Getting started
7
Battery installation and charging
Install the battery, as shown below. Once you have installed the battery, the 
screen indicates the battery status (see the following table). If necessary, 
place the handset in the telephone base or charger to charge the battery. 
For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger 
when not in use. The battery is fully charged after ten hours of continuous 
charging. See the table on page 108 for battery operating times.
If the screen shows Place in charger and   flashes, you need to charge the 
handset without interruption for at least 30 minutes to give the handset 
enough charge to use the telephone for a short time. The following table 
summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.
Battery indicators Battery status Action
The screen is blank, or 
shows Place in charger  
and   (flashing).
Battery has no or very 
little charge. The handset 
cannot be used.
Charge without interruption 
(at least 30 minutes).
The screen shows  
Low battery and  
(flashing).
Battery has enough charge 
to be used for a short time.
Charge without interruption 
(at least 30 minutes).
The screen shows  
HANDSET X.
Battery is charged. To keep the battery charged, 
place it in the telephone base or 
charger when not in use.
Step 1
Plug the battery 
connector securely 
into the socket inside 
the handset battery 
compartment. Insert 
the supplied battery 
with the label THIS 
SIDE UP facing up, as 
indicated.
Step 2
Align the cover flat 
against the battery 
compartment, then 
slide it upwards until 
it clicks into place.
NOTE: If you are on a phone call in low battery mode, you hear four short beeps  
every minute. 
THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT
Battery Pack / Bloc-piles :
BT183342/BT283342 (2.4V 400mAh Ni-MH)
WARNING / AVERTISSEMENT :
DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTURE BATTERIES.
NE PAS INCINÉRER OU PERCER LES PILES.
Made in China / Fabriqué en chine        
THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT
Battery Pack / Bloc-piles :
BT183342/BT283342 (2.4V 400mAh Ni-MH)
WARNING / AVERTISSEMENT :
DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTURE BATTERIES.
NE PAS INCINÉRER OU PERCER LES PILES.
Made in China / Fabriqué en chine