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First steps
Gigaset C590 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2101-R201-1-SM19 / starting.fm / 29.06.2009
Version 4, 16.09.2005
Setting up the handset for use
The display is protected by a plastic film.
Please remove the protective film!
Inserting the batteries and closing the battery cover
Warning
Only use the rechargeable batteries (¢ page 64) recommended by Gigaset
Communications GmbH *, i.e. never use conventional (non-rechargeable)
batteries, as this could result in significant health risks and personal injury.
For example, the outer casing of the batteries could be damaged or the
batteries could explode. The phone could also malfunction or be damaged
as a result of using batteries that are not of the recommended type.
* Gigaset Communications GmbH is a trademark licensee of Siemens AG.
¤ Insert the batteries the
right way round.
The polarity is indi-
cated in/on the battery
compartment.
¤ First insert the battery
cover at the top a.
¤ Then press the cover b
until it clicks into place.
If you need to open the battery
cover, for instance to replace the
batteries, place your fingertip in
the cavity on the casing and pull
the battery cover upwards.
a
b