MAINTENANCE 44 MAINTENANCENOTERechargeable battery packs are not initially charged. Therefore thefirst operation to perform is to charge them. See below.4.1 CHARGING THE BATTERY PACKThe battery pack autonomy varies according to factors, such as the frequency ofbarcode scanning, RF usage, etc.When the battery pack is low, the LED positioned at the right side of the displayblinks red.It is possible to recharge the battery pack by using the PG5-20 MiniUSB AC/DCPower Supply directly connected to the Datalogic Skorpio™.Alternatively, it is also possible to recharge the battery pack by using theDatalogic Skorpio™ Single USB Cradle or one of the Datalogic Skorpio™/F-COLORcradles (even when not connected to the host).During the charging process the LED positioned at the right side of the display is redconstant. Once the charging process has been completed this LED is green constant(see par. 3.5).If the battery pack is removed from the mobile computer, it can be recharged byinserting it into the MBC8600 Multi-Battery Charger.NOTEThe battery pack autonomy varies according to many factors, such asthe frequency of barcode scanning, RF usage, battery life, storage,environmental conditions, etc.CAUTIONIf the battery pack is new or has not been recharged for a long time,it is necessary to perform two or three charging and dischargingcycles (complete use) before it can reach its maximum chargecapability.The maximum time required to recharge a completely run-downbattery pack is 4 hours if recharged into the mobile computer.57