Battery Operation (Option 001); General Information; Running Time - Agilent Technologies E4418B User Manual

Battery Operation (Option 001)

The battery option (001) allows the power meter to be used in operating environments
where there is no convenient access to an ac power source.

General Information

With the battery option installed and the power meter connected to an ac power
source, the meter operates from the ac source and the battery runs in a controlled
charge mode.
If the meter is powered up under battery power, or if ac power is lost while connected
to an ac source, a pop up window displays the message "Running Under Battery
Power". When this screen is visible the backlight mode (see "Backlight", on
page 2-4) is over-ridden and the backlight is on continuously. Pressing the
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Carry Case
A soft carry/operating case is available which makes it easy to transport and operate
your power meter in installation and maintenance environments. To obtain a carry
case order Agilent part number 34141A.
Caution

Running Time

A fully charged battery will typically allow the power meter to be used continuously
for up to 3 hours with the backlight off and 2 hours with the backlight on.
Battery Status
You can check the status of the battery by pressing
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condition of the battery represented on an analog meter scale. Below the analog scale
is a message indicating the estimated power meter running time under battery
operation with the present charge level.
Running time can be increased by operating the power meter with the display
backlight turned off (see "Backlight", on page 2-4 ).
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softkey returns the display to the previous screen.
Do not attempt to recharge the power meter or operate the power meter from
an ac power source while it is contained in the carry case.
, . The Battery Status display (Figure 2-1 ) shows the charge
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