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Section 2A: Phone Basics 15
Phone Basics
Key Functions
1. Speaker allows you to hear the other caller and the
different ring tones or sounds offered by your phone.
2. Display Screen displays all the information needed to
operate your phone, such as the call status, the
contacts, the date and time, and the signal and battery
strength.
3. Menu/OK Key allows you to access the menu screen. It
also allows you to accept choices offered when
navigating through a menu.
4. Left Softkey allows you to select softkey actions or menu
items corresponding to the bottom left line on the
display screen. It also provides quick access to your
favorite or often used phone features.
5. TALK Key allows you to place or receive calls, answer Call
Waiting, use Three-Way Calling, or activate Voice Dial.
6. Voicemail Key allows you to quickly access your
voicemail. Press and hold this key for two seconds to
automatically dial your voicemail’s phone number.
7. Numeric Keypad allows you to enter numbers, letters,
and characters.
8. Shift/Asterisk Key enters the asterisk [*] character for
calling features. In the text entry mode, press this key to
change the capitalization mode.
9. Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly
when you are speaking to them.
10. Plus Code Dialing Key automatically dials the
international access code for the country in which you
are located (for instance, 011 for international calls
placed from the United States).