Installation Of Battery Cells; Charging The Handset Battery Cells - VTech ip5856 User Manual

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Installation of Battery Cells

Charging the Handset Battery Cells

The Handset of your cordless telephone is powered by rechargeable battery cells. It
charges automatically whenever the Handset is in its Base.
You should charge the battery cells for 10-12 hours when you first receive
your phone.
You will know the battery cells need charging when:
• The low battery message is displayed:
• The Handset seems completely dead, the LCD
is completely clear and does not activate when
you press the keys.
NOTE: When in LOW BATTERY mode, the keypad sounds, backlighting and
speakerphone features will not work. When your battery cells have been
charged, these features will return to their normal function.
IMPORTANT:
1. Do not dispose of battery cells in a fire, they may explode.
2. Do not open or mutilate the battery cells. Toxic substances may be released,
causing harm to the eyes or skin.
3. Exercise care in handling battery cells in order to prevent an accidental short of
the charge contacts, potentially causing the battery cells to overheat.
1. Remove the battery cover by
sliding it downward.
2. Place the new battery cells in the
Handset with the positive and
negative poles aligned in the
battery compartment.
3. Replace the battery compartment
cover by sliding it upward.
4. If the new battery cells are not already
charged, place the Handset in its
Base, and allow it to charge for 10-12
hours. After the initial charge, a main-
tenance charge of 8 hours should be
sufficient.
WARNING: Alkaline batteries must
NOT be used in your ip 5856 cordless
telephone. Use only the batteries that
came with your phone, or contact our
Customer Service Center (contact in-
formation on page 2) to order addi-
tional batteries.
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