Motorola INT2700, Manual

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Using the Transportable
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Your Battery
The carrying cassette uses a rechargeable lead-acid battery. The
life of a battery can be greatly affected by the charging method
as well as the use.
Charging a New Battery
To ensure maximum battery performance, it is recommended
that a new battery (or battery that has not been used for several
months) be charged for at least 14 hours before use.
A
A new battery will require several full charge/discharge cycles
in order to achieve its optimum performance.
Important Battery Information
To ensure that you enjoy maximum battery life and use your
battery to it's fullest capacity:
• Always use Motorola approved battery chargers.
• The battery should be at or near room temperature when
charging.
• Once a week, allow your battery to discharge completely
before recharging (to fully discharge, leave your phone on
until it turns itself off).
Battery Performance and Maintenance
The talk time and standby times given are typical performance
figures for the lead acid battery:
• Best battery performance will be achieved when you regularly
charge and discharge batteries as instructed in this manual.
• Battery performance is greatly affected by the coverage of the
GSM network.
• Set
Battery Saving Mode
to On (see
Phone Setup Menu
)
and/or
Frequency of Search
to Slow or Medium (see
Network Selection Menu
).
• Keep the antenna fully extended whenever possible to ensure
maximum signal strength.
• The performance of your batteries will gradually reduce if used
substantially.
• If left unused, a fully charged battery will discharge itself in
approximately one month.
• When not in use, store your battery uncharged in a cool, dark
and dry place.
Battery Type Talk
Time Standby
Time
Lead Acid 90 min. 12 hours