Receiving a call, Switching off, Information on display – Ericsson 230 User Manual
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Getting started
4.
Press
N O
to end the call.
The duration of the call is displayed. If available, the costs of the call are
also displayed.
For more information about displaying call costs, see “Call tariff” on page 63.
If you dial a number but can still hear the dial tone, you probably have to set
the base station to another dialling method. See “Pulse or tone dialling” on
page 72 for more details.
Receiving a call
If someone calls you, the handset and the base station ring.
To receive a call:
1.
Press
Y E S
to answer the call.
2.
Have a conversation.
3.
Press
N O
to end the call.
The duration of the call is displayed. If available, the costs of the call are
also displayed.
Switching off
If you do not want to make or receive calls you can switch the handset off.
To switch the handset off:
•
Press and hold
N O
until the display turns blank. The ring signal on the
base station continues to work even if you switch off the handset.
After switching on the handset, the display may show several icons and other
information.
Signal strength
A signal strength indicator is shown on the left-hand side of the display when
the handset is connected to a base station. It is a measure of reception quality.
Five vertical bars means good reception quality and no bars means no connec-
tion. In areas where the reception quality is poor, you risk losing calls.
Base station name
The name of the currently-connected base station is displayed when the hand-
set is on standby. The default base station name is
Home
but you can set the
INFORMATION ON DISPLAY
ExternalCall
Home
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