Section 2: Understanding Your PCS Phone
18 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics
Answering Calls
1.
Make sure your phone is on. If your phone is off, incoming
calls go to voicemail.
2.
When a call comes in, answer the call by opening the phone
or by highlighting
Answer
and pressing . Depending on
your settings, your PCS Phone notifies you of incoming calls
in the following ways:
ᮣ
The phone rings or vibrates.
ᮣ
The LED flashes.
ᮣ
The backlight illuminates.
ᮣ
The screen displays an incoming call message.
ᮣ
If available, the phone number of the caller is displayed.
ᮣ
If the phone number is in your Internal Phone Book, the
Phone Book entry’s name is displayed.
The following options are also displayed. To select an option,
highlight it and press .
ᮣ
Silence Ringer
to mute the ringer.
ᮣ Ignore
to send the call to your voicemail box.
Depending on your settings, you may also answer incoming calls
by pressing any digit. (To answer a call when you are roaming
and Call Guard is enabled, you will be prompted to select
Answer
to answer the call. See “Call Guard” on page 46.)
Note: If your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemail.
3.
To disconnect the call, close the phone or press .
Missed Call Notification
When an incoming call is not answered, the Missed Call log is
displayed on your screen.
To display the Missed Call entry:
ᮣ
Highlight the entry and press . (To dial the phone
number, highlight
Call
and press .)