68Touch tones can be used for many automated, over-the-phone services such as checking bank balances,airline arrival and departure times, and using voice mail-box options. Touch tones can be sent only when a callis active.Storing touch tone stringsTouch tone strings can be used for sending and receiv-ing information with your phone. For example, you canstore your office voice mailbox number, along with yourpassword for easy access to your messages.Store touch tone strings the same way you storephone numbers (see page 51).You can store a whole digit sequence in your phonebook and send it as touch tones for frequently-usedstrings of numbers.Sending a touch tone stringMake sure Menu 4 2 3 1 (6HWWLQJV - 3KRQH VHWWLQJV - 7RXFKWRQHV - 0DQXDO WRXFK WRQHV) is not set to 2II. During a call,1) Press 2SWLRQV2) Scroll to 7RXFK WRQHV and press 2.3) Enter touch tone string or recall string from thephone book and press 2.Note: Use caution when sending confidential information overthe air when using DTMF tones in analog mode.Storing touch tone strings with phone numbers1) Enter the phone number (e.g. your office voicemailbox)2) Press ∗∗∗ (p) or ∗∗∗∗ (w)3) Enter the touch tone string (e.g. voice mailboxpassword)4) Store the number as you normally wouldNote: See ìSpecial Characters (for storing numbers)î onpage 37 for details on ìpî and ìwî characters.