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ALTAIR 5 - Operating Manual 17
Battery Warning
Warning!
If battery shutdown alarm activates, stop using the instrument as it no
longer has enough power to indicate potential hazards, and persons
relying on this product for their safety could sustain serious personal
injury or death.
COMB
CO
SO
2
Figure 2-4 Battery Warning
The nominal run-time of the instrument (COMB, O
2
, H
2
S, with pump and
monochrome display) at room temperature is 14 hours. Actual run-time will vary
depending on ambient temperature and alarm conditions.
A Low Battery Warning indicates that a nominal 30 minutes of operation remain
before the battery’s charge is depleted.
The duration of remaining instrument operation during a Low Battery Warning
depends on ambient temperatures, battery condition alarm status.
When the instrument goes into battery warning the:
• battery life indicator continuously blinks
• alarm sounds
• alarm LEDs flash
• display shows "LOW
BATTERY"
• instrument continues to operate until it is turned OFF or battery shutdown
occurs.
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