Nokia 6162 Owner's Manual

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93. The BasicsYour phone is designed with many powerful featuresthat you can learn to use as needed. This chapter cov-ers the basic information you need to use your phone.A more comprehensive description of your phone iscovered in ìYour Phone A to Zî starting on page 18.Switching on the phonePress and hold the  key for two seconds to switch onthe phone.NORMAL POSITION: Hold the phone as you would any othertelephone with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder.TIPS ON EFFICIENT OPERATION: As with any other radiotransmitting device, do not touch the antenna unnecessarilywhen the phone is switched on. Contact with the antenna af-fects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at ahigher power level than otherwise needed.WARNING! Do not switch on the phone when wireless phoneuse is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger.See ìSafety At A Glanceî on page 3 for more information.Checking signal strengthYour phone operates on radio waves, and the quality ofradio reception depends entirely on the strength of theradio signal in your area.This radio coverage is maintained by a wireless networkand the quality of calls on a wireless phone depends onthe strength of the wireless radio signal.Get a strong signalWhen you are at the start screen (see page 14)or in a call, the strength of the radio signal is in-dicated by the signal indicators on the left sideof your phoneís display. These indicators scrollas the strength of the signal increases anddecreases.