User's Manual

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Changing your Radio’s Settings
Battery Meter
The battery meter located in the upper left corner of the display indicates how much
battery power you have.
Battery Life
The following chart lists the appropriate battery life during Two-way Use* for Alkaline
and NiMH batteries.
*Two-way Use is defined as 90% standby time, 5 % talk time, and 5% receive time.
Note: Use of Scan, VOX, Weather and other features may reduce Battery Life.
dbcm
NiMH % 100-85 85-25 25-10 Final 10
Alkaline % 100-70 70-40 40-10 Final 10
The radio will power off when the voltage drops below a pre-determined level in
order to protect the rechargeable battery. When the battery meter flashes;
m, the
radio chirps after releasing M and every 5 minutes.
Battery Type Two-way Use*
AA Alkaline (High Capacity) 22 Hours
Motorola NiMH Battery-pack 13 Hours
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