IBM ThinkPad 570 User manual

User's Guide
OPTIONS
by
ThinkPad 570 Battery Charger

First Edition (January 1999)
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Contents
Part 1. Using the ThinkPad 570 Battery Charger ..................................... 1-1
Operating the ThinkPad 570 Battery Charger ......... 1-2
Part 2. Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Appendix A. Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Appendix B. Help and service information ........ 2-12
Step 1. Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Step 2. Preparing for the call ................ 2-13
Step 3. Placing the call to IBM ............... 2-13
Appendix C. Product warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Appendix D. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
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Part 1. Using the ThinkPad 570 Battery Charger
The ThinkPad 570 Battery Charger (hereafter called battery charger)
supports the ThinkPad 570 computer. Using this battery charger, you
can quickly charge the battery pack for your ThinkPad 570 computer.
This book explains how to operate the battery charger.
This option package includes the following components:
ThinkPad 570 Battery Charger
User's Guide (this book)
CAUTION
Read the safety information in Appendix A before installing this
product.
Note: Be sure to keep your proof of purchase, because it might be required
for warranty service. (See Appendix B.)
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Operating the ThinkPad 570 Battery
Charger
To charge the battery pack, do as follows:
1 Have the battery pack for the ThinkPad 570 computer in hand.
2 Connect the AC Adapter to the power jack of the battery
charger .1/. Connect the power cable to the AC Adapter .2/
and then to an electrical outlet .3/.
Make sure the power-on indicator ( ) on the battery charger is
on.
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3 Insert the battery pack into the slot of the battery charger.
Make sure the charging indicator ( ) starts blinking slowly,
which means that charging has started.
4 When the charging indicator stops blinking and stays on,
remove the battery pack from the battery charger.
The battery pack is fully charged and ready to use.
Note: Full charging takes 2—3 hours.
Note: Use the AC Adapter supplied with your ThinkPad 570 computer.
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Part 2. Appendixes
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Appendix A. Safety information
everything off.
the
cord from the outlet. (In the
U.K., by law, the power cord
must be disconnected after
the telephone line cable.)
cord from the outlet. (In the
U.K., by law, the power cord
must be disconnected after
the telephone line cable.)
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Appendix A. Safety information 2-3

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