresh the rechargeable battery (REFRESH) – to refresh the rechargeable battery to
its maximum capacity by charging and discharging the rechargeable battery repeatedly
until no further increase in the capacity is estimated. For old rechargeable batteries or

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those have not been used for a long times, refreshing may bring the rechargeable
battery back to the optimum condition.
d. Check the rechargeable battery capacity in mAh/ Ah (TEST)
CHARGE MODE
Charging at 200 mA is the default-operating mode of the charging unit. User may select a
charging current of 200, 500 or 700 mA.
The estimated time of charging by various charging current is tabulated in Table 1.
Table 1. Charging Time with various charging current
Size of battery Battery Capacity Charging current selected (mA) Estimated charging time
700 ~3 hr 35 min
500 ~5 hr
AA 2500 mAh 200 ~13 hr
700 ~60 min
500 ~84 min
AAA 700 mAh 200 ~3 hr 30 min

Note:
zUser shall always observe the recommended maximum charging current of the
rechargeable batteries. In general, 200 mA is a recommended charging current if rapid
charging is not necessary. It is definitely safe and optimum to the rechargeable
batteries.
zIt may be necessary to charge and discharge the new rechargeable batteries for several
times in the beginning before the optimum capacity of the rechargeable batteries can be
obtained. And user is recommended to adopt once the "Refresh" mode to the new
rechargeable batteries in order to achieve the optimum battery capacity.
zWhen the transformer has been plugged to the power source, the version number of the
charger (for example “29” ) will be displayed first. Then all the segments will light up
momentarily and the “null” sign will be shown before batteries are placed. If damaged
batteries are placed to the charging unit, the charger will also show “null” on LCD.
“null” displayed - No battery or damaged battery is
placed to the charging unit
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START CHARGING THE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
Once a rechargeable battery is inserted after the transformer has been plugged to the power
source, the battery voltage (for example, “1.39V”) will be displayed for 4 seconds. Then “200
mA Charge” (default mode) will be shown on LCD for another 4 seconds, indicating that
charging with 200 mA is to be started if no alternation in setting is made.
Within this 8-second time from inserting the batteries the user may first select the
operating mode by the MODE key. Then within 8 seconds from the last key pressing,
user may select the charging/ discharging current by pressing the CURRENT key.
Note:
•The mode key shall first be pressed and held for about 1 second to activate the mode
change. The subsequent pressing of the mode key will enable to toggle between the
“Charge”, “Discharge”, “Test” and “Refresh” mode.
•There is a 8-second time allowed for choosing further functions after each key pressing.
If no more key is pressed, the LCD will blink one time to indicate the end of setting.
Afterward, the current can no longer be changed during the process and the selected
mode will be undergone.

Charging current: 200 mA
After 8 seconds from no more keys
pressing, the LCD will blink once to
indicate the setting is confirmed and
the selected mode activated Charge Mode
During charging, the different displays- Charging current (in mA), Time elapsed (in hh:mm),
Terminal voltage (in V) and Accumulated capacities (in mAh or Ah) may be toggled and
selected by pressing the DISPLAY key (refer Table 4).
After the rechargeable battery is fully charged, “Full” sign will be shown on the display and the
user may take out them at this time. Or if the rechargeable batteries are kept placing at the
compartments, trickle charging will start. The trickle charging current is around 5% of the
selected charging current to keep the rechargeable batteries being full.
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“Full” sign is shown -The battery
is fully charged
Note :
zThe current cannot be altered once the setting has been confirmed in the initial stage.
This can avoid the user changing the current setting accidentally while doing setting on
other rechargeable batteries. If one wants to change the applied current afterward, the
rechargeable batteries must be taken out and inserted again.
zThe maximum charging current of other rechargeable batteries are restricted by the
current setting of the first inserted rechargeable battery. For instance, if the first inserted
rechargeable battery is set to charge at 500 mA, then the second, third and fourth
rechargeable batteries can be only set to charging at a maximum current of 500 mA.
Therefore, user is recommend to place the battery with the highest expected charging
current at Compartment 1 first. To release the restriction of setting charging current,
user shall take out all four rechargeable batteries from the charging unit.
zTo change the operating mode during charging, one can press the MODE key (for
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selecting all rechargeable batteries) or NUMBER key then MODE key (for selecting
individual rechargeable battery). 8 seconds after the last key press the LCD will blink
one time to indicate the end of changing.
zWhen overheating condition occurs (over about 53°C, usually due to too high a charging
current selected), the charging will be stopped immediately and the display will shown
“000 mA”, the charging process will only resume once the temperature of the
rechargeable batteries drops to a safe level. If overheat conditions continue to occur,
the rechargeable batteries shall be taken out to cool down and then charged at a lower
current.
When the battery is overheated the
charging will ceases automatically.
“000 mA” will be displayed.
zFor new rechargeable battery it is recommended to charge it with 200 mA current for re-
conditioning it from the long storage status.
DISCHARGE MODE
Discharge mode will first discharge the rechargeable battery then charge it. It is for removing
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the memory effects of rechargeable batteries.
By pressing the MODE key within 8 seconds after inserting the rechargeable batteries, the
Discharge mode can be selected. (The mode key shall first be pressed and held for about 1
second to activate the mode change. The subsequent pressing of the mode key will enable to
toggle between the “Charge”, “Discharge”, “Test” and “Refresh” mode.)
Then user may also select different discharging current (see Table 2) by pressing the
CURRENT key, within 8 seconds after inserting the batteries. (The display will blink once to
indicate the setting has been confirmed and the current cannot be changed afterward.)
Note: The discharging current is always set to be half of the coming charging current whose
upper limit is 700 mA (see Table 2). Therefore user is recommended to carefully select the
discharging current so that the charging current afterward will not be too high.
Discharging current: 250 mA
Discharge Mode
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Table 2. DISCHARGE MODE Current
User-selected Discharging
current 100 mA 250 mA 350 mA
Thereafter Charging
current 200 mA 500 mA 700 mA
Finally batteries will be fully charged in discharge mode and “Full” will be displayed. If user
presses DISPLAY key at this time, "charge" icon instead of "discharge" icon will be displayed.
REFRESH MODE
Old rechargeable batteries and those have not been used for a long time require refreshing.
This process will recover the optimum capacity of the rechargeable batteries. By pressing the
MODE key within 8 seconds after inserting the rechargeable batteries, the Refresh mode can
be selected.
Refresh mode will start with discharging the rechargeable battery, then charging it. The
repeated discharging and charging cycles will be launched until no further increase in the
measured capacities is estimated.

Refresh mode (the battery is
being discharged)
Discharging current: 250 mA
Note:
zBy pressing the MODE key within 8 seconds after inserting the rechargeable batteries,
the Refresh mode can be selected. (The mode key shall first be pressed and held for
about 1 second to activate the mode change. The subsequent pressing of the mode key
will enable to toggle between the “Charge”, “Discharge”, “Test” and “Refresh” mode.)
Then user may also select different discharging current by pressing the CURRENT key
(see “Note” in Discharge mode and Table 2), within 8 seconds after inserting the
batteries. (Or the display will blink once to indicate the end of setting and the current
cannot be changed afterward.)
zIt may take up to several days to finish the refreshing process, depending on the
selected discharging current.
zThe maximum refresh current is 350 mA.
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TEST MODE
In Test mode the rechargeable batteries will first be fully charged and then discharged to
determine the capacities. Finally, the rechargeable batteries are charged up again and the
capacity in (mAh) of (Ah) will be estimated and shown after the discharging ends.
By pressing the MODE key within 8 seconds after inserting the rechargeable batteries, the
Test mode can be selected. (The mode key shall first be pressed and held for about 1 second
to activate the mode change. The subsequent pressing of the mode key will enable to toggle
between the “Charge”, “Discharge”, “Test” and “Refresh” mode.)
The Charging
current in (mA)
Test mode
Note:
zAfter selecting the Test mode, user may select different charging current in the Test
mode by pressing the CURRENT key, within 8 seconds after the batteries are inserted.
The afterward-discharging current will be half of the selected charging current (see
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Table 3).
Table 3. TEST MODE Current
User-selected Charging
current 200 mA 500 mA 700 mA
Thereafter Discharging
current 100 mA 250 mA 350 mA
zThe maximum charging current is 700 mA.
zAfter the test mode is finished, the display will shift between the “Full” sign and the
battery capacity (in mAh or Ah) automatically in 3-second intervals until the
rechargeable batteries are removed. User can switch to other displays by pressing the
DISPLAY key.
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Battery capacity displayed in
(mAh) as the checking is
finished in Test mode.

TRICKLE CHARGING
After the rechargeable battery is fully charged in any of the operating modes, the charger will
give a small amount of current to the rechargeable batteries to maintain the fully charged level.
This mode is automatically launched after rechargeable batteries are fully charged and kept at
the charging unit. The signal “Full” will be displayed on the LCD.
DISPLAY MODE INFORMATION
User can use different display modes to monitor the rechargeable battery condition during the
different operations (see below figure and Table 4 to 7).
By pressing the Display key consecutively, the LCD will show the following information
sequentially: Charging/ discharging current, Voltage, Capacity and Time
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Different operating modes
Different display
modes are exhibited:
Charging current,
Time, Voltage and
Capacity

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Table 4. Various displays in Charge Mode
Various displays (toggled by pressing DISPLAY key)
Stage in Charge
mode Voltage (V) Current (mA) *Time (hh:mm) Capacity
(mAh/ Ah)
During charging Charging current
Full stage Instantaneous
Battery voltage Trickle charging
current
Charging time
elapsed Accumulated capacity

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Table 5. Various displays in Discharge Mode
Various displays (toggled by pressing DISPLAY key)Stage in
Discharge
mode Voltage (V) Current (mA) *Time (hh:mm) Capacity
(mAh/ Ah)
During
discharging Discharging current Discharging time elapsed Capacity during discharging
During charging Charging current
Full stage
Instantaneous
Battery voltage
Trickle charging
current
Charging time
elapsed Accumulated capacity