Network Search - Motorola 8700 User Manual

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
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.
If the phone is turned off and then on again, it will revert to
A
Automatic Search mode and register with a network in the
order of the sorted list.
Frequency Of Search
This option is used to determine how long your phone waits
before attempting to re-register after a registration attempt has
or
Manual
failed.
The option has the following settings:
Search, Fast Search
! Fast and Continuous Search may use up a significant amount
of battery power.
Slow Search, Medium
or Continuous Search.
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Using the Options Menu
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