Motorola Talkabout 189 - Manual (Page 25)

About Your Phone, Battery and SIM Card 23
Battery Performance and
Maintenance
• Best battery performance will be
achieved when you regularly charge
and discharge batteries as instructed in
this manual.
• Battery performance is greatly affected
by network coverage.
• Set Battery Saving Mode to On (see
“Phone Setup Menu” on page 75) and/
or
Frequency of Search to Slow or
Medium (see “Network Selection
Menu” on page 88).
• If left unused, a fully charged battery
will discharge itself in approximately
one month.
• When not in use, store your battery
uncharged in a cool, dark and dry
place.
Low Battery Warning
When the battery level is low and only a
few minutes of talk time remain, a
warning signal (two double beeps) will
sound, and
Low Battery will be displayed.
When the battery is completely
discharged, your phone will turn off.
Removing Your Battery
! Switch off your phone before
removing the battery. Failure to do
so may damage your phone
memory.
1 Press the release catch on the battery
compartment and lift off the cover.
2 Push the battery toward the bottom of
the phone. Lift it out from the top end.
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