Product Manual

ManagingPower
30
P/N:7010‐1004
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Managing Power
Thischapterdescribeshowtopowerthereceiver,chargethedetachablebatteries,anduseanexternalpowersource.
Turning On/Off the Receiver
Toturnonthereceiver,pressandholdthepowerbuttonformorethanoneseconduntiltheLEDsbrieflyflash.Whenthe
receiveristurnedon,thereceiver’schannelsinitializeandbegintrackingsatellitesfrommultipleconstellations(depending
onthereceiver’ssupportedfeaturesandcurrentOAF).
Toturnoffthereceiver,pressandholdthepowerbuttonformorethanoneandlessthanfourseconds(untilboththeSTAT
andtheRECLEDsareoff).
Powering the Receiver
Thereceiverispoweredbythedetachable,rechargeablebatteriesoranexternalpowersourceconnectedtothepower
port.Ifanexternalpowersourceisconnected,thereceiverdrawspowerfromitoverthebattery.
Thereceiverwilldrawasmallamountofpowerfromthebatterieswhenitisturnedoff.Ifthereceiveris
placedinstorageforalongperiod,suchasafewmonths,thebatteriesmaybecomefullydischarged.Youwill
needtouseanexternalpowersupplyorrechargethe
batteriesbeforeuse.