Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 15
1. Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller and the
different ring tones and sounds offered by your phone.
2. Release Button: Press this button to extend the top half of the
handset and to reveal the display screen.
3. OK/Voicemail Key: Pressing when navigating through a menu
accepts the highlighted choice in the menu. Pressing for two seconds
automatically dials your voicemail.
4. TALK: Place or receive a call. In standby mode, press the key once to
enter the Outgoing call log. If you press and hold the key down you
will initiate Voice Recognition.
5. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters, and
characters.
6. Shift/Asterisk Key/Left Navigation: Enters the asterisk [*]
character for calling features. In text entry mode, press to change the
character input type. Allows navigation to the left in menus.
7. Microphone: The Microphone allows the other caller to hear you
clearly when you are speaking to them.
8. Power Interface Connector: The power interface connector is used
to plug in the charging accessories.
9. Accessory Interface Connector: This connector is used to connect
any available accessory cables to your phone.
10. Space/Pound Key/Right Navigation: Enters the pound [#]
character for calling features. In text entry mode, press to enter a
space. Allows navigation to the right in menus.
11. BACK: Deletes characters from the display. When in a menu, press to
return to the previous menu.
12. END: Ends a call. Press and hold this key for a few seconds to turn
your phone On or Off. While in the main menu, it returns the phone
to standby mode and cancels your input.
13. Menu: Displays the first level or Main Menu of options. Press again
to view the next menu page.
14. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through the phone
menu options, and provides a shortcut to phone functions from
Standby Mode.
15. Display Screen: The display screen displays all the information
needed to operate your phone.
