Getting started

Battery installation and charging

Battery charging

Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates

the battery status (see the table below). If necessary,

 

 

HANDSET 1

 

 

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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

 

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battery is fully charged after 10 hours of continuous

Battery status icon

charging. See Technical specifications on page 74 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 until you have charged the battery without interruption for at least 30 minutes. 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 no or very little

Charge without interruption (at

place in charger.

charge. The handset cannot

least 30 minutes).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The screen shows

Battery has enough charge

Charge without interruption (at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to be used for a short time.

least 30 minutes).

low battery and

 

flashes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The screen shows handset x

Battery is charged.

To keep the battery charged,

and the battery icon shows

 

place it in the telephone base

 

 

,

 

or

 

.

 

or charger when not in use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

notes:

If you are on a call in low battery mode, you hear 4 short beeps every 50 seconds.

If no battery is installed in the handset when you place it in the telephone base or charger, the charge light does not turn on and the screen shows no battery. Follow the instructions in Battery installation on page 5 to install the battery.

After you install your telephone or power returns following a power outage, the handset will prompt you to set the date and time (see page 13). To skip setting the date and time, press off/cancel.

SET DATE --/--/--

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AT&T EL52501 user manual Battery charging, Place in charger, Low battery