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Charging the handset batteries
The handset of your VTech VT 1901
cordless telephone is powered by a
rechargeable battery pack. It charges
automatically whenever the handset
is in the base. You should charge
the battery pack for 16 hours when
you first receive your phone. You’ll
know the battery pack needs charging
when:
• The phone emits a warning tone
when you press the PHONE key.
• The MUTE/LO BATT LED is
slowly flashing
• The handset seems completely
dead; no lights are evident, and
pressing keys do not generate a
beep.
To Charge The Battery Pack
To charge the battery pack, place the
handset in the base unit. The
CHARGE indicator will light to show
the handset is seated properly and
the battery pack is charging. It is
recommended that the battery pack
be charged for at least 16 hours
initially and 8 hours for maintenance
charging. You can use your telephone
before that with diminished capacity,
but it is best to charge the battery
pack fully. It will take several recharge
cycles to maximize the charge
capacity of your battery pack. The
maximum battery life between
charges is 7 hours of continuous talk
time or 7 days of stand by.
Alternatively, if you have purchased
a spare battery pack and it has been
charging in the base unit, simply
exchange the drained handset battery
pack with the fully charged replace-
ment battery pack from the base
charger. Place the drained handset
battery pack into the base charger to
recharge.
The base spare battery charger does
NOT charge a battery pack as quickly
as the handset battery charger. A full
charge requires 24 hours, when using
the spare battery charger.
IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO OVER-
CHARGE THE BATTERY PACK
The battery pack can be recharged
many times, but if you get a low-battery
signal even after 8 hours of maintenance
charging in the base cradle (or 24
hours in the base spare battery charger),
the battery pack(s) should be replaced.
To purchase replacement battery
packs, call VTECH Communications at
1-800-595-9511. In Canada, call
VTECH Electronics at 1-800-267-
7377.
REPLACING THE HANDSET BATTERY PACK
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