Specifications

Making and Receiving Phone Calls
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Making a Phone Call
First make sure that the antenna is fully extended. Then switch
the phone on and enter your unlock code if necessary.
It will not be possible to make a phone call unless you are in an
area where there is a PCS service. When a PCS service has been
found, a series of rising bars,
x
, will show the signal
strength.
You can make phone calls with any of the following methods:
• Enter the number with the digit keys then press O.
• Redial the last number called.
• Use automatic redial.
• One-Touch Dial a Phone Book entry.
• Recall a Phone Book entry using R or the Options menu.
• Call an embedded number in a message.
A Your phone’s internal phone book can be used to store
names and telephone numbers. See the Phone Book Menu
for further details.
The most familiar method of making a phone call is to enter the
number with the digit keys, then press O.
A If you make a mistake, press and release the C key to delete
the last digit. Press and hold the C key to clear the entire
number.
The display will show
Calling while your phone attempts the
call. If the call is not answered, press O or close the keypad
cover to end the attempt.
When the phone call is answered, the display will change to
Connected for a few seconds, followed by End Call?
To end your call, press O or close the keypad cover.
Automatic Redial
If your call attempt does not succeed, the message
Redial? will
be displayed for five seconds. Press O to automatically
redial the phone number.
When the call is connected, you will hear a short ring tone.
The maximum number of redial attempts is set by your Service
Provider. If the phone call cannot be connected within this
maximum, the message
Redial Failed will be shown.