ZA-725 User Manual
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ZA-725 User Manual
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recharge when getting flat. If an almost full battery is recharged, the
charging cycles are not optimized.
3. When the battery charge goes flat, the radio’s LED will flash a red light
and the radio will keep reporting “Please charge the battery”.
5.The following LED display sequence will now show the status of the
charging process as depicted in the table below:
Continuous Red LED indicates that the battery is being charged. The
charging process will approximately take 5 hours.
When the battery is fully charged, the Red LED will change to a green LED
which will be ON continuously. Remove the AC power supply from the
charger pod or remove the Radio / battery from the cradle.
If the Red LED keeps flashing, the battery voltage is below 6V or the
battery could be damaged. If the battery voltage is below 6V, the battery
will eventually begin to charge after some time and the status of flashing
Red LED will change to being continuously ON. If however, the battery is
damaged, the status of the flashing Red LED will not change.
Charger Status
NB
Overcharging a battery can reduce its life. It is advisable to stop the
charging process when the green LED comes ON.
CHARGE TIME
is approximately 5 hours from flat to full.
OPERATING TIME
is approximately 30 hours with a fully charged battery if
used typically on a 5:5:90 duty cycle.
Note:
1. Make sure the radio is switched off during charging or the charging time
will be longer.
2. Li-ion batteries do not have memory so they can be recharged at any time.
There are a limited number of charge cycles that the battery can handle,
typically 500-700 times. To get the maximum use of the battery only.
LED Status
Red and green light flash
for 1 second, then will go
out.
Red light continuously
Red light continuously
Green light continuously
Red light flash
Charger Pod Status
Power on
Standby Mode
Charging Mode
Full Charging
Fault
Remarks
No battery in charger
Battery voltage is lower
than 6V or damaged.
