User Guide

30 2A. Phone Basics
You can also place calls from your device by using
speed dialing numbers from your Contacts (page 37)
and using your History listings (page 59).
Dialing Options
When you enter numbers from the Dialer, you will see
two dialing options displayed on the screen.
To initiate an option, touch the corresponding button.
Save: Enter a seven-digit or ten-digit number (phone
number and area code) and touch
Save to save the
phone number in your Contacts. (See “Saving a
Phone Number” on page 34.)
Pause: Insert a hard pause to the current phone
number. A hard pause requires that any consecutive
numbers be manually sent by touching
Talk. (See
“Saving a Phone Number” on page 34.)
Answering Calls
To answer a call while the device is active:
1. Make sure your device is on. (If your device is off,
incoming calls go to voicemail.)
2. Touch to
answer an incoming
call.
Other options include:
Silent to mute the ringer.
Ignore to send the call
to your voicemail box.
Your device notifies you of
incoming calls in the
following ways:
The device rings or
vibrates.
The backlight illuminates.
The screen displays an incoming call message.
If the incoming call is from a number stored in your
Contacts, the entry’s name is displayed. The caller’s
Tip
To redial your last outgoing call, touch either Redial
or access the Recent page and then touch the
number from the list.
When making calls off the Nationwide Sprint
Network, always dial using 11 digits (1 + area code +
phone number).
Talk
Answer
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