Nokia 9000i owner manual Receiving a call, Sending Dtmf tones, Phone interface 13-3

Chapter 13 - Phone interface 13-3

Making a call

The communicator can make and receive calls only when all the following requirements are met:

•The phone interface is switched on.

•The communicator has a valid SIM card fitted.

•The communicator is located in the network service area ( is shown).

To make a call from the phone interface:

•Key in the area code and the phone number of the person you wish to call. If you make a

mistake, you can delete the digits one by one by pressing repeatedly, or clear the whole display by pressing and holding down the

key.

For international calls, start by pressing twice quickly. The international call charac- ter + appears on the display, which informs the network center to add the international access code. Enter the country code, area code and the subscriber number.

‚Press to dial the phone number.

ƒWhen the phone number disappears and the text Call 1 is shown, the call is connected.

Note: The keypad and display are on the top of the device, the microphone and earpiece are on the bottom of the device.

Receiving a call

When somebody is calling you, the communicator will give a ringing tone and the text CALL on the display will flash. If you have selected SILENT in Menu 10, only the keypad and display lights will flash. If you have selected BEEP, only a single beep will be heard. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number (or name if stored in mem- ory) and the text CALLING will be displayed instead.

You can answer the call any time, even while using the memory or menu functions.

To answer an incoming voice call, press or

any other key except or .

If you do not want to answer the call, simply

press . The caller will hear the alerting tone change to a busy tone, and the call will be for- warded to your voice mailbox if Forward when phone is busy is on and set to To voice mailbox, see Chapter 4 "Telephone: Telephone settings - Voice call forward, call restrictions and call waiting" on page 4-2.

Sending DTMF tones

DTMF tones are the touch tones you hear when you press the keys of the telephone.

If you need to send long DTMF strings, it is more convenient to send them within the communica- tor interface, see Chapter 4 "Telephone: Confer- ence call - Sending DTMF tones" on page 4-8.

•Make a call to the desired phone number.

‚Key in the digits you want to send as DTMF tones. The digits are sent one by one to the network. DTMF tones can be transmitted even when the keypad tones are turned off.