Motorola PCS telephone - Manual (Page 20)

Making and Receiving Phone Calls 18
Making a Phone Call
To make a phone call, your phone must be switched on, unlocked
and have the antenna fully extended.
It will not be possible to make a phone call unless you are in an
area where there is PCS service. When service has been found, a
series of rising bars,
x , will show the signal strength.
There are a number of ways to make a phone call:
• Using the digit keys
• Using automatic redial
• Dialing numbers from the Phone Book
One-Touch Dialing one of the first nine memory locations
Recalling an entry by location number
Using the dedicated Recall Q key
Using the Options Menu
Recalling an entry by name
Using the Smart Button
Using the Options Menu
Recalling one of the last ten numbers called or received
• Calling an embedded number in a message
A Your phone contains a Phone Book that can be used to store
names and telephone numbers. See
What is the Phone
Book? on page 31 for further details.
Keypad Digits
The simplest method of making a phone call is to enter the
number using the digit keys, then press O.
A If you make a mistake, press and release C to remove the
last digit. Holding C down will remove the entire number.
The display will show Calling when the call is being made. If
there is no answer, press O, or close the phone to end the
call.
When the call is answered, the display will change to Connected
for a few seconds, followed by End Call?
To end your call, press O or close the phone.
Automatic Redial
If your call attempt does not succeed, the message Redial? will
be displayed for five seconds. Pressing O at this point will
automatically redial the phone number.
When the call is answered, you will hear a short ring tone.
The maximum number of redial attempts is set by your Service
Provider. If the phone call cannot be connected within this
maximum, the message
Redial Failed will be shown.