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2 Getting Started
Caring for the battery
General safety guidelines
• Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit
the battery.
• If you have not used the battery for more than
a month, recharge it before using your phone.
• Avoid exposing the battery to extreme
temperatures, direct sunlight, or high
humidity.
• Never dispose of any battery in or near a
fire. It could explode.
Common causes of battery drain
• Playing games or using the Web.
• Playing music files.
• Taking pictures and videos with the flash on.
• Keeping backlighting on.
• Operating in analog ( ) mode. Your phone
switches between modes to find the best
signal. Toset your phone to operate in a single
mode, select
Menu → Settings → Network →
Digital/Analog.
• Operating in digital mode when far away from
a base station or cell site.
• Using data cables or accessories.
• Operating when no service is available, or
service is available intermittently.
• High earpiece and ringer volume settings.
• Repeating sound, vibration, or lighted alerts.
Accessing keypad shortcuts
Navigation key shortcuts
From the home screen, press the navigation key in
one of four directions to access three shortcuts
and one custom menu (see page 40 for
instructions on setting up your custom menu).
Music player shortcut
From the home screen, press and hold . The
Music Player screen appears.