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charge 550mAH Ni-MH batteries in your ra- dio. For best battery life, do not overcharge.

Warning: Do not charge non-rechargeable batteries in the radio. Non-rechargeable bat- teries can get hot and explode if you try to re- charge them.

Cautions:

You must use a Class 2 power

!source that supplies 9V DC

and delivers 300 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the radio's CHG jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi- cations could damage the radio or the adapter.

•Always connect the adapter to the radio before you connect it to an external pow- er source (such as an AC outlet or a ve- hicle cigarette-lighter socket). When you finish, disconnect the adapter from the external power source before you dis- connect it from the radio.

•Do not charge rechargeable batteries longer than 12 to 16 hours.

Note: Ni-CD batteries and other batteries of lower capacity will fully charge faster, but pro- vide less operating time

1.Rotate OFF toward OFF until it clicks to turn off the radio, then pull down the latch on the bottom of the radio to re- move the battery compartment cover.

2.Use a pointed object such as a pen to set AL/NI to NI.