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Your phone’s modes
Standby mode
Standby is the most basic state of your phone.
The phone goes into Standby mode after you turn
it on or whenever you briefly press . When your
phone is in Standby mode, you will typically see
the greeting message and the current time and
date. If you enter a phone number, you can press
to dial it or press to save it in Phone Book.
Press at any time to return to Standby mode.
Be careful; if you are on a call when you press ,
the call disconnects and the phone returns to
Standby mode.
Talk mode
You can place and answer calls only when your
phone is turned on. During a call, the phone is in
Talk mode. While you are in Talk mode, pressing
the
Menu
soft key gives you a list of options. See
page 36 for details.
Power Save mode
Your phone comes with a Power Save feature that
is automatically activated if your phone is unable
to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching.
While this feature is active, the phone’s battery
charge is conserved. The phone automatically
rechecks for a signal periodically. To manually
force the phone to recheck for a signal, press any
key.
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Lock mode
When you lock your phone using the
Lock Phone
menu (
Menu 9-6-1
) in the
Security
menu, you
cannot use the phone. In Lock mode, you can
receive messages and calls, but you cannot place
an outgoing call until you unlock the phone. To
unlock the phone, you need to enter the lock
code.
For details about locking and unlocking your
phone, see page 100.
Silent mode
Silent mode disables all sounds on the phone. This
feature is best used in situations where the phone
might disturb others, such as in a meeting, in a
library, or in a theater. Your phone can be set to
Silent mode with a press of a key in Standby
mode.
In Standby mode, press and hold until “Enter!
Silent Mode” and the Vibration icon ( ) display.
To exit and reactivate the previous sound settings,
press and hold until “Exit! Silent mode”
appears. The Vibration icon no longer displays.
Key Lock Mode
You can lock the keypad by pressing and holding
in Standby mode. By doing this, you can
prevent accidental key pressing To unlock the
keypad, press and then hold . When you
have an incoming call or an alarm occurs in Key
Lock mode, the mode is automatically deactivated
and the phone goes to Standby mode.
Note
: You can set the phone to automatically lock
the keypad after a specified period of time, in
the
Auto Key Lock
menu (
Menu 9-2
). See
page 98.
