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BATTERY CHARGING
• WARNING! Immedately stop usng the battery f t emts
an abnormal odor, heats up, or s dscolored or deformed. If
any of these condtons occur, contact your Icom dealer or
dstrbutor.
• WARNING! Immedately wash, usng clean water, any part
of the body that comes nto contact wth flud from nsde
the battery.
• WARNING! NEVER put the battery n a mcrowave oven,
hgh-pressure contaner, or n an nducton heatng cooker.
Ths could cause a fre, overheatng, or cause the battery
to rupture.
• CAUTION! Always use the battery wthn the specfed
temperature range for the transcever (–25˚C to +55˚C)
and the battery tself (–20˚C to +60˚C). Usng the battery
out of ts specfed temperature range wll reduce the bat-
tery's performance and battery lfe. Please note that the
specfied temperature range of the battery may exceed that
of the transcever. In such cases, the transcever may not
work properly because t s out of ts operatng temperature
range.
• CAUTION! Shorter battery lfe could occur f the battery
s left fully charged, completely dscharged, or n an ex-
cessve temperature envronment (above +50˚C) for an
extended perod of tme. If the battery must be left unused
for a long tme, t must be detached from the rado after ds-
chargng. You may use the battery untl the remanng ca-
pacty s about half, then keep t safely n a cool dry place
wth the temperature between –20˚C to +20˚C.
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D Charging caution
• R DANGER! NEVER charge the battery pack n areas wth
extremely hgh temperatures, such as near fires or stoves,
nsde a sun heated car, or n drect sunlght. In such en-
vronments, the safety/protecton crcut n the battery wll
actvate, causng the battery to stop chargng.
• WARNING! NEVER charge or leave the battery n the bat-
tery charger beyond the specfied tme for chargng. If the
battery s not completely charged by the specfed tme,
stop chargng and remove the battery from the battery
charger. Contnung to charge the battery beyond the spec-
fied tme lmt may cause a fire, overheatng, or the battery
may rupture.
• WARNING! NEVER nsert the transcever (battery attached
to the transcever) nto the charger f t s wet or soled. Ths
could corrode the battery charger termnals or damage the
charger. The charger s not waterproof.
• CAUTION! NEVER charge the battery outsde of the spec-
fied temperature range: BC-160 (0˚C to +40˚C). Icom rec-
ommends chargng the battery at +20˚C. The battery may
heat up or rupture f charged out of the specfied tempera-
ture range. Addtonally, battery performance or battery lfe
may be reduced.
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