Charging The Battery - Radio Shack CT-400 Owner's Manual

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• Do not short circuit the battery. Accidental
short circuiting can occur when a metal object
(coin, paper clip, pen, or similar) directly con-
nects the battery's + and – terminals (the met-
al strips on the back of the battery), such as
when you carry a spare battery in your pocket
or purse. Short circuiting the terminals might
damage the battery or the object connected to
it.
• Do not dispose of batteries in a fire!
Nickel Cadmium and Nickel Metal
Hydride batteries must be recycled
or disposed of properly. They must
NiCd
not be disposed of in municipal
NiMH
waste.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

Once you install the battery on the phone, follow
these steps to charge the battery using the sup-
plied charger.
1. Insert the charger's
barrel plug into the
jack on the bottom of
the phone.
2. Connect the charger's AC plug to a standard
AC outlet. The phone beeps and its battery
charge bar appears and begins to scroll.
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