CONNECTING, CHARGING, AND REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK
The phone comes with a rechargeable nick-
1.Press down and slide off the battery pack compartment cover.
2.Lift the battery pack out of the compart- ment.
3.Plug the battery pack's connector into the socket in the compartment, (the con- nector fits only one way), replace the battery pack, and replace the cover.
To charge the battery pack, place the hand- set either faceup or facedown on the base.
The CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the base lights and JejWb0&& appears.
Important: Be sure the battery pack is prop- erly connected before you try to charge it. The CHARGE/IN USE indicator lights when the handset is on the base even if the battery pack is not properly connected.
Recharge the battery pack when Bemý8Wjj[ho flashes.
Notes:
•When you first use the phone after charging or recharging the battery pack, the phone might not work and you might hear a beep when you press TALK. Return the handset to the base for about 5 seconds to reset the security access- protection code.
•If the handset or the base loses power, the security
the handset to the base for about 5 sec- onds.
•Using a pencil eraser, clean the charg- ing contacts on the handset and base about once a month.
•If the battery pack becomes weak during
a call, the handset beeps every 3 sec- onds and Bemý8Wjj[ho flashes. When this happens, you cannot make a call until you recharge the battery pack.
•About once a month, fully discharge the
battery by keeping the handset off the base until Bemý 8Wjj[ho flashes. Other- wise, the battery pack loses its ability to fully recharge.
•If the display is blank and the phone does not work, recharge the battery pack. (The battery power might be too low to light the display.)
•If you are not going to use your phone for an extended period of time, discon- nect the battery pack. This increases the battery pack's usable life.
The supplied battery pack should last about a year. If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an over- night charge, replace it with a new
Note: To avoid losing information stored in memory, replace the battery within 2 min- utes.
Warning: Dispose of the old battery pack promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury it (see “Battery Safety Instructions” on Page 5 for additional information on proper battery handling).
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