Your Phone's Mode - Samsung SCH-A561 User Manual

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Your Phone's Mode

Standby Mode
Standby is the most basic state of your phone. The
phone goes into Standby mode after you turn it on or
whenever you briefly press
in Standby mode, you will typically see the greeting
message and current date and time. If you enter a
phone number, you can press
to save it in the internal phonebook.
Press at any time to return to Standby mode. Be
careful; if you are on a call when you press
will disconnect the call and return to Standby mode.
Press several times or hold it down to return to
Standby mode without ending the call.
Talk Mode
You can place and answer calls only when your phone
is turned on. During a call, the phone is in talk mode.
While you are in Talk mode, pressing
list of options. See page 37 for details on the options.
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. When your phone is
to dial it or press
, you
gives you a
Power Save Mode
Your phone comes with a Power Save feature that will
automatically be activated if your phone is unable to
find a signal after 10 minutes of searching. While this
feature is active, the phone's battery charge is
conserved. The phone will automatically recheck for a
signal periodically. To manually force the phone to
recheck for a signal, press any key. A message on the
display lets you know when your phone is operating in
Power Save Mode.
Lock Mode
When you lock your phone using the Lock Phone
menu option (MENU 0-8-1) in the Setup menu, you
cannot use the phone. In lock mode, you can receive
messages and calls, but you cannot place an outgoing
call until you unlock the phone. To unlock the phone
temporarily, you need to enter the lock code.
For details about locking and unlocking your phone,
see page 112.
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