User Manual Part 1

Low Battery State :
Whenthebatterylevelislow,anotificationmessageappears.Ifyoudonotrespondtothelowbattery
message,thebatterycontinuestodischargeuntilitistoolowtooperate.Whenthishappens,yourNotebook
goesintoSuspendmode.ThereisnoguaranteeyourdatawillbesavedoncetheNotebookreachesthispoint.
CAUTION:ToprotectyourNotebookfromdamage,useonlythepoweradapterthatcamewithit
becauseeachpoweradapterhasitsownpoweroutputrating.
OnceyourNotebookgoesintosuspendmodeasaresultofadeadbattery,youwillbeunabletoresume
operationuntilyouprovideasourceofpowereitherfromanadapterorachargedbattery.Onceyouhave
providedpower,youcanpresstheSuspend/Resumebuttontoresumeoperation.InSuspendmode,your
dataismaintainedforsometime,butifapowersourceisnotprovidedpromptly,thepowerindicatorstops
flashingandthengoesout,inwhichcaseyouhavelostthedatathatwasnotsaved.Onceyouprovide
power,youcancontinuetouseyourcomputerwhileanadapterchargesthebattery.
Storage :
● Chargeordischargethebatterytoapproximately50%ofcapacitybeforestorage.
● Chargethebatterytoapproximately50%ofcapacityatleastonceeverythreemonths.
● RemovethebatteryandstoreitseparatelyfromtheNotebook.
● Storethebatteryattemperaturesbetween5°Cand20°C(41°Fand68°F).
CAUTION:Thebatteryself-dischargesduringstorage.Highertemperatures(above20°Cor
68°F)reducethebatterystoragelife.
Handling Precautions :
● Donotdisassemble,crush,orpunctureabattery.
● Donotshorttheexternalcontactsonabattery.
● Donotdisposeofabatteryinreorwater.
● Donotexposeabatterytotemperaturesabove60°C(140°F).
● Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren.
● Avoidexposingthebatterytoexcessiveshockorvibration.
● Donotuseadamagedbattery.
● Ifabatterypackhasleakinguids,donottouchanyuids.Disposeofaleakingbatterypack(see
DisposalandRecyclingsection).Incaseofeyecontactwithuid,donotrubeyes.Immediatelyusheyes
thoroughlywithwaterforatleast15minutes,liftingupperandlowerlids,untilnoevidenceoftheuid
remains.Seekmedicalattention.
Transportation :
Alwayscheckallapplicablelocal,national,andinternationalregulationsbeforetransportingaLi-IonPolymer
battery.Transportinganend-of-life,damaged,orrecalledbatterymay,incertaincases,bespecicallylimited
orprohibited.
Disposal and Recycling :
Li-IonPolymerbatteriesaresubjecttodisposalandrecyclingregulationsthatvarybycountryandregion.
Alwayscheckandfollowyourapplicableregulationsbeforedisposingofanybattery.Contactyourlocal
batteryrecyclingorganization.Manycountriesprohibitthedisposalofwasteelectronicequipmentinstandard
wastereceptacles.Placeonlydischargedbatteriesinabatterycollectioncontainer.Useelectricaltapeor
otherapprovedcoveringoverthebatteryconnectionpointstopreventshortcircuits.
The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and elec-
tronic equipment)should not be placed in municipal waste. Please check local regulations for
disposal of electronic products.