Charging The Battery - Radio Shack ET-537 Owner's Manual

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1. Insert the supplied AC adapter's
barrel plug into the
jack on the back of the base.
2. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet.
CHARGING THE
BATTERY
Before you connect the phone to the
phone line and use the phone for the
first time, or whenever you install a
new battery, make sure
on the handset is set to
ON
charge the battery for about 24 hours
by placing the handset on the cradle so
the CHARGE indicator on the base
lights.
The phone charges whenever the
handset is on the base. You can re-
charge the battery at any time, but you
must be sure to recharge it when the
handset sounds a beep every 7 sec-
onds.
Notes:
• If the CHARGE indicator on the
base does not light when you
place the handset on the cradle,
8
POWER 9V DC
RINGER OFF/
, then
OFF
be sure the AC
securely connected to the base.
Also, check the charging contacts
on the handset and base. If the
contacts are dirty or tarnished,
gently clean them with a pencil
eraser.
• A full charge lasts about 168
hours if you leave the handset off
the base and do not make any
calls.
• About once a month, fully dis-
charge the battery. Otherwise, the
battery loses its ability to fully
recharge. To fully discharge the
battery, set
RINGER OFF/ON
the handset to
ON
handset off the cradle until the
handset beeps every 7 seconds.
Then return the handset to the
cradle, set
RINGER OFF/ON
and recharge the battery for
OFF,
about 10 hours.
• When the battery cannot fully
recharge, replace it with a new
one. For the best performance,
you should replace the supplied
battery about once a year — more
often if it is used heavily. See
"Replacing the Battery''
Page 21.
adapter is
on
and keep the
to
on