I M Port Ant Not Es On Replacing Bat T Eries; Verifying Bat T Ery Charge St At E - Datamax APEX 3 User Manual

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Opt ional ext ernal bat t ery chargers are available for Dat am ax- O'Neil bat t eries. Refer t o
Sect ion 4.7 " Print er Supplies" for det ailed inform at ion.
4 .2 .2 I m por t a n t N ot e s on Re pla cin g Ba t t e r ie s
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Check for t he correct Dat am ax- O'Neil bat t ery part num ber and use only t hat replacem ent
part .
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
Dispose of used batteries according to instructions in Section 4.5.
4 .3 Ve r ifyin g Ba t t e r y Ch a r ge St a t e
I t is st rongly recom m ended t hat t he print er be t est ed before it is ret urned t o Dat am ax- O'Neil.
Follow t hese st eps t o ident ify and correct t he bat t ery pow er problem . These st eps will help t o
det erm ine if t he fault is w it h t he print er or som e ot her part of t he syst em .
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To t e st t h e AC a da pt e r :
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Use a m ult im et er and m easure t he out put volt age. The out put should be 10VDC.
Press t he < ON/ OFF> swit ch and wait unt il all of t he LEDs swit ch off.
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I nsert t he AC adapt er plug int o t he print er. I f t he am ber LED swit ches on, t his indicat es
t hat t he bat t ery is not fully charged, however it does indicat e t hat t he charge circuit is
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funct ioning correct ly.
Per t he above, t he AC power port ion of t he circuit can be considered OK.
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To t e st t h e D C pow e r :
Disconnect t he AC Adapt er aft er t he bat t ery has been charged for approx. 5 m inut es.
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Press and hold t he < FEED> sw it ch, press and release t he < ON/ OFF> sw it ch, and t hen
release t he < FEED> swit ch. The print er w ill print a " self t est " receipt .
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I f t he self t est receipt is print ed, t he DC circuit s can be considered OK.
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To t e st if t h e ba t t e r y is a cce pt in g a ch a r ge :
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Press t he < ON/ OFF> swit ch and wait unt il all LEDs swit ch OFF.
Plug t he AC power adapt er int o t he print er. Press < ON> ; t he green LED illum inat es and
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swit ches OFF aft er approx. 20 seconds.
I f t he am ber LED is ON, t his indicat es t hat t he bat t ery is charging and t hat t he charging
circuit is OK. Aft er t he 180 m inut e charge cycle, t he LED w ill swit ch off.
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