Powering Up the Phone

Turn the Power On and Off

To turn your phone’s power on:

1.Insert your SIM card. (See “Insert the SIM Card” on page 28.)

2.Open the keypad cover to expose the keypad.

3.Press and hold Sto turn the phone on and off.

When you turn your phone’s power on, it performs a self test to let you know it’s operational. You may see a number of other power-on messages (see below).

When the mindicator disappears and the n appears, you are ready to start calling.

Power-On Messages

Once your phone is powered on, you may see:

Message

Description

 

 

 

The phone is attempting to establish

 

communications with the satellite or

Searching...

cellular network (depending on your

 

mode). See “Accessing the Network”

 

on page 159 for more information.

 

 

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You also hear a tone when you see

these messages. Extend the antenna

Antenna

or

upward and make sure you have a

Orient

clear view of the sky to continue

Antenna

registering.

 

 

 

 

Your phone is registering with the

 

network. When the process is

Registering

complete, you will see Registered.

 

See “Accessing the Network” on

 

page 159 for more information.

 

 

 

Your phone was locked after the last

Enter Phone

use. Enter your four-digit unlock code

and press Oto proceed. See

Unlock Code

“Locking and Unlocking Your Phone”

 

 

on page 140 for more information.

 

 

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