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POWER SUPPLY
AC operation
1. BeforepluggingtheAC/DCadaptorintotheACsocket,makesurethevoltageiscorrectandtheBatterychargerswitchissetcorrectly:
ALKALINEOFFforwhenusingnobatteriesorAlkalinebatteries/NiHMONforwhenusingNiMHrechargeablebatteries.
2. IfyouuseAlkalinebatteriesintheradioandtheBatterychargerswitchisonALKALINEOFF,thebatterieswillbedisconnected
automaticallywhenusingACpowersupply.
3. IfyouuserechargeableNiMHbatteriesintheradioandtheBatterychargerswitchisonNiMHON,theNiMHbatterieswillbe
chargedautomaticallywhenusingACpowersupply.
4. NeverusetheAC/DCadaptorinrainyormoistconditionstopreventshortcircuitormoistfromenteringtheradio.Underthose
conditionsonlyusebatterypowerandkeeptherubbercoverclosed.
Note:
InordertodisconnecttheunitfromtheACmainscompletely,theAC/DCadaptorshouldberemovedfromthemainssocket
completelyanditshallremainreadilyoperableandshouldnotbeobstructedduringintendeduse.
Incaseofmalfunctionduetoelectrostaticdischargeorfasttransient(burst),removetheACadaptorfrompowersupplyandremove
thebatteriesthenreinstallthebatteriesandreconnectthepowersupply.
Battery operation
1. Toopenthebatterycompartment,rstremovetherubberfootatthebottomoftheapparatusbyturningitincounterclockwise
direction.
2. Loosenthescrewofthedoorbyunscrewingitinanti-clockwisedirection.
3. Observecorrectpolarityasindicatedontheunit(+and-).InsertAlkalinebatteries(6x1,5VtypeIECLR6/AM3/SizeAA)or
NiMHrechargeablebatteries(6x1,2VPerfectProRechargeableAccu,SizeAA/HR6/2500mAh)withthecorrectpolarityinto
thecompartment.
4. Closethebatterydoorandmakesurethescrewisfastened.
5. SettheBatterychargerswitchinthebatterycompartmentaccordingtothebatterytypetobeused(ALKALINEOFForNiMHON).
6. WhenyouchoosetouseNiMHbatteries,switchtheBatterychargerswitchtoNiMHON.Theradiowillchargethebatteries
whenitisconnectedtoACpower.Whenthebatteryisbeingcharged,thebatterysymbolontheLCDdisplaywillanimate.The
chargingandanimationwillstopautomaticallywhenthebatteriesarefull.
7. WhenyouchoosetouseAlkalinebatteries,switchtheBatterychargerswitchtoALKALINEOFF.Alkalinebatterywillnotbecharged.
8. Closetherubberfootwelltopreventmoistordustfromenteringthecompartmentbyturningitinclockwisedirectionontotheunit.
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9. Iftheunitisnottobeusedforanyextendedperiodoftime,itisrecommendedthatthebatteriesareremovedfromtheradio.
TheapproximatepowerlevelofthebatteriesisdisplayedontheLCDdisplayoftheradiobythebatterysymbol(4levelsintotal).
Whenthepowerlevelisverylowtheindication“Batterylow”appearsandthebatterysymbolashesonthedisplay.The
batteriesshouldthenberechargedorreplacedsoontocontinuenormaloperationoftheradio.
Warning:
Dangerofexplosionifabatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttype.
AlwaysmakesuretheBatterychargerswitchissettothecorrectposition.
AnAlkalinebatteryisnotrechargeable.NeverattemptchargingAlkalinebatteries.
Donotmixupdifferentbatterytypes.
Donotmixupchargedandunchargedbatteries.
Donotexposethebatteriestoexcessiveheatsuchassunshine,reorthelike.
Batteriesshouldnotbedisposedofbyincinerationandwithhouseholdwaste.Disposablebatteriesshouldbetakentoasuitable
recyclingcentreifpossible.
Instructions to prevent reasonably foreseeable misuse
Abatteryincorporatedintheequipmentandabatterytogetherwithitsassociatedcomponents(includingcellsandelectricpower
generators)shallbesoconstructedthatanelectricshockorresafeguardfailure(forexample,ammablechemicalleakagecausing
reorinsulationdamage)isunlikely,takingallreasonablyforeseeableconditionsintoaccount.Ifapplicable,thisshallinclude
extremeconditionsasspeciedbythemanufacturer,suchas:
-highorlowextremetemperaturesthatabatterycanbesubjectedtoduringuse,storageortransportation;and
- low air pressure at high altitude.
Whereprovidingsafetydevicesordesigninabatteryorequipmentisnotreasonablypracticalconsideringthefunctionalnatureof
thebatteryorequipmentcontainingabattery,instructionalsafeguardsinaccordancewithClauseF.5shallbeprovidedtoprotectthe
batteryfromextremeconditionsoruser'sabuse.Examplesthatshallbeconsideredinclude:
- replacementofabatterywithanincorrecttypethatcandefeatasafeguard(forexample,inthecaseofsomelithiumbatterytypes);
- disposalofabatteryintoreorahotoven,ormechanicallycrushingorcuttingofabattery,thatcanresultinanexplosion;
- leavingabatteryinanextremelyhightemperaturesurroundingenvironmentthatcanresultinanexplosionortheleakageof
ammableliquidorgas;
- abatterysubjectedtoextremelylowairpressurethatmayresultinanexplosionortheleakageofammableliquidorgas.