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Answering Calls
To answer an incoming call with the phone open:
1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off, incoming calls go to
voicemail.)
2. Press to answer an incoming call.(Depending on your phone’s
settings, you may also answer incoming calls by opening the phone or
by pressing any number key. See “Setting the Open/Close Flip
Option” on page 62and “Setting Any Key Answer” on page 63for
more information.)
To answer an incoming call with the phone closed:
1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off, incoming calls go to
voicemail.)
2. When your phone rings or vibrates, press and hold the side volume
key. (The call will be answered in speakerphone mode.)
– or –
Open the phone to use the earpiece.
Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the following ways:
䢇The phone rings or vibrates.
䢇The indicator light flashes.
䢇The backlight illuminates.
䢇The screen displays an incoming call message.
Note: If the setting for Open Flip is set to “No Action,” opening the phone will not
answer the call. (See “Setting the Open/Close Flip Option” on page 62.)
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