Radio Shack 23-401 User manual

Cat. No. 23-401
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
CELLULAR BATTERY
CONDITIONER/CHARGER
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FEATURES
© 1997 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Motorola is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc.
Nokia is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation, Finland.
Your Radio Shack Cellular Battery
Conditioner/Charger uses advanced
technology to charge and condition
various rechargeable cellular phone
batteries — such as Radio Shack 17-
1060/1061/1062, Motorola Micro Tac
and 9800 series, and Nokia 101/232.
To prevent your rechargeable battery
from losing its ability to fully recharge,
you must condition it (by discharging it)
about once every 10 times you re-
charge it. Most battery chargers can
only recharge a battery. Your Radio
Shack Cellular Battery Conditioner/
Charger lets you both discharge and
then recharge it, increasing your bat-
tery's efficiency and durability.
Its features include:
Batter
y
Versatilit
y
— lets you re-
charge Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) and
Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) re-
chargeable cellular phone batteries.
Built-In Dischar
g
e — lets you condi-
tion your rechargeable battery for the
longest life and best performance.
Automatic Switchin
g
— automatical-
ly switches to the charging mode when
discharging is completed.
Status Li
g
hts — show you the battery
conditioning/charging status.
Two Power Sources — let you power
the conditioner/charger using either
standard AC power or your vehicle's
battery power.
Interchan
g
eable Char
g
in
g
Adapters
— let you recharge/condition various
types of rechargeable batteries, such
as Motorola Micro Tacseries, Motorola
9800 series, Nokia 101, Nokia 232,
etc.
Quick/Slow Char
g
e Selector — lets
you charge a battery either in the slow
mode for a longer lasting charge, or
the quick mode to begin using it more
quickly.
Trickle Char
g
e— continuously charg-
es the battery with a 20–30 mA trickle
current after the batteries are fully
charged to ensure they are ready to
use at any time.
Short-Circuit/Overchar
g
e/Deep-Dis-
char
g
e Protection — protects your
battery from being damaged and pro-
longs its life.
Batter
y
Condition Function — re-
freshes/activates batteries that have
not been used for long periods of time.
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CONTENTS
Preparation............................................................................................................ 4
Connecting a Motorola Micro Tac Battery........................................................ 4
Connecting a Motorola 9800 Series or Nokia 101/232 Battery........................ 4
Removing a Battery ......................................................................................... 6
Removing an Adapter ...................................................................................... 6
Connecting Power ........................................................................................... 6
Using Standard AC Power......................................................................... 6
Using Your Vehicle’s Battery Power .......................................................... 7
Operation............................................................................................................... 8
Charging a Rechargeable Battery.................................................................... 8
Conditioning a Rechargeable Battery .............................................................. 9
Refreshing a Fully Discharged Battery ............................................................ 9
Care And Maintenance....................................................................................... 10
Replacing the DC Cord’s Fuse....................................................................... 11
Specifications..................................................................................................... 12
This symbol is intended to alertyou to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within
the conditioner/charger’s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk
of electric shock. Do not open the conditioner/charger’s case.
This symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and maintenance instructions
are included in the literature accompanying this conditioner/charger.
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE-
ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC-
ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
CAUTION !
!
Warnin
g
: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.
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PREPARATION
CONNECTING A
MOTOROLA MICRO TAC
SERIES BATTERY
The conditioner/charger is designed to
charge a Motorola Micro Tac series
battery that you can mount directly
onto the conditioner/charger.
1. Hold the battery with its charging
contacts to the right, then place
the battery’s bottom slide groove
over the conditioner/charger’s
slide guides.
2. Push the battery toward the left
until it clicks into place.
CONNECTING A
MOTOROLA 9800
SERIES OR NOKIA 101/
232 BATTERY
To charge a Motorola 9800 series,
Nokia 101, or Nokia 232 battery, you
need to mount the proper supplied
charging adapter along with the bat-
tery.
Note: The adapters are labelled on the
bottom.
Follow these steps to charge a Motor-
ola 9800 series battery using the ap-
propriate charging adapter.
1. Place the charging adapter’s bot-
tom slide groove to the right of the
charger/conditioner’s slide guides.
Note: The adapter’s notches (on
the bottom) and the conditioner/
charger’s tabs must be aligned.
2. Push the adapter toward the left
until it clicks into place.
3. Hold the battery with its charging
contacts to the right, then place
the battery’s bottom slide groove
over the adapter’s slide guides.
Motorola Micro
Tac Battery
Label on bottom
of adapter
Ali
g
nment notches
and tabs
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4.Push the battery toward the left until
it clicks into place.
Motorola 9800
Follow these steps to connect a Nokia
101/232 battery using the appropriate
charging adapter.
1. Place the charging adapter’s left
edge over the left edge of the condi-
tioner/charger’s mounting guides.
2. Push the adapter toward the left
until it clicks into place.
3. Hold the battery with its charging
contacts toward the right and
place them over the adapter’s
charging contacts.
4. Push down on the battery’s left
side until it clicks onto the adapter.
Nokia 101
Nokia 232
Motorola 9800
Adapter
Nokia 101
Adapter
Nokia 232
Adapter
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REMOVING A BATTERY
1. Press down on the battery’s lock-
ing tab.
2. Push the battery toward the right
until it slips out of the mounting
guides.
REMOVING AN
ADAPTER
1. Press down on the adapter’s lock-
ing tabs.
2. Push the adapter toward the right
until it slips out of the conditioner/
charger’s mounting guides.
CONNECTING POWER
Cautions:
• Always plug the AC or DC adapter
into the conditioner/charger
before you plug it into a standard
AC outlet, and always unplug it
from the outlet before you unplug
it from the conditioner/charger.
• Never connect power to the condi-
tioner/charger when you are not
using it to charge or condition a
battery.
Using Standard AC Power
To power the conditioner/charger from
standard AC power, connect the sup-
plied AC adapter’s barrel plug to the
conditioner/charger’s DC 12V-24V jack.
Then plug the other end into a stan-
dard AC outlet.
Battery’s lock-
in
g
tabs
Adapter’s lock-
in
g
tabs
Usin
g
standard
AC power
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The conditioner/charger beeps one
short beep and the red CHARGE LED
lights.
Caution: The supplied AC adapter
supplies 13.5 volts DC and delivers up
to 1000 mA. It has a center positive
plug which properly fits the conditioner/
charger’s DC 12V-24V jack. Using an
adapter that does not meet these
specifications could damage the bat-
tery conditioner/charger or the adapt-
er.
Using Your Vehicle’s Battery
Power
You can power the conditioner/charger
from your vehicle’s cigarette lighter
socket using the supplied DC power
cord.
Caution: The supplied DC power cord
connects your conditioner/charger to
your vehicle battery power and lets it
draw 12–13.5 volts DC, and up to 1000
mA. It has a center positive plug which
properly fits the conditioner/charger’s
DC 12V-24V jack. Using an adapter or
power cord that does not meet these
specifications could damage the bat-
tery conditioner/charger or the adapt-
er.
Plug the supplied DC adapter’s barrel
plug into the conditioner/charger’s DC
12V-24V jack, then plug the DC adapter
cigarette-lighter plug into the vehicle’s
cigarette-lighter socket.
Caution: Before plugging the DC
adapter’s cigarette-lighter plug into the
cigarette-lighter socket, make sure the
knurled ring is screwed firmly onto the
plug. See “Replacing the DC Power
Cord’s Fuse” on Page 11.
The conditioner/charger beeps one
short beep and the red CHARGE LED
lights.
Usin
g
your vehicle’s
battery power
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OPERATION
CHARGING A
RECHARGEABLE
BATTERY
You can charge a nickel-cadmium or
nickel-metal hydride rechargeable bat-
tery by selecting either a slow-charge
for a complete and long-lasting charge,
or a quick-charge so you can begin us-
ing it more quickly.
1. To slow-charge the battery, press
QUICK/SLOW so the green SLOW
LED lights.
To quick-charge the battery, press
QUICK/SLOW so the red QUICK
LED lights.
When charging is complete, the
green READY LED lights and the
conditioner/charger beeps 8
times.
2. If necessary, press the battery’s
release latch on the left side, then
push the battery toward the right
to remove it.
3. Disconnect power if you do not
want to charge another battery.
Notes:
• The quick-charge and slow-
charge total charging times
depend on the type of battery you
are recharging.
• Charging time also varies depend-
ing on the battery’s voltage condi-
tion. Old batteries take longer to
fully charge.
• To ensure the batteries are ready
to use at any time, the conditioner/
charger continuously charges the
battery with a 20–30 mA trickle
current after the batteries are fully
charged.
Battery
(mA) Quick (Minutes) Slow (Hours)
600
800
900
1500
40
55
60
100
3
2
2.3
4
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CONDITIONING A
RECHARGEABLE
BATTERY
To prevent your battery from losing its
ability to fully recharge, you must con-
dition it (by discharging it) about once
every 10 times you recharge it.
Follow these steps to condition (dis-
charge) a rechargeable battery.
1. Press CONDITION to discharge
the remaining power in the bat-
tery. The yellow CONDITION LED
lights and the conditioner/charger
beeps once.
Note: To switch to the recharging
mode before discharging is com-
plete, remove the battery from the
conditioner/charger and reinstall
it. The conditioner/charger beeps
once and automatically switches
to the charging mode.
When discharging is complete,
the yellow CONDITION LED turns
off. The conditioner/charger auto-
matically starts charging, and the
red CHARGE LED lights.
2. If necessary, press the battery’s
release latch at the left side, then
push the battery toward the right
to remove it.
3. Disconnect power if you do not
want to discharge another battery.
REFRESHING A FULLY
DISCHARGED BATTERY
Some rechargeable batteries that are
not used for a long time can lose their
ability to be recharged due to the crys-
tallization of the electrodes inside the
battery. Your battery conditioner/
charger lets you refresh this type of
battery, which is almost the same as
conditioning it.
Note that when a battery has fully dis-
charged, its voltage might be too low to
start the conditioning process and you
might need to repeatedly pressCONDI-
TION until the yellow CONDITION LED
lights.
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Your Radio Shack Cellular Battery Conditioner/Charger is an example of superior
design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your con-
ditioner/charger so you can enjoy it for years.
Keep the conditioner/charger dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediate-
ly. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic cir-
cuits.
Handle the conditioner/charger gently and carefully. Dropping it can
damage the circuit boards and can cause it to work improperly.
Use and store the conditioner/charger only in normal temperature en-
vironments. Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic
devices, and distort or melt plastic parts.
Keep the conditioner/charger away from dust and dirt, which can
cause premature wear of parts.
Wipe the conditioner/charger with a damp cloth occasionally to keep
it looking new. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or
strong detergents to clean it.
Modifying or tampering with the conditioner/charger’s internal components can
cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty. If your conditioner/charger is
not performing as it should, take it to your local Radio Shack store for assistance.
CLEANER
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