9CHARGING THE BATTERY1 Take the charger supplied,and fit the connector intothe phone.B Connect the charger to astandard AC outlet(or cigarette lighterreceptacle).C For fastest charging, make sure the phone is off.D Leave the battery on charge for 24 hours beforeinitial use. After the first use, the charging timesdepend on the type of battery fitted, and chargerused; approximate times are shown below:Battery TypeCharger Type BTH-8S/L BTH-8SM BTH-8H BTH-8HMStandard Travel 90 mins 110 mins 5 hrs 5.5 hrsCharger(ACH-3U/E/P)Rapid Travel 40 mins 60 mins 70 mins 100 minsCharger (ACH-4U/E/P)or Rapid Cigarette Lighter Charger (LCH-2)E When charging is complete, disconnect thecharger from the outlet and from the phone.For further details, please refer to ‘ChargingIndications’ (below), and ‘Battery Information’(page 52).Charging indications:– When the phone is switched off, and the charger isconnected, only the ‘B’ part of the battery indicatorwill be visible.– When the phone is switched on, and charging is inprogress, the bars on the battery charge indicatorwill ‘scroll’. When the battery is fully charged, thescrolling will stop and all bars will be on (steady).TO ACHIEVE FULL BATTERY CAPACITY,NEW BATTERIES MUST BE CHARGEDWITH THE PHONE OFFFOR AT LEAST 24 HOURSBEFORE INITIAL USE.STOP