User Manual

6
68XX Series
Charging the NiCd Battery
To charge the NiCd battery in the 68XX, use one of the cradles
listed in
Required Accessories
on page 3.
Caution:
Use only Symbol battery 21-32801-01, 21-325217-01,
or 21-35241-01 in this terminal.
Note:
The 68XX has a built-in safeguard to ensure that
an alkaline battery is not recharged when the 68XX is
placed in a cradle.
1. Seat the 68XX in the cradle against the charging contacts.
2. The 68XX’s Status LED lights solid green when the unit is
placed in the cradle. The cradle’s
CHARGING
LED flashes
when charging a discharged battery and remains steady when
trickle-charging a charged battery. Refer to the
Quick Refer-
ence Guide
for your cradle for more information.
3. Leave the 68XX in the cradle up to 7 hours to recharge a fully
discharged battery.
The 38/6860 and 38/6865 cradles provide slots for charging spare
battery packs outside the 68XX. To charge a spare NiCd battery in
a cradle, insert the battery pack in the spare battery slot.
The LED indicator lamp under the slot where the pack is placed
lights to indicate the battery is charging. A blinking LED indicates
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