User’s Manual
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Hardware & Options Operation
Battery charging notice
The battery may not begin charging immediately under the following
conditions:
■
The battery is extremely hot or cold (if the battery is extremely hot,
it might not charge at all). To ensure the battery charges to its full
capacity, you should charge it at room temperature of between
5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F).
■
The battery is nearly completely discharged. In this instance you should
leave the AC adaptor connected for a few minutes and the battery
should begin charging.
The
Battery
indicator may show a rapid decrease in battery operating time
when you try to charge a battery under the following conditions:
■
The battery has not been used for a long time.
■
The battery has completely discharged and been left in the device for a
long time.
■
A cool battery is installed in a warm device.
In such cases you should follow the steps as detailed below:
1. Fully discharge the battery by leaving it in the device with the power on
until the system automatically turns itself off.
2. Connect the AC adaptor to the DC IN 19V jack of the device, and to a
wall outlet that is supplying power.
3. Charge the battery until the
Battery
indicator glows white.
Repeat these steps two or three times until the battery recovers normal
capacity.
Retaining data with power off
Refer to User Information Guide about Retaining time.
Replacing the battery pack
Please be aware that the battery pack is classified as a consumable item.
The operating life of the battery pack will gradually reduce through
repeated charging and discharging, and will need to be replaced when it
reaches the end of its operating life. In addition to this, you might also
replace a discharged battery pack with a charged spare when you are
operating your device away from an AC power source for an extended
period of time.
This section explains how to remove and install the battery pack, and
begins with the removal process which is detailed through the following
steps.
Do not touch the battery release latch while holding the device or the
battery pack might fall out due to the unintentional release of the battery
release latch and cause injuries.
