Batteries And Charger

Operating Your Radio

Charge Tab

Charging The Batteries

To Recharge The Rechargeable NiCD Battery Pack In Radio:

1.Insert NiCD batteries (part No. NiCB) in the battery compartment. (See page 25 for installing batteries.)

2.Open the charge tab on the side of the unit.

3.Insert the plug into the charge jack.

4.Plug power supply in to an electrical outlet.

A full charge will take approximately 15 hours. You can leave the unit in trickle charge indefinitely.

NOTE

Your radio can also be operated with four (4) standard AAA alkaline batteries.

WARNING

Getting Started

Operating Your Radio

Getting Started

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Refer to the foldout on the front cover of this manual to identify the various controls and indicators on your radio.

Throughout this manual you will be instructed to press or to press and hold buttons on the transceiver or on the microphone. Press means a momentary press, then release; press and hold means to hold the button down.

Whenever you press any button except the Talk button on your radio, a brief tone (beep) will sound to confirm the button press. With all button presses, the appropriate icon will appear on the LCD and the backlight will turn On.

The backlight will stay On for five (5) seconds after the button is released.

At times you will hear two (2) other sounds. Two (2) beeps will sound to confirm your setting changes and three (3) beeps will sound to notify you of an error.

Power On-Off

The On-Off Power/Volume knob on the top of the radio is held in the Off position by a click stop.

Fully Charged

Only the rechargeable NiCD batteries (part No. NiCB) can be recharged.

Maintaining The Battery Charge

As you use your radio, the battery power icon will show the battery power remaining. When the icon shows only one or no segment, it is time to change the batteries.

On-Off Power/Volume Knob

To Turn Your Radio On:

1.Turn the On-Off Power/Volume knob clockwise until you hear and feel a click.

When the radio is powered On, a brief tone will sound, the display backlight will turn On, and the display will show all icons for two (2) seconds. All buttons will be inoperative during these two (2) seconds.

After two (2) seconds, the radio will return to the settings in effect when it was last powered Off, the LCD will show the appropriate icons, and all controls will be operative. The radio will then be in Standby mode.

When first turned on or after memory loss, the following defaults will be set:

■Channel 1A

■Transmit power high

■Frequency channel map set to U.S.A.

■Battery indicator set

To Turn Your Radio Off:

1.Turn the On-Off Power/Volume knob all the way counter-clockwise until you hear and feel a click.

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