User Manual

Using the Options Menu
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Available Networks
When selected, this option will scan to see which networks are operating in your current
location. When the scan is complete, press the
$ key to scroll through the list. When you see
a network you wish to register with or store in your preferred list, press the
O key. You will
now enter the ’Register Now’ and ’Make Preferred’ sub-menu.
Register Now
Once selected, your phone will try to register with the selected network. If the registration fails,
your phone will try to register in the normal way.
Make Preferred
Once selected, you will be asked where the selected network is to be located in the preferred list.
Network Search
These options determine how often your phone tries to register with a network and how the
attempt is made.
Registration Preferences
This option determines how the phone tries to register with a network.
The option has two settings,
Automatic Search or Manual Search.
Automatic Search Mode
In the automatic mode, the phone will try to register with the first network in the sorted list. If
this is successful, your phone will display the network name and then enter the standby mode.
If registration is unsuccessful with one network in the list, your phone will try the next listed
network. If your phone fails to register with any of the listed networks, it will start at the
beginning of the list after a preset period. The preset period is determined by the ’Frequency Of
Search’ option.
Manual Search Mode
In the manual mode, the phone will present you with the sorted list of networks. Use the <,
> and O keys to select one network from the list. Your phone will try to register with the
selected network. If this is successful, the phone will display the network name and then enter
the standby mode.
If registration is unsuccessful, your phone will present the list again after a preset period. The
preset period is determined by the ’Frequency Of Search’ option.
Frequency of Search
This option is used to determine how long your phone waits before attempting to re-register
after a registration attempt has failed.
The option has the following settings:
Slow Search, Medium Search, Fast Search or
Continuous Search.
! Fast and Continuous Search may use up a significant amount of battery power.
j Preferred Networks
Add Network to List
This option enables you to add networks to your preferred list.
When selected, the ’Choose From Available’ option will scan to see which networks are
operating in your current location. When the scan is complete, press the
$ key to scroll
through the list. When you see a network you wish to store in your preferred list, press the
O
key. You will be asked where the selected network is to be located in the preferred list.
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