[ 13 ]Set up your phone• IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION• With your phone turned off, charge your new battery for three hoursbefore its first use. Use the battery until it is fully discharged. Repeatthis procedure twice for a total of three charging cycles.• Battery operation time may be less than estimated times during thefirst charges. This condition is normal.• When the battery is fully discharged, the scrolling bars may notappear immediately.• After the first charge, you can make and receive calls during thecharging cycle, but the calls interrupt the charging. When the phonecall ends, the charging will resume.• The bars on the screen stop scrolling and remain constant when thephone is fully charged. If you leave the phone connected to thecharger, the battery receives an additional charge.Note: The battery will accept a “trickle charge” for an additionaltwo hours. See “Reference information” on page 121 for moreinformation on batteries.• Charging time depends on the charger and battery used. See “Batteries”on page 131 for charging, talk, and standby times.• PROLONG BATTERY LIFEA NiMH battery may last longer and have better performance if you fullydischarge it from time to time. To discharge your battery leave your phoneswitched on until the battery drains completely and the phone turns itselfoff. Ignore any messages to recharge your battery and let the batterycompletely discharge.Important: Do not attempt to discharge the battery by any meansother than those just described.
