Placing A Call - Motorola StarTAC 85 Owner's Manual

1. With the power on, enter the number you wish to call.
2. Press Í.
3. Begin the conversation when the called party answers.
4. To terminate the call, press ´.
To Correct an Error
To clear the last digit entered, press and quickly release Ç. To
clear the entire entry, press and hold Ç until the entire entry
is erased.
If Entering More Than 10 Digits
You can call a phone number with up to 16 digits, but only the
last 10 digits will appear in the display.
When recalling a stored phone number that is longer than 10 dig-
its, the display will flash the memory location number and the last
10 digits of the number. Press ‰ again to view entire number.
Unsuccessful Call Attempts
If you hear one of the following signals, you have not successfully
completed your call.
Tone / Message Description
fast busy
(reorder signal) call attempt to automatically redial the call
SND TO
REDIAL
alternating
high/low tone
(intercept)
SND TO
REDIAL
busy signal
BASIC OPERATION
P l a c i n g a C a l l
Cellular System Busy
Press Í again before ending the unsuccessful
(refer to Automatic Redialing page 18), or press
´ and dial the call again.
Cellular System Could Not Complete the Call
You may have tried to place a call before the
NS (No Service) indicator stops flashing to let
you know your phone was fully operative.
Either press Í again before ending the
unsuccessful call attempt to automatically redial
the call (refer to Automatic Redialing page 18),
or press ´ and dial the call again.
The called party's line is busy.