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Battery charging
Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the table below).
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For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use.
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The battery is fully charged after 2 hours of continuous charging.
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If you place the handset in the telephone base or charger without plugging in the battery, the
screen displays No battery.
Battery indicators
The screen is blank, or shows
Put in charger and
The screen shows
Low battery and
flashes.
The screen shows HANDSET X.
When it is fully charged, you can expect the following performance:
Operation
While in handset use (talking*)
While in speakerphone mode (talking*)
While not in use (standby**)
* Operating times vary depending on your actual use and the age of the battery.
** Handset is not charging or in
Before use
Add and register a handset
You can add new DS6600/DS660V handsets (purchased separately) to your DS6611/DS6621/
DS662V telephone system. Your DS6611/DS6621/DS662V telephone system supports a
maximum of five handsets.
Register each handset with the DS6611/DS6621/DS662V telephone base before use. After properly
charged, each expansion handset alternately displays To register HS... and ...see manual.
Charge the new handset without interruption for at least 30 minutes before registering it to the
telephone base.
To register a handset:
Place the new/non-registered handset in the telephone base. The handset shows Registering...
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The handset shows Registered and you hear a beep when the registration process completes.
The registration process takes about 90 seconds to complete.
DS6611 telephone base
Deregister handsets
To replace a handset or reassign the designated handset number of a registered handset, you
must deregister all handsets and then register each handset individually.
To deregister all handsets:
Press and hold /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base for about 0 seconds until the
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IN USE light on the telephone base flashes.
Immediately press /FIND HANDSET again.
2.
All handsets show To register HS... and ...see manual alternately when the deregistration
process completes. The deregistration process takes about 0 seconds to complete.
Operating range
This cordless telephone operates with the maximum power allowed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and telephone base can
communicate over only a certain distance - which can vary with the locations of the telephone
base and handset, the weather, and the layout of your home or office.
When the handset is out of range, the handset displays Out of range and no pwr at base alternately.
If there is a call while the handset is out of range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call may
not connect well when you press
/HOME or
then press
If the handset moves out of range during a telephone conversation, there may be interference.
To improve reception, move closer to the telephone base.
Battery status
The battery has no charge or very
flashes.
little charge. The handset cannot
be used.
The battery has enough charge to
be used for a short time.
The battery is charged.
use.
DS6621/DS662V
telephone base
/HOME or
/CELL to answer the call.
Charge without interruption (at
least 30 minutes).
Charge without interruption (at
least 30 minutes).
To keep the battery charged,
place it in the telephone base or
charger when not in use.
Operating time
Seven hours
Three hours
Five days
Do not place the handset in
the charger.
/CELL. Move closer to the telephone base, and
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