Toro 04042 - Using the Infocenter LCD Display

CaringfortheBatteryPack
Aswithallrechargeablebatteries,lithiumionbatterieshave
alifespanduringwhichtheywillholdasufcientcharge
toperformtheworkforwhichtheyareintended.Astime
goesby,thetotalamountofworkthebatterywillbeable
tocompleteonasinglechargewillgraduallydiminish.The
followingtableliststheapproximateexpectedworkthatthe
machineshouldbecapableofovertherstveyearsofuse:
Year
AreaCutPerFullCharge
1
4240m
2
(45,600ft
2
)
2
4070m
2
(43,800ft
2
)
3
3900m
2
(42,000ft
2
)
4
3790m
2
(40,800ft
2
)
5
3600m
2
(39,000ft
2
)
Note:Yourresultsmayvarydependingonthedistanceyou
needtotransportthemachine,thecontactsettingofthebed
knife,andotherfactorsasdiscussedinthissection.
Toachievemaximumlifeandusefromyourbattery,apply
thefollowingcareguidelines:
•Donotopenthebatterypack.Therearenouser
serviceablepartsinside.Ifyouopenthepackyouwillvoid
yourwarranty.Thepackisprotectedbytamper-alerting
devices.
•Store/parkthemachineinaclean,drygarageorstorage
area,awayfromdirectsunlightandheatsources.Do
notstoreitinalocationwherethetemperaturewilldrop
below-13degreesF(-25degreesC)orriseabove113
degreesF(45degreesC).Temperaturesoutsideofthis
rangewilldamageyourbattery.Hightemperatures
duringstorage,especiallyatahighstateofcharge,will
reducethelifeofthebatteries.
•Whenstoringformorethan10days,ensurethatthe
machineisinacoollocation,outofsunlight,and
connectedtothecharger.
•Ifyouaremowinginhotconditionsorinsunlight,the
batterymayoverheat.Ifthishappens,ahightemperature
alertwillappearontheInfoCenterLCDdisplay.Inthis
condition,themachinewillnolongeroperatewiththe
reelengagedandthemachinewillslowdown.
Immediatelydrivethemachinetoacoollocationoutof
thesun,turnoffthemachine,andallowthebatteryto
coolfullybeforeresumingoperation.
•Keepthebatterypackcoverclean.Thewhitecolor
reectssunlightandslowstheheatbuildupinthebattery
pack.Adirtycoverwillincreasetheheatinthebattery
packeachdayandwillreducetheenergycapacity.
•Adjustthebedknifetoreelcontacttobeaslightas
possible.Thiswillreducethepowerneededtorunthe
reelandincreasetheamountofworkthemachinewill
performoneachcharge.
UsingtheInfoCenterLCD
Display
TheInfoCenterLCDdisplayshowsinformationaboutyour
machinesuchthecurrentbatterycharge,thespeed,and
variousdiagnosticsandotherinformationaboutthemachine
andthebatterypack.Figure35illustratestheInfoCenterand
themaininformationscreen.
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4
5
6
7
2
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Figure35
1.Powerlight/faultindicator5.Menuaccess/backbutton
2.Batterychargeindicator6.Downbutton
3.Faultlogindicator7.Rightbutton
4.Speedcontrolsetting
•Powerlight/faultindicator—illuminateswhenyouturn
themachineon.YoucanreturnthekeytotheRun
positionwhenthislightilluminates.Thislightalsoblinks
whenthereisamachinefault.
•Batterychargeindicator—whenthebatteryhasafull
charge,alloftheboxesintheindicatorwillbelledin
withblack.Aspowerisused,boxeswillbelledwith
whitestartingfromtherightandproceedingtotheleft
asthebatterydrains.Whenonlyoneboxisstillblack,
thebatterypackisalmostoutofpowerandyoushould
immediatelyproceedtochargethebattery.
•Faultlogindicator—thisiconindicatesthatthereisa
currentfaultlogtoreview .
•Speedcontrolsetting—thebarsturnblackfromleftto
rightthefasteryousetthespeedcontrol.Whenallbars
arelledwithwhite,themachineisatZerospeed.
•Menuaccess/backbutton—pressthisbuttontoaccess
theInfoCentermenus.Youcanalsouseittobackoutof
anymenuyouarecurrentlyusing.
•Downbutton—usethisbuttontoscrolldownmenus.
•Rightbutton—usethisbuttontoopenamenuwherea
rightarrowindicatedadditionalcontent.
Note:Thepurposeofeachbuttonmaychangedepending
onwhatisrequiredatthetime.Eachbuttonwillbelabelwith
anicondisplayingitscurrentfunction.
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