Nokia 9500 Communicator - Sending DTMF tones

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Sending DTMF tones

You can send DTMF (dual tone multi-frequency) tones during an active call to control your voice mailbox or other automated

phone services.
To send a DTMF tone sequence, make a call, wait until the other end answers, press Menu, and select

Call

>

Send DTMF tone...

Select a predefined DTMF tone sequence, or type it.

Tip: You can attach DTMF sequences to contact cards. Go to

Contacts

, open a contact card, press

Add field

, and select

DTMF

.

To insert a pause of about 2 seconds before, or between, DTMF characters, press the p key.
To set the device to send the characters only after you press

Send tone

during a call, press the w key.

Tip: You can also send DTMF tones by pressing the number keys. When the device cover is closed, you can press number

keys on the phone keypad to send tones.