Installed Apex Iii Pdt Battery Pack Charging - Compsee apex User Manual

Apex III Dock User's Manual
4. If your Apex III Portable Data Collection Terminal (PDT) is
ready for another Battery Pack, simply remove the installed
Battery Pack and replace it with a fully charged Battery Pack
from the Dock spare charging slot or the External Charger
(refer to the Apex III PDT/Battery Pack Notes section of this
manual (p. 3-9) for details on when you should change the
Apex III PDT Battery Pack).
5. Place the exhausted Apex III Battery Pack into the Dock
charging slot as described in the Dock Initial Setup section
of this manual (p. 3-5).

Installed Apex III PDT Battery Pack Charging

1. The automatic charging feature of the Apex III Dock will
charge the installed Apex III PDT Battery Pack when the
unit is in the "At Rest" position allowing the user to
minimize Apex III Battery Pack change-out. Refer to the
Apex III PDT User's Manual for detailed instructions on the
Apex III use and operation.
2. When the Apex III PDT is first placed in the Dock, the
PDT Batt LED will flash Red. After a short period of time
the LED will illuminate solid Red, indicating that the
installed Apex III Battery Pack is being charged in the fast
mode (this should not take more than 15 minutes).
3. When the Apex III Dock senses that the installed Apex III
Battery Pack charge state has reached approximately 92%
charge, the PDT Batt LED will change to solid Green to
inform the user that the unit is charging the Battery Pack in
the trickle mode. The trickle charging mode will continue
until the Battery Pack is removed from the charger.
Note: Since the Apex III Battery Packs use state-of-the-art
Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) composition, they DO NOT
succumb to memory (hysteresis) loss as do Nickel-
Cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries. Apex III Battery Packs can
therefore be charged while in any state-of-charge and do
not require full discharge prior to charging; however, it is
still recommended that the Battery Pack be fully
discharged periodically to reset the internal gas gauge
circuitry.
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3 Dock Setup And Operation
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