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Muting or Sending Keypad Tones
These options allow you to turn the key tones off or on. If the
Mute
Keypad Tone
option is selected, it allows you to press keys
without hearing key tones during a call.
Note:
To communicate with answering machines or computerized telephone
systems, the Send Keypad Tone option must be selected.
Switching off the Microphone (Mute)
You can temporarily switch your phone’s microphone off, so that
the other person cannot hear you.
Example:
You wish to say something to person in the room, but do not want
the person on the phone to hear you.
To switch the microphone off temporarily during a call:
1.
Press the
Mute
soft key. The option is then replaced with
Unmute
.
2.
Press the
Unmute
soft key to deactivate the Mute function
and reactivate the microphone.
Searching for a Number in Address Book
You can search for a number from the Address Book during a
call.
1.
Press the
Options
soft key, then select
Contact List
.
2.
Highlight the Contact List entry.
- or -
Enter the first few letters of the contact into the Search
field to highlight the closest match.
3.
Press
Options
➔
View
or
to view your selected
contact.
For further details about the
Address Book
feature, see
“Finding
an Address Book Entry”
on page 39.
Call Waiting
The Call Waiting feature alerts you of an incoming call while you
have a call in progress, if this service is supported by the
network.
To activate the Call Waiting feature, press
Menu
➔
Settings
➔
Calls
➔
Voice Call
➔
Call Waiting
and select the
Activate
option.
To answer a call while you have a call in progress:
1.
While on a call, press
or press the
Accept
soft key to
answer a new incoming call. The first call is automatically
put on hold when you answer the new incoming call.
2.
To switch between the two calls, press
Options
soft key,
then select
Swap
.