Charging your 705 Handset

Optional Handset

To charge the handset:

1.Connect 12VDC source to the handset charger cradle

2.Place the handset into the charger cradle. The handset display will show the text: “POWER ON CONNECTING” and then “CHARGING”

3.Leave on charge for at least 3 hours.

4.When the battery is fully charged, the display text will change to

“BATTERY FULL”

5.The handset can remain in the charger.

To check the handset battery level:

1.Press and hold the ESC key

2.The LCD will display the battery level with 1 to 4 bars:

1=Needs charging; 2-3=normal operation; 4=Fully charged.

Subscribing the 705 handset to the 725 base unit

Base and Optional

Handset

Subscribing the Handset to the Base unit:

1.Ensure the handset is fully charged

2.Turn the base unit ON

3.Select “Subscribe” on the base unit Radio Setup menu

4.Turn the handset ON; you must be within operational range of the base unit

5.The handset will display “Success”, and then operate normally with the base unit.

To Un-Subscribe the Handset from the Base unit:

1.You may wish to un-subscribe a handset from your base unit to use on another base unit.

2.On the base unit, select “Handset”, “Clear Code” and “Yes” from the setup menu.

3.After a few seconds, the handset will display “Search Host” and no longer be subscribed to the base unit.

4.The handset can subscribed to another base unit if needed.

For further information on these and other options, including radio setup and different DSC call types and options, troubleshooting, and channel charts, refer to the Northstar Explorer 721 VHF Radio Installation and Operation Manual.

Northstar Explorer 725/705 Quickstart Guide