User's Manual

ManagingPower
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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untiltheLEDsbrieflyflash.Whenthereceiveristurnedon,the
receiver’schannelsinitializeandbegintrackingallvisi blesatellitesatanytimeandlocation.
Toturnoffthereceiver,pressandholdthepowerbuttonformorethan
threeandle
ssthan10seconds(releasethepower
button whentheBATTLEDblinkssolidred).Thisdelaypreventsthereceiverfrombeingturnedoffbymistake.
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.Whenthedetachable
batteriesar edepleted,andthereisnovalidexternalpowersourceconnectedor
ifthesour
cehasdischargedlowerthan9V,
thereceiverwilldrawitspowerfromtwointernalbatteries(nonͲremovable).Dependingontheusecase,thehoursof
operationprovidedbytheinternalbatteriesvary .
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
bat
teriesbeforeuse.