Spare Battery/Pots Mode; Low Battery Warning; Parallel Set Indication - VTech PDL GX Manual

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TITLE PDL GX Internal Product Specification
MODEL PDL GX

3.18 Spare Battery/POTS mode

This telephone has provision to charge a spare handset battery in the base unit. This spare battery also
powers the base during an AC power failure. This mode of operation is referred to as POTS mode; which
stands for Plain Old Telephone System. When a spare battery is installed, it is indicated on the base by
the SPARE BATTERY LED being lit solid RED. When POTS mode is in effect and a spare battery is
installed, the SPARE BATTERY LED flashes RED.
The handset will also display the following message when POTS mode is active:

3.19 Low Battery Warning

When the handset battery voltage drops below the specified value in Section 4.2 DC Electrical
Characteristics. The handset will have the message 'LOW BATTERY' on the top line of the display
A warning tone is emitted from the handset when the phone is first activated during a low battery
condition. The low battery warning tone and message is suppressed if the user was in any other modes of
operation, such as CID, Speed Dial review, etc. Until the LCD is cleared of other messages, a timer will
count up 5 seconds after which, the low battery warning tone is be generated and the low battery warning
is displayed on the LCD.

3.20 Parallel Set Indication

When another extension is off hook on the same phone line, and when the unit is in standby mode, the
telephone will detect this condition and inform the user.
The handset LCD will display the following when the unit detects that another extension on the same line
is off-hook
This display will remain on continuously for the duration of the condition. This display supersedes the 'XX
NEW CALLS' display. This display is not active during an out of range condition.
The 'XX NEW CALLS' is returned to the display when the 'EXTENSION IN USE' message is cancelled.
There will be no parallel set indication visible on the base unit.
Reference: PRC 00DM
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Specifications are preliminary and are subject to change without notice.
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