P/N: 1001172
N-Charge™ Power System
Safety Information
The N-Charge™ Power System must be used in accordance with the
manufacturer’s specifications and guidelines for recommended use. When
used properly and in accordance with these instructions, the N-Charge™
Power System is a safe, reliable and convenient portable energy solution.
Caution: Misuse or abuse of the N-Charge™ Power
System may result in personal injury or fire.
DO NOT crush, puncture, throw, drop, disassemble or otherwise damage
the N-Charge™ Power System.
Do not use or store above 60°C (140°F). Do not incinerate. Do not operate
or store the N-Charge™ Power System near high temperature locations or
fire.
•
The N-Charge™ Power System must be stored between -20°C (-4°
F) and 60°C (140°F).
•
The N-Charge™ Power System must be operated between -10°C
(14°F) and 35°C (95°F).
Do not immerse in or apply water or any other liquid to the N-Charge™
Power System.
Use accessory cables manufactured by Valence Technology, Inc. only.
When disconnecting the N-Charge Power Port (NPP) Cable Assembly from
the N-Charge™ Power System or notebook computer, pull using the port
rather than the cable to reduce the risk of damage to the power port or
N-Charge™ Power System.
Use the N-Charge™ Power System with specified equipment only. Charge
only with the AC adapter supplied with your notebook computer. If you
wish to use the N-Charge™ Power System with a different notebook or
mobile device, please contact the manufacturer for a list of suitable options.
Please Note: The International Civil Aviation Organization and the US
HMR prohibit transport of lithium-ion cells or batteries in checked
baggage aboard passenger aircrafts. All lithium-ion batteries must be
transported in carry-on baggage only.
!
Connect N-Charge™ system to EP
Rail Installation
Limited Warranty
N-Charge™ Power System Limited
Warranty
Valence Technology, Inc. (“Valence”) warrants the N-Charge™ Power System and its
components (“Product”) as free from defects in materials or workmanship under normal
use for a period (“Warranty Period”) of one (1) year from the date of original retail
purchase. This warranty applies to the original purchaser (the “Customer”) only and is
non-transferable.
During the Warranty Period, should the Product, in Valence’s opinion, malfunction,
Valence’s sole liability shall be, at Valence’s sole discretion and at no charge to the
Customer, to either repair or replace the malfunctioning Product with a similar product, or
to refund the purchase price of the Product, provided that the malfunctioning Product is
returned within the Warranty Period, freight prepaid, to the place of purchase or call 888-
Valence for return instructions. Each returned Product must include a written statement
detailing the nature of the claimed defect, as well as the Customer’s name, address, phone
number and a copy of the original sales receipt showing the date of purchase.
Warranty is void if Valence determines the Product has been:
1. serviced by anyone other than Valence;
2. modified by improper installation of third-party products or otherwise;
3. damaged from accident, misuse, misapplication or abuse;
4. damaged by improper transportation or packing when returned by the
Customer to Valence;
5. damaged by unusual physical stress or interference, failure or
fluctuation of electrical power, lightning, static electricity, fire, or other
acts of God; or
6. operated outside of the parameters of the Safety and Instruction
Manual.
THIS WARRANTY IS MADE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
THE REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE THE SOLE, EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT.
No person is authorized to make any other warranty or representation concerning the
performance of the Product. Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of implied
warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. Any limited warranties that
cannot be disclaimed are hereby limited to a term of one (1) year from the date of original
retail purchase or, in the event relevant state law requires an implied warranty term
exceeding one (1) year, for the briefest term allowable under relevant state law. Some
states do not allow limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above
limitation may not apply to you.
Under no circumstances will Valence be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages, including any loss of revenue, loss of profit, or loss of data
whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, even if Valence has
been advised of the possibility of such damages. Valence shall not be liable for any claims
made by any third party or made by the Customer directly or indirectly on behalf of any
third party. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which
vary from state to state.
Valence reserves the right to change Product specifications or to discontinue the Product
or other Valence products without prior notice.
This warranty supercedes all previous Valence product warranties.
Installing Your N-Charge™ Expansion Pack (EP)
•
Slide rails onto your N-Charge™ Expansion Pack (EP).
•
Notice the edge closest to the locking hole must be installed first.
Setup Guide
•
Lock the NPP to the N-Charge™ Power System.
•
Place rubber feet on the bottom of the N-Charge™ Power System in
the eight designated circle areas to provide stability on host surface
and improve airflow.
•
Align both sides of your N-Charge™ Power System.
•
Slide your N-Charge™ Power System using the rails and ensure the
connection to the EP is tight and secure. The buttons should snap
into the rails.
•
Disconnect your N-Charge™ Power System from the AC adapter of
your notebook.
•
Connect the Power Tip to your notebook AC adapter input. Your
notebook will now draw power from the N-Charge™ Power System.
•
To check charge capacity, momentarily depress the Gas Gauge
button.
•
When your N-Charge™ Power System is fully discharged, control
will be transferred back to your notebook’s internal battery.
•
Gas Gauge Operation is identical with your N-Charge™ Expansion
Pack attached. See Gas Gauge Operation under Step 2-5 of the
Assembling and Charging Your N-Charge™ Power System
section.
•
Note:
You can also charge your N-Charge™ Power System while it
is connected to your notebook by simply attaching your AC adapter
to the Charger Tip on your NPP. Your AC adapter is passing power
directly through to your notebook. Any extra capacity will be used
to charge your N-Charge™ Power System simultaneously.
© 2004 Valence Technol
ogy,
In
c.
The information contained herein is
subject to chang
e without notice.
Valence shall not be liable for te
chnical or
editorial errors or omissions
contained herein.
Febru
ary
2004
VALENCE SU
PP
ORT
USA
EUROPE
www.
valen
ce.
com
www.va
len
ce.
com
Toll Free: 1-888
-Valence
Technical sup
port: +44 (0)2890-845411
Hours: M-F 8am-6pm C
ST
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm UK Time
Email: n-
cha
rge
@val
ence
.com Ema
il: n-ch
arg
e.e
urope@va
len
ce.c
om
Select Power/Charger
Tips (S/D Tips
)
•
Both a Power
and a Charge
r Tip are requir
ed to use
you
r N-Cha
rge
™
Power System.
If
you ar
e unable to
find
you
r spe
cif
ic mode
l listed in
the printed guid
e, please contact Valen
ce
at 800-VA
LE
NCE or
www.vale
nce
.co
m/TODO f
or inf
orm
ation on the
se
lecting
the c
orr
ect
tip combination for your
notebook.
•
Please sel
ect
the
correct
P
ower and
Charger Tip c
ombination for
your
notebook. Please consult the Compatibilit
y Guide
printed on the back
of the
tip reta
il box to f
ind
the r
igh
t tips for
your
ma
chine
.
Choosing
the wrong Power or Cha
rger Tip m
ay da
mage your com
puter or
result in
malf
unctio
n.
Issu
e Probable Cause Possible Solut
ion
N-Charge
™ Power
No input or output Verify all conn
ections
System does not
power
Ensure AC adapter
is
appear to be cha
rgi
ng
plugged in
Check power at outlet
N-Charge
™ System
N-Charge
™ NPP cable
Disconnect the N-Char
ge
appears to be losing
is attached to
N-Charg
e
system NPP cable f
rom
the
its charge
over a s
yst
em when it is not in N-Charge
system wh
en not
short pe
riod of
time use
in use
Laptop not listed on Compatibilit
y is alwa
ys
See www.valence.
com for
cur
rent
compa
tibility
chang
ing
compa
tibility inf
orma
tion
list
Handheld or cellular PPS adapter not
installed Connect PPS adapter to
phone not chargi
ng p
roperl
y
to Power Tip on NPP cable
when PPS is con-
figu
red
Gas Gauge
LE
Ds Possible internal Call Valence T
ech Supp
ort
are blinking o
r ar
e malfunction
lit out of se
quenc
e
fro
m left
to rig
ht
Product
Registration
Use the regi
stration card
or visit http://valence.co
m/productregister.asp
5
Powering Yo
ur Notebo
ok
•
Disconnect
your N
-C
har
ge™ P
ow
er S
yst
em from
the AC
adapter o
f
your computer
•
Connect the Power Tip to
your
notebook AC ada
pter input. Your
notebook will now draw power from
the N-Char
ge™ Power Syst
em.
•
To check char
ge capaci
ty, m
om
ent
arily
depress t
he Gas Gau
ge
button.
•
When
your N
-Char
ge™
Power System is full
y dischar
ged,
control
will be transferred ba
ck to
your notebook
’s internal batter
y.
•
Note:
You can
also char
ge
you
r N-C
har
ge™ P
ow
er S
yst
em whi
le i
t
is connected to your note
book by simpl
y attachin
g your
AC adapter
to the Charger Tip on yo
ur NPP. Your AC adapter is passing
power
directly throu
gh to
you
r notebook. An
y ex
tra capacit
y will be used
to charge
yo
ur N-Char
ge™ Power S
ystem simultaneousl
y.
6
3
Assemblin
g a
nd Chargi
ng Yo
ur N-Ch
arge™ Pow
er Syste
m
1
4
•
Lock th
e NPP into your
N-Charge
™ Power S
yste
m.
•
Place rubbe
r feet on the
bottom of the N-Charge
™ Power S
ystem in
the f
our de
sign
ate
d c
irc
le are
as to pr
ovide sta
bilit
y on host sur
fac
e
and improve airflow.
Troubl
eshooti
ng T
ips
Optimiz
e Perform
ance
Please
follow the
se
gui
dline
s to ma
ximize
the lif
e of
your
N-C
harg
e™
P
ow
er S
yste
m and
get
the
best possible run times with
your notebook:
1. W
e strong
ly re
commend using
the optional N-Charge™ Ex
pansion
Pack when using
your N-
Charge™ Power System
with 120W note-
books.
2. Ensure that
your N-Ch
arge
™ Power S
yst
em is fully ch
arge
d befor
e
initial use
.
3. Reduce the pro
cessor speed of
your notebook to th
e lowest setting.
4. Reduce the sc
reen brig
htness of
your notebook to
the lowest level that
is comfortable for you.
5. Ensure that
your intern
al notebook battery is full
y char
ged
when using
your N-Char
ge™ Power S
ystem
to avoid ac
cidental data loss.
6. F
ull
y char
ge and discharg
e yo
ur N-Cha
rge
™ Power S
ystem
at least
once a week.
7. Attach the supplied rubb
er feet to th
e base of the
unit to allow air flow
under the N-Charg
e™ P
ower S
yst
em.
Storag
e an
d Handling
1. Ex
tended operation of yo
ur N-C
har
ge™ Power S
yst
em at
temperatures above 45°
C (113° F), c
an redu
ce cyc
le life and/or
damage
to your s
ystem.
2. Do NOT run
your
N-Charge™ Powe
r S
yste
m in a
fu
lly insula
ted
area, such as a
carry
ing
case.
3. Do NOT leav
e your N-C
har
ge™ s
yst
em exposed to direct sunlig
ht.
4.
If storing
for prolon
ged
periods, disconnect the NPP cable.
5. Store
your
N-Charge™ Power S
yst
em in a cool dry
place.
IMPORT
ANT
Empty
Low
Medium
High
To check char
ge capacit
y, moment
arily dep
ress th
e Gas Gauge button.
•
While charg
ing
, the ligh
ts are a
ctive without press
ing
the Gas Gau
ge
button.
•
Note:
If lig
hts are blinking
or not se
quen
tiall
y lit
fro
m left
to rig
ht,
stop using the product an
d please call Valence Support immediatel
y.
Gas Gauge Operation
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Connect
Tips to
NPP
Cable
•
Connect the Power Tip (S
) and Char
ger Ti
p (D) t
o th
e N-Char
ge
System Power Port (NPP) Cable as shown in F
igu
re 1.
•
Ensure that the tips are connected tig
htly to the N
PP cable ends and
are not loose.
•
Note: If you have already purcha
sed an Expansion Pack, please
refer to the Installing Y
our N-Ch
arge™ Expansi
on Pack section.
All others continue wi
th Step 3.
2
(S)
(D)
Fig
ure 1
•
Slide the
NPP cable
into your N-Char
ge™ Power S
ystem.
S
D
•
Plug y
our
notebook AC adapter (incl
uded with
your notebook) into the
Charger Tip on your NP
P.
•
Plug the
AC ada
pter
into a wa
ll outlet to sta
rt c
har
gin
g y
our
N-Charge
™ Power S
ystem .
•
The Ga
s Gau
ge
LE
Ds will lig
ht up and stay
lit as
your
N-
Charge
™
Power System is bein
g c
har
ged.
•
When
your
N-Cha
rge
™ Powe
r S
yste
m is f
ull
y c
har
ged, the
L
EDs will
shut off. Your N-Charg
e™ Power S
ystem is now
fully ch
arge
d and
ready fo
r use.
•
Plug your notebook AC adapter (included with your notebook) into the
Charger Tip on your NPP.
•
Plug the AC adapter into a wall outlet to start charging your
N-Charge™ Power System .
•
The Gas Gauge LEDs will light up and stay lit as your N-Charge™
Power System is being charged.
•
When your N-Charge™ Power System is fully charged, the LEDs will
shut off. Your N-Charge™ Power System is now fully charged and
ready for use.
