Nokia N81 - Voice calls

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Voice calls

1

In the standby mode, enter the phone number,
including the area code. To remove a number, press

.

For international calls, press

twice for the +

character (replaces the international access code), and
enter the country code, area code (omit the leading
zero if necessary), and phone number.

2

Press the call key to call the number.

3

Press the end key to end the call (or to cancel the call
attempt). Pressing the end key always ends a call, even
if another application is active.

To adjust the volume during a call, use the volume key on
the side of your device. You can also use the scroll key. If
you have set the volume to

Mute

, select

Unmute

first.

To make a call from

Contacts

, press

, and select

Contacts

. Scroll to the desired name, or enter the first

letters of the name to the search field. Matching contacts
are listed. To call, press the call key.

You must copy the contacts from your SIM card to

Contacts

before you can make a call from Contacts. See

‘Copy contacts’, p. 32.

To call a recently dialed number in the standby mode, press
the call key. Scroll to the number, and press the call key.

To send an image or a video clip in a multimedia message
to the other participant of the call, select

Options

>

Send

MMS

(in UMTS networks only). You can edit the message

and change the recipient before sending. Press the call key
to send the file to a compatible device (network service).

To send DTMF tone strings (for example, a password),
select

Options

>

Send DTMF

. Enter the DTMF string or

search for it in

Contacts

. To enter a wait character (w) or

a pause character (p), press

repeatedly. Select

OK

to

send the tone. You can add DTMF tones to the

Phone

number

or

DTMF

fields in a contact card.

To put an active voice call on hold while answering another
incoming call, select

Options

>

Hold

. To switch between

the active and the held call, select

Options

>

Swap

. To

connect the active and held calls and drop yourself from
the line, select

Options

>

Transfer

.

Tip! When you have only one active voice call, to put

the call on hold, press the call key. To activate the call,
press the call key again.

During an active call, to route the sound from the handset
to the loudspeaker, select

Options

>

Activate

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loudspeaker

. If you have attached a compatible headset

with Bluetooth connectivity, to route the sound to the
headset, select

Options

>

Activate handsfree

. To switch

back to the handset, select

Options

>

Activate handset

.

Warning: Do not hold the device near your ear when

the loudspeaker is in use, because the volume may be
extremely loud.

To end an active call and replace it by answering the
waiting call, select

Options

>

Replace

.

If you have several calls active, to end them all, select

Options

>

End all calls

.

Many of the options that you can use during a voice call
are network services.

For information on conference calls and voice dialling, see
the extended user guide at www.nokia.com/support or
your local Nokia web site.