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English
Operating the Radio
When mounted in the Vehicle Adapter the radio may be operated in the normal
way, using the external Palm microphone for the PTT function.
An optional Car Radio Mute (CRM) facility may be Þtted to mute a broadcast radio
mounted in the vehicle. The CRM operates when the external microphone is
taken Òoff hookÓ, (dependent upon Vehicle Adapter conÞguration).
If an external speaker is connected, the radio internal speaker is automatically
disconnected and the received messages are routed via the Vehicle Adapter
audio ampliÞer to the external speaker. The audio volume is controlled by the
radio volume control.
For all other operating procedures for your radio, refer to your radio User Manual.
Operating Mode Status
The Vehicle Adapter ÒRADIO MODEÓ LED (the top LED) indicates the operational
status of the Vehicle Adapter as follows:
Battery Charging
The Ò
CHARGE
Ó LED (the lower LED) indicates the charging conditions as
follows:
The charging time is approximately 2 hours for NiCd and NiMH batteries and
approximately 3 hours for Lilon batteries.
Note:
Because new batteries could prematurely indicate full charge
(steady green LED), charge the battery for 14 to 16 hours prior to initial
use to achieve best performance
.
Table 4 Radio Mode Status LED
Steady GREEN
Radio Þtted correctly and switched on
Steady RED
Radio transmitting
Steady ORANGE
MAP27 enabled
Table 5 Battery Charge Status
Flashing GREEN (for 3 sec) Battery contact made (reading battery)
Steady RED
Battery on rapid charge (1250mA max)
Flashing RED
Battery fault or charging fault
Steady YELLOW
Battery on trickle charge (90% full charge)
Steady GREEN
Battery charge complete (full charge)
Flashing YELLOW
Battery voltage too low
Battery temperature too high (>45¡C / 113¡F)
Battery temperature too low (< -10¡C / 14¡F)
Note:
When within the parameters stated
above normal charging will begin automatically.
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