Reference Guide

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PDT 6800 Series Product Reference Guide
Charging the NiCd Battery Pack
The NiCd battery pack automatically charges when the terminal is placed in a cradle or
connected to a PC Adapter. A full charge takes about 7 hours. We recommend that you
always keep the NiCd battery pack fully charged.
Charging NiCd Battery pack in the Terminal Using a Cradle
To charge a NiCd battery in the terminal, using the CCM 38/6860, CRD 38/6865, or CRD
38/6866 cradle (Figure 6-3):
1. Place the terminal in the cradle. The cradle charging light flashes when charging a
discharged battery and remains steady when trickle-charging a charged battery.
Figure 6-3. Charging the Battery in the Cradle
2. Leave the terminal up to 7 hours to recharge a fully discharged battery.
Charging NiCd Battery Packs Outside the Terminal
Slots are provided in the CCM 38/6860 and CRD 38/6865 cradles to charge spare battery
packs outside the terminal.
Place the battery pack to be charged in one of the battery slots in the cradle. The LED
indicator lamp under the battery slot in which the terminal was placed indicates the battery
is charging. (On the CCM 38/6860, the spare-battery-charging indicator lamp is on the
right.) If the lamp is off, the battery pack is not charging. A blinking LED indicates fast
charge; a solid on LED means slow charge/ready. See the cradle documentation listed in
Related Publications on page x for details.
CCM 38/6860
CRD 38/6865
CRD 38/6866