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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 y ou 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 N ickel-C admium
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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