TANDBERG FieldView User Manual - page 5
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TANDBERG
FieldView External Charger User Manual
D14059.02 April 2007
Basic Operation
When a battery is installed in the charger, the charger analyzes the battery for error conditions, the reported energy
remaining, the actual energy remaining, and whether or not the battery needs a charging cycle.
Error Conditions
If an error condition exists then the charger will notify the user by turning the Status LED orange. Please see Table 1
for LED states. Error conditions can occur due to the following issues;
Temperature of the pack is outside the allowable charging limits,
Battery will not accept a charge due to a permanent failure within the pack.
Note:
If the external charger reports a permanent failure within the battery, the battery should be removed from the
charger and disposed of according to local regulations.
Table 1 Charger LED States
LED
Color
State
Solid orange
Error
STATUS
Solid red
Charging
Solid green
Fully charged
Orange flash for 10 seconds
Conditioning needed
MODE
Solid orange
In conditioning mode
Solid green
In charging mode/power on
Smart Battery State versus Actual State
The smart battery (P/N 116314) reports its remaining available energy to the FieldView Device. In some extreme cases
the internal reported available energy of the smart battery can become out of sync with the actual available energy.
When a battery is first inserted into the external charger, the charger will check the reported available energy against
the actual available energy. If the reported and actual energy levels do not match, the external charger will notify the
user that the battery requires conditioning by flashing the Status LED orange for 10 seconds.
Note:
If you decide not to condition the battery, the battery charger will crudely adjust the smart battery state to
match the batteries actual capacity and hence the next time the battery is inserted into the charger, the charger will not
request a conditioning cycle. Not conditioning the battery when the charger has requested a “Conditioning” cycle may
reduce the efficiency of the FD when using this battery.
Battery Conditioning Cycle
Conditioning of a battery consists of discharging the Li-Ion battery to a point where the battery reports zero capacity
and then charging the battery to a full state.
Note
: A battery can be conditioned at any time regardless of whether or not the battery charger has indicated that a
conditioning cycle is required.
Starting a Battery Conditioning Cycle
If a battery requires conditioning, the orange Mode LED will flash for 10 seconds after the battery has been placed in
the charger,
Depressing the
CONDITION
button as shown in Figure 2 on the charger will start a conditioning cycle.
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