9
Installation
SBR-32MH Ni-MH Battery Pack Installation and Use
The supplied
SBR-32MH
Ni-MH Battery Pack provides 9.6 Volts of DC power for your
FT-
818
, with a maximum capacity of 1900 mAh.
Installation
1. To install the
SBR-32MH
Ni-MH Battery
Pack, first remove the battery compart
-
ment cover, as described previously.
2. Lift out the
FBA-28
battery holder, and
disconnect the short cable connected to
the
FBA-28
, as shown in the illustration.
3. Connect the short cable to the mating
connector on the
SBR-32MH
, and install
the
SBR-32MH
in the battery compart-
ment.
4. Replace the battery compartment cover.
Charging
Charging of the
SBR-32MH
requires the use of either the supplied battery charger (
PA-48B/
C/U
), or an external 13.8 Volt (±15%) DC source. If the battery charger is used, the
FT-818
must be turned off during charging; if an external 13.8 Volt DC source is used (connect-
ed via the supplied
E-DC-6
cable), then you may operate the
FT-818
while charging is in
progress.
1. Turn the
FT-818
off, then connect the supplied battery charger DC connector to the
IN-
PUT: 13.8V
jack on the rear panel of the
FT-818
.
2. Plug the battery charger into the nearest AC wall outlet.
3. Press the
FT-818
’s
switch for one second to turn the transceiver on.
4. Press the key momentarily.
5. Rotate the
knob so that the function row containing “[CHG, VLT, DSP]” appears
on the display.
6. Press the
key to select the [CHG] option (the display will immediately revert to the
regular frequency display).
7. Turn the
FT-818
off. The display will indicate “CHG TIME RMN”
and remaining time to indicate the time remaining before a full
charge is achieved on the
SBR-32MH
.
Important Note
The
PA-48
are not designed to power the transceiver for operation (reception or trans-
mission).
Please be advised that the
PA-48
may contribute noise to TV and radio reception in
the immediate vicinity, so we do not recommend its use adjacent to such devices.
FBA-28
SBR-32MH