Personal Communicator User's Guide

Troubleshooting
100
The battery loses
charge faster than
normal
• Are you in an area of variable coverage? This uses extra
battery power.
• Is it a new battery? A new battery needs two to three
charge/discharge cycles to attain normal performance.
• Is it an old battery? Battery performance declines after
several years of use.
• Is it a battery that hasn’t been completely discharged? Allow
the battery to fully discharge (until the Personal
Communicator turns itself off) and then charge the battery
overnight.
• Check that the Frequency Of Search feature in the Network
Selection menu has not been set to Fast or Continuous.
• Check that the Battery Saving Mode feature has not been
set to Off.
• Are you using your Personal Communicator in extreme
temperatures? At extreme hot or cold temperatures, battery
performance is significantly reduced.