Chapter 2 Motion M1200 and M1300 Tablet PC Hardware

Table 2-4

Front Panel Battery Status LED

LED

Battery Status

Action

Steady green

Battery 100% charged

None

 

(AC plugged in)

 

 

 

 

Steady amber

Battery is charging

None

 

(AC plugged in)

 

Steady red

Battery is overheated or

Wait for the battery to cool.

 

defective.

Replace the battery.

 

 

 

Flashing green

Unit is in Stand By

None

 

 

 

Flashing green and

Battery is discharging

Replace the battery.

amber

abnormally.

 

Slow-flashing amber

10% battery charge

Immediately charge the

 

(AC unplugged).

battery to avoid loss of data.

 

 

 

NOTE: When the battery reaches a 10% charge, the Tablet PCs issue a Low Battery alarm message in addition to the LED warning. For information about modifying this alarm (you can set it to display a message or to produce an audible warning), see Chapter 4 of this User Guide.

Fast-flashing amber (for only a few seconds)

3% battery charge (AC unplugged)

The Tablet PCs issue a Critical Battery alarm and automatically goes into Hibernate mode.

NOTE: Hibernate mode attempts to save data in any open programs to your hard drive. When you restart the Tablet PC, it returns to the same place you were before the system hibernated.

Off

Tablet PC is unplugged from AC power and the system is running on battery power.

None

Battery Status Gauge

A five-LED battery gauge is located on the battery on the bottom of both Tablet PCs. Each LED represents about 20% of available power. You can activate the gauge by pushing the black button next to the LEDs.

In the example shown here, the battery has about 40% of its power remaining.

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Motion Computing M1200, M1300 manual Battery Status Gauge, Battery Status Action