BATTERY INFORMATION
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A 12 volt NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) battery comes with the VIPER LS6
printer. The battery is PARTIALLY CHARGED. Panduit recommends
charging the battery for 15 HOURS PRIOR TO USE. Charging of the
VIPER LS6 battery should be accomplished ONLY with Panduit Model LS6
AC Adapter/Battery Chargers (Part No. LS6-ACS, which is supplied with the
printer). The user MUST manually activate the battery charger with the LS6
powered on to start the charging process (see Charging the Battery below).
NOTE: The Battery (LS6-BP) should only be removed during its own
replacement or during the replacement of the Lithium Battery. Charging
of the NiMH battery pack will only occur while the battery (LS6-BP) is
installed INSIDE of the VIPER LS6 printer.
NOTE: The battery may lose capacity after extended periods of non-use,
and may require several charge/use cycles to recover to its full capacity.
Charging the Battery
1. Connect the AC Adapter to the printer at the AC Adapter Plug.
2. Plug the AC Adapter into an ordinary wall outlet.
3. Turn the Printer On.
4. Wait for the printer to cycle through its start up screens.
5. From the Home Screen press the key to enter the setup menu.
6. Next, use the arrow keys to scroll down to Utilities. Select Battery next
to Utilities and press the key.
7. The current charge level of the battery will appear on the screen briefly.
8. The printer will then prompt to Start charger now? 1-Yes 2-No
9. Press 1 first and then press any other key to begin charging or Press 2 to
exit the battery charging prompt screen and return to the setup menu.
10. Press to end charging. A fully charged battery will completely darken
the status bar vertically.