Nokia 6161 manual Touch tones, Storing touch tone strings, Sending a touch tone string

Touch tones

Your phone can generate various sounds, called touch tones, when the keys are pressed. These are also known as DTMF tones.

Touch tones can be used for many automated, over- the-phone services such as checking bank balances, airline arrival and departure times, and using voice mailbox options. Touch tones can be sent only when a call is active.

Storing touch tone strings

Touch tone strings can be used for sending and receiv- ing information with your phone. For example, you can store your office voice mailbox number, along with your password for easy access to your messages.

Store touch tone strings the same way you store phone numbers (see page 52).

You can store a whole digit sequence in your phone book and send it as touch tones for frequently-used strings of numbers.

Sending a touch tone string

Make sure Menu 4 2 3 1 (6HWWLQJV - 3KRQH#VHWWLQJV - 7RXFK# WRQHV - 0DQXDO#WRXFK#WRQHV) is not set to 2II.

1.During a call, press 2SWLRQV

2.Scroll to 7RXFK#WRQHV and press 2.

3.Enter touch tone string or recall string from the phone book and press 2.

Note: Use caution when sending confidential information over the air when using DTMF tones in analog mode.

Storing touch tone strings with phone numbers

1.Enter the phone number (e.g. your office voice mailbox)

2.Press ∗∗∗ (p) or ∗∗∗∗ (w)

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