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Charging the Battery
Before plugging the phone line in to your new phone for the first time, fully charge the rechargeable battery pack for 14 hours without interruption.
1.Place the Handset on the base.
(The handset will charge either face up or face down).
2.Make sure the red charge light on the base comes on and the number of your handset appears in the left of the handset display. If the LED doesn’t light, check to see that the AC Adaptor is plugged in and that the handset makes good contact with the base charging contacts.
NOTE
NOTE
If the belt clip is attached to the handset, you should place the handset face down in the base.
Only use the battery pack supplied or rechargeable AA Batteries (not supplied)
DO NOT USE STANDARD BATTERIES.
3.The battery symbol in the display gradually fills up as it is charged. If your battery symbol is empty and flashing and you hear a warning beep every 10 seconds, you will need to recharge your handset before you can use it.
Indicator | Status |
Steady outline and 4 blocks | more than 80% |
Steady outline and 3 blocks | more than 50% |
Steady outline and 2 blocks | more than 40% |
Steady outline and 1 blocks | more than 20% |
Steady outline | less than 10% |
Outline Slow blinking | low and beep alarm |
Steady outline and running blocks | charging |
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If the battery status is low and in need of recharging, a warning beep will sound at 30 seconds intervals.
4. Once charged, your handset display will be as shown below....
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