Getting started

Battery installation & charging

Install the battery as shown on the next page. 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 58 for battery operating times.

If the screen is blank, 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 screen shows LOW BATTERY and the backlight is off until you have charged the battery without interruption for at least one hour. The following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.

Battery indicators

Battery status

Action

 

 

 

The screen is blank or shows

Battery has little or no

Charge without interruption until

PLACE IN CHARGER and

charge and the handset

the screen shows LOW BATTERY

flashes.

cannot be used.

(at least 30 minutes).

 

 

 

The screen shows LOW

Battery has enough charge

Charge without interruption until

BATTERY and flashes.

to be used for a short time.

the screen shows HANDSET X (at

 

 

least one hour).

 

 

 

The screen shows

Battery is charged.

To keep the battery charged,

HANDSET X.

 

place it in the telephone base or

 

 

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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AT&T CL81209, CL81219 Battery installation & charging, Battery indicators Battery status Action, Place in Charger