Preparing Your Radio for Use
This section provides simple instructions to prepare your radio for use.
Charging the Battery
Prerequisites:
WARNING:
To avoid a possible explosion:
• Do
not
replace the battery in any area labeled
hazardous atmosphere
.
• Do
not
discard batteries in a fire.
When and where to use:
The Motorola Solutions-approved battery shipped with your radio is
uncharged. Prior to using a new battery, charge it for a minimum of 16 hours to ensure optimum
capacity and performance. For a list of Motorola Solutions-authorized batteries and chargers available
for use with your radio, see
NOTICE:
When charging a battery attached to a radio, turn the radio off to ensure a full charge.
Procedure:
To charge the battery, place the battery (with or without the radio) in a Motorola Solutions-
approved charger.
The LED on the charger indicates the charging progress; see the
Charger User Guide
.
Attaching the Battery
When and where to use:
You can view the status of the battery if the radio is using an IMPRES
IMPRES Battery Annunciator on page 117
for more information.
NOTICE:
User is notified if radio detects non-Motorola Solutions battery upon powering up, charging, or
removing from the charger. This feature is applicable for IMPRES and Non-IMPRES battery.
When the radio is attached with the non-Motorola Solutions battery, a tone sounds, display
shows
Unknown Battry
temporarily and battery indicator is not shown in the radio display.
Battery menu screen displays
Unknown Battry
permanently and IMPRES battery information
is not shown on the radio display.
Procedure:
1
Slide the battery into the radio frame until the latch which is at the bottom of the radio clicks into
place.
See the following picture for
MFK
radio.
MN000255A01-BL
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