Accent 1400 Hardware Manual for Dedicated Devices
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Charging the Batteries
Important!
Always use the battery charger that came with your device. Any other charger may damage
the batteries. If you think your charger needs to be replaced, call the PRC Service Department at (800)
262-1990; outside the U.S., call your distributor. Service can determine if replacement is necessary and
direct you to the correct charger.
How long the batteries last depends on how you use your device. You may be able to get up to 18 hours
of use from one charge, or you may use your device so heavily that a charge only lasts about 10 hours.
Check the battery status next to the battery icon
in the status display area to quickly view the
batteries’ charge level.
Note:
You can also check the Maintenance Menu’s
Battery Menu for battery information.
The time required to fully charge the batteries varies depending on the charge level when the charge
begins. When the device needs charging, locate the charging port on the back of the device and connect
the battery charger.
Charging Dangerously Low or Dead Batteries
To fully charge dangerously low batteries will take about 10 hours. If the batteries are totally dead, an
additional two hours may be required. Please note that battery status next to the battery icon
in
the status display area will not show a charge for the first few hours of charging.
Batteries that are not fully depleted will require less time to recharge.
Best Practice
Plug in your battery charger every night when you go to bed and any time you see the low battery
warning and/or see the low battery LED come on.
If you cannot plug in the charger overnight, it is best to power off the device to conserve battery charge.
The Battery/Charging LED
When the device is on:
The battery/charging LED is not illuminated. When the batteries have less than
15% (about three hours) of its power remaining, the LED will blink yellow.
When the device is plugged into the charger:
The battery/charging LED will glow yellow. When the
device is fully charged, the LED will turn green and remain on until the charger is unplugged.
