iPhone How To: While On a Call

While On a Call

When you’re on a call, the screen shows call options.

Mute your line: 

Tap Mute. You can still hear the caller, but the caller can’t hear you.

Use the keypad to enter information: 

Tap Keypad.

Use the speakerphone or a Bluetooth device: 

Tap Speaker. The Button is labeled Audio Source when a Bluetooth device is available, which lets you select the Bluetooth device, iPhone, or Speaker Phone.

See contact information: 

Tap Contacts.

Put a call on hold: 

Tap Hold. Neither party can hear the other.

Make another call: 

Tap Add Call.

Use other applications during a call: 

Press the Home button, then tap an application icon.

End a call: 

Tap End Call. Or press the center button on your iPhone headset (or the equivalent button on your Bluetooth headset).

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iPhone How To: Checking Voicemail

Checking Voicemail

When you tap Phone, iPhone shows the number of missed calls and unheard voicemail messages.
Tap Voicemail to see a list of your messages.

Listen to a message: 

Tap the message. (If you’ve already heard the message, tap the message again to replay it.) Use and to pause and resume playback.
Once you listen to a message, it’s saved until your carrier automatically erases it.

Check voicemail from another phone: 

Dial your own number or your carrier’s remote access number.

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iPhone How To: Setting Up Voicemail

Setting Up Voicemail

On iPhone, visual voicemail lets you see a list of your messages and choose which ones to listen to or delete, without having to listen to instructions or prior messages.

NOTE: Visual voicemail may not be available in all regions, or may be an optional service. Contact your carrier for more information. If visual voicemail isn’t available, tap Voicemail and follow the voice prompts to retrieve your messages.

The first time you tap Voicemail, iPhone prompts you to create a voicemail password and record your voicemail greeting.

Change your greeting: 

1. Tap Voicemail, tap Greeting, then tap Custom.
2. Tap Record when you’re ready to start.
3. When you finish, tap Stop. To review, tap Play.
   To rerecord, repeat steps 2 and 3.
4. Tap Save.

Use your carrier’s default greeting: 

Tap Voicemail, tap Greeting, then tap Default.

Set an alert sound for new voicemail: 

In Settings, choose Sounds and turn New Voicemail on. The alert sounds once for each new voicemail. If the Ring/Silent switch is off, iPhone won’t sound alerts.

Change the voicemail password: 

In Settings, choose Phone > Change Voicemail Password.

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iPhone How To: Pairing a Device with iPhone

Pairing a Device with iPhone

You must first pair a Bluetooth device with iPhone before you can use it.

Pair with iPhone: 

1. Follow the instructions that came with the device to make it discoverable or to set it to search for other Bluetooth devices.
2. In Settings, choose General > Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth on.
3. Choose the device on iPhone and enter its passkey or PIN number. See the instructions about the passkey or PIN that came with the device.
   After you pair a Bluetooth device to work with iPhone, you must make a connection to have iPhone use the device for your calls.

Connect with iPhone: 

See the documentation that came with the headset or car kit.
When iPhone is connected to a Bluetooth device, outgoing calls are routed through the device. Incoming calls are routed through the device if you answer using the device, and through iPhone if you answer using iPhone.
For important information about avoiding hearing loss and about driving safely, see the Important Product Information Guide.

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iPhone How To: Setting Ringtones

You can set the default ringtone for calls and Clock alarms and timers. You can also assign individual ringtones to contacts so you know who’s calling.

Set the default ringtone: 

In Settings, choose Sounds > Ringtone, then choose a ringtone.

Assign a ringtone to a contact: 

From Phone, tap Contacts and choose a contact. Then tap Ringtone and choose a ringtone.

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