Technical & Safety Tips

Motorola Rechargeable Batteries:

These battery tips will help you obtain optimized performance and a longer life cycle from your Motorola rechargeable battery.

• Charge your new battery overnight (14-16 Hours) before using it. This is referred to as "initializing" and will enable you to obtain maximum battery capacity.
• New, NON INITIALIZED batteries can be stored in well ventilated, cool and dry areas without significant cycle life loss as follows:  Nickel Cadmium…up to 2 years.  Nickel Metal Hydride…up to 1 year.
• Batteries which have been in storage for more than 2 months should be fully discharged and recharged overnight or for 14 hours.
• When using a Motorola rapid charger, leave battery in charger for an additional 2-3 hours after the green light appears.
• Do not leave your radio & fully charged battery in the charger when not charging. Continuous charging will shorten battery life.
  (Do not use your charger as a radio stand.)
• Only charge a battery when it needs it. If it isn't fully discharged, do not recharge it. (We suggest you carry a spare. This is the most cost-effective solution for users requiring longer operating time.)
• Do not return fully charged batteries to the charger for an "extra boost". This action will significantly reduce cycle life.
• Stabilize battery to room temperature (72^o F) before charging. Charging below 40^oF & above 104^oF will decrease cycle life.

Specify Motorola brand rechargeable batteries. They were designed and precisely manufactured by Motorola engineers to ensure optimum portable radio performance. It just makes good sense.

Wireless Phone Safety

"Safety is your most important call!"

Your Motorola wireless telephone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice-almost anywhere, anytime, wherever, wireless phone service is available and safe conditions allow. But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold.

When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. If you find it necessary to use your wireless phone while behind the wheel of a car, practice good common sense and remember the following tips:

• Get to know your Motorola wireless phone and its features such as speed dial and redial. If available, these features help you to place your call without taking your attention off the road.
• When available, use a hands-free device. If possible, add an additional layer of convenience to your wireless phone wit one of the many Motorola Original hands-free accessories available today.
• Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be able to access your wireless phone without removing your eyes from the road. If you receive an incoming call at an inconvenient time, if possible, let your voice mail answer it for you.
• Let the person you are speaking with know you are driving; if necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow, ice, and even heavy traffic can be hazardous.
• If you receive an incoming call at an inconvenient time do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving. Jotting down a "to do" list or going through your address book takes attention away from your primary responsibility-driving safely.
• Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls when you are not moving or before pulling into traffic. Try to plan calls when your car will be stationary. If you need to make a call while moving, dial only a few numbers, check the road and your mirror, then continue.
• Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may be distracting. Make people you are talking with aware you are driving and suspend conversations which have the potential to divert you attention away from the road.
• Use your wireless phone to call for help. Dial 9-1-1 or other local emergency number in the case of fire, traffic accident or medical emergencies.*
• Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other serious emergency where liver are in danger, call 9-1-1 or other local emergency number, as you would want others to do for you.*
• Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency wireless assistant number when necessary. If you see a broken-down vehicle posing no serious hazard, a broken traffic signal, a minor traffic accident where no one appears injured, or a vehicle you know to be stolen, call roadside assistance or other special non-emergency wireless number.*

Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless telephones and their accessories in the areas where you drive. Always obey them. The use of these devices may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas.

For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE

*Wherever wireless phone service is available.

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