Getting Connected; Attaching Your Battery; Charging Your New Battery; When Is A Good Time To Charge - Nokia 6185 User Manual

2. Getting Connected

This section will help you understand the ins and outs of
charging and using your battery.

Attaching your battery

Simply place the battery in
the grooves on the back of
your phone. Then slide the
battery upward until it
clicks.
Note: Use only those batteries
approved by the phone manu-
facturer and recharge your
battery only with the chargers
approved by the manufacturer.
See "Important Battery Information" on page 6.

Charging your new battery

Your phone can be used with either a rechargeable Li-Ion or
NiMH battery. Note that a new battery's full performance is
achieved only after two or three complete charge and dis-
charge cycles.
With your phone powered on
or off, connect the lead from
the charger to the bottom of
your phone. You can also
place your phone on the
charging stand (with the
stand connected to a
standard 120V AC outlet via
either the ACP-7U or ACP-9U AC/DC adaptors).
When the battery begins charging, your phone will beep once
and the battery strength indicator on the right side of the
display will begin to scroll after a few seconds.
If your phone displays Not charging, charging is suspended.
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Check that the battery is connected only to an approved
charging device. If the battery is very hot or cold, wait for a
while; charging will automatically resume after the battery
is restored to its normal operating temperature. If charging
still fails, contact your dealer.
When a charger is not in use, disconnect it from the power
source. Do not leave the battery connected to a charger for
longer than a week, since overcharging may shorten its life.
Important: If left unused, a fully charged battery will dis-
charge itself over time.

When is a good time to charge?

Actually, you can charge anytime. If you have a NiMH bat-
tery, you should allow it to completely discharge once in a
while.
When your phone beeps once and displays Battery low, you
only have a couple of minutes of talk time remaining. The
repetition rate of these battery-low warnings depend on the
remaining battery capacity and the battery condition. These
warnings are more frequent when you're in a call.
Note: The phone will not give you the warning tone under certain con-
ditions. See "Warning and game tones" on page 77.
Once all the power has drained from your battery, you'll hear
three beeps with the message Recharge battery on your dis-
play. At this point, your phone will switch itself off and you'll
need to recharge your battery.

When is charging complete?

When the charge indicators stop scrolling, your
phone is considered fully charged. However, a slight
increase in charge may occur if your phone is left
connected to the charger for a couple more hours.
This is called "trickle charge" or "maintenance
charge."
Charging times depend on the type of battery and charger
used.
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