For cable and cradle setup and charging procedures refer to the MC40 Integrator Guide.
• Micro USB Cable
• Single Slot Charging Cradle
• Five Slot Charge Only Cradle.
Table 1-1
Battery Charge LED Status
Status
Indications
Off
MC40 is not charging.
MC40 is not inserted correctly in the cradle.
MC40 is not connected to a power source.
Charger or cradle is not powered.
Slow Blinking Amber (3 blinks
every 2 seconds)
MC40 is charging.
Solid Green
Charging complete.
Fast Blinking Amber (3
blinks/second)
Charging error, e.g.:
• Temperature is too low or too high.
• Charging has gone on too long without completion (typically eight
hours).
Flashes Amber once (when Power
button pressed)
Critical battery state. Battery too low to boot device.
Fast Blinking Amber (when Power
button pressed)
Battery over-temperature condition. Device shuts down. Battery will not
charge until temperature returns to normal operating value.
Charging Temperature
Charge batteries in ambient temperatures from 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) or up to 45 °C (113 °F) as reported
by the battery. To view the battery temperature, touch
>
About device
>
Battery Information
.
Note that charging is intelligently controlled by the MC40. To accomplish this, for small periods of time, the MC40
or accessory alternately enables and disables battery charging to keep the battery at acceptable temperatures. The
MC40 or accessory indicates when charging is disabled due to abnormal temperatures via its LED.
Charging Spare Batteries
See
for information on using accessories to charge spare batteries.
1.2.3 Powering On the MC40
If the MC40 did not turn on when the battery was installed, press the Power button until the Right and Left LEDs
flash once. The splash screen displays for about a minute as the MC40 initializes its flash file system. Note
that these windows also appear upon reset.
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