Charging The Device; The Backup Battery - Siemens SIMATIC RF310M Operating Instructions Manual

Power supply

4.2 Charging the device

4.2 Charging the device
Complete charging of an empty battery takes approximately 5 hours.
Starting the charging operation
Explosion hazard when using a different charging station.
Use only the original charging station from PSION. Use of another charging station can
result in explosions and serious personal injury.
Charging is started as soon as you insert the PSION Workabout Pro into the charging
station.
Detecting the level of charge
You can check the charge condition via the charge indicator (LED) on the reader:
Table 4- 1
LED color
Green
Red
4.3

The backup battery

The backup battery in the unit PSION Workabout Pro is used for retaining the application
data when the main batteries are uncharged. It is integrated in the device and cannot be
replaced.
Please note that a backup battery (in the case of an empty or removed main battery) can
only retain data in the RAM for a few minutes.
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WARNING
Status LED
LED status
Flashing
Flashes slowly
Rapid flashing
Permanently lit
Permanently lit
Significance
Charging in progress. Battery charge is less than 80%
Charging in progress. Battery charge exceeds 80%
Battery temperature is higher than 45 °C. Charging not in
progress.
Battery is fully charged.
Charging not in progress. Battery fault!
Operating Instructions, 10/2013, J31069-D0191-U001-A6-7618
SIMATIC RF310M Mobile Reader