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Chapter 3 Starting up
Charging the battery
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When the Charge indicator is blinking red, this mean the power supply is
not compatible with the battery used. Charge is disabled.
Li-Polymer
Battery
charging time
If the battery is completely discharged, the time taken to recharge is:
– approximately 5 hours, if the apparatus is not in use ( Charge indi-
cator solid red)
– about 10.5 hours if the instrument is used during charging ( On indi-
cator lit in fix green, Charge indicator lit in solid red).
Battery charge
level display
When the battery is installed in the instrument, a battery icon is displayed
in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Example:
.
It is essential to wait until charging is complete to ensure
maximum independent operating time, which may otherwise be
considerably reduced.
This icon is displayed exclusively when a Li-Polymer battery is
installed into the equipment.
If a AA Dry Battery Pack is installed, then the icon displayed on the
upper banner is
, without charge level indication.
Table 8 Battery icons
The battery capacity is superior to 75%
The battery capacity is set between 50% and 75%
The battery capacity is set between 25% and 50%
The battery capacity is inferior to 25%
The battery capacity is unknown. Perform a full charge/
discharge of the battery to get back to a valid indication.
This icon may appear if battery is changed or if the bat-
tery auto discharges at a very low level (example: if a
Platform switches off as battery is empty, and the charge
is not done during several months (= auto discharge)).