[ 45 ]Advanced calling features• SET TOUCH TONESTouch tones are the sounds produced when you press the keys on yourphone’s keypad. You can use touch tones for many automated, over-the-phone services such as checking bank balances and airline schedules andusing your voice mailbox. Touch tones can be sent only when a call is active.Set manual touch tones1 Press Menu 4-4-1-1 (Menu > Settings > Phone settings > Touchtones > Manual touch tones).2 Select one of the following options and press OK.Continuous – the tone sounds for as long as you press and hold a key.Fixed – sets the tone length to 0.1 second, regardless of how long youpress a key.Off – turns off the tones. No tones are sent when you press a key.Set touch tone lengthYou can also set the length of each touch tone:1 Press Menu 4-4-1-2 (Menu > Settings > Phone settings > Touchtones > Touch tone length).2 Scroll to Short or Long. Short sets the tone length to .1 second.Long sets the tone length to .5 second. Press OK.Store touch tone sequences (strings)You store touch tone strings the same way that you store names andnumbers in your phone book. You can store an entire digit sequence andsend it as touch tones for frequently used strings of numbers. For moredetail on creating these strings, see “Create Special Number Strings in 123Mode” on page 25.
