User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Front cover
- Directive 1999/5/EC Declaration of Conformity
- For your safety
- Safety warnings used in this guide
- Radio frequency exposure information
- Controlling your exposure to RFenergy
- Compliance with RF energy exposure standards
- Radio frequency emissions limits in theUSA
- Unapproved modifications or changes toradio
- Health, safety and electromagnetic compatibility inEurope
- Electromagnetic compatibility in European vehicles
- Interference with electronic devices
- Frequency band reserved for distressbeacons
- Safe radio operation
- Navigating your radio’s menus
- Contents
- Before using your radio
- Getting started
- Basic operation
- Making and receiving different typesofcalls
- Making an individual or group call
- Resending calls automatically
- Receiving an individual orgroupcall
- Responding to missed calls
- Informing other radio users of your status
- Calling a telephone or a remotedevice
- Making an emergency call
- Activating the automated emergency call feature
- Sending and receiving text messages
- Changing your radio’s settings
- Charging and caring for batteries
- Troubleshooting
- Function key options
- Tait general software licence agreement
- Rear cover
Charging and caring for batteries 57
Charging and caring for batteries
This section describes how to charge your Tait radio battery
as well as care for it, to ensure safe operation, maximum
performance and prolonged battery life.
Warning: Your battery is designed and manufactured to the
highest standard. If you are using a Lithium-ion battery,
special care must be taken to avoid personal injury or prop-
erty damage. For your safety, follow the instructions included
with your Tait charger and battery.
This section covers:
■ radio low battery warning
■ removing the battery
■ before changing the battery
■ charging the battery
■ storing batteries
■ disposing of batteries.
Radio low battery warning
When the battery is almost empty, your radio warns you in
the following ways:
■ The battery indicator on the radio display flashes .
■ The LED indicator slowly flashes red .
■ A low-pitched beep sounds.
You should recharge or replace the battery as soon as
possible.
When the battery is completely empty, the radio emits a
long, low-pitched beep and then stops operating. Turn off
the radio immediately