HP ipaq hw6500 User Manual

Using the Phone Features

Making a Call

1.

From the Today screen, tap the iPAQ Wireless button in the 

Command bar.

2.

Tap the Phone icon on the iPAQ Wireless screen.
Alternate: Tap the 

 icon in the Navigation bar > 

Turn off flight mode (activates the wireless radio which turns on 

your phone). 

3.

Press the green 

 Answer/Send button on the Thumb 

keyboard or from the Today screen, tap Start > Phone.

4.

Tap the number you want to call, and then tap Talk or press the 

green 

 Answer/Send button from the Thumb keyboard.

NOTE:  Press the Blue key to access the numbers on the Thumb Keyboard.

Refer to the following sections for alternate ways to make a call:

• ”Making a Call from Contacts”
• ”Making a Call Using Speed Dial”
• ”Making a Call From Call History”
• ”Making a Conference Call”

Answering a Call

When you receive a phone call, the HP iPAQ rings or vibrates and a 

message appears on the screen, giving you an option to either answer or 

ignore the incoming call.
•

Tap Answer on the Phone keypad or press the green 

 Answer/Send button on the Thumb keyboard to receive 

the call.

NOTE:  To silence the phone and reject the call, tap Ignore. This may 

send the caller to your voicemail or send out a busy signal, depending on 

your service provider.

Ending a Call

When your phone call is finished, tap End on the Phone keypad or press 

and hold the red 

 End Call button to end the call.

Making a Call from Contacts

•

Tap on the Contacts icon located on the Thumb keyboard, tap 

and hold the contact’s phone number, and then tap Call Work, 

Call Home, or Call Mobile.

•

To make a call from an open contact, tap the number you want 

to call.