User's Manual

Chapter 7: Peripheral Devices & Accessories
Charging A Spare Battery
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7.5.2 Charging A Spare Battery
Insert the battery in the spare battery charge well at the back of the docking station, aligning
the contacts on the battery with the contacts in the spare battery charge well.
7.5.3 Battery Charge Duration
A fully discharged battery can take up to 4?? hours to charge. The desktop docking station
stops applying power to the battery when it is fully charged—there is no risk of overcharge
if the battery remains in the charge well.
7.5.4 Charger LED Indicators
The desktop docking station is equipped with a single tri-coloured LED indicator in the
lower-right corner of the front panel that indicates four charge states:
7.5.5 Troubleshooting The Charging Operation Of The Dock
7.5.5.1 Excessive Charge Duration
The charger is equipped with a recalibration function—a function that fully discharges and
then fully recharges the battery. This process is necessary to recalibrate the battery capacity
gauge internal to the battery. The charger attempts recalibration when:
• The battery capacity is at less than 30%, and
Table 7.3 Desktop Docking Station Charger LED Behaviour
LED Behaviour Charge Status
Off No battery detected in the slot.
Solid Green Charge complete.
Solid Yellow Battery charged to less than 75% of capacity.
Flashing Green Battery charged to greater than 75% of capacity.
Solid Red Battery is not charging. The battery temperature is outside of
charge range of 0°C to 50°C, or there is a battery fault.
Flashing Red Is there a flash-
ing red indicator??
Battery is not charging. Battery fault.
Note: Battery charging continues whether the hand-held is switched on or off.
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