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4If you’re outdoors, move away from large buildings, trees, or electrical wires.

5If you’re in a vehicle, move your Centro so that it’s close to a window of your vehicle.

My Centro won’t connect to the mobile network

1Try the suggestions about signal strength described in Signal strength is weak.

2Turn off your phone and turn it on again (see Turning your phone on and off).

3Remove the SIM card (this causes a soft reset) and reinsert it (see Inserting the SIM card and battery).

The other person hears an echo

Try decreasing the volume on your Centro to avoid coupling or feedback on the other person’s end. This applies to both the speakerphone and the earpiece.

Position the earpiece closer to your ear to prevent sound leaking back to the microphone. Keep your hand away from

the microphone hole, which is on the bottom right side of the Centro.

If you’re using the speakerphone feature with your Centro lying on a flat surface, try turning the Centro face down (screen facing the surface).

I hear my own voice echo

Ask the person on the other end of the call to turn down the volume on his or her phone or to hold the phone closer to his or her ear.

My voice is too quiet on the other end

Be sure to place the bottom of the Centro, or the hands-free microphone, close to your mouth.

Check the Signal Strength icon in the title bar of the Main tab in the Phone application. If the signal is weak (few bars are displayed), try the suggestions about signal strength described in Signal strength is weak.

I hear static or interference

Check the Signal Strength icon in the title bar of the Main tab in the Phone application. If the signal is weak (few bars

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