Battery Backup - VTech DS5151-2 User Manual

• If you place the handset in the telephone
base or the charger without plugging in the
battery, the screen displays No battery.
Battery
indicators
The screen The battery
is blank, has no or
or displays very little
Place in charge. The
charger and handset
flashes. cannot be
used.
The screen The battery
displays has enough
Low battery charge to
and flashes. be used
for a short
time.
The screen The battery
displays is charged.
HANDSET X.
When the battery 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 nor in use.
Battery Action
status
Charge
without
interruption
(about 30
minutes).
Charge
without
interruption
(about 30
minutes).
To keep
the battery
charged,
place it in
the handset
charger when
not in use.
Operating
time
Up to 7 hours
Up to 3.5 hours
Up to 5 days

Battery backup

When there is a power failure, all
handsets display Put HS on base to
power base and Out of range OR No
pwr at base alternately. Put a charged
handset in the telephone base to back
up the telephone base power for some
basic phone operations for a short period
of time. During this period, you cannot
use the answering system.
When a handset is put in the telephone
base, it displays Powering base... Don't
pick up. At this time, use other handsets
for some basic phone operations. You
may use the handset which is put in the
telephone base for making or answering
calls via the handset speakerphone, but
do not pick up the handset while using it.
NOTE
• When the cordless handset you put in
the base does not have enough charge
to back up the telephone base power,
the handset displays Not enough batt to
power base.
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