Managing Active Calls; More Ways To Manage Calls - Palm Treo 600 Using Manual

Managing active calls

When you make or receive a call, the Active Call view appears. Use the 5-way
navigation control to access the onscreen buttons in this view:
Press Phone repeatedly to
• Hang Up (or pressing Backspace
toggle between the Active
also press the headset button (if the headset is attached).
call screen and the Main
• Spkr-phone (or pressing Space
view of the Phone
speakerphone.
application.
• Hold (or pressing Period
• Dial Pad: Opens the Dial Pad so you can manually dial additional numbers.
The personal speakerphone
lets you use other features, • Mute: Mutes the Treo microphone so you cannot be heard.
such as checking your
• Add Call: Lets you place another call while keeping the first call active.
calendar, during a call.
First choose Hold, then choose Add Call.
• Extra Digits: Dials any extra digits (such as a password or extension) that
The Extra Digits button
you assigned to an Favorites button. See page 50 for information on
appears only during
creating a speed dial Favorites button.
outbound calls to numbers
that include pre-defined
extra digits.
To avoid accidentally
pressing onscreen buttons
while you're holding the
phone up to your ear to
speak, you can disable the
touchscreen during active
calls (see page 122).
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): Ends the call immediately. You can
): Switches to the personal
): Places the current call on hold.
A. Caller's name and number
B. Current duration of call
C. Hang up immediately
D. Switch to speakerphone
E. Place current call on hold
F. Mute the microphone
G. Open Dial Pad view

More ways to manage calls

Treo offers many advanced telephone features, including call waiting,
conference calling, and call forwarding.
Making a second call
You can make a second call while your first call is still active.
1. After dialing the first number, use the 5-way navigation control to
choose Hold.
2. Use the navigation control to choose Add Call.
3. Dial the second number using Favorites, Contacts, Dial Pad, Call Log, or
Redial list (see pages 36-38).
The Active Call view now includes two status lines, each representing one of
the calls. To switch between the two calls, choose Swap.
You can use nearly any
other application on Treo
while holding a phone
conversation, including the
organizer features and
SMS. You cannot send and
receive email while on an
active call. To return to an
active call from another
application, press Phone .
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