Blackberry 8900 User Guide - Page 34

User Guide Phone shortcuts 3. Click General Options. 4. Change the Auto Answer Calls field to Out Of Holster. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Reset a call timer 1. In the phone application, press the Menu key. 2. Click Status. 3. Click Last Call or Total Calls. 4. Click Clear Timer. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Phone shortcuts • To answer a call, press the Send key. • To check your voice mail, hold 1. • To send an incoming call to voice mail when your device is inserted in a holster, hold the Volume Down key. • To view your contact list in the phone application, hold the Send key. • To set up speed dial for a contact, on the Home screen or in the phone application, hold the key that you would like to assign speed dial to. • To add an extension to a phone number, press the Alt key and the X key. Type the extension number. • To type a letter in a phone number field, press the Alt key and the letter key. • To insert a plus sign (+) when typing a phone number, press the O key. • To turn on the speakerphone during a call, press the Speakerphone key. To turn off the speakerphone during a call, press the Speakerphone key again. • To listen to a call using wired headphones, press the Speakerphone key. To stop listening to a call with wired headphones, press the Speakerphone key again. • To switch phone numbers, in the phone application, click your active phone number. Click a phone number. Phone troubleshooting I cannot make or receive calls Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • If you cannot make calls and fixed dialing is turned on, verify that the phone number for your contact appears in your fixed dialing list or turn off fixed dialing. • If you have traveled to another country and you have not changed your smart-dialing options, dial the full phone number, including the country code and area code, for your contact. • If you are not receiving calls, verify that call blocking and call forwarding are turned off. 32