Philips M888 manual Calls, Make a call, Answer a call

6 Calls

Note

•• When the power fails, the phone cannot access emergency services.

Tip

•• Check the signal strength before you make a call or when you are in a call (see 'Check the signal strength' on page 10).

Make a call

You can make a call in these ways:

•Normal call

•Predial call

•Call through the speed dial key

You can also make a call from the redial list (see 'Redial a call' on page 25), phonebook list (see 'Call from the phonebook' on page 20) and call log (see 'Return a call' on page 23).

Normal call

1 Press or .

2 Dial the phone number.

»»The number is dialed out.

»»The duration of your current call is displayed.

Predial call

1 Dial the phone number

•To erase a digit, press [Clear].

•To enter a pause, press and hold .

2 Press or to dial out the call.

Call through the speed dial key

If you have already pre-saved a contact in the speed dial key, press and hold the key to make a call.

Tip

•• For information of how to set the speed dial keys, see the chapter 'Phonebook', section 'Set the speed dial keys'.

Note

•• The talk time of your current call is displayed on the call timer.

•• If you hear warning tones, the phone is almost out of battery or out of range. Charge the battery or move the phone close to the base station.

Answer a call

When the phone rings, you can select from the following options:

•press or to answer the call.

•pick up the phone to answer the call when you activate the auto answer feature (see 'Auto answer' on page 26).

•select [Divert] to send incoming call to the answering machine.

•select [Silent] to turn off the ringer of the current incoming call.

Warning

•• When the handset rings or when the handsfree is activated, keep the handset away from your ear to avoid ear damage.

Note

•• The caller ID service is available if you have registered to the caller ID service with your service provider.

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