Nokia 252 - Debit (Menu 8)

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At the

TIMETANK INFO

screen, press the

OK key, and

your phone displays the number of units remaining
(indicated as

U

) as well as the date by which you should

redeem another prepaid cellular card.

CHECKSUM

is a customer service only menu item, used for

debit verification.

Adding Units to Your Phone

Each time you want to add units to your phone, you must
purchase another TRACFONE Airtime Card and then
contact TRACFONE prepaid service.

Important note: You must add units to your phone
before the airtime card due date, or your service will be in-
terrupted and your phone number may be changed.

Switching On/Off

When you first turn your phone on,

REMEMBER AIRTIME CARD DUE

and a date appear.

This reminds you that this is the date
you must purchase additional airtime
in order to retain your current phone
number and cellular service. The date
automatically updates once you add
units to your phone.

UNITS

and the number of units currently in your phone

appear after another few second pause. This number
automatically updates while you are in a call, at the end of
a call, and once you add units to your phone.

Note: When your phone displays the

REMEMBER

AIRTIME

message, you can press any key to skip the

subsequent

CARD DUE

and

UNITS

messages and ready

the phone for immediate use.

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Making a Call

For complete information on making a call, refer to
“Making a Call” on page 13.

Once you have placed a call your phone displays the
charge rate of units per minute, as well as a timer which
tracks the duration of the call expressed in minutes and
seconds.

Your phone has a grace period that begins when you
make a call and extends for an amount of time set by
TRACFONE prepaid service. The grace period exists only
on outgoing calls.

During the grace period you are not charged for the call.
Once the grace period expires, the charge rate of units per
minute is replaced by only the number of units remaining
in your phone (indicated as

U

).

When there are only ten minutes of talk time left in your
phone, your phone sounds a beep that continues once a
minute. If you hang up before the amount of time in your
phone expires, your phone continues to beep once a
minute during the next call.

If you try to make a call and there are no units left in your
phone, your phone beeps and displays the message

TIMETANK EMPTY

.

Ending a Call

For complete information on ending a call, refer to “Ending
a Call” on page 14.

Once you press

END, your phone

displays the remaining units (indicated
as

U

) and the duration of the call

expressed in minutes and seconds.

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Note: Due to rounding, there may be a difference between
the call time length shown on the screen after you termi-
nate a call and the call time length shown under the menu,
Call Timers.

Answering a Call

For complete information on answering a call, refer to
“Answering a Call” on page 14.

Note: Call Waiting may not be available if your phone is in
prepaid mode.

When you answer a call your phone displays the charge
rate of units per minute as well as a timer which tracks the
duration of the call expressed in minutes and seconds.

After three seconds the charge rate of units per minute is
replaced by only the number of units remaining in your
phone (indicated as

U

).

When there are only ten minutes of talk time left in your
phone, your phone sounds a beep that continues once a
minute. If you hang up before the amount of time in your
phone expires, your phone continues to beep once a
minute during the next call.

If there are no units left in your phone, your phone will not
ring for incoming calls.

Making a Calling Card Call

For complete information on making a calling card call,
refer to “Calling Card Calls” on page 18.

While you are in a call, your phone displays the number of
units being used, as well as a timer which tracks the
duration of the call.