GSM 908 User Guide GB PRECAUTIONS For your safety Please pay special attention to the following simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. Medical electronics Mobile telephones may interfere with the functionality of inadequately protected medical devices. Consult your physician or the manufacturer of the medical device if in doubt. Always switch off your mobile phone before visiting a hospital and observe the local regulations and rules. In-car safety Do not use your mobile phone when driving a vehicle except from in emergency cases. Always park the vehicle and take the ignition before using the phone. Radiation As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of personnel, it is recommended that no part of the human body should be allowed to come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment. Interference with other electronics Mobile phones may interfere with other nearby electronics if these are not sufficiently protected from radio signals. Do not use your mobile phone near telephones, televisions, radios, personal computers, etc. Children Risk of explosion Don't use your mobile phone at petrol stations, fuel depots, chemical plants, etc. Always switch off your telephone before entering such areas, and observe any restrictions, regulations and rules. A mobile telephone is not a toy. Keep the phone in a safe place out of children's reach. Children may harm themselves or others and they may damage the phone. Electrical safety Aircraft safety The use of mobile telephones in an aircraft may be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft and is illegal. Switch off your mobile phone before boarding an aircraft. Before using your mobile phone near an aircraft, consult the crew. This mobile telephone is intended for use when supplied with power from MA 1000, MA 1001, MA 1002, or MA 1003 chargers. The use of any other battery charging equipment will invalidate any approval given to this apparatus as well as the manufacturer's warranty. Blasting Don't use your mobile phone where blasting is in progress. Observe any restrictions, regulations and rules. Batteries Batteries may explode if incinerated. To prevent any injury or burn please observe that the battery terminals never get in contact with conducting objects or are short circuited. 3 IMPORTANT NOTICE SIM card limitations Network operators offer different kinds of services and different kinds of SIM cards. Please contact your network operator for further details. Depending on your type of SIM card some features described in this user guide may not be available to you or may not be operated in the way described. Where a feature relates to the network you will see this symbol in the user guide. The memory capacity of your SIM card may differ from one type of card to another. Batteries Never dispose of old batteries in your household refuse. Return them to the place of purchase or take them to a recycling centre so that they may be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. Accessories The use of other types of chargers, batteries or any accessories other than those recommended for use with this telephone will invalidate any approval given to this apparatus as well as the manufacturer's warranty on the telephone. Care of your phone Do not try to open the phone as this might damage vital parts. The phone contains no components which can be repaired by the user. Any repair requires expertise and should be carried out only by an authorized service centre. To clean your phone, wipe over with a soft cloth. Do not use alcohol or other solvents as these will harm your phone. Do not use your mobile phone in high humidity environments or where the temperature falls below -10° or exceeds +55° C. 4 CONTENTS Precautions Page Page Page 3 4 6 7 8 Tones setup Phone setup Page 31 Page 32 ................ ........... ........... ................ ................ Important notice Keypad functions Message setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 34 Phone book setup .......... Display symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . Page Before you start ............ ....... Page 35 Page Call timers and charge . . . . . . Page 35 Security .................... .................. ................ Making your first call Options when in conversation Phone book Page 10 Page 12 Page 36 Page 38 Page 39 Calculator ...... Accessories ................ ........ ... Page 14 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 44 Page 15 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 24 Page 26 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Phone book editing Alternative phone books List menu system Outgoing calls Answered calls Missed calls Messages ........... ............. ............. ................ ................... ......... Setup menu system Call divert .................. ................ ................ Call barring Call waiting Supplementary network services ........... 5 KEYPAD FUNCTIONS LED (Status indicator) Slow green flash: Your phone is in contact with a network. Fast green flash: Indicates an incoming call. Slow red flash: Your phone cannot get in contact with a network. Fast red flash: The battery needs recharging. Earphone LED Side key On/off key Press the key for one second to switch your telephone on or off. Function keys with text line in display The function of each key varies according to whether you are in standby, menu or conversation mode. The text line at the bottom of the display will inform you of the actual function of each key at any time. Arrow keys In standby mode: Scroll through menus, phone book, lists, messages etc. In conversation mode: Volume up/down. Side key Same function as the arrow keys. Voice mail key Quick access to your voice mail. Microphone Key Inserts the "+" before international phone numbers. Key Inserts a pause between the main number and the extension number. Last outgoing call Press for one second and the call is initiated automatically. 6 DISPLAY SYMBOLS Introduction Making a call Enter phone number. Press CALL Answering a call The telephone rings. Press ANSWER Ending a call Press END Back to standby mode Press EXIT The telephone automatically returns to standby mode when no key has been pressed for 60 seconds. Speech call indicator Fax call indicator Data call indicator SMS message indicators There is a new message for you. On: There are still unread messages. Flashing: The SMS memory is full. Voice mail indicator Indicates that there is a voice mail for you. Battery level indicator See page 8 for more information. Call divert indicator On: All calls to your mobile telephone are diverted to another telephone number. Flashing: Check the status of your call diverts. Signal strength indicator The stronger the signal (more signal bars displayed), the better the radio connection. Microphone off indicator Volume level indicator Indicates volume level when adjusting. List menu indicator Phone book indicator Scroll indicators Shows you that there are more functions up or down which you can access. Also used for scrolling though the list menus. Indicates which key to press to increase and decrease the volume level. Ring volume off indicator All-tones-off indicator See page 31 for more information. Calculator Survey of arithmetic operations in the calculator menu. Display and keypad backlighting The backlight switches on automatically when you press a key. In standby mode the light will automatically switch off if no key is pressed for 10 seconds or more. 7 BEFORE YOU START Insert rechargeable battery When changing the battery your phone should always be switched off. 1 2 1 2 1 Insert Remove Charge the battery The battery supplied with this telephone is completely discharged. The telephone will initiate charging as soon as you have inserted the charger plug. The battery takes 1 to 5 hours to become fully charged depending on type and size of the battery. To obtain optimum battery performance in daily use, wait until the battery is completely discharged, before recharging to full capacity. 1 1 Battery level indicator During charging the battery symbols will flash on and off one after another continuously from the bottom of the display up. When the battery is fully charged all 4 symbols are permanently displayed as long as the phone is switched on. 4 batteries: Battery is fully charged. 1- 3 batteries: Battery is partly discharged. 0 batteries: Battery needs recharging. You have limited conversation time left. At the same time the phone will emit a short warning tone and the LED on top of the phone will emit a fast red flash. If you insert another battery, this should be fully charged in order to read out the battery capacity accurately. 2 8 BEFORE YOU START Insert SIM card Before you can make a call on your mobile phone you have to insert the SIM card. Should you have forgotten to insert the SIM card the telephone will ask you to do so. Before inserting the SIM card into the phone please make sure that any plastic remains from the frame punching have been removed. Switch off your phone and remove the battery if attached on the phone. 1. Open the SIM card holder by sliding the catch to the left. 2. Lift the holder. 3. Insert the SIM card with its cut corner pointing up and left. 4. Close the holder and slide the catch back into place. 5. Insert the battery. 6. Switch on the telephone. The phone will display a welcome greeting. 2 1 3 4 7. Enter PIN code, if requested, and confirm by pressing OK The telephone will now start searching for your home network. When connection is successfully established, the name of your network operator will be displayed. If the telephone cannot get in touch with your home network it will start searching for another co-operating network. If the phone cannot establish contact with any network at all and you attempt to make a call, the display will show please redial later. 9 MAKING YOUR FIRST CALL Selection of language The display language of your phone is normally the national language of the country in which you purchased your SIM card. If this is not the case the display language will be English. You have the option of choosing between different languages. If by mistake you select a language which you don't understand you can return to your own language by pressing the following keys: 0000 . 1. Press MENU 2. Press 31 3. Select language using 4. Confirm by pressing OK 5. Press EXIT Making your first call 1. Enter the phone number you want to call. 2. Press CALL to make the call. 3. Press END to end the call. If you call a phone number which is diverted to another phone number, the display will show the phone number to which you are connected and not the one entered by you. Calling +4596738000 END MENU Connected to +4596738000 END MENU International calls When making an international call, enter "+" by pressing the -key for one second and then enter the relevant national code number before the telephone number (e.g. +45 for Denmark). 10 MAKING YOUR FIRST CALL Phone numbers with extension number Extension numbers can be dialled by entering a pause between the main number and the extension number. To enter a pause, press the -key for one second until the pause code P appears on the display. Emergency calls In most cases emergency calls can be made with or without a SIM card. To make an emergency call without a SIM card just enter the worldwide mobile phone emergency number 112, press SOS and confirm by pressing CALL. Answering a call 1. Press ANSWER when the phone rings. 2. Press END to end the call. Use the arrow keys and decrease the speaker volume. to increase and REJECT ANSWER Connected to +4596738000 END MENU 11 OPTIONS WHEN IN CONVERSATION Muting the microphone While having a call, you may wish to have a private conversation with someone else. You will hear everything your caller says but you cannot be heard by the caller. To switch off the microphone: 1. Press MENU 2. Select Microphone off To return to your telephone conversation: 1. Press MENU 2. Select Microphone on Your telephone supports the following network options: Having more than one conversation at a time, placing calls on hold, switching between calls, joining calls and transferring a conversation to another phone number. How to proceed 1. Press MENU when in conversation. 2. Select using either Microphone off Hold call Continue call Switch calls Drop active Join calls Private Drop held Transfer call Phone book Send message 3. Confirm by pressing OK Note: The status of the call determines which menu items are visible and available for you to select. Putting a call on hold You can make a second call without having to end a call that is currently active. Key in the second phone number and press CALL. The first call will automatically be put on hold. Please be aware that you can only have one call on h ...