Motorola M3188 Manual page 17

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To ensure that you enjoy maximum battery life and use your
battery to its fullest capacity:
• The battery should be at or near room temperature when
charging.
Battery Performance and Maintenance
• Best battery performance will be achieved when you regularly
charge and discharge batteries as instructed in this manual.
• Battery performance is greatly affected by network coverage.
• Set Battery Saving Mode to On (see 'Phone Setup Menu')
and/or Frequency of Search to Slow or Medium (see
'Network Selection Menu').
• If left unused, a fully charged battery will discharge itself in
approximately one month.
• When not in use, store your battery uncharged in a cool, dark
and dry place.
Low Battery Warning
When the battery level is low and only a few minutes of talk time
remain, a warning signal (two double beeps) will sound, the
border of the battery symbol will begin to flash, and Low
Battery will be displayed.
When the battery is completely discharged, your phone will turn
off.
Removing the Battery Cover
Fitting Your Battery
1 Remove the battery compartment cover.
2 Align the connections on the battery with the connections on
the phone.
APress the battery towards the connections and push it
downwards until it clicks into place. Replace the cover.
AWhen re-inserting the battery, it can only be inserted one
way with the black plastic 'foot' of the battery pointed to
the left hand side.
About Your Phone, Battery and SIM Card
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