Siemens SX56 manual Battery Information and Life, Serial Cable, Recharging the Battery

ξ The cradle-less charging adapter, in combination with the AC adapter, allows you to recharge your device without the cradle.

2.4.6 Serial Cable

ξ The serial cable offers another opportunity to synchronize data and files between your PC and your device without using the cradle. The serial cable must be used if your PC does not support a USB connection.

2.5 Battery Information and Life

Your SX56 contains a rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery, which is housed permanently in your device. Under no circumstances should you attempt to open the device to inspect the battery. Only an authorized service provider should service the battery.

While you are using the Siemens SX56 Wireless PDA Phone the amount of power consumed depends on whether you are talking on the phone, using the PDA functions or the device is on standby. If you use only the phone, you can expect a talk time of at least 3 hours on one charge. If you use only the PDA functions, you can expect at least 15 hours of PDA usage on one charge. If your device is on standby, you can expect at least 150 hours on one charge.

YOUR SX56 CONTAINS A LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERY PACK. THERE IS A RISK OF

FIRE AND BURNS IF THE BATTERY PACK IS HANDLED IMPROPERLY. DO NOT

DISASSEMBLE, CRUSH, PUNCTURE, SHORT EXTERNAL CONTACTS, OR DISPOSE

OF IN FIRE OR WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN OR SERVICE THE BATTERY

PACK. REPLACE ONLY WITH THE BATTERY PACK DESIGNATED FOR THIS

PRODUCT. DISPOSE OF BATTERIES PROPERLY.

2.5.1 Recharging the Battery

It is extremely important to keep your battery charged, since all data on the device is maintained only if the battery has some charge remaining. If the battery becomes completely drained, all data on the device above will be erased, and only the programs installed when you purchased the device will remain. Backing up the data on your device regularly will reduce the negative effects of losing all battery power. To learn how to back up the data on your device, please refer to Section 3.2.

You can recharge your device in the following ways:

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