Samsung SCH-r500 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Making a Call — Number Entry Dialing
1. With the phone on, enter the number you wish to call using the keypad.
2. Press the key to place the call.
Dialing Emergency Numbers
To place an emergency call:
1. With the phone on, enter 911 using the keypad.
2. Press the key to place the call.
You can specify other numbers as emergency numbers using the Emergency #
settings. (See “Emergency #” on page 138. for more information.)
Important!: Emergency number 911 is preset into your phone. You can dial this number almost any time,
even when the phone is locked or restricted.
If you call 911 an audible tone is heard and an Emergency prompt appears in the display for
the duration of the call.
Important!: Because of various transmission methods, network parameters, and user settings necessary
to complete a call from your wireless phone, a connection cannot always be guaranteed.
Therefore, emergency calling may not be available on all wireless networks at all times.
Important!: DO NOT depend on this phone as a primary method of calling 911 or for any other essential or
emergency communications.
Dialing International Numbers
Call another country from the U.S.
1.
In standby mode, enter the three-digit exit code (011) for the United States.
2. Enter the country code for the country that you are calling.
3. Enter the number that you wish to call, then press the key.
Note: Puerto Rico and Canada are on the North American dialing plan. When making calls to Puerto Rico
and Canada it is similar to making calls within the United States, no unique country codes are
necessary.
Placing calls when outside the U.S. — Mexico
Calling locally within Mexico: Dial the seven or eight-digit number.
Calling long distance within Mexico: Dial 01, plus the ten-digit number (includes
area code).