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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
The battery pack is not charged at the factory; charge it before
use.
Average battery pack life:
Battery Saver on: 18 hours
Battery Saver off: 14 hours
• Average times are calculated using 5% transmit time, 5% receive
time, and 90% standby time.
ATTENTION:
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Always switch OFF a transceiver equipped with a battery pack
before inserting the transceiver into the charger.
1
Plug the AC adapter cable into the jack located on the rear
of the charger.
2
Plug the AC adapter into an AC outlet.
3
Slide a battery pack or a transceiver equipped with a battery
pack into the charging slot of the charger.
• Make sure the metal contacts of the battery pack mate securely
with the charger metal terminals.
• The indicator lights red and charging begins.
Indicator
Charger metal
terminals
4
When charging is completed, the indicator fl ashing green.
Remove the battery pack or the transceiver from the
charging slot of the charger.
• It takes approximately 2.5 hours to charge the battery pack.
• When the charger will not be used for a long time, unplug the AC
adapter from the AC outlet.
Note:
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When the indicator blinks red, the battery pack is either defective or
the battery pack contacts are not properly mated with those of the
charger.