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Battery Maintenance
For safe and proper battery use, please observe the following:
Use only STANDARD HORIZON approved batteries.
Do not reverse the charge polarity. Use only the proper charger. If this is
tampered with or another charger is used, permanent damage may re-
sult.
Use only a STANDARD HORIZON approved charger. The use of any
other charger may cause permanent damage to the battery.
Battery Recycling
DO NOT PLACE USED BATTERIES IN THE REGULAR TRASH!
LI-ION BATTERIES MUST BE COLLECTED, RECYCLED
OR DISPOSED OF IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND
MANNER.
Incinerating Li-ion batteries, placing them in the land fill, or mixing them with
the municipal solid waste collection, is PROHIBITED BY LAW in most areas.
Return batteries to an approved Li-ion battery recycler. This may be available
you purchased the battery.
Contact your local waste management officials for other information regarding
the environmentally sound collection, recycling and disposal of Li-ion batteries.
6.1.2 BATTERY CHARGING
Using the supplied battery charger and cradle, it take about 3 hours* to
charge the built-in battery fully.
*: Depending on the battery status, the charging time might be increased.
1. Turn the transceiver
OFF
.
2. Referring to the figure at the right,
connect the battery charger plugs.
3. When the
HX40
is being charged, the
HX40
’s LCD display will show the bat-
tery charging icon.
4. When charging is completed, the bat-
tery charging icon will disappear.
CAUTION
The
SAD-23/SAD-11
and
SBH-27
are NOT designed to be waterproof.
Do not attempt to charge in water hazardous locations.