Sprint Nextel Telephone - Manual (Page 44)

28 Section 2A: Phone Basics
Answering Calls
To answer an incoming call with the phone open:
1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off,
incoming calls go to voicemail.)
2. Press to answer an incoming call. (Depending on
your phone’s settings, you may also answer incoming
calls by opening the phone or by pressing any number
key. See “Setting the Open/Close Flip Option”on page 67
and “Setting Any Key Answer”on page 68 for more
information.)
To answer an incoming call with the phone closed:
1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off,
incoming calls go to voicemail.)
2. When your phone rings or vibrates, press and hold the
side volume key. (The call will be answered in
speakerphone mode.)
– or –
Open the phone to use the earpiece.
Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the following
ways:
ⅷ
The phone rings or vibrates.
ⅷ
The indicator light flashes.
ⅷ
The backlight illuminates.
ⅷ
The screen displays an incoming call message.
Note: If the setting for Open Flip is set to “No Action,”opening the
phone will not answer the call. (See “Setting the Open/Close
Flip Option”on page 67.)