I just received my new uniden scanner,and I am having problems with charging the radio. I was wondering do I have to have batteries in it ,to charge it with the dc that came along with the radio. How do I charge the radio without having to use batteries? I do have the in wall plug that came with it,but it's still not working without useing the batteries.

You need o have the battery installed in the radio in order to be charge. For the most part, the radio can be on and will charge you batteries. However, if you can, let it charge overnite... this usually is the recommendation given at the manual.

I agree with BillB-SA...

Let us know how it goes!

Joe-k4jga

The BC72XLT is a battery-operated scanner, and your power supply is a battery charger, not a battery eliminator. You must have batteries in the unit for it to operate. You can install rechargeable batteries and use it in conjunction with the power supply, or you can run it on non-chargeable alkaline batteries.