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5.0
POWER INFORMATION
5.1
Battery Life
The battery life will vary based on usage. Typically, this can be up to 8,000 measurements between charges.
When the battery is low on voltage, the ‘Low Battery’ LED will blink red. It is recommended that you save your current
progress and begin charging the laser when possible at this point. The laser can still be used while charging.
5.2
Battery Indication LEDs (Pre-February, 2016)
On the side of the laser, there are 3 LEDs that have different colors to them. Each one is described below.
Power LED
Green
– Laser is on
Low Battery LED
Red Flashing
– When the battery is low
Charging LED
o
Red
– When the charger is first plugged in and is determining the temperature and status of the
batteries it will stay red if the batteries are too cold and then turn amber once they warm up enough.
Usually you cannot see it go from red to Amber when you first plug in the laser.
Amber
–Charging
Green
– Done charging
For longest life on batteries, charge the laser completely (
Green
), use until empty (
Red
) or close to empty (
Red Flashing
).
5.3
Battery Indication LEDs (Purchased Post-February, 2016, marked R4.1 on the bottom
label)
On the side of the laser, there are 2 LEDs that have different colors to them. Each one is described below.
Power LED
Green
– Laser is on
Low Battery LED
Red Flashing
– When the battery is low (approximately 15%). The laser will also
make three quick beeps once
a minute when the battery is below this level.
Charging LED
Red
– When the charger is first plugged in and is determining the temperature and status of the batteries it will
stay red if the batteries are too cold and then turn amber once they warm up enough. Usually you cannot see it
go from red to Amber when you first plug in the laser.
Amber
– Charging
Green
– Done charging
For longest life on batteries, charge the laser completely (
Green
), use until empty (
Red
) or close to empty (
Red Flashing
).
5.4 Charging at Home and in a Car
The laser can be charged by plugging the supplied charger into the jack on the laser head. The ‘Charging’ LED on the
laser head will display the current status. When the charger is first plugged in, the ‘Charging’ LED will briefly be red while
it is determining the battery’s condition (this may be so brief that you cannot see it). The LED will then change to amber
while it is charging the battery. When the battery is fully charged, the LED will change to green.
The supplied tablet computer should be charged in accordance with the instructions in its documentation.