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Basic operation
Batteries
Battery care and performance:
After your battery is fully charged, you can expect the following performance:
Operation Operating time
While in use (talking) up to 5 hours
While not in use (standby*)
up to 7 days
* Handset is off the telephone base but not in use.
• The battery needs charging when:
— A new battery is installed in the handset.
— The phone beeps twice every ve seconds.
— The screen displays BATTERY LOW and the low battery icon.
• Place the handset in the telephone base so the charge light turns on. The battery is typically fully
charged in 16 hours.
• You can keep the battery fully charged by returning the handset to the telephone base after each use.
Replacing the handset battery
1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the handset by pressing on the indentation and sliding the
cover downward.
• If you repeatedly
get a low battery
indicator, even
after charging
overnight, the
battery should be
replaced.
• To reduce 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 identied for
use with this
product only in
accordance with
the instructions and
limitations specied
in the user’s
manual.
2. Lift out the old battery and disconnect.
3. Align the two holes in the new battery’s plug with the socket
pins, and snap the plug into place. Snap the battery in the
compartment, as described in Installation, on page 3.
4. Replace the cover by sliding it up into place.
5. The new battery must be charged before using 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 fully.
