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REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK
Charging The Handset Battery Pack
The handset of yourAmeritech AM
1930 cordless telephone is powered by
a rechargeable battery pack. It charges
automatically whenever the handset is
in the base. You should charge the
battery pack for 16 hours when you first
receive your phone. You’ll know the
battery pack needs charging when:
•
The phone emits a warning tone
when you press the PHONE key.
•
The low battery message is
displayed:
Alternatively, if you have purchased a
spare battery pack and it has been
charging in the base unit, simply
exchange the drained handset battery
pack with the fully charged replace-
ment battery pack from the base
charger. Place the drained handset
battery pack into the base charger to
recharge.
The base spare battery charger does
NOT charge a battery pack as quickly
as the handset battery charger. A full
charge requires 24 hours when using
the spare battery charger.
It's Impossible To Overcharge The
Battery Pack
The battery pack can be recharged
many times, but if you get a low battery
message even after 16 hours of
charging in the base cradle (or 24
hours in the base spare battery charger),
the battery pack(s) should be replaced.
To purchase replacement battery
packs, call Ameritech at 1-800-456-
6858.
A Word About Rechargeable Batteries
Your NiCad battery pack recharges
whenever the Handset is returned to
the Base Unit cradle. You may return
the Handset to its cradle whenever
you're not using the phone.
•
The handset seems completely
dead, the display is clear and the
handset does not beep when you
press the keys.
To Charge The Battery Pack
To charge the battery pack, place the
handset in the base unit. The CHARGE
indicator will light to show the handset
is seated properly and the battery pack
is charging. It is recommended that the
battery pack be charged for at least 16
hours initially and 8 hours for mainte-
nance charging. You can use your
telephone before that with diminished
capacity, but it is best to charge the
battery pack fully. It will take several
recharge cycles to maximize the charge
capacity of your battery pack. The
maximum battery life between charges
is 7 hours of continuous talk time or 7
days of stand- by.
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