[ 14 ]2 With your phone on or off, connect the lead from thecharger to the charging port located on the bottom of thephone. The battery indicator bar appears on the screen andstarts to scroll up and down after a few seconds. With thephone off, only the battery indicator bar will appear.3 Disconnect the charger from the phone and AC outlet whenthe battery is fully charged.After the indicator bar stops scrolling, the battery is almost fully charged,and is fully charged after an additional hour (approximately). The messageBattery Full is displayed.Note: For best performance, charge the battery for 24 hours beforeyou use the phone. The charging time depends on the charger andbattery you use. For example, the charging time for the BLC-2battery with the ACP-7U charger is approximately 4 hours.Important: Do not leave the battery connected to a charger formore than 72 hours, since prolonged maintenance charging couldshorten its lifetime.Remove the batteryWarning: Use only your hands to remove the battery. Do notpuncture, burn or use any objects that may damage the phoneor the battery. Please recycle the battery, or dispose of properly.You will need to remove the existing battery if you want to install a newbattery or if you have purchased a spare battery. Make sure the phone hasbeen turned off for ten seconds.1 Remove the back cover of the phone as shown in step 1 on page 12.2 Place your index finger in thespace at the bottom of thebattery, and press toward thetop of the phone.3 Take out the battery.
