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D.4BatteryChargingRules
Generally,toreducethenumberofchargecyclesasmuchasyoucan,waitforthetocharge,asitensuresmaximum
batterylife.Donotuseyourchargerasaradioholderorleaveyourradioandfullychargedbatteryconnectedtothe
chargerwhilenotcharging.Continuouschargingshortensthebatterylife.
D.5AdditionalBatteryWarnings/Cautions
•Batterystorageabove60°Candbelow-20°Cisnotrecommended.
•Topreventinjury,donotallowmetalobjectstotouchthebatterycontacts.
•Donotdisassemble.
•Donotthrowinre.
•Donotdisposeofbatteryinhouseholdwaste.
Whenthebatteryisdeeplydischarged(forexample,afterleftunattendedformonthswhileconnectedto
theradio),itcannotberecoveredinalltypesofchargers.Itisbestrecovered:
•IntherearpocketofaDualUnitCharger.
•InabatteryonlypocketonaMulti-UnitCharger.
•BychargingtheradiowiththeUSBcable.
D.6LookingafterYourRadio
Neverleaveyourradioorbatteryinextremetemperatures(over60°C)—forexample,behindwindscreeninhot,
directsunlight.Donotimmerseyourradioinwater.Tocleanthebodyoftheradio,useamoistenedorantistatic
cloth.Donotuseelectrostaticallychargedcloth.
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