Fujitsu 420D User Manual page 35

S e c t i o n T w o
C A U T I O N
Do not leave a faulty battery in your
notebook. It might damage the AC
Adapter, optional Auto Adapter, or your
notebook itself. It may also prevent oper-
ation of your notebook by draining all
available current into the bad battery.
C A U T I O N
Under federal, state or local law it may be
illegal to dispose of batteries by putting
them in the trash. Please take care of our
e n v i ronment and dispose of batteries pro p-
e r l y. Check with your local govern m e n t
authority for details re g a rding recycling or
disposing of old batteries. If you cannot
find this information elsewhere, contact
your support re p resentative at
1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487).
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Shorted Battery
If the Status Indicator shows a shorted battery,
check the installation by removing and rein-
stalling it. If it still shows that it is shorted,
replace it with a new battery.
Recharging the Battery
If you want to check the condition of the Nickel
Metal Hydride Battery Pack, check the Battery
Status Indicator located on the Status Panel.
This indicator changes as the battery level
changes. Battery 0 is the Nickel Metal Hydride
Battery Pack. (See Figure 2-3 on page 17. ) You
can also check the Power Management
Controls.
The battery is recharged internally using the AC
Adapter or Auto Adapter. To recharge the bat-
tery: Make sure the battery to be charged is
installed in your notebook and connect the AC
Adapter or Auto Adapter. During charging, an
arrow is displayed just to the left of the battery
icon on the Status Indicator. The percentage
charge is also shown inside the Battery Icon.
(See Figure 2-4 on page 18.)
The ch a r ging time from fully disch a r ged is up to
a pprox i m a tely 3 hours wh en your notebook is
O or in Su s pend Mode. The ch a r ge times wi ll be
s i gn i fic a n t ly lon ger if your notebook is in use
while the battery is ch a r ging (up to approx i -
m a tely 9 hours with normal opera ting level s ) .
C A U T I O N
Using heavy current devices such as LAN
cards or frequent CD-ROM accesses may
prevent charging completely.
Switching From AC Adapter To Battery Power
1. Be su re that you have a ch a r ged battery install ed .
2. Remove the AC Adapter.
Low Battery State
Wh en the battery is running low, your noteboo k
beeps abo ut every 15 seconds and the Ba t tery
S t a tus In d i c a tor fla s h e s . If you do not re s pond to
the low battery alarm , the battery wi ll con ti nu e
to disch a r ge until it is too low to opera te . Wh en
this happens there wi ll be a mu l tiple beep alarm ,