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Sending a Message to a Recent Call 
1.	 
Touch Phone  ➔  Recent. A list of recent 
calls displays. 
2.  Swipe the entry you want to messag
e to the left. 
3.	  At the New message screen, touch the  Enter message 
field and use the onscreen  keyboard to enter in a 
message. 
4.	  When you are done with your message, touch  Send. 
For more information, refer to  “Creating and Sending 
Messages”  on page 61
. 
Deleting a Call from the Call Log 
1.	 Touch Phone  ➔ Recent. A list of recent 
calls displays. 
2.	  Touch and hold the call you want to delete from the 
Recent calls log. 
3.	  To
uch  Delete . 
4.	  At the  Delete log  prompt, touch  Delete.
 
The call is deleted from the Recent calls log.
 
Adding a Call to the Reject List 
1.	  To u c h Phone ➔  Recent. A list of recent 
calls displays. 
2.	  Touch and hold the call you want to add to the 

Reject List. 

3.  To u
c h  Add to reject list. 
4.  At the  Add to reject list prompt, touch  OK. 
Future calls from this number will be rejected and sent 
to your voicemail. 
Call Duration 
1.	  To u c h Phone ➔ Recent. 
2.	  To u c h 
Menu  ➔ Call duration  for options: 
•Last call : Shows the length of time for the last call. 
•  Dialed calls : Shows the total length of time for all calls 
made. 
•  Received calls : Shows the total length of time for all 
calls received. 
•  All calls : Shows the total length of time for all calls 
made and received. 
3.  To reset these times to zero, touch 
Menu 
➔  Reset . 
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Options During a Call 
Your phone provides a number of  control functions that you 
can use during a call. 
Adjusting the Call Volume 
During a call, to adjust the volume, use the Volume key on 
the left side of the phone. 
� 	Press the Up end of the volume key to increase the 
volume level and press the Down end of the volume 
key to decrease the volume level. 
– or – 
Quickly add more volume to the incoming audio by 
touching the onscreen  Extra volume button 
. 
From a Home screen, you can also adjust the ringer volume 
using these same keys. 
In-Call Options 
During an active call there are several functions available by 
touching a corresponding onscreen button. 
• Add call: Display the dialer so you can call another person. 
• Keypad: Display the onscreen keypad, where you can 

enter number using DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency).
 
• End call : Terminate the call. 
• Speaker : Route the phone’s audio through either the 

speaker or through the earpiece.
 
– To u c h  Speaker to route the audio through the speaker. 
(You can adjust the speaker volume using the volume 
keys.) A green line will appear under the Speaker button. 
– To u c h   Speaker again 
 to use the phone’s earpiece (see 
“Using the Speakerphone During an Active Call”  on 
page 58). The green line will disappear when Speaker is 
not activated. 
• Mute/Unmute  turn the onboard micr ophone either on or 
off. 
– To u c h  Mute during a call to mute the microphone. A 
green line will appear under the Mute button. 
– To u c h  Mute again to unmute the microphone. The green 
line will disappear when  Mute is not activated. 
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• Headset  connects to a Bluetooth headset. 
– To u c h Headset  during a call to activate a Bluetooth 

headset. A green line will appear under the Headset 

button.
 
– To u c h  Headset  again to de-activate the Bluetooth 
headset. The green line will  disappear when the Headset 
is not activated. 
• Touch Menu  for more options: 
– Contacts: Go to your Contact list. – Memo: Write a memo. 
– Message : Write a message during a call. 
Personalizing the Call Sound Setting 
During a call it may be necessary to adjust the sound of the 
incoming call by selecting an audio equalizer setting for the 
current call. 
1.  From the call screen, touch 
. 
2.  Select an available option. 
3.  Confirm the option is enabled 
. 
Activating Noise Reduction 
During a call it may be nece ssary to activate the noise 
reduction feature. Activating this feature can improve the 
quality of your conversation  by reducing ambient noise. 
Noise reduction in on by default. 
1.  To u c h
 t o  t u r n  Noise reduction off . 
2.  To u c h  t o  t u r n Noise reduction on. 
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1.To u c h   Speaker.
 
The Speaker  button now appears as 
2.Use the Volume key (located on the left side of your  
phone)  to adjust the volume. 
3.To deacti vate the speakerphone, touch   Speaker .
Switching  off the Microphone (Mute) 
 and Mute is 
activated. 
Merge 
Speaker
Mute
Multi-Party Calling  Using the Speakerphone During an 
Active Call 
Use multi-party call features to set up a call between multiple 
callers, such as for a conference call. 
While in an active call, it is possible to enable the 
speakerphone feature.
 
1.	 Establish the first call, by answering an incoming call 
or making a call. 
2. Touch   Add call.
The firs  t call is placed on hold. 
4. To merg e the calls into one conference call, touch 	 
Merge .
3.	 Make the second cal l by touching the phone number 
digits, then t  o
uch  and the 
speake rphone is activated. 
Speaker 
Speaker 
5. Touch   End call to end the calls.	 You can temporarily switch your phone’s microphone off, so 
that the other person cannot hear   
you. 
To mute your phone during a   
call: 
1. 
To u c h    Mute. 
The Mute  button now appears as Mute 
Mute 2. To u c h    Mute  to deactivate the Mute function and 
reactivate the microphone. 
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The Headset  button now appears as 
Headset Headset
1.	 During the active   call, touch  Menu then
  
touch  Contacts .
 
Searching f or a Number in Contacts  
2. The phone will scan for your Blueto oth headset. When 
found, connect   to the headset. 
To use a Bluetooth headset: 
HeadsetHeadset
Headset	  Headset
 to deactivate the Bl uetooth  headset   
and reactiva te the phone speaker . 
 
Call Settings 1.	 Touch  Headset.� 	To u c h   Phone   ➔   Menu  ➔  Call settings . 
– or – 
From a Home screen, touch   Apps   ➔  Settings 
➔  Call. 
and the 
Bluetoo th headset is activated.
 For detailed information on all of the call settings, see “Call 
Settings”  on page 131. 3.	 Touch 
2. Touch the contact entry. 
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Section 5: Messaging 
This section describes how to  send and receive different 
types of messages. It also includes the features and 
functionality associated with messaging. 
Types of Messages 
Your phone provides the following message types: 
• Te x t  M e s s a g e s 
• Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages 
• Email and Gmail Messages 
• Hangouts 
• Google+ 
Messaging 
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive 
text messages to and from other mobile phones or email 
addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to 
your service provider’s message service. 
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and 
receive multimedia messages (s uch as picture, video, and 
audio messages) to and from other mobile phones or email 
addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to 
your service provider’s multimedia message service. 
Important!  When creating a message, adding an image, a 
sound file, or a video clip to a text message 
changes the message from a text message to a 
multimedia message. 
Messaging icons are displayed in the Status Ba r and indicate 
when messages are received and their type. For more 
information, refer to  “Status Bar” on page 
17. 
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Creating and Sending Messages 
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps  ➔ 
Messaging. 
2.	  Touch 
Compose. 
3.	 Touch the  Enter recipient  field to manually enter a 
recipient or touch
 to select a recipient from your 
Contacts. You can also select the recipient based on 
Groups, Favorites, or Logs. 
Note:  For the Group option, if the number of recipients is less 
than 10, all members in the group will be added. You 
will need to delete any unnecessary members in the list 
by selecting the trash can icon and deleting unwanted 
entries. 
4.	  If adding a recipient from  your Contacts, touch the 
contact to place a check mark then touch  Done. 
The contact is placed in the recipient field. 
Note:  Enter additional recipients by separating each entry 
with a semicolon ( ; ) then us ing the previous procedure.  5.	 
To u c h  t h e  Enter message  field and use the onscreen 
keyboard to enter a message. 
6.	  Add more recipients by touching the recipient field. 
7.	  Review your message and touch  Send. 
Note:  If you exit a message before you send it, it will be 
automatically saved as a draft. 
Adding Attachments to a Message 
To add an attachment to your message, touch and 

select one of the following options: Image, Take a picture, 

and so on.
 
Options While Composing a Message 
� 	While composing a message, touch Menu to 
reveal additional messaging options. 
•  Insert smiley : Add emoticons, such as a happy face to 
your message. 
•Add text : Copy text from your contacts, calendar, or 
from a memo to add to  your message. This is a 
convenient feature for adding names, phone numbers, 
events, and so on, to your message. 
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• Add to contacts : Add the recipient to your Contacts 
list. (This option only appears if the recipient is not 
already in your Contacts list.) 
•View contact : See information on the recipient. (This 
option only appears if the recipient is in your Contacts 
list.) 
•  Add slide : Add a new slide to a message. 
•  Add subject : Add a subject to a message 
•  Add recipients : Add additional recipients of future 
messages in this message thread. 
•  Scheduling: Set a future time to send the message. 
•  Lock/Unlock messages : Protect / unprotect the 
selected message(s) from being accidentally deleted. 
•  Add to spam numbers: Add this recipien t to your list 
of spam numbers. 
•Discard : Delete the current message. 
•Translate : Launch a Translate pop-up menu. Here you 
can both assign the sender’s  original language and 
assign a target language fo r the recipient (they will 
receive your message in  the designated language).  •Font size
: Set the size of the font from Tiny to Huge, or 
use the default font. 
View New Messages 
When you receive a new message, the new message 

icon displays in the Status Bar.
 
1.	  Open the Notification Panel and select the message. 
See  “Notification Panel”  on page 20
. 
– or – 
From a Home screen, touch 
Apps ➔ 
Messaging , and then touch the new message to 
view it. 
2. To play a multimedia message, touch . 
To pause playback of the multimedia message, 
touch 
. 
3.	  To scroll through the message (if additional text pages 
have been added), touch the screen and in a single 
motion, scroll up or down the page. 
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Message Options 
� 	Touch and hold the message bubble within an active 
message conversation to display the following options 
(options may vary by content): 
•  Delete message : Delete any currently selected 
message bubble from the thread. 
•  Copy message text : Copy the currently selected 
message bubble from the thread. 
•  Lock/Unlock message : Lock or unlock the currently 
selected message bubble from being accidentally 
deleted. 
•Forward : Forward the currently selected message 
bubble to another recipient. 
•Share : Share the message with others. 
•  View message details : Display details for the 
currently selected message bubble. 
•Translate : Translate the text from the currently 
selected bubble into a desired language. 
Message Threads 
Sent and received text and picture messages are grouped 
into message threads. Threaded messages allow you to see 
all the messages exchanged with a recipient (similar to a 
chat program). 
To access message thread options: 
1.  From a Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Messaging . 
Menu for options: 
2.	  To u c h 
•Search : Enter characters to search messages and 
recipients. 
•  Delete threads : Choose message threads to erase. 
•  Draft messages : View messages you’ve created but 
not yet sent. 
•  Locked messages: View messages you’ve locked. 
Locked messages cannot be deleted. 
•  Scheduled messages : View messages you have 
scheduled to sent later. 
•  Spam messages: View messages tagged as spam. 
•  Settings : Configure Messaging settings. 
•Font size : Configure the size of the font. 
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Delete Messages 
To delete a single message thread: 1.  From a Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Messaging . 
2.  Touch and hold a message, then touch  Delete thread. 
3.  At the  Delete  prompt, touch  OK. 
To delete multiple  message threads: 
1.  From a Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Messaging . 
2.	  Touch 
Menu  ➔ Delete threads. 
3.	  Touch each message you want to delete or touch 
Select all . A check mark displays beside each 
message you select. 
4.	  Touch  Delete . 
5.  At the  Delete  prompt, touch  OK to delete or  Cancel. 
Message Search 
You can search through your messages by using the 

Message Search feature.
 
1.  From a Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Messaging . 
2.	  To u c h 
Menu  ➔ Search . 
3.	  Use the onscreen keyboard to enter a word or phrase 
to search for, then touch 
Search . 
4.	  All messages that contain the search string you 
entered are displayed. 
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