VTech SN6187 Manual - Manual (Page 14)

Getting started
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When there is a power failure, all handsets display
Put HS on base to power base. Put a charged
handset in the telephone base to back up the
telephone base power for some basic phone
operations for a short period of time. During this period,
you cannot use the answering system. If you have a
pendant, you cannot use its voice command feature.
When a handset is put in the telephone base, it
displays Powering base... Don’t pick up. At this time,
use other handsets for some basic phone operations.
You may use the handset which is put in the telephone base for making
or answering calls via the handset speakerphone, but do not pick up the
handset while using it.
When the cordless handset you put in the base does not have enough
charge to back up the telephone base power, the handset displays
Not enough batt to power base.
Put HS on base
to power base
Powering base...
Don’t pick up
Battery backup