HP 1200 Photo Batteries, memory cards, and a accessories, Manage batteries, Power conservation

batteries, memory cards, and A accessories

manage batteries

Note: The batteries do not recharge when the scanner is connected to the computer.

The following battery levels are displayed on the front panel display.

Icon	Level	Description
	Full	Batteries have 80-100 percent remaining
	3/4 full	Batteries have 50-80 percent remaining
	1/2 full	Batteries have 25-50 percent remaining
	1/4 full	Batteries have 10-25 percent remaining
	Empty	Batteries have less than 10 percent remaining
None	N/A	Scanner is computer-powered

The scanner uses four AA batteries. Acceptable batteries include photo-lithium, “ultra” or “premium” grade alkaline, or rechargeable NiMH. For the best results with the scanner, use photo-lithium or NiMH batteries.

Note: If you do not intend to use the scanner for extended periods of time (more than a month), we recommend that you remove the batteries from the scanner.

rechargeable batteries

Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries can be recharged by using a battery charger (batteries and charger are not included).

Some things to keep in mind when using NiMH batteries are:

•Always recharge all four NiMH batteries at the same time. One low- charged battery will reduce the battery life for all four batteries in the scanner.

•For NiMH batteries to reach optimal capacity and performance, they should first be discharged completely and recharged four separate times.

•After long-term storage of NiMH batteries, recharge them before using them again. Battery cells generally discharge at about 1 percent per day at room temperature.

power conservation

To conserve battery power, the scanner turns off automatically if there is no button activity for three minutes (unless it is connected to a computer).

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