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Cat. No.
5-Hour AA & AAA Ni-Cd/Ni-MH Battery Charger
Your RadioShack 5-Hour AA & AAA NiCd/Ni-MH Battery Char
one time:
• two or four AA batteries,
• two or four AAA batteries,
• two AA and two AAA batteries,
• or one 9-volt battery.
Its features include:
Ni-Cd/Ni-MH Switch
type of battery (Ni-Cd or Ni-MH) you are
char
Two Charging Indicators
batteries are char
9-volt Battery Terminal Attachment
so you can char
Automatic Power-Off
stops char
for hi
Reverse Polarity Protection
the char
from incorrectly installed batteries.
Overcurrent Prot ection
rent constant.
.
e a 9-volt battery.
after 8 hours , whi ch is ideal
h-capacity bat teries.
er and batteries against damage
er ca n charge, at
— lets you set which
— li
ht when
.
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— automatically
— protects
— keeps the cur-
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER -SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
!
: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
This symbol is intended to alert you
to the presence of uninsulated dangerous v oltage with in the prod uct’s
enclosure that might be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock. Do not open the
product’s case .
This symbol is intended to inform
you that important operating and
maintenance instructions are included in th e l itera ture acc omp an ying this product.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
This manual contains important safety and
operatin
er.
instructions for your fast charg-
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Warning
hazard, do not expose this product to
rain or moisture.
: To prevent fire or shock
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Before usin
instructions and cautionary markin
the battery char
char
ed, and the product that uses the
batteries.
© 1997 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
your battery charger, read all
s on
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Warnings:
• To reduce the risk of injury, charge
only rechargeable Ni-Cd or Ni-MH
batteries with this charger. Other
types of batteries might burst, causing
personal injury or damage to your
charger.
• Do not charge a battery that is damaged or leaking.
CHARGING BA TTERIES
Notes:
• The batteri es m ust be fully dis charged
before chargi ng.
• It is normal for batteries to become
warm while charging.
1. Plug the charger into a standard AC
outlet.
2. Lift the tab on the right side of the
charger cover and open the cover.
3. Set
Ni-Cd/Ni-MH
according to the type of batteries you
want to charge.
to
ILLUS
Ni-Cd
or
Ni-MH
To charge two AA or AAA batteries
4.
place them in the two left or right
chambers. Match the polarity symbols
(+ and –) on each battery to the polarity symbols inside each chamber.
or
/9V
lights.
Note: You must charge AA and AAA
batteries in pairs.
To charge four AA or AAA batteries
place them in all four chambers,
matching the polarity symbols (+ and
–) on each battery to the polarity symbols inside each chamber. and
both light.
/9V
Note: You can c harge two AA and t w o
AAA batteries at the same time, but
be sure all four are the same type (NiCd or Ni-MH). Place the two AAA batteries in the left chambers and the AA
batteries in the right chambers.
The charging timer begins when 2
batteries are loaded in one of the
chambers. Batteries loaded subsequently might not be fully charged.
To charge a 9-volt battery
, simply connect it to the battery terminal in the
rightmost chamber.
lights. The
/9V
charger can only charge one 9-volt
battery at a time.
5. Close the cover. After 8 hours,
and
turn off and the charger
/9V
automatically turns off. (This prevents
overcharging hi gh-capacity batteries.)
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