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Section 2A: Your Phone: The 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, the signal and battery
strength, etc.
3. Menu/OK allows you to access the menu screen. It also
allows you to accept choices 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.
5. Talk Key allows you to place or receive calls, answer Call
Waiting, use Three-Way Calling, or activate Voice Dial.
6. Volume Key allows you to adjust the ringer volume in
standby mode (with the phone open) or adjust the voice
volume during a call. The volume key can also be used to
scroll up or down to navigate through the different
menu options. To mute the ringer during an incoming
call, press the volume key up or down.
7. Voicemail Key allows you to press and hold to
automatically dial your voicemail.
8. Numeric Keypad allows you to enter numbers, letters,
and characters.
9. Shift/Asterisk Key enters the asterisk [*] character for
calling features. In text entry mode, press to change the
capitalization mode.
10. Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly
when you are speaking to them.