NEC e232 User Guide - Page 18

Basic Calls & Phone Use Making basic calls You make a simple call in the same way as you would with a normal phone, except that you need to press after entering the area STD code and the phone number. To make international calls, you must first enter the international dialling code (see page 12). 2 Use the full STD area code even if you are calling to a person in the same town. If the numbers are too long to be displayed within one line, excess part is deleted and '...' is added at its end. 2 The Main LCD display shows the strength of the radio signal that links your phone to the network. A maximum signal is shown by 4 shaded blocks and a minimum signal by 1 block. Starting a call ☛ Key in the phone number. Check the number on the display. ☛ Press to send the call. When the call is sent, the screen displays the number called or the name stored in the phonebook and a connection graphic or a CLI picture that has been allocated to the number called (see page 23). Correcting mistakes Use the and keys to scroll through the number, then press CLR to clear individual digits or press and hold CLR to completely clear a phone number. Ending calls ☛ Press briefly or fold your phone. The phone returns to the standby screen. 2 If is held down, your phone will switch off. Receiving calls When someone calls your number, the Ringer will sound (if set - see page 16), the Backlight illumination glows in specified colour, and the phone number of the caller may be displayed if the calling line identification facility is available and the caller has activated the feature. If the caller's phone number has been stored in your phonebook along with a name and a CLI picture (see page 26), that name and picture will be displayed. If the caller has withheld their identity, the screen will give a message that the caller's number is being withheld. Accepting a call ☛ Press . 6 ▼ ▼