User Manual

Publication GMSI00-UM001A-EN-E - February 2005
14 The Enpac Ex
Table 2.4 shows the typical battery life for the NiMH battery, assuming the
battery is properly charged.
Checking Battery Life
You can check the status of the battery in the Enpac Ex by pressing the
Decimal (.) key. (You can perform this function on most screens.) The battery
status is also displayed in the upper-right corner of the caption bar, as
illustrated below.
Figure 2.4 Battery status indicator
The battery status icons show the relative strength of the battery. The icons are
described in Table 2.5.
Table 2.4 Battery capacity
Mode State Typical Battery Life
On (Windows CE) On and performing typical
data collection
8 hours minimum
Off Main battery 7 days minimum
Main Battery Charge Time 100% 8 hours
50% 3 1/2 hours
IMPORTANT
If the main battery is allowed to discharge completely, the
instrument will behave as if it has experienced a hardware
reset. On re-applying power, the current date, time and
status information will be lost.
Table 2.5 Battery status icons
Battery Icon Meaning
Battery status is good (>30% life remaining)
battery status indicator