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Battery installation & charging
Install the battery as shown below.
Once you have installed the battery, the
screen indicates the battery status (see table below). If necessary, place the
handset in the telephone base or charger to charge the battery. For best
performance, keep the handset in the charger when not in use. The battery is
fully charged after 16 hours of continuous charging.
See the table on page 70
for battery operating times.
If the screen is blank, you need to charge the handset without interruption for
at least 4 minutes to give the handset enough charge to use the telephone
for
a short time. The screen shows
Low battery
and the backlight is off until
you have charged the battery without in
terruption for at least 30 min
utes. The
following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.
Step 1
Plug the battery connector
securely into the socket
inside the handset battery
compartment, matching the
color-coded label. Insert
the supplied battery with
the label
THIS SIDE UP
facing up as indicated.
Step 2
Align the cover flat against
the battery compartment,
then slide it upwards until it
clicks into place.
Battery indicators
Battery status
Action
The screen is blank.
Battery has no charge and
the handset cannot be used.
Charge without interruption until
the screen shows
Low battery
(at
least 30 minutes).
The screen shows
Place in
charger
and flashes.
Battery has very little charge
and the handset cannot be
used.
Charge without interruption until
the screen shows
Low battery
(at
least four minutes).
The screen shows
Low
battery
and flashes.
Battery has enough charge
to be used for a short time.
Charge without interruption until
the screen shows
HANDSET X
(at
least one hour).
The screen shows
HANDSET X
.
Battery is charged.
To keep the battery charged,
place it in the charger when not
in use.
NOTE:
If you are on a phone call in low battery mode, you hear four short beeps every minute.
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