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4.To charge the battery pack, simply place the handset on the base.

Charge

Indicator

OFF

RINGER

ON

The CHARGE indicator on the base lights.

Recharge the battery pack when the LOW BATT indicator on the handset flashes.

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OPER

0

LOW BATT

Notes:

If the CHARGE indicator does not light when you place the handset on the base, be sure the battery pack and AC adapter are correctly and securely connected.

When you first use the phone after charging or recharging the battery pack, the phone might not work and you might hear an error tone.

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If this happens, return the handset to the base for a few seconds.

If the LOW BATT indicator does not light, but the phone does not work, recharge the battery pack. The battery voltage might be too low to light the indicator.

If the battery pack gets weak dur- ing a call, the handset sounds three beeps every 30 seconds, and the LOW BATT indicator flash- es for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, the phone automatically discon- nects. If this happens, you cannot make another call on the phone until you recharge the battery pack.

About every 30 days, fully dis- charge the battery pack by keep- ing the handset off the base until the LOW BATT indicator lights. Otherwise, the battery pack loses its ability to fully recharge.

Using a pencil eraser, clean the charging contacts on the handset and the base about once a month to make sure they are not dirty or tarnished.

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Radio Shack ET-551 owner manual Charge Indicator