Sony Xperia Z3 Compact - Manual (Page 50)

To enable automatic answering
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Answering Machine.
3 Mark the Answering Machine checkbox.
If you don't set a time delay for the automatic answering of calls, the default value is used.
To set a time delay for automatic answering
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Answering Machine.
3 Tap Pick up after.
4 Adjust the time by scrolling up and down.
5 Tap Done.
To listen to messages on the answering machine
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Answering Machine > Messages.
3 Select the voice message that you want to listen to.
You can also listen to answering machine messages directly from the call log by tapping .
Rejecting a call with a text message
You can reject a call with a text message. When you reject a call with such a
message, the message is automatically sent to the caller and stored in the Messaging
conversation with the contact.
You can select from a number of predefined messages available on your device, or
you can create a new message. You can also create you own personalised messages
by editing the predefined ones.
To reject a call with a text message
1 When an incoming call arrives, drag Response options upwards, then tap
Reject with message.
2 Select a predefined message or tap and write a new message.
To reject a second call with a text message
1 When you hear repeated beeps during a call, drag Response options upwards,
then tap Reject with message.
2 Select a predefined message or tap and write a new message.
To edit the text message used to reject a call
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Reject call with message.
3 Tap the message that you want to edit, then make the necessary changes.
4 Tap OK.
Smart call handling
You can handle incoming calls without touching the screen by turning on the Smart
call handling function. Once activated, you can handle calls in the following way:
• Answer: bring the device to your ear.
• Reject: shake the device.
• Ringer off: place the device face down.
To turn on Smart call handling
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Personalization > Motion.
3 Tap Smart call handling.
4 Drag the slider beside Smart call handling to the right.
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