9.Microphone allows the other caller to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
10.Navigation Key scrolls through the phone’s menu options and acts as a shortcut key from standby mode.
Press Up to activate Voice Activated Dialing (VAD). Also used as an upper arrow key. Press to activate and deactivate speakerphone during call.
Press Down to directly access Quick Search for Phone Book entries. Also used as a down arrow key.
Press Right to enter “My Menu”. Also used as a right arrow key.
Press Left to enter the Message menu. Also used as a left arrow key.
11.End (Power) to terminate a call. Press and hold to turn the phone ON/OFF.
12.OK selects the highlighted choice when navigating through a menu.
13.Display Screen displays all the information needed to operate your phone, such as the call status, the internal phone book’s contact list, the date and time, the signal and battery strength, etc.
14.Battery Strength Indicator represents the amount of remaining battery charge currently available in your phone. When all bars are displayed in the battery icon, the phone’s battery is fully charged. When no bars are displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged or empty.
15.Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts.
Viewing the Display Screen
Your phone’s display screen provides a wealth of information about your phone’s status and options. This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display screen:
Tip: To view a list of your phone’s icons and descriptions, from the main
menu select Settings > Phone Info > Help.
current signal strength: the more lines, the stronger the signal.
phone cannot receive a signal from the system.
call is in progress.
E911 only.
location service is on.
vibration alert mode on.
silence alert mode on.
appears when either an event or an alarm is set.
phone is roaming (out of service area).
phone is in Speakerphone mode.
phone is in TTY mode.
phone is in emergency mode.
unread text message
urgent unread message: Blinking
normal unread message: ON
no unread message: OFF
Phone Basics
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