Handling Two Or More Calls - Sony Ericsson P990i User Manual

• – display the corresponding entry in
Show contact
Contacts, or access DTMF tones sequences stored in
Contacts.
•
Add call/Hold/Retrieve
put the active call on hold, or retrieve a held call.
• – transfer a call to a Bluetooth or a
Transfer sound
regular headset, or to the speakerphone. See
Handsfree settings on page 115.
•
Turn on tones/Turn off tones
want to turn DTMF tones on/off.
• – create a task in Tasks.
Create task
• – make a note in Notes. (Call data is
Make note
automatically entered).
• – check the messages in your
Call voicemail
voicemail box. See Voicemail on page 117.

Handling two or more calls

You can handle more than one call at the same time, as
follows:
• Put an ongoing call on hold and start a new one, or
answer an incoming call.
• Start a conference call during an ongoing call.
(operator-dependent)
• Extract one party in a conference call for a private
talk and put the conference call on hold.
• Make a call on another line (if ALS is available)
• Retrieve a held call, or release it.
P990i
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– make a call during a call,
– choose whether you
Conference calls
A conference call can be
started when you have one
active call and one on hold.
Select
Start conference call
in the menu to start the
Phone
call. If you answer an
incoming call during a
conference call, the
conference call will be put on
hold. The maximum number
of conference parties is five.
Note: Conference calls are only available if they are
supported by your operator.
Making a new call on another line
When ALS (Alternate Line Service) is available on your
SIM card, you have two lines and two phone numbers
within your subscription. You can choose which line you
want to use for outgoing calls. See ALS settings on
page 117.
One of the lines can be used for both data and voice,
while the other can only be used for voice calls.
Incoming calls can be received on both lines at the same
time. The current line is shown by the ALS
Phone
Conference
1 2
3
10.12
5:18 pm
Hold End call
Phone 37