User Manual

HANDLING THE BATTERIES (POWER MANAGEMENT)
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6. Handling the Batteries (Power Management)
6.1.1 Charging the Battery
If the battery needs to be charged, the following symbol appears in the menu
bar. You must then charge the battery!
The battery is automatically charged if your skeye.pad POS
• is fitted on the desktop cradle (with the power supply connected)
• is connected to the power supply
You also have the option of charging the battery in the battery charger (see Ch. 5).
6.1.2 Battery Maintenance
An unused battery must be recharged every three months. After this length of
time, the battery is discharged to such an extent due to self-discharging that
it can no longer be used to operate a skeye.pad POS.
In terms of maintenance, bear the following points in mind:
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& Good:
• Daily use of the battery
• Allowing the battery to discharge until the "Charge Battery" symbol appears in
the menu bar (see Ch. 6).
• Charging using the battery charger HW 16396 or the desktop cradle HW 50396
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' Bad:
• Only occasionally using the battery
• Exposure to heat (increases self-discharging)
• Exposure to frost
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'' Very Bad:
• Total discharging
• Humidity; aggressive vapors that cause corrosion of the contacts
• Storage at temperatures below -4.0 °F (-20°C)
• Storage at temperatures below +32.0 °F (0°C)