Yaesu FT-897 Operating Manual

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Page 6 FT-897 OPERATING MANUALDC Power CordInternal battery operation (requires optional FNB-78 Ni-MH battery pack)I NSTALLATIONPOWER C ONNECTIONSThe optional FNB-78 Ni-MH Battery Pack provides 13.2Volts of DC power for your FT-897, with a maximum ca-pacity of 4500 mAh (you may install the two FNB-78 intothe FT-897, in this time, maximum capacity is 9 Ah!).A fully charged set of FNB-78 Ni-MH Battery Pack shouldprovide approximately 4 hours of reception under typicalconditions.Installation1. Turn the transceiver’s power off, and disconnect allcables from the transceiver.2. Remove the six screws (three screws on bottom side andrear side), then lift off the bottom cover (Figure 1 and 2).3. Insert the FNB-78 into the battery compartment “A” or“B”on the bottom of the radio so that the battery’s mount-ing tab is aligned with the mounting hole on the radio’schassis (Figure 3).4. Connect the 3-pin connector from the FNB-78 to thebattery jack on the radio’s chassis, corresponding to thelabel (“A” or “B”) of the battery compartment to whichthe FNB-78 is installed (Figure 3).5. Remove the plastic cap, which is same label (“A” or “B”)of the battery compartment witch is the FNB-78 installed,from the to bottom cover, before turning the plastic capso that the small project of the cap is aligned with theslot of the bottom cover (Figure 2).6. Replace the bottom cover and its six screws.ChargingCharging of the FNB-78 requires the use of the optionalCD-24 Charge Adapter.1. Turn the radio off.2. Connect the cable plug from the DC Power supply intothe INPUT jack on the CD-24 Charge Adapter, then in-sert the cable plug from the CD-24 into the “CHG-A”or “CHG-B” jack on the rear of the radio.3. The “BATT-A” or “BATT-B” indicator on the front panelof the FT-897 will glow red (Charging) while the bat-tery is being charged. When charging is completed, thered LED indicator will turn to off (Fully Charged).A fully-discharged pack will be charged completely inabout four hours.4. Unplug the cable from the CHG terminal, then discon-nect the CD-24 from the DC Power supply.OperationBefore turning the radio on, select the battery (“A” or “B”)to be used by setting the top panel’s A-B switch as appropri-ate.AABBFigure 1 Figure 2Figure 3Connector “A”Connector “B”Plastic CapCHG jack on the rear of the radioCD-24AC Power Supply