Nokia 2160i Nokia 2160i User Guide in English - Page 49

Menu 7, System Search, NAM Selection, Automatic, Manual, AVAIL, NOT AVAIL, New Search, Select

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Menu 7, System Search Your phone works in Public Systems (such as your Home System), and in Private Systems (if supported by the network). With Menu 7, you choose how the phone selects a network to use. The default is Automatic, which means the phone automatically searches for networks available to you and chooses the appropriate one. Every time you switch on the phone, it resets this to Automatic. (Note that it chooses which Public system to use based on the choice you make in Menu 6 1, Public Systems). If you choose Manual, the phone searches for networks, then begins displaying them. The phone displays AVAILABLE: or NOT AVAIL: for the systems it finds. (You cannot use NOT AVAIL: systems.) Use the W key to scroll through the choices, and press (OK) when you see the one you want. If you choose New Search, the phone begins a new search for new Private and Residential systems. When it finds the best new system, it displays it. You can then Select it, or start another search by pressing Next. To switch from private to public If you are in a private system and want access to a public ñ system, press and hold left (Menu), when you are not in a call. You can then search through and select available public systems. The phone uses the public system you choose for one outgoing call. After that it goes back to Automatic system selection. Menu 8, NAM Selection ñ 1) Press left (Menu) 8. 2) Press W to phone number to use. ñ 3) Press left (Select). The cellular operator programs your phone with software called a Number Assignment Module (NAM) when you register for service. You can register your phone with up to 3 cellular systems, each giving your phone a different 43

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Menu 7, System Search
Your phone works in Public Systems (such as your Home
System), and in Private Systems (if supported by the net-
work).
With Menu 7, you choose how the phone selects a
network to use. The default is
Automatic
, which means
the phone automatically searches for networks available to
you and chooses the appropriate one. Every time you
switch on the phone, it resets this to
Automatic
.
(Note that it chooses which Public system to use based on
the choice you make in Menu 6 1, Public Systems).
If you choose
Manual
, the phone searches for networks,
then begins displaying them. The phone displays
AVAIL-
ABLE:
or
NOT AVAIL:
for the systems it finds. (You
cannot use
NOT AVAIL:
systems.) Use the
W
key to
scroll through the choices, and press
(OK)
when you see
the one you want.
If you choose
New Search
, the phone begins a new
search for new Private and Residential systems. When it
finds the best new system, it displays it. You can then
Select
it, or start another search by pressing
Next
.
To switch from private to public
If you are in a private system and want access to a public
system, press and hold left
æ
(Menu)
, when you are
not in a call. You can then search through and select avail-
able public systems. The phone uses the public system
you choose for one outgoing call. After that it goes back to
Automatic
system selection.
Menu 8, NAM Selection
1)
Press left
æ
(Menu)
8
.
2)
Press
W
to phone number to use.
3)
Press left
æ
(Select)
.
The cellular operator programs your phone with software
called a Number Assignment Module (NAM) when you
register for service. You can register your phone with up to
3 cellular systems, each giving your phone a different