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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
18 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics
Once your phone is On, it displays “Searching for Service” indicating
that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone finds a
signal, it automatically enters Standby mode—the phone’s idle state. At
this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls, and
viewing your phone’s many different menus.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a
Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal is found,
your phone automatically returns to Standby mode.
In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodically
without your intervention. You can also initiate a search for
PCS Service by pressing any key (when your phone is switched On).
Note: The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when
you are in an area where there is no signal.
Switching Your Phone Off
Press for two seconds until you see “Goodbye” on the display screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is Off (unless you are
charging the battery).
Using the Battery and Charger
Battery Capacity
Your PCS Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery that is
rechargeable. The battery provides approximately 2.5 hours of
continuous digital talk time (up to one hour in analog mode) or
approximately 168 hours (almost 7 days) of continuous digital standby
time (up to one day in analog mode).
When the battery charge is getting low, the “Battery low. Please
recharge.” message is displayed on your screen, and the phone sounds a
warning tone. When the battery has become too weak to further operate
the phone, the message “Switching off. Please recharge.” is displayed on
your screen.