Connecting T O E Xternal P Ower - CAIRE FreeStyle Provider Technical Service Manual

CONNECTING T O E XTERNAL P OWER
I NITIAL C HARGING:
The n ew b attery s upplied w ith y our F reeStyle o r F reeStyle 5 i s p artially c harged w hen i t i s
shipped f rom t he f actory. B efore u sing f or t he f irst t ime, y ou s hould f ully c harge t he b attery
pack u sing e ither A C o r D C p ower.
Do n ot c onnect e xternal p ower w ithout a b attery p ack i nstalled i n t he F reeStyle o r
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GENERAL C HARGING I NFORMATION:
The F reeStyle a nd F reeStyle 5 w ill r echarge t he b attery p ack a nytime i t i s i nstalled i n t he
concentrator a nd t he c oncentrator i s c onnected t o a n e xternal A C o r D C p ower s ource.
While c harging a f ully d ischarge b attery, t he 2 5% b attery g auge i ndicator l ight o n t op o f t he
FreeStyle o r F reeStyle 5 w ill b egin b y b linking r apidly f or a f ew m inutes, a nd t hen s tart t o b link
at a s lower r ate ( every ½ s econd). T he L ED w ill c ontinue t o b link u ntil 2 5% b attery c apacity i s
reached. T he L ED w ill t hen t urn s olid. E ach o f t he 4 b attery g auge i ndicator l ights ( 25-­‐100%)
will b link a s s tated a bove d uring c harging, t hen t urn s olid w hen t hey r each c apacity.
When a ll 4 o f t he b attery g auge i ndicator l ights a re s olid, t he b attery i s f ully c harged. T he l ights
will r emain o n f or a s hort p eriod o f t ime t o i ndicate a f ull c hange, a nd w ill t hen t urn o ff.
Alternately, t he b attery p ack m ay b e c harged u sing t he o ptional d esktop c harger. R eference
the m anual f or t he d esktop c harger ( MN211) f or i nstructions o n i ts o peration.
BATTERY O PERATING D URATION:
When e xternal A C o r D C p ower i s d isconnected, t he c oncentrator w ill a utomatically s witch o ver
to u sing b attery p ower i f t he b attery p ack i s i nstalled a nd h as a c harge. T he t able b elow s hows
the t ypical d urations f or a n ew b attery p ack.
Battery p ack d urations w ill r emain c onstant r egardless o f y our b reath r ate.
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Setting 1 -­‐ 6 .5 h ours
(6 h rs, 3 0 m inutes)
Setting 2 -­‐ 3 .5 h ours
(3 h rs, 3 0 m inutes)
Setting 3 -­‐ 3 .0 h ours
(3 h rs)
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Setting 1 -­‐ 4 .25 h ours
(4 h rs, 1 5 m inutes)
Setting 2 – 2 .5 h ours
(2 h rs, 3 0 m inutes)
Setting 3 -­‐ 1 .75 h ours
(1 h r, 4 5 m inutes)
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