Call Functions
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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.
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 telephone systems, the
Send keys
option must be selected.
Call Functions
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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 the 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.
To switch between the two calls, simply press the
Swap
soft key.
The current call is placed on hold and the call on
hold is reactivated so that you can continue
conversing with the other person.
To end the call on hold, press the
Options
soft key
and select the
End held call
option.
When you want to finish, end each call normally by
pressing the
key.
