Motorola V101 - Manual (Page 137)

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The battery icon
and meters are
missing • Are you using a Motorola original battery? Your charging
system may not be able to communicate with your
battery.
The battery loses
charge faster than
normal • Are you in an area of variable coverage? This uses extra
battery power.
• Is it a new battery? A new battery needs two to three
charge/discharge cycles to attain normal performance.
• Is it an old battery? Battery performance declines after
several years of use.
• Is it a battery that hasn’t been completely discharged?
Allow the battery to fully discharge (until the Personal
Communicator turns itself off) and then charge the
battery overnight.
• Check that the Frequency Of Search feature in the
Network Selection menu has not been set to Fast or
Continuous.
• Check that the Battery Saving Mode feature has not
been set to Off.
• Are you using your Personal Communicator in extreme
temperatures? At extreme hot or cold temperatures,
battery performance is significantly reduced.
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