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2 Charging the Printer Battery
2.1 Charging the Battery Cartridge
Insert the battery Cartridge into the printer:
Remove the battery door at the back of the printer, by placing a coin into the slot and pushing the cover to
release the lock (see Figure 2).
Install the battery cartridge in the battery compartment located at the back of the printer as shown in Figure 3.
Charge the battery cartridge before operating the printer:
Plug the power adapter into an appropriate wall socket; then plug the power adapter cord into Power Input
Connector at the rear of the printer (see Figure 2). The yellow
Charge
light will illuminate, to indicate
battery is charging.
The Charge LED turns off when battery cartridge is fully charged. It takes 60 to 90 minutes to fast charge the
battery pack.
To insure full charge, printer should not be operated while the battery is charging.
Important notes on charging the battery:
The model
2000i
uses
9 VDC/1A
adapter to recharge the battery pack.
Each time the power adapter is connected to the printer, the battery Fast-charge is initiated.
Before the start of the fast recharge process, the fast-charge controller checks the battery’s voltage and
temperature.
If the battery voltage or the temperature is outside of the fast-charge limits, the charger defaults to trickle
charge at C/10 or 70mA rate.
Optional external battery charger is available for Datamax-O’Neil printers, a single bay fast rate charger and
conditioner and four bay 12 hours trickle charger.
