MOTOROLA MICRO T-A-C 550 Cellular Telephone
170-1996                   Batteries                  Faxback Doc. # 34064

Preparing Battery for Initial Use

The nickel-cadmium or Nickel Metal Hydride batteries supplied with your
telephone must be fully charged before placing the units into service.  The
batteries are shipped from the factory in a discharged condition to extend
the life of the battery.  New batteries or batteries which have been stored
for a long period without use, must be charged overnight for at least 14
hours but not more than 24 hours, using either the AC Overnight Charger,
the Overnight Dual Charger, or the IntelliCharge Rapid Charger.

The desktop chargers for the MICRO T-A-C line of products are dual pocket
chargers.  The charger's front pocket can charge a battery attached to the
phone or as a standalone.  The charger's front pocket will charge any size
battery by itself.  Refer to Chargers instructions for more detailed
information on the various chargers and their charging times.

Battery Removal/Replacement

The battery pack on the portable telephone can be replaced quickly and
easily without tools.  Simply grasp the unit in one hand, slide the thumb
catch on the bottom of the unit and slide off the battery pack.  When you
slide on the replacement battery pack, a noticeable 'click' will be heard
as the battery pack locks into place.

WARNING: Battery may explode if exposed to fire.

Attaching the Battery

1.  Place the battery pack on the phone so that its grooves align.  Align
    the top of the battery with the line on the back of the phone right
    below the arrows.

2.  Slide upward in the direction of the arrows on the back of the phone
    until it clicks into place.

Removing the Battery

1.  Turn your telephone off.

2.  Depress the latch button on the rear of the battery and slide the
    battery pack downward until it stops.

3.  Lift the battery off.

Quick Change Method

The Quick Change Method allows you to remove your telephone battery at any
time and replace it with a charged spare battery during a telephone call.

This is especially useful if you receive the LobAt message or audible tone
during a call.  Simply remove the battery from the telephone, put on the
spare battery, and press PWR.  This will return you to your telephone call.
The phone will not go through the normal power-up cycle described on page
15.  You will only have 4 seconds to complete this action before your
telephone call is terminated.  It is a good idea to practice this procedure
a few times before using it on an actual phone call.  Advise the party on
the other end of the call before beginning this procedure.


(BR/EB 7/11/96)