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Charging, Low Battery State, Storage, Handling Precautions
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English Charging The Lithium-Ion battery is recharged internally using the AC adapter. To recharge the battery, make sure the battery is installed and the notebook 10 is connected to the AC adapter. The charge times will be significantly longer if your notebook is in use while the battery is charging. If you want to charge the battery more quickly, put your computer into Suspend mode or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery. Please always follow the charging instructions provided with your notebook. * If you happen to leave your battery pack to go through an extended period of self-discharge, say more than three months, the battery voltage level will become too low and needs to be Pre-Charged (to bring the battery voltage level high enough) before it automatically resumes its normal Fast Charge. PreCharge may take 30 minutes. Fast Charge usually takes 2~3 hours. Low Battery State When the battery level is low, a notification message appears. If you do not respond to the low battery message, the battery continues to discharge until it is too low to operate. When this happens, your notebook goes into Suspend mode. There is no guarantee your data will be saved once the notebook reaches this point. CAUTION: To protect your notebook from damage, use only the power adapter that came with it because each power adapter has its own power output rating. Once your notebook goes into suspend mode as a result of a dead battery, you will be unable to resume operation until you provide a source of power either from an adapter or a charged battery. Once you have provided power, you can press the Suspend/ Resume button to resume operation. In Suspend mode, your data is maintained for some time, but if a power source is not provided promptly, the power indicator stops flashing and then goes out, in which case you have lost the data that was not saved. Once you provide power, you can continue to use your computer while an adapter charges the battery. Storage ● Charge or discharge the battery to approximately 50% of capacity before storage. ● Charge the battery to approximately 50% of capacity at least once every three months. ● Remove the battery and store it separately from the notebook. ● Store the battery at temperatures between 5°C and 20°C (41°F and 68 °F). CAUTION: The battery self-discharges during storage. Higher temperatures (above 20 °C or 68 °F) reduce the battery storage life. Handling Precautions ● Do not disassemble, crush, or puncture a battery. ● Do not short the external contacts on a battery. ● Do not dispose of a battery in fire or water.