Getting Started; Charging The Batter Y Pack - BellSouth Premium Systems BS-373 Owner's Manual

G ET T IN G STAR T ED
Your new t el ephone i ncl udes t he hi ghest qual i t y Ni Cd ( Ni ckel Cadm i um ) bat t er i es
av ai l abl e. Fol l owi ng t hese si m pl e i nst r uct i ons can si gni f i cant l y i m pr ov e your
oper at i onal r esul t s.
CHARGI NG THE BATTERY PACK
Char g e al l b at t er y pac k s f or at l east 15 hour s pr ior t o c onnec t ing t o t he t el ep hon e l in e.
* * AF TER I NI TI AL CHARGE: To enhance bat t er y l i f e and t el ephone per f or m ance,
com pl et el y char ge and t hen com pl et el y di schar ge t he bat t er i es bef or e
r et ur ni ng t he handset s t o t he char gi ng cr adl e. Thi s wi l l ext end y our bat t er y
l i f e al l owi ng l onger t al k-t i m e and st and-by.
1. Pr es s t he b at t er y r el eas e point on t he bac k of t he han dset and sl ide down war d t o
open t he b at t er y c om par t m ent .
2. I nser t t he bat t er y pac k int o t he bat t er y c om par t m ent and m ak e sur e t o posit ion
ac c or ding t o pol ar it y m ar k in g s.
3. Sl ide t he b at t er y c ov er upwar d unt il it sn ap s int o p l ac e.
4. Conn ec t t he AC adapt er t o t he 9 V DC j ac k of t he base unit and t o a st andar d 120V
AC wal l out l et .
5. Pl ac e t he han dset on t he base unit . Mak e s ur e t he Char ge LED on t he base unit
l ight s, and c h ar ging be gin s.
Low Bat t er y
W hen t he bat t er y power is l o w, t he bat t er y ic on
and t he handset be ep s int er m it t ent l y whil e it is in u s e. I f t he handset bat t er y is not
pr oper l y c har ged,
displ ay ed. I f t he handset is l ef t un-r ec har g ed, "BACK TO CH ARGER" wil l be displ ay ed.
W hen t his oc c ur s t he handset do e s not f unc t ion when y ou pr e s s t he k ey s.
Cl ean t he Bat t er y Cont act s
To m aint ain a go od c har ge, it is im por t ant t o c l ean al l bat t er y c ont ac t s on t he handset
and t he base u nit wit h a s of t , dr y c l ot h about onc e a m ont h. You m ay al s o u se a penc il
er aser or ot her c o nt ac t c l ean er . Do not use any l i qui ds or sol v ent s.
Caut i on:
1. Us e ONLY wit h BS-373 AC Adapt er (AC 120V, DC9V, 1000m A).
2. The AC adapt er m u st r e m ain c onn ec t ed at al l t im e s (I t is n or m al f or t h e adapt er t o
be war m dur ing u s e).
3. Do not r e m ov e t he bat t er y f r om t he handset t o c har g e it .
4. Nev er t hr ow t he bat t er y int o a f ir e, disas se m bl e it , or heat it .
5. Do not r e m ov e or dam ag e t he bat t er y c asin g.
6. I f y ou do not ex pec t t o use y our phone f or a m ont h or l onger , r e m ov e t he bat t er ies.
Bat t er ie s c an l e ak c he m ic al s t hat c an de st r oy el ec t r on ic par t s.
7. For t he l ong e st bat t er y l if e and opt im al o per at io n of t he ph one sy st e m ALW AYS
c om pl et e l y c har ge and disc har ge t he bat t er ie s. 3 bat t er ie s hav e bee n inc l uded t o
al l o w y ou t o k eep 1 bat t er y c ont inual l y c har ging f or u se in a l o w bat t er y c ondit ion.
wil l be on f or c er t ain per iod, and t hen "LOW BATTER Y" is
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on t he r ight of t he displ ay wil l be on