1918Using the BatteryYour Samsung Phone comes with a partially charged,rechargeable Lithium Ion (LiIon) Battery so that you can useyour phone immediately after it is activated.Installing the BatteryTo attach the battery to your Samsung Phone:1. Hold the battery so that the metal contacts on the base ofthe battery line up with the metal contacts on the base ofthe phone. See the illustration.2. Gently push the battery toward the top of the phone untilit snaps into place.Removing the BatteryThis is really easy. First, turn the phone off. Then just Slidethe battery latch (see illustration) and lift the battery up fromthe base. You’re done.Charging the BatteryYou can easily tell if your battery needs to be recharged bychecking the indicator in the upper-right corner ofyour phone’s display. aThe presence of all three bars indi-cates a full charge, two bars indicates a smaller charge, andone bar indicates an even smaller charge. No bars (the bat-tery icon is empty) means your battery must be charged.When the battery charge level gets low, the battery sensorblinks an empty battery icon ( ), sounds a tone, and dis-plays a message. If the battery level gets too low, the phonewill turn off automatically. Unfortunately, if this happensyou’ll lose whatever you are doing, including dropping yourcall.Watch the battery strength icon and make sure your bat-tery is adequately charged.Charging with the Traveler AdapterYour phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-lon battery. Atravel adapter is provided with your phone. Use onlyapproved batteries and chargers. Ask your local SAMSUNGdealer for further details.The phone can be used while the battery is charging.Note: You must fully charge the battery before using yourphone for the first time.1. Connect the lead from the travel adapter to the bottom ofthe phone. Check that arrow on the lead connector is fac-ing towards the front of the phone.2. Connect the adapter to a standard AC wall outlet.When the battery is charging, the battery icon in the topright-hand corner of the display fills repeatedly.3. When charging is finished, disconnect the adapter fromthe power outlet.Disconnect the adapter from the phone by pressing thegrey tabs on either side of the connector and pulling theconnector out.SCH-N101(eng) 4/6/00 11:53 AM Page 18