Radio Shack ET-596 owner manual Connecting and Charging the Battery

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8.Press and lift out the handset holder, rotate it 180°, then snap it back into place so it holds the handset.

9.Raise the base’s antenna to a ver- tical position and fully extend it.

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CONNECTING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY

The ET-596 comes with a recharge- able nickel-cadmium battery installed in the handset. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery then charge it for about 14 hours.

1.Remove the screw from the bat- tery compartment cover on the bottom of the handset, then press down and slide off the handset’s cover.

2.Plug the battery pack’s plastic connector into the phone’s socket. The connector fits only one way.

3.Replace the cover and tighten the screw.