Register now, Make preferred, Network search – Motorola PCS telephone User Manual

Page 57: Registration preferences, Automatic search mode, Manual search mode, Frequency of search

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Using the Options Menu

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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

or

Manual

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

Frequency Of Search

.

Manual Search Mode

In the manual mode, the phone will present you with the sorted
list of PCS networks. 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

Frequency Of Search

.

Frequency Of Search

This option is used to determine how long your phone waits
before attempting to re-register after a registration attempt has
failed.

The option has the following settings:

Slow Search

,

Medium

Search

,

Fast Search

or

Continuous Search

.

!

Fast and Continuous Search may use up a significant amount
of battery power.

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