Nokia 9290 Nokia 9290 Communicator User Guide - Page 118

Telephone 100 Tip: Besides the numbers 0 - 9, you can also use the characters p, w, *, and # when sending touch tones. For information on these characters, see 'Store touch tones' on page 122. Send touch tones during a call Dual tone multi-frequency tone system is used by all touch-tone telephones. Touch tones assign a specific frequency, or tone, to each key so that it can easily be identified by a microprocessor. Touch tones allow you to communicate with voice mailboxes, computerized telephony systems, etc. To send touch tones during a call, you have two methods: • Type the digits with the communicator keyboard. No menu or command button selection is needed before starting to type the digits. Each keystroke generates a touch tone which is transmitted while the call is active. • Alternatively, 1 Press Send tone. The touch tones sequences you have stored in the contact card of the person you are talking with are shown. For information on how to store touch tones sequences, see page 122. 2 Select a touch tones sequence. You can edit the sequence. If there are no stored sequences, you can type a new touch tones sequence into the input field. 3 Press Send tone. Note: You can send touch tones during a conference call by typing the digits with the communicator keyboard, but you cannot access stored touch tone sequences. Telephone Settings In the Telephone main view, press the Menu key and select Settings to select one of the following settings.