Radio Shack TRC-235 Two-Way Radio User Manual


 
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•Set it to
ALKALINE
before you con-
nect an external power source (vehi-
cle battery power or AC adapter) to
the
POWER
jack or while you are us-
ing internal batteries (alkaline or re-
chargeable).
•Set it to
NI
CD
only
when you are
connecting a battery charger in order
to charge the installed rechargeable
batteries. Be sure you set it to
NI
CD
before
you connect a battery charger
to the
POWER
jack.
Warning
: To avoid injuring yourself or
damaging the TRC-235, connect a bat-
tery charger to the
POWER
jack
only
when nickel-cadmium batteries are in-
stalled (see “Recharging Nickel-Cadmium
Batteries” on Page 10). Never try to re-
charge non-rechargeable batteries. They
could get very hot and explode.
Note:
You can connect an external pow-
er source regardless of the type of batter-
ies you installed.
USING BATTERIES
You can power the TRC-235 from eight
AA alkaline batteries (such as Ra-
dioShack Cat. No. 23-552) with the two
supplied dummy batteries, or ten re-
chargeable AA nickel-cadmium batteries
(such as Cat. No. 23-125).
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