Turning Your Phone ON and OFF
Turning Your Phone ON
To turn your phone on, press and hold 
.
Once your phone is ON, it displays “Looking for service...” indicating that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone finds a signal, it automatically enters Standby mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal is found, your phone automatically returns to Standby mode.
In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodically without your intervention. You can also initiate a search for PCS Service by pressing any key (when your phone is turned ON).
Tip: The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when you are in an area where there is no signal.
Turning Your Phone OFF
Press and hold 
until you see the powering down animation on the display screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery is charging).
Using the Battery
Battery Capacity
Your PCS Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery.
It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The battery provides approximately 2.5 hours of continuous digital talk time
(70 minutes in analog) or approximately 10 days of continuous digital standby time (15 hours in analog).
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When the battery reaches 95% of its capacity, the battery icon 
appears. When there are approximately five minutes of talk time left, the phone sounds an audible alert every 30 seconds and then powers down.
Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode and browser use affect the battery’s talk and standby times.
Tip: Be sure to charge your phone’s battery and watch your indicator to ensure your levels are okay.
Installing the Battery
Your PCS Phone comes with a LiIon battery. Follow these steps to install it:
1.Place the battery into the space beneath the antenna with the metal contacts at the bottom, facing downward.
2.Gently press down until it’s in place and the battery release latch snaps.
Removingthe Battery
To remove your battery for charging, or for any other reason, follow these easy steps:
1.Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored numbers or messages.
2.Press up the battery release latch and hold the battery.
3.Then pull it up and out at a
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