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Charging Status LEDs
On the drop-in charger, the radio and battery charging pockets have their own LEDs.
On the MUC, each of the 6 charging pockets has an LED. The LEDs are grouped into pairs to
show which charging pockets are paired (for cloning, see page 27).
The LED is solid red when the battery is charging, and solid green when charging is complete.
Battery Meter
The battery meter in the upper left corner of the display (see page 15) shows how much
battery power is remaining.
Battery Life
Based on 5% transmit, 5% receive, 90% standby (standard duty cycle):
Note: For optimal battery life, high-capacity alkaline batteries are recommended.
Battery Type
3 Bars
2 Bars
1 Bar
Flashing
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c
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Li-Ion
100%–85%
85%–25%
25%–10%
Final 10%
AAA Alkaline
100%–75%
75%–40%
40%–10%
Final 10%
Li-Ion – 12 Hours
AAA Alkaline – 10 Hours
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