Answering and Ending Calls

When you receive a phone call, the Incoming Voice Call screen will appear, allowing you to either answer or ignore the call.

Accepting or rejecting an incoming voice call

Do either of the following:

Fully slide the center button to the left of the Answer/Ignore bar.

Press the TALK/SEND button.

To reject a call

Do either of the following:

Fully slide the center button to the right of the Answer/Ignore bar.

Press the END/POWER button.

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To mute the ringing sound

To mute the ring without rejecting the call, tap Mute Ring or press the VOLUME DOWN button. You can also put the device face down on a flat surface to mute the ringing sound.

To reject a call and send a text message

You can automatically send a default text message to the caller and reject the incoming voice call. Tap Send Text when you have an incoming call to send the text message. You can change the default text message by tapping Menu > Options > Advanced tab while on the Phone screen.

To automatically scale down the ring volume when picking up the phone

The phone automatically scales down the ring volume whenever you pick it up to answer calls. You can disable and enable this feature via the Settings screen.

Press the HOME button to return to the Home screen.

On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap Sound & Display.

Scroll down the screen and then tap Quiet ring on pickup to turn this feature off or on. Tap Back to return to the Home screen’s Settings tab.

To automatically increase the ring volume when the phone is in your pocket

To help avoid missing incoming calls when your phone is in your pocket or bag, the phone is set to gradually increase the ring volume and vibrate when you receive a call. When not in your pocket or bag, the phone will ring at the normal volume you have set.

You can disable and enable this feature via the Settings screen. Press the HOME button to return to the Home screen.

On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap Sound & Display. Scroll down the screen and then tap Pocket mode to turn this feature off or on. Tap Back to return to the Home screen’s Settings tab.

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Using the call functions

When a call is in progress, use the call function buttons to access the Call History, mute the microphone, and more.

Call functions

Contact details.

See “Viewing Contact Information and Exchange of Communications With the Contact” in Chapter 4.

To accept new calls

Your device notifies you when you have another incoming call, and gives you the option of rejecting or accepting the call. If you are already on a call and accept the new call, you can choose to start a three-way call for all participants. See “Making three-way calls in CDMA mode” for details.

To use the speakerphone

During a call, do one of the following to turn the speakerphone on or off:

Tap to turn the speakerphone on. Tap this button again to turn the speakerphone off.

Placing your device face down automatically turns on the speakerphone. To turn the speakerphone off, place your device face up.

You can also press and hold the TALK/SEND button during a call to turn the speakerphone on or off.

Note The speakerphone icon ( ) appears in the title bar when the speakerphone is on.

Warning! To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold the device against your ear when the speakerphone is on.

To mute the microphone during a call

Tap to turn the microphone on or off.

To turn noise reduction on or off

When you are using the earpiece and not the speakerphone during a call, you can tap Menu > Noise

Reduction On to reduce ambient noise if the other party cannot hear your voice clearly. When noise reduction is not needed, tap Menu > Noise Reduction Off to disable it and save battery power.

You can also turn noise reduction on or off in the Phone settings. Tap Start > Settings > Menu > All Settings > Personal> Phone > Advanced tab and then select one of the following settings in the Reduce noise in phone calls drop-down list:

Automatically. Analyzes ambient noise only at the beginning of a connected call and applies a certain noise reduction setting based on the detected noise. However, when you move to a noisier environment during the call, your device will not further decrease noise based on your new location.

Always. Always reduces ambient noise during the entire course of your phone call.

Never. Turns off noise reduction.

Notes • If you want to change the noise reduction setting to Automatically, make sure to do this before starting a call. • Noise reduction is not used when you have a wired or Bluetooth headset connected.

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To open Notes while in a call

Tap Menu > Create Note, or pull out the stylus.

To end a call

When a call is in progress, tap End Call or press END/POWER.