Using the Battery
Battery Capacity
Your Sprint PCS Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery. It
allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The battery
provides approximately 3 hours of continuous digital talk time
(80 minutes in analog) or approximately 240 hours of continuous
digital standby time (18 hours in analog).
When there are approximately five minutes of talk time left, the blank
battery icon (Main:
message also appears on your Main and Sub LCD. The phone sounds an
audible alert every 30 seconds and then powers down.
Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode and
Browser use affect the battery's talk and standby times.
Tip: Be sure to charge your phone's battery and watch your indicator to
ensure your levels are okay.
Installing the Battery
Your Sprint PCS Phone comes with a LiIon battery. Follow these steps to
install it:
Place the battery into the space beneath the antenna with the metal
1.
contacts at the bottom, facing downward.
Gently press down until it's in place and the battery release latch
2.
snaps.
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-red, Sub:
) appears, and the warning