Phone Calls

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Managing Phone Calls

While a call is in progress, you can use menu commands for common tasks. Some of these commands are available only when multiple calls are in progress or during a conference call.

Use menu commands during a call

•Select Menu and then one of the commands described in the following table.

To

Select this menu command

 

 

End the active call

End

 

 

Put the active call on hold

Hold

 

 

Activate the call on hold

Unhold

 

 

Switch between 2 calls

Swap*

 

 

Create a contact card for the caller

Save to Contacts

 

 

Join together all existing calls, if you have

Conference

subscribed to this service

 

 

 

Break one call out of a conference and make it

Private

active while the rest of the conference is on hold

 

 

 

Turn the microphone off for the active call so the

Select Mute.

other party cannot hear you, but you can still

 

hear the other party

 

 

 

Turn the microphone back on for the active call

Select Unmute.

so the other party can hear you

 

 

 

*If you have two active calls and you end one call, and then you attempt to Swap to another call, you will disconnect the active call.

Use call management commands that are not on the menu

The following table describes other tasks that you can perform while on a call.

To

Do this

 

 

Put the current call on hold and answer an

Select Accept.

incoming call

 

 

 

Send the incoming call to voice mail

Select Reject.

 

 

End the active call

Press e.

 

 

Turn the microphone off for the active call so the

Select Mute.

other party cannot hear you, but you can still hear

 

the other party

 

 

 

Turn the microphone back on for the active call

Select Unmute.

so the other party can hear you

 

 

 

Switch between phone lines

•On the Home screen, press and hold #to switch between phone lines. This feature is available if your phone supports 2 phone lines.

Note: If you are not provisioned for a second line and you set your line to line 2, you will not be able to make or receive calls.

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Nextel comm I920, I930 manual Managing Phone Calls, Use menu commands during a call, Switch between phone lines
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I920, I930 specifications

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