Charging A Battery - GE HEALTHCARE CARESCAPE Monitor B650 Technical Manual

10.4.4 Charging a battery

The battery is charged whenever it is installed into the patient monitor and the patient monitor
is connected to an AC power source. The battery is charging both when the patient monitor is
turned on and when it is in the standby mode.
Battery is charging as long as the orange battery charging LED indicator is lit.
To check the battery charge status, select Monitor Setup > Battery Status > Advanced.
10.4.5 Conditioning a battery
Condition the battery when a Condition monitor battery message is shown on the monitor
screen. The condition cycle recalibrates the electronic fuel gauge.
Condition the battery by fully discharging and recharging the battery twice according to the
following procedure:
NOTE: The patient monitor must be in a discharged state during battery conditioning.
Disconnect any acquisition modules from the patient monitor if connected.
1. Turn on the patient monitor. Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. Leave the
patient monitor on until the battery is fully discharged and the patient monitor turns off
automatically.
NOTE: Ignore the Monitor Battery Low and Monitor Battery Empty! messages when
discharging the battery.
2. Reconnect the power cord to the wall outlet and turn on the patient monitor. Leave the
patient monitor on until the battery is fully recharged and the orange battery charging
indicator LED turns off.
3. Repeat the steps 1 and 2 once.
The battery is now conditioned and ready for use. However if the Condition monitor battery
message is still shown on the patient monitor screen, repeat the conditioning cycle once more.
If the problem persists, replace the battery.
NOTE: Refer to section
detailed information about the battery status and operating condition.
10.4.6 Replacing a battery
Replace the battery in the following situations:
− if the Replace monitor battery message is displayed. This message indicates that the full-
charge capacity of the used battery has considerably degraded compared to the design
capacity of a new battery.
−
if the Battery failure message is displayed.
Remove the battery from the patient monitor and install a new battery according to the battery
installation instructions in the Hardware Installation section
NOTE: Refer to the section
more detailed information about the battery status and operating condition.
NOTE: Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter for more detailed information about the battery
diagnostics and error messages.
WARNING Do not incinerate a battery or store at high temperatures. Serious injury or
death could result.
11.6. Battery diagnostics
11.6. Battery diagnostics
Maintenance and checkout
and 11.7. Error messages and codes
and 11.7. Error messages and codes
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