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3. The Very Basics
Your phone is designed with many powerful features
that you can learn to use as needed. This chapter cov-
ers the basic information you need to use your phone.
Everything else is covered in
Features A-Z
starting
on page 18.
Switching on the phone
Press and hold the key for one second to switch on
the phone.
If the phone asks for a PIN code, see PIN and PIN2
codes on page 63. If the phone asks for a Security
code, see Security code on page 71.
NORMAL POSITION: Hold the phone as you would any other
telephone with the antenna pointed up and over your
shoulder.
TIPS ON EFFICIENT OPERATION: As with any other radio
transmitting device, do not touch the antenna unnecessarily
when the phone is switched on. Contact with the antenna af-
fects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a
higher power level than otherwise needed.
WARNING! Do not switch on the phone when wireless phone
use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger.
Checking signal strength
Your phone operates on radio waves, and the quality
of radio reception depends entirely on the strength of
the radio signal in your area.
This radio coverage is maintained by a wireless net-
work and the quality of calls on a wireless phone
depends on the strength of the wireless radio signal.
Get a strong signal
When you are at the start screen
(see page
14)
or in a call, the strength of the radio signal
is indicated by the signal indicators on the left
side of your phones display. These indicators
scroll as the strength of the signal increases
and decreases.