Making Or Receiving A Phone Call With The Explorer™ 500 - Inmarsat EXPLORER 500 User Manual

Making or receiving a phone call with the EXPLORER™ 500
Analog phone or Bluetooth handset
First connect your phone to the relevant interface. For further information, see Before connecting
to the Phone/Fax interface on page 54, or, for the Bluetooth handset, Pairing devices in which you
can enter a passkey on page 51.
Note
There are different methods for activating a call, depending on the type of phone:
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Making a call
You have two methods for making a call:
• Short Dial. If the number is in the phone book of the EXPLORER 500, you can use the Short
Dial number, which is found in the first column of the phone book in the web interface. See
Short dial on page 84.
Simply dial 0 <Short Dial> followed by # or off-hook key.
Example:
• Manual Dial. To make a call, dial
00 <country code> <phone number> followed by # or off-hook key.
Example:
If there was an error establishing the connection, the web interface and the display of the
EXPLORER 500 show an error message. Refer to the Troubleshooting Guide on page 141.
Receiving a call
To be able to receive a call, the phone must be connected to the relevant interface on the
EXPLORER 500.
By default, all devices connected to the Phone/Fax interface or the Bluetooth interface will ring
when one of the mobile subscriber numbers is called. Note, however, that this depends on the call
type settings. Refer to Selecting the incoming call type on page 53.
Information of missed calls is stored in the call log of the EXPLORER 500. You can view the call log
with the display menu system or the web interface. See Calls menu on page 39 or Viewing the lists
of calls on page 86.
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Analog phone: Dial # after the number.
Bluetooth handset: Press the off-hook key after the number.
To call entry number 4 in the phone book,
dial 04 followed by # or off-hook key.
To call Thrane & Thrane in Denmark (+45 39558800) from an analog phone, dial
00 45 39558800 #
Using a phone or fax machine
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