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82 / Comprehensive instructions/Preparations

Comprehensive

instructions

Preparations

Attaching the carrying strap

Charging the battery

The LEICA M8 is powered by a Lithium ion battery (A).

Attention:

• Only the battery type specified and described in

this manual, and/or battery types specified and

described by Leica Camera AG, may be used in this

camera.

• This battery may only be used in the units for which

it is designed and may only be charged exactly as

described below.

• Using this battery contrary to the instructions and

using non-specified battery types can result in an

explosion under certain circumstances.

• Never throw batteries into a fire as this can cause

them to explode!

• The charger supplied should be used e

xclusively for

charging this battery type. Do not attempt to use it

for other purposes.

• Ensure that the mains outlet used is freely accessi-

ble.

• The charger may not be opened. Repairs may only

be carried out by authorized workshops.

Notes:

• The battery should be charged before the LEICA M8

is used for the first time.

• The battery must have a temperature of 0°-35°C/

32°–95°F to be charged (otherwise the charger will

not switch on, or will switch off again).

• Lithium ion batteries can be charged at any time,

regardless of their current charge level. If a battery

is only partly discharged when charging starts, it is

charged to full capacity faster.

• The batteries warm up during the charging process.

This is normal and not a malfunction.

• If the yellow

CHARGE

LED (1.43) flashes after

charging has started, this indicates a charging fault.

In this case, disconnect the charging unit from the

mains and remove the battery. Ensure that the

above temperature conditions are met and then

restart the charging process. If the problem per-

sists, please contact your dealer, the Leica office in

your country or Leica Camera AG.

• A new battery only reaches its full capacity after it

has been fully charged and – by use in the camera –

discharged 2 or 3 times. This discharge procedure

should be repeated every 25 cycles. To ensure a

maximum service life of the battery, it should not be

exposed to constant extremes of temperature (e.g.

in a parked car in the summer or winter).

• Even with optimum conditions of use, every battery

has a limited service life! After several hundred

charging cycles, this becomes noticeable as the

operating times get significantly shorter.

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