7. Touch Tones
Your phone is a “Touch Tone” phone. Touch Tones can
be used for many automated phone services such as
checking your bank balance and using voice mailbox
options.
Touch Tones are called “DTMF” (Dual Tone Multi
Frequency) tones in the phone.
Sending Individual Touch Tones
Pressing the keys during call sends Touch Tones.
Sending a String of Touch tones
During a call, with the display empty:
Press Menu then
B
.
Press ▼ to scroll through stored numbers.
Press OK when you see the number (string) you
want to send. The phone sends (as DTMF tones)
the digits you recall from memory.
You may also use Menu 10, In-Call Options, to send a
string of DTMF digits.
To store a Touch Tone string
Store Touch Tone strings the same way as you store
phone numbers.
To store Touch Tone
strings with a phone
number
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creates a p (pause
character)
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creates a w
(wait character)
Key in the phone number
Press
∗∗∗
(p) or
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(w)
Key in the Touch Tone (DTMF) digits
Store the number in the normal way
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∗∗∗
creates a “p” (pause) of 2.5 seconds. When you
recall this number sequence from memory and press
B
, the phone dials the phone number, and after the
call is answered, pauses 2.5 seconds, then sends the
DTMF digits. You can add as many “p” characters as
you need.
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creates a “w” (wait). When you recall this number
sequence from memory and press
B
, the phone
dials the phone number, and after the call is answered,
waits for you to press DTMF. This is handy if you are
calling a number that then prompts you to enter
information, such as your bank account number.
Touch Tone Settings in the Phone
Your phone’s Touch Tones settings are in Menu 4 5,
Auto DTMF Length. This determines the length of each
Touch Tone.
Short
Sets the DTMF tone
length to 100 ms.
Long
Sets the DTMF tone
length to 500 ms.
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