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Revision History
Changes to the original guide are listed below:
Change Date Description
-01 Rev A 03/2014 Initial release.
-01 Rev B 09//2014 Update supported devices list.
–01 Rev. C 11/2014 Update supported devices list.
—01 Rev. D 3/2015 Zebra Rebranding.
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Contents
Copyrights........................................................................................................................................ 3
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Revision History...............................................................................................................................9
Chapter 1: Battery Management Application Installation................................ 13
Installing on a Windows Mobile Device.............................................................................................................13
Installing on a Windows CE Device................................................................................................................... 14
Uninstalling on a Windows Mobile Device........................................................................................................ 15
Uninstalling on a Windows CE Device...............................................................................................................16
Chapter 2: Battery Management Usage...............................................................17
Battery Health Indication — WinMobile............................................................................................................17
Battery Health Indication – WinCE.................................................................................................................... 18
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Chapter 3: Configuration...................................................................................... 21
Battery Management Configuration - WinMobile.............................................................................................. 21
Battery Management Configuration - WinCE.....................................................................................................22
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Chapter
1
Battery Management Application Installation
The Battery Health application supports the devices and operating systems listed below.
Table 1: Supported Devices
Device Operating System
MC65 Windows Embedded handheld 6.5.3
MC67 Windows Embedded handheld 6.5.3
MC9200
WT4100 Windows CE7
Windows CE7
Windows Embedded handheld 6.5.3
Installing on a Windows Mobile Device
Prerequisites:
Download the installation package from the Support Central web site. Go to www.zebra.com/support.
Save the package to a folder on the host computer and un-compress the zip file.
Procedure:
1 Connect the device to a host computer is a cradle or USB cable.
2 Locate the BHSetupWM.cab file on the host computer.
3 Use ActiveSync to copy the BHSetupWM.cab file to the /temp folder on the mobile computer.
4 On the mobile computer, touch Start.
5 Touch File Explorer.
6 Navigate to the /temp folder.
7 Locate the BHSetupWM.cab file.
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Figure 1: File Explorer
8 Touch the file to launch the installation package.
9 Touch OK.
Figure 2: Install CAB File
10 Touch Install.
The package installs and then the device reboots.
Installing on a Windows CE Device
Prerequisites:
Download the installation package from the Support Central web site. Go to www.zebra.com/support.
Save the package to a folder on the host computer and un-compress the zip file.
Procedure:
1 Connect the device to a host computer is a cradle or USB cable.
2 Locate the BHSetupCE7.cab file on the host computer.
3 Use ActiveSync to copy the BHSetupCE7.cab file to the /temp folder on the mobile computer.
4 On the mobile computer, touch StartProgramsWindows Explorer.
5 Open the /temp folder.
6 Locate the BHSetupCE7.cab file.
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Figure 3: File Explorer
7 Touch the file to launch the installation package.
Figure 4: Install CAB File
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8 Touch OK.
The package installs the application on the device.
9 Perform a cold boot. See the device’s User Guide for information.
Uninstalling on a Windows Mobile Device
Procedure:
1 To Start > Settings > System.
2 Select Remove Programs.
3 Select BH.
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Figure 5: Remove Programs Window
4 Touch Remove.
5 Select Yes to remove the application.
The device removes the application and then reboots.
Uninstalling on a Windows CE Device
Procedure:
1 To Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2 Select Remove Programs.
3 Select BH.
Figure 6: Remove Programs Window
4 Touch Remove.
5 Select Yes to remove the application.
The device removes the application and then reboots.
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Chapter
2
Battery Management Usage
The Battery Health service provides an estimate of battery health based on a number of different measurements,
beyond just capacity.
Battery Health Indication — WinMobile
The Battery Health dialog box is accessible from the Status Bar. Touch the Status Bar and then the Battery icon.
Figure 7: Status Bar
Touch the Battery icon to view the Battery Health dialog box.
Figure 8: Battery Health Dialog Box
• Battery Power - Indicates the current battery power, represented as a percentage of the total battery capacity.
• Battery Health - Indicates the battery health using a five star-rating rating system based on a predefined battery
usage count threshold value. If the battery falls below any of these values, it is assigned to a lower star-rating.
• Cycle Count - Displays the current battery usage count of the battery (configurable).
The background color also indicates the battery health.
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Figure 9: Battery Background Color
• Green - Indicates that the battery is healthy.
• Yellow - Indicates that the battery is reaching the end of its useful life.
• Red - Indicates that the battery should be replaced.
The inside of the battery icon indicated the battery charge level. The white area indicates the current charge status of
the battery used.
After a pre-defined time period, the dialog box disappears.
The Battery health dialog box can be set to appear after the device resumes from suspend mode or depending upon
the health status. See Battery Management Configuration - WinMobile on page 21.
Battery Health Indication – WinCE
The Battery Health icon appears in the Task Tray.
Figure 10: Task Tray Icon
Touch the icon to view the Battery Health dialog box.
Figure 11: Battery Health Dialog Box
• Battery Power - Indicates the current battery power, represented as a percentage of the total battery capacity.
• Battery Health - Indicates the battery health using a five star-rating rating system based on a predefined battery
usage count threshold value. If the battery falls below any of these values, it is assigned to a lower star-rating.
• Cycle Count - Displays the current battery usage count of the battery (configurable).
The background color also indicates the battery health.
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Figure 12: Battery Background Color
• Green - Indicates that the battery is healthy.
• Yellow - Indicates that the battery is reaching the end of its useful life.
• Red - Indicates that the battery should be replaced.
The inside of the battery indicates the battery level. The white area indicates the charge level.
After a pre-defined time period, the dialog box disappears.
The Battery health dialog box can be set to appear after the device resumes from suspend mode or depending upon
the health status. See Battery Management Configuration - WinCE on page 22.
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Chapter
3
Configuration
Configure the Battery Management Software to using the Battery management tab in the Power application.
Battery Management Configuration - WinMobile
The Battery Health dialog box is configurable using the BatteryMgmt tab in the Power settings applet. Touch Start
> Settings > Power to open the Power applet.
Figure 13: BatteryMgmt Tab
• Enable Battery Health - Check to enable the Battery health feature.
• Show popup UI on device-resume
- Always - The Battery Health dialog box will display every time the device resumes from suspend.
- Once for each Rating decrease - The Battery Health dialog box will display every time the Rating decrease
to the next lower value.
- Always for **** and lower - The Battery Health dialog box will display when the Rating is four * and lower
every time the device resumes from suspend.
- Always for *** and lower - The Battery Health dialog box will display when the Rating is three * and lower
every time the device resumes from suspend.
- Always for ** and lower - The Battery Health dialog box will display when the Rating is two * and lower
every time the device resumes from suspend.
- Always for *-star and lower - The Battery Health dialog box will display when the Rating is one * and
lower every time the device resumes from suspend.
• Show cycle-count in UI - Check to display the battery usage count in the Battery Health dialog box.
• Seconds to auto-dismiss UI - Set the number of seconds after displaying the Battery Health dialog box that the
dialog box disappears.
• Edit descriptions for Rating - Select button to edit the text that appears for each rating.
The background color also indicates the battery health.
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Figure 14: Edit Rating
Note: Any changes made to the Battery Health software takes effect after the next device-resume.
Battery Management Configuration - WinCE
The Battery Health dialog box is configurable using the BatteryMgmt tab in the Power settings applet. Touch Start
> Settings > Control Panel > Power to open the Power settings applet.
Figure 15: BatteryMgmt Tab
• Enable Battery Health - Check to enable the Battery health feature.
• Add health colour to the Taskbar Battery tray icon – Adds or removes the health indicator (green, yellow, red)
from the icon on the taskbar.
• Show popup UI on device-resume
- Always - The Battery Health dialog box will display every time the device resumes from suspend.
- Once for each Rating decrease - The Battery Health dialog box will display every time the Rating decrease
to the next lower value.
- Always for **** and lower - The Battery Health dialog box will display when the Rating is four * and lower
every time the device resumes from suspend.
- Always for *** and lower - The Battery Health dialog box will display when the Rating is three * and lower
every time the device resumes from suspend.
- Always for ** and lower - The Battery Health dialog box will display when the Rating is two * and lower
every time the device resumes from suspend.
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- Always for *-star and lower - The Battery Health dialog box will display when the Rating is one * and
lower every time the device resumes from suspend.
• Show cycle-count in UI - Check to display the battery usage count in the Battery Health dialog box.
• Seconds to auto-dismiss UI - Set the number of seconds after displaying the Battery Health dialog box that the
dialog box disappears.
• Edit descriptions for Rating - Select button to edit the text that appears for each rating.
The background color also indicates the battery health.
Figure 16: Edit Rating
Touch the drop-down box to select the rating level. Enter the new text in the text box which the HTML bold code.
Touch OK to return to the previous screen.
Note: Any changes made to the Battery Health software takes effect after the next device-resume.
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