Getting Started 1 - 5
AAA Battery Installation
To install the AAA batteries:
1. Pull back the two battery door latches.
2. Lift the battery cover.
3. With your index and middle fingers holding the sides of the battery adapter clip, push toward the bottom of the
mobile computer until it is latched in the down position.
4. Insert the three AAA batteries into the battery well, noting the positions of the batteries.
Figure 1-4
AAA Battery Installation
5. Replace the battery door bottom first and press down until it snaps into place.
Battery Charging
Use the mobile computer’s cradles, charge cables, and spare battery chargers to charge the mobile computer’s
main Li-ion battery.
Before using the mobile computer for the first time, fully charge the main Li-ion battery until the Charge LED
remains lit (see Table 1-2 on page 1-6). The main battery fully charges in less than four hours. Charge the mobile
computer using a cradle or charge cable, or remove and charge the main Li-ion battery using a spare battery
charger.
The mobile computer is equipped with a memory backup battery which automatically charges from the main
battery whether or not the mobile computer is operating or in suspend mode. The memory backup battery retains
data in memory for at least 30 minutes when the mobile computer’s main battery is removed or fully discharged.
When the mobile computer is used for the first time or after the memory backup battery has fully discharged, the
Battery
Adapter Clip
Battery Door
Switch
NOTE The battery door switch detects if the battery door is installed properly. The mobile computer does not turn
on if the battery door is not in place.
NOTE Rechargeable AAA batteries cannot be recharged in the mobile computer. Refer to the rechargeable AAA
battery product information for charging instructions.