A Few Words About Batteries; Rechargeable Batteries - Sangean DPR-26BT Operating Instructions Manual

A few words about batteries

Your radio has been designed to use a choice of power sources. You
may plug it into the mains using the supplied adaptor. or for listening
away from the mains, you may use either alkaline or rechargeable bat-
teries. We do not recommend the use of carbon-zinc or zinc-chloride
batteries.
It is very important that your read the advice and warnings given below.
) whichever type of batteries you choose to use. It is very important that
the battery selection switch under the cover is set to the correct type.
a. If no batteries are fitted, then set the switch to the Alkaline position.
This position minimizes the power consumption when the radio is
powered from the mains.
b. If Alkaline batteries are fitted, then set the switch to the Alkaline position.
c. If Rechargeable batteries are fitted, then set the switch to the NiMH
position. Your radio is designed to use Nickel-Metal-Hydride rechargeable
batteries. No other type of rechargeable battery should be used in
this radio.
) NEVER mix old and new Alkaline batteries. The old batteries may
suffer damage and leak which will damage your radio and whatever
the radio is standing on.
) NEVER mix old and new Rechargeable batteries. This may result in
unreliable charging and shorten battery life. Never mix Rechargeable
batteries of different types or capacities even if they are new.
4) NEVER mix Alkaline and Rechargeable batteries. The recharging of
Alkaline batteries can be very dangerous.

Rechargeable batteries

Your radio use a range of methods to ensure correct and safe charging
of Rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hydride batteries. These work to protect
your batteries from excessive charge and discharge.
These protection can only work properly if the advice above is followed.
In particular, the radio will not be able to correctly charge batteries
if they are a mixture of different brands, or different ages,
or different capacities.
We recommend that all the rechargeable batteries used in your radio are
bought together as a set. They should always be charged together and dis-
charged together and not "borrowed" from time to time for other applications.
This will ensure that they give their optimum performance in your radio.
We recommend that the rechargeable batteries that you use should be
from a quality brand, and should be of at least 4000mAh capacity. Bat-
teries of this capacity should be able to power your radio for between
0 and 0 hours depending upon the volume of the radio, whether DAB
or FM mode is used (DAB mode uses slightly less power than FM), and
also depending on the condition of the batteries.
Before you first install a new set of rechargeable batteries into your ra-
dio, you should first make sure that the battery type switch beneath the
battery cover is in the NiMH (rechargeable) position.
Install the batteries arranging them as shown on the back of the radio.
Plug the mains adaptor into a mains socket and then into the radio. While
the batteries are charging, the battery indicator should show a flashing
green light. When the batteries are fully charged, the indicator will stop
flashing and will show a steady green light. The time taken to charge the
batteries will depend on how much charging they require. New batteries
may be partly charged when first fitted, but it is normal for a set of bat-
teries to take several hours to charge fully (this can be between 6 and 9
hours depending on the battery capacity and their initial state of charge.
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