R290 User’s Guide
The Mode Menu allows you to configure the phone to cellular only mode, satellite only mode or to set the preferential mode of operation to cellular preferred or satellite preferred.
•The phone will only attempt to register on a cellular network when it is in cellular only mode.
•If the phone is in satellite only mode, it attempts to register on the Globalstar network but a cellular network search may also be performed without leaving this mode.
•Selecting the cellular or satellite preferred option will allow that mode to be specified as the preferred mode of operation for the phone. Selecting a preferred option means that when the phone is next powered up, or when there is a loss of service and a network search is performed, this mode of operation will be used.
After selecting the cellular or satellite only modes, the message ‘ Please Wait’ will be displayed. If the mode change request is not successful, the message ‘ Request Rejected’ will be shown, otherwise the display will show either ‘Cellular Only Mode Selection Enabled’ or ‘ Satellite Only Mode Selection Enabled’.
Selecting either of the preferred modes gives an acknowledgment followed by ‘ Selection Effective Only After Power Up’. Switch the phone OFF then ON to activate the mode.
Searching for a Network
The message on the screen will be ‘ Searching For Networks’. This search can take place manually or automatically, but will be automatic the first time that you power the phone on. (A
The phone determines which networks are available and selects the last used network, the home network (the network to which you are subscribed) or another network. If no networks are available, the
displayed message will be ‘ No Networks Available’. If the current network signal strength drops too low, the displayed message will be ‘No Service’.
Selecting a Network
Using manual selection, you can control how the phone selects which operating mode to use and to explicitly select a network to use from a list of those available. Press SOFT LEFT then 6, to display the Service Menu. The display will depend on which mode the phone is currently in.
For cellular mode, the display will be:
For satellite mode, the display will be:
Choose option 1 or 2 as required. The network search will then start and the message ‘Searching For Networks’ will be displayed. The RADIO PATH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TONE will be played when the search
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