User's Manual

Key to beltpack rear panel
Feature
Description
A
Beltpack clip
B
Beltpack battery compartment
Table 7-6 Key to beltpack rear panel
7.3 Using the beltpack
7.3.1 Registering the beltpack
Before you can use a beltpack, you must first register it with the FreeSpeak II system. For
more information, see 3.4 Registering beltpacks.
7.3.2 Charging the beltpack
The beltpack batteries are located inside the beltpack battery compartment. The beltpack can
use a Clear-Com rechargeable Li-Ion battery or AA batteries. A dedicated battery charger can
charge up to five batteries simultaneously.
Note: You can also recharge batteries by using a USB cable to connect them to a device such as a
laptop computer. In this case, the RF is not turned off. When using the battery charger, the RF
is turned off.
Caution: Only use the battery charger with the supplied
rechargeable batteries. If you use the charger with any other
batteries, serious damage or injury could result.
To recharge the beltpack battery:
1) Insert either the beltpack containing the battery, or the battery itself into one of the
recharging bays on the battery charger. A red LED indicates that the battery is
recharging.
If you are recharging the battery while it is still in the beltpack battery compartment,
an illuminated beltpack key (Talk key A) indicates the charging status. The beltpack
charging sequence depends on whether you insert a powered on upowered beltpack
into the charger. The table below shows the charging status conditions.
Talk key A
red
Talk key A
green
RF component
Beltpack
screen
Battery
charging
Battery fully
recharged
Disabled
Displays
current
percentage
charge and
software
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