C a r e a n d u s e o f t h e b a t t e r y p a c k
This s e ction provide s the importa nt s a fe ty pre ca utions in orde r to ha ndle
your ba tte ry pa ck prope rly.
Re fe r to the e nclos e d In s tru c tio n Ma n u a l fo r S a fe ty a n d Co m fo rt for
de ta ile d pre ca utions a nd ha ndling ins tructions .
The compute r's RTC ba tte ry is a lithium ion ba tte ry a nd s hould be
re pla ce d only by your de a le r or by a TOS HIBA s e rvice re pre s e nta tive .
The ba tte ry ca n e xplode if not prope rly re pla ce d, us e d, ha ndle d or
dis pos e d. Dis pos e of the ba tte ry a s re quire d by loca l ordina nce s or
re gula tions .
Cha rge the ba tte ry pa ck only in a n a mbie nt te mpe ra ture be twe e n 5
a nd 35 de gre e s Ce ls ius . Othe rwis e , the e le ctrolyte s olution might le a k,
ba tte ry pa ck pe rforma nce might de te riora te a nd the ba tte ry life might
be s horte ne d.
C h a r g in g t h e b a t t e r ie s
Whe n the powe r in the ba tte ry pa ck be come s low, the DC IN/Ba tte ry
indica tor will fla s h a mbe r to indica te tha t only a fe w minute s of ba tte ry
powe r re ma in. If you continue to us e the compute r while the DC IN/Ba tte ry
indica tor fla s he s , the compute r will e na ble Hibe rna tion Mode s o tha t you do
not los e a ny da ta , a nd a utoma tica lly turn its e lf off.
You mus t re cha rge a ba tte ry pa ck whe n it be come s dis cha rge d.
P r o c e d u r e s
To re cha rge a ba tte ry pa ck, conne ct the AC a da ptor to the DC IN 19V ja ck
a nd plug the othe r e nd into a working outle t - the DC IN/Ba tte ry indica tor
will glow a mbe r while the ba tte ry is be ing cha rge d.
C h a r g in g T im e
The following ta ble s hows the a pproxima te time re quire d to fully cha rge a
dis cha rge d ba tte ry.
Ba tte ry typ e
P o we r o ff
P o we r o n
Ba tte ry pa ck (48Wh, 6
ce ll)
3 hours ma x
3 hours
Ba tte ry pa ck (47Wh, 8
ce ll)
2.5 hours ma x
2.5 hours
P le a s e be a wa re tha t the cha rging time whe n the compute r is on is a ffe cte d
by a mbie nt te mpe ra ture , the te mpe ra ture of the compute r a nd how you a re
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