Battery Care / Impres Charging Lights - Motorola APX 4000 Manual

CHARGING AND CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY:

The APX 4000/6000 portable radios are designed to use Motorola IMPRES batteries. IMPRES batteries contain a chip

that communicates with the IMPRES charger; this batteries are considered "smart" as they know when they need to be

reconditioned. If you place your battery in the AC powered charger and the light turns yellow, this indicates the

battery is undergoing recondition. This does not happen with the 12 volt DC vehicle chargers. Following

reconditioning the battery will charge normally. It is best to let the entire cycle conclude if possible.

While cigarette-plug "travel chargers" are available for IMPRES batteries, they are not recommend for use unless it is an

emergency. The "travel chargers" are not IMPRES and will dramatically shorten the life of the battery.

The light on the IMPRES charger will tell you some

information about the battery itself. The table below

explains this in detail.

Flashing Yellow

Steady Yellow

Solid Red

Flashing Red

Flashing Green

Solid Green

Flashing Alternating Red and Green

CHARGER LIGHT

DESCRIPTION

Standby.

Battery is waiting to charge. Battery needs to cool down

or warm up before charging.

Reconditioning battery.

Battery is reconditioning and will then begin charging

normally.

Charging.

Not chargeable.

The battery is not chargeable .

>90% charged.

Battery charging is nearly complete.

Ready.

Battery is fully charged and ready for use.

Service life.

Battery has reached the end of its service life. Replace.