On a voice call, you can still switch to a Video call. To switch
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Camera on.
to Video call, press
A contact can add you to a voice call with more than one
participant. You cannot add an extra participant yourself.
Camera and microphone
The volume of the microphone is set to its ideal setting
automatically.
You can test your camera with built-in microphone to see if it
is working.
Press L LIST to jump to the menu bar, select S Settings in
the menu bar and select Test camera.
Calling phones and mobiles
With Skype you can also call landline phones and mobile
phones. To call phones you need to buy Skype Credit on
Skype on your computer. You can buy Skype Credit or
subscribe to a Skype subscription.
Call a phone
1 - Select † Call phones in the menu bar. You can press
L LIST to jump to the menu bar.
2 - Enter the telephone number with the remote control keys
or select the numbers on the dial pad on screen.
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+.
To enter a + (plus), press
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*.
To enter a * (asterisk), press
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#.
To enter a # (hash), press
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Backspace.
To delete one digit, press
3 - When you entered the complete number, select the Call
button and press OK to start calling.
To mute your microphone while you are calling, press
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Mute.
To end a phone call, select the End call button and press OK.
List of recently called phones
If you have called some phones with Skype earlier, you can
select a phone number in the list at the left of the page.
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Clear
To clear the selected phone number, press
number.
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To add this phone number to your list of contacts, press
Add to contacts.
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Clear all.
To clear all phone numbers, press
No emergency calls - Skype is not a replacement for your
telephone and cannot be used for emergency calling.
Receiving a call
When you are signed in to Skype and watching TV, you are
notified of an incoming call with a message on screen. The
notification says who is calling and you can accept or decline
the call.
To accept the call, select the Answer button in the notification
and press OK.
To decline, select the Decline button and press OK.
Skype / Calling on Skype