Batteries

The HX2 is designed to work with a Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) tethered battery. Under normal conditions it should last approximately eight to ten hours before requiring a recharge. The more you use the ring scanner or the wireless transmitter, the shorter the time required between battery recharges.

A suspended HX2 maintains the date and time for a minimum of two days while tethered to a battery that has reached the Low Warning point and a fully charged backup battery. The HX2retains data, during a battery hot swap, for at least 5 minutes.

Note: New battery packs must be charged prior to use. The Standard batteries require less than four hours and the Extended batteries require less than 8 hours.

Checking Battery Status

Tap the Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power > Battery tab. Battery level, power status and charge remaining is displayed. Turbo setting is enabled/disabled using this applet.

Note: Battery power drain increases substantially in Turbo mode.

Status LED and the Batteries
When the LED is . . .The Status is . . .Comment

 

 

 

Blinking Red

Main Battery Power Fail

Replace the main battery with a fully charged main battery.

 

 

 

 

 

Low Battery Warning. If the main battery is not replaced with a

Steady Red

Main Battery Low

fully charged battery before the main battery fails, the HX2 is

 

 

turned Off.

 

 

 

No Color

Good

No user intervention required.

 

 

 

Main Battery Pack

The main battery pack has a rugged plastic enclosure that is designed to withstand the ordinary rigors of an industrial environment. Exercise care when transporting the battery pack making sure it does not come in contact with excessive heat or any power source other than the HX2 Battery Charger, HX2 Desktop Cradle or the HX2 unit.

Whenever possible, protect the battery charging terminals (five small round circles) by keeping them covered by the battery sleeve fabric. The battery pack is resistant to impact damage.

Under normal conditions a properly tethered Standard battery should last a minimum of approximately eight hours before requiring a recharge, the Extended battery a minimum of approximately 16 hours.

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