Radio Shack ET-549 - Manual (Page 10)

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The CHARGE indicator on the base
lights.
Recharge the battery when the BATT
LOW indicator flashes.
Notes:
• If the CHARGE indicator does not
light when you place the handset
on the base, be sure the battery
and AC adapter are correctly and
securely connected.
• When you first use the phone after
charging or recharging the battery,
the phone might not work and you
might hear an error tone. If this
happens, return the handset to
the base for about 5 seconds.
• If the BATT LOW indicator does
not light, but the phone does not
work, recharge the battery. The
battery charge might be too low to
light the indicator.
• If the battery pack gets weak dur-
ing a call, the handset sounds a
beep every 30 seconds, and the
BATT LOW indicator flashes every
3 seconds. If this happens, you
cannot make another call on the
phone until you recharge the bat-
tery.
• About once a month, fully dis-
charge the battery by keeping the
handset off the base until the
BATT LOW indicator lights. Other-
wise, the battery loses its ability to
fully recharge.
• Using a pencil eraser, clean the
charging contacts on the handset
and the base about once a month
to make sure they are not dirty or
tarnished.
• If the battery gets completely dis-
charged, the ET-536/ET-549
loses the security access-protec-
tion code. To reset the security
code, place the handset on the
base and charge the battery.
• The supplied battery should last
for about a year. When the battery
loses its ability to fully recharge,
order a replacement battery from
your local RadioShack store (see
“Replacing the Battery” on Page
19.
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