5
Unpacking and Checking the Equipment
Unpack the radio carefully. We recommend that you identify the items listed below in the
following table before discarding the packing material. If any items are missing or have been
damaged during shipment, please contact the carrier or the dealer immediately.
Supplied Accessories
Item
Quanty
1
Radio
1
2
Antenna
1
3
Battery
1
4
Hand Strap
1
5
Charger
1
4
Power Adapter
1
7
Belt Clip
1
8
Instruction Manual
1
Getting started
Charging the Battery
Plug the power adapter into the proper AC wall outlet and insert the DC plug in the charger
base
.
The Red LED will flash for 4
.
5 seconds after it is first turned on
.
Insert the ba
t
tery o
r
the radio to be charged
i
nto the charger slot. Please turn off the
r
adio
before
i
nserting
i
t in
to
the charger
.
Make sure the battery is in good contact w
i
th
t
he charger term
i
nals
.
When the red indica
t
or
i
s l
i
t
,
the charge
r
beg
i
ns to charge the battery
.
After charging for about 3 hours
,
the red LED will turn OFF and the green LED will turn on
indicating the battery has been fully charged.
Only for NiMH battery
o
n the first charge
,
please leave the battery
i
n for two more hours after
the green light first turns on before you remove it from the charger to achieve the best
performance of the battery. Then you can disconnect the power adapter from the AC outlet.
If
t
he Red LED flashes quickly (0
.
2s on 0
.
2s off)
,
th
i
s means the charging process has stopped
because
t
he charging temperature is too high or the battery has a problem. If that happens the
charger enters a protective state and no more charge is delivered to the battery
.
Please stop
charging in such situat
i
on and re
m
ove t
h
e ba
t
tery from the cha
r
ger
.
Notice:
The new battery is not fully charged in the factory
,
and needs to be fully charged when you use
the radio for the first time
.
The radio is supplied with a standard battery manufactured by the factory.
