Getting Started

Battery Charge

At the time of shipment, the batteries are not charged. To charge, place the handset on the base unit. Please charge the batteries for about 15 hours before initial use. During charging the battery, battery icon is as shown below.

Fully charged

During charging

Needs to be charged

(Handset display only)

(Handset/base unit display)

(Handset display only)

(Flashing)

(Flashing)

You can check the present battery strength on the display.

Handset display only

Battery strength

Fully charged

High

Medium

Low

Needs to be charged

Battery icon

(Flashing)

 

 

 

(Flashing)

Recharge (Handset display only)

When “ ” flashes or the unit beeps every 15 seconds, recharge the batteries.

Battery information

Ex. Handset display

Base 1

 

10 New

Calls

12.04

15:00

After your batteries are fully charged, battery life depends on its type and usage condition.

 

Approx. Ni-MH battery life (Included)

Approx. Ni-Cd battery life (Optional)*

 

 

 

While in use (Talk)

Up to about 20 hours

Up to about 10 hours (based on 800mA per hour)

 

 

 

While not in use (Standby)

Up to about 200 hours

Up to about 100 hours

 

 

 

Battery life may be shortened depending on usage conditions, such as:

when viewing the Caller ID Caller List (p. 26) or phonebook (p. 32)

when talking in speakerphone mode (p. 20)

ambient temperature.

Clean the handset and the base unit charge contacts with a soft, dry cloth once a month.

Clean more often if the unit is subject to grease, dust or high humidity, otherwise the batteries may not be charged properly.

If the batteries are fully charged, you do not have to place the handset on the base unit until

” flashes on the handset display. This will maximise the battery life.

The batteries cannot be overcharged.

*Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) rechargeable batteries (AA size) are available.

If you replace the batteries with Ni-Cd batteries, battery type selection on the handset programming must be changed to Ni-Cd (p. 64).

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Panasonic KX-TCD735ALM Getting Started Battery Charge, Recharge Handset display only, Battery information