32 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The BasicsAnswering CallsTo answer an incoming call: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 onyour phone’s settings, you may also answer incomingcalls by sliding the phone open or by pressing anynumber key. See “Call Answer Mode” on page 73. formore information.)Your Sprint PCS Phone notifies you of incoming calls in thefollowing ways: The phone rings and vibrates. The phone just vibrates. The indicator light flashes. The backlight illuminates. The screen displays an incoming call message.If the incoming call is from a number stored in yourContacts, the entry’s name is displayed. The caller’s phonenumber may also be displayed, if available.If Call Answer is set to Talk Key, the following options arealso displayed. To select an option, press the correspondingsoftkey button. Answer to answer the incoming call. Ignore to send the call to your voicemail box.