Maximizing Battery Life; Checking The Battery Status Via Led; Checking The Battery Status Using The Power Applet - Intermec CK61 User Manual

Maximizing Battery Life

Maximizing the Life of Your Battery
When You Want To:
Operate the CK61 and the Low Battery status
icon appears or the Battery light comes on.
Stop using the CK61 for five minutes or longer.
Store the CK61 for more than a day.

Checking the Battery Status Via LED

Checking the Battery Status Using the Power Applet

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Below are things that you can do to maximize the life of your battery.
Do This to Save Battery Power:
1 Press the power switch to turn off the CK61.
2 Remove the battery and insert another fully charged battery as
quickly as possible or you may lose state.
Or, you can insert the CK61 into a powered quad battery charger.
1 Make sure the low battery icon is not on the screen and that the
Battery light is not turned on.
2 Press the power switch to turn off the CK61.
1 Save your state and end your computer session.
2 Press the power switch to turn off the CK61.
3 Insert a fully charged battery.
The battery status LED above your CK61 keypad, as shown in the
following illustration, indicates the status of your battery. See the following
table to understand the meanings of the lights emitted from the LED.
Battery LED Statuses
Battery LED Description
Steady Green Battery is more than 95% charged and unit is on a charger.
Blinking Red Battery is low.
Steady Red Main battery is on charge.
Steady Amber The battery is either out of the unit or the pack temperature is too hot or
too cold to charge.
You can also use the Power applet to view the status of this battery.
Chapter 1 — Using the Computer
Battery status LED
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