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Manual abstract: user guide SIEMENS A51

Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.

Overview of the phone 1 Overview of the phone 1 2 Display indicators Signal strength/battery level. Soft keys Press the soft key to call up the function that is displayed as §Text§ or icon on the grey fields above the key. 3 A Call key Dial displayed phone number or name, accept calls. In standby mode: Display the last calls. On/Off/End key · Switched off: press and hold to switch on. · During a conversation or in an application: press briefly to finish. · In menus: press briefly to go back a level. Press and hold to return to standby mode. · In standby mode: press and hold to switch off phone. _ 17.02.2003 New SMS g 09:15 Menu Service provider 4B 5 6 * Press and hold · In standby mode: switch on/off all signal tones (except alarm). · For incoming calls: only switch off ring tones. 7 Press and hold In standby mode: switch key lock on/off. Input keys Numbers, letters. 2 Getting Started Getting Started The front and back covers of the phone and the keypad (CLIPitTM Covers, my-CLIPitTM) can be changed in seconds ­ no tools required. Please switch the phone off first. To assemble the phone s 3 de 2a bc f s 6 mn 5 jk qrs o 1 4 8 tu 0 To insert the SIM card 7p gh i v 9 wx l yz Insert SIM card in the opening, contacts pointing downwards (make sure the angled corner is in correct position ). Push gently until it engages . Additonal notes Your phone's display is delivered with a protective film. Remove this film before getting started. To avoid damage to the display, the phone should not be used without the front cover. LITHIU M ION LIT HI UM IO N Switch on/off, PIN entry 3 Charge battery The battery is not fully charged when delivered. Plug in the charger cable at the bottom of the phone, plug in the power supply unit to the mains power socket and charge for at least two hours. 5 jk l i Security The phone and SIM card are protected against misuse by several security codes. Keep these confidential numbers in a safe place where you can access them again if required. §Menu§ ¢ Setup ¢ Security ¢ Codes ¢ Select a function. 4 gh rs 8 pq 7 0 tu v 9 PIN control Charging time The charging time is 2 hours. Ambient temperature of 5 °C to 40 °C (icon flashes as a warning when 5 °C above/below this). 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. Some service providers do not permit deactivation of the control. Switch on/off, PIN entry Switch on/off Press and hold On/Off/End keyBto switch on or off. Change PIN You can change the PIN to any 4­8 digit number you may find easier to remember. Change PIN 2 (Displayed only if PIN 2 is available.) Proceed as with Change PIN. Enter PIN The SIM card can be protected with a 4­8 digit PIN. Enter the PIN code using the number keys (the display shows a series of asterisks, if you make a mistake press §Clear§). Confirm your input with §OK§. Logging on to the network will take a few seconds. First time switching on phone, the time and date must be set. Change phonecode You define and enter the phone code (4­8 digits) when calling a phone code protected function (e.g. Direct call, p. 5) for the first time. It is then valid for all protected functions. If it is entered incorrectly three times the phone is locked. Contact the Siemens Service. Clear 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 with the SIM card. If the PUK (MASTER PIN) has been lost, please contact your service provider. Standby mode When the name of the service provider/ logo appears on the display, the phone is in standby mode and ready for use. Press and hold the On/Off/End keyBto return to standby mode from any menu option. 4 Making a phone call Prevent accidental activation Even if PIN use is deactivated (p. 3) confirmation is required to switch on the phone. This prevents accidental activation of the phone, e.g. when you are carrying it in a bag or when you are travelling in an aircraft. After pressing and holding the On/Off/End keyBselect §OK§ to switch on the phone or abort the operation with §Cancel§. When a number is busy For automatically dialling the phone number for up to 15 minutes at increasing intervals, press §Auto dial§. For phone ringing when the busy number is free, press §Call back§ ( L ). Press §Prompt§ and a beep will remind you to redial the dispayed phone number after 15 minutes. Accept call The phone must be switched on (standby mode). An incoming call will interrupt any other use of the phone. Press §Reply§ orA. If the phone number has been transmitted by the network, it is displayed. If the number and the name are stored in the Phonebook, the corresponding name is displayed instead. If set, an animation can be displayed instead of the bell icon. Making a phone 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). Press §Clear§ to clear the last digit, press and hold to clear the entire phone number. To dial press theAkey. Reject call Held call §Reject§ or B press briefly. End call Press the End keyBbriefly. Press this key even if the person on the other end of the line has hung up first. Set volume Use the scroll keyEto start adjusting the volume during conversation. Set volume withG. Make a new connection during a call with y menu§ ¢ Hold ¢ J (dial new phone number, also from Phonebook:F). With §Swap§ you can swap back and forth between both calls. Additional costs will be incurred for the 2nd phone connection. Redial previous numbers To redial the phone number last called, press the Call keyAtwice. To redial other numbers that were dialled previously, pick out the required phone number from the list withG, then pressAto dial. Conference Make a new connection during a call with y menu§ ¢ Hold ¢ J (dial a new phone number). With y menu§ ¢ Conference you can join the held call. Repeat this procedure until all participants are linked together (up to 5 participants). b Phonebook All calls in the conference are ended simultaneously when the End keyBis pressed. Additional costs will be incurred for every additional phone connection. 5 Phonebook New entry Open Phonebook (in standby mode) F (select ) ¢ §Select§ ¢ Activate input fields. Number: Always enter phone number with an area dialling code. Name: Enter first name or surname. Group: Organise entries in groups, select with §Change§. Location: Select location: SIM, Mobile or Protected SIM. Record no.: This is automatically assigned to the entry. Change with §Change§. Press §Save§ to store the new entry. Call menu Several functions are only available during a call: y menu§ ¢ Select a function. Direct call The phone can be locked, so it's only possible to dial a defined number. Press §Select§ and enter phone code. When first prompted you define and enter the phone code (4­8 digits). Please do not forget this code! Confirm input with §OK§ and press §Change§. Select phone number from the Phonebook (p. 5) or enter a new one. With §OK§ confirm On. Switch on §Menu§ ¢ Setup ¢ Security ¢ Direct call Text entry Press number key repeatedly until the required letter appears. The cursor advances after a short delay. Example: Press once for a, twice for b etc. 2 Press and hold to write the number. Ä, ä, 1­9 Umlauts and numbers are displayed after the relevant letters. §Clear§ Press briefly to delete the letter before the cursor, press and hold to delete the whole word. G Move the cursor (forwards/back). Press briefly: Switch between: abc, Abc, ABC, T9abc, T9Abc, T9ABC, 123. Status indicator in the top line of the display. Press and hold: All input modes are displayed. Press briefly: Select special char* acters. Press and hold: Open input menu. Use Press and hold the right soft key>to dial. Switch off Press and hold and enter phone code. Confirm input with §OK§ and press §Change§. With §OK§ confirm Off. 6 Phonebook Press once/repeatedly: .,?!'"0-()@/:_+~& Press and hold: Writes 0. Writes blank. Press twice = skip line. 0 1 Groups If there are many Phonebook entries it is best to assign them to a group, e.g.: Family, Friends, VIP, Others A special ring tone can sound and/or a symbol can be displayed if the phone number of a call is registered in a group. Call/search for an entry Open PhonebookF, select name by typing first letter or scroll and dial withA. Call with record no. A record number is automatically assigned to every new entry in the Phonebook. J Enter record number (in standby mode) ¢ ¢ A Select a group §Menu§ ¢ Phonebook ¢ ¢ G(select a group) ¢ §View§ All entries of the selected group are displayed. Change group assignment You can assign a Phonebook entry to a group when you enter it (p. 5). F ¢ Select entry ¢ §View§ ¢ §Edit§ ¢ G(scroll to group) ¢ §Change§ ¢ Select a new goup ¢ §Save§ Edit entry G ¢ Select entry ¢ §Options§ ¢ Edit ¢ G (select required input field) ¢ Make changes ¢ §Save§ SMS to group Location An entry can be moved to different storage locations in the Phonebook. SIM (standard) ¢ Entries that are stored in the Phonebook on the SIM card can also be used on a different GSM phone. Mobile v Phonebook entries are stored in the memory of the mobile phone when the memory of the SIM card is full. Protected SIM ¡ b Phone numbers can be stored in protected locations on a special SIM card. A PIN 2 is needed for editing (p. 3). A memo (SMS) can be sent as a "circular" to all members of a group. Each SMS is charged separately! Open in Phonebook menu and scroll to a group. §Options§ ¢ SMS to group ¢ §Select§ ¢ Compose message ¢ A(the group is displayed) ¢ §OK§ ¢ A The SMS is sent to the first recipient. PressAagain to start the next send operation. Each send operation must be confirmed. Individual recipients may be skipped. Call to group You can call up to 5 group members one by one and link them together in a conference (function may need to be enabled by the service provider). Open in Phonebook menu and scroll to a group. b Messages (SMS) §Select§ ¢ Select the entries ¢ §Change§ (mark/unmark entry) ¢ §OK§ The first entry is dialled and the call is put on hold. ProceedAby calling the next entry until all marked entries are called. With §Options§ you can link the calls on hold in a conference. 7 Group call tones You can assign different ringtones to groups. §Menu§ ¢ Ring tones ¢ Group calls ¢ Select a group ¢ §Select§ ¢ Select ring tone ¢ §Select§ Write text fragments §Menu§ ¢ Messages ¢ Predefined texts ¢ ¢ J(write text fragment) ¢ §Save§ Use text fragments J(write message text) ¢ §Options§ ¢ Insert text ¢ G (select text fragment from the list) ¢ §Select§ Text entry with T9 The text fragment is inserted into the text to the left of the cursor. Messages (SMS) Read messages A new message is indicated on the display with ]. Press the control key on the left to read the message. Scroll through the message line by line withG. T9 deduces the correct word from the individual key entries by making comparisons with an extensive dictionary. Write a word and finish it without looking at the display. Simply press the keys where the relevant letter is located once. If several options are found in the dictionary the most probably is displayed first. For further options please press the right softkey. T9® Text Input is licensed under one or more of the following: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541, 5,187,480, 5,945,928 and 6,011,554; Canadian Pat. No. 1,331,057; United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B; Hong Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329; Republic of Singapore Pat. No. 51383; Euro.Pat. No. 0 842 463 (96927260.8) DE/DK, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, GB; and additional patents are pending worldwide. Reply menu §Reply§ Open the reply menu. Inbox/outbox §Menu§ ¢ Messages ¢ Inbox or Outbox The list of saved messages is shown. Compose a message §Menu§ The SMS is sent to the service centre for transmission. ¢ Messages ¢ New SMS ¢ Write text ¢ A ¢ J/ Q (enter phone number or select from Phonebook) ¢ §OK§ Text menu §Options§ Open the text menu. 8 Profiles Profiles §Menu§ ¢ Profiles Three profiles are standard with default settings, they can be changed however: Normal environment, Quiet environment, Noisy environment You can set two personal profiles (). The special profile Aircraft mode cannot be changed. Setup Display §Menu§ ¢ Setup ¢ Display ¢ Select a function. Language §Menu§ Activate Select default profile or personal profile The list of available functions is displayed. ¢ §Select§. Change setting Select profile ¢ §Options§ ¢ Change setti ...

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