Switching The Phone On/Off; Your Phone's Modes - Samsung SPH-A250 User Manual

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Switching the Phone On/Off

1. Open the phone.
2. Press to switch the phone on.
The service light of the phone flashes, and an alert
sounds. When the system locates services, the
greeting message displays along with the date
and time. You can now place and receive calls.
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• If the phone is out of service, the
appears in the display. In this case, you cannot
place and receive calls. You can try again later
when service is available.
• If your phone is locked, '- Locked -' displays.
Press , and enter the four-digit lock code to
unlock the phone.
3. When you wish to switch the phone off, press and
hold down until the power off animation
begins to play.
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WARNING!
Do not switch on the phone when the mobile
phone use is prohibited or when it may cause
interference or danger.
Note: Your phone has a built-in antenna. As with
any other radio-transmitting device, do not
touch the antenna unnecessarily when the
phone is switched on. Contact with the
antenna affects call quality and may cause
the phone to operate at a higher power level
than otherwise needed.

Your Phone's Modes

Standby Mode
Standby is the most basic state of your phone. The
phone goes into Standby mode soon after you turn it
on, or whenever you briefly press
phone is in Standby mode, you will typically see the
greeting message and current date and time. If you
enter a phone number, you can press
or press to save it in the internal phone book.
Press at any time to return to Standby mode. Be
careful; if you are on a call when you press
will return to Standby mode, but it also disconnects
the call. Press several times or hold it down to
return to Standby mode without ending the call.
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