Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger
Battery Capacity
Your Sprint PCS Voice Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
battery. It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully
drained. Operation times are estimates only and depend on signal
strength, phone use, network conditions, features used, battery age
and condition (including charging habits), temperatures to which
the battery is exposed, and many other factors.
The battery provides the following approximate maximum
usage times:
When the battery charge is getting low, the “Battery low. Please
recharge” message is displayed on your screen, and the phone
sounds a warning tone. When the battery has become too weak to
operate your phone, the message “Switching off. Please recharge” is
displayed on your screen.
Function
Digital (PCS)
Analog
Talk time
Up to 3.5 hours
Up to 95 minutes
Standby time
Up to 15 days
Up to 26 hours
Note:
Long backlight settings, searching for service, and vibrate mode affect
the battery’s talk and standby times.
Tip:
Be sure to watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the
battery before it runs out of power.
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Installing the Battery
To install the battery, replace the battery, or to access your phone’s
ESN (electronic serial number), you must first remove the phone
back cover.
To remove the back cover, turn the phone upside down, press the
release button down, and push the back cover away.
To install the Li-Ion battery:
1.
Insert the battery into the cavity at a 45-degree angle with its
metal contacts aligned with the phone’s metal contacts.
2.
Press down gently until the battery snaps into place.
Note:
Before removing the cover, always switch off the power and disconnect
the charger and any other device. Avoid touching electronic components
while changing the covers. Always store and use the device with the
covers attached.
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Removing the Battery
To remove your battery:
1.
Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored
numbers or messages.
2.
To remove the back cover, turn the phone upside down, press
the release button down, and push the back cover away.
3.
Lift upward on the lower end of the battery with your finger tip
and remove the battery from the phone.
Charging the Battery
Your Sprint PCS Voice Phone’s Li-Ion battery is rechargeable and should
be charged as soon as possible so you can begin using your phone.
Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your
battery level becomes too low, your phone automatically
turns off and you will lose all the information you were just
working on. For a quick check of your phone’s battery level,
glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper-
right corner of your phone’s display screen.
Always use a Sprint-approved desktop charger, travel charger,
or vehicle power adapter to charge your battery.
The following charging times for the 1070 mAh BL-6C Li-Ion battery
are approximate:
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ACP-12 Charger. Up to 1 hour and 45 minutes charging time
Warning!
Using the wrong battery charger could cause damage to your phone
and void the warranty.
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Using the Desktop Charger
To use the desktop charger provided with your phone:
1.
Install the phone battery in the phone.
2.
Plug the prongs of the adapter into an electrical outlet.
3.
Plug the round end of the AC
adapter into the desktop
charger and insert the phone
into the charger slot.
– or –
Plug the adapter directly into
the charger jack on the phone,
if the charger stand is not used. (If the phone is on, the screen
briefly displays a “Charging” message followed immediately by a
scrolling battery strength indicator. If the phone is off, the screen
displays “Phone off. Battery charging.”)
4.
When the battery is fully charged, unplug the phone from the
charger. (If the phone is on, the battery strength indicator
stops scrolling. The screen displays “Phone off. Charge
completed” if the phone is off.)
With the Sprint-approved Li-Ion battery, you can recharge the
battery before it becomes completely run down.