DSV2+
Turbo
User Manual, Version 1.09
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2006 by Datastrip, Inc. All rights reserved.
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6.6.2 Battery
Gauge
The DSV2+ battery gauge will help you monitor the battery state and the charge held in the
batteries. The battery gauges can be found in the Control Panel under Power Properties.
Clicking the battery tab displays the DSV2+ battery gauge. The gauge displays three battery
states and three battery charging levels.
Battery States
– There are three battery states that are displayed above the Main Battery gauge
(left side). The battery states are as follows:
1.
Main Battery
– Unit is operating on battery power and no external AC adapter is
connected. The Power LED is Green.
2.
External
- External AC adapter is connected and the battery is fully charged. The
Power LED is Green.
3.
Charging
– External AC adapter is connected and the battery is charging. The unit
operates normally while simultaneously charging the battery. The power LED is
Green
Æ
Red flash
Battery Levels
- The three battery levels that are color coded on the battery gauge:
1.
Green
– Battery charge is Good
2.
Yellow
– Battery charge is Low
3.
Red –
Battery charge
is Very Low (“Critical”).
As seen in the color coded pie chart below, the three battery levels are not linear. If this were the
gas tank on your car, then “Yellow” would be a quarter of a tank and “Red” would be when the
refuel gas light comes on. When the battery gauge turns “Red”, you should immediately charge
the batteries by connecting the unit to an AC adapter or the unit will automatically shut down
when the voltage level drops below the minimum threshold.
There are four user warnings that occur when the battery level is “Very Low”:
1.
The battery gauge turns “Red”
2.
The power LED alternately flashes “Red” and “Green”
3.
A “Warning” message pops up “Main Batteries Very Low”. This warning will repeat
itself periodically until the condition clears or the unit automatically shuts down.
4.
An error beep sounds each time the warning message pops up.
Main & Backup Batteries
Level=Good, State=Charging
Main Battery=No external power
Level=Very Low
Battery Gauge
Good
Low
Very Low