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1 - On the Contacts page, select the contact you want to block.
2 - Press OPTIONS and select Block and press OK. The
contact is blocked.
To unblock a contact...
1 - Select a contact that is blocked.
2 - Press OPTIONS and select Unblock and press OK. The
contact is unblocked.
To view a list of blocked contacts...
1 - In the Skype menu, select Settings and press OK.
2 - Select Blocked contacts and press OK. The list will show all
contacts you have blocked.
Remove or rename
You can Remove or Rename contacts.
To remove a contact...
1 - On the Contacts page, select the contact you want to
remove.
2 - Press OPTIONS and select Remove and press OK. The
contact is removed from the list.
To rename a contact...
1 - On the Contacts page, select the contact you want to
rename.
2 - Press OPTIONS and select Rename and press OK.
3 - Enter the new name for this contact in the text field. To
open the on-screen keyboard, press OK. When you're done,
press OK.
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Calling on Skype
Video or voice call
Make a Video call
Make a Video call to call and see your friends on your TV
screen.
To make a Video call...
1 - On the Contacts page, select the contact you want to call.
2 - Select Video call and press OK. If your contact is on Skype,
has a Skype camera connected and answers the call, you can see
this person on TV.
3 - To end the call, select End call and press OK.
When your Skype camera is turned on, a blue indicator LED
lights up. You can check what your contact can see in the small
screen on the bottom right of the TV screen.
To turn the Skype camera off, select Video Off and press
OK. To turn it back on, select Video On and press OK.
To mute your microphone, select Mic Off and press OK. To
turn it back on, select Mic On and press OK.
While you are making a video call, you can change the viewpoint
of the camera.
For more information on changing the viewpoint, press
Keywords and look up Skype, camera zoom, pan and tilt.
Make a Voice call
Make a Voice call to call without video, with the camera turned
off.
To make a Voice call...
1 - On the Contacts page, select the contact you want to call.
2 - Select Call and press OK. If your contact is on Skype and
answers the call, you can talk to your contact.
3 - To end the call, select End call and press OK.
A contact can add you to a voice call with more than one
participant. You cannot add an extra participant yourself.
Calling phones
With Skype you can also call landline phones and mobile
phones. To call phones you need to buy Skype Credit or a
Skype subscription.
To call a phone...
1 - On the Contacts page, select a phone number contact.
2 - Select Call and press OK. You must have Skype Credits
available or have a Skype subscription to make a call with a
phone number. If your contact answers the phone, you can talk
to your contact.
3 - To end the call, select End call and press OK.
With Skype, you can also call a phone number directly. You can
enter the phone number with the dial pad.
To open the dial pad...
1 - In the Skype menu, select Call phones and press OK.
2 - If the dial pad is not on screen, select Show Dial Pad and
press OK.
3 - Dial the phone number. You can navigate to the numbers
and press OK or use the number keys on the remote control.
No emergency calls
Skype is not a replacement for your telephone and cannot be
used for emergency calling.
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