Your Battery
Charging a New Battery
To ensure maximum battery performance, a new battery (or battery that has not been used for several months) should be charged for about
AA new NiMH battery may require several full charge/discharge cycles in order to achieve its optimum performance.
After this initial charge, you can recharge your battery at your convenience, using the phone’s rapid travel charger.
ASee the chart on page 15 for charge times.
Important Battery Information
To ensure that you enjoy maximum battery life and use your battery to its fullest capacity:
•Always use Motorola approved battery chargers.
•For the best results,
•The battery should be at or near room temperature when charging.
•When not in use, store your battery uncharged in a cool, dark and dry place.
!Do not leave a NiMH battery connected to any charger for longer than 24 hours.
Handling Batteries
Your new batteries are fitted with protective covers. These covers must be removed before the battery can be used. Save the covers to carry and store batteries which are not in use. Covers prevent electrically conductive objects from making contact with the battery terminals, thereby reducing the risk of injury or damage from a battery short circuit.
Removing the Main Battery Cover
1Press and hold the release latch.
2Press the battery upwards, out of its cover.
Fitting the Main Battery Cover
1Lower the side of the battery opposite the release latch into the cover.
2Lower the side of the battery with the release latch into the cover until the latch clicks into place.
Removing the Auxiliary Battery Cover
1Hold the battery securely with one hand.
2With the thumb of your other hand, press the base of the cover upwards. Continue this action until the cover slides free from the pins on the bottom of the battery.
3Swing the cover away, clear of the battery.
Fitting the Auxiliary Battery Cover
1Slide the narrow end of the cover into the small grooved hook on the top of the battery.
2Push the cover firmly upwards until the base of the cover slides past the battery pins; then release.
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