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P h o n e b o o k
P h o n e b o o k
You can store phone numbers and their corresponding
names in the memory of your SIM card. In addition,
you can store up to 100 numbers and names in the
phone memory. The SIM card and phone memories,
although physically separate, are used as if they were
a single entity, called the phonebook.
Storing a Phone Number with a Name
As soon as you start to enter a number,
Save
appears
above the left soft key to allow you to store the
number in the phonebook.
1. Key in the number to be stored.
2. When you are sure that it is correct, press the
Save
soft key.
N o t e s
:
• If you make a mistake while entering a number,
c o rrect it using the
C
k e y. For further details,
refer to page 26.
• To insert a dialling pause for special phone
s e rvices, such as banking by phone, hold down
the
*
k e y. ‘P’ is displayed to indicate the pause.
3. Enter the corresponding name (the maximum
length depends on your SIM card). For information
on how to enter a name, see opposite.
4. When you are satisfied, press the
OK
soft key.
The phone now displays the first free location in
the SIM card for you to save the number and
name. If the card memory is full, the first free
location in the phone memory is displayed.
5. Press the right soft key to toggle between the
phone (
To Phone
) and card (
To Card
) memories.
6. If you do not want to save the number and name
in the suggested location, press
C
to clear the
location number and enter your preferred location
by pressing the number keys.
7. Press
OK
to store the name and number.
Searching for and Dialling a Number in
the Phonebook
1. When the idle screen is displayed, press the
PhoneBook
soft key.
You are asked to enter a name.
2. Enter the start of the name that you want to find
and press the
Find
soft key.
N o t e
: You can also scroll through the phonebook
f rom the beginning, by pressing the
F i n d
soft key dire c t l y.
The phonebook entries are listed, starting with
the first entry matching your input in the brackets.
Whenever you press the key labelled with the
required letter, the phonebook entries are listed,
starting with the letter you entered.
(If you want to enter ‘b’, press the
2
key twice.)
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