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Globalstar GSP-1700 Quick Manual page 2

How to use your satellite phone
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GETTING STARTED
Power the phone on/off
Press and hold the end/power key until phone
screen turns on.
Wait about 30 seconds and check your screen for
service bars and a red house.
When you see these 2 icons on the screen, your
phone is registered with the Globalstar Satellite
network and you can make a phone call.
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Looking for signal
1. Go outside to an area with a clear view of the sky.
Nearby obstructions such as tall buildings, trees or
mountains, can prevent calls.
2. Rotate and fully extend the antenna, pointing
towards the sky. Turn on your phone by pressing and
holding the end/power key.
***If the symbol,
is displayed you are Roaming and
have to use international (+) dialing.***
or
DIALING
1. Dial the Country code > Area code
For example: 1-866-651-7768
Then press the send key
ONE-TOUCH DIALING
If one-touch dialing is set to "on", dial any of the 99
location numbers without pressing the send key.
To one-touch dial a location number
1. Set one-touch dial to "on"
1a. From standby mode, press the left
smart-key button for Menu.
1b. Press
for Preferences.
1c. Press
for Calling
1d. Press
for One-Touch Dial
1e. Press
or
to select "yes".
Press again to select "no".
1f. Press left smart-key button for Ok.
2. Press and hold the location number.
VIEW TEXT OR VOICE MESSAGES
1. Press and hold
2. Press
or
3. Press
to View.
4. Press
to go Next
DISPLAY INDICATORS
SYMBOL
MEANING
Indicates signal strength ranging from a strong
signal (four lines) to an extremely weak signal
(one line)
Call in progress
No service available. If service is unavailable,
the phone sounds a beep when you try to make
a call
Roaming – Service is established outside the
home area
Home – Service is established inside the home
area
Notification of a text message (not available in
all markets)
Notification of a voice mail message
Battery charge. Ranges from four vertical bars
(full charge), to one bar (minimal charge), to no
bars and blinking (no charge)
Ringer volume indicator
Ringer silenced
Indicates that encryption is turned on
Designates the menu option currently selected
Indicates that you can scroll between screens
using the volume buttons (located on the side
of the phone) or the
and
Indicates that either the selected text message
is locked or the keypad is locked
Indicates that the text message is unlocked
keys

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