Motorola Talkabout 189 - Manual (Page 119)

What to do if... 117
The battery drains
faster than normal Are you in an area of variable coverage? This uses extra battery power.
Is it a new battery? A new battery will need two to three charge/discharge
cycles to attain normal performance. See “Charging a New Battery” on
page 22.
Is it an old battery? Battery performance will decline after several years use.
Replace the battery.
Is it a battery that hasn’t been completely discharged? Allow the battery
to fully discharge (until the phone turns itself off) and then charge the
battery overnight.
Check that the Frequency Of Search feature in the Network Selection
menu has not been set to
Fast or Continuous . See “Network Search” on
page 91.
Check that the Battery Saving Mode feature has not been set to Off .
Are you using your phone in extreme temperatures? At extreme hot or
cold temperatures, battery performance is significantly reduced.
You can’t cancel Call
Diverting or Call
Barring Wait until you are in an area with good network coverage and try
again.
The o symbol is
flashing
There is not enough memory available to store another SMS message.
Use the Messages menu to delete one or more existing messages.
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