Nokia 5170i Nokia 5170i User Guide in English - Page 23

Making a call, Volume adjustment (earpiece), Muting the microphone, Get a strong signal

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Get a strong signal When you are at the start screen or in a call, the strength of the radio signal is indicated by the signal strength indicator on the left side of your phone's screen. This indicator scrolls up and down as the signal strength increases and decreases. To improve your phone's reception, try moving your phone slightly. If you're inside a building, move toward a window. Making a call 1 Enter the area code and phone number. (Menu changes to Call.) 2 Press Call and wait for the other party to answer. Volume adjustment (earpiece) To adjust the earpiece volume, press or during a call. If an accessory with its own loudspeaker is connected to your phone, the scroll keys adjust the volume for that accessory. Muting the microphone When you are in a call, you can mute the phone's microphone by pressing , pressing Options, and selecting Mute. To unmute the microphone, press , press Options, and select Unmute. For more information, see 'In-call menu' on page 29. Ending a call Press End. During the call, if you entered any characters (for example, if you entered a few numbers to communicate with an automated attendant), the characters will remain on the screen. To clear them, press and hold . 16

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Get a strong signal
When you are at the start screen or in a call, the
strength of the radio signal is indicated by the
signal strength indicator
on the left side of your
phone’s screen. This indicator scrolls up and down
as the signal strength increases and decreases.
To improve your phone’s reception, try moving your phone
slightly. If you’re inside a building, move toward a window.
Making a call
1
Enter the area code and phone
number. (
Menu
changes to
Call
.)
2
Press
Call
and wait for the other
party to answer.
Volume adjustment (earpiece)
To adjust the earpiece volume, press
or
during a call.
If an accessory with its own loudspeaker is connected to your
phone, the scroll keys adjust the volume for that accessory.
Muting the microphone
When you are in a call, you can mute the phone’s microphone
by pressing
, pressing
Options
, and selecting
Mute
. To
unmute the microphone, press
, press
Options
, and
select
Unmute
.
For more information, see ‘In-call menu’ on page 29.
Ending a call
Press
End
. During the call, if you entered any characters
(for example, if you entered a few numbers to communicate
with an automated attendant), the characters will remain
on the screen. To clear them, press and hold
.