Battery status indicator, Battery status gauge – Gateway Tablet PC User Manual

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Monitoring the battery charge

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Battery status indicator

Looking at the battery status indicator. This indicator glows or flashes
depending on the state of the battery:

Battery status gauge

This gauge is on the battery on the back of the tablet, and its five lights each
represent about 20 percent of available power. Read the gauge by pressing the
button next to the LEDs.

Indicator

Meaning

Steady green

Battery charged (AC adapter plugged in)

Steady yellow

Battery charging (AC adapter plugged in)

Steady orange

Battery overheated or defective

Blinking green and orange

Battery discharging abnormally and should be replaced

Slow-blinking orange

Battery charge less than 10% (AC unplugged)

Fast-blinking orange

Battery charge less than 5% (AC unplugged)

Off

Battery discharged (AC unplugged) or battery removed

Important

This indicator lights up only when the tablet PC is
connected to AC power unless the tablet PC is in a very
low power state. For the location of the battery status
indicator, see “Button panel” on page 3.

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