Section 2: Understanding Your PCS Phone
18 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics
Answering Calls1. Make sure your phone is on. If your phone is off, incoming
calls go to voicemail.
2. When a call comes in, answer the call by opening the phone
or by highlighting Answer and pressing . Depending on
your settings, your PCS Phone notifies you of incoming calls
in the following ways:
䊳The phone rings or vibrates.
䊳The LED flashes.
䊳The backlight illuminates.
䊳The screen displays an incoming call message.
䊳If available, the phone number of the caller is displayed.
䊳If the phone number is in your Internal Phone Book, the
Phone Book entry’s name is displayed.
The following options are also displayed. To select an option,
highlight it and press .
䊳Silence Ringer to mute the ringer.
䊳Ignore to send the call to your voicemail box.
Depending on your settings, you may also answer incoming calls
by pressing any digit. (To answer a call when you are roaming
and Call Guard is enabled, you will be prompted to select Answer
to answer the call. See “Call Guard” on page 46.)
Note: If your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemail.
3. To disconnect the call, close the phone or press .
Missed Call NotificationWhen an incoming call is not answered, the Missed Call log is
displayed on your screen.
To display the Missed Call entry:
䊳Highlight the entry and press . (To dial the phone
number, highlight Call and press .)