Radio Shack 43-3558, Owner'S Manual

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Installation
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1. Press down and slide off the battery
compartment cover.
2. Lift the battery pack out of the
compartment.
3. Plug the battery pack’s connector into
the socket in the compartment (the
connector fits only one way). Then
place the battery pack in the
compartment.
4. Replace the cover.
To charge the battery pack, place the
handset on the base. The
CHARGE/IN USE
indicator on the base lights.
!
Recharge the battery pack when
Low
Battery
flashes on the display.
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When you first use the phone after charging
or recharging the battery pack, the phone
might not work and you might hear error
beeps. If this happens, place the handset to
the base to change the digital security code.
Using a damp cloth, clean the charging
contacts on the handset about once a
month.
About once a month, fully discharge the
battery pack by keeping the handset off the
base until
Low Battery
flashes.
Otherwise, the battery pack loses its ability
to fully recharge.
!
IMPORTANT
!
Be sure the battery pack is
properly connected before
you try to charge it. The
CHARGE/IN USE indicator
lights when the handset is
on the base, even if the
battery pack is not
connected.
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NOTES
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• If the phone does not
work, recharge the
battery pack. (The
battery power might be
too low for the display to
operate.)
• If the battery pack
becomes weak during a
call, the handset beeps
and
Low Battery
flashes. When this
happens, you cannot
make a call on the
phone until you recharge
the battery pack.
• If the battery pack is
completely discharged
or the base loses power
while the handset is
away from it, place the
handset on the base to
change the digital
security code.