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Basic operation
Batteries

Battery care and pe rformance

After the battery is fully charged, you can expect the following performance:
Operation Operating time
While in use (talking) up to 7.5 hours
While not in use (standby*) up to 3.5 days
* Handset is off the telephone base or charger but not in use.
• T he battery needs chargi ng when:
— A new battery is install ed in the handset.
— The phone beeps twic e every ve seconds.
— The screen displays LOW BATTERY an d the low battery icon.
• Place the h andset in the telephone base so the CHARG E light turns on. The battery is usually fully
charged in about 16 hours.
• You can keep the battery fully charge d by returning the handset to the tel ephone base after each use.
• If you repeatedly
get a low battery
indicator, even
after charging
overnight, the
battery should be
replaced.
• To reduc e the
risk of re or
injury to persons
or damage to the
telephone, read
and follow these
instructions
carefully: Charge
the battery
provided with
or identied for
use with this
product only in
accordance with
the instructions
and limitations
specied in the
user’s manual.

Replace the handset batter y

1. Remove the batte ry compar tment cover on the handset by pressin g on the
indentation and slidi ng the cover downward.
2. Lift out the old battery and disconnect.
3. Align the two h oles in the new batter y’s plug with the socket pins, and snap
the pl ug into place. Snap t he batte ry in the compartment , as described in
Installation, on pag e 7.
4. Replace th e cover by sliding it up into place.
5. The new battery must be fully charged before installing it into the phone. Place
the handset in the telephone base and allow it to charge for at least 16 hours the
rst charge. The telephone might operate before that, but for best performance,
let the battery charge f ully.
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