GME TX685 - Charging The Battery Pack; Battery Low Alert; Battery Usage; Conserving Battery Power

PAGE8 INSTRUCTIONMANUAL  TX6150/TX685
Charging the Battery Pack
TheTX685issuppliedwithadesktopcharger.Thedesktopchargerwillchargeafullydischarged
2000mAhbatterypacktofullcapacityinaround7–8hours.
TheTX6150issuppliedwitharapiddesktopcharger.Thechargerwillchargeafullydischarged
2200mAhbatterypacktofullcapacityinaround3hours.
Tochargethebatterypack:
1. Plugtheincludedplugpackpowersupplyintoastandard240voltACoutlet.
2. Connecttheplugpack’sDCconnectortothesocketunderthebaseofthedesktopcharger.
Routetheleadthroughtheslotunderthecharger’sbase.
3. Placetheradiowithbatteryattached,intothecradle.TheRED‘CHG’LEDwilllighttoindicate
thebatteryischarging.
4. Whenthebatteryhascharged,theGREEN‘FULL’LEDwilllight.
Battery Low Alert
Whenthebatteryiconblinksontheradio’sdisplay,thebatterylevelislowandthebatterypack
shouldberecharged.Ifthebatteryisnotcharged,anaudiotonewillthensoundtowarntheuser
thatthebatteryisalmostdischarged.
Battery Usage
Thetimetakentodischargethebatterypackwilldependonhowyouusetheradio.Thebattery
packsuppliedispowerfulenoughforafullday’suseunderaverageconditions.
Conserving Battery Power
Theradiohasbuilt-inpowersavingfeaturestohelpyougetthemaximumamountoftimebetween
chargesfromyourLi-Ionbatterypack.Ifyouneedtooperateyourradioinasituationwhereyou
requiremaximumbatterylife(e.g.aremotesitewherethereisnoconvenientrechargingfacility
nearby)thefollowinghintscangreatlyreducetheamountofpowerdrawnfromthebatterypack.
Standby Mode
Theradiowillautomaticallyenterthe‘Standby’modewhenitisinactive(i.e.nottransmittingor
receivingsignals).
WhileinStandbymodeitwillstillcheckforincomingsignalsbutitwilldrawconsiderablylesspower
fromthebatterypack.Assoonasasignalisheardorthekeysarepressedtheradiowill‘wakeup’
again.ThisStandbymodeisautomaticandbyitselfcanextendthebatterylifebymanyhours.
Using CTCSS/DCS
Ifyouareexpectingtoreceivesignalsonabusychannel,youcanprogramthatchannelforCTCSS/
DCSoperationandgettheotherpersontocallyouusingthesameCTCSS/DCStone.Yourradiowill
thenremaininStandbyandignoreallothersignalsuntilyourselectedCTCSS/DCStoneisreceived.
Scanning
Theradiodrawsmorepowerfromthebatterypackwhenscanningthanwhenmonitoringasingle
channel.Thisisbecauseitmust‘wakeup’moreoftentomonitoreachchannelforactivity.You
can‘squeeze’thatextrabitoflifefromthebatterypackbyavoidinganyunnecessaryscanning.In
addition,scanningincreasesthechanceofndingasignaltherebykeepingthereceiver‘awake’
andthesquelchopenmoreoften.
Low Transmit Power Settings
Thetransmitterhasbothhighandlowpowersettings.Ifyouareonlyoperatingovershortdistances,
areinareasonablyhighlocationorareclosetoalocalrepeater,tryusingtheLowtransmitterpower
setting.Thisreducesthetransmitterpowerto1watteffectivelydoublingthetalktimeavailable.