Motorola EX500 Expert Series - Charging Your Battery; Battery Status

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GETTING STARTED
• For optimum battery life and operation
use only Motorola brand chargers.
They were designed to operate as an
integrated energy system.
Charging your Battery
When the battery level is very low, you need to
recharge the battery before you can continue
to use your radio.
1. Place the radio with the battery
attached or the battery alone in the
charger.
2. The charger’s LED would indicate the
charging progress.
NOTE: Because new batteries or batteries
that have not been used for several
months could prematurely indicate full
charge (solid green LED), charge the
batteries for 14 to 16 hours prior to ini-
tial use to achieve optimal perfor-
mance.
Battery Status
You can check battery charge status by holding
down the preprogrammed Battery Gauge
button (see page 17). The charge status is
LED color Status
Single flash of
Green
Successful charger power-
up.
Flashing Red* Battery is unchargeable.
Flashing Yellow Charger is getting ready to
charge.
Red Battery is charging.
Flashing Green
†
Battery is 90% charged.
Green Battery is fully charged.
*
Remove the battery from charger and use a pen-
cil eraser to clean the four metal contacts on the
bottom of the battery. Place the battery back into
the charger. If the LED indicator continues to flash
red, replace the battery.
†
A standard battery may require one hour to
charge to 90% capacity.
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