Samsung SM-G900T User Manual T-mobile Wireless Sm-g900t Galaxy S 5 Kit Kat Eng - Page 24

Call Functions and Contacts List, Displaying Your Phone Number, Making a Call

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Section 3: Call Functions and Contacts List This section describes features and functionality associated with making or answering calls, and the Contacts list, which is used to store contact information. Displaying Your Phone Number ► From the Home screen, tap Apps g Settings g About device g Status. Your phone number displays in the My phone number field. Note: The device's Settings menu can also be activated by pressing g Settings. Home and then tapping Apps Making a Call You can store phone numbers that are regularly used to the SIM card or to the device's memory. These entries are referred to as the Contacts list. 1. From the Home screen, tap Phone. 2. Enter the phone number and then tap Call. 3. If you make a mistake while dialing, tap Delete to clear the last digit. - or - ► Touch and hold Delete to clear the entire sequence. Note: When you activate the Auto redial option from within the Phone g Menu g Settings g Call g Additional settings menu, the device automatically redials up to 10 times when the person does not answer the call or is already on the phone, provided your call is not sent to voicemail. Note: If your screen goes black during your interaction with the device (launching Keypad, etc.), you might be accidentally swiping over the front sensors. Quick Dialing a Number from the Contacts List 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps g Contacts. 2. Locate a contact from the list. 3. In a single motion, touch and drag your finger over the number by going to the right. This action places a call to the recipient. Running a Call in the Background If you exit the current call screen and return to the Home screen, you are visually notified that you are still on an active call by the phone icon within the Status bar. This is the best way to stay on your current call and do something else (multi‑task) such as access the Contacts list, view a recent email, locate a picture, etc.. ► Tap the on‑screen Reactivate Call button to return to the currently active call. Reactivate Call In Call Notification Ending a Call ► Briefly tap End Call to end the call. Note: To redial a recent number, tap at the end of the call or locate the number from the Logs list, tap the Call entry and tap Call. Ending a Call from the Status Bar 1. From an active call, you can launch a separate application or return to the Home screen. The current call is kept active in the background. 2. Tap the Status bar to reveal the Notifications tab, and then drag the tab to the bottom of the screen to open the Notifications panel. 3. Tap End to end the currently active call. Making Emergency Calls If you do not have a SIM card installed the first time you turn on the phone, the Insert SIM card to make calls message displays and an animated tutorial shows you how to install the SIM card. Without a SIM card, you can only make an emergency call with the phone; normal cell phone service is not available. Making an Emergency Call Without a SIM card installed 1. Tap Emergency call from the on‑screen display to make an emergency call. 2. Enter 9‑1‑1 and tap Call. Complete your call. During this type of call, you will have access to the Speaker mode, Keypad, and End Call features. Note: Selecting Location consent may drain battery power. 3. Tap End call to exit this calling mode. 24

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Section 3: Call Functions and Contacts List
This section describes features and functionality associated with making or answering calls, and the Contacts list,
which is used to store contact information.
Displaying Your Phone Number
From the Home screen, tap
Apps
g
Settings
g
About device
g
Status
. Your phone
number displays in the
My phone number
field.
Note:
The device’s
Settings
menu can also be activated by pressing
Home
and then tapping
Apps
g
Settings
.
Making a Call
You can store phone numbers that are regularly used to the SIM card or to the device’s memory. These entries are
referred to as the
Contacts list
.
1.
From the Home screen, tap
Phone
.
2.
Enter the phone number and then tap
Call
.
3.
If you make a mistake while dialing, tap
Delete
to clear the last digit.
– or –
Touch and hold
Delete
to clear the entire sequence.
Note:
When you activate the
Auto redial
option from within the
Phone
g
Menu
g
Settings
g
Call
g
Additional settings
menu, the device automatically redials up to 10 times when the person does not
answer the call or is already on the phone, provided your call is not sent to voicemail.
Note:
If your screen goes black during your interaction with the device (launching Keypad, etc.), you might be
accidentally swiping over the front sensors.
Quick Dialing a Number from the Contacts List
1.
From the Home screen, tap
Apps
g
Contacts
.
2.
Locate a contact from the list.
3.
In a single motion, touch and drag your finger over the number by going to the right. This action places a
call to the recipient.
Running a Call in the Background
If you exit the current call screen and return to the Home screen, you are visually notified that you are still on an
active call by the phone icon within the Status bar.
This is the best way to stay on your current call and do something else (multi‑task) such as access the Contacts
list, view a recent email, locate a picture, etc..
Tap the on‑screen Reactivate Call button to return to the currently active call.
In Call Notification
Reactivate Call
Ending a Call
Briefly tap
End Call
to end the call.
Note:
To redial a recent number, tap
Call
at the end of the call or locate the number from the Logs list, tap the
entry and tap
Call
.
Ending a Call from the Status Bar
1.
From an active call, you can launch a separate application or return to the Home screen. The current call is
kept active in the background.
2.
Tap the Status bar to reveal the Notifications tab, and then drag the tab to the bottom of the screen to
open the Notifications panel.
3.
Tap
End
to end the currently active call.
Making Emergency Calls
If you do not have a SIM card installed the first time you turn on the phone, the
Insert SIM card to make calls
message displays and an animated tutorial shows you how to install the SIM card.
Without a SIM card, you can only make an emergency call with the phone; normal cell phone service is not
available.
Making an Emergency Call Without a SIM card installed
1.
Tap
Emergency call
from the on‑screen display to make an emergency call.
2.
Enter 9‑1‑1 and tap
Call
. Complete your call. During this type of call, you will have access to the
Speaker mode, Keypad, and End Call features.
Note:
Selecting Location consent may drain battery power.
3.
Tap
End call
to exit this calling mode.