Useful Information while Talking

This chapter describes how you can change the volume of the ear piece, use the display as a scratch pad, send DTMF tones, check the duration of the current call, show or hide your phone number (CLI – Calling Line Identification) and handle two calls simultaneously.

Changing Volume while Talking

During a call, you can use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the ear piece volume.

Muting Microphone

Press and hold the CLR key.

Using Phone as Scratch Pad

1.Enter a phone number on the keypad while talking. When you end the call, the number remains in the display.

2.Press YES to make the call in the display.

Sending Tone Signals

During a call you can press keys 0 – 9, * and # to send DTMFLZT1261352/xtones. ForR1Bexample, to perform banking by phone or to control an answering machine.

Checking Time of Calls

When you start a call (incoming or outgoing), the air- time is counted in minutes and seconds and shown on the display, like this:

1:34

Calling Line

Identification (CLI)

The Calling Line Identification service shows the caller’s phone number when you receive a call. (You may have to order this service from your network pro- vider depending on your network contract.) If the caller's name is stored in your phone book, you will see both the name and number.

Showing Your Phone

Number

If your subscription includes not showing your phone number when calling, you can chose to show the number on a particular call.

1.Enter the number you wish to call

2.Press the up arrow. The display shows Send Id

3.Press YES to make the call.

Hiding Your Phone Number

If your subscription includes showing your phone number when calling, you can hide your phone number on a particular call.

Note! The Hide Id function does not work with all networks.

1. Enter the number you wish to call.

2. Press the up arrow twice. The display shows Hide Id?

3. Press YES to make the call.

Handling Two Calls

Your phone can handle two calls simultaneously. This allows you to hold one call and make or receive an- other, then you can switch between the two calls.

To be able to receive a second call, you must activate

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the Call Wait function.

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Sony GA628 user manual Useful Information while Talking