Sprint Nextel i856 Phone Calls, Making Calls, Answering Calls, Press . when you are finished

Phone Calls

Making Calls

Placing a traditional wireless phone call from your Motorola Debut i856 is as easy as making a call from any landline phone.

1.Make sure your phone is on.

2.Enter a phone number from standby mode and press ,. (If you make a mistake while dialing, press Delete [right softkey] to erase the numbers.)

3.Press . when you are finished.

Tip To redial your last outgoing call, press and hold ,.

You can also place calls from your phone by using Voice Names (page 26), speed dialing numbers from your Contacts (page 27), and using your Recent Call list (page 26).

Answering Calls

1.Make sure your phone is on.

Note When your phone is off, calls go directly to voicemail.

2.Press , to answer an incoming call.

Depending on your settings, you may also answer incoming calls by sliding the phone open or pressing any number key. “Call Answer Mode” on page 85 more information.

Tip	When the slide is closed, you can answer a call either
	by pressing the Speaker button on the upper left
	side of the phone ()) or pressing Yes (left softkey).

To set the phone to answer and end calls by sliding it open and close, press / > Settings > Phone Calls

>Slide Activation and set Slide to Ans and Slide to End to On.

Your phone notifies you of incoming calls by any combination of ringing or vibrating, the indicator light flashing, the backlight illuminating, or the screen displaying an incoming call message.

Making Calls

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