Lithium ion (Li-Ion) technology is the state-of-the-art in DC energy storage and has been widely

adopted to meet user demand for more power and longer operating times. No other battery

technology available at this time allows Zebra to meet market and competitive requirements for

operating times and label capacity for thermal printers. Zebra actively monitors the Li-Ion battery

technology industry and we have become aware of published concerns about Li-Ion batteries,

including batteries for laptop computers, cell phones, digital cameras, wireless speakerphones

and numerous other products.

Although Li-Ion technology is state-of-the-art, its use does come with a tradeoff: the design and

While our battery manufacturers have made significant improvements from a design and

manufacturing process perspective, we strongly recommend that you implement the following

battery management practices to further reduce any residual risk of overheating and/or out-

1. Only use genuine Zebra® battery packs in Zebra printers.

2. Our experience indicates that the incidence of failure may increase with battery service life due

to the stresses of daily charging and discharging. We strongly recommend that Li-Ion batteries be

replaced after one year’s daily service, or 600 charge-discharge cycles, whichever occurs first.

3. In the unused state, a Li-Ion battery pack may become unstable if the voltage drops below 4.6

5. Do not store battery packs in temperatures exceeding 60ºC/140ºF and do not store the battery

6. Keep battery packs away from children.

7. Promptly and properly dispose of used battery packs according to local regulations for the

disposal of batteries. Before disposal, you should insulate the terminals with tape.

Zebra voluntarily participates in the RBRC program. Call 1-800-8-BATTERY in North

America for information on recycling. Outside of North America, please follow local battery

recycling guidelines.