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3.1Making a call

Dial the desired number then press the key to place the call. If you make a mistake, you can delete the

incorrect digits by pressing the key.

To hang up the call, press the key.

To enter characters “+” or “P” (pause), hold down the key (the following characters will scroll by: 0, +, P, •).

Making an emergency call

If your phone is covered by the network, dial 112 and press the key to make an emergency call (or any other number provided by your operator).This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code or unblocking the keypad.

Making a call with a prefix

To access the various prefixes, hold down the key, stop at the “+” sign and use the key.

To make an international call, go to , select the country, code, prefix, finish dialling the number and send the call.

If you already know the prefix to dial, go to the icon and enter the prefix directly followed by the number of the person you are calling.

• In some companies, telephone numbers all begin with the same digits. By using the “Prefix” feature

,you can save the shared digits, but you will need to dial the variable part.You must create the prefixes yourself.

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Automatic redial

If this feature is activated and supported by the network (see page 28), the person you called will be called back automatically until they can be reached.

3.2Calling your voicemail (1)

Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an answering machine that

you can consult at any time.To access your voicemail, hold down the key.

If the access number for your operator’s voicemail service does not work, dial the number that you were given.To change this number at a later date, refer to “My Numbers” (see page 24).

To use your voicemail service from abroad, contact your network operator before leaving.

3.3Receiving a call

When you receive an incoming call, press the key to talk and then hang up using the key.

When you have an incoming call, your telephone rings quietly at first and then gets louder. If the icon is

displayed, the vibrator is activated and there is no ringtone. If the icon is displayed, the phone neither rings nor vibrates.

The caller’s number is displayed if it is transmitted by the network (contact your network operator to check service availability).

(1)Contact your network operator to check service availability.

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