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Answering phone calls
Handheld User Guide 139
Answering phone calls when the handheld is
locked
If your handheld is locked with a password when you receive a phone call, you
can answer the call without typing your password. When the Incoming Call
dialog box appears, click to answer or ignore the call.
After you answer the call, click the trackwheel. The Device is locked dialog box
appears. Click Unlock to type your password and unlock the handheld or click
Cancel to close the dialog box.
Refer to "Security" on page 255 for more information on setting a password and
locking your handheld.
To swap phone calls
If you are connected to two phone calls, you can alternate between talking to each
contact.
1. On the Home screen, click the Phone icon. The Phone screen appears.
2. While you are connected to two calls, click the trackwheel to view the menu,
and then click Swap .
Note: You must subscribe to a call waiting service for the Answer And Hold , Answer -
Drop Current , Answer - Hold Current , and Answer - Drop All items to appear when
you receive an incoming call. Also, in the Phone options, on the Call Waiting screen, Call
Waiting must be enabled for these items to appear.
If you are already connected to a call when you receive a new phone call, you can set up
conference calling. Refer to "Placing conference calls" on page 159 for more
information.
You can also press the button on the headset to answer a call.
If you are composing an email, PIN, or SMS message or are using another handheld
application when you receive a phone call, the action is interrupted until you answer or
ignore the phone call. If you answer the phone call, the Active Call screen appears. To
return to the last application that you were using, click the trackwheel to view the menu
and click
Hide . You return to the last application that you were using. You cannot press
the Escape button to return to the last application that you were using. Pressing the
Escape button on the Active Call screen ends the phone call.
Note: While you are connected to more than one call, the End Call , Hold, Swap , Join ,
Volume , Mute , and Notes items appear on the menu of the other handheld
applications.