Radio Shack CD-3445 owner manual Using AC Power, Charging Tips

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Charging Tips

•Fully discharge the batteries occa- sionally by playing the CD player until it no longer plays. Then fully recharge the batteries. This helps restore the batteries’ full charging capacity.

•Avoid charging the batteries in a hot environment (higher than 113°F). Doing so can permanently reduce the batteries’ charging capacity.

•Do not overcharge batteries. Overcharging can severely reduce the batteries’ useful life.

Important: This CD player is capable of using nickel-cadmium batteries. At the end of the batteries’ useful life, they must be recycled or disposed of prop- erly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste management authorities for information on recycling or disposal programs in your area. Some options that might be available are municipal curb-side collection, drop-off boxes at retailers, recycling collection centers, and mail-back pro- grams.

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USING AC POWER

You can power your CD player with standard AC power using a 6-volt AC adapter such as Cat. No. 273-1663.

Caution: The recommended AC adapter supplies regulated 6 volts and delivers at least 600 milliamps. Its center tip is set to positive, and its plug correctly fits the CD player’s DC 6V jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could seri- ously damage the CD player or the adapter.

To connect to AC power, insert the AC adapter’s barrel plug into the CD play- er’s DC 6V jack, then plug the other end of the adapter into a standard AC out- let.

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Note: When you connect an AC adapt- er, the CD player automatically switch- es to external power, even if batteries are installed.