PM550 and PM85 provide various types of charging cradles (sold separately).

When charging the device with the cradle, you can confirm the charging status by the charging animation displayed on the screen, in addition to the LED indicator that you can usually see when charging via USB cable.

You can recognize the battery level at a glance by the two types of charging status indications!


APPLIES TO


OS VersionCradle
PM85
  • Android 8: 85.12 (Aug 19 2021) and higher
  • Android 9: 85.24 (Sep 02 2021) and higher
  • 4SC (4 Slot Cradle)
  • 2SC (2 Slot Cradle)
  • SSC / SEC (Single Slot (Ethernet) Cradle)
PM550
  • 55.X3 (Aug 02 2021) and higher
PM30
  • 30.01 (Dec 09 2021) and higher
  • SSC (Single Slot Cradle)
  • 2SC (2 Slot Cradle)
PM86
  • All versions
  • SSC / SEC (Single Slot (Ethernet) Cradle)
  • And all compatible PM85 cradles
TR54
  • All versions
  • SSC (Single Slot Cradle)
  • 5SC (5 Slot Cradle)
PM84P
  • All versions
  • SSC / SEC (Single Slot (Ethernet) Cradle)
  • SSCL / SECL (Single Slot (Ethernet) Cradle Light)
  • 4SC (4 Slot Cradle)


Charging Indication

When the cradle charging is started, you can confirm the charging state with the following.

  • LED indicator
  • Charging Animation displayed

Charging animation is displayed only when using cradle for charging the device.

PM85PM550
ChargingFully chargedChargingFully charged

LED indicator

  • Solid red

LED indicator

  • Solid green

Front LED indicator

  • Solid red

Charging LED indicator

  • Solid red

Front LED indicator

  • Solid blue

Charging LED indicator

  • Solid green




Cradle Charging Animation

Charging animation is displayed only when using cradle for charging the device.

Depending on the battery remaining level, the animation will be changed.

The animation segments the battery level into five sections (six sections including fully charged state) and shows it with colors and filled height for easy recognition.

RedYellowGreen
0~20%21~40%41~60%61~80%81~100%Fully Charged

Old Version of Animation


The older animation (Under the version written in APPLIES TO) had only two indications, Charging and Fully charged.
(The icon was for exiting the animation.)

ChargingFully Charged


Charge Warning Animation

The Charge Warning Animation is available on following device

  • TR54
  • PM84P

The charge warning animation provdies warning animations for various battery conditions.

A charge warning animation is displayed when an issue is detected with the battery during charging.

The End-of-Life (EOL) and Near End-of-Life statuses are determined based on the Battery Age.

The warning animation is displayed according to the priority of the detected status:

  1. EOL (End-of-Life) *(Highest Priority)
  2. Critical Errors
    - Battery temperature error
    - Time out error
  3. Near EOL (Near End-of-Life) *(Lowest Priority)

If multiple warnings occur simultaneously, the highest priority status is shown in the animation, while all other issues are displayed below with a warning message.

EOL & Critical WarningCritical Warning & Near EOL



1. EOL (End-of-Life)

When the battery age reaches "Bad", the animation will will change to EOL status, indicating that the battery has reached the end of its usable life and must be replaced immediately.

EOL (End-of-Life)


2. Critical Errors

When critical issues are detected during charging, the animation changes accordingly.

Temperature Too High

The battery temperature exceeds the safe operating range during charging.   

Temperature Too High

Temperature Too Low 

The battery temperature is below the minimum required range for charging.

Temperature Too Low

 Time Out

 Charging did not complete within an expected time(within 8 hours), indicating a potential battery or charging issue.

Time Out


3. Near EOL (End-of-Life)

When the battery age "Warning", a appears in the animation, indicating that the battery is approaching the end of its usable life. The color of the charging status will follow the normal charging animation.

RedYellowGreen
0~40%41~80%81~100%

Exit Charging Animation Screen

To use the device while it is installed on a cradle, you need to exit the charging animation screen.

The way to exit the animation screen is easy. Just tap the  icon. 

(To avoid accidental closing, tapping other spaces will not respond.)

And if you want to see the charging animation screen again, detach the device from the cradle and re-attach it. 

Disable Charging Animation

You can disable the animation screen if you want. Refer to Enable / Disable Cradle Charging Animation if you want to disable the screen.





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