Section 5: Understanding Your Contacts
This section allows you to manage your daily contacts by storing their name and number in your Address Book.
Opening Contacts Menu
The Contacts menu provides access to powerful features such as adding Groups, creating and sending vCards, and viewing the phone number assigned to your phone by Verizon Wireless.
Note: The menu navigation instructions for this section uses the default
My Place display theme, Grid menu layout.
1.
2.
From the Home screen, press to select MENU
➔
Contacts and press .
Use the Directional Keys
to highlight the Contacts menu item of your choice, then press to select it.
Adding a Contact
Creating a new Contact from the Home screen
1.
From the Home screen, press to select MENU
➔
Contacts ➔ New Contact.
2.
Enter a name for the entry using the keypad.
3.
4.
fields, then use the keypad to enter information. For a list
of contacts field, see “Contacts Fields” on page 40.
To assign a Speed Dial to a number, press the Right Soft
Key Options to selectSet Speed Dial. Highlight an unassigned location and press SET. At the confirmation prompt, select Yes and press .
Note: You can assign a speed dial location to each number associated with the contact (Home, Work, Mobile 1, Mobile 2, and Fax.).
5.
When you’re finished entering information for the entry,
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Updating a Contact from the Home screen
You can add new numbers to the Contacts by entering the number from the Home screen, then following the necessary prompts to complete the process.
1.
From the Home screen, enter the number to save using the keypad, then press the Left Soft Key Save.
2.
3.
At the prompt, select Add New Contact, Update Existing.
Use the Directional Keys number field, then press :
•
Mobile 1
to highlight a
•
•
Mobile 2
Home
•
•
Work
Fax
4.
5.
If you selected Update Existing, proceed to Step 7.
Enter a name for the entry using the keypad. Press the Left
Soft Key Abc to select a different text entry method, such as T9 Word, Abc, 123, or Symbols.
6.
To assign a Speed Dial to a number, press the Right Soft
Key Options to selectSet Speed Dial. Highlight an unassigned location and press SET. At the confirmation prompt, select Yes and press .
Note: You can assign a speed dial location to each number associated with the contact (Mobile1, Home, Work, Mobile2, Fax).
7.
If you selected Update Existing, the Contact List opens in
Search mode. Use the Directional Keys to browse entries, or use the keyboard to enter the name, then press .
8.
At the UPDATE EXISTING prompt, use the Directional Keys
to highlight the number type, then press to save the updated contact.
9.
When you’re finished entering information for the entry,
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Storing Numbers After a Call
After finishing a call, you can store the number in your Contacts.
Note: This option is only available when Caller ID is available for the call.
1.
After ending the call, the call time, length of call and phone number appears in the display.
2.
Press the Right Soft Key Save.
3.
At the prompt, select Add New Contact, or Update Existing, then follow the prompts to complete the update.
Contacts Fields
Mobile 1: Enter a mobile number for the contact.
Home: Enter a home number for the contact.
Work: Enter the work number for the contact.
Email 1: Enter an Email address for the contact.
Group: Assign the contact to a group.
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Picture: Select an image to identify the contact.
Ringtone : Select a ringtone for calls from the contact
Mobile 2: Enter a second mobile number for the contact.
IM Screen Name: Enter an IM name for the contact.
Fax: Enter a fax number for the contact.
Email 2: Enter a second Email address for the contact.
Street: Enter the street address for the contact.
City: Enter the city for the contact.
State: Enter the state for the contact
Zip Code: Enter the zip code for the contact.
Country: Enter the country for the contact.
Notes: Enter a note for the entry in this field.
Adding Pauses
Calls to automated systems often require a password or account number. Instead of manually entering numbers each time, store the numbers to Contacts along with special pause characters.
1.
From the Home screen, enter the number.
2.
3.
4.
Press the Right Soft Key Options to highlight
Add 2-Sec Pause (a “P” appears in the display) or
Add Wait (a “W” appears in the display) and press .
• 2-Sec Pause: A two-second pause stops the calling sequence for two seconds and then automatically sends the remaining digits.
• Wait: A hard pause stops the calling sequence, to wait for input from you.
When you’re finished entering the telephone number, press the Left Soft Key SAVE.
Continue creating the contact, as desired.
Note: Entering multiple Add 2-sec Pause extends the length of a pause. For example, two consecutive Add Pauses cause a total pause time of four seconds. Pauses count as digits towards the 48-digit maximum.
Contact Groups
Groups are categories, which you can assign to contacts to allow you to find your Contacts quickly and to send messages to multiple group members.
Note: Contacts can be a member of more than one group.
View Groups
1.
From the Home screen, press to select MENU
➔
Contacts
➔
Groups.
2.
Use the Directional Keys group, then press to view the group.
to highlight a
Add a Contact to a Group
1.
From the Home screen, press to select MENU ➔
Contacts ➔ Groups.
2.
Use the Directional Keys group.
to highlight a
3.
Press the Right Soft Key Options, then choose Add.
4.
Use the Directional Keys to highlight a contact and press MARK. to mark the contact.
5.
Press the Left Soft Key Done.
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Move an Entry to Another Group
1.
Open the flip in portrait mode and press the Right Soft Key
2.
highlight the contact you wish to move.
Press the Left Soft Key Edit, then use the Directional
Keys to highlight the Group field.
3.
4.
Press the Left Soft Key Done.
5.
Press
SAVE
Create a New Group
to complete the move.
In addition to the four default groups, you can create groups, up to a maximum of 25.
1.
From the Home screen, press to select MENU ➔
Contacts ➔ Groups. Your existing groups appear in the display.
2.
Press the Left Soft Key Edit, then highlight the group to move the entry into, and press MARK.
3.
4.
Press the Left Soft Key New.
Enter a name for the new Group.
Press
SAVE to save.
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Send a Message to Members of a Group
You can send a message to up to 10 members of a group at
1.
2.
From the Home screen, press to select MENU ➔
Contacts
➔
Groups. Your existing groups appear in the display.
Highlight the desired group name and press the Right Soft
Key Options. Highlight a message type and press
.
3.
4.
contacts, then press MARK to mark them for selection. Press the Left Soft Key Done to continue.
Continue creating the message, then press SEND. For
more information, see “Messaging” on page 50. .
Finding a Contact
From the Home screen, you can quickly open Contacts to find contacts.
1.
From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key
Contacts.
2.
In the Go To field, enter the first few letters of the contact’s name.
Tip: If you set the QWERTY Action setting to Contacts, you can quickly search for contacts by flipping the phone open and entering the first few
characters of the contact’s name. For more information, see “QWERTY
Action” on page 106.
Finding a Contact with Quick Search
Note: The Quick Search setting must be enabled to perform these
procedures. For more information, see “Quick Search” on page 111.
1.
Open the flip, then press the keys to correspond to the first few letters of a contact’s name.
For example, to search for “Sally” from the Dialer keypad, you could enter:
S A L
Note: You only need to press each key once for each letter. Quick Search will find any contacts matching your key presses.
2.
Press the Up Directional Key to search Contacts. If a match is found, the name(s) appear in the display.
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Editing an Existing Contact Entry
1.
From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key
Contacts.
2.
3.
4.
Use the Directional Keys to highlight the contact list entry and press the Left Soft Key Edit.
Use the Directional Keys to highlight the name, number, Email address, or other fields to edit.
Use the keypad to re-enter numbers, text, or symbols.
Press to backspace to delete characters, or press and hold to erase all characters in a field.
5.
When you’re finished editing the entry, press SAVE.
Deleting a Contact Entry
1.
From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key
Contacts.
2.
3.
the contact list entry and press VIEW.
Press the Left Soft Key Erase.
4.
At the prompt “ERASE CONTACT?”, highlight Yes, then press
.
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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:
Speed Dial 1 is reserved for Voicemail.
Speed Dial 211 is reserved for information about social services.
Speed Dial 311 is reserved for non-emergency municipal services.
Speed Dial 411 is reserved for directory assistance.
Speed Dial 611 is reserved for for customer service access.
Speed Dial 911 is reserved for emergencies.
Assigning Speed Dials
1.
From the Home screen, press to select MENU
➔
Contacts
➔
Speed Dials.
2.
Use the Directional Keys
to highlight a
Speed Dial, or enter the Speed Dial using the keypad.
3.
4.
On the SET SPEED DIAL screen, use the Directional Keys
to highlight a contact, or enter the first few characters of the contact’s name to find a contact, then press .
At the SET SPEED DIAL TO CONTACT? prompt, highlight Yes and press .
Dialing Speed Dials
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Open the flip and dial the Speed Dial number, holding the last digit until the phone dials the number.
My Name Card
My Name Card allows you to create a virtual business card. You can send the card to recipients as a vCard attachment.
1.
From the Home screen, press to select MENU
➔
Contacts ➔ My Name Card.
2.
My Name Card opens with the Name field highlighted.
3.
Use the Directional Keys to highlight fields, then use the keypad to enter information as desired.
4.
When finished, press to save the Name Card.
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Finding My Phone Number
Display your phone’s device, phone number, and mobile identification number.
䊳
From the Home screen, press to select MENU ➔
Settings & Tools
➔
Phone Info
➔
My Number
.
Emergency Contacts
Adding Emergency Contacts
1.
From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key
Contacts.
2.
3.
Select In Case of Emergency, then press VIEW.
Highlight Contact 1, Contact 2, or Contact 3 , then press
ADD.
Note: Use Personal Information to enter information that may be useful to others using your phone in an emergency.
4.
from your contacts list. Select a Contact and press .
– or – emergency number.
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Unassign an Emergency Contact
1.
From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key
Contacts.
2.
the Emergency Contact you want to unassign.
Note: Emergency contacts are displayed in red.
3.
4.
Press the Right Soft Key Options, then choose
Unassign ICE Contact.
At the “UNASSIGN ICE CONTACT?” prompt, Yes is highlighted, press to confirm or highlight No and press to return to your contact list.
Backup Assistant
Backup Assistant is a free wireless service that saves a copy of your Contacts to a secure web site. If your phone is lost, stolen or damaged, Backup Assistant can restore your saved contacts to a new phone, wirelessly. You can schedule backups to save your information manually or automatically. Log in to your web account for full access to your contacts for viewing, printing, adding, deleting and editing.
Note: Subject to specific terms of use. Results may vary based on backup schedule and other factors.
See www.verizonwireless.com/backupassistant for more details.
䊳 From the Home screen, press to select MENU
➔
Contacts ➔ Backup Assistant.
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