Ericsson MC 218 - Dialling

37 Working with the MC 218
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The MC 218 can generate the ‘DTMF’ tones used for dialling telephone
numbers. You can only use dialling from within the Contacts program,
Calendar and Data. DTMF tones cannot be used to initiate a call from a
mobile phone. However, you can send tones during a mobile phone call in
connection with telephone banking services or to control an answering
machine. The instructions on dialling in this section are applicable to landline
telephones.
Note! Phone systems do vary. DTMF dialling cannot be guaranteed to work
with all types of phone.
You can dial a number in two ways:
• If the number is part of a Contacts entry, select the entry and tap the Dial
button on the toolbar.
• If the number is already entered as part of a Data or Calendar entry, you
can just select the entry and press the Dial keypress (Fn+Menu). The MC
218 will find the numbers in the entry so that you can select which number
to dial.
• If the number is not already entered as part of a Data or Calendar entry,
you can use ‘free input’ dialling where the MC 218 will dial each number
as you type it.
Setting Up
You can use free input dialling straight away, though you should remember to
add any dial-out code (this is often a ‘9’) required to obtain an outside line if
you are calling from a building that has a private exchange.
If you have already entered a telephone number in Contacts, Data or Calendar,
you can set up the MC 218 to include the dial-out code only when you need to.
You can also set up the MC 218 so that the correct international prefixes and
area codes are used when dialling.
To set up the MC 218 to use correct international prefixes and area codes:
1. On the Desktop screen, tap on the Control panel button on the toolbar or
select the command on the Tools menu, and select the Dialling icon.
2. Tap the Country button and set the Country to the country where you
would normally dial non-international numbers, i.e. your country of
residence. If you go abroad, change the Home city but leave the Country
set as usual. The MC 218 will then be able to use the correct codes to dial
numbers.
3. If you want to be able to dial out from an internal telephone exchange, e.g.
from your office, enter the number you have to dial to get an outside line
as a Dial out code. If the internal telephone system requires a pause after
the dial out code, add a comma after the number, and set the required
pause time that will be used for each comma that you enter.
DIALLING