Vehicle Cradle - Motorola MC70 Integration Manual

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Vehicle Cradle

Troubleshooting the Vehicle Cradle
Table 8-5
Symptom
EDA battery
charging LED does
not light up.
EDA battery is not
recharging.
No data transmitted,
or transmitted data
was incomplete.
Possible Cause
Cradle is not receiving
power.
EDA was removed from
the cradle too soon.
Battery is faulty.
EDA is not placed
correctly in the cradle.
Ambient temperature of
the cradle is too warm.
EDA removed from
cradle during
communication.
No null modem cable
was used.
Incorrect cable
configuration.
Cable missing or
disconnected.
Action
Ensure the power input cable is securely connected to the
cradle's power port.
Replace the EDA in the cradle. The standard capacity
battery (1900 mAh) fully charges in less than four hours.
The extended capacity battery (3800 mAh) fully charges in
less than eight hours.
Replace the battery.
Remove the EDA from the cradle, and re-insert correctly. If
the battery still does not charge, contact customer support.
The EDA battery charging LED slowly blinks amber when
the EDA is correctly inserted and charging.
Move to an area where the ambient temperature is between
o o
0 C and 35 C.
Replace EDA in cradle and retransmit.
Some external devices require a null modem cable.
Retransmit using a null modem cable.
See the system administrator.
Re-connect cable.