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68 Using Phone Features
Using Phone Features 69
3.3 Receiving a Call
When you receive a phone call, a message will appear, giving you the
option to either answer or ignore the incoming call.
To answer or reject an incoming call
• To answer the call, tap Answer, or press TALK on the device.
• To reject the call, tap Ignore, or press END on the device.
• Open the keyboard.
Note For you to be able to answer calls by opening the keyboard, the Slide
keypad to answer call check box must be selected. To check, tap Start >
Settings > Personal tab > Phone > Advanced tab.
To reject a call and send a text message
When you reject a call, you can choose to automatically send a text
message to the caller.
1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Advanced tab.
2. Select the Reject call with text message check box. Change the
default message if needed.
After enabling Reject call with text message, you can:
• Tap Send Text when you receive a call to reject the call and send a
text message to the caller.
• Tap Silence when you receive a call to mute the ringing sound
without rejecting the call.
Note When the Reject call with text message option is selected, you need to
press the TALK button on the device to answer calls.
To end a call
Once an incoming or outgoing call is in progress, you can tap End or press
END on the device to hang up.
Before you can create a Speed Dial entry, the number must already exist in
Contacts.
To create a Speed Dial entry
1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Speed Dial.
2. Tap Menu > New.
3. Tap a contact. Select the phone number that you want to add to be
assigned with a speed dial key.
4. In the Location box, select an available key to use as the speed dial
key.
Note If you want to place a phone number in a position that is already occupied,
the new number will replace the number that is already there.
Tips • To create a Speed Dial entry from Contacts or SIM card contacts, tap the
contact, select the number you want to add to Speed Dial and then tap
Menu > Add to Speed Dial.
• To delete a Speed Dial entry, in the Speed Dial list, tap and hold the
desired entry, and tap Delete.
To call voicemail
The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail. Tap and hold
this button on the Phone screen or press and hold on the hardware
keyboard to call voicemail.
Make a call from SIM Manager
SIM Manager allows you to view the contents of your SIM card, transfer SIM
phonebook entries to Contacts on your device, and make a call from your
SIM card.
To call a SIM contact
1. Tap Start > Programs > SIM Manager. Wait for your SIM card
contents to load.
2. Tap and hold the name or phone number of the person you want to
call, and tap Call.
For more information about SIM Manager, see Chapter 6.