Getting Started
Attaching your Battery
To attach the charged battery to your portable phone, align the battery with the engraved arrows on the phone. Slide the battery upward until you hear a click.
Detaching your Battery
Engraved Arrows
Getting Started
Flashing Red: | Your phone is signing on to the Nextel |
| National Network. Please wait. |
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Solid Red: | Your phone cannot sign on. Keep your |
| phone on and it will continue trying to |
| register every two minutes. If this continues |
| for 15 minutes or longer, call Nextel Customer |
| Care at |
To detach the battery, pull back on the release button near the top of the battery and slide the battery downward.
Turning your phone ON or OFF at the touch of a button!
Once your battery is fully charged, turn on your Nextel Phone
by simply pressing the button once. A set of symbols and squares will appear briefly on your display, followed by the message “Please Wait” and your phone number.
Within several seconds, your phone will sign on to the Nextel National Network and “Phone Ready” will appear in the display area. Now you’re ready to make and receive calls!
As you turned on your Nextel Phone, you may have noticed a light flashing next to the button. It’s an indicator that shows you the status of your connection at a glance.
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you will see an indicator that shows the signal strength. An antenna and six bars mean you have a strong, clear signal.
Flashing Green: | Your phone is ready to use. You’re on the |
| Nextel National Network! |
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Solid Green: | Your phone is currently being used. Check |
| to make sure you’ve hung up by pushing the |
| button once. |
* If you are not in a coverage area, you will also see a solid red light.
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Turning your Nextel Phone off is as easy as turning it on. Just press and hold the button until the phone displays “Powering Off”. That’s all there is to it! (Don’t forget to switch or recharge your battery if necessary.)
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