Samsung SCH-8500 User Manual page 27

Your Sprint PCS Phone comes packaged with a partially
charged, rechargeable Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery so that you
can use your phone immediately after it is activated.
metal
contacts
2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the top
of the battery about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch from the latch.
3. Gently push the battery toward the top of the phone
until it snaps into place.
To remove the battery from your Sprint PCS Phone:
LATCH
BATTERY
To attach the battery to your
battery
latch
Sprint PCS Phone:
1. Hold the battery so that the
metal contacts on the base of
the battery line up with the
metal contacts on the base of
the phone.
1. Turn the phone off.
2. Press the battery release latch (see
illustration) and slide the battery away
from the latch.
You can tell whether or not your
battery needs to be recharged by
checking the
upper-right corner of your phone's
display.
indicator in the