User Manual

Users Manual Rugged Tablet PCs
1.4 Using the Battery Packs
This section describes the details of using the battery packs.
Using the Battery Packs
Before you use your Handheld tablet PC on the road, you will have to charge
the battery packs, the battery packs begins to charge as soon as the Handheld
tablet PC is connected with the external power source. Please fully charge the
batteries before using them in the first time. The new battery packs must 100%
charged before the Handheld tablet PC is disconnected with the external
power source. The battery pack is fully charged when the battery light indicator
turns OFF. It takes about couple of hours to fully charge the battery when the
Handheld tablet PC is turned OFF.
Battery Care
The Handheld tablet packs like all rechargeable batteries, it have limit on the
number times it can be fully recharged. Fully draining and charging the battery
once a day in each day will leave the batteries last over a year, but
rechargeable time limits are based on your environmental temperature,
humidity, and how your tablet PC is used. The ideal environmental
temperature range between 10∘C and 29 C∘ (50 F and 85 F)∘ ∘ .
Battery Power System
The Handheld tablet PC is designed to work with two removable battery packs
located inside the battery pack compartment. The fully charged batteries pack
will provide several hours of battery life, which can further extended by using
power management features through the BIOS setup. The battery system
implements the power management software which allows the battery to
accurately report the amount of charge percentage left in the battery.
Charging the Battery Pack
You can charge the battery pack by using the power adapter. When the power
adapter is plugged in, the inserted batteries packs automatically recharges
whether your tablet PC is ON or OFF. It takes about couples of hours for
battery to receive fully charge when the power is OFF but takes twice as long
when the tablet PC is in use. When the red charge LED indicator in flashing,
charging is required. The battery is charging when the red LED is solid, when
the LED is turned OFF, the battery pack is fully charged.