Snap-On PRO-LINK EDGE - Chapter 3: Getting Started; Supplying Power to the PRO-LINK Edge

30 PRO-LINK
®
Edge Hardware and Software User’s Manual
Chapter 3 • Getting Started
Supplying Power to the PRO-LINK
®
Edge
There are three ways to supply power to the PRO-LINK
®
Edge. You can use the:
• On-bo
ard battery—A 10.8 volt, 3.2 AH Li-ion battery is included with
your device.
The PRO-LINK
®
Edge on-board battery is recharged when:
— The device is turned on and the AC/DC Power Adapter is being used
— The device is turned off and plugged into the AC/DC Power Adapter
— The device is plugged into the vehicle datalink connector
NOTE:
i For more information on monitoring battery power, refer to Monitoring Bat-
tery Power on page 53 of this guide.
• AC/DC power
adapter—If you do not wish to use the battery, or the bat-
tery power is low, you
can use the AC/DC Power adapter to supply
power to the device.
• Ve
hicle itself—In most vehicles, you can use the vehicle’s datalink
adapter to supply power to the PRO-LINK
®
Edge.
NOTE:
i The device will automatically go into Standby Mode after 10 minutes. To
exit Standby mode, tap the screen. After 1 hour of user inactivity, the PRO-
LINK
®
Edge will power off.
To turn on the PRO-LINK
®
Edge, press and briefly hold the On/Off switch on the
front of the device. To turn it off, hold down the On/Off switch for approximately
four (4) seconds, or until the display goes blank.