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Note: You cannot make a phone call when there is a data connection.

Note: If you tap the SEND button without entering a number, the AirCard redials the last number you dialed.

Note: The Options window, displayed when you select Tools > Options, allows you to customize the sound played when you receive an incoming call and to enable and disable the Silent Ringer feature.

Note: If an incoming call occurs while you have a data connection, your caller will get a busy signal or be put through to your voice mail box.

Chapter 13: Voice Connections

Outgoing Calls

To initiate a call:

1.Connect a headset to the AirCard, if one is not already connected.

2.Enter the number you want to dial by tapping the number buttons on the dial pad.

3.Tap the SEND button.

As the call is being dialed, Watcher displays “Dialing” and the phone number.

You can also dial a number from the phone book (see page 150) and from the call log (see page 151).

Incoming Calls

Depending on how certain features are configured, when you receive an incoming call the following occurs:

•On Handheld PCs, if Watcher is in compact view, it switches to full view.

•A sound is played, unless the Silent Ringer feature is enabled.

•If you have Caller ID, the phone number and, if available, the name of the caller are displayed.

•If the Data tab is displayed, Watcher switches the display to the Voice tab.

To answer a call:

1.Connect the headset, if it is not already connected, and put it on.

2.Tap the SEND button. (Or, if the Any-Key Answer feature is enabled, tap any key except END or CLR. On the Pocket PC, you can also use any of the four application buttons. On the Handheld PC, you can also use keys on your keyboard: A through Z, 0 through 9 and the * or # key)

Installation and Use on Handheld/Pocket PCs

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