HTC Shift User Guide - Page 36

Receiving Calls, Rejecting a Call and Sending a Text Message

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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. Note: If your device is turned off, all calls automatically go to voicemail. Answering an Incoming Call ᮣ If the display is on, tap Answer. ᮣ If the display is off, the display will come on with the Lock screen. Drag the bar down to answer the call. Muting the Ringing Sound To mute the ringer without rejecting the call, you can do any of the following: ᮣ Press the volume button down. ᮣ 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 reduces the ringer volume when you pick up the device to answer calls. 1. Press > , and then tap Settings > Sound. 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 come on with 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 a 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. 24 2A. Device Basics

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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 come on with the
Lock screen. Drag the bar down to answer the call.
Muting the Ringing Sound
To mute the ringer without rejecting the call, you can do
any of the following:
´
Press the volume button down.
´
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 reduces the ringer volume
when you pick up the device to answer calls.
1.
Press
>
, and then tap
Settings > Sound
.
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 come on with
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 a
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.
Note:
If your device is turned off, all calls automatically go to
voicemail.