Receiving calls – HTC EVO 4G User Manual

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2A. Device Basics

Receiving Calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID
icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call from someone who is
not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen.

Answering an Incoming Call

If the display is on, tap

Answer

.

If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. Drag the bar down to answer the call.

Muting the Ringing Sound

To mute the ring without rejecting the call, you can do any of the the following:

Press the volume down button.

Press

and

tap

Mute

. (You can do this even on the Lock screen.)

Place the device face down on a level surface.

Using the Quiet Ring on Pickup Feature

Your device automatically scales down the ring volume when you pick up the device to answer calls.

1.

Press

>

, and then tap

Settings > Sound & display

.

2.

Scroll down the screen, and then select the

Quiet ring on pickup

check box.

3.

Press .

Rejecting an Incoming Call

If the display is on, tap

Decline

.

If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. Press

and then tap

Decline

to

reject and send the call to your voicemail.

Rejecting a Call and Sending a Text Message

You can automatically send a default text message to the caller and reject the incoming voice call.

Press

and

tap

Send message

when you have an incoming call to send the text message.

You can change the default text message by pressing

and tapping

Phone settings > Edit default message

while on the Phone screen.

Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled

Call Guard is an option that helps you manage your roaming charges when making or receiving calls while
outside the Nationwide Sprint Network. See “Roaming” on page 109 for more information.

Tap

Answer

to answer the call. (See “Call Guard” on page 110 for more information.)

Ending a Call

Tap

End call

.

Note: Make sure your device is on. (If your device is off, incoming calls go to voicemail.)

Note: When your device is off, calls go directly to voicemail.

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