Reading The Indicators - Motorola STARTAC - 1 Manual

Reading the Indicators

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Signal Strength Indicator (1)
The Signal Strength Indicator (SSI) tells you the strength
of the connection between your phone and the local cellular
Strong
system. A strong signal increases your chances of placing and
receiving calls. You may see low signal strength if you're in a
fringe area of the cellular system. Buildings, tunnels and bad
weather could block or interfere with reception. If the display
Weak
goes blank to conserve energy, the SSI's lights flash one at a
time up to the signal level you are receiving.
In Use Indicator (2)
The In Use (IU) Indicator flashes when a call is in progress.
No Service Indicator (3)
If you travel beyond the range of a cellular system, the No
Service (NS) Indicator will flash to let you know that calls
cannot be placed or received from your location.
Roam Indicator (4)
The Roam (Rm) Indicator lights up when your phone
accesses a cellular service outside your local cellular system.
When you leave your cellular service area, your phone roams
or seeks another cellular system until it finds one.
If your phone finds another cellular service, of the same
system type as your local service, the Roam Indicator flashes
slowly. If it finds a different system type, it will flash quickly.
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Reading the Indicators
Battery Level Indicator (5)
The three bar segments on the phone's Battery Level Indicator
show the amount of charge remaining in your battery. The
more segments you see, the greater the charge. Press
then press for more battery information. When your
battery is low, the phone alerts you three ways:
No bar segments will be highlighted.
" " will appear on your screen.
A short tone will play periodically.
If you ignore these warnings, the phone will automatically
turn itself OFF when the battery is on its last legs. Just charge
the battery to resume normal operation.
Power/Status Indicator
When you are wearing your phone in its holster or just
carrying it, the Power/Status Indicator on the top of the
phone gives you all the information you need when the
phone is closed. Read the chart below to find out what your
phone is trying to tell you.
Incoming call Alternating
Red/Green
In Service Flashing Green
No Service Flashing Red
Roam: home type system Yellow, slow flash
Roam: non-home type system Yellow, fast flash
,
High
Low
Power/Status
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