ET-502  (430-1005)           Preparation               Faxback Doc. # 6893

Charging the Battery

Before you use your phone for the first time or when you install a new
battery, set POWER to OFF.  Slide the battery compartment cover off and
plug the jack into the slot inside the battery compartment.  Replace the
cover.  Then charge the battery for about 15 hours.

To charge or recharge the battery, place the handset on the base so the IN
USE/CHARGE indicator lights.

Recharge the battery when TALK/LOW BATT flashes on the handset.

NOTES:  You can set POWER to ON while the battery charges, but it charges
        more quickly if you set POWER to OFF.

        The first time you use your phone after installing a new battery,
        the handset might not work or it might sound an error tone when
        you press TALK.  This might also occur when you recharge a battery
        that has been completely discharged.  If this happens, be sure the
        handset is turned on.  Then return the handset to the base for 5
        seconds.  This resets the security access code.

         Also, check the charging contacts on the handset and base.  If
         the contacts are dirty or tarnished, gently clean them with a
         pencil eraser.

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

         To fully discharge the battery, be sure the TALK/LOW BATT
         indicator is off and keep the handset off the base until TALK/LOW
         BATT flashes.  Then return the handset to the base and fully
         recharge the battery.

REPLACING THE BATTERY

If you follow the instructions in "Charging the Battery," a fully charged
battery should last for several years.  When the battery loses its ability
to fully charge, order a replacement battery through your local Radio
Shack store.  

Install the new battery as described below, then charge the battery.  See
"Charging the Battery."

1.  Press the battery compartment cover on the back of the handset and
    slide it toward the bottom of the handset.

2.  Loosen the plastic band.  Pull the battery and its connector from the
    battery compartment.

3.  Replace the battery and connect its plug to the pins inside the
    battery compartment.  Then re-fasten the plastic band.

4.  Replace the battery compartment cover.

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

SETTING THE DIALING MODE

Set TONE/PULSE, located on the bottom of the base, for the type of service
you have.  If you are not sure which type of service you have, do this test.

1.  Set TONE/PULSE to TONE.

2.  Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone.

3.  Press any number other than 0.

If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service.

If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service.  Set TONE/PULSE to
PULSE.

(CJD/all-7/7/94)