User's Manual
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Making and Receiving Clear Calls
To Make a Clear Call by Direct Dialing
1
Make sure your phone is turned on and receiving a signal (see “To Turn Your Phone
On” on page 11).
2
Enter the phone number using the keypad.
3
Press or press and hold the Send/Talk ( ) key, depending on your phone’s
strapping (see “Determining Your Phone’s Strapping” on page 21).
Your phone behaves like a commercial phone (except for the blinking secure LED),
and the call is connected.
Receiving Clear Calls
Your phone must be turned on and receiving a signal in order to receive a call. When a
call is received, press the Send/Talk ( ) key to answer it, or answer the call using any
key (see “To Enable “Answering a Call Using Any Key”” on page 29). Alternatively, you
can press the Power/End-call ( ) key to reject the incoming call and send the caller
directly to your voice mail
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When you answer the call, the call duration is displayed on screen. The text displayed on
screen varies depending on the nature of the incoming call:
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If caller ID information is available, the calling party's number is displayed.
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If the calling party's number matches an entry in your Contacts list, or if the network
provides one, then a name is displayed along with the number (see “Using the
Contacts Database” on page 59).
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If caller ID is blocked, then “Restricted” is displayed.
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If caller ID is not supported, then “Unavailable” is displayed.
Handling Calls You Do Not Want to Answer
Alternatively, you can select one of the following screen keys to handle an incoming call
that you do not want to answer:
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[Silence]: Silences the ringer
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[Voice Mail]: ∙Sends the incoming call directly to voice mail (you can also press the
Power/End-call ( ) key). See “Retrieving Voice Mail Messages” on page 51.
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[Answer Hold]: Puts the incoming call on hold. After answering the call, you can
release the hold by selecting [Release Hold].
Note
You can adjust the volume of your phone using the Up and Down navigation
keys. Use the [Mute]/[Unmute] screen key to toggle the muting of this call.
Note
During this call, adjust the volume of your phone using the Up and Down
navigation keys. Use the [Mute]/[Unmute] screen key to toggle the muting.