Selecting Functions and Options. Samsung SGH-S300M, SPH-N195, SGH-S300

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Options During a Call

Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call.

Putting a Call on Hold

You can place the current call on hold whenever you want. You can make another call while you have a call in progress if your network supports this service. If you have an active call and a call on hold, you may switch between the two calls, changing the one on hold to active and placing the other on hold.

To place a call on hold, simply press the Hold soft key. You can reactivate the call whenever you want, by pressing the Unhold soft key.

To make a call while you have a call in progress:

1. Enter the phone number that you wish to dial or look it up in the phonebook.

2. Press the key to dial the second call.

The first call is automatically put on hold.

Or alternatively, proceed as follows.

1. Put the current call on hold by pressing the

Hold soft key.

2. Make the second call in the normal way.

To switch between the two calls, simply press the

Swap soft key.

The current call is placed on hold and the call on hold is reactivated so that you can continue conversing with the other party.

When you have finished, end each call normally by pressing the key.

Options During a Call

Switching the Microphone Off (Mute)

You can temporarily switch your phone’s microphone off so that the other party cannot hear you.

Example: You wish to say something to another person in the room but do not want the other party to hear you.

To switch the microphone off temporarily:

1. Press the Options soft key.

2. If necessary, press the key to highlight the

Mute option.

3. Press the OK soft key.

The other party can no longer hear you.

To switch the microphone back on:

1. Press the Options soft key.

2. If necessary, press the key to highlight the

Unmute option.

3. Press the OK soft key.

The other party can hear you again.

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Options During a Call

Muting/Sending Key Tones

These options allow you to turn the key tones off or on. If the Mute keys option is selected, your phone does not transmit the key tones. It allows you to press keys without hearing annoying key tones during a call.

Note: To communicate with answering machines or computerised telephony systems, the

Send

keys option must be selected.

Searching for a Number in the

Phonebook

You can search for a number in the Phonebook during a call.

1. Press the Options soft key.

2. Press the key to highlight the Phonebook option.

3. Press the OK soft key.

The phonebook entries are listed.

4. Enter the name that you wish to find.

If you enter the first few letters of the name, the phonebook entries are listed, starting with the first entry matching your input. The entry also highlights.

5. To view the highlighted entry, press the View soft key.

For a more information on the Phonebook feature, refer to page 33.

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Options During a Call

Using the SMS Service

If you receive an SMS (Short Message Service) message during a call, the message icon ( ) flashes on the display. The SMS Service option enables you to use this feature.

Read Messages: allows you to read the messages that you have received.

Write Messages: allows you to write a message.

For further details on the SMS service, refer to page 60.

Answering a Second Call

You can answer an incoming call while you have a call in progress, if your network supports this service and you have set the Call Waiting menu option ( Menu 6.3) to Activate (see page 100).

You will be notified of an incoming call by a call waiting tone.

To answer a call while you have a call in progress:

1. Press the key to answer the incoming call.

The first call is automatically put on hold.

2. To switch between the two calls, press the

Swap soft key.

To end the call on hold, press the Options soft key and select the End Held Call option.

3. To end the current call, press the key.

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