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3. Making and Answering Calls 21
Phone Calls
Making Calls
Placing a traditional wireless phone call from your
Motorola Debut i856 is as easy as making a call from
any landline phone.
1. Make sure your phone is on.
2. Enter a phone number from standby mode and
press ,. (If you make a mistake while dialing,
press
Delete [right softkey] to erase the numbers.)
3. Press . when you are finished.
You can also place calls from your phone by using
Voice Names (page 26), speed dialing numbers from
your Contacts (page 27), and using your Recent Call
list (page 26).
Answering Calls
1. Make sure your phone is on.
2. Press , to answer an incoming call.
Depending on your settings, you may also answer
incoming calls by sliding the phone open or pressing
any number key. “Call Answer Mode” on page 85 more
information.
Your phone notifies you of incoming calls by any
combination of ringing or vibrating, the indicator light
flashing, the backlight illuminating, or the screen
displaying an incoming call message.
Tip
To redial your last outgoing call, press and hold ,.
Note
When your phone is off, calls go directly to voicemail.
Tip
When the slide is closed, you can answer a call either
by pressing the Speaker button on the upper left
side of the phone ()) or pressing
Yes (left softkey).
To set the phone to answer and end calls by sliding it
open and close, press
/ > Settings > Phone Calls
> Slide Activation and set Slide to Ans and Slide to
End
to On.