VTech CS5211 User Manual page 8

Getting started
Battery charging
Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status
(see the table below). If necessary, place the handset in the telephone
base to charge the battery. For best performance, keep the handset in the
telephone base when not in use. The battery is fully charged after 16 hours of
continuous charging. See the table on page 27 for battery operating times.
If the screen is blank, you need to charge the handset without interruption for
at least 10 minutes to give the handset enough charge to use the telephone
for a short time. The handset beeps and shows BATTERY LOW. If you are
on a call in low battery mode, the handset beeps every minute.
The following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions
to take.
Battery indicators
The screen is blank.
The screen shows
LOW BATTERY and
flashes.
--:-- --/-- shows on
the screen.
Battery status
Battery has no charge
and the handset cannot
be used.
Battery has very little
charge and the handset
cannot be used.
Battery is charged.
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Action
Charge without interruption until
the screen shows LOW BATTERY
(at least 10 minutes).
Charge without interruption until
LOW BATTERY disappears from
the screen (at least four minutes).
To keep the battery charged, place
it in the telephone base when not
in use.