Installing the Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery Your radio is powered by an NiMH battery, which provides up to 15 hours*

of usage. Before you install the battery, mark the date in the "INSTALL DATE" section with a permanent marker. As in vehicles, all rechargable batteries lose capacity over time.

1.Push and hold down the ribbed latch on the bottom of the radio toward the contacts, then slide and lift the battery door off.

2.With the Motorola logo side up, and the charge contacts facing the bottom of the radio, insert the top of

the battery into the radio.

3. Push the battery up and into the 2 battery compartment to fit tightly

into place.

4.Slide and snap the battery door into place.

*Based upon 5% transmit/ 5% receive/ 90% standby (standard duty cycle).

Ribbed

Latch

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Charging the XSeries Radio

 

 

Charge the NiMH battery for 16 hours before using

 

 

it for the first time. It will only need up to eight hours

 

 

of charging thereafter.

Light

 

1. Make sure the radio is off.

 

 

 

2. Lift the accessory cover and plug the 53874

 

 

charger (NNTN4077) into the lower jack.

 

 

3. Plug the charger into a power outlet. The light

 

 

on the charger glows during charging.

 

 

Note: For optimum battery life, do not charge the

 

Started

battery for prolonged periods after it is fully

 

charged. Charging the battery over the

 

 

 

 

weekend is acceptable.

 

 

If the radio is on while charging, additional

 

Getting

time is required to charge the battery.

 

Use only the charger supplied with the

 

 

radio, or other XSeries power

 

 

accessories. See “Battery and Charging

 

 

Options” on page 22.

 

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Motorola XU2600, XV1100, XV2100, XU2100 manual Charging the XSeries Radio