Preparing Your Radio For Use; Charging The Battery; Attaching The Battery - Motorola APX 8000 3 User Manual

Preparing Your Radio for Use

Charging the Battery

Warning
To avoid a possible explosion:
• Do not replace the battery in any area
labeled hazardous atmosphere.
• Do not discard batteries in a fire.
The Motorola-approved battery shipped with your
radio is uncharged. Prior to using a new battery,
charge it for a minimum of 16 hours to ensure
optimum capacity and performance. For a list of
Motorola-authorized batteries and chargers available
for use with your radio, see
182.
Note
When charging a battery attached to a radio,
turn the radio off to ensure a full charge.
To charge the battery, place the battery (with or
without the radio) in a Motorola-approved charger.
The LED on the charger indicates the charging
progress; see the charger user guide.
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Attaching the Battery

If your radio is preprogrammed with volatile-key
retention, the encryption keys are retained for
approximately 30 seconds after battery removal.
Check with your dealer or system administrator for
more information.
You can view the status of the IMPRES
radio is using an IMPRES battery. See
Battery Annunciator on page 172 for more
information.
1 Slide the battery into the radio frame until the side
latches click into place.
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battery if the
IMPRES