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Chapter 3 Starting up
Charging the battery
NOTE
If a AA Dry Battery pack is used, fully charge the batteries before setting the
pack into the SmartOTDR.
Charging the Li-Polymer battery
On connection to the mains:
•
if the user does not press
Charge indicator will be lit in red.
•
when the user presses the
charge during use (Charge indicator in solid red).
Once the battery is fully charged, the Charge indicator is lit in solid green.
When the Charge indicator is blinking red, this mean the power supply is not compatible
with the battery used. Charge is disabled.
It is essential to wait until charging is complete to ensure maximum
independent operating time, which may otherwise be considerably
reduced.
Battery charge level display
When the battery is installed in the instrument, a battery icon is displayed in the top right-
hand corner of the screen. Example:
This icon is displayed exclusively when a Li-Polymer battery is
installed into the equipment.
If a AA Dry Battery Pack is installed, then the icon displayed on the upper
banner is
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, without charge level indication.
Battery icons
The battery capacity is superior to 75%
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, the battery will start the charge. In this case, the
N
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key, the instrument starts up and the battery will
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.
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