9
FT-818 Operating Manual
Installation
Charging
Charging of the
SBR-32MH
requires the use of either the supplied battery charger (
PA-
48B/C/U
), or an external 13.8 Volt (±15%) DC source. If the battery charger is used, the
FT-818
must be turned off during charging; if an external 13.8 Volt DC source is used
(connected via the supplied
E-DC-6
cable), then you may operate the
FT-818
while
charging is in progress.
1. Turn the
FT-818
off, then connect the supplied battery charger DC connector to the
INPUT: 13.8V
jack on the rear panel of the
FT-818
.
2. Plug the battery charger into the nearest AC wall outlet.
3. Press the
FT-818
’s
switch for one second to turn the transceiver on.
4. Press the key momentarily.
5. Rotate the
knob so that the function row containing “[
CHG
,
VLT
,
DSP
]” appears
on the display.
6. Press the
key to select the
[CHG]
option (the display will immediately revert to
the regular frequency display).
7. Turn the
FT-818
off. The display will indicate “
CHG TIME
RMN
” and remaining time to indicate the time remaining be-
fore a full charge is achieved on the
SBR-32MH
.
Important Note
The
PA-48
are not designed to power the transceiver for operation (reception or trans-
mission).
Please be advised that the
PA-48
may contribute noise to TV and radio reception in
the immediate vicinity, so we do not recommend its use adjacent to such devices.
