User's Manual

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Exercise care in handling any charged battery, particularly when placing it inside a pocket,
purse, or other container with metal objects.
To Prolong Battery Life
Battery performance will be greatly decreased at a temperature -20 below . Please
use back-up battery in cold weather. The cold battery unable to work in this situation
may work under room temperature, so keep it for later use.
The dust on the battery contact may affect battery life. Please use clean dry cloth to
wipe it before the attaching the battery to the radio.
Battery Storage
1. Considering the battery's self-discharge characteristics, fully charge the battery prior
to long time storage, to avoid battery damage due to over-discharge.
2. Recharge the battery after 6 months’ storage, to avoid reducing battery capacity due
to over-discharge.
3. Notice the ambient humidity and temperature for the battery storage. Please store it in
cool dry area under room temperature, to reduce self-discharge capacity.
Charging the Battery
When the LED flashes red and three beeps sound every 30 seconds indicating the battery
power runs low, please recharge the battery.
Only the charger specified by the manufacturer may be used. The charger’s LED
indicates the charging progress.
Status Charger LED Remarks
Standby (no-load) Red LED flashes slowly
(0.2s on/3s off )
Intelligent rapid-rate charger
only
Battery is charging Red LED solidly glows
Battery is fully charged Green LED solidly glows
Error Red LED flashes rapidly
(0.2s on/0.2s off)
Intelligent rapid-rate charger
only