Power Management - DirecTV Advanced Installation Meter User Manual

1 Getting Started
Note: If you are using your AIM for the first
time, you should fully charge the battery before
use. See "Battery Charging" on page 13.

Power Management

Your AIM is powered by an 8-cell 9.6 V 3.8 AH NiMH battery pack. The battery
supplies power to the meter, as well as to the LNB and SWiM during installation of
an ODU. When fully charged, the AIM's battery provides sufficient power to install
satellite receiver systems in approximately six single-family homes on a single
charge.
The AIM has the following power-saving features that help to extend the battery
charge:
If no buttons have been pressed on the AIM for 2 minutes, the backlight on the
display turns off. The backlight automatically turns back on when you press any
button on the meter.
If no buttons on the AIM have been pressed for 10 minutes, the meter enters a
power-saving mode called Standby. The AIM automatically exits Standby mode
when you press and hold the POWER button until the backlight turns on.
If no buttons on the AIM have been pressed for 30 minutes, the meter
automatically turns off. To turn the meter on, press and hold the POWER button
until the backlight turns on.
You can customize the time periods for each of the power-saving features on the
AIM (see "Setting Up the Meter" on page 21). However, extending the time period
longer than the default setting shortens the time that the battery charge lasts.
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