69Touch tonesYour phone can generate various sounds, called touchtones, when the keys are pressed. These are alsoknown as DTMF tones.Touch tones can be used for many automated, over-the-phone services such as checking bank balances, airlinearrival and departure times, and using voice mailboxoptions. Touch tones can be sent only when a call is active.Storing touch tone stringsTouch tone strings can be used for sending andreceiving information with your phone. For example, youcan store your office voice mailbox number, along withyour password for easy access to your messages.Store touch tone strings the same way you storephone numbers (see page 50).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 (Settings - Phone settings -Touch tones - Manual touch tones) is not set to Off.1. During a call, press Options2. Scroll to Touch tones and press OK3. Enter touch tone string or recall string from thephone book and press OKNote: 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 would
