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Charging a New Battery
Before you can use your phone, you must fully
charge the battery. A new battery must be
charged for at least 16 hours before being used
for the first time. Attach the battery to the
phone and connect the charger to the bottom of
the phone as described on page 3.
Battery Information
When the battery charge is low, the warning
message
BATTERY LOW
flashes at regular inter-
vals.
Finally, the message
RECHARGE BATTERY
is dis-
played. If you do not recharge your battery, the
phone switches off after a while. While charging
is in progress, the battery charge bar on the dis-
play scrolls repeatedly from clear to full. When
the bar stops scrolling and remains at a full bar,
and a message
BATTERY FULL
appears on the
display, charging is completed. If the display bar
continues to scroll, charging may be temporarily
disrupted (for instance, if the battery is too hot
or too cold).
Use only batteries approved by the phone man-
ufacturer, and recharge your battery only with
the chargers approved by the manufacturer.
When a charger is not in use, disconnect it from
the power source. Do not leave the battery con-
nected to a charger for longer than a week,
since overcharging may shorten its life. If left
unused, a fully charged battery will discharge it-
self over time.
Note that a new NiMH battery achieves full per-
formance only after two or three complete
charge and discharge cycles!
For good operation times when using a NiMH
battery, discharge the battery from time to time
by leaving your phone switched on until it turns
itself off. Do not attempt to discharge the bat-
tery by any other means.
The battery can be charged and discharged hun-
dreds of times, but it will eventually wear out.
When the operating time (talk-time and stand-
by time) is noticeably shorter than normal, it is
time to buy a new battery.
Battery performance will vary with the condi-
tion of the battery. The following conditions will
reduce battery performance: temperature ex-
tremes, poor charging or discharging practices
and improper storage.
The NiMH batteries’ performance is particularly
limited in temperatures below -10°C and that of
Li-Ion batteries’ is particularly limited in tem-
peratures below 0°C. Therefore, the battery
should be kept protected from the cold, e.g. in a
pocket, if it is to be exposed to low temperatures
for long periods.
The approximate charging times, for charging
empty batteries to an 80% capacity, while using
the Fast Travel Charger and Standard Charger
are:
Fast Travel Charger Standard Charger
NiMH battery: NiMH battery:
550 mAh 60 min 550 mAh 3 h
Li-Ion batteries: Li-Ion batteries:
400 mAh 50 min 400 mAh 2,5 h
1500 mAh 180 min 1500 mAh 9 h
A trickle charge to full 100% capacity would re-
quire a couple of hours more, but it is not nec-
essary in normal use.
Temperature extremes will affect the ability of
your battery to charge: it may require cooling or
warming first.
Note:
- Use the battery only for its intended purpose.
- Never use any charger or battery which is
damaged or worn out.
