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R290 User’s Guide
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The Mode Menu allows you to configure the phone to cellular only mode,
satellite only mode or to set the preferential mode of operation to cellular
preferred or satellite preferred.
• The phone will only attempt to register on a cellular network when it
is in cellular only mode.
• If the phone is in satellite only mode, it attempts to register on the
Globalstar network but a cellular network search may also be
performed without leaving this mode.
• Selecting the cellular or satellite preferred option will allow that mode
to be specified as the preferred mode of operation for the phone.
Selecting a preferred option means that when the phone is next
powered up, or when there is a loss of service and a network search is
performed, this mode of operation will be used.
After selecting the cellular or satellite only modes, the message ‘Please
Wait’ will be displayed. If the mode change request is not successful, the
message ‘Request Rejected’ will be shown, otherwise the display will
show either ‘Cellular Only Mode Selection Enabled’ or ‘Satellite Only
Mode Selection Enabled’.
Selecting either of the preferred modes gives an acknowledgment
followed by ‘Selection Effective Only After Power Up’. Switch the
phone OFF then ON to activate the mode.
Searching for a Network
The message on the screen will be ‘Searching For Networks’. This
search can take place manually or automatically, but will be automatic the
first time that you power the phone on. (A one-shot network search may
also be performed).
The phone determines which networks are available and selects the last
used network, the home network (the network to which you are
subscribed) or another network. If no networks are available, the
displayed message will be ‘No Networks Available’. If the current
network signal strength drops too low, the displayed message will be ‘No
Service’.
Selecting a Network
Using manual selection, you can control how the phone selects which
operating mode to use and to explicitly select a network to use from a list
of those available. Press SOFT LEFT then 6, to display the Service
Menu. The display will depend on which mode the phone is currently in.
For cellular mode, the display will be:
For satellite mode, the display will be:
Choose option 1 or 2 as required. The network search will then start and
the message ‘Searching For Networks’ will be displayed. The RADIO
PATH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TONE will be played when the search