VX-5R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
10
B
ATTERY
L
IFE
I
NFORMATION
When the battery charge is almost depleted, a “Low Voltage” indicator will appear on the
display. When this icon appears, it is recommended that you charge the battery soon.
Installation of Accessories
Operating Band
Battery Life
(Approx.)
Low Voltage Indicator
FNB-58LI
FBA-23
50 MHz
( 1)
6.5 hours
7.5 hours
144 MHz
( 1)
6 ho urs
7 ho urs
430 MHz
( 1)
5.5 hours
6 ho urs
Other Bands
( 2)
15 hours
9 ho urs
: Battery is nearing depletion.
Prepare to replace the battery.
Prepare to charge the battery.
: Battery voltage is
critically low.
Prepare to replace the battery.
Prepare to charge the battery.
(1) TX 6 sec., RX 6 sec. and Squelched 48 sec.
(2) Continuous signal reception
The current battery voltage can be displayed manually on the LCD, by following the in-
structions on page 35.
Battery capacity may be reduced during extremely cold weather operation. Keeping the
radio inside your parka may help preserve the full charge capacity.
AC O
PERATION
U
SING
NC-72B/C/U (R
ECEIVING
ONLY
)
The
VX-5R
may be operated from your house current by use of the supplied
NC-72B/C/U
Battery Charger.
To use the
NC-72B/C/U
, turn the transceiver off, then plug the miniature connector of the
Battery Charger into the
EXT DC
jack on the side of the radio. Now plug the Battery
Charger into the wall outlet. You may now turn on the transceiver.
Important Notice
When using an external DC power source supplied via the
E-DC-5B
or
E-DC-6
, if
power is momentarily interrupted a safety feature will be activated inside the
VX-
5R
, so as to minimize the possibility of damage to the microprocessor. Such a
power interruption might occur when a vehicle's ignition is turned on or off, or if the
DC power cable is unplugged, or if the DC power supply is turned off.
In the event of such a momentary power interruption, the
VX-5R
will return to the
original VFO or Memory Channel to which the
VX-5R
was tuned when it was first
turned on during this operating session. For example, if you started operation on
Memory Channel 2, at 145.400 MHz, but DC power input is interrupted later while
you are on Memory Channel 25, The
VX-5R
will revert to Memory Channel 2
(145.400 MHz) when the power situation stabilizes.
This is a (normal) protection feature, and you may quickly return to Menory Chan-
nel 25 by pressing .
