Sprint Nextel Telephone - Manual (Page 85)

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 69
Setting Abbreviated Dialing
Abbreviated Dialing allows you to dial a number using the last
four or five digits of the phone number. You can use either of
the following options for this feature:
ⅷ
Ph.Book Match to retrieve any number saved in your
Contacts by entering the last three to six digits of the
number.
ⅷ
Prepend # to predefine the first five- or six-digit prefix you
wish to use for abbreviated dialing, so that you can dial a
number by entering only the last four or five digits of the
number.
To set up Abbreviated Dialing:
1. Select > Settings > Others > Abbrev. Dial.
2. Select Ph. Book Match, and then select Enable or Disable.
3. Select Prepend, and then select Enable.
4. Enter the first five- or six- digit prefix in the Prepend#
field, and press
.
Ⅲ
To deactivate this feature, select Disable during
step 3 above.
To make a call using Abbreviated Dialing:
1. Enter the last four or five digits of the prefix phone
number.
2. Press .
Note: If the digits match more than one entry, the Abbrev. Dial list will
be displayed; select the correct entry and press
TALK again.
This setting does not apply to 911 or Sprint 411.
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