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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
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Charging the battery
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WARNING!:
NEVER
charge any other than the speci
fi
ed battery pack.
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Charging description
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Plug the AC adapter into an AC outlet; or the optional CP-
21LR into a cigarette lighter socket.
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Insert the adapter plug into
[12~16V DC INPUT]
of the BC-
164
BATTERY CHARGER
.
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Install the BP-243
BATTERY PACK
(See left page) to the
transceiver
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Be sure to turn OFF the transceiver, then charge the bat-
tery with transceiver.
• Takes approximately 3 hours for fully charge with the supplied
BP-243 battery pack.
• Charging indicator of BC-164 lights or blinks as follows.
* It may be charging outside of the speci
fi
ed temperature range: +5
˚
C to
+35
˚
C (+41
˚
F to +95
˚
F). Restore the specified temperature range and
reinsert the transceiver.
NOTE:
The transceiver has battery indicator to show the
following information.
•
No indicator appears when the installed battery pack has
ample capacity.
•
“
” (battery indicator) appears when the battery pack
is nearing exhaustion.
•
“
” blinks when the battery pack must be charged.
•
“
” and “LOW” indicator appear just before the battery
pack is completely discharged and display turns OFF.
BC-164
Charging
indicator
Transceiver
to [12~16V DC INPUT] jack
AC adapter
to cigarette
lighter socket
to AC outlet
SCAN
SET
S.MW
Optional CP-21LR
Cigarette lighter cable
with noise filter
Quick reference guide
Charging indicator status Charging status
Lights orange
Charging
Lights green
Charging is completed
Blinking red
Charging error*