XPR Impress wrong battery 7550/7550E?

[JMR3865]

Kind of a stupid question.

Are the batteries for the XPR7550 and XPR7550E different? I have multiple impress batteries that work in the XPR7550 but when I put them in the xpr7550E, I get a wrong battery message.

Thanks!

 

[N4KVE]

Cover the center pin on the battery where it contacts the radio. I mix batteries between radios, & never get that message.

 

[K2NEC]

Under 'General Settings' in the CPS, what is the 'Radio Certification Type' set to?

If it's set to FM or UL, it will cause the radio to alert you to radios that don't have an FM or IS listed battery. Functionality wise, they are the same, if you disable the cert type you won't have a problem with IS/non-IS batteries.

 

[AM909]

... assuming you don't have a reason for having IS radios and batteries to begin with, like working in a volatile atmosphere. :|

 

[JMR3865]

thanks! so there is definitely a difference in the batteries. It is looking for a IS battery then?

 

[K2NEC]

Yes

 

[JMR3865]

Thank you!

 

[n3obl]

Just need to set the battery certification to none.

 

[Stretchman]

Sorry to piggyback, but is there a setting for that on the 6550 as well? I have two batteries for it, and one of them is a non impres battery. I have a battery on order from Sandown, but it hasn't come in yet, and I am curious as to whether or not the radio will output any info for a non impres battery?

I do have an Impres charger, but it's not hooked up to the computer. I have no idea what cable I would need in order to do that, or if it needs a special device to read the data off the charger.

 

[K2NEC]

Sorry to piggyback, but is there a setting for that on the 6550 as well? I have two batteries for it, and one of them is a non impres battery. I have a battery on order from Sandown, but it hasn't come in yet, and I am curious as to whether or not the radio will output any info for a non impres battery?

I do have an Impres charger, but it's not hooked up to the computer. I have no idea what cable I would need in order to do that, or if it needs a special device to read the data off the charger.

No, it's a non impres battery, it wont show you any information because it doesnt have an impres chip in it.