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Battery care
Common
The battery pack includes potentially
hazardous components. Please:
•Do not disassemble or reconstruct battery
•Do not short-circuit the battery
•Do not incinerate or apply heat to the battery
•Do not immerse the battery unless attached
securly to the radio in water or get it wet by
other means
•Do not charge the battery near fires or under
direct sunlight
•Use only the specified charger and observe
charging requirements
•Do not pierce the battery with any object or
strike it with an instrument
•Do not use the battery pack if it is damaged
in any way
•Do not reverse-charge or reverse-connect
the battery
•Do not touch a ruptured or leaking battery
If liquids from the battery get on your skin
or into your eyes, immediately:
Wash your eyes out with fresh water avoiding
rubbing them. Seek medical treatment.
Battery Pack
•If a battery is not to be used for an extended
period of time (e.g. several months) remove
the battery pack from the equipment and
store in a cool and dry location (around 0°C)
partly charged. Do not fully discharge the
battery before storage.
•Each charge cycle reduces the battery’s life.
Minimise the number of times you charge
your battery especially in hotter
environments which further shortens a
battery’s life.
Battery Communications
Each battery used with your radio has a
microprocessor fitted, which logs the number of
times your battery has been charged.
The warranty on all batteries is 12 months from
new, or 450 charge cycles, whichever is the
sooner.
After 420 cycles, at switch on the radio will emit a
series of 5 short tones to alert you to the need
to buy a new battery.
After 450 cycles, at switch on, the radio will emit
a series of 5 long beeps to indicate that the
charge count has been exceeded and should be
replaced. The radio will continue to operate
but its operational time may be reduced,
eventually failing all together.
Note: only genuine Entel batteries should be used.
Only genuine batteries offer the battery charge
count feature informing you when the battery is
reaching the end of its useful life. Genuine
batteries ensure customer satisfaction delivering
the expected capacity and endurance.
This cannot be guaranteed with sub standard,
potentially dangerous battery packs from 3rd
party manufacturers.