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Understanding Your Phone 19
Your Phone’s Modes
Backlights
Backlights illuminate the internal and external displays and the keypad. When you
press any key or open the phone, the backlights come on. They go off when no keys
are pressed within a period of time set in the Backlight menu.
Note: During a phone call, the display backlights dim and turn off after 10 seconds to conserve battery
power, regardless of the Backlight setting.
See “Backlight” on page 123 for more information.
External Display
Your phone has an external display on the outside of the folder. When you close the
phone, the external display shows a digital clock.
Icons that appear in the external display indicate the following:
• Incoming calls and messages
• Alarms and alerts
• Battery charge level
• Signal strength
Your Phone’s Modes
Call Answer Mode
You can select how you wish to answer a call.
1. In standby mode, press the Menu key ( ), then press (for
Settings), (for Call Settings), and for Call Answer. The
following call answer options appear in the display:
• Any Key — Pressing any key except the key or key answers a call.
• Send Only — Only pressing answers a call.
• Flip Open — Opening the phone’s flip or pressing answers a call.
2. Use the navigation keys to highlight an option.
3. Press the key to select the method for answering calls.
Input mode
Input mode determines how you enter text, numbers and symbols. While at any text
entry screen, press the Abc (left) soft key ( ), then choose the input mode from
the pop-up menu using the navigation keys. Optional input modes are T9 Word,
Abc, ABC, Symbols, and 123. (See “Entering Text” on page 44 for more
information.
wxyz
ghi
abc
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