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Battery Indicators
Insert battery: the display will prompt you to insert the battery if you have connected the phone to an external current mains before inserting the battery.
Invalid battery:
this display will be accompanied by a warning beep. This is to warn you that the battery cannot be re-charged (though the battery can provide power to the phone). This may indicate that the battery is not Motorola Original Accessory Battery. It is suggested that you use only Motorola Original Batteries and other accessories as Motorola will not be held responsible for any damage to the phone, financial loss or bodily injuries arising from the use of non-Motorola original batteries and accessories. Travel charger can charge your battery with the phone, or it will supply power to the power for operation. The way to charge the battery is as follow: 1 2 3 Make sure that the battery is attached to the phone. Connect the phone connector side of the travel charger to your phone power socket. Connect the AC power connector side of the travel charger to your AC power supply.
! Please make sure that the travel charger voltage is compatible to your local AC Power supply voltage. And please make sure that you are using the local standard recommended AC plug. 4 Once the charging starts, there will be a �beep� sound. You can charge the battery under when the phone is powered on or off. There will not be any influence on operation when charging with the phone powered on. the phone is powered off and being charged, phone will display �Battery Charging� with the flip opens. The battery (Battery icon with no level) or (battery icon with one level) or (battery icon with 2 levels) will flash on the upper right hand corner to show the battery is being charged. When the flip is closed, �Batt Charging� will show through the Open Window Display.