Battery Safety; About Charging - Sony PEG-SJ33 CLIE Handbook (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Notes on battery

Battery safety

To prevent a battery from leaking, heating up, catching fire, bursting, etc., be
sure to follow the cautions below:
• Do not charge the battery in any other way than specified in this
manual.
• Do not throw the battery into fire, short-circuit it, take it apart, or heat
it in an oven such as a microwave.
• Do not charge the battery near fire or in direct, bright sunlight, or do
not leave it in a car.
• Do not subject your CLIÉ handheld to excessive shock.
Take care not to drop your CLIÉ handheld, give pressure to it with a sharp
object, or place any heavy objects on it to prevent a malfunction.
• If you touch an electric leakage or have it in your eyes, bathe with
clean water immediately, and consult your doctor.

About charging

• It takes approximately four hours to charge your CLIÉ handheld when your
CLIÉ battery is completely empty.
• If you charge your CLIÉ handheld every day, it takes only a few minutes to
charge the battery.
• You can operate your CLIÉ handheld while it is being charged.
• If the battery of your CLIÉ handheld is fully discharged, all data stored on
the memory in your CLIÉ handheld will be lost.
About the battery life
• With a fully-charged battery, you can use your CLIÉ handheld for
approximately 17 days with a 30-minute operation each day, such as using
Date Book without the backlight, if you do not use the audio playback
function.
• You can play music continuously for about 4 hours with the backlight on at
the maximum level when the HOLD mode is not set.
• You can play music continuously for about 10 hours when the HOLD mode
is set.
• Battery life varies depending on the conditions and environment where you
use your CLIÉ handheld, or applications used.
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For details about battery life, refer to "Specifications" on page 73 in this manual.
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