ZOLL AED Plus Fully Automatic Rev B - Manual (Page 30)

20 Fully Automatic AED Plus Administrator’s Guide
2. Remove all batteries at once and dispose of batteries properly. Place new batteries into the battery
bank, observing battery polarity markings and making sure that all batteries are securely seated and
properly oriented. After placing the first 5 to 9 batteries in the battery well, the
INSTALL BATTERIES audio prompt reminds you to install the remaining batteries in the battery
compartment.
Figure 8: Battery Compartment
3. After installing new batteries, press the Battery Reset Button inside the battery compartment when
prompted (see Figure 8). Pressing the button resets the battery usage indicator to full charge.
NOTE If you do not press the Battery Reset Button in the battery well within 15 seconds after installing all
batteries, the Fully Automatic AED Plus assumes that the batteries installed in the device were
temporarily removed, and are not fully charged.
NOTE Because Lithium Manganese Dioxide battery cells do not contain toxic materials, they may be disposed of
in general trash after discharge or when properly protected against shorting between terminals.
Identifying Battery Condition
Battery capacity depletes during standby operation of the unit, while the unit is operating, and as a result
of each defibrillation. Battery capacity also gradually diminishes over a shelf life of years without use.
The Fully Automatic AED Plus monitors energy remaining in the installed batteries. When battery
capacity is low or depleted, the Fully Automatic AED Plus will not function to specification. When a
low battery condition occurs, the Fully Automatic AED Plus:
• emits an audible alarm or “beep” once every minute, if the Fully Automatic AED Plus is off
• issues the CHANGE BATTERIES audio prompt, if the Fully Automatic AED Plus is on
Battery Reset Button
CAUTION! You MUST replace all 10 batteries at once. Do not replace individual batteries. The Fully
Automatic AED Plus cannot detect whether all batteries or only a few batteries have been
replaced. Do not place used batteries into the Fully Automatic AED Plus. Using less
than fully charged batteries can affect the unit when performing a rescue. DO
NOT press the Battery Reset Button if all the batteries are not new. The Fully Automatic
AED Plus then assumes that they are the same batteries that were just removed.