Nokia 6255i / 6256i
Charging the 6256i (User Manual is vague.)
How can I know when I have sufficiently charged up my 6256i? The user manual lacks details on this and a lot of procedures. Last night I charged the phone a bit and there was a sort of animation of vertical bars flashing on the outer display. I figured that when those bars stopped flashing, I could disconnect the phone charger from the phone, and that is what I did.
However, today, after using the phone and experimenting with Voice Mail (which I still am confused about), I noticed that the battery power was low so I connected the charger to the phone. This time, even though the outer display reads "low battery," there are NO moving vertical bars showing....... and therefore I do not know when to disconnect the charger.
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However, today, after using the phone and experimenting with Voice Mail (which I still am confused about), I noticed that the battery power was low so I connected the charger to the phone. This time, even though the outer display reads "low battery," there are NO moving vertical bars showing....... and therefore I do not know when to disconnect the charger.
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lorna said:
How can I know when I have sufficiently charged up my 6256i?
Easy.. after charging fo' what you think is enough time, disconnect the charger fo' a second, then reconnect it. If the battery is 100% charged, you'll get a 'Battery is full' message on the outside display. 🙂
One thing though.. there was somethin' in the packaging or maual that says that when you first get the phone, you should charge it fo' 24 hours continuously the first time (do it only once), to 'condition' the battery an' thus get the best battery life. I did that, an' the battery life has been very good.
One nice thing you'll notice 'bout this phone too is that it charges pretty fast. You can go from an almost dea...
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I got the phone yesterday and the Nokia people charged it for ONE hour while I went shopping elsewhere! Is it too late for me to charge my phone for 24 hours now? -Lorna
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One thing though.. there was somethin' in the packaging or maual that says that when you first get the phone, you should charge it fo' 24 hours continuously the first time (do it only once), to 'condition' the battery an' thus get the best battery life. I did that, an' the battery life has been very good.
I checked my user manual yet again and I see no mention of charging for 24 hours. Now I am wondering what to do! -Lorna
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I didn't do the full 24-hour charge and still have great battery life. I'd recommend charging it overnight and see how that does. The only thing I saw in the manual is NOT to charge it for more than 72 hours straight. I have been charging about once every 2 or 3 days though the batery meter shows very little drain. These are Li batteries NOT NiCads. The NiCad batteries do have a problem with "memory" if they are not fully discharged occasionally. The Li batteries don't.
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Thanks. I will consider charging the phone overnight, then. The thing with me is that I don't want to run out of battery power if I am out of the house......... so I am tempted to charge a little bit each night. (And this is only my second night.)
-Lorna
-Lorna
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OK. I charged my 6256i and then unplugged the charger as you said, and I checked to see how far up towards the top of the display the bars went. Well, the bars went up to a point where ONE MORE BAR could fit in. Would that be considered actually maximum charge?
-Lorna
-Lorna
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I see now that although the outer display is one bar short of the top of the display, that's to accomodate the words and numbers up there.
In the inner display, the bars reach to the very top of the border.
BTW, the Nokia rep told me that whereas it is OK if you overcharge the 6256i , you should not overcharge the BlueTooth earbud. The BlueTooth earbud is easier to charge because (at least with the Nokia HS 11-W) when the red light goes off and turns green, that is your easy-to-understand signal for disconnecting the charger plug.
-Lorna
In the inner display, the bars reach to the very top of the border.
BTW, the Nokia rep told me that whereas it is OK if you overcharge the 6256i , you should not overcharge the BlueTooth earbud. The BlueTooth earbud is easier to charge because (at least with the Nokia HS 11-W) when the red light goes off and turns green, that is your easy-to-understand signal for disconnecting the charger plug.
-Lorna
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lorna said:
OK. I charged my 6256i and then unplugged the charger as you said, and I checked to see how far up towards the top of the display the bars went. Well, the bars went up to a point where ONE MORE BAR could fit in. Would that be considered actually maximum charge?
lorna, I don' think you exactly got what i was sayin'.
If the phone is 100% charged (an' there's a diff'rence 'tween that and havin' 4 bars on the battery meter), if you disconnect the charger an' then try to re- connect it, the phone will LITERALLY give you a 'Battery is full' message in TEXT on the outside display. Its not a 'bars' thing.. 4 battery bars could indicate anything from 3/4 charge to full charge.
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How can I know when I have sufficiently charged up my 6256i? The user manual lacks details on this and a lot of procedures. Last night I charged the phone a bit and there was a sort of animation of vertical bars flashing on the outer display. I figured that when those bars stopped flashing, I could disconnect the phone charger from the phone, and that is what I did.
However, today, after using the phone and experimenting with Voice Mail (which I still am confused about), I noticed that the battery power was low so I connected the charger to the phone. This time, even though the outer display reads "low battery," there are NO moving vertical bars showing....... and therefore I do not know when to disc
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mk said:...lorna said:
How can I know when I have sufficiently charged up my 6256i? The user manual lacks details on this and a lot of procedures. Last night I charged the phone a bit and there was a sort of animation of vertical bars flashing on the outer display. I figured that when those bars stopped flashing, I could disconnect the phone charger from the phone, and that is what I did.
However, today, after using the phone and experimenting with Voice Mail (which I still am confused about), I noticed that the battery power was low so I connected the charger to the phone. This time, even though the outer display reads "low battery," there are NO moving vertical bars showing....... and therefo
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I forgot to add that 1 hour 35 minutes is said to be the charge time for a fully discharged battery, which is not ever going to be the case with me, as I never intend to let my battery run completely out.
And so my question stands: How does one know that charging is finished and the battery fully charged if one does not know how much more charge it needs (how depleted it is)?
-Lorna
And so my question stands: How does one know that charging is finished and the battery fully charged if one does not know how much more charge it needs (how depleted it is)?
-Lorna
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lorna said:
And so my question stands: How does one know that charging is finished and the battery fully charged if one does not know how much more charge it needs (how depleted it is)?
Lorna, trust me, its easy:
1) Unplug the charger from the phone (while still keeping the two prongs in the wall outlet)
2) Plug the charger back into the phone
3) A 'Battery is Full' message, IN TEXT, sayin' those EXACT WORDS, will appear on the outside display, if charging is 100% complete
That's it. It really is that simple. 🙂
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You know, I did exactly that last night after reading your post, and I did not see any kind of message at all!!! Not any message about full or not full or half full or totally blasted. 🤣
-Lorna
-Lorna
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Since it said nothing in the display, that meant that it was not totally charged.
But...... isn't there another way that the phone indicates that it is fully charged? Something that is not a work-around?
And until I get the answer to that question, I will keep what you say in mind. 🙂
-Lorna
But...... isn't there another way that the phone indicates that it is fully charged? Something that is not a work-around?
And until I get the answer to that question, I will keep what you say in mind. 🙂
-Lorna
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mk said:
Cell phones just weren't made for some people
Looks like you could not tell me in the User Manual where it said what you told me it said, since you are making personal comments again rather than sticking to the issue of charging a battery. Don't bother to send me any replies. -Lorna
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