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BASIC OPERATION
TURNING THE PHONE ON/OFF
Note: If your phone has an extendable antenna,
extend the antenna fully. Avoid touching the anten-
na with the phone turned on.
The phone must be turned on before you can make
or answer calls. To turn on the phone, hold down
until the phone beeps. The phone performs a
short self-test, then it briefly displays the activated
phone number (see “Selecting the Active Phone
Number” on Page 30). The phone is ready to use
when the signal strength and battery charge bars
appear.
To turn off the phone, hold down
until the
phone beeps.
MAKING A CALL
1. Use the number keys to enter the phone num-
ber you want to dial. Include the area code, if
necessary.
Note: If you make a mistake, repeatedly press
to delete digits one at a time, or hold
down
to clear all digits.
2. Press
to dial the phone number. The
phone displays
IN
USE
and the phone num-
ber you dialed.
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