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PRELIMINARY
Charging
The NiMH battery with Plug-in Charger(53898)
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Make sure NiMH battery is left inside the radio.
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Make sure the radio is Off.
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Plug the charger into an electric outlet.
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Lift Accessory cover and plug the Charger
firmly into the small jack socket. Please see
figure.
Note:
The light on the charger will glow red
continuously while charging.
Charge the battery (NTN8971) overnight
(16 hours) before using it for the first time. It
will only need up to ten (10) hours of
charging thereafter.
For optimum battery life, the battery must
not be left charging for prolonged periods
after reaching full charge.
If radio is On while charging, additional time is required to charge the battery.
Caution:
Do not transmit while radio is charging. Tranmitting while radio is charging
can cause the radio transmitter or the charger to operate improperly.
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