Operation Manual

Page 6 FT-897 OPERATING MANUAL
DC Power Cord
Internal battery operation (requires optional FNB-78 Ni-MH battery pack)
INSTALLATION
POWER CONNECTIONS
The optional FNB-78 Ni-MH Battery Pack provides 13.2
Volts of DC power for your FT-897, with a maximum ca-
pacity of 4500 mAh (you may install the two FNB-78 into
the FT-897, in this time, maximum capacity is 9 Ah!).
A fully charged set of FNB-78 Ni-MH Battery Pack should
provide approximately 4 hours of reception under typical
conditions.
Installation
1. Turn the transceiver’s power off, and disconnect all
cables from the transceiver.
2. Remove the six screws (three screws on bottom side and
rear 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’s
chassis (Figure 3).
4. Connect the 3-pin connector from the FNB-78 to the
battery jack on the radio’s chassis, corresponding to the
label (“A” or “B”) of the battery compartment to which
the 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 cap
so that the small project of the cap is aligned with the
slot of the bottom cover (Figure 2).
6. Replace the bottom cover and its six screws.
Charging
Charging of the FNB-78 requires the use of the optional
CD-24 Charge Adapter.
1. Turn the radio off.
2. Connect the cable plug from the DC Power supply into
the 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 panel
of the FT-897 will glow red (Charging) while the bat-
tery is being charged. When charging is completed, the
red LED indicator will turn to off (Fully Charged).
A fully-discharged pack will be charged completely in
about four hours.
4. Unplug the cable from the CHG terminal, then discon-
nect the CD-24 from the DC Power supply.
Operation
Before 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.
A
AB
B
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Connector “A”
Connector “B”
Plastic Cap
CHG jack on the rear of the radio
CD-24
AC Power Supply