Choosing, Power, Supply – Sangean SANGEAN ATS-808A User Manual
Page 5: Using batteries
CHOOSING
A
POWER
SUPPLY
You can operate the receiver using:
Six Alkaline AA Batteries.
Household AC [With optional AC adaptor]
12 Volt DC Automobile Battery [With
optional DC adaptor]
USING BATTERIES
1. Press latch marked
OPEN
on both
battery ompartment covers in he
direction of the arrow and lift off cover.
2. Insert 4
AA
batteries in the
Radio
compartment and 2
AA
batteries in
the
Back-up
compartment. Be sure
to position them as illustrated on the
back of the radio, and on top of the
lift-out
ribbons for easy removal.
3. Replace both battery compartment
covers over their respective compartments
and press down until you hear it snap closed
NOTE
Whenever the radio is turned off, the battery
indiator will flash for about five seconds to
show battery condition.
If the indicator falls below #2, the 4 "MAIN
AA" batteries should be replaced.
When the "MAIN" batteries become ex-
hausted, the micro-processor will automa-
tically be powered bythe "BACK-UP"
batteries.
When the display on the micro-processor
begins to fade, replace the 2 "AA" batteries
in the "BACK -UP" circuit. Before you
replace these batteries, be sure to install the
4 "AA" batteries in the "MAIN" circuit to
prevent total memory loss.
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