Icom ID-31A - Regular Charging Procedure

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BATTERY CHARGING
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■ Regular charging
Prior to using the transceiver for the first time, the battery
pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation.
D Battery icon
When the transceiver’s power is OFF, the charging icon se-
quentially shows “
,” “ ” and “ ” along with “Charging...”
while charging. The icon disappears when the battery pack is
completely charged.
When the transceiver power is ON, the battery icon sequen-
tially shows “
,” “ ,” “ ” and “ ” while charging,
and the icon disappears when the battery pack is completely
charged.
D Charging note
•Besuretoturn thetransceiverpowerOFF. Otherwisethe
battery pack will not be charged completely or will take
much longer to charge.
•ExternalDCpowerispossiblewhenusinganoptionalCP-
12L, CP-19R or OPC-254L. The attached battery pack is
alsochargedsimultaneously,exceptduringtransmit(seep.
18 for more details).
•The external DC power supply voltage must be between
10–16 V to charge the battery pack and when operating us-
ing an OPC-254L.
• BC-167S
• CP-12L (Optional)
• OPC-254L (Optional)
to AC outlet
to cigarette lighter
socket (12 V DC)
to 12 V DC
(power supply)
White: +
Black: _
Transceiver
to
[DC IN]
Turn power OFF while
charging the battery pack.
The BC-167SA,
BC-167SD and
BC-167SV have
different shapes.
BP-271
• CP-19R (Optional)
• Charging period
(approximately)
BP-271: 6 hours
BP-272: 9 hours*
*For USA version
The transceiver stops
charging the battery
pack after 7.5 hours
have passed, even
if the BP-272 is not
completely charged.