Sprint Nextel Telephone Telephone User Manual


 
Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 69
Setting Abbreviated Dialing
Abbreviated Dialing allows you to dial a number using the last
four or five digits of the phone number. You can use either of
the following options for this feature:
Ph.Book Match to retrieve any number saved in your
Contacts by entering the last three to six digits of the
number.
Prepend # to predefine the first five- or six-digitprefix 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 up Abbreviated Dialing:
1. Select >Settings>Others> Abbrev. Dial.
2. SelectPh. Book Match, and then selectEnable or Disable.
3. SelectPrepend, and then selectEnable.
4. Enter the first five- or six- digit prefix in the Prepend#
field, and press .
To deactivate this feature, select Disable during
step 3 above.
To make a call using Abbreviated Dialing:
1. Enter the last four or five digits of the prefix phone
number.
2. Press .
Note:
If the digits match more than one entry, the Abbrev. Dial list will
be displayed; select the correct entry and press
TALK
again.
This setting does not apply to 911 or Sprint 411.
Your Phone’s Settings