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Getting started
Battery installation and charging
Install the battery as shown below. Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the 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 telephone base or charger when not in use. The battery is fully charged after ten hours of continuous charging. See the table on page 110 for battery operating times.
If the screen shows Place in charger and flashes, you need to charge the handset without interruption for at least 30 minutes to give the handset enough charge to use the telephone for a short time. The following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.
Battery indicators | Battery status | Action |
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The screen is blank, or | Battery has no or very | Charge without interruption |
shows Place in charger | little charge. The handset | (at least 30 minutes). |
and (flashing). | cannot be used. |
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The screen shows | Battery has enough charge | Charge without interruption |
Low battery and | to be used for a short time. | (at least 30 minutes). |
(flashing). |
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The screen shows | Battery is charged. | To keep the battery charged, |
HANDSET X. |
| place it in the telephone base or |
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| charger when not in use. |
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NOTE: If you are on a phone call in low battery mode, you hear four short beeps every minute.
BT183342/BT283342
BY 1021
Step 1
Plug the battery connector securely into the socket inside the handset battery compartment. 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.