Battery Installation & Charging - AT&T CL81109 User Manual

Getting started
Battery installation & charging
Install the battery as shown on the next page.
battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see table below). If necessary,
place the handset in the telephone base or charger to charge the battery.
For best performance, keep the handset in the charger when not in use. The
battery is fully charged after 16 hours of continuous charging.
page 58 for battery operating times.
If the screen is blank, you need to charge the handset without interruption for
at least 30 minutes to give the handset enough charge to use the telephone
for a short time. The screen shows LOW BATTERY and the backlight is off until
you have charged the battery without interruption for at least one hour. The
following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.
Battery indicators
The screen is blank or shows
PLACE IN CHARGER and
flashes.
The screen shows LOW
BATTERY and flashes.
The screen shows
HANDSET X.
NOTE: If you are on a phone call in low battery mode, you hear four short beeps every
minute.
Battery status
Battery has little or no
charge and the handset
cannot be used.
Battery has enough charge
to be used for a short time.
Battery is charged.
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Once you have installed the
Action
Charge without interruption until
the screen shows LOW BATTERY
(at least 30 minutes).
Charge without interruption until
the screen shows HANDSET X (at
least one hour).
To keep the battery charged,
place it in the telephone base or
charger when not in use.
See the table on