Zebra Technologies manual P4T Vehicle Cradle DC Adapter, Vehicle cradle as Indicated

P4T/RP4T User Guide

Manual Introduction	RP4T Printers 35
pg.	pg.
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P4T Overview- pg. 5	Maintenance pg. 36
Printer Preparation pg. 7	38	Troubleshooting pg.
Connecting the Printer pg. 27	43	Specifications pg.
Radio Regulatory Information pg. 31	Appendices pg. 46
	Index pg. 52

Charging the P4T Series Battery with the AT18488-2 DC Adapter (Customer ordering p/n AK18913-015)

Figure 4C: Charging the P4T Series Battery with the DC Adapter (Vehicle Cradle)

DC Power Cord (open wires)

P4T Vehicle Cradle

DC Adapter

p/n AT18488-2

Access the charger receptacle located on the bottom

of the vehicle cradle as

indicated..

•Locate the charger receptacle on the bottom of the P4T vehicle cradle.

•Plug the Molex connector of the AT18488-2 DC adapter into the charger receptacle.

•Connect the black cable ground (-) terminal to vehicle ground (preferably at the vehicle fuse box).

•Connect the white cable power (+) terminal to the vehicle power source (preferably at the vehicle fuse box). The following table details how the DC Adapter and P4T Series printers interact:

Printer	Charging	Printer LCD	Power Button Operation
Status	Status
Off	Off	Off	Pressing turns printer On
On	Off	Normal display operation	Pressing turns printer Off
		Normal display operation, plus	Pressingswitchesprintertolimited
On	On	battery icon will cycle through	operation:onlybatterycharging&
		levelbars.Chargingwillcontinue	LCD functional
		as required..
		Battery icon will cycle through	Pressing turns printer On. Printer
Off	On	level bars. Printer turns off at	will run normally
		end of charge cycle.

Note: If the battery is out of its safe charging temperature range (either too hot or too cold) the printer will display the following: “Charging will resume when battery is in the range 0-40 degrees C (32-104 degrees F)” and the battery icon will alternately

flash and . Once the battery reaches a safe charging temperature, normal charging will automatically resume.

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