Charging The Battery - Motorola IMPRES WPLN4111 Operating Instructions Manual

Charging the Battery

The charger pocket is designed to accept several different bat-
tery shapes and sizes, so it is important to make certain that a
radio with a battery attached or battery alone is inserted cor-
rectly. If a radio with a battery attached or battery alone is
inserted incorrectly, the indicator will not illuminate, indicating
that the battery is not being charged.
New batteries (never used before) prematurely indicate a full
charge in some cases ( STEADY GREEN indication)
To ensure optimum performance, Motorola recommends all new batter-
ies be left in the charger 14 to 16 hours prior to initial use.
1. Once a battery or a radio with a battery is properly inserted into the
charger, the charger begins to rapid charge the battery and is indicated
by a STEADY RED on the charger indicator. The length of time the
charger indicates STEADY RED is dependent upon the charge
remaining in the battery.
2. Completion of rapid charge (>90% available capacity) is indicated by
a FLASHING GREEN on the charger indicator. This indicates the
"top-off" charge (trickle charge) and requires approximately 1 hour.
3. Completion of "top-off" charge is indicated by a STEADY GREEN
on the charger indicator. This indicates the battery is fully charged.
4. Other indications that may appear on the charger indicator while
charging are:
• FLASHING YELLOW – indicates that either the battery temper-
ature or battery voltage is out of range for charging. Charging
resumes when theses conditions have been corrected.
• FLASHING RED AND GREEN – indicates that the battery may
be approaching the end of its rated service life. While this battery
is fully charged, its charging capacity has been reduced by usage
and may not adequately support heavier applications. This fea-
ture is available only when used with Motorola IMPRES batteries.
This is not a fault indication, merely a notification to the user that
the battery may soon no longer be able to yield expected service
and may need to be replaced. When this indication occurs, con-
tact you Motorola Dealer for replacement batteries.
IMPORTANT:
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