2
Battery Usage
A fully charged battery
should last about four hours.
Battery charge status is viewable:
-
In the upper-right corner of the screen.
To conserve battery power:
-
Use
Hold
(
Run/Hold
) mode to trigger a
measurement only when needed.
Hold
is shown on
the display.
-
Press
System
then
Display
then
Brightness
then
dim the FieldFox display as much as possible.
-
Press the power button and press the
Standby
softkey when not being used. Press again to restore
power. All current settings are preserved.
The FieldFox will shutdown automatically when battery
power is very low to prevent it from being completely
discharged.
Use ONLY a FieldFox charger to recharge a battery.
The battery can be fully charged while in the FieldFox in
about 4 hours with the FieldFox either ON or OFF.
A fully discharged battery takes about 1.5 hours to
recharge to 80%.
The battery can be fully charged in about 4 hours using
the external battery charger (Opt 872).