Operation Manual

Working with the Tablet PC
Rechargeable battery
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For mobile u se, the factory battery provides th e Tablet PC with the necessary power.
You can increase the life of the battery by caring for the battery properly. The average
battery life is a round 500 charge/discha rge cycles.
You can extend the battery life by taking advantage of the available energy saving functions.
Charging, caring for and maintaining the battery
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The Tablet PC battery can only be c harged when the ambient temperature
is between 5°C and max. 35°C.
You can charge the battery by connecting the Tablet PC to the m ains adapter
(see "
Mains adapter connecting", Page 17).
If the battery is running low you will hear a warning alarm. If yo u do not connect t he mains adapter
within five minutes of the warning alarm described above, your Tablet PC will switch off automatically.
Monitoring the ba ttery charging level
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Windows also has a "Battery status meter" in the taskbar for monitoring the battery status. When you
place the mouse pointer on the battery symbol, the system displays the state of charge of the battery.
Battery storage
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Keep the battery pack between 0°C and +30°C. The lower the temperature a t which
the batteries are stored, the lower the r ate of self-discharge.
If you will be storing batteries for a longer period (longer than two months),
the battery charge level s hould be approx. 30%. To prevent exhaustive
discharge which would permanen tly dam age the battery, check the level
of charge of the battery at regu lar intervals.
To be able to make use of the optimal charging capacity of the batteries, the battery
should be completely discharged and then fully recharged.
If you do not use the batteries for long periods, rem ove them from the
Tablet PC. Never store the batteries in the device.
Removing and insta lling the batte ry
Only use
batteries approved by Fujitsu Siemens Computers for your Tablet PC.
Never us
e force when fitting or removing a battery.
Make su
re that no foreign bodies get into the battery connections.
Never s
tore a battery for longer periods in the discharged state. This
can m ak
e it impossible to recharge.
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