Acer 1400 manual Battery pack characteristics, Maximizing battery life

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Battery pack

The computer uses a battery pack that gives you long use between charges.

Battery pack characteristics

The battery pack has the following characteristics:

•Employs current battery technology standards

•Battery-low warning

Whenever possible, use the AC adapter. The battery will come in handy when you travel or during a power failure. It is advisable to have an extra fully-charged battery pack available as backup. See your dealer for more details.

Maximizing battery life

Notebook computer batteries, like all other batteries, are "consumables". This means that their use is consumed over a period of time, and that their performance diminishes over this life cycle. In order to maximize the length of your battery's life, please read and adhere to the recommendations set out below.

Conditioning a new battery pack

When using a battery pack for the first time, there is a “conditioning” process that should be followed first before using it with your computer.

1Insert the battery into the computer. Do not turn the computer on.

2Connect the AC adapter to a power source (i.e., a power outlet) and to the computer and fully recharge the battery.

3Disconnect the adapter from the power source.

4Use the computer on battery power. Do not plug in AC power during this initial use period.

5Once the battery is fully depleted of charge while being used (i.e., the computer warns you to “switch to AC power”), turn the computer off and follow step 1 again.

Note: Repeat these steps two times. Total conditioning process is 3 charges/ discharges.