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Getting started – Installing the battery
Model R800D-2-PW – User’s Guide
the correct polarity (Figure 4). The pager will vibrate and beep
if the battery has not been inserted properly.
Note
If your pager is not functioning properly after you have
replaced the AA battery, the internal lithium battery may have
been completely discharged. Allow the AA battery to
recharge the internal lithium battery by leaving the pager
turned off for 6 to 8 hours. See page 115 for answers to
frequently asked questions on the battery.
Turning on the radio
When you first receive your RIM
Inter@ctive
Pager 850
Pager, the
radio will be turned off. You must turn on the radio before you can
send and receive messages.
In the
Home
screen, scroll to and click the
TURN RADIO ON
icon in
the functions list.
The antenna icon changes to an airplane icon to indicate that the
radio is turned on.
There will be two messages in your Messages list when you first
receive your RIM
Inter@ctive
Pager 850
Pager. These are Welcome
messages which tell you how to use your pager and some of its
features.