12

Getting started

Getting started

13

Battery and charging

Insert battery

Remove the battery lid by pressing and sliding it towards yourself.

Insert the battery. Please make sure that the contact pins are facing against each other.

Slide the battery lid back into

position.

Charge battery

Insert the charger plug at the bottom of the telephone, and it will start charging immedi- ately.

Fully charging the battery takes up to 120 minutes.

Facts & Tips

• Full performance from a new bat-

tery is only obtained after two or

three complete charge/discharge

cycles. Different batteries have differ-

ent characteristics. Please familiarize

yourself with your battery’s normal

cycle pattern.

• When your battery needs recharg-

ing, the phone will emit a short warn-

ing tone and inform you in the display

that the battery needs charging, and

the LED on top of the telephone will

emit a fast red flash.

• If you don’t connect the charger

within a short while, the telephone

will switch off automatically.

• If the battery is completely dis-

• During charging the top icon of the

battery indicator will animate a

charging sequence changinging from

to

. When the battery is fully

charged, the top icon will turn perma-

nently into

and the indicators

beneath it will be filled.

• For proper treatment of your battery

please see the label on the back of

the battery as well as the battery

warnings on page 84.

• In the Setup menu under Graphics

you can choose other kinds of battery

indicator symbols.

• To maintain an accurate battery

capacity indication, it is recommend-

ed to let the battery discharge com-

Facts & Tips

When removing the battery your phone should always be switched off.

The on/off key is the left-hand func- tion key on your phone.

Remove charger

Press 1 and pull out the charger plug.

charged, it may take up to 15 minutes

before any information is shown in

the display.

• The phone will inform you when the

charger has been connected correctly.

pletely from time to time .

• It is possible to use your phone

during charging.

Page 8
Image 8
Siemens S40 manual Insert battery, Charge battery, Remove charger