Gigaset SL550 Manual page 9

First Steps
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Then close the cover so that it clicks
into place.
Attaching belt clip
There are notches for attaching the belt
clip on the side of the handset at approxi-
mately the same height as the display.
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Press the belt clip onto the back of the
handset so that the lugs on the belt clip
click into the notches.
Opening the battery cover
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Remove the belt clip if the phone is
mounted.
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Pick the device up with the keypad
facing the palm of your hand.
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Insert your forefinger into the notches
on the lower edge.
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Gently lift the cover up out of the not-
ches.
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Placing the handset in the charging
cradle
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Plug the charging cradle mains adapter
into a mains power socket.
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Place the handset in the charger with
the display facing forward.
The handset is already registered with the
base station at the factory.
the display. You do not have to re-register.
If, nonetheless, you have to register your
handset with the base station, please see
page 33.
Note
You can change the name of the handset
(page 35).
Leave the handset in the charging cradle
to charge the battery pack.
Notes:
– If the handset has switched itself off
because the battery pack is flat and is then
placed in the charging cradle, it will switch
itself on automatically.
– The handset must only be placed in the
designated charging cradle.
For questions and problems see page 47.
Initial charging and discharging of the
battery pack
If the handset is activated, the flashing
battery icon e in the top right of the dis-
play indicates that the battery pack is
being charged.
During handset operation, the battery
icon indicates the charge status of the bat-
tery pack (page 1). The correct charge sta-
tus can only be displayed if the battery
pack is first fully charged and discharged.
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To do this, leave the handset in the
charging cradle continuously for ten
hours. Your handset need not be
switched on for it to charge.
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Afterwards, remove the handset from
the charging cradle and do not put it
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