Ph on e b as ics – Sprint Nextel Cell Phone User Manual
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Section 2A: Phone Basics
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To place a call using Contacts Match Abbreviated Dialing:
1.
Enter the last three to six digits of a Contacts entry’s
phone number.
2.
Press
. If there is more than one matched number in
your Contacts, the Abbrev. Dial list is displayed.
3.
Select the name you want to call from the list, and then
press
to place a call.
To place a call using Prepend Abbreviated Dialing:
1.
Enter the last four or five digits of the number.
2.
Press .
Tip:
You can also place a call by selecting
Options
(right softkey)
>
Abbrev. Dial
after step 1 above for either Contacts Match
Abbreviated Dialing or Prepend Abbreviated Dialing.
Note:
The Prepend feature is available when all of following
conditions are met:
• Prepend is set to
On
.
• A prepend number has been predefined.
•The combined total (prepend number plus the digits you
enter) is 10 digits.
When both
Contacts Match
and
Prepend
are set to
On
and a
number is not saved in your Contacts, you can display the 10-
digit number (including the five- or six-digit prepend number)
by entering the last four or five digits of the number.
Note:
When
Prepend
is set to
On
and
ContactsMatch
is set to
Off
,you can
display the 10-digit number (including the predefined prepend
number) by entering the last four or five digits of the number.
Note:
When
Contacts Match
is set to
On
and a number is saved in your
Contacts (regardless of whether
Prepend
is set to
On
or
Off
), you
can display the number by entering its last three to six digits.