Samsung SCH-1900 User Manual

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16Charging your battery.The battery charge indicator in the lower-right corner of yourphone’s display lets you know when the battery needs to berecharged. When the battery charge level is low, the icon willblink and the phone will sound a tone.If you continue to use your phone without recharging and thebattery level becomes too low, it will turn off automatically.An alert tone will sound just before the phone turns itself off.Unfortunately, if this happens, you’ll lose whatever you werejust doing. So, watch the indicator and make sure the level issufficient.To charge the battery, use the Sprint PCS Rapid Desktop Charger,travel charger or rapid cigarette lighter adapter from Samsung.(The rapid desktop charger is described in the next section.For more information on the travel charger and rapid cigarettelighter adapter, see the product user guide for each.)Using the rapid desktop charger.Use only the approved rapid desktop charger with this Sprint PCSPhone. Using the wrong one could damage your phone.1. Plug into a wall outlet.2. Insert either the battery alone or the phone with thebattery installed into the charger slot.A red light on the charger will let you know the battery is beingcharged. A green light tells you when the battery is at least 90percent charged.If your battery’s charge is completely run down, it will takeabout two hours to fully recharge it (the extended battery takesabout three hours to fully recharge). Use the phone until thebattery icon flashes or the phone turns itself off. The rapiddesktop charger has a built-in battery conditioner to dischargethe battery (rear slot only).We recommend that the battery be conditioned once a month toextend its life. Insert the battery in the rear charger slot and thenpress and hold the side button for one second. A flashing yellowlight will indicate the battery is being discharged.Once the battery has been completely discharged, it willautomatically be charged (indicated by a red light). If the phoneis left on while it’s in the charger, the battery will take longer tocharge.17