Using Your Phone 21
Powering Up the Phone
Turn the Power On and Off
To turn your phone’s power on: 
1.
Insert your SIM card. (See “Installing the 
SIM Card” on page 20.)
2.
Press and hold S to turn the phone on and 
off. 
When you turn your phone’s power on, it 
performs a self test to let you know it’s 
operational. You may see a number of other 
power-on messages (see below).
When the 
m indicator disappears and the   
n appears, you are ready to start calling.
Power-On Messages
Once your phone is powered on, you may see:
Message Description
Searching...
The phone is attempting to establish 
communications with the satellite 
network. See “Accessing the 
Network” on page 111 for more 
information.
Registering
Your phone is registering with the 
network. When the process is 
complete, you will see Registered. 
See “Accessing the Network” on 
page 111 for more information.
Enter Phone 
Unlock Code
Your phone was locked after the last 
use. Enter your four-digit unlock code 
and press ø to proceed. See 
“Locking and Unlocking Your Phone” 
on page 100 for more information. 
Enter PIN
Enter the four- to eight-digit SIM card 
PIN provided by your service provider 
and press ø to proceed. See 
“Protecting the SIM Card” on 
page 102 for more information.
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