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Using the Phone
Using the Phone
Turning the Phone On and 
Off
1. Open your phone to 
expose the keypad.
2. To turn the phone on, 
press and hold 
¡ until 
the display appears and 
you hear an audible alert. 
3. Press and hold 
¡ again to turn the phone 
off. Powering off will be displayed, and you 
will hear an audible alert.
What You Will See
When you turn on your TDMA digital StarTAC™ 
phone, 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, such as:
- the name of your Service Provider
or
- an indication of local or non-local cover-
age area
• your phone number
• the Digital or Analog icon
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