Hanging up VX4500 in Driving Mode

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Hello. I have VX4500 and this phone can be set to "Driving mode", although,
the incoming announcement in driving mode comes through the speakerphone and
you are expected to respond "YES" using the phone mic, even though you are
using a headset. Anyway, when you are finished with your call, you have to
flip open the folder and (with the phone holstered in your belt) you have to
press the End key. I sometimes press the wrong button because I don't want
to keep my eyes on the road while driving.

The manual on pages 22 and 23 says that to end a call (both incoming and
outgoing) you may press the End key or the side key TWICE. The side key
(twice) doesn't work.

I contacted LG on this and Cust Svc rep replied that it can only be used to
hang up an incoming call! My VX4500 with firmware version T45VZV01 does not
hang up incoming or outgoing call by pressing the side key twice.

I resplied to the Cust Svc rep and even attached pages 22 and 23 of the
manual (from the available pdf file) and told him that it clearly states on
the manual that the phone can be hang up using the side key, either incoming
or outgoing.

I'm anxiously waiting for his response. BUT he may respond in a week. My
first email to LG was replied after a week.

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speedlever wrote:

> "C C" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in
> newsGUFc.32570$eH1.15439962@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com:
>
>
>>Hello. I have VX4500 and this phone can be set to "Driving mode",
>> Anyway, when you are
>>finished with your call, you have to flip open the folder and (with
>>the phone holstered in your belt) you have to press the End key.
>>
>>The manual on pages 22 and 23 says that to end a call (both incoming
>>and outgoing) you may press the End key or the side key TWICE. The
>>side key (twice) doesn't work.
>
>
>
> I just recently moved to the VX4500/V02 f/w and find that my phone
> disconnects when the other party hangs up. I am in-between headsets
> right now, but think that worked the same way with the headset too.
>
> Perhaps you can get this functionality by updating your firmware. ??
>
> I just tried on my phone and it disconnected regardless whether I was
> the caller or the callee. (with auto answer set off, driving mode on).
>
> Set auto-answer to 1 or 3 rings and you don't even need the headset to
> use the speaker phone with the flip closed. Again, my 4500 disconnects
> when the calling party hangs up.
>

With the flip closed, the mic is covered up. It may work fine on your
end, but the people you call won't be able to hear you very well, if
they can hear you at all.

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The fact of this matter is, the user guide that comes with the phone does
not explain the "Driving mode" feature thoroughly. This feature is very
helpful in States where using a cell phone without a handsfree device is
illegal. This is all that is on Driving mode in the VX4500 User guide:

START of quote:
Driving Mode (Menu 7 -> 5)
Allows you to switch the hands-free calling on and off during driving
without the need for a Car Kit.
1. Press Left Soft Key for Menu.
2. Press 7 for Voice.
3. Press 5 for Driving Mode.
4. Select Activate/Deactivate and press OK.

Note: Immediate setting into Driving Mode when (the lower side key) is
pressed for three seconds after closing the folder.
END of quote.

"speedlever" <speedlever@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> No Reply <noreply@no.spam> wrote in news:BkYFc.11263$kz.2655216
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>
> > With the flip closed, the mic is covered up. It may work fine on your
> > end, but the people you call won't be able to hear you very well, if
> > they can hear you at all.
> >
> >
>
> My experience is just the opposite. In fact, I just tried it myself to
> verify each end of the conversation.
>
> I set the VX4500 up for auto-answer/driving mode and had the kids call
> me from an upstairs phone. I could hear them just fine over the closed
> phone.
>
> I then sent them downstairs to my office/VX4500 while I went upstairs
> and called. I could hear them perfectly well over the closed phone.
>
> Perhaps it helps that I have the leather case and that provides more
> space for the mic to pick up my voice.
>
>
>

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"C C" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsGUFc.32570$eH1.15439962@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com...
> Hello. I have VX4500 and this phone can be set to "Driving mode",
although,
> the incoming announcement in driving mode comes through the speakerphone
and
> you are expected to respond "YES" using the phone mic, even though you are
> using a headset. Anyway, when you are finished with your call, you have
to
> flip open the folder and (with the phone holstered in your belt) you have
to
> press the End key. I sometimes press the wrong button because I don't
want
> to keep my eyes on the road while driving.
>
> The manual on pages 22 and 23 says that to end a call (both incoming and
> outgoing) you may press the End key or the side key TWICE. The side key
> (twice) doesn't work.
>
> I contacted LG on this and Cust Svc rep replied that it can only be used
to
> hang up an incoming call! My VX4500 with firmware version T45VZV01 does
not
> hang up incoming or outgoing call by pressing the side key twice.
>
> I resplied to the Cust Svc rep and even attached pages 22 and 23 of the
> manual (from the available pdf file) and told him that it clearly states
on
> the manual that the phone can be hang up using the side key, either
incoming
> or outgoing.
>
> I'm anxiously waiting for his response. BUT he may respond in a week. My
> first email to LG was replied after a week.
>
I never spotted that in the manual about ending a call with with the side
key but I just reviewed it and it clearly descibes what you said.. Many
phones will send a new call directly to voice mail if you tap the side
button twice. But I get the same result as you, the side button does
nothing while a call is in progress.

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"George" <george@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "C C" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsGUFc.32570$eH1.15439962@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com...
> > Hello. I have VX4500 and this phone can be set to "Driving mode",
> although,
> > the incoming announcement in driving mode comes through the speakerphone
> and
> > you are expected to respond "YES" using the phone mic, even though you
are
> > using a headset. Anyway, when you are finished with your call, you have
> to
> > flip open the folder and (with the phone holstered in your belt) you
have
> to
> > press the End key. I sometimes press the wrong button because I don't
> want
> > to keep my eyes on the road while driving.
> >
> > The manual on pages 22 and 23 says that to end a call (both incoming and
> > outgoing) you may press the End key or the side key TWICE. The side key
> > (twice) doesn't work.
> >
> > I contacted LG on this and Cust Svc rep replied that it can only be used
> to
> > hang up an incoming call! My VX4500 with firmware version T45VZV01 does
> not
> > hang up incoming or outgoing call by pressing the side key twice.
> >
> > I resplied to the Cust Svc rep and even attached pages 22 and 23 of the
> > manual (from the available pdf file) and told him that it clearly states
> on
> > the manual that the phone can be hang up using the side key, either
> incoming
> > or outgoing.
> >
> > I'm anxiously waiting for his response. BUT he may respond in a week.
My
> > first email to LG was replied after a week.
> >
> I never spotted that in the manual about ending a call with with the side
> key but I just reviewed it and it clearly descibes what you said.. Many
> phones will send a new call directly to voice mail if you tap the side
> button twice. But I get the same result as you, the side button does
> nothing while a call is in progress.
>
>
User manuals are now outsourced. These manual were probably printed in a
third world country while the VX4500 was still in the design stage. And the
design was to make the side key (the one with the up and down button, not
the lower voice command key) double as a hangup key in driving mode by
pressing it twice. They probably decided to not include that function in
the final production because the firware programmer forgot to code the
routine that polls on the side key. Oh well it would have been nice if this
functionality was not overlooked. This is a very welcome feature in States
which now makes using cell phones, without handsfree device, illegal.

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Bob Scheurle <njtbob2@X-optonline-X.net> wrote in
news:le8je0hagm4d8cm04n8k59frdqf37oh9el@4ax.com:

> the only two states to ban talking
> on a handheld phone while driving

> The VX4500's speakerphone is all that
> you need to comply with the law

Is *handheld* the distinguishing term here? Otherwise, you are still
talking on a cell phone!

.... just curious...