Replacing the battery
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Once you remove the PTC’s bat-
tery, the backup battery will protect
stored programs and data for ap-
proximately 20 minutes. After that,
all programs and data will be lost.
Use the procedures in this chapter to remove a weak
nickel-cadmium battery pack or alkaline battery from
the PTC-960RL and replace it with a new one. The
Low Battery icon appears on the PTC’s display when
the battery is running out of power.
Replacing the nickel-cadmium battery pack
Removing the battery pack
1.
Turn off the PTC.
2.
Lay the PTC facedown on a flat surface.
3.
If a handstrap is attached to the PTC, turn the
triangle on the bottom of the strap approximately
45
o
clockwise until you can remove it from the
handstrap bracket.
4.
Insert your fingernail into the slot at the top of
the battery door and pull back, causing the door to
lift up. Remove the door from the unit.
5.
Pull on the exposed ribbon (see
the battery pack out of the compartment.
6.
Refer to
for instructions on properly
disposing of your nickel-cadmium battery pack.
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