MaxTech Transceiver - Manual (Page 12)

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Battery Compartment
Battery Ic on
Getting Started
Battery Information
The MultiMAX requires two AA size (IEC: LR6)
batteries. T he M ultiMA X will operate norm ally with
Nic kel Metal H ydride (N iMH ), Lithium Ion (Li), N ickel
Cad ium (N iCad ) and A lkaline batteries.
Alkaline batteries are recommended.
Ins erting B atteries
1. Set p ower s witch to O FF pos ition
2. O pen b attery door
3. Ins ert fres h batteries noting c orrect orien tation
as displayed in battery compartment
4. Clos e battery door
5. U se u nit n orm ally
N
Er ratic un it beh avior or m alfu nc tion m ay occ ur if
batteries are in serted while the p ower s witch is s et to
either RE CE IVE or T RA NS MIT . Always make sure
the pow er sw itch is set to O FF before c hang ing or
inserting batteries.
Battery Life
The MultiMAX displays remaining battery life with a 3 segment battery icon in the
u pp er lef t c or ner of th e L C D :
3 s egm ents disp layed = batteries are fres h/new
2 s egm ents disp layed = batteries are good
1 s egm ent dis played = rep lace batteries soon
0 s egm ents dis played = ins tall fres h/n ew b atteries imm ediately
W ith on e set of s tand ard A lkaline b atteries the M ultiM AX will oper ate for app roxim ately
150 hours. This time may vary depending on temperature, battery type, and the
quality of batteries us ed. E xtensive us e of bac k light, s peaker, or extend ed trigg er
con tact tim es w ill cons um e the batteries at a faster r ate.