Cell Phone User Manual

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Checking signal strength
When at the start screen (see page 10) or in a
call, the strength of the radio signal is
indicated by the signal indicators on the left
side of your phone’s display. These indicators
will move up as the strength of the signal
increases and down as it decreases.
Increasing your phone’s signal may be easy. Try moving
your phone slightly, or move towards a window if you’re
calling from inside a building.
Making a call
Your cellular phone does not have a dial tone. Simply
enter the phone number (including area code, as needed)
and press
NORMAL POSITION: Hold the phone as you would any other
telephone with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder.
Editing a number on display
If you make a mistake while entering a number to dial,
press s to move the cursor to the left and t to move it
to the right. Press Clear to delete the character to the left
of the cursor.
Dialing a phone number stored in the phone book
View stored names and numbers by pressing t or s from
the start screen (see page8), then press
Calling card calls
See “Calling card” on page27.
Emergency calls
See “Emergency calls” on page34.
Ending a call
Press
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Answering a call
Press any key except or
Note: If Keyguard is on (see
next paragraph), only
answers calls.
Tip: You can stop your phone from ringing without
answering the call. Press when the phone rings to
mute the ringing.
You can still answer the call if Call or the name of the
person who is calling is still flashing on your display.
If you don't wish to answer the call, it will be forwarded
to your voice mailbox (provided you have a voice mail
subscription).
Keyguard
This feature helps to prevent
accidental key presses (e.g. when
your phone is in your pocket, in your
purse) by disabling your keypad.
If any keys are pressed while
Keyguard is activated, Press Unlock and then * will
display.
Activating Keyguard
There are three different ways to activate Keyguard. Keys
locked will appear on the display when activated.
• Press and hold until Keys locked appears
(not available during an active call)
• Press Menu
• Press Menu 9 at the start screen
Deactivating Keyguard
There are two different ways to deactivate Keyguard.
• Press Unlock, then
• Press and hold until Unlock keys? appears, then
press OK