C a re a n d u s e o f t h e b a t t e r y p a c k
This s ection provide s the important safe ty preca utions in orde r to ha ndle
your ba tte ry pack prope rly.
Re fe r to the e nclosed In s tru c tion Man ual fo r S a fe ty a nd Comfo rt for
de ta ile d pre ca utions a nd handling instructions .
The compute r's RTC ba ttery is a lithium ion ba tte ry a nd s hould be
re pla ce d only by your dealer or by a TOSHIBA service re pre s enta tive .
The ba tte ry ca n e xplode if not prope rly re pla ce d, us ed, ha ndled or
dis pos e d. Dis pos e of the ba ttery a s require d by loca l ordina nce s or
re gulations .
Cha rge the ba tte ry pa ck only in a n ambie nt te mpe ra ture be tween 5
a nd 35 de gre e s Ce ls ius. Otherwise, the e le ctrolyte s olution might le a k,
ba tte ry pa ck pe rforma nce might dete riora te a nd the battery life might
be s horte ne d.
C h a rg in g t h e b a t t e rie s
Whe n the powe r in the ba tte ry pa ck be come s low, the DC IN/Ba tte ry
indicator will fla s h a mbe r to indica te tha t only a few minute s of ba ttery
powe r re ma in. If you continue to use the compute r while the DC IN/Ba ttery
indicator fla s he s , the computer will e na ble Hibe rna tion Mode s o tha t you do
not los e a ny da ta , a nd a utoma tically turn its elf off.
You mus t re cha rge a batte ry pa ck whe n it become s discha rge d.
P r o c e d u r e s
To re cha rge a ba ttery pa ck, connect the AC ada ptor to the DC IN 19V ja ck
and plug the othe r e nd into a working outle t - the DC IN/Ba ttery indica tor
will glow a mber while the ba ttery is being cha rge d.
Ch a rg in g T im e
The following ta ble shows the approxima te time re quired to fully charge a
dis cha rge d ba tte ry.
Ba tte ry typ e Powe r o ff Powe r o n
Battery pack (48Wh, 6
ce ll)
3 hours ma x 3 hours
Battery pack (47Wh, 8
ce ll)
2.5 hours ma x 2.5 hours
Please be a wa re that the charging time when the compute r is on is a ffe cted
by a mbie nt te mpe ra ture , the te mpe ra ture of the compute r a nd how you a re
Use r's Ma nua l 4-29
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