Charging Batteries Before Use; Rechargeable Battery Life; Charging A Rechargeable Battery While Installed In The Handheld; Configuring The I-Stat 1 Drc For Network Operation - Abbott i-STAT 1 System Manual

CHARGING BATTERIES BEFORE USE

Place a new rechargeable battery in the recharging compartment on the DRC for 40 hours. The battery
will then be 100% charged and ready for use. A handheld with disposable batteries may be placed on
the DRC to download data until the rechargeable battery is ready.

RECHARGEABLE BATTERY LIFE

A fully charged battery, if not periodically recharged, will self-discharge in approximately 3 months.
Prevent self-discharge of the battery by either:
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Keeping the rechargeable battery in a handheld that is periodically placed on the DRC, or
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Storing the rechargeable battery separately in the external charging bay on the DRC.

CHARGING A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WHILE INSTALLED IN THE HANDHELD

Placing a handheld containing the rechargeable battery in the DRC will automatically initiate charging of
the rechargeable battery. The indicator light on top of the DRC will be:
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green (trickle charge),
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red (fast charge), or
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blinking red (fast charge pending).
Note: No damage will be caused if a handheld with disposable batteries installed is placed in the DRC.
CHARGING A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY IN THE EXTERNAL RECHARGE
COMPARTMENT
Placing a rechargeable battery into the external recharging compartment will automatically initiate trickle
recharging. The indicator light near the recharging compartment will be green when a rechargeable bat-
tery is placed in the compartment.
1. The battery pack has 2 labels: one for orientation in the handheld and one for orientation in the
DRC. With the label with the Downloader facing up and the electrical contact end of the pack
facing the contacts in the battery compartment, insert the pack into the compartment as shown
on the label.
2. To remove the battery after it is charged, back the pack out of the compartment.

CONFIGURING THE i-STAT 1 DRC FOR NETWORK OPERATION

This section includes procedures to configure the i-STAT 1 DRC to transmit data between the i-STAT
1 handheld and the Data Manager PC running the i-STAT Central Data Station (CDS) or i-STAT/DE.
Successful programming of the i-STAT 1 DRC for network operation requires the completion of all of the
following steps in chronological order.
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Art: 728690-00D Rev. Date: 02-Aug-12