BASIC OPERATION
TURNING THE PHONE ON/OFF
To turn on the phone, flip open the cover then press PWR . The phone performs a short self test and sounds a tone, the key- pad backlight turns on for about 17 seconds, and on ap- pears. The phone is ready to use when NS (no service) disappears (see “Signal Strength/Service Area”).
Notes:
•The keypad backlight turns on for about 15 seconds every time you press a key, then it turns off and all but the green signal strength indicator disappear from the display to conserve battery power. When the phone is locked (see “Locking Your Phone” on Page 36), how- ever, the phone’s display goes completely blank about 15 seconds after you press the last key.
•During battery charging, the keypad backlight does not turn off and the display does not change or go blank when the phone is turned on and unlocked.
To turn off the phone, press PWR again. The display goes blank.
SIGNAL STRENGTH/SERVICE AREA
The phone always displays a green signal strength meter when it is turned on to indicate the strength of the cellular sig- nal currently being received. The more bars that appear on the meter, the stronger the signal.
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