Basics of Using Your Phone. Motorola digital cellular phone

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Basics of Using Your Phone

Turning the Phone On and Off

1. Extend the antenna for best performance.

2. Open your phone to expose the keypad.

3. Press and hold ¡ once to turn the phone on.

4. Press ¡ again to turn the phone off.

Power On Greeting

When you turn on your Digital StarTac Cellular Telephone, it performs a self-test to let you know it is operational. When the test is completed, the display shows one of several possible greetings. For example, your Service Provider may broadcast its name in your phone’s display. If you don’t see the name of your Service Provider, then you will see Home

System when inside your local coverage area or Public

Roam when outside your local coverage area.

Standby Mode

To conserve energy, your phone may turn off its light when in standby mode. The display light comes back the next time you press a key or open the phone.

How to Hold Your Phone

Hold your cellular phone with the antenna fully extended and pointing up and over your shoulder. For best performance, make sure your hand is not covering the antenna.

Storing Your Phone in Its Holster

To slip your phone into its holster, make sure the main battery is facing the inside of the holster. Then clip the holster onto a belt, purse or briefcase.

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Placing a Call

To place a call:

1. Press and hold ¡ to turn your phone on.

2. Extend the antenna completely for best performance.

3. Enter the number you want to call.

• Press Ç to erase one digit at a time if you make a mistake.

• Press and hold Ç to clear the entire entry.

4. Press æ to place the call.

or

Press and hold until you hear a second tone.

You will see Dialing XXXXXXX .

You can dial phone numbers with up to 32 digits, but only the last 20 digits appear in the display.

Press ‰ to see the entire phone number.

Ending a Call

To end a call:

Press º or close the phone.

or

1. Press and hold until you hear a second tone.

You will see § To End Call .

2. Press again to end the call.