Motorola MTP3200 - Appendix D: Maintenance; Storage; Extending Battery Life; Battery Charging Temperature

AppendixD:Maintenance
TopicsCoveredinthisAppendix
•Storage
•ExtendingBatteryLife
•BatteryChargingTemperature
•BatteryChargingRules
•AdditionalBatteryWarnings/Cautions
•LookingafterYourRadio
SUGGESTION
•Beforeusingyourradioforthersttime,chargethebatteryuntiltheLEDgreenlight
appears.
•Batterychargingmustoccuronlyinnon-hazardousareas.
•Cleantheconnectorfrequentlyandbeforetheprogrammingprocedureforexample,with
asoftbrush(donotuseuids).
D.1Storage
Donotstoreyourbatterywherethetemperaturesexceedorfallbelow-20°C.NewLithium-Ionbatteriesmaybe
storedinventilated,coolanddryareaswithsomecapacitylossinthelifecycle.Itisnotrecommendedtostorethe
batterieswhentheyarefullychargedordischarged.
D.2ExtendingBatteryLife
Abatteryisanexpendablepartandmayneedreplacingduringthelifeoftheradio.Toensuremaximumservice
lifeofyourradio,alwaysreplacethebatterywithagenuineMotorolareplacement.Inordertoensuremaximum
lifeforyourbattery:
•Donotchargeitunlessnecessary(lowbatteryindication).
•Chargeituntilfullchargeindicationison.
•Turnofftheradiobeforecharging.
D.3BatteryChargingTemperature
Yourchargeronlychargesyourbatterywhenitisattemperaturerangeof1°Cto37°C.Asthetemperaturegets
colder(closeto0°C)lesscapacityisstoredinthebattery.
If,duringcharging,thetemperatureisoutofrange,thebatterymightnotbefullychargedsincethechargingis
temporarilystoppeduntilthetemperaturebecomessuitable.Thetemperaturerangeofbatteryoperationisfrom
0°Cto+45°Cinchargermodeandfrom-10°Ctoindischargemode.
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