Setup (Handset)

Battery charge

Place the handset on the cradle of the main unit for

Display

about 4 hours.

Handset

The CHARGE light will turn on.

 

Note:

Clean the handset and the main unit charge contacts with a dry cloth once a month, or the battery may not charge properly (p. 104).

The battery cannot be overcharged.

Charge contacts

CHARGE light

Automatic security code setting

Whenever you place the handset on the main unit, the unit will automatically select one of a million security codes. These codes help to avoid unauthorized use of your telephone line by another cordless telephone.

Battery life

If your Panasonic battery is fully charged, the battery life will be as follows.

While in use

Up to about 8 hours

(in conversation)

While not in use

Up to about 21 days

(stand-by/off the main unit)

Note:

Battery life may vary depending on usage conditions and ambient temperature.

Stand-by mode

(The handset is off the main unit.)

The handset enters the stand-by mode after you finish using the handset (making/answering a call, viewing the Caller ID List, etc.).

Display is blank, but the handset can receive calls.

The battery life is conserved in this mode.

Battery strength

You can check the present battery strength on the display while the handset is on the main unit, while it is in use (making/answering a call etc.), or after viewing the Caller ID List, programming, etc. The battery strength indicator will remain on for about 5 seconds after using the handset, then the display will return to the stand-by mode (see left).

The battery strength is indicated as shown in the chart below.

Display prompt

Battery strength

 

 

Fully charged

Medium

Low

(flashing) Needs to be recharged.

Recharge

Recharge the battery when:

the following message is displayed on the handset,

— “

 

 

 

” flashes on the handset display, or

 

the handset beeps intermittently while it is in use. Display: Recharge

If you DO NOT recharge the handset battery for more than 15 minutes, the display will keep

indicating the above message and/or “

 

 

 

will continue to flash.

 

 

 

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