11Getting StartedSwitching the Phone On/Off1. Open the phone.2. Hold down the key for more than one second toswitch the phone on.The service light on the right of the phone flashes,and an alert sounds. When the system locatesservices, the greeting message displays along withthe date and time.If the phone is out of service, the icon appears inthe display. In this case, you cannot place and receivecalls. You can try again later when service isavailable.3. When you wish to switch the phone off, hold downthe key for more than two seconds.10Getting Started3. When charging is finished, disconnect the adapterfrom the power outlet.Disconnect the adapter from the phone by pressingthe grey tabs on either side of the connector andpulling the connector out.Low Battery IndicatorYou can easily tell if your battery needs to be rechargedby checking the battery strength indicator in theupper-right corner of your phone’s display. The presenceof all three bars indicates a full charge, two barsindicates a smaller charge, and one bar indicates aneven smaller charge. No bars (the battery icon is empty)means your battery must be charged.When the battery charge level gets low, the batterysensor blinks an empty battery icon ( ), sounds atone. If the battery level gets too low, the phone willturn off automatically. Unfortunately, if this happensyou’ll lose whatever you are doing, including droppingyour call. Watch the battery strength icon and make sureyour battery is adequately charged.