Batteries; Battery Care And Maintenance; Replacing The Handset Battery Pack - VTech Cordless Telephone Manual

Batteries

Battery Care and Maintenance

• This battery should remain charged up to six days with the ringer turned on
and up to 10 days with the ringer off. A fully charged battery provides an
average talk time of about 10 hours.
• The Battery Pack needs charging when:
— A new battery is installed in the Handset.
— The phone beeps twice every five seconds.
The screen displays BATTERY
—
• Place the Handset in the Base so the CHARGING light turns on.The Battery
Pack is typically fully charged in 10 hours.
• You can keep the battery fully charged by returning the Handset to the Base
after each use.
• If you repeatedly get a low battery indicator, even after charging overnight,
the battery should be replaced.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or injury to persons or damage to
the telephone, read and follow these instructions carefully:
Charge the battery provided with or identified for use with this
product only in accordance with the instructions and
limitations specified in the User's Manual.

Replacing the Handset Battery Pack

1 Remove the battery compartment cover on the Handset by pressing on the
indentation and sliding the cover downward.
2 Lift out the old Battery Pack and disconnect.
3 Align the two holes in the new Battery Pack's plug with the socket pins, and
snap the plug into place. Snap the Battery Pack in the compartment, as
described in Installation, page 5.
4 Replace the cover by sliding it up into place.
5 The new Battery Pack must be charged before using the phone. Place the
Handset in the Base and allow it to charge for at least 12 hours the first
charge. The telephone might operate before that, but for best performance,
let the Battery Pack charge fully.
LOW and the low battery icon.
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