5Section 1: Getting StartedTopics Covered• Understanding this User Manual• Activating Your Phone• Powering On the Phone• Turning the Phone Feature On and Off• The Today Screen• Setting Up Your VoicemailThis section allows you to start using your phone by activating your service, settingup your voicemail, inserting your battery, and navigating from the Today screen.Understanding this User ManualThe chapters of this guide generally follow the same order as the menus and submenus in your phone. A robust index for quick reference to most features begins onpage 181.Also included in this manual is important safety information that you should knowbefore using your phone.Activating Your PhoneIf you purchased your phone at a Verizon Wireless Store, it is probably activated andready to use. If you have upgraded your phone or received a new phone by mail, itprobably needs to be activated before you can use it.To activate your phone, follow these steps:1. Visit a Verizon Wireless Store and to have phone activated, or visitwww.verizonwireless.com and enter your login and password in theManage Your Account boxes available on the home page.2. When you have accessed the My Account Overview page, select Activatea new phone to display instructions needed to activate your phone online.3. After gathering the required materials, follow the instructions to completethe activation process.
