Siemens Gigaset A580 IP Manual page 15

First steps
Initial charging and discharging of the batteries
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Place the handset in the charging cradle and wait until the bat-
teries are fully charged (approx. 10 hours).
Battery charging is indicated in the top right of the display by
the flashing battery icon e.
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Then remove the handset from the charging cradle and do not replace it until
the batteries are fully discharged.
The charge status is displayed in the idle display.
= e V U (flat to full)
If = flashes, the batteries are almost flat.
After the first battery charge and discharge, you may place your handset in the
charging cradle after every call.
Warning
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Always repeat the charging and discharging procedure if you remove the bat-
teries from the handset and reinsert them.
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The batteries may warm up during charging. This is not dangerous.
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After a while, the charge capacity of the batteries will decrease for technical rea-
sons.
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10 h