Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone - The Basics 18Turning Your Phone On and OffTurning Your Phone OnTo turn your phone on: Press .Once your phone is on, it displays “Information: Sprint / CDMAsystem start” which indicates that your phone is searching for asignal. When your phone finds a signal, it automatically entersstandby mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are ready tobegin making and receiving calls.If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching,a Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal isfound, your phone automatically returns to standby mode.In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodicallywithout your intervention. You can also initiate a search forSprint PCS Service by pressing any key (when your phone isturned on).Tip: The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when youare in an area where there is no signal.Turning Your Phone OffTo turn your phone off: Press and hold for two seconds until you see thepowering down animation on the display screen.Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless thebattery is charging).
