Charging the Battery Pack

Servicing the Battery Pack

For maximum battery life, you must service, or deep cycle, the battery twice before initial use. It is also recommended that you service the battery once per month. To deep cycle, insert the battery into the auxiliary well of the Dolphin Intellibase+ charging/ communication cradle, Dolphin QuadCharger or use the Battery Conditioning Utility. See Chapter 6 for more information on using the IntelliBase+ and Chapter 7 for information on using the QuadCharger.

Using the Battery Conditioning Utility

The Battery Conditioning Utility is used to condition or deep cycle a battery in the Dolphin 7400/7450 terminal. The discharge/ charge cycle minimizes battery memory effects and ensures the battery data is correct. A complete discharge/charge cycle may take up to 15 hours for a fully charged battery. The actual cycle time will vary depending on the battery state when the cycle was initiated.

Follow these instructions to use the Battery Conditioning Utility to deep cycle the battery before initial use:

1.Put the battery pack in the Dolphin terminal.

2.Connect the Dolphin 7400/7450 terminal to external power or place the terminal in the HomeBase or IntelliBase. After starting the Battery Conditioning Utility, the Dolphin will beep and then indicate an error if the terminal is not on AC power.

3.Select Start>Programs>HHP>Battery Conditioning to start the Battery Conditioning Utility.

4.Touch the ‘Start’ button (or the ‘S’ key on non-touchscreen terminals) to start the battery conditioning process. The terminal will beep and the process will begin in approximately 60 seconds.

5.Touch the ‘Abort’ button (or the ‘A’ key on non-touchscreen terminals). The terminal will beep and the battery conditioning process will be aborted.

You can charge the Dolphin’s main battery pack with one of the following methods:

•Place the battery pack in the Dolphin 7400/7450 terminal and then place the terminal in the terminal well of a charging/ communication cradle.

•Place the battery pack in the Dolphin Quad Battery Charger.

•Place the battery back in the Auxiliary Battery Well of the IntelliBase+.

Storing Batteries

To maintain top performance from batteries, follow the guidelines below when storing them:

Avoid storing batteries outside the specified range of -4 to 104° F (-20 to 40°C) or in extremely high humidity.

For prolonged storage, do not keep batteries stored in a charger that is connected to a power source.

During long-term storage, battery deactivation may tend to occur, which may cause charging to stop early during recharging after storage. This issue can be handled by charging and discharging the battery several times. Also, the first charging after prolonged storage may yield a lower than normal capacity. While this will vary depending on the storage conditions, charging and discharging the battery several times will almost completely restore capacity.

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