Getting Started
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Charging the Battery
CAUTION: Ensure that you follow the guidelines for battery safety described in Battery Safety Guidelines
on page 213.
Use the mobile computer cradles, cables and spare battery chargers to charge the mobile computer main
battery. The main battery can be charged before insertion into the mobile computer or after it is installed.
The main battery that ships with the MC3300x device is the 7000 mAh PowerPrecision+ extended capacity
battery pack (2.5X). The two legacy MC33 PowerPrercision+ batteries; 5200 mAh high capacity battery
pack (2X) and the 2740 mAh standard capacity battery pack (1X) can be purchased separately for the
MC3300x device.
The MC3300x-G is only compatible with the 7000 mAh (2.5X) and the 5200 mAh (2X) PowerPrecision+
batteries.
The MC3300x-R/S is compatible with all three PowerPrecision+ battery packs; 7000 mAh (2.5X), 5200
mAh (2X) and 2740 mAh (1X).
Use one of the spare battery chargers to charge the main battery (out of the mobile computer) or one of the
cradles to charge the main battery while it is installed in the mobile computer.
Before using the mobile computer for the first time, fully charge the main battery until the green Charge
LED indicator remains lit and charge the battery using a cable or a cradle with the appropriate power
supply. For information about the accessories available for the MC3300x, see Accessories.
The MC3300x retains data in memory for at least five minutes when the mobile computer’s main battery is
removed.
When the main battery reaches a critical battery level state (6%), the battery retains data in memory for at
least 15 hours.
Batteries must be charged within the 0° to +40° C (32° to 104° F) ambient temperature range.
The following accessories can be used to charge batteries:
• Cradles (and a power supply):
• 1-Slot USB Charge Cradle
• 5-Slot Charge Only ShareCradle
• 5-Slot Ethernet ShareCradle
• 5-Slot Charge ShareCradle + 4-Slot Spare Battery Charger
• 5-Slot Ethernet ShareCradle + 4-Slot Spare Battery Charger.
• Cables (and a power supply):
• USB Charge Cable.
• Spare Battery Chargers (and a power supply):
• 4-Slot Spare Battery Charger
• 20-Slot Spare Battery Charger.
To charge the mobile computer using the cradles:
1. Insert the mobile computer into a cradle. See Accessories for accessory setup.
NOTE: It is safe to leave the mobile computer and/or batteries on the charger for prolong durations. Both
the spare and terminal-based chargers stop charging when they detect that the battery is fully charged.
Upon stopping, the batteries will slowly self-discharge, and if left on the charger long enough, will
eventually fall to a point where the charger re-initiates a charge until the batteries are fully charged again.
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