Connecting and charging the battery – Radio Shack ET-550 User Manual

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6. Plug the modular cord’s other end

into a modular phone line jack.

7. Align the keyhole slots with the

mounting screws and slide the
base downward to secure it.

8. Press and lift out the handset

holder, rotate it 180°, then snap it
back into place so it holds the
handset.

9. Fully extend the base’s antenna

and place it in a vertical position.

CONNECTING AND
CHARGING THE
BATTERY

The ET-550 comes with a recharge-
able nickel-cadmium battery installed
in the handset. Before using your
phone’s handset, you must connect
the battery, then charge it for about 14
hours.

1. Using a Phillips screwdriver,

remove the screw on the battery
compartment cover on the bottom
of the handset. Then press down
and slide off the cover in the direc-
tion of the arrow.

2. Insert the battery pack’s plastic

connector into the phone’s socket.
The plug fits only one way.

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