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Battery power, Accurately displaying battery capacity – Panasonic CF-R1 User Manual

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The battery pack has a function for measuring, storing and learning about battery ca-
pacity. Using this function properly to accurately display remaining battery capacity re-
quires that the battery pack be fully charged (charged to 100%), then fully discharged,
and then fully charged again.
This procedure should be performed once after you purchase the computer. As you use
the battery pack over a long period of time, the remaining capacity display may become
inaccurate due to aging of the battery pack and other factors. The procedure described
below should be performed again.

1

Attach the battery pack and connect the AC adaptor

Remove all peripherals (except for the battery pack and AC adaptor).

2

Use the “Refresh Battery” utility to fully discharge the battery
pack

1

Run the Setup Utility. (

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2

Select [Refresh Battery] from [Exit] menu, then press Enter .

3

At the confirmation message, select [Yes], then press Enter .

The battery pack will be completely charged and discharged, the computer will
power off automatically, and then charging will commence. It takes approximately
3 hours until the power automatically goes off through the complete discharge of
the battery from the fully charged state.

3

Allow the battery pack to charge until the battery indicator turns
green

Charging Time: Approximately 3 hours.

Accurately Displaying Battery Capacity

Battery Power

If the computer is turned off (electrical power outage, accidental removal of the
AC adaptor, etc.), the battery will not be refreshed correctly.

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