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CHANGING THE BATTERY
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or personal injury, use only the battery
Make sure the 5telephone is OFF before you replace battery.
1.Remove the battery compartment door.
2.Disconnect the cord attached to the battery pack from the jack inside the battery compartment and remove the battery pack from the handset.
Battery compartment
3.Insert the new battery pack and reconnect the battery plug.
4.Put the battery compartment door back on.
5.Place handset in the base or handset charge cradle to charge. If you don’t charge the handset battery properly (for 12 hours) when you first set up the phone and/or when you install a new battery pack, the battery ’s long- term performance will be compromised.
Battery pack
Battery compartment jack
BATTERY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
•Do not burn, disassemble, mutilate or puncture. Like other batteries of this type, toxic materials could be released which can cause injury.
•Keep batteries out of the reach of children.
•Remove batteries if storing over 30 days.
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