Understanding Your Phone 23Your Phone’s Modes• Warning• Example: “Battery Low,” “Memory Full!”BacklightsBacklights illuminate the internal and external displays and the keypad. When youpress any key or open the phone, the backlights come on. They go off when no keysare pressed within a period of time set in the Backlight menu.Note: During a phone call, the display backlights dim and turn off after 10 seconds to conserve batterypower, regardless of the Backlight setting.See “Backlight” on page 151 for more information.Your Phone’s ModesCall Answer ModeYou can select how you wish to answer a call.1. In standby mode, press the Menu key ( ), then press (forSettings), (for Call Settings), and for Call Answer. Thefollowing call answer options appear in the display:• Any Key — Pressing any key except the key or key answers a call.• Send Key — Only pressing answers a call.• Slide Up — Opening the phone’s slide or pressing answers a call.2. Use the navigation keys to highlight an option.3. Press the key to select the method for answering calls.Input modeInput mode determines how you enter text, numbers and symbols. While at any textentry screen, press the Abc (left) soft key ( ), then choose the input mode from thepop-up menu using the navigation keys. Optional input modes are T9 Word, Abc,ABC, Symbols, and 123. (See “Entering Text” on page 48 for more information.Tip: You can also cycle between T9 Word, Abc, and 123 by repeatedly pressing and holding the keyuntil the phone beeps.
