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Accessing Options During a Call

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Call Functions Accessing Options During a Call Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call. Switching the Microphone Off (Mute) You can temporarily switch your phone's microphone off so that the other person cannot hear you. Example: You may wish to say something to another person in the room but do not want the calling person to hear you. 1. Press the Options soft key. 2. When Mute highlights, press the Select soft key. The Mute icon ( ) appears on the bottom line of the display and your correspondent can no longer hear you. To switch the microphone back on: 1. Press the Options soft key. 2. When Unmute highlights, press the Select soft key. The Mute icon disappears and your correspondent can hear you. 30 Call Functions Muting/Sending Key Tones You can turn the key tones off or on during a call. When the Mute keys option is selected, your phone does not transmit the key tones. It allows you to press keys without hearing annoying key tones during a call. To communicate with answering machines or computerised telephony systems, the Send keys option must be selected. Putting a Call on Hold You can place the current call on hold whenever you want. You can make another call while you have a call in progress if this service is supported by the network. Of these two calls, one is active and the other is on hold and you can switch between the calls. To place a call on hold, simply press the Hold soft key. You can reactivate the call whenever you want by pressing the Retrieve soft key. To make a call while you have a call in progress: 1. Enter the phone number that you want to dial or look it up in Phonebook. 2. Press the key to dial the second call. The first call is automatically put on hold. Or alternatively: 1. Put the current call on hold by pressing the Hold soft key. 2. Make the second call in the normal way. 31

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Call Functions
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Accessing Options During a Call
Your phone provides a number of control functions
that you can use during a call.
Switching the Microphone Off (Mute)
You can temporarily switch your phone’s
microphone off so that the other person cannot
hear you.
Example
: You may wish to say something to
another person in the room but do not
want the calling person to hear you.
1.
Press the
Options
soft key.
2. When
Mute
highlights, press the
Select
soft
key.
The Mute icon (
) appears on the bottom line
of the display and your correspondent can no
longer hear you.
To switch the microphone back on:
1.
Press the
Options
soft key.
2. When
Unmute
highlights, press the
Select
soft
key.
The Mute icon disappears and your
correspondent can hear you.
Call Functions
31
Muting/Sending Key Tones
You can turn the key tones off or on during a call.
When the
Mute keys
option is selected, your phone
does not transmit the key tones. It allows you to
press keys without hearing annoying key tones
during a call.
To communicate with answering machines or
computerised telephony systems, the
Send keys
option must be selected.
Putting a Call on Hold
You can place the current call on hold whenever you
want. You can make another call while you have a
call in progress if this service is supported by the
network. Of these two calls, one is active and the
other is on hold and you can switch between the
calls.
To place a call on hold, simply press the
Hold
soft
key. You can reactivate the call whenever you want
by pressing the
Retrieve
soft key.
To make a call while you have a call in progress:
1.
Enter the phone number that you want to dial or
look it up in Phonebook.
2.
Press the
key to dial the second call.
The first call is automatically put on hold.
Or alternatively:
1.
Put the current call on hold by pressing the
Hold
soft key.
2.
Make the second call in the normal way.