Radio Shack 43-3571 User Manual

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onnecting/C

harging the Batt

ery

1. Press down and slide the battery

compartment cover off.

2. Plug the

battery pack’s
connector into
the socket in
the
compartment
(the connector
fits only one
way), then
place the battery pack in the
compartment. Place handset
on main base to register

appears.

3. Replace the cover.

To charge the battery pack, place the
handset on the charger. The CHARGE
indicator on the charger lights. Proceed
to “Registering the Handset” on
Page 6.

Recharge the battery pack when Low
Battery

appears. Ô

About once a month, fully discharge the
battery by keeping the handset off the
base or charger until Low Battery
stays lit. Otherwise, the battery pack
loses its ability to fully recharge.

IMPORTANT

Be sure the battery pack
is properly connected
before you try to charge
it. The CHARGE
indicator lights when the
handset is on the
charger, even if the
battery pack is not
connected.

NOTE

• Using a pencil eraser,

clean the charging
contacts on the
handset and charger
about once a month.

• If the battery pack

becomes weak
during a call, the
handset beeps and
Low Battery

appears. When this
happens, you cannot
make a call until you
recharge the battery
pack.

• If the display is blank

and the phone does
not work, recharge
the battery pack.
(The battery power
might be too low to
light the display.)

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