Preparing Your Radio for Use
This section provides simple instructions to prepare
your radio for your.
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
154.
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.
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Accessories
The LED on the charger indicates the charging
progress; see the charger user guide.
Attaching the Battery
You can view the status of the IMPRES
radio is using an IMPRES battery. See
on page 145 for more
Battery Annunciator
information.
1 Slide the battery into the radio frame until the latch
which is at the bottom of the radio clicks into
place.
See the following picture for MFK radio.
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battery if the
IMPRES