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Battery Pack, Recharging The Battery Pack, 3 Questions And Answers

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English 2.1 Battery Pack Your T1028 TouchNote is equipped with a high-energy rechargeable Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack. Battery life will vary depending on the product configuration, product model, applications loaded on the product, power management settings of the product, and the product features used by the customer. As with all batteries, the maximum capacity of this battery will decrease with time and usage. 14 2.2 Recharging The Battery Pack Your T1028 TouchNote supports both on-line and off-line recharge. Follow the procedure below to recharge battery: „ Make sure the battery pack is installed in the T1028 TouchNote. „ Connect the AC adapter to the T1028 TouchNote and to an electrical outlet. „ When a battery pack is being recharged, its battery LED (located at the upper left corner of LCD display) should be lit. For details on the LEDs, please refer to Chapter 1.3. When the T1028 TouchNote is OFF, a depleted Li-Ion battery will take three hours to recharge. 2.3 Questions And Answers I can feel a mild heat next to the battery pack. Is it normal? The battery will generate heat during recharging and discharging. There is a protection circuit inside the T1028 TouchNote to prevent overheating. User needs not to worry. My battery operation time is not as long as it should be. Why? The battery is heat sensitive and can only be charged to its maximum if the battery and its environmental temperature remain within 15-25°C (59-77°F). The more the temperature deviates from this range during recharging, the less chance there is for the battery to be fully charged. In order to recharge the pack to its full capacity, users are requested to cool down the unit by unplugging the AC Adapter. Wait until it is cooled down. Then plug in the AC Adapter to start recharging again. I did not use my spare battery for a few days. Even though it was fully recharged, there wasn't as much power left as a newly charged one. Why? The batteries will self-discharge when they are not being recharged. To make sure a battery pack is fully charged, recharge before use. Always keep the battery inside the T1028 TouchNote and have the AC adapter connected whenever possible.

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English
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2.1 Battery Pack
Your
T1028 TouchNote
is equipped with a high-energy
rechargeable
Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
battery pack. Battery life will
vary depending on the product configuration, product model,
applications loaded on the product, power management settings of
the product, and the product features used by the customer. As with
all batteries, the maximum capacity of this battery will decrease
with time and usage.
2.2
Recharging The Battery Pack
Your
T1028 TouchNote
supports both on-line and off-line recharge.
Follow the procedure below to recharge battery:
Make sure the battery pack is installed in the
T1028
TouchNote
.
Connect the AC adapter to the
T1028 TouchNote
and to an
electrical outlet.
When a battery pack is being recharged, its battery LED (located
at the upper left corner of LCD display) should be lit. For details
on the LEDs, please refer to Chapter 1.3. When the
T1028
TouchNote
is OFF, a depleted Li-Ion battery will take three
hours to recharge.
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2.3 Questions And Answers
I can feel a mild heat next to the battery pack. Is it normal?
The battery will generate heat during recharging and
discharging. There is a protection circuit inside the
T1028
TouchNote
to prevent overheating. User needs not to worry.
My battery operation time is not as long as it should be.
Why?
The battery is heat sensitive and can only be charged to its
maximum if the battery and its environmental temperature
remain within 15-25°C (59-77°F). The more the temperature
deviates from this range during recharging, the less chance
there is for the battery to be fully charged. In order to
recharge the pack to its full capacity, users are requested
to cool down the unit by unplugging the AC Adapter. Wait
until it is cooled down. Then plug in the AC Adapter to start
recharging again.
I did not use my spare battery for a few days. Even though
it was fully recharged, there wasn’t as much power left as a
newly charged one. Why?
The batteries will self-discharge when they are not being
recharged. To make sure a battery pack is fully charged,
recharge before use. Always keep the battery inside the
T1028 TouchNote
and have the AC adapter connected
whenever possible.