User manual SIEMENS A50

s Be inspired Issued by Information and Communication mobile Haidenauplatz 1 D-81667 Munich © Siemens AG 2002 All rights reserved. Subject to availability. Rights of modification reserved. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft www.my-siemens.com Contents Safety precautions ................................ 3 Overview of the phone.......................... 4 Getting Started ...................................... Insert SIM card/battery ........... Charge battery ......................... General instructions ............................. User Guide............................... Menu control ........................... 5 6 7 9 9 9 1 Switch on, off/PIN entry....................... 10 Security ................................................. 11 Making a phone call ............................. Dialling with number keys ...... End call ................................... Accept call .............................. Reject call ............................... When a number is busy.......... Redial previous numbers ........ During a call ............................ Swap/Conference .................. Send DTMF tones ................. Babysitter ............................... Phonebook............................................ .......................... Call/search for an entry........... Group...................................... Record no.: ............................. Store control code ................. Picture .................................... 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 25 25 26 Message (SMS) ..................................... 27 Read Messages ...................... 27 Inbox/Outbox .......................... 28 Compose a message .............. 29 Predefined text ....................... 30 SMS to group.......................... 30 Picture & Sound (EMS) ........... 30 Text entry with "T9"................. 31 Setup ...................................... 34 Surf & fun .............................................. 35 Internet (WAP) ........................ 35 Games .................................... 40 Bitmap viewer......................... 41 Melodies ................................. 42 Voice message/Mailbox ....................... 43 Cell broadcast....................................... 44 SIM services (optional)............ 45 Records ................................................. 46 Missed calls ............................ 46 Calls received.......................... 46 Calls dialled ............................. 46 Duration/charges.................................. 47 Display .................................... 47 Charge settings....................... 47 Divert ..................................................... 48 Clock...................................................... 50 Alarm clock ............................ 50 Time/date................................ 50 Format date ............................ 50 Auto display ............................ 50 Auto phone off........................ 50 See also Index at the end of this User Guide 2 Contents 51 51 52 53 53 54 55 55 55 55 55 56 56 56 56 57 57 57 58 58 58 59 61 61 62 Display symbols (selection) ................ 63 Questions & Answers .......................... 64 Siemens Service................................... 67 Specifications/maintenance ................ 68 Accessories .......................................... 69 Basics ..................................... 69 Car Solutions .......................... 69 Personalisation..................................... 70 SAR (European Union)......................... 71 SAR (international)............................... 72 Index ...................................................... 73 Profiles .................................................. Setup ...................................... Aircraft mode.......................... Fast access key.................................... Left soft key ........................... Speed dialling keys ................. Audio ..................................................... Ringer setting ......................... Volume ................................... Ring tones .............................. Call screening ......................... Silent alert............................... Key tones................................ Minute beep ........................... Info tones ............................... Setup ..................................................... Language ................................ Display .................................... Status ..................................... T9 input................................... Security................................... Network.................................. During a call ............................ Headset .................................. Car Kit ..................................... See also Index at the end of this User Guide Safety precautions Switch off in hospitals or in the vicinity of medical devices, e.g. hearing aids. You should keep a minimum distance of 20 cm between a pacemaker and mobile phone. When using the mobile phone, hold i t to the ear which is furthest away from the pacemaker. Always use the handsfree kit for calls while driving (p. 69). Mobile phones must be switched off at all times in an aircraft. To prevent accidental activation, see (p. 52). Switch off near petrol stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or blasting operations. Mobile phones can interfere with the operation of technical installations. The ring tone is reproduced through the earpiece. To avoid damage to hearing, first accept the call, then hold the phone to the ear. SIM card may be removed. Caution! Small parts could be swallowed by children. The mains voltage specified on the power supply unit must not be exceeded. 3 We recommend you use only original Siemens batteries (100% mercury-free) and charging devices. Otherwise considerable health risks and damage to the product cannot be excluded. Neither the phone nor the battery (100% mercury-free) may be opened under any circumstances (except when exchanging the battery, SIM card or top shell). Any other changes to this device are strictly prohibited, as they will invalidate the type approval criteria required for operation of the unit. Please note Dispose of used batteries and phones according to the legal regulations. Mobile phones can interfere with the operation of nearby TVs, radios, PCs. We recommend you use only original Siemens accessories to avoid possible damage and to comply with the existing regulations. Improper use invalidates the warranty! 4 Loudspeaker Display indicators Signal strength/ battery level. Call key A Overview of the phone Integrated antenna Select displayed phone number or name, accept calls. Display last calls in standby mode. Phonebook key Press once for Phonebook Press twice for Groups < a (service provider) 02.12.2002 12:30 New SMS Menu Do not interfere with the phone above the battery cover unnecessarily. This reduces the signal strength. S * Hold down. In standby mode Switch signal tones on and off. On/Off/End key Press briefly: End call/function and return to standby mode. In menus: one menu level back. Hold down: Switch on/off phone (in standby mode). Key lock To switch on and off: # Hold down Device interface Connection for charger, headset etc. Microphone Soft keys The current functions of these keys are displayed in the grey fields as text or icons. These keys display the quick selection in standby mode (factory default: §New SMS ) or e.g. p (SIM service) and §Menu§. < a (Service Provider) 02.12.2001 12:30 New SMS Menu To call up a function displayed, press the soft key underneath the function on the outside. Example: Press the right soft key on the outside to call up the menu. Press the soft keys inside to scroll through menus and lists. Getting Started 5 The front and back covers of the casing (CLIPitTM Covers p. 69) can be changed in a matter of seconds - no tools required. Please switch the phone off first: To attach To remove Your phone's display and the display cover of the upper shell are delivered with a protective film. Remove this film before getting started. In rare cases the static charge created by removing this film may cause discolouration at the edges of the display. However, this will disappear within 10 minutes. 6 Getting Started · Insert SIM card in the opening (contacts pointing downwards) and push gently until it engages (make sure the angled corner is in the correct position ). Insert SIM card/battery The service provider supplies you with a SIM card on which all the important data for your line is stored. If the SIM card has been delivered in credit card size, snap the smaller segment out and remove any rough edges. · Press grooved area , then lift cover . · Insert battery into the phone sideways , then press downwards , until it engages. · Press latch in the direction indicated by the arrow , Lift battery at the cutout on the side of the phone , then tilt upwards and remove. · Replace cover and press downwards until it engages. Only 3-Volt SIM cards are supported. Older SIM cards (5-Volt technology) cannot be used. Please contact your service provider, if you have an older card. Getting Started Charge battery The battery is not fully charged when delivered, so: · Plug in charger cable at the bottom of the phone, plug in the plugin power supply unit to the mains power socket and charge for at least two hours. If the battery is totally discharged no charge icon is displayed at the beginning of the charging process. If this is the case leave the charger cable plugged in, the charge icon will appear after a maximum of 2 hours. The battery is then automatically charged. · Push the sides of the charger cable plug together and pull to remove it. Charging 7 The charger heats up when used for long periods. This is normal and not dangerous. Á When charging is in progress. e End of charging. An empty battery is fully charged after about 2 hours. Charging is only possible in an ambient temperature of 5 °C to 40 °C (the charge icon flashes as a warning when the temperature is 5 °C above/below this range). The voltage specified on the power supply must not be exceeded. Operating times A fully charged battery provides 60-250 hours of standby time or 100-300 minutes of talk time. The operating times are average values and depend on the operating conditions (see table below). Charge level display (full-empty): a}b{c A beep sounds when the battery is nearly empty. Operation carried Time Decrease of out (min) standby time by Calling 1 30 to 60 minutes Display back 1 30 minutes light * Network search 1 5 to 10 minutes * key input, games, organiser etc. Functions without SIM card To display the functions that can be used without SIM card, switch on the phone without the SIM card: §Menu§ Press soft key. Special case: §SOS§ Emergency number, SOS (p. 10). 8 Getting Started Quality declaration for battery The capacity of your mobile phone battery reduces each time you charge/discharge it. Storing the battery at temperatures that are too high or too low also causes a gradual loss of capacity. This can cause the operating times of your mobile phone to reduce significantly per usage cycle. The battery is, however, designed to be charged and fully discharged within a period of six months from when the mobile phone was purchased. Following this sixmonth period we recommend replacing your battery if you experience a significant drop in performance. Please purchase only Siemens original batteries. General instructions User Guide The following symbols are used: 9 Menu control The menus provide access to functions, network services and individual settings. Main menu To reach the main menu from standby mode: Press the right key on the outside right (soft key). Menu MN Press on the inside to scroll. function (soft key). §Menu§ Displays a soft key function. J S A Enter numbers or letters. On/Off/End key. Call key. KL Press on the outside to call a ~ Function depends on the service provider, special registration may be necessary. Steps for calling a function as described in this User Guide, e.g.: §Menu§ Audio Volume The procedure above corresponds to: Menu control Press those two keys on the inside to scroll up and down in menus and lists. N L N L §Menu§ Press soft key. Scroll to Audio. Select Audio. Scroll to Volume. Select Volume. To carry out the function selected: Press the right key on the outside right. The font size of the display in your telephone has been set to Big letters (p. 57). The pictures in this user guide show the display texts in the smaller font size. Option menu In other situations (e.g. when the Phonebook is open) a corresponding option menu appears: §Options§ Press. 10 Switch on, off/PIN entry S Hold down On/Off/End key to switch on or off. Emergency number (SOS) By pressing the soft key §SOS§ you can make an emergency call on any network without a SIM card and without entering a PIN (not available in all countries). This must only be used in real emergencies! PIN problems If the PIN is entered incorrectly three times the SIM card is barred (p. 11). Actviate, deactivate PIN control or change PIN (p. 11). SIM problems If "Please insert SIM card" is displayed, check for faults (p. 64). Network connection Switch on, off Enter PIN The SIM card can be protected with a 4-8 digit PIN. Enter your PIN code using the digit keys (shown a series of asterisks; if you make a mistake, press §Clear§). J ClearOK Clear Please enter your PIN: **** OK < > §OK§ Confirm input with the right key (press on the outside). Logging on to the network will take a few seconds. < a (Service Provider) 02.12.2002 12:30 New SMS Menu When the name of the service provider appears on the display, the phone is in standby mode and ready for use. Strength of incoming signal. A weak signal reduces the call quality and may lead to loss of the connection. Change your location. If you are outside your "home network" your phone automatically selects a different GSM network (p. 59). SIM services p Symbol for special applications on the SIM card (p. 45), e.g. Mobile Banking. Security The phone and SIM card are protected against misuse by several security codes and should be treated with the same care as a cheque guarantee card. For further details see also p. 59. Keep these confidential numbers in a safe place where you can access them if required. Protects your SIM card (personal identification number). PIN 2 * This is needed to set the charge detail display and to acces additional functions on special SIM cards. PUK/ Key code. Used to unlock SIM PUK 2 cards after the wrong PIN has been entered. Phone- Protects your phone. Must be encode * tered at the first security setting. §Menu§ Setup Security then select a function: PIN * 11 Change PIN * You can change the PIN to any number you may find easier to remember. J Enter old PIN. §OK§ Press. J, §OK§ Enter new PIN. J, §OK§ Repeat new PIN. Change PIN2 * (display only if PIN 2 is available). Proceed as with Change PIN. Change phonecode * You define and enter the phone code when calling up a phone code protected function (e.g. Babysitter, p. 17) for the first time. It is then valid for all functions. If you have forgotten it, please call Siemens Service (p. 67). Remove SIM card barring If the PIN is entered incorrectly three times the SIM card is barred. Enter the PUK (MASTER PIN) provided by your service provider together with the SIM card according to instructions. If PUK (MASTER PIN) has been lost, please contact your service provider. PIN control The PIN is usually requested each time the phone is switched on. You can deactivate this feature but you risk unauthorised use of the phone. §Select§ Press. §OK§ Confirm entry. §Change§ Press. §OK§ Confirm. Some service providers do not permit this function. J Enter PIN. * 4-8-digit number 12 Making a phone call End call Dialling with number keys The phone must be switched on (standby mode). Enter the number (always with prefix, if necessary with the international dialling code). §Clear§ A short press clears the last digit, a long press clears the entire number. S Press the End key briefly. The call is ended. J Press this key even if the person on the other end of the line has hung up first. Accept call + +498912345 Reply Reject The phone must be switched on (standby mode). press §Reply§ Press or again. A 0 ? Store phone number in the Phonebook (p. 18). Press the Call key. The phone number displayed is dialled. International dialling codes Many international dialling codes are stored in your phone: Hold down until "+" appears. This replaces the first two digits of the international dialling code. §+List§ Press. Select the required country. The international dialling code is displayed. Now add the national number (in many countries without the first digit) and press the Call key. A A phone number is transmitted by the network and displayed. If it is stored in the Phonebook the corresponding name is displayed. Reject call §Reject§ Press or §Divert§ Diverts the caller to the mailbox, for example, if Busy is set (p. 48) and "call waiting" has been activated (p. 14). S press briefly. Making a phone call When a number is busy If the called number is busy or cannot be reached because of network problems the following options are available (depending on service provider): Either · To redial the phone number last called: 13 Redial previous numbers · To redial other numbers that were dialled previously: A A A Press the Call key twice. Auto redial previous numbers §Auto dial§ Press. The number is automatically dialled for up to 15 minutes at increasing intervals. During this period, no other number can be dialled. To end: Press S (End key). or Press the Call key once. Pick out the required phone number from the list, then press ... ... to dial. N Call back §Call back§ Press. Your phone rings when the busy number is free. Press the Call key to dial the number. ~ Reminder §Prompt§ Press. A beep reminds you to redial the displayed phone number after 15 minutes. Any other call ends the function. §Options§ Call lists (p. 46). The numbers of calls that have been received, dialled or missed are stored for call back purposes (p. 46). An incoming call will interrupt any other use of the phone. Functions during a call (p. 14). Switch off ringer for the current call: * Hold down. The call is displayed. The caller hears the dialling tone. 14 Making a phone call ~ Set Volume MN You can adjust the the handset volume with arrow keys (only during the call). If a car kit is used, its volume setting does not affect the usual setting on the phone. During a call Call waiting You may need to register for this service with your service provider and set your phone accordingly (p. 61). During a call, you may be advised that there is another call waiting. You will hear a special tone during the call. You have the following options: Phone number memo You can dial a number with the keypad during a call. The person on the other end of the line can hear the number being entered. It can be stored in the Phonebook or called after the current call has ended. Swap §Swap§ Accept the waiting call and place the current call on hold. To swap between the two calls, press §Swap§ each time. Reject §Reject§ Reject the waiting call. The caller will hear the busy tone or §Divert§ if this is set, the caller will be diverted to the mailbox for example (p. 48). End current call S End the current call. §Reply§ Accept the new call. Making a phone call Swap/Conference ~ Some functions may not be supported by your service provider. You can call another number during a call. You can swap back and forth between both calls or link all callers together in a conference. During a call, inform the other party of your intention, then: < 15 S End the current call. The following query is displayed: "Return to the call on hold?" §Yes§ Return to the held call or §No§ The held call is ended. Conference ; menu§ Open call menu and select Conference. A held call is added (conference call with up to 5 subscribers). To end: All calls are ended simultaneously when the End key is pressed. Z Carol Z a Hold ; menu§ §Hold§ Put the current call on hold. You can now dial a new number. When the connection is established, you have the following options: S Call transfer Swap §Swap§ Swap back and forth between both calls. ; menu§ Open call menu and select Call transfer. The original call is joined to the second one. For you, both calls are now ended. ~ 16 Making a phone call Send DTMF tones ; menu§ Open menu. Send DTMF tones Select. You can enter control codes (digits) during a call so that an answering machine can be controlled remotely. These digits are directly transmitted as DTMF tones (control codes). Control codes (DTMF tones) stored in the Phonebook (p. 18) can also be entered. Call menu The following functions are only available during a call: ; menu§ Open menu. Microphone Switch the microphone on or off. If switched off, the person on on the other end of the line cannot hear you (muting). Alternatively: * Hold down. However, numbers being entered are audible when Send DTMF tones is active. Volume Adjust handset volume. Conference (p. 15). Duration/ While the connection continues, the call duration and charges (if set, see p. 47) the charge details are displayed. Send DTMF See right. tones Call transfer (p. 15). ~ Main menu Call status Direct access to the main menu. List all held and active calls (e.g. participants in a conference). Making a phone call Babysitter Only one phone number can be dialled. Hold down the right soft key on the outside right. 17 Switch off # J Hold down. Enter phone code. §Change§ Press. §OK§ Confirm input. Phonecode When first prompted, you define and enter the phonecode (4-8 digits) (e.g. for Babysitter). Please do not forget this code! It applies to other functions as well but it may be changed at any time (p. 11). Switch on §Menu§ Setup Security Babysitter §Select§ Press. J Enter phone code (see instructions on the right). §OK§ Confirm input. §Change§ Press. @ /J Select phone number from the Phonebook (p. 18) or enter a new one (with name). The babysitter is now active. 18 Phonebook Additional fields Group Assign the entry to a group, for example: Office, Family, Leisure, VIP (see group functions, p. 21). Location: Select a storage location other than the SIM card (standard) such as phone memory or special SIM card (p. 24). Record no.: (storage location number) Every entry is automatically assigned a number under which it can also be selected. For information on how to change the number, see (p. 25). Enter frequently used phone numbers in the Phonebook with a special name. To dial then, simply highlight the name. If a phone number is stored with a name, it appears on the display when you are called. You can assign important phone numbers to a group. T Open Phonebook. Select Input aid If the cursor is in the input field you can use the left soft key to display a list with international dialling codes. §+List Press. Select the required country. The international dialling code is displayed. Hold down key until a "+" appears. This replaces the two leading digits of the international dialling code. N J Select. Activate input fields. Enter phone number (with prefix) and name (for additional fields/input aid, see adjacent column). 0 §Save§ Press to store the entry. You can enter your "own" numbers (e.g. fax). Phonebook Text entry Press digit key repeatedly until the required letter is displayed. The cursor advances after a short delay. 2 Press once for a, twice for b etc. The first letter in each name is automatically written in UPPERCASE. Ä,ä/1-9 Umlauts and numbers are displayed after the relevant letter. Clear Press briefly to delete the letter before the cursor, hold down to erase the whole name. MN Move the cursor. * Press briefly: uppercase, Switch between lowercase and digits. Hold down: Set input language and text mode. # Activate/deactivate T9. 0 Write: . , ? ! 0 + - : 1 Space. Special characters 19 Press key repeatedly until the character is displayed. To enter special characters after numbers (e.g. 5 £), switch to the letter mode first: * 0 # * 1 Blank 1 £ $ ¥ ¤ . ¡ * # , / ?! ; ) ( 0+_ "' : ¿ <= > %~ @\ & §