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Putting into service

Charging the batteries

Batteries supplied are not charged.
Note:
lNew batteries should be initially charged for a minimum period of 16
hours without interruption – irrespective of any messages on the
display.
lIn order to maintain max. battery storage capacity for as long as
possible, the mobile unit should only ever be inserted in the charging
shell when the batteries are empty.
lThe batteries warm up during charging.
lYou can also use the charging shells or base stations of a Gigaset 900/
1000 for charging the mobile unit.
lOnly the following spare batteries are permitted:
Panasonic P-60 AA, Philips R6 NC-P, Saft RC6, UCAR RC6, DAIMON
ACCU 1000, Varta 751RS, Sanyo N-3UN and N-3UC.
lInsert the mobile unit in the Gigaset 1000L charging shell to charge the
batteries. The mobile unit can be inserted with the display facing
upwards or downwards.
The left LED Bon the charging shell lights up while the batteries
are charging.

Charging times:

Batteries in the mobile unit: 4 - 5 hours
Replacement batteries in the reserve compartment of the
charging shell: 20 - 24 hours

Battery life:

These times are only achieved after several charging and discharging
cycles.
36 hours in stand-by mode
4 hours when phone is in use.