GE Dash 3000 Service Manual page 72

Conditioning the Battery With a Cadex SMart Two+ Charger
Conditioning the Battery Inside a Monitor
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Maintenance: Battery Maintenance
A conditioning cycle using the battery charger requires approximately
nine hours to complete. Complete the following steps to automatically
condition the battery.
1. Insert the battery into the battery charger.
2. Press the CONDITION button when one of the following conditions
occur:
While the RUN LED light is still flashing.
While the CONDITION LED is flashing.
3. Remove the battery from the battery charger when the RUN LED
illuminates. This completes the conditioning cycle.
WARNING
PATIENT RISK HAZARD — Never condition a battery
while the monitor is connected to a patient. Serious
injury or death could result.
Complete the following steps to manually condition the battery using the
monitor:
1. Remove all batteries from the monitor.
2. Insert one battery into Slot A of the monitor.
3. Disconnect the monitor from the AC power source.
4. Access the monitor's Battery Status window to monitor the battery's
Charge Level. See "Identifying Battery Status Using the Battery
Status Menu" on page 4-14.
5. Allow the battery to discharge to less than a 90% Charge Level.
6. Re-connect the monitor to the AC power source and fully charge the
battery.
7. Disconnect the monitor from the AC power source and allow the
monitor to run until it displays the BATTERY LOW message, or
until the monitor shuts down.
8. Re-connect the monitor to the AC power source. Allow the battery to
fully charge to complete the conditioning cycle.
Dash 3000/4000 Patient Monitor
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