Samsung SCH-400 Series Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Basic Operations
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Placing Calls
Placing a Call
To place a call:
1. Press and hold to power on your phone. An
active screen display indicates that the phone is
on. (No dial tone sounds.)
2. Enter the phone number, up to 32 digits, by
pressing the digit keys. The phone number
displays on the screen.
3. Press . The phone places the call to the
entered phone number.
Priority Dialing
You can place calls to one of the seven priority num-
bers that are in your priority number list even if your
phone is locked, or outgoing calls are restricted.
Prepend Dialing
The prepend option enables you to add up to three
digits, such as area codes and network feature
activation codes, to a phone number of up to 10 digits.
You can prepend any existing entry in the Phone Book
or Call Logs.
To prepend existing phone numbers in the Phone
Book or Call Logs:
1.Access the phone number entry.
2.When the phone number displays, press to
display options.
3. Press for prepend.
4. Enter the area code or feature code.
5. Press to call the number.
SEND
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SEND
Turning Your Phone On and Off
Turning On
To turn on your phone, press and hold .
The red light flashes, an alert sounds. The display
updates to reflect the following conditions:
• When the system locates service, the greeting
message displays. You can now place and receive
calls.
• If the system cannot locate service, only the
greeting message displays. In this case, you cannot
place and receive calls.Turn off the phone, and
then try again later when service is available.
• If your phone is locked,“Locked” displays. Press
, and enter the four-digit lock code to unlock
the phone.
Turning Off
To turn off your phone, press and hold .
When your power is off, nothing displays on the
screen.
Modes of Operation
Standby Mode
When your phone is on but no call is in progress, the
phone is in Standby Mode. The Main Menu and all its
options are accessed from Standby Mode. See Table 3
on page 24, for a structure of the Main Menu.
Conversation Mode
When a call is in progress, the phone is in convers-
ation mode, and the Conversation Mode menus can be
accessed by pressing . See page 22 for a list of
these menu items.
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