S e t u p y o u r p h o n e172. Set up your phone■ AntennaYour phone hasboth an internaland externalantenna. Thewireless signalantenna is externaland located towardthe top of the phone.To improve thesignal strength onyour phone, extendthe external antennaas far as possiblewhile in use. An internal GPS antenna is activated when youplace an emergency call or when you select Location On fromthe Location menu. See "Security," p. 67.Hold the phone as you would any other telephone with theantenna area pointed up and over your shoulder.As with any other radio transmitting device, do not touch theantenna unnecessarily when the phone is switched on. Contactwith the antenna affects call quality and may cause the phoneto operate at a higher power level than otherwise needed.Not touching the antenna area during a phone call optimizesthe antenna performance and battery life.
