Radio Shack 23-427 Owner's Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

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Compact Ni-Cd/Ni-MH Battery Charger

Your RadioShack Compact Ni-Cd (nickel

cadmium)/Ni-MH (nickel metal hydride) Bat-

tery Charger is designed to charge two or

four batteries — AA and AAA types. 

Its features include:

Two Charging Indicators — an indicator

lights during charging for each battery type

(Ni-Cd or Ni-MH), and turns off when charg-

ing is complete.

Reverse Polarity Protection — protects the

charger and batteries against damage from

incorrectly installed batteries.

Automatic Timer Shut-Off — turns off the

charger to prevent overcharging the batter-

ies. 

OPERATION

1.

To charge two Ni-Cd or Ni-MH AA bat-

teries

, install both into 

BAY 1

 as indi-

cated by the polarity symbols (+ and –)

marked inside the compartment, then

slide 

Ni-Cd/Ni-MH

 to the appropriate set-

ting.

Note: Both batteries must be installed in

the same bay.

To charge two Ni-Cd or Ni-MH AAA bat-

teries

, install both into the supplied AAA

battery adapter as indicated by the

polarity symbols (+ and –) marked on

the adapter. Then install the battery

adapter into 

BAY 1

 with the battery con-

tacts facing the top of the bay and the

arrow marked on the adapter pointing

toward the back of the charge bay and

set 

Ni-Cd/Ni-MH

 to the appropriate set-

ting.

2.

To charge four Ni-Cd or Ni-MH AA bat-

teries

, install two batteries into each bay

as indicated by the polarity symbols (+

and –) marked inside each compart-

ment, then slide 

Ni-Cd/Ni-MH

 to the

appropriate setting.

To charge four Ni-Cd or Ni-MH AAA bat-

teries

, install four batteries into the two

supplied AAA battery adapters as indi-

cated by the polarity symbols (+ and –)

marked on the adapters. Then install an

adapter into each bay with the battery

contacts facing the top of the bay and

the arrows marked on the adapters

pointing toward the back of the charge

bay, and slide 

Ni-Cd/Ni-MH

 to the appro-

priate setting.

Cautions: 

Bay 1

Bay 2

Ni-Cd/

Ni-MH

Switch

AAA

Adapter

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