28 Section 2A: Your 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 opening the phone or by pressing any numberkey. See “Call Answer Mode” on page 58 for moreinformation.)Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the followingways: The phone rings and/or 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. Answer to answer the call. Ignore to send the call to your voicemail box.Tip: To quiet the ringer, press the back, end, or volume key.Note: When your phone is off, incoming calls go directly tovoicemail.TALK
