184 BATTERY CHARGING■ Optional battery chargersD Rapid charging with the BC-160The optional BC-160 provides rapid charging of the Li-ionbattery packs.Charging period: Approximately 3 hours (with BP-232N)The following items are additionally required:• An AC adapter (may be supplied with BC-160 depending on ver-sion) or the DC power cable (OPC-515L/CP-23L).Optional OPC-515L* (for13.8 V power source) orCP-23L (for 12 V cigarettelighter socket) can be usedinstead of the AC adapter.CAUTION: NEVERconnect the OPC-515L to a powersource using reversepolarity. This will ruinthe battery charger.White line:Black line :*AC adapter(A different type, or no AC adapter issupplied, depending on the version.)TransceiverBatterypack Turn powerOFFSee the instruction manual for details ofthe charger LED indication, operation, etc.D Regular charging with the BC-171The optional BC-171 provides regular charging of the Li-ionbattery pack.Charging period: Approximately 10 hours (with BP-232N)The following items are additionally required:• An AC adapter (may be supplied with BC-171 depending on ver-sion) or the DC power cable (OPC-515L/CP-23L).Optional OPC-515L* (for13.8 V power source) orCP-23L (for 12 V cigarettelighter socket) can be usedinstead of the AC adapter.CAUTION: NEVERconnect the OPC-515L to a powersource using reversepolarity. This will ruinthe battery charger.White line:Black line :*AC adapter(A different type, or no AC adapter issupplied, depending on the version.) TransceiverBatterypack Turn powerOFFSee the instruction manual for details ofthe charger LED indication, operation, etc.