The Indicators

Current State of Service Light

The current state of service light is located at the top of your phone. With the keypad cover closed, this LED status indicator provides information on your phone’s current state of service depending on your current mode.

If the LED is...

Then in satellite mode...

Then in cellular mode...

 

 

 

Alternating

A call is incoming.

A call is incoming.

red and green

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are receiving a signal

You are receiving a

Flashing green

from the Iridium satellite

signal from the cellular

network. You can place and

network. You can place

 

 

receive calls.

and receive calls.

 

 

 

 

Your phone was not

 

 

successful in registering

 

Flashing yellow

with the satellite network

You are roaming.

and cannot receive

 

 

 

incoming calls. Try again in

 

 

a few minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

Your SIM card may be

You will not see this

Flashing

inserted incorrectly, may not

indicator in cellular

yellow and red

be inserted, or you may be

mode.

 

in a restricted area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This means that service

 

 

is not available, your SIM

Flashing red

Service is not available.

card is inserted

incorrectly or not at all,

 

 

 

 

or you may be in a

 

 

restricted area.

 

 

 

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Motorola 9500 manual Indicators, Current State of Service Light, If the LED is Then in satellite mode