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Section 5: Understanding Your Contacts
This section allows you to manage your daily contacts by 
saving information in Contacts.
Contacts provides access to powerful features such as 
Groups, creating and sending vCards, and viewing the phone 
number assigned to your phone by Verizon Wireless.
To access Contacts List for quick access to most functions:
  From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
Contacts.
To access Contacts for all contacts-related functions:
  From the Home screen, press   MENU ➔ 
 Contacts.
Adding a New Contact
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
Contacts.
2.Press the Right Soft Key  Options ➔ New Contact.
3.Use the keypad to enter a name for the contact in the 
Name field. For more information, see “Entering Text” 
on page 24.
4.Use the   Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1, 
Home, Business, Mobile 2, or Fax and enter at least 
one telephone number.
5.Continue using the Directional Key to move to fields to 
add additional information, if desired.
6.When you’re finished entering information, press 
SAVE to save the contact. 
						

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Adding a New Contact from the Keypad
Enter a telephone number with the external keypad, and then 
save it.
1.From the Home screen, use the keypad to enter the 
telephone number.
2.Press the Left Soft Key  Save ➔ Add New Contact.
3.Use the   Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1, 
Mobile 2, Home, Business or Fax, and then press 
.
4.Enter a name for the contact in the Name field.
5.Continue adding information to fields, or press 
SAVE.
Adding a New Contact from Recent Calls
Save a telephone number from a recent call record as a 
contact.
1.From the Home screen, press   to display Recent 
Calls.
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a call record.
3.Press the Right Soft Key  Options ➔ Save to 
Contacts ➔ Add New Contact.
4.Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1, 
Mobile 2, Home, Business or Fax, and then press 
OK.
5.Enter a name for the contact in the Name field.
6.Continue adding information to fields, or press 
SAVE. 
						

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Erasing Contacts
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
Contacts.
2.Press the Right Soft Key  Option ➔ Contacts ➔ 
Erase.
3.Find a contact, by pressing the   Directional Key to 
browse contacts, or see “Finding a Contact” on 
page 40. 
4.Use the Directional Key to highlight the contact, and 
then press   MARK to mark it for erasure, or press 
the Right Soft Key  Mark All to mark all contacts.
5.Press the Left Soft Key  Done. At the prompt, 
highlight Ye s to confirm the erasure, and then press 
 to erase the contact(s).
6.At the prompt, enter the Lock Code. By default, the 
Lock Code is the last four digits of your telephone 
number.
Editing a Contact
Make changes to an existing contact.
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
Contacts.
2.Find a contact, by pressing the   Directional Key 
to browse contacts, or see “Finding a Contact” on 
page 40. Use the Directional Key to highlight the 
contact, and then press the Left Soft Key  Edit.
3.Use the Directional Key to move to fields to modify or 
add information for the contact. 
4.When you’re finished, press   SAVE to save the 
contact. 
						

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Editing a Contact from the Keypad
Enter a telephone number with the keypad, and then save it 
to an existing contact.
1.From the Home screen, use the external keypad to 
enter the telephone number.
2.Press the Left Soft Key  Save ➔ Update Existing.
3.Find a contact, by pressing the   Directional Key to 
browse contacts, or see “Finding a Contact” on 
page 40. Use the Directional Key to highlight the 
contact, and then press   OK.
4.Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1, Mobile 
2, Home, Business or Fax, and then press   OK.
5.Continue editing fields, or press   SAVE to save the 
contact.
Editing a Contact from Recent Calls
Save a telephone number from a call record to a contact.
1.From the home screen, press   to view All Calls.
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a call 
record, and then press   to view the call record. 
For more information about using Recent Calls logs, 
see “Recent Calls” on page 31.
3.Press the Right Soft Key  Options ➔ Save to 
Contacts ➔ Update Existing.
4.Find a contact, by pressing the Directional Key to 
browse contacts, or see “Finding a Contact” on 
page 40. Use the Directional Key to highlight a 
contact, and then press   OK. 
5.Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1, Mobile 
2, Home, Business or Fax, and then press   OK.
6.Continue editing fields, or press   SAVE to save the 
contact. 
						

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Managing Contacts
Use Manage Contacts to perform actions such as erasing, 
locking, or unlocking, on multiple contacts at one time.
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
Contacts.
2.Press the Right Soft Key  Options ➔ 
Manage Contacts.
3.Choose an option:
: Mark multiple contact(s) for deletion.
: Mark multiple contact(s) to lock. Locked contacts 
cannot be deleted.
: Mark multiple contact(s) to unlock.
4.Find a contact by pressing the   Directional Key to 
browse contacts or see “Finding a Contact” on 
page 40. Use the Directional Key to highlight 
contacts, and then press   to MARK each contact, or 
press the Right Soft Key  Mark All to mark all 
contacts.
5.Press the Left Soft Key  Done to perform the 
selected option on all marked contacts.
Adding Pauses or Waits
Calls to automated systems can require you to press keys to 
navigate menus, or to enter a password or account number. 
You can store those phone numbers, with special pause or 
wait characters, in a contact record to make dialing easier.
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
Contacts.
2.Create a new contact entry, or edit an existing contact. 
For more information, see “Adding a New Contact” on 
page 35, or “Editing a Contact” on page 37.
3.Enter the phone number up to the pause or wait, and 
then press the Right Soft Key  Options to select an 
option:
: Stops the dialing sequence for two 
seconds, and then automatically dials the remaining 
digits. A “P” appears in the field to indicate the pause.
 Add Wait: Stops the dialing sequence, to wait for 
further input from you. A “W” appears in the field to 
indicate the wait. 
4.When you’re finished, press   SAVE to save. 
						

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Finding a Contact
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
Contacts. The Contacts List displays, with the 
cursor in the Go To field.
2.In the Go To field, enter the first few characters of the 
Contact name to see matching entries.
3.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a contact, 
and then use these options:
Press   to call the contact.
Press  VIEW to open the contact entry.
Press the Left Soft Key  Edit to edit the contact 
entry.
Press the Right Soft Key  Options for Contacts 
options.
Making Calls Using Contacts
You can make calls directly from your Contacts list.
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
Contacts.
2.Find a contact, by pressing the   Directional Key to 
highlight a contact.
3.Press   to call the contact. 
						

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Groups
You can assign Contact entries to categories, called Groups, 
to make searching your contacts faster, or to quickly send 
messages to group members.
Creating a New Group
In addition to the default groups, you can create additional 
groups.
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Contacts  ➔ Groups. 
2.Press the Left Soft Key  New. 
3.At the NEW GROUP screen, enter a name of up to 32 
characters for the new group in the “Enter Name” 
field. For more information, see “Entering Text” on 
page 24.
4.When finished, press   SAVE.
Adding Contacts to Groups
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Contacts ➔ Groups. 
2.Available groups appear in the display. The Business, 
Colleague, Family, and Friends groups are available 
by default, or you can create a new group. For more 
information about creating groups, see “Creating a 
New Group” on page 41.
3.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a group, and 
then press   VIEW to display a list of group 
members.
4.Press  ADD, and then find a contact by pressing the 
Directional Key to browse contacts, or see “Finding a 
Contact” on page 40. Use the Directional Key to 
highlight contacts, and then press   MARK.
5.Press the Left Soft Key  Done to add the contacts to 
the group. 
						

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Changing a Contact’s Group Assignment
Edit a contact’s Group field to change the group assignment.
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Contacts  ➔ Contact List. 
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a contact, 
and then press the Left Soft Key  Edit.
3.Use the Directional Key to highlight the Group field, 
and then press the Left Soft Key  Edit.
4.Use the Directional Key to highlight groups, and then 
press  MARK to mark or un-mark groups for 
assignment.
5.When you finish marking groups, press the Left Soft 
Key 
 Done to save the changes.
6.Press  SAVE to save the contact entry.
Sending a Message to Group Members
Send a message to all members of a group at once.
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Contacts  ➔ Groups. 
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a group, and 
then press   VIEW to display it.
3.Press the Right Soft Key  Options to choose 
New Message.
4.The new message opens with the cursor positioned in 
the Te x t field. Continue creating the message. For 
more information, see “Messages” on page 49. 
						

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Speed Dials
Speed Dials are 1-, 2- or 3-digit shortcuts you assign to 
contacts, to allow you to quickly call the contact.
Note: Some Speed Dials are reserved by default. 211, 311, 
611, and 911 cannot be assigned.
The following Speed Dials are reserved by default:
1 is reserved for Voicemail.
96 is reserved for Data Usage inquiries (#DATA).
97 is reserved for Balance inquiries (#BAL)
98 is reserved for Minute Usage (#MIN)
99 is reserved for Payment information (#PMT).
211 is reserved for health and human services.
311 is reserved for non-emergency services.
411 is reserved for directory assistance.
611 is reserved for customer service access.
911 is reserved for emergency calls.
Assigning a Speed Dial
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Contacts  ➔ Speed Dials.
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a speed dial, 
or enter the speed dial digits into the Go To field, and 
then press   SET. 
3.At the SET SPEED DIAL screen, use the Directional 
Key to highlight a contact, or enter the first few 
characters into the Go To field. 
4.Press  OK.
5.At the Set speed dial to contact? prompt, highlight 
Ye s, and then press   OK.
Removing a Speed Dial
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Contacts ➔ Speed Dials.
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a speed dial, 
or enter the speed dial digits into the Go To field, and 
then press the Right Soft Key  Remove. 
3.At the Remove speed dial? prompt, highlight Ye s, and 
then press  . 
						

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Emergency Contacts
Set up to 3 emergency contacts, plus enter personal 
information that may be helpful to others using your phone in 
an emergency.
Tip: Emergency contacts display in red in the Contacts List.
Assigning Emergency Contacts
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Contacts ➔ In Case of Emergency.
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight Contact 1, 
Contact 2, or Contact 3, and then press   ADD. 
3.In the ADD CONTACT screen, use the Directional Key 
to highlight an option and press   OK:
: Choose an existing contact from 
Contacts List, and then press   OK.
: Enter a new contact, and then 
press.
Re-assigning or Unassigning Emergency 
Contacts
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Contacts ➔ In Case of Emergency.
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a contact.
3.Press the Right Soft Key  Options, then choose an 
option:
 Re-assign: Choose another contact from Contacts 
List, or create a new contact for this assignment.
 Unassign: Remove the contact from this emergency 
contact.
Entering Personal Information
Enter up to 3 notes containing information that might be 
helpful to others using your phone in an emergency.
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Contacts ➔ In Case of Emergency.
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight Personal 
Info, and then press   VIEW. 
3.Use the Directional Key to highlight Note 1, Note 2, or 
Note 3, and then press   ADD. 
4.Enter your personal information into the note, and then 
press  SAVE to save the note.