User's Manual Part 1

GeoExplorer 2008 Series User Guide 25
Getting Started 2
Charging the battery
Charge the battery using the support module provided with the GeoExplorer 2008
series handheld. If you have the optional serial clip, you can also use it to charge the
handheld. For more information, see Connecting to an external power source with the
serial clip, page 111.
To charge the battery using the support module:
1. Connect one end of the AC adaptor cable to the support module and the other
to an AC power outlet. An international adaptor kit is provided with the
handheld.
2. Turn off the handheld or put the handheld in Suspend mode (see page 27) and
then place the handheld in the support module as shown below:
Note – Trimble recommends that you charge the handheld at or below normal room
temperature (0 to 30 °C).
3. Leave the battery to charge. It may take up to eight hours for the handheld to
charge completely.
When the handheld is charging, the Power LED on the handheld is solid orange.
If the Power LED changes to flashing orange, a battery charging fault has
occured. For more information, see page 26.
When fully charged, the Power LED is green.
To remove the handheld from the support module, press the release button on the
support module and then lift the bottom of the handheld upward, as shown below: