Section 2A: Phone Basics 13Phone BasicsKey Functions1. Speaker allows you to hear the other caller and the different ringtones or sounds offered by your phone.2. Display Screen displays all the information needed to operate yourphone, such as the call status, the contacts, the date and time, andthe signal and battery strength.3. Menu/OK Key allows you to access the menu screen. It also allowsyou to accept choices offered when navigating through a menu.4. Left Softkey allows you to select softkey actions or menu itemscorresponding to the bottom left line on the display screen. It alsoprovides quick access to your favorite or often used phone features.5. Speaker Key allows you to enable the speakerphone feature duringan active call. When idle, this key also provides quick access to alisting of the 20 most recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls.6. TALK Key allows you to place or receive calls, answer Call Waiting,use Three-Way Calling, or activate Voice Dial.7. Voicemail Key allows you to quickly access your voicemail. Pressand hold this key for two seconds to automatically dial yourvoicemail’s phone number.8. Numeric Keypad allows you to enter numbers, letters, andcharacters.9. Shift/Asterisk Key enters the asterisk [*] character for callingfeatures. In the text entry mode, press this key to change thecapitalization mode.10. Plus Code Dialing Key automatically dials the international accesscode for the country in which you are located (for instance, 011 forinternational calls placed from the United States).11. Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly when you arespeaking to them.12. Space/Pound Key enters the pound [#] character for callingfeatures. In the text entry mode, press this key to enter a space.
