ET-508 Cordless Telephone  (430-1015)    Battery       Faxback Doc. # 16551

CHARGING THE BATTERY

When your phone is brand new, or when you install a new battery, you must
charge the battery for about 15 hours before you use the phone.

Your phone comes with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery pack in the
handset.  It automatically charges when you place the handset on the base.
When fully charged, the battery pack provides enough power to keep the
handset working even when it has been off the base for a long time.  The
handset beeps when the battery is low and needs recharging.

To recharge the battery pack, return the handset to the base for 10 to 14
hours.

NOTES:  The CHARGE indicator on the base lights when the handset is on the
        base.

        When the battery gets low, the handset sounds a beep every 3
        seconds.  If this happens, immediately terminate the call (or use
        another extension phone) and recharge the battery.

        Periodically clean the charging contacts on the handset and base
        with a soft cloth.

DISCHARGING THE BATTERY

About once a month, fully discharge the battery.  Otherwise, the battery
loses its ability to fully charge.

To fully discharge the battery, keep the handset off the base until the
handset sounds a beep every 3 seconds.  Then, return the handset to the
base and fully recharge the battery.

REPLACING THE BATTERY

If you follow the instructions in "Charging the Battery" and "Discharging
the Battery", the battery should last for several years.  Replace the
battery if it will not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an over
night charge.

Follow these steps to replace the battery.

1.  Press down on the handset's battery compartment cover and slide it off
    to remove it.

2.  Pull and lift the front tab on the battery restraining strip to remove
    it.  If the front tab on the restraining strip is difficult to grasp,
    use the edge of the battery compartment cover or other non-metallic
    object to lift it enough to grasp it.

3.  Gently pull up on the wires next to the battery connector to remove it,
    and pull the battery pack from the compartment.

4.  Insert a new battery pack into the battery compartment, then connect
    the battery.

5.  Replace the battery restraining strip.

6.  Replace the cover.

7.  Charge the handset for about 15 hours before using the phone.

CAUTIONS:  Use only a replacement battery pack of the required type 3.6V
           300 mAH rechargeable battery, available through your local Radio
           Shack store).

           Do not dispose of the battery pack in a fire because it might
           explode.

           Do not open or mutilate the battery pack.

           Be careful not to short the battery pack with conducting
           materials, such as rings, bracelets, and keys.  The battery or
           conductor might overheat and burn.

NOTE:  At the end of the battery pack's useful life, it must be recycled
       or disposed of properly.  Contact your local, county, or state
       hazardous waste management authorities for information on recycling
       or disposal programs in your area.  Some options that might be
       available are:  municipal curbside collection, drop-off boxes at
       retailers, recycling collection centers, and mail-back programs.


(ALL-08/17/95)