134 Charging and caring for batteries
vehicle battery. Once the battery is charged, the
charger draws minimal current and has little effect
on a healthy vehicle battery.
Receiving calls while charging
Notice For best charging performance, switch off the
radio before placing it in the charger.
You can receive a call while the radio is in the charger.
If you do remove the radio from the charger to answer
a call, the call will not be disrupted.
Removing the radio from the charger to make or
receive a call ends the charging process. Charging
safely recommences when the radio is reinserted into
the charger.
If the radio was turned on while being charged,
the battery indicator may not be accurate when
the radio is initially removed from the charger.
After a few seconds, the battery indicator is
updated to display the amount of charge
available in the battery.
Vehicle charger only
When a portable radio is used inside a vehicle, radio
performance is degraded. Use a mobile radio for all
critical communications. If the portable must be left
switched on while it in the vehicle charger, removing
the portable from the vehicle charger to receive or
make a call will improve radio performance.
Low battery warning
When the battery is low, your radio warns you in the
following ways:
■ The battery icon on the radio display looks
empty.
■ The status LED on the radio slowly flashes red.
■ A high-pitched beep sounds.
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