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Getting Started 3 - 9
Battery Management Recommendations
Table 3-1 includes recommendations to maximize the CA50 run time per battery charge.
NOTE Ensure batteries are fully charged before use.
Table 3-1
Battery Management
CA50 Usage Battery Management Recommendation
Out-of-Box
(no Access Point association) Associate the CA50 device to an Access Point as quickly as possible.
Out-of-box the CA50 lacks network details and is not associated with an Access Point. In
this state, the internal radio behaves as though the device is in CAM mode, utilizing
maximum radio power until it is associated with an Access Point. The device should not
remain in this max power usage mode for an extended period of time to prevent the battery
from depleting.
Wireless Profile Creation
(associated to Access Point) Ensure the power mode is set to Max Power Save. This parameter is set through the
scanning of MSP generated Rapid Deployment bar codes. See pages
12-1 and F-1 .
Optimizing User Settings •
Use Ring mode versus Vibrate mode; Ring mode consumes less power than Vibrate
mode.
•
Disable the vibrate indicator by modifying the user XML profile in the Alert element
“RecvCallNoCall” within the Alerts node. The “RecvCallNoCall” element must have a
valid token for the value of the VisibleIndicator attribute and an empty string for value
of the VibrateIndicator attribute.
Example:
<Alerts>
.
.
<Alert Event=”RecvCallNoCall” tone=”\Application\Wav\NewMsg.wav”
VisibleIndicator=”RedSlowBlink” VibrateIndicator=”” />
.
</Alerts>
•
Use the earbud, when possible, versus the CA50 internal speaker; use of an earbud
consumes less power than using the CA50 internal speaker.
•
Backlight: The backlight is a contributor to battery usage. Excessive backlight usage
can contribute to reducing run time. The backlight can be modified using the UCA
server Web Console:
System Settings > Client.Backlight.Level (see
System Settings on page 9-37 ).
When Not in Use •
Suspend the CA50 by putting it into sleep mode.
Note:When in sleep mode, CA50 power consumption is significantly reduced but
not eliminated. In this mode the CA50 can remain out of a charger for approximately 48
hours before requiring a recharge.
For more information on charge times see Charging Batteries on page 3-8 .