Motorola AP 73 user manual Charging NiCd Battery Pack

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Getting Started

Removing

➊Release the Battery Latches (23).

➋Slide the Battery Pack (22) away from the radio.

Charging NiCd Battery Pack

Before using your radio with a rechargeable (NiCd) battery, you must charge the battery.

WARNING

DO NOT attempt to charge your radio if you are using alkaline batteries. Doing this may cause the batteries to leak or explode, leading to severe skin burns or eye injuries.

IMPORTANT

Transmitting a message while your radio is charg- ing can cause the radio or the charger to operate improperly. DO NOT transmit when your radio is charging.

NOTE

Your radio may take twice as long to charge if it is not turned off during charging.

2-Year Warranty

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Contents Portable Radios Basic Operation AP73 Quick ReferenceMHz Operation Individual Call, , Group Call, or All Call SPM Dis- SPM Browse Menu Year Limited Warranty For Radios Step Copyright Information Contents Coverage of this User Guide IntroductionRadio Antenna Antenna Adaptor Spring Belt Clip Packing InformationKnobs, Buttons, Connectors and Others Low Power / Frequency Step Button Signal ButtonPush-To-Talk PTT Button Squelch / PL Button Accessory Connector Mode / Backspace Button Speaker Left Scroll / Offset ButtonBattery Pack Enable / Disable PTT ID KeyBattery Latches Numeric KeypadGetting Started Installing and Removing BatteriesAttaching and Removing the Antenna Attaching and Removing the Belt ClipCharging NiCd Battery Pack Length of time required to fully charge a new battery Charging your Battery for the First timeLength of time required to fully recharge a used battery Charging your Battery Subsequently➊ Make sure the battery pack is attached to the radio Charging with Wall Charger➊ Place the Charger Insert into the Desktop Charger Charging with Desktop Charger➋ Insert the radio / battery into the charging docket High / Low Power Output Adjusting the VolumeBasic Operations Turning the Radio OnTransmitting a Message Receiving a Message Display Backlight Press and hold to enable / disable PTT IDAdditional Operations Changing Squelch Modes Locking / Unlocking the Radio’s FunctionCtcss Setting Squelch Level ➊Press and hold Selecting The Receive PL / DPL Squelch Code➋P ress Selecting a Transmit PL / DPL Squelch CodeRPL.xxx PL Freq Equiv TPL.xxx PL Code Receive And Transmit PL / DPL Code TablesEquiv Selecting MHz Mode MHz Mode OperationsSelecting the Frequency Step Size ➊Press and holdEnter the desired frequency Selecting a Receive FrequencyCombination Ii Through The Selector KnobTo ﬂash takes about 3 seconds Selecting The TX OffsetProgramming a User-Deﬁned TX Frequency MHz Mode Operations MHz Mode Operations Selecting Memory Mode Memory Mode OperationsSelecting a Memory Channel Rotate the Selector Knob 2 to the desired chan- nel numberProgramming a Memory Channel Loading a Memory Channel Programmable Band Scan Scan OperationsFrequency range ➊PressRotate the Selector Knob 2 anti-clockwise ➋PressPressing Push-To-Talk PTT Button 6, a digit on Transmitting During Band ScanningBefore Memory Channel ScanPress Push-To-Talk PTT Button 6 to talk, release to listen Press DScan Operations Placing a Telephone Call Dtmf Telephone InterconnectPress Stores the preprogrammed telephone numberStoring a Phone Number Last Number RedialPress and hold Push-To-Talk PTT Button Then pressTo scroll the cursor to the left or right If you make a mistake, pressDisplaying a Stored Phone Number Receiving a Voice Selective Call Voice Selective Call OptionalProgrammed see Edit Selective Call IDs on Sending a Voice Selective CallEntering SPM Special Programming Mode SPMExiting SPM Turn off the radio to exit SPMSPM Browse Menu Editing the Channel Scan List Editing SPM ParametersTo scroll through the channels Erase a Single Channel from Memory➋ Press Editing the Phone Access / Deaccess CodesTo enter the edit mode ➊ In SPM, rotate the Selector Knob 2 to the PTT ID Edit PTT IDIng PTT ID Edit Selective Call IDs Setting the Selective Call Tone Status Editing Time Out Timer➋ Use To change the current statusTo toggle between On and Off Setting the Sidetones StatusSetting the Battery Saver Status Setting the Alert Tone Volume➋ Use OFS Options To scroll through the threeSetting the Accessory Sense Option Setting the Battery Type➊ In SPM, rotate the Selector Knob 2 to the Set To scroll through the optionsFactory Reset Feature Special Programming Mode SPM Indicators with Segments LCD Segments and IndicatorsIndicators Alert Tone Indicators Acknowledgment ID Decode Individual Selective Call DecodeGroup and All Call Selective Call Decode Nuisance Channel DeleteFor Portable Two-way Radios Information For Safe, Efﬁcient Opera- tionExposure To Radio Frequency Energy Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Electromagnetic Interference/compatibilityFor Vehicles With An Air Bag Blasting Caps And AreasUnited States Recycling / Disposal of NiCd BatteriesEurope AsiaJapan Licensing Licensing & Service InformationService Radio is dead TroubleshootingNiCd battery does not charge or last long enough Alkaline Battery does not last long enough 10 minutes Solution Clean battery and charger contacts oftenRadio will not talk to other radios in system Solution Use proper radio etiquetteHearing other conversations or noise on your radio Limited talk rangeYou hear constant static from speaker You have tried a solution for any of the above sympToms, without success Antennas AccessoriesBattery & Charging Accessories Radio to Radio Cloning Accessory Audio & Signalling Accessories for all modelsCarrying Cases & Accessories Limited Warranty Motorola Radio Products Receiver Radio SpeciﬁcationsGeneral Transmitter