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Leaving the Battery on Charge
A battery/radio can be left in the charger once charging is complete. Leaving a battery in the charger will not over-
charge or damage it.
A battery/radio can be removed from the charger at any time without harming the battery, the radio, or the charger.
When the battery/radio is returned to the charger, charging is automatically resumed.
Vehicle chargers only
It is safe to switch off the ignition while there is still a battery in the charger. But if the vehicle will not be used again for
some time, check whether charging will continue while the ignition is off, and consider what effect this might have on
the vehicle battery.
To check, place the battery in the charger and switch off the vehicle ignition:
• If no charger LED stays lit, the charger will resume charging only when the ignition is switched on again.
Minimal charger standby power will be drawn from the vehicle battery until then.
• If a charger LED stays lit, the charger will continue to charge the radio battery even while the ignition is off, and
will continue to draw power from the vehicle battery. Once the battery is charged, the charger draws minimal
current and has little effect on a healthy vehicle battery.
Receiving Calls while Charging
Does not apply to battery-only vehicle chargers
For best charging performance, switch off the radio before placing it in the charger.
Notice
Calls can be received while the radio is in the charger, but radio performance may be degraded. If the radio is removed
from the charger to answer a call, the call will not be disrupted.
Removing the radio from the charger to make or receive a call ends the charging process. Charging safely recom-
mences when the radio is reinserted into the charger.
If a radio was turned on while being charged, the battery indicator may not be accurate when the radio is initially
removed from the charger. After a few seconds, the battery indicator is updated to display the amount of charge avail-
able in the battery
Low Battery Warning
Do not allow a radio battery to fully discharge every time it is used, or the service life of the bat-
Notice
tery will be shortened.
When the battery is low, the radio provides warnings in the following ways:
• The battery symbol on the radio display looks empty.
• The status LED on the radio slowly flashes red.
• A high-pitched beep sounds.
The battery should be recharged or replaced as soon as possible.
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Tait International Ltd July 2021
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