Managing Active Calls - Sprint Treo 600 Manual

Phone, Web, & Messaging

Managing Active Calls

When you make or receive a call, the Active Call view appears. To toggle between
the Active Call view and the Main view of the Phone application, repeatedly press
Phone .
Use the 5-way navigation control to access the onscreen buttons in this view and
manage an active call:
Hang Up All (or pressing Backspace
Spkr-phone (or pressing Space
The personal speakerphone lets you use other features, such as checking your
calendar, during a call.
Hold (or pressing Period ) places the current call on hold.
Dial Pad opens the Dial Pad so that you can enter extra digits or manually dial an
additional number.
Mute (or pressing Return ) mutes the Treo speaker so you cannot be heard.
Add Call lets you place another call while keeping the first call active. First
choose Hold, then choose Add Call.
Extra Digits dials any extra digits (such as a password or extension) that you
assigned to a Favorites button. This button appears only during outbound calls
to numbers that include pre-defined extra digits. See page 51, for more on
creating a speed dial Favorites button.
Caller's name
and number
Tip:
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 137).
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) ends the call immediately.
) switches to the personal speakerphone.
Current duration of call
Dial Pad
Mute
Ending a Call
Do one of the following:
Choose Hang Up All.
Press Backspace .
Press the headset button (if the headset is attached).
Returning to an Active Call From Another Application
You can use many other applications on your Treo while holding a phone
conversation, including the organizer and SMS features. You cannot browse the
Web or send and receive email while on an active call.
From any application, press Phone to return to the Active Call view.
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
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 page 38).
The Active Call view now includes two status lines, each representing one of the
calls. You can join the two calls in a conference call, but you cannot switch
between the two calls.
4. Use the navigation control to choose Hang Up All to end both calls.
to choose Hold.
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