Getting started
5
Battery installation & charging
Install the battery as shown below. After installing the battery, you might be
able to make and receive short calls. For best performance, charge the
handset for at least 16 hours before use. When not in use, place the handset in
the telephone base. See the table on page 53 for battery operating times.
If the battery is depleted, it may take approximately four minutes to charge the
handset before it can resume screen display. The screen will continue to
display
LOW BATTERY
until the battery has charged for approximately one
hour; the backlight on the handset disables when in
LOW BATTERY
mode.
Battery indicators
Battery status
Action
The screen is blank.
Battery has no charge
and the handset
cannot be used.
Charge until the screen
shows
LOW BATTERY
(at least 10 minutes).
The screen shows
PLACE IN CHARGER
and flashes
Battery has very little
charge the handset
cannot be used.
Charge until the screen
shows
LOW BATTERY
(about four minutes).
The screen shows
LOW
BATTERY
, flashes,
and the handset beeps
once every minute.
Battery has enough
charge to be used for a
short time. There is not
yet enough charge to
use the speakerphone.
Charge until the screen
shows
HANDSET X
(about one hour).
The screen shows
HANDSET X
.
Battery is charged.
To keep the battery
charged, place it in the
base when not in use.
