Polaroid PDC 3000 - Manual (Page 209)

Maintenance and troubleshooting 209
Caring for the camera batteries
The four NiCad “AA” rechargeable batteries provided with
the PDC-3000 camera have enough power for taking 40
pictures under normal conditions. The battery level indicator
on the PDC-3000 camera’s LCD panel indicates full ( ), low
( ) and other levels between them. Recharge the batteries
whenever the indicator shows low battery level.
Note: Conserve battery power by turning the camera off
when it is not in use.
WARNING: DO NOT TURN OFF THE CAMERA OR
ANY OTHER SCSI DEVICE WHILE IT IS CONNECTED
TO YOUR COMPUTER IF THE COMPUTER IS ON.
DOING SO COULD DAMAGE THE COMPUTER OR
CORRUPT DATA ON YOUR HARD DISK.
The batteries can be recharged at any time, but NiCad
batteries perform best when you allow them to discharge
almost completely before recharging. Repeatedly recharging
partially charged batteries causes them to lose their capacity.
(Use of a battery conditioner/charger, available at many
electronics and video equipment stores, is recommended
because it discharges the batteries completely before starting
the charge cycle. The power adapter/trickle charger provided