MAKING CALLS
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4 Making Calls
General Information
Before any call is made, please note the following.
Call another SKYPE user on your contact list
1. Press SKYPE.
2. Press UP and DOWN to select the SKYPE user you would like to call.
3. Press TALK or SKYPE to call the selected contact. The selected contact’s name will be displayed and called.
Calling a landline number with SKYPEOUT
1. Press SKYPE.
2. Press UP and DOWN to select the SKYPEOUT number to call.
3. Press TALK or SKYPE to call the selected contact. The selected number will be displayed and called.
Or,
1. Enter the number to call
2. Press SKYPE to call the dialled number.
View contact’s SKYPE I
D
The full name of the contacts on the contact list will be shown. If you want to view the contact’s SKYPE ID, press MENU
when the contact is selected. If a SKYPEOUT entr
y
is selected
,
the number of the entr
y
will be shown.
Contact List
The contact list shows the SKYPE contact list of the user who is currently login to SKYPE on the PC. The icon on the left
of each entry shows the online status of the contact.
Changing user status
You can also change your online status on the handset. Refer to section 7 for instruction on how to change online status.
Search by lette
r
Using the keypad, enter the first letter of the name you wish to find. For example, to find “Sam”, press 7 four times, the first
contact be
g
ins with the letter S will be selected.
Deleting digits
Press BACK to delete an incorrect digit. Press and hold BACK for two seconds or EXIT to return to standby mode.
SKYPEOUT
In order to make SKYPEOUT calls, you need to purchase SKYPEOUT credits; please go to
http://www.skype.com/store/buy/skypeout.html for further details.
When making SKYPEOUT calls, it is necessary to dial the IDD prefix 0011 when dialing from Australia and 00 when dialing
from New Zealand or the plus + symbol as a prefix of the phone number you are calling.
For exam
p
le
,
when makin
g
calls within Australia: 0011-8-25125800.
Entering a +
Simply press and hold the 0 key for 1 second during standby.
Call time
r
The call timer shows the duration of your current call on display. It is shown in minutes and seconds (MM-SS) in the first
hour. After that, it will be shown in hours and minutes (HH-MM).
Out of range warning
If you move too far away from the base unit during a call, your phone will sound an alert tone, and will flash. You need to
move closer to the base unit or your call will be disconnected.
If the handset cannot find the base within 30 minutes, it will automatically turn itself off and you will have to manually turn it
on again when back in range of the base.
Low battery warning
If your phone is almost out of battery power during a call, it will sound an alert tone. Place your phone on the charger to
charging as soon as possible.
Emergency Calls
SKYPE does not support emergency call; all emergency calls will be routed via the normal landline.