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Transfer call
If you have an active call and a call
on hold, you can connect the two
by selecting »Transfer« call. In that
way, the two parties can talk
together while you withdraw from
the conversation.
Record conversation
You can record an ongoing conver-
sation by selecting »Record call«.
During recording a short beep is
heard every 10th second to inform
the other party that the conversa-
tion is being recorded.
The phone number of the other
party will be displayed.
Facts & Tips
• The status of the call determines
which menu items are visible and
available for you to select.
• You also have the option of calling a
number in your address or phone
book during conversation by pressing
and select the entry you want to
call.
• You also have the option of sending
an SMS message during a conversa-
tion by pressing to enter the List
menu.
• Please be aware that you can only
have one call on hold at a time.
• A conference call can be made
between 6 different callers including
yourself.
Conversation menu
Conversation menu
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First
This menu is available only
when you are actually talking
on the phone.
Enter the Conversation menu:
Press »MENU«
Scroll through the options:
and
Select an option: Press »OK«
This menu offers you different
kinds of options for use during a
conversation:
Microphone on/off
Select »Microphone off« to turn off
the microphone during a conversa-
tion. You can still hear everything
your caller says, but the caller will
be unable to hear you.
Select »Microphone on« to acti-
vate the microphone again.
Hold a call
You can make a second call with-
out having to end a call that is cur-
rently active. Enter the second
phone number and press »CALL«.
If you have activated call waiting
(see p. 48), you can also answer a
new incoming call without having
to end the currently active call.
When you hear the special ringing
tone in your loudspeaker, just press
»ANSWER«.In both cases, the first
call will automatically be put on
hold. You can also put calls on hold
manually by selecting »Hold call«.
Continue a call
When you want to retrieve a call
which has been put on hold, just
select »Continue call«.
Switch between calls
If you have a call on hold and an
active call, you can switch between
these two by selecting »Switch
calls«.
Drop active call
You can end an active call by
selecting »Drop active«. If you also
have a call put on hold, this call will
remain on hold until you retrieve it
to continue conversation.
Drop held call
You can end a call which has been
put on hold by selecting »Drop
held«.
Conference call
If you have an active call and a call
on hold at the same time, you can
select »Join calls« to enable all of
you to make a conference call.
Private call
If you have joined all calls and want
to have a private conversation with
one of the callers, select »Private«.
The other calls will be put on hold.
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