Getting started
5
Battery installation & charging
Install the battery as shown on the next page. 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 or charger. See the table on page 64 for battery
operating times.
If the battery is depleted, it may take approximately ten minutes to charge the
handset before it shows
LOW BATTERY
. The screen continues 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
(about 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 you hear four short
beeps every minute.
Battery has enough
charge to be used for a
short time.
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
telephone base or
charger when not in
use.