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REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK
REPLACING
THE
BATTERY PACK
Charging The Handset Battery Pack
The handset of your
VTech VT
1940
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 MUTEJLOW BATT LED is
slowly flashing.
The handset seems completely
dead and does not beep when you
press the keys.
To Charge The Battery Pack
To charge the battery pack, place the
handset in the base unit. The charging
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 replacement 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 Overcharge The
Battery Pack
The battery pack can be recharged
many times, but if you get a low battery
message even after 16 hours of
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
1-800-595-951 1. In Canada, call
VTECH Electronics at 1-800-267-
7377.
To Replace The Handset Battery
Pack Follow The Steps Below:
1. Remove the batterv case cover by
pressing on the ridged lines and
A Word About Rechargeable Batteries
Your Nicad battery pack recharges
whenever the Handset is returned to
the Base Unit cradle. You may return
the Handset to its cradle whenever
you're not using the phone.
sliding downward.
PRESS
and
SLIDE
DOWNWARD
2. Discard the old battery pack. Don't
put the old battery pack in a trash
compactor or a fire
-
it could burst.
3. Place the new battery pack in its
housing with the metal contacts
facing down.
PLACE THE NEW
BATTERY PACK
l
NTO THE
BATTERY
COMPARTMENT
PLEASE NOTE THE
CORRECT POSITION
OF THE BAlTERY
PACK
WHEN
CHANGING BAlTERY
4. Replace the battery case cover by
sliding the cover upwards.
SLIDE IN THE
BATTERY
COVER
5.
If the new battery pack is not
already charged, place the hand-
set in the cradle of the base unit to
allow it to charge for 16 hours.
CAUTION:
To Reduce the Risk of Fire or Injury
to persons, read and Follow the
Instructions
1.
Use only VTECH rechargeable
battery pack.
2. Do not dispose of the battery in a
fire. The cell may explode.
IMPORTANT:
Do not dispose of this battery into
household garbage. For information on
recycling or proper disposal, consult
your local solid waste collection or
disposal organization.
3. Do not open or mutilate the battery.
Released electrolyte is corrosive and
may cause damage to the eyes or
skin. It may be toxic if swallowed.
4. Exercise care in handling batter-
ies in order not to short the battery
with conducting materials such as
rings, bracelets, and keys. The
battery or conductor may overheat
and cause burns.