Sprint Nextel SCP-8400 Telephone User Manual


 
78 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
Setting Abbreviated Dialing
Abbreviated Dialing allows you to dial a number using only
four or five digits. You can use either of the following options
for this feature:
Ph. Book Match allows you to retrieve any number saved in
your Contacts list by entering the last three to six digits of
the number.
Prepend # allows you to predefine the first five- or six-digit
prefix you wish to use for abbreviated dialing, so that you
can dial a number by entering only the last four or five
digits of the number.
To set Abbreviated Dialing:
1. Select > Settings > Others > Abbrev. Dial.
2. Select Ph. Book Match, and then select Enable or Disable.
3. Select Prepend, and then select Enable.
4. Select Prepend#, enter the first five- or six- digit prefix,
and then press OK (left softkey).
To deactivate this feature, select Disableduring step
4 above.
Tip:To make an Abbreviated Dial call, see “Using Abbreviated Dialing”on
page 42.
Note:This setting does notapply to 911 or Sprint411.