VEMCO – ASCENT–AR / AR2 Manual
28 July
2018
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5.1.3
Install Battery
With the case open, you can install the new battery. If there is a used battery in the release, use the
instructions found in Section 5.1.2 to remove the battery before inserting the new one. Some ASCENT-ARs
are shipped with the battery inside the release but not connected. If this is the case for your release, then
move to Step 2 in the instructions below to power your ASCENT-AR.
Slide the wireless end of the Lithium D/DD-cell battery against the foam pad closest to the flat end of the
release and inside the battery compartment (see arrow in photo below and left, AR model shown).
Press the wired end of the battery down into the battery compartment.
STEP 1
Position the release so you can see the
Status Light.
Connect the two battery connector
halves together until
a “click” is heard
and the
ASCENT-AR
release light begins
flashing. Watch for a long green light to
indicate that the self-tests were
successful. If you see the long red light
followed by more flashes, then contact
VEMCO for instructions.
STEP 2
NOTE
: If the
ASCENT-AR
was in logging mode (i.e. as Study had been initialized; see section 3.7) when
the battery was disconnected, then it will immediately return to logging sensor data after the battery has
been replaced. Settings are not lost when the power is disconnected.
