Managing Your Battery Power - Intermec Janus 2010 User Manual

Managing Your Battery Power

To maximize the life of the reader's lithium backup battery and NiCad battery pack, use these
power management features.
Situation
You will not use the
reader again for
5 minutes, a few hours,
or up to a week.
You will not use the
reader again for 1 week
or longer.
You are operating the
reader and the NiCad
battery pack charge
becomes low.
You are using RF
communications on a
J2010 with an RF back.
Ways to Save Battery Power
• Put the reader in Suspend
mode.
• Use the Automatic Shutoff
feature.
• Put the reader in Storage
mode and remove the
NiCad battery pack.
• Remove the battery pack
and insert another charged
battery pack.
• Attach an external power
supply to charge the
battery pack installed in the
reader.
• Put the reader in Storage
mode.
• Use the Duty Cycle
parameters.
Learning How to Use the Reader
Description
Suspend mode saves the NiCad battery pack's G
power. Press to put the reader in Suspend
mode. For help, see "Turning the Reader On
and Off" in Chapter 1. Make sure the battery
pack is charged (not in a low battery state).
Automatic Shutoff puts the reader in Suspend
mode when there is no activity on the reader
for the length of time you set. For help, see the
"Automatic Shutoff" command in Chapter 12.
Storage mode saves the lithium backup
battery's power. When you put the reader
into Storage mode, you must remove the
NiCad battery pack. For help, see "Using
Storage Mode to Preserve the Backup Battery"
in Chapter 9.
Unless the reader is in Storage mode, you
need to keep a charged battery pack installed
in the reader to save the lithium backup
battery's power. For help, see "NiCad Battery
Pack" earlier in this chapter.
Duty Cycle automatically alternates RF
communications between Receiving and
Standby mode. In Standby mode, a J2010 with
an RF back uses less NiCad battery pack
power. For help, see the JANUS 900 MHz
Radio Frequency Quick Reference Guide.
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