User's Manual

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Battery pack
The computer uses a batt ery pac k th at gi ves yo u lo ng use b e twee n
ch arg e s.
Battery pack characteristics
The bat t ery pack has the following c h a r ac ter i s t ic s:
• E mploys curre nt batte ry technology s t anda rds.
• D elive rs a ba tter y -low warning.
The bat t ery is rec h ar ge d whenever you connect the com p uter to t h e
AC adapter. Yo ur c o mp uter su pp orts ch arg e -i n-u s e, enabl i ng yo u to
recha r ge t h e batte ry while you co nt inue to operat e the c o m p uter .
Howev e r, recharging wi th the compute r tur n ed off r e su lt s in a
si gn if ic an tl y f a s t e r ch ar ge ti me .
The bat t ery will c o m e in handy when yo u tr avel o r du ri ng a powe r
failu re. It i s advi sable to h ave an extra fu ll y c h arg e d b a ttery pac k
avai l a bl e a s b ack up . Co nta c t you r d eal er for de tai l s on o r de ri ng a sp ar e
ba tter y pack.
Maximizing the battery's life
Li ke al l o t h e r batteries, yo ur c o mp uter' s battery w ill deg r ad e over
time. T h is mea n s that the ba tter y 's performa nce will diminish with
time and us e. To maximize your batte ry's life, you ar e advise d to
adher e to the recom m endat i ons se t out below.
Con ditioning a new b a ttery pack
Be for e you use a ba tter y pack for t h e first t i me , there is a
"co nd i tio n i ng " proc ess that yo u sh ou ld fol l ow :
1 I nse rt the new bat t er y withou t tu r n in g th e c o m pu t e r on .
2 C on ne ct t h e A C a d ap te r a nd f u ll y ch ar g e th e ba tt e r y.
3 D isconnec t the A C adapt e r.
4 T urn on the comp uter and op erate usin g battery power.
5 F ully deplet e the batt ery until the bat t er y-low warning appears .
6 R e c onnect t h e AC a d a p te r and fully char ge the ba tte ry a g ain.