Siemens Hicom cordless EM - Manual (Page 16)

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Putting the mobile unit into service
The batteries supplied (NiCd) are not charged.
To charge the batteries, insert the mobile unit in the Gigaset
2000L charging shell. The mobile unit can be inserted with
the display facing upwards or downwards.
The LED
on the charging shell lights up while the bat-
teries are charging. In addition, the battery symbol in the
mobile unit display indicates the charging status:
Battery charging times:
Charging and using the batteries
Batteries empty.
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Batteries charged 33%.
8
Batteries charged 66%.
7
Batteries charged 100%.
Note:
● New batteries should be initially charged for a minimum
period of 16 hours without interruption – irrespective
of the battery symbol displayed.
● In order to maintain max. battery storage capacity
for as long as possible, the mobile unit should only
ever be inserted in the charging shell when the batter-
ies are almost empty
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● The batteries warm up during charging.
● Old, defective batteries must be disposed of in accor-
dance with legal requirements, not in the normal waste
disposal system.
Capacity
Charging time in
mobile unit
(hours)
Charging time in
reserve battery
compartment
(hours)
600 mAh 4 to 5 24
1100 mAh 8 to 9 40