Phonebook; Storing A Number With A Name - Samsung SGH-P408 Owner's Manual

Phonebook

You can store phone numbers and their
corresponding names in the memory of your SIM
card. The SIM card and phone memories,
although physically separate, are used as if they
were a single entity, called the Phonebook.

Storing a Number with a Name

There are two ways to store a number:
• Using the Save soft key in the idle mode
• Using the New Entry option in the Phonebook
menu
Storing a Number in Idle mode
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. Enter the number to be stored.
Note: If you make a mistake while entering a
number, correct it using the
For further details, refer to
page 23.
2. When you are sure that it is correct, press the
Save soft key.
3. Select an icon to identify the category of
number to be stored. Three categories are
available; (mobile phone number),
(office number) and
select the category, press the
followed by the Select soft key.
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key.
(home number). To
or key,
4. Enter a name and press the OK soft key.
The maximum length of a name depends on
your SIM card. For information on how to
enter characters, see page 44.
5. Press the OK soft key to confirm you input.
The phone now displays the first free location
in the last memory used to save a number
and name. If that memory is full, the first
free location in the other memory is
displayed.
Note: If you change phones, any numbers
stored in your SIM card memory will
automatically be available with the new
phone, whereas any numbers stored in
the phone memory must be restored.
6. Press the right soft key, labelled To Card or
To Phone to switch between the phone and
card memories.
If you do not want to save the number and
name in the suggested location, press the
key to clear the location number and
enter your preferred location by pressing the
number keys.
7. Press the OK soft key to store the name and
number.
After storing, the phone displays the
phonebook entry or name just created.
8. To
use the entry options
return to the idle
screen
Phonebook
Press the
Options soft key.
key.
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