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Page 2: ...dding New Contacts 16 Editing Deleting Contacts 16 Making a Call from Your Contact List 16 Speed Dial List 17 Contacts Management 17 5 Entering Text 18 Keypad Input 18 Text Input Mode 19 Changing Text Mode 20 6 Messages 21 Types of Messages 21 Creating and Sending New Text Messages 22 Creating and Sending New Multimedia Messages 22 Reading New Messages 22 Using Message Options 23 Deleting Messages...

Page 3: ... national SAR limits of 1 6W kg The specific maximum SAR values can be found in the RADIO WAVES section of this user guide When carrying the product or using it while worn on your body either use an approved accessory such as a holster or otherwise maintain a distance of 1 cm from the body to ensure compliance with RF exposure requirements Note that the product may be transmitting even if you are ...

Page 4: ...ng or Installing the Battery a Place the battery on the back of the phone so the metal contacts match up on the battery and in the battery cavity b Slide the battery down into the battery cavity until it locks into place c To remove lift the battery out of the cavity from the lower left corner ...

Page 5: ... it contact your service provider 1 2 2 Power Off Your Phone Press and hold the key from the Home screen 1 3 Charging Your Device The light at the front cover of the phone when the phone is plugged in indicates it s charging a Plug the AC Charger into a standard outlet b To access the charging port on the lower left side of your phone open the flap and plug the other end of the AC charger into the...

Page 6: ...ur phone for the first time charge the battery fully approximately 3 hours When the battery is fully charged the will display on the screen To reduce power consumption when the battery is fully charged disconnect your phone from the AC Charger and the charger from the wall outlet Switch off some applications when not in use reduce the backlight time etc 1 4 Phone Overview Right soft key Left soft ...

Page 7: ...voicemail In Edit mode Press Input frequently used symbols Press and hold Input 1 key Press Dial In Edit mode Press Switch between lower upper case input methods Press and hold Access the Symbols table 0 key Press Dial 0 Press and hold Switch between P W In Edit mode Press and hold Input 0 key Press Dial Press and hold Vibrate alert ...

Page 8: ...essage RIGHT Tools OK key Press to confirm an option End key Press End a call Return to the Home screen Press and hold Power on off 1 1 You can personalize navigation keys in Settings 1 5 Setting Up Voicemail a From the Home screen press and hold the key b When connected you re prompted to set up your voicemail ...

Page 9: ...to an audio device Headset connected Call forwarding activated Your calls are forwarded Alarm or appointments programmed 1 The icons and illustrations in this guide are provided for informational purposes only Level of network reception New voicemail message Voice service only Missed calls Call in progress Radio is on Browser messages Roaming SIM card unavailable 3G connected and the device is ex ...

Page 10: ...delete at least one message on your SIM card Flight mode 2 2 Menu Navigation 2 2 1 Accessing Menus You can access menus and submenus by scroll ing the Navigation keys or by using the shortcut keys 2 2 2 Accessing a Menu Function by Scrolling a From the Home screen press the Left soft key to access the main menu b Access submenus included in the menu by scrolling to and highlighting the option and ...

Page 11: ...ings 2 2 3 Using Numbered Menu Shortcuts key Numbered menu items such as menus sub menus and options can be quickly accessed by using their shortcut numbers From the Home screen you can also press and hold the number keys 2 to 9 to call a contact to which you have previously assigned a shortcut a From the Home screen press the Left soft key to access the main menu b From the main menu select Setti...

Page 12: ...your new shortcut choice e Press the Right soft key key to save the change 3 Phone Calls 3 1 Making a Call a From the Home screen enter the area code and phone number b If you press an incorrect key press the Right soft key to delete the incorrect digits c Press the key to make the call 3 1 1 Making an Emergency Call Dial the emergency number and press the key You do not need a SIM card or unlock ...

Page 13: ... call Press the volume key down 1 Contact your service provider to check service availability 3 2 2 Rejecting a Call Press the Right soft key once to reject the call Press and hold the volume key Press the Left soft key to reject the call and send an SMS to the calling party 3 2 3 Handling Two Calls a To add a second party during a call dial the number b After answering a second call you can press...

Page 14: ... a Call When you want to end your call briefly press the key 1 Contact your service provider to check service availability 3 4 Adjusting Call Volume You can adjust the sound level during a call using the Volume key or using the Navigation up key Navigation down key directly during a call You can use Handsfree function by pressing the Right soft key during a call Move the handset away from your ear...

Page 15: ...ons 1 During a call press the Options soft key to ac cess the following Mute Unmute Mutes Unmutes the conversation from your end 1 Contact your service provider to check service availability Hold Hold the current call End End the current call New Call Hold the current call and dial another number Contacts Add a contact or access preloaded contacts Messages Send an SMS MMS to the caller Calendar En...

Page 16: ...or a contact Edit Modify the contents of a file name number ringtone etc Edit before call Edit the phone number before placing a call Delete Delete a single contact highlighted Call Call the selected contact Copy Copy the selected contact to the SIM card or vice versa if there is sufficient memory Move Move the selected contact to the SIM card or vice versa if there is sufficient memory Send vCard...

Page 17: ...formation c Once you have selected the contact press the Left soft key key to edit each field d To save the information entered press Options Save 4 3 2 Deleting Contacts a From the main menu select Contacts b To delete a contact press Options Delete to delete more contacts press Options Management Delete several 4 4 Making a Call from Your Contact List a From the main menu select Contacts b When ...

Page 18: ... Contacts c Scroll to choose a contact you want to assign from Contacts and press OK 4 5 2 Changing a Number Assigned to a Key a From the main menu select Settings Phone settings Keypad Numeric keys b Highlight the key with which you wish to re assign the speed dial number press Edit Contact c Scroll to choose the new contact you want to assign from Contacts and press OK 4 6 Contacts Management Co...

Page 19: ...several Allows you to move all contacts from the SIM to the phone or vice versa Delete several Allows you to delete all contacts from the phone and SIM Display format Allows you to choose the way in which contact names are displayed When Fixed dial number is activated your Web or MMS will be barred Gener ally you need to add 99 into your FDN list to enable data service If 99 doesn t help please co...

Page 20: ...Numeric input 1 2 3 key Input 0 in numeric mode key Access the Symbols table when input mode is not numeric 5 1 1 Symbol Table Press the key to display the Symbols table Use the Navigation key to move the cursor over the desired symbol and press the key to select 5 2 Text Input Mode Text mode allows you to choose between Smart ABC ABC or Numeric modes ...

Page 21: ...with the corresponding letter Smart SPANISH Mode Allows you to enter words with fewer keystrokes Smart SPANISH Mode automatically compares the series of keystrokes you make with its preset linguistic dictionary and selects the most likely word you are writing to help save time Numeric Mode Allows you to enter numbers 5 3 Changing Text Mode a When you are in a text entry field press Options Input m...

Page 22: ...our service provider s message service The Multimedia Message Service MMS allows you to send and receive multimedia mes sages such as picture messages to and from other mobile phones To use this feature you may need to subscribe to your service provider s multimedia message service 6 1 1 Templates Gives you the option to send commonly used messages to save time There are two kinds of template to c...

Page 23: ...y pressing the Left soft key key to enter the telephone number c Press the Left soft key key to send the multimedia message An SMS message of more than a certain number of characters the number of characters depends on your language will be charged as several SMS mes sages An MMS message containing pho tos and or sounds may also be billed as more than one message Specific letters accented will inc...

Page 24: ...ect Allows you to select several messages for further operation Advanced Use number URL email address USSD Allows you to extract the number URL email address or USSD from the text of message for dialing saving to the phone book etc Copy to SIM phone Allows you to copy message to the SIM card Phone Move to SIM phone Allows you to move message to the SIM card Phone Copy all Copy all messages from yo...

Page 25: ...email address USSD Allows you to extract the number URL email address or USSD from the text of message for dialing saving to the phone book etc Details View details of the message 6 6 Deleting Messages a From the main menu select Messages b Delete messages by pressing Options Delete or Delete all c Select Yes 6 7 Message Settings a From the main menu select Messages Settings b Select of the follow...

Page 26: ...ential Alert Ex treme Alert Severe Alert AMBER Alerts if you have CMAS message 7 Web Your phone is equipped with a Browser allowing you to access Internet sites specifically for mobile phones 7 1 Launching Web a From the main menu select Web b Your phone connects to the network and loads the homepage of the Wireless Web service provider The content of the start up homepage depends on your Wireless...

Page 27: ...page press Options Navigate Backward d To move to next page press Options Navigate Proceed e To access the Web menu list press the Left soft key f To return to the start up homepage press Options Homepage There are other options below based on open web Save picture Save picture downloaded from open web Bookmarks You may use bookmarks when your want to save a page Open file Open an html file from t...

Page 28: ...gs You can restore the Web to its default settings by pressing the Left soft key or the key This will clear all cookies history bookmarks etc 8 Applications 8 1 Camera Your mobile phone is fitted with a camera for taking photos and shooting videos that you can use in different ways store them in your My Folder Phone send them in a multimedia message MMS to a mobile phone send them directly by Blue...

Page 29: ...in menu select Applications Camera Video recorder b Position the object or landscape in the view finder and press the key to take the video and the video will be automatically saved 8 1 3 Settings in Framing Mode From the photo shot screen press Options through the Left soft key you can adjust a number of settings Video Gallery Shutter sound Image size Capture mode Image quality Timer Night mode B...

Page 30: ...view the music files are categorized by Album Artist or Genre based on information stored in the tags 8 2 2 Music Playing Mode a From the main menu select Applications Music player b Press Options Settings and select Play mode Enable to switch among Normal Re peat Repeat all Shuffle and Repeat shuffle select Equalizer to Show different music styles preset in the phone Play pause Previous song pres...

Page 31: ...cons Keys Set as play pause resume Press the Navigation key UP DOWN to set the volume level Press the Navigation key Previous next video Press and hold the Navigation key Backward forward Back to previous menu or exit 8 5 FM Radio Your phone is equipped with a radio with RDS functionality You can use the application as a tra ditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information re...

Page 32: ...ecord to save records in phone select Activate loudspeaker to listen to the radio using loudspeaker or headset 8 6 Tone Recorder 8 6 1 Recording a New Memo a From the main menu select Applications Tone recorder b The first time you record the memo press Create record or press Options and select Go to list Create in voice list c The voice recorder screen displays d Press the key to start pause the ...

Page 33: ...ete Delete all 9 Tools 9 1 Alarm Your mobile phone has a built in alarm clock with a snooze feature You can set up to five separate alarms and choose whether or not the alarm should repeat 9 1 1 Setting an Alarm a From the main menu select Alarm b To edit the alarm press the key The following options display Time Set the specified time for this alarm Repeat Select Once default Every day Days or cu...

Page 34: ...eys and enter the second number then select the Left soft key key to display the result c Once an operation is complete you can select Clear to clear numbers and carry out a new operation 9 3 Calendar Your phone has a built in Calendar with a monthly view calendar for you to keep track of important meetings appointments etc 9 3 1 Viewing Your Calendar From the main menu select Tools Calendar Days ...

Page 35: ... Delete Delete all 9 4 Notes a From the main menu select Tools Notes b To edit a note for the first time press Add to save the note by pressing Options Save c To add more notes from the main menu Tools Notes Options Create text note 9 5 Bluetooth From the main menu select Tools Bluetooth To use your phone with a Bluetooth device you need to proceed in two steps a Pair and register the device to yo...

Page 36: ...all from the connected list Don t forget to turn on your Bluetooth device and activate the pairing mode while pairing it with your phone 9 5 2 Using Options Data transmit Exchange files with another Bluetooth device Handle a call Initiate or receive a phone call with a Bluetooth headset Listen to music Listen music by Bluetooth headset Always activate Bluetooth in your phone first before connectin...

Page 37: ...images melodies etc 11 Settings 11 1 Accessing the Settings Menu From the main menu select Settings and select the function of your choice in order to customize your mobile phone 11 2 Sound Allows you to personalize ringtones for different events and environments 11 2 1 General To modify the sound settings select Options Customize The following functions are available Mode You can set your phone r...

Page 38: ... melody for incoming messages 11 2 2 Meeting The phone will not ring or beep unless an alarm has been set A new event will cause it to vibrate 11 2 3 Outdoor This profile is designed for outdoor users who require louder ringtones 11 2 4 Indoor Ringtone beep volumes will be slightly lower than the General mode volume 11 2 5 Silence This profile will turn off all ringtones including notification sou...

Page 39: ... save power during periods of expected inactivity 11 3 3 Languages Adjust the language used for message display The Auto option selects the language according to the home network if available From the main menu select Settings Phone set tings Languages 11 3 4 HAC HAC Hearing Aid Compliance Allows users with impaired hearing to use the phone conveni ently You can choose this function by pressing th...

Page 40: ... the main menu select Settings Call Set tings 11 4 1 Dial Speech Select to turn on off dial speech function 11 4 2 Clamshell open answer Select to turn on off Clamshell open answer function 11 4 3 Call Timer View and reset the times of last call dialed calls and received calls 11 4 4 Call Waiting Activate Deactivate Query Status the notifica tion beep of a second incoming call 11 4 5 Call forwardi...

Page 41: ... Functions such as Voice calls and Messages etc are barred It can also be used to increase the length of time the phone can be left in standby mode From the main menu select Settings Airplane mode 11 6 Security From the main menu select Settings Security Activate PIN The SIM card protection code is requested each time the phone is powered on Change PIN Change PIN code Change PIN2 A protection code...

Page 42: ...s a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein TRAFFIC SAFETY Given that studies show that using a mobile phone while driving a vehicle constitutes a real risk even when the hands free kit is used car kit headset drivers are requested to refrain from using their mobile phone when the vehicle is not parked Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless m...

Page 43: ...instructed to do so by airline staff If your mobile device offers an airplane mode or similar feature consult airline staff about using it in flight Switch the mobile phone off when you are in health care facilities except in designated areas As with many other types of equipment now in regular use mobile phones can interfere with other electrical or electronic devices or equip ment using radio fr...

Page 44: ...nded operat ing temperature range is 14 F 10 C to 131 F 55 C the max value depends on device materials and housing paint texture Over 131 F 55 C the legibility of the mobile phone s display may be impaired though this is temporary and not serious Do not open or attempt to repair your mobile phone yourself Do not drop throw or try to bend your mobile phone Do not paint it Use only batteries battery...

Page 45: ... sole responsibility to ensure that prior authorization be obtained if necessary in order to record private or confidential conversa tions or take a photograph of another person the manufacturer the seller or vendor of your mobile phone including the operator disclaim any li ability which may result from the improper use of the mobile phone BATTERY AND ACCESSORIES Before removing the battery from ...

Page 46: ...rown into ordinary bins if your jurisdiction or your region has suitable recycling and collection facilities instead they are to be taken to collec tion points for them to be recycled In the United States you may learn more about CTIA s Recycling Program at www recyclewire lessphones com CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO TH...

Page 47: ...and health The exposure standard for mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR The SAR limit set by public authorities such as the Federal Communications Commission of the US Govern ment FCC or by Industry Canada is 1 6 W Kg averaged over 1 gram of body tissue Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the mobile phone transmi...

Page 48: ...choose to limit their own or their chil dren s RF exposure by limiting the length of calls or using hands free devices to keep mobile phones away from the head and body Additional WHO information about electromagnetic fields and public health are available on the following website http www who int peh emf Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital...

Page 49: ... is subject to the following two condi tions 1 This device may not cause harmful interfer ence and 2 This device must accept any interference re ceived Including interference that may cause undesired operation Your mobile phone is equipped with a built in antenna For optimal operation you should avoid touching it or degrading it As mobile devices offer a range of functions they can be used in posi...

Page 50: ...e different features of this phone thoroughly and in different locations using your hearing aid or cochlear implant to determine if you hear any interfering noise Consult your service provider or the manu facturer of this phone for information on hearing aid compatibility If you have questions about return or exchange policies consult your service provider or phone retailer Your telephone is rated...

Page 51: ... Against Theft 1 Your mobile phone is identified by an IMEI mobile phone serial number shown on the packaging label and in the product s memory 1 Contact your service provider for service avail ability We recommend that you note the number the first time you use your mobile phone by entering 06 and keep it in a safe place It may be requested by the police or your operator if your mobile phone is s...

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