Sprint Nextel 3585I - Manual (Page 29)

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 23
Answering Calls
1. Make sure your phone is On. If your phone is Off, incoming calls go
to voicemail.
2. When a call comes in, answer the call by pressing . Depending
on your settings, your PCS Phone notifies you of incoming calls in
the following ways:
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The phone rings and/or vibrates.
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The backlight illuminates.
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The screen displays an incoming call message.
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If available, the phone number of the caller is displayed.
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If the phone number is in your Internal Phone Book, the contact’s
name is displayed.
The following options are also available:
1. Press Answer to answer the call.
– or –
2. Press Silence or to mute the ringing tone. If you do not
answer the call, it will be forwarded to your voicemail.
Depending on your settings, you may also answer incoming calls simply
by pressing any number key. (To answer a call when you are roaming
and Call Guard is enabled, you must press
OK to answer the call.
See "Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard" on page 42.)
Note: If your phone is Off, incoming calls go to voicemail.
3. To disconnect the call, press or End call .
Missed Call Notification
When the phone is turned on, and an incoming call is not answered, the
“1 Missed call” message is displayed on your screen.
To display the missed call:
▲ Press List .
To dial the phone number after viewing it:
▲ Press .