Motorola T280i Extending Battery Life, Turning Your Phone on, Adjusting Volume, Answering a Call

or an increase in charging time, then it is probably time to purchase a new battery. ###23

The rechargeable batteries that power this product must be disposed of properly and may need to be recycled. Refer to your battery's label for battery type. Contact your local recycling center for proper disposal methods. Never dispose of batteries in a fire because they may explode.

EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE

--Turn off the display backlight. See page 28.

--Turn off the screen saver. Using an animated screen saver reduces your phone's talk and standby time. To turn it off, see page 109.

--Minimize keypad-intense functions. Activities that require intensive keystroke use (such as playing a game or using messaging) reduce your phone's talk and standby time. Lock the keypad when storing the phone in your purse or pocket to avoid unnecessary keypad and backlight activations. See page 144.

TURNING YOUR PHONE ON

1.Press and hold PWR to turn on your phone. ###24

2.If necessary, enter your SIM card PIN code and press the Right soft key to unlock your SIM card.

CAUTION: If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times in a row, your SIM card is disabled and your phone displays the message SIM Blocked. See page 145.

3.If necessary, enter your four-digit unlock code and press the Right soft key to unlock your phone. The unlock code is originally set to 1234. Your service provider may change this number before you receive your phone.

ADJUSTING VOLUME

Press the up and down volume keys to:

--increase and decrease earpiece volume during a call

--increase and decrease the ringer volume setting when the idle display is visible

TIP: At the lowest volume setting, press the down volume key once to switch to vibrate alert. Press it again to switch to silent alert. Press the up volume key to cycle back to vibrate alert, then ring alert. ###25 MAKING A CALL

1. Press keypad keys to dial the phone number.

TIP: If you make a mistake, press LEFT soft key (DELETE) to delete the last digit, or press and hold LEFT soft key (DELETE) to clear all digits.

2.Press SEND to make the call.

3.Press END to end the call and "hang up" the phone when you are finished.

ANSWERING A CALL

When you receive a call, your phone rings and/or vibrates and displays an incoming call message.

NOTE: If the phone is locked, you must unlock it to answer the call.

1. Press SEND or Right soft key (ANSWER) to answer the call.