Sanyo VPC-E10, VPC-E10GX, VPC-E10EX User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VPC-E10EX VPC-E10

Digital Camera

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-E10EX, VPC-E10 and VPC-E10GX. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such.

Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera. Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet “ Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference.

VPC-E10GX

SAFETY MANUAL”.

Warning

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

kFOR AMERICAN USERS

The following advisory is included in accordance with the laws of the State of California (USA):

WARNING:

This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash

hands after handling.

i This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

h Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. h Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. h Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

h Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

i Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Model number: VPC-E10 Trade Name: SANYO Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311 Telephone No.: (818) 998-7322 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

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kFOR CANADIAN USERS

i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

kFOR EU USERS

Note:

iThis symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU

countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of the world.

Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused. This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from your household waste. Please dispose of this equipment at your local community waste collection/recycling centre. In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic products. Please help us to conserve the environment we live in!

SANYO FISHER Sales (Europe) GmbH

Stahlgruberring 4, D-81829 München, Germany

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

1-1, Sanyo-cho, Daito City, Osaka 574-8534, Japan

FOR RUSSIAN USERS

This product certified by official certification company which is authorized by Russian Federation.

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kSymbols used in this manual

HINT Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay

CAUTION Points that require special attention. (page xx) Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.

You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 130) and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 136).

attention to.

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Install the battery pack

1 Use the supplied charger to charge the battery pack.

h The CHARGE indicator is lit during charging. h The CHARGE indicator will turn off when the battery pack is fully charged. h Charging takes approximately 2 hr. 30 min.

Battery pack charger

Battery pack

[o] mark

CHARGE indicator

To power outlet

2 Open the battery/card compartment cover, and insert the battery pack.

h The battery/card compartment cover is located on the bottom of the

camera.

h Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera on.

[o] mark ON/OFF button

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first take a test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go

i Sanyo declines any claim for compensation for recorded contents etc. in

case of photographing or recording failure due to a chance camera or card flaw.

Shooting

1 Press the [m] button.

h The shooting mode menu

appears.

Single-shot

Sequential shots

Video clip recording

PHOTOGRAPH 1 IMAGE

2 Press the [l] or [m] button to

select the shooting mode.

3 Press the SET button.

h The shooting mode is

indicated by an icon in the upper left area of the monitor.

4 Press the shutter button.

Single-shot mode:

A still image is captured.

Sequential shots mode:

Shooting begins. Release the shutter button to discontinue shooting.

Video clip recording mode:

Recording begins. To stop recording, press the shutter button again.

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Shutter button

[l] / [m] buttons

Single-shot mode

Sequential shots mode

Video clip recording mode

Playback

kStill image playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h To view other images, press the

[l] or [m] button.

h If the playback button [=] is

pressed, the display returns to the Shooting Screen.

ON/OFF button

kVideo clip playback

1 Press the playback button [=].

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h Press the [l] or [m] button to

display the video clip you wish to play back.

h Video clips are indicated by a

video clip pattern along the top and bottom of the screen.

2 Press the SET button.

h Playback of the selected video

clip begins.

h If the playback button [=] is

pressed again, the display changes to the Shooting Screen.

[l] / [m] buttons

Video clip pattern

<Video Clip Playback

Screen>

When you are finished taking pictures...

Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera off.

Playback button [=]

PLAY

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SHOOT, PLAY BACK AND SAVE

Save the photographed image data to your computer (Windows XP)

The Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition (in this manual referred to as Photoshop Album SE) program in the supplied SANYO Software Pack lets you easily copy the data from your camera to your computer.

Install Photoshop Album SE

1 Set the supplied CD-ROM (SANYO Software Pack) in your

computer’s CD-ROM drive.

h The installation window opens.

2 Click on the application program you wish to install.

Install Photoshop Album SE.

h After clicking on an application program, follow the instructions shown

on the monitor to install the program.

h When the installation is complete, the product registration window will

appear, but click on the Exit button to close the window.

3 In the installation window, click on [Finish].

h The installation window closes. h Remove the CD-ROM from your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

h When the installation window closes, a dialog box to connect to the

website introducing Kodak’s online service appears. Check the [No thanks !] option button, and then click on the [OK] button.

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Copy data from your camera to the computer

Connect your camera to a computer, and copy the desired data to the computer.

1 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface

cable to connect your camera to the computer.

h Connect the cable between the camera’s USB/AV terminal and the

computer’s USB connector.

2 Turn on the camera (page 23).

h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor.

USB CONNECTION

COMPUTER

PRINTER

CANCEL

SELECTOK

Supplied dedicated USB interface cable

To USB connector

To the USB/AV terminal

on the computer

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3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the

SET button.

h The screen to select the connection

mode appears.

USB CONNECTIONUSB CONNECTION

CARD READER

PC CAMERA

SCREEN CAPTURE

MTP

OKOK

SELECTSELECT

4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button.

h The screen to import data to the computer appears on your

computer’s monitor.

5 Click the [IMPORT] button.

h Copy the camera data to the following folder:

My Pictures\Adobe\Digital Camera\Date folder

h When the data has been successfully copied, a dialog box appears to

confirm whether or not you wish to delete the original data from the camera.

6 Click the [YES] button if you wish to delete the data from the

camera’s memory, or [NO] if you do not wish to delete it.

h The Photoshop Album SE catalogue screen appears. h The data you copied appears on the computer monitor. Confirm that

the desired data was correctly copied. If it was not copied, from the [Import] menu select [From camera, mobile phone or card reader], and copy the desired data.

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7 Click the close button.

h Photoshop Album SE closes.

About video clip files recorded with this camera

h You can use Apple’s QuickTime 3 or later version to play back video

clips on a computer.

h QuickTime can be downloaded from the following website:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS ........................................................................................... 1

QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................ 3

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ...................................... 8

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA ............................... 11

SYSTEM MAP ..................................................................................... 14

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ................................................................................... 15

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ..................................................... 17

INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD ...................................... 21

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 23

DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 25

 BASIC OPERATION

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES ............................................................. 28

CAPTURING AND PLAYING BACK STILL IMAGES .......................... 37

SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS ..................................................... 47

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ..................................... 49

USING THE SCENE FUNCTION ......................................................... 53

USING THE ZOOM .............................................................................. 58

FLASH SETTING ................................................................................. 59

SELF-TIMER ........................................................................................ 61

FOCUS RANGE ................................................................................... 63

 SHOOTING

ACCESSING THE RECORDING MENU ............................................. 66

TOUCH SENSOR (TOUCH FOCUS) SETTING .................................. 69

RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING ................................................ 70

COMPRESSION RATE SETTING ....................................................... 73

FOCUS AREA SETTING ..................................................................... 74

LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING ............................................... 76

ISO SENSITIVITY ................................................................................ 77

WHITE BALANCE ................................................................................ 79

EXPOSURE CORRECTION ................................................................ 80

DATE IMPRINT .................................................................................... 81

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 PLAYBACK

DISPLAYING THE PLAYBACK MENU ................................................82

IMAGE PROTECT ................................................................................84

ROTATE IMAGE ................................................................................... 85

CHANGING IMAGE SIZE (RESIZE) ....................................................86

BLUR CORRECTION ...........................................................................87

CONTRAST CORRECTION .................................................................89

RED-EYE CORRECTION .....................................................................91

COPY DATA .........................................................................................93

PRINT SETTINGS ................................................................................ 95

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ..................................................................100

DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN) .....101

 OPTION

DISPLAYING THE OPTION MENU ....................................................102

SOUNDS ............................................................................................105

POST-VIEW SETTING .......................................................................107

SCREEN LANGUAGE ........................................................................108

TV SYSTEM SETTING .......................................................................109

AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION .......................................................110

FILE NO. MEMORY ............................................................................111

INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY .....114

RESETTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ............................................116

CHECKING THE REMAINING INTERNAL MEMORY AND CARD

MEMORY .......................................................................................117

CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE .........................119

 OTHER DEVICES AND CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING TO A TV .....................................................................121

DIRECT PRINTING ............................................................................122

 APPENDICES

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...................................................130

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................136

SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................142

HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES .......................................................151

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

Your camera has an abundance of convenient features and functions. From creating precisely the photo you want, to viewing images using various techniques, you can locate the exact operation for your purposes in the following table.

Shooting/recording

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Getting started shooting

• “Recording a video clip” on page 49

• “Shooting single shots” on page 37

•“SHOOTING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS” on page 47

Optimize the photo quality

• “RESOLUTION/VIDEO SIZE SETTING” on page 70

Capture fast-moving subjects

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (sports mode) on page 53

Change the setting to sequential shots

• “How to use the best shot feature” on page 56

Log the date and time of your photos

• “DATE AND TIME SETTING” on page 25

• “DATE IMPRINT” on page 81

Zoom in on the subject

• “USING THE ZOOM” on page 58

Close-up photography

• “FOCUS RANGE” (macro mode) on page 63

For more accurate focus

• “FOCUS RANGE” (manual focus) on page 63

Set the focus to a narrow range

• “FOCUS AREA SETTING” on page 74

Check the focus status

• “Zoom jump playback” on page 44

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Shooting/recording

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Shoot in dark conditions

• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 80

• “FLASH SETTING” on page 59

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (night view portrait mode/fireworks mode/lamp mode) on page 53

Increase the camera’s sensitivity

• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 77

Photographing people

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (portrait mode/night view portrait mode/cosmetic mode/face chaser mode) on page 53

• “How to use the face chaser feature” on page 57

• “FLASH SETTING” (red-eye reduction) on page 59

Photographing landscapes

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (landscape mode) on page 53

Take a self-photo

• “SELF-TIMER” on page 61

Make images lighter or darker

• “EXPOSURE CORRECTION” on page 80

Change the color of the images

• “USING THE SCENE FUNCTION” (monochrome mode/ sepia mode) on page 53

Measure the brightness of a specific area

• “LIGHT-MEASURING MODE SETTING” on page 76

Adjust the camera’s sensitivity

• “ISO SENSITIVITY” on page 77

Make white appear natural

• “WHITE BALANCE” on page 79

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

Playback

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Getting started viewing images

• “Playing back the video clip” on page 50

• “Viewing still images” on page 39

Slideshow playback

• “SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK” on page 100

Adjust the monitor brightness

• “Adjust the monitor brightness” on page 35

Playback on a TV

• “CONNECTING TO A TV” (for playback) on page 121

Adjust the playback volume

• “SOUNDS” on page 105

Search for image data

• “9-image display playback” on page 40

• “Folder playback” on page 42

• “Quick scroll playback” on page 41

Magnify an image

• “Magnifying (zooming in) the image” on page 43

Check the focus status

• “Zoom jump playback” on

Change the orientation

•“ROTATE IMAGE” on

Set the TV system

• “TV SYSTEM SETTING”

page 44

page 85

on page 109

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Data managing/processing

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Edit photos

• “BLUR CORRECTION” on page 87

• “CONTRAST CORRECTION” on page 89

• “RED-EYE CORRECTION” on page 91

Copy files from the internal memory to the card, or vice versa

• “COPY DATA” on page 93

Delete files

• “Deleting files” on page 45

Specify the number of prints and date imprint

• “PRINT SETTINGS” on page 95

Protect images from accidental erasure

• “IMAGE PROTECT” on page 84

Format a card

• “INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY” on page 114

View the settings that were in effect when the image/audio data was recorded

• “DISPLAYING IMAGE PROPERTIES (INFORMATION SCREEN)” on page 101

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QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION

Using with a computer

Basic operation Convenient functions Additional functions

Use the camera as a card reader

• “BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA” on page 6 in the SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL

• “MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING YOUR CAMERA” on page 9 in the SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Copy files from your camera to a computer

• “Copy data from your camera to the computer” on page viii

Playback

• “About video clip files recorded with this camera” on page 8 in the SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Using as a webcam

• “USING AS A PC CAMERA” on page 16 in the SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Record an image of the computer screen

• “SCREEN CAPTURE” on page 23 in the SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Using with Windows Vista

• “CONNECTING IN THE MTP MODE” on page 14 in the SANYO Software Pack INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

i Handstrap: 1 i SANYO Software Pack

i Lithium-ion battery pack

(battery pack): 1

i Dedicated USB interface cable:

i “SAFETY MANUAL”

(safety precautions booklet) Please read this booklet carefully before using the digital camera.

(CD-ROM): 1

i Lithium-ion battery pack

charger and power cord

i Dedicated AV interface

cable: 1

i Quick Guide

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CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

Attaching the handstrap

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Media cards that can be used with this camera

The types of card that can be inserted into and used with this camera are:

i SD Memory Card i SDHC Memory Card

What “card” means in this manual

i In this manual, SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memory Cards that can be

used in this digital camera are referred to as “card”.

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA

It’s loaded with lots of functions that are possible only in a digital camera, including a super-quick focus, an easy-to-understand guidance display on a large screen, a more extensive scene function, and more.

You’ll never miss a photo opportunity, thanks to the quick focus: Touch focus (page 69)

Just touch the shutter button lightly, and the touch sensor automatically focuses the image (touch focus).

F5.2 1/102

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k Abundant scene functions (page 53)

AUTO

Use auto settings

You can select from a variety of preset settings (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) for specific shooting conditions.

AUTO

Use auto settings

k Photo correction feature (page 87)

Your camera can correct some problems in still images–red eyes resulting when the flash is used (red-eye effect) and blurred images due to camera movement (camera shake)–to produce more natural-looking photos. In addition, hazy images can be enhanced to show sharper outlines (contrast correction).

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CAMERA

k Date/time stamp feature (page 81)

Use the “date stamp feature” to print the capture date and time on your photo, even if your printer does not have a date stamp function.

2008.12.24

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SYSTEM MAP

The included accessories can be used to connect your camera to a computer, printer or TV. By connecting the camera to your computer, you can, for example, copy your photos to the computer’s hard disk. You can connect it to a printer for direct printing of your photos. Or take the card to a photo shop to have your photos printed there.

Internet

Computer

Dedicated USB interface cable

Printer

Dedicated AV interface cable

Commercially available SD Memory Card/ SDHC Memory Card

Battery charger (supplied)

i Card reader i DPOF-compatible

printer

i Photo shop

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SETUP

PART S N A M E S

Front

Self-timer indicator

Bottom

Shutter button

ON/OFF button

Flash

Microphone

Lens

Battery/card compar tment cover

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Speaker

Tripod stand hole

Rear

USB/AV terminal cover

Zoom switch

Strap holder

Playback button [=]

[n] button

[m] button

SET button

Monitor

SCENE button

[o] button

MENU button

[l] button

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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Please charge the supplied battery pack before using it.

1 Connect the supplied power

cord to the socket on the battery pack charger.

h Insert the connector straight

and securely.

2 Insert the battery pack in the

battery charger.

h Insert it in the direction

indicated by the [o] mark on the battery pack.

3 Plug the power plug into a

power outlet (AC 100 V to 240 V).

h Charging begins. h The CHARGE indicator is lit

during charging.

4 When the CHARGE indicator

turns off, unplug the power cord from the power outlet, and remove the battery pack from the charger.

Battery pack charger

Power cord

Battery pack charger

Battery pack

[o] mark

CHARGE indicator

To power outlet

HINT

i Charging takes approximately 2 hr. 30 min.

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Charging the battery pack

Be sure to fully charge the supplied or separately sold battery pack before using it in your camera. For charging the battery pack, use the supplied charger. Charge the battery pack if it is being used for the first time, and recharge it whenever the remaining charge is low (see “CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE” on page 119).

Does the battery pack feel hot?

i During charging, the charger and battery pack will be warm. This is normal

and does not indicate a malfunction.

If there is interference to your TV or radio during charging...

i Move the battery pack and charger further away from the TV or radio.

Ambient temperature during charging

i It is recommended that the ambient temperature during charging be

between about 10°C and 35°C (50°F and 95°F). Due to the characteristics of the battery pack, at temperatures below 0°C (32°F), it may not be possible to sufficiently charge it.

i When the battery pack temperature is high, the safety function may be

activated and halt charging.

Charge a battery pack in the following cases

i A battery pack which has not been used for a long time i Newly purchased battery pack

FOR AMERICAN USERS:

i Use a UL Listed, 1.8-3m (6-10ft), Type SPT-2 or NiSPT-2, AWG No.18

power supply cord, rated for 125V 7A, with a non-polarized NEMA 1-15P plug rated for 125V 15A.

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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

About the CHARGE indicator

The CHARGE indicator shows the status of the battery pack and the charger. Please refer to the following table if the indicator flashes abnormally.

CHARGE indicator

Not lit Not connected properly

Lit Charging

Flashing Problem with the battery pack or battery pack charger

CAUTION Do not charge the battery pack immediately after the camera has been in continuous use for a long time

i The battery pack becomes hot when the camera is used continuously for a

long time. If you attempt to charge the battery pack in this state, the safety function may be activated and it may not be possible to charge the battery pack. Wait until the battery pack has cooled down before attempting to charge it.

Does the battery pack appear swollen?

i The lithium-ion battery used in this camera may expand slightly when

stored in a hot environment or repeatedly used, but this is not a safety hazard.

i To recharge the battery pack, the power cord of the

charger must be connected to a power outlet, and the plug at the other end inserted in the charger’s power socket (page 17).

i The battery pack is not installed, or it is not installed

correctly (page 17).

Charging finished

i Immediately remove the battery pack from the charger. i Do not use an abnormal battery pack. (The usable life of

the battery pack has probably expired.)

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