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2. Press down and slide the battery compartment cover in the
direction of the arrow marked on the cover.
3. Put the batteries into the compartment and on top of the
attached ribbon according to the polarity symbols (+ and –)
marked inside the compartment.
4. Replace the cover and slide the
LOCK
tab on the bottom to
secure the cover.
Testing Internal Batteries
To test the battery strength, rotate
VOL/OFF
clockwise on the top
of the radio until it clicks, then press
C
.
C
appears in the lower
right corner of the display. Then hold down the push-to-talk button
and
MO
at the same time.
BAT
appears and the graduated bar
next to
BAT
indicates the battery strength. If the batteries are
weak, the battery symbol shows less than 4 bars. Replace both
batteries as soon as possible.
Cautions:
• Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn
or bury them.
• If you do not plan to use the transceiver with batteries for a
two week period, remove the batteries. Batteries can leak
chemicals that can destroy electronic parts.
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