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Common Cell Phone Tasks:

Here you will find tutorials on common tasks such as disabling the ringer and adding a phone number to an address book for the cell phones we've reviewed. Certain features, like these, can make or break the simplicity of using a cell phone.

One should note that many of the keys listed in these tasks are "soft keys". That means they are choices which appear on-screen. They are selected by choosing the "hard key" or the actual button directly below the screen choice.

Cingular:

Nokia 6102: Turning on and off the ringer:

Press the Go To key.
Press Down four times on the control pad until “Silent” is highlighted.
Press the Select key. The display will read “Activated Profile: Silent.”
To turn the ringer back on, press the Go To key. Press Down on the control pad three times until “Normal” is highlighted, and press the Select key.

Nokia 6102: Adding a contact to the address book:

Press the Names key to enter the address book.
Press the Options key.
Press Down once on the control pad to highlight “Add New Contact.”
Press the Select key.
Enter in the contact’s name using the key pad.
Press OK when finished.
Enter in the contact’s phone number using the key pad.
Press OK when finished. The display will read “Saved To Phone Memory.”
To add additional phone numbers, you’ll need to create a second contact entry for that person, such as “John Work” or “John Home.”

Sony Ericsson Z520a: Turning on and off the ringer:

Press and hold the # key for one second. The phone display will then read “Silent Mode On.”
To exit Silent mode, press and hold the # key again for one second. The display won’t say anything this time, but the small Silent icon at the top of the screen will disappear.

Sony Ericsson Z520a: Adding a contact to the address book:

Press the Menu key.
Press Down to highlight the Contacts icon.
Press the Select key.
Press Down once to highlight “New Contact.”
Press the Add key.
Press the center of the control pad, and then enter in the name of the contact using the key pad.
Press OK.
Press the center of the control pad, and then enter in the contact’s phone number using the key pad.
Press OK.
To add additional numbers, press the Add key and enter in each phone number.
When finished, press the Save key. The display will show the name of the contact and read “Contact Saved.”

Sprint:

Sprint Power Vision Phone A900 by Samsung: Turning on and off the ringer:

Press the external Volume Down key multiple times. After reducing the volume level (3, 2, 1, etc.) you’ll scroll through 1-Beep, Ringer Off, Vibrate All, and finally, Silence All mode.
To turn the ringer back on, begin pressing the Volume Up key multiple times until you reach the desired setting.

Sprint Power Vision Phone A900 by Samsung: Adding a contact to the address book:

Press the Contacts key.
If you’ve added contacts before, it will list them; press Add New to enter in a new one. If this is the first contact you’ve added to the phone, it will automatically let you start entering in the first contact name without having to press Add New first.
Enter in the name of the contact using the key pad.
Press OK when done.
Press Down on the control pad to highlight “Add Number.”
Enter in the name of the contact using the key pad.
Using the control pad, choose the kind of number (Mobile, Home, Office, etc.) from the list.
Press OK when done.
If desired, scroll down to the additional fields to select a ringer, add a URL or e-mail address.
When finished, press Done. The display will read “Entry has been saved.”

Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone LX350 by LG: Turning on and off the ringer:

Press the external Volume Down key multiple times. After reducing the volume level (Medium, Medium Low, Low, etc.) you’ll scroll through Vibrate, Ringer Off, and, finally, Silence All mode.
To turn the ringer back on, begin pressing the Volume Up key multiple times until you reach the desired setting.

Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone LX350 by LG: Adding a contact to the address book:

Press the Contacts key.
Press OK to enter a new contact.
Press OK and enter in the name of the contact using the key pad.
Press OK when done.
Press Down on the control pad to highlight “Add Number.”
Press OK and enter in the name of the contact using the key pad.
Using the control pad, choose the kind of number (Mobile, Home, Office, etc.) from the list.
Press OK when done.
If desired, scroll down to the additional fields to choose the ringer (currently labeled “Default”), add a memo, add a web site URL, or add an e-mail address.
When finished, press Done. The display will read “Entry has been saved.”

T-Mobile:

Motorola U6 PEBL: Turning on and off the ringer:

Press the external Volume Down key multiple times. After reducing the volume level (3, 2, 1, etc.) you’ll scroll through Vibrate and, finally, Silent mode.
To turn the ringer back on, begin pressing the Volume Up key multiple times until you reach the desired setting.

Motorola U6 PEBL: Adding an entry to the address book:

Press the center control pad button to enter the main menu.
Press Down on the control pad to move the cursor to Phone Book.
Press the Select key.
Press the top center soft key to enter the Phone book menu.
Press the Select key to choose the first option: “New.”
Press the Select key to choose “Phone Number.”
Enter in the name of the contact using the keypad. Press OK when done.
Enter in the phone number using the keypad. Press OK when done.
If desired, set where to store the contact (either to the SIM card or internally), and set the Speed Dial key.
Press Done to store the contact.
If you want to enter an additional phone number, you have to create a second entry and name it differently than the first. For example: “Bob Home” or “Bob Work.”

Samsung T609: Turning on and off the ringer:

Press and hold the # key for one second. The phone display will then read “Silent Mode.”
To exit Silent mode, press and hold the # key again for one second. The display will read “Exit Silent Mode.”

Samsung T609: Adding a contact to the address book:

Press the Menu key.
Press Down to highlight the Phone Book icon.
Press the Select key.
Press the Select key again to choose “Add New Contact.”
Enter in the first and last name of the contact using the key pad.
Enter in the first phone number of the contact.
If desired, fill in the additional fields (Fax, email, Ring Tone, etc.).
When finished, press the Save key to save the contact.

Verizon:

Motorola RAZR V3c: Turning on and off the ringer:

Press the external Volume Down key multiple times. After reducing the volume (Medium, Medium Low, Low, etc.) you’ll be able to scroll through Vibrate, Alarm Only, and All Off (Silent Mode).
To turn the ringer back on, begin pressing the Volume Up key multiple times until you reach the desired setting.

Motorola RAZR V3c: Adding an entry to the address book:

Press the center control pad button to enter the Menu.
Press the center control pad button again to add a new contact.
Enter in the name.
Press Down on the control pad.
Enter in the phone number.
Continue pressing down and entering in other fields (Home, Work, Ringer type for this contact, and so on) if desired.
When finished, press the center control pad button.
The display will read “CONTACT SAVED.”

LG VX5200: Turning on and off the ringer:

Press the external Volume Down key multiple times. After reducing the volume (Medium, Medium Low, Low, etc.) you’ll be able to scroll through Vibrate, Alarm Only, and Sounds Off.
To turn the ringer back on, begin pressing the Volume Up key multiple times until you reach the desired setting.

LG VX5200: Adding an entry to the address book:

Press the OK button to enter the Menu.
Press the OK button again to add a new contact.
Enter in the name.
Press Down on the control pad.
Enter in the phone number.
Continue pressing down and entering in other fields (Home, Work, Ringer type for this contact, and so on) if desired.
When finished, press the OK button.
The display will read “CONTACT SAVED.”