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Ringer volume

Press

7 3

. The ringer volume display will be shown on the screen.

Press the volume keys on the side of the phone to adjust the setting as required. A sample of the setting will be heard whenever

a setting is changed.

Press the

key to select the current setting.

Ringer style

Press

7 4

. Then press the appropriate key for the calls to be viewed (see table right).

Use the

key to scroll through the styles . As each style is indicated on the display, a sample ring will be given.

When the required ringer style is heard, press the

key. The ring style alert confirmation screen will be momentarily

displayed and then the standby screen will be displayed.

Silent mode

Press

7 1

. Press

to turn the ringer off or

to turn it on. The silent on/off confirmation screen will be displayed

momentarily and then the standby screen will be displayed containing the words

Ringer off

Send tones

If you need to send DTMF tones during a call (e.g. to select options on an automated phone answering service), proceed as follows:

Press

7 5

. Press

to turn the tones on or

to turn them off. The tones on/off confirmation screen will be displayed

momentarily and then the standby screen will be displayed.

Answer key

Your phone will connect to an incoming call by pressing any key (except the

key) or by pressing the

key only. To set up how you

want to answer incoming calls, proceed as follows:

Press

8 3

. Press

for any key to answer or

for only the

key to answer. The answer key confirmation menu will

be displayed momentarily and then the standby screen will be displayed.

If you set the ringer

volume to zero,

Ringer off

will

be displayed.

The ringer volume can be changed with

the volume keys when your phone is

alerting you to an incoming call.

Ringer style

No.

Speech

Data

FAX

Volume up

Volume down

Summary of Contents for DB500

Page 1: ...d on disks or cards may be affected by the phone l Do not dispose of battery packs in a fire Your phone s batteries may be safely disposed of at recycling points l Take care not to allow metal objects such as coins or key rings to contact or short circuit the battery terminals l Do not attempt to dismantle the phone or any of its accessories l The earpiece may become warm during normal use and the...

Page 2: ...ights or horn of your vehicle while on a public road l Electronic vehicle systems such as anti lock brakes speed control and fuel injection systems are not normally affected by radio transmissions The manufacturer of such equipment can advise if it is adequately shielded from radio transmissions If you suspect vehicle problems caused by radio transmissions consult your dealer and do not switch on ...

Page 3: ...Even if you have a fully featured SIM card any feature not supported by the Network transmitting your call will not work This last point is especially important when you are roaming networks see page 9 User guide structure This user guide is divided into subjects represented by the headings and icons shown opposite To help you work your way through this guide the relevant subject icon is shown at ...

Page 4: ...C CALLS PHONE USE 4 CARING FOR BATTERIES 12 SELECTING FEATURES 14 SETTING UP YOUR PHONE 16 STORING RETRIEVING NUMBERS 24 TEXT ENTRY NUMBER EDITING 32 SECURITY 36 DIVERTING CONTROLLING INCOMING CALLS 42 MESSAGES VOICE MAIL 46 ...

Page 5: ...sible to transfer your SIM to another compatible phone and resume your network subscription There are two types of SIM plug in and full size and this phone uses the plug in type The screen on your phone will display appropriate messages if no SIM is fitted Inserting a SIM l Make sure that the power is off and then remove the battery À Á to reveal the SIM location l Slide the catch Â in the directi...

Page 6: ...lay shows power down message O Do not remove the battery to switch your phone off as this may cause loss of stored information PIN 1 code The SIM card issued by your service provider has a security feature called PIN 1 code protection The PIN 1 Personal Identification Number is a number put onto the card by your Service Provider and is 4 to 8 digits long Some service providers supply SIM cards whi...

Page 7: ...e 12 for battery care details This icon will pulse when the battery is being charged Short message waiting This icon indicates a short message is awaiting your attention see page 47 for details Call forwarding set to on This icon indicates your phone is set up to divert incoming calls under the conditions in menu 3 divert See page 42 for a full description of call forwarding Call connected This ic...

Page 8: ...ing Unsuccessful calls 5 to 6 Stored numbers 7 Emergency calls 7 Last number redial 7 Earpiece ringer volume 7 Muting the microphone during a call 8 Own phone number displaying sending 8 International dialling codes 8 Roaming 9 Using your phone with a laptop computer 10 4 ...

Page 9: ...your memory along with a name see page 28 that name will be displayed If the caller has withheld their identity then the screen will give a message that the incoming number is being withheld Accepting a call Press the key Rejecting a call Press briefly You also have options for holding calls and diverting calls These options depend upon your network and your subscription arrangements If your cellp...

Page 10: ...en stored in memory along with the number see page 28 the duration of this call so far if the in call timer feature is enabled see page 21 and the signal strength Correcting mistakes Press C to clear individual digits or hold down the C key to completely clear a phone number Ending calls Press Short press The phone returns to standby Unsuccessful calls If the call cannot be connected you will hear...

Page 11: ...ast number you called Ensure the standby screen is displayed and no phone number is shown Press the key twice The last number you dialled will be called Earpiece and ringer volume To change the earpiece volume Use volume keys during a call The settings remain at the level last set Whilst the phone is ringing the volume keys on the side of your phone control the ringer volume See Also Storing and r...

Page 12: ...mbers with a symbol which saves you entering the access code for the country that you are calling from Your phone will automatically dial the correct numbers for each country if you enter the digit as follows Entering international dialling codes With the phone in standby Hold down 0 The 0 character displayed changes to a character You can then enter the country code area code and phone number tha...

Page 13: ...s 8 6 The automatic manual menu will be displayed Press 1 to select automatic network selection or 2 to set manual selection A confirmation screen will be displayed momentarily and then the standby screen will be displayed View edit network list O Before editing your network list please consult with your service provider With the standby screen displayed press 8 6 3 Use the or key as appropriate u...

Page 14: ...ne to the output of the modem turn the phone on and with the standby screen displayed use your computer to send either a fax or data l When a fax is sent the number being called will be displayed on the 2nd line of the phone s LCD display The top line will display Fax then Calling then Connected alternating with Fax call When the transmission is complete the phone s screen will return to standby l...

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Page 16: ...maximise the standby time of your DB500 you may choose to switch on Area Messages Power Save Option see page 51 IMPORTANT BATTERY CHARGING INFORMATION Charging a very low battery The battery s charge continues to drop after the Recharge Battery warning is displayed In extreme cases where the battery is left uncharged for some considerable time after this warning is displayed a trickle charge is us...

Page 17: ...r at the base of the phone Check the battery icon is pulsing When charging is complete trickle charging continues During charging the battery icon pulses and shows as a solid block when charging is complete This is also shown when the phone is switched off If you need to receive calls the cellphone can be switched on and left in standby while it is charging although the total time taken to charge ...

Page 18: ...Selecting features This section describes how you select and alter the features provided by your phone and the network it is connected to Selection overview 15 Menu selection 15 Fastkey selection 15 14 ...

Page 19: ... If you lose track or make a mistake just press C to return to the previous menu If you keep pressing C you will return to the standby display Fastkey selection example Using the fastkey selection method setting the Auto answer facility on or off can be carried out as follows Press 8 2 The auto answer on off menu will be displayed The currently selected option will have a next to it Press 1 to set...

Page 20: ... 19 Ringer style 7 4 19 Silent mode 7 1 19 Send tones 7 5 19 Answer key 8 3 19 Auto answer 8 2 20 Auto redial 8 4 20 Call timer Advice of Charge AoC 5 21 22 Greeting message 8 8 23 Language setting 8 7 23 16 MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU ...

Page 21: ...move to the next value to be altered O The following values can ONLY be altered by pressing either the or key l am pm indicator where applicable l Month name l Year When you have set the clock to the required time and date press the key The clock set message will be displayed momentarily and then the standby screen will be displayed 12 24 hour set To set the phone s clock display to either 12 or 2...

Page 22: ...s the key The alarm set message will be displayed momentarily and then the standby screen will be displayed If you wish to alter the time the first hour digit can be altered by pressing either the or key Alternatively the required digit on the keypad can be pressed If the digit does not need to be altered press the key so the second hour digit can be altered Alter the digit if necessary and then u...

Page 23: ...tandby screen will be displayed containing the words Ringer off Send tones If you need to send DTMF tones during a call e g to select options on an automated phone answering service proceed as follows Press 7 5 Press 1 to turn the tones on or 2 to turn them off The tones on off confirmation screen will be displayed momentarily and then the standby screen will be displayed Answer key Your phone wil...

Page 24: ...ls screen will display the duration of all calls made from your phone since the last time the call timer was reset and also the split between calls made on your home network and those made whilst roaming Outgoing The outgoing calls screen will show the total time duration of all outgoing calls and also the split between calls made on your home network and those made whilst roaming Incoming The inc...

Page 25: ...play Press the C key to return to the show timer menu or press and hold down the C key to return to standby Format menu With the format menu selected press the appropriate key to select the required call types see table right Press the C key to return to the show timer menu or press and hold down the C key to return to standby Reset This facility allows you to reset the accumulated call times and ...

Page 26: ...w timer facility AoC display location View calls menu only 5 2 1 2 In call display screen view calls menu 1 1 AoC format information Time display current call time 5 2 2 1 1 Time display total call time 1 3 Time display outgoing call time 1 2 Cost display total cost since last reset no limit set 3 Cost display total cost since last reset limit set 3 1 Cost display balance until limit reached 3 2 U...

Page 27: ...ch cannot be stored you will be offered an alternative Press to confirm the alternative Greeting message Press 8 8 Enter the text you require for your message see page 33 for the text entry procedure Press the key to store the text and return to standby Language setting Your phone can display all its menus and other information in a number of languages To set the required language proceed as follo...

Page 28: ...edial numbers viewing calling 26 Answered Unanswered calls viewing calling 27 Clearing call lists 28 Storing numbers and names ADN FDN 28 Calling stored numbers 29 Altering stored numbers 30 Fastdial setting 8 1 2 31 One touch dial setting 8 1 4 31 FDN setting 8 1 5 31 24 MENU MENU MENU ...

Page 29: ...umbers and services as agreed with your supplier e g customer enquiries billing information sportslines weatherlines etc and cannot be edited by you You will not be able to see the number which will be dialled only the associated text title Scratchpad number Your phone has a scratchpad facility that enables you to take down a telephone number during a call and then make a call to it when you have ...

Page 30: ...ollows Viewing redial numbers The following information can be viewed l The call s position in the list 1 10 l The name associated with the number if it is stored in memory or if it is not stored the number itself l The date and time of the last call attempt to this number l The number of times this number has been called l Total cost of calls to this number AoC only see page 22 l Total time durat...

Page 31: ...formation Use the or key to go to the next or previous number as appropriate To call the number displayed press the key so the number or name is flashing Press the key The call will be made O To redial the last number you called press the key twice O To clear the redial list see page 28 O When the redial number is flashing pressing the key will allow you to store the number see page 28 O If you in...

Page 32: ...irectory you will have to enter your PIN 1 or PIN 2 code to continue for security code details see page 37 To store the number in the next available location press the key Either enter another number to be stored or press the C key to return to standby To store the number in a specific location key in the location number required and then press the key If the location is already in use you will be...

Page 33: ...follows Press and hold down the number of the required location 1 to 9 The number at that location in your directory will be called Searching To search for a phone number in your personal directory alphabetically proceed as follows Press and hold down the key until the search screen is displayed Enter the first letter using small or capital letters as appropriate of the name associated with the ph...

Page 34: ...a location number to store the altered information to a new location Delete entry To delete the entry at a specific location proceed as follows Press the key once to select your personal directory or twice to select the fixed directory Either scroll or search see page 29 to display the location to be altered Press and hold down the key so the directory alteration menu is displayed Press 2 to selec...

Page 35: ... SIM card may limit this to a smaller number One touch dial setting Press 8 1 4 The one touch dialling on off menu will be displayed Press 1 to turn one touch dialling on or 2 to turn it off FDN setting Press 8 1 5 The FDN on off menu will be displayed Press 1 to turn FDN on or 2 to turn it off Setting No Off 1 1 to 9 2 1 to 99 3 I The FDN facility is network dependant O You may be requested to en...

Page 36: ...number editing This section describes how you enter text letters numbers and symbols your own phone numbers and modify phone numbers when required Text entry 33 Own phone number entry 33 Phone number editing 35 32 ...

Page 37: ...rt you may wish to store and subsequently edit more than one phone number in the own number list Own number facilities Add an own phone number with none present Press The first own number space in the list will be displayed Press the key Key in the required number and press the key Key in the text associated with the number and press the key Use either the or key to select the required location an...

Page 38: ...he key Key in the text associated with the number and press the key A suitable confirmation message will be shown and the display will show the name and number entered Press the key to overwrite or use the or key to select the required location and then press Delete an own phone number To edit a phone number in the own number list proceed as follows With the standby screen displayed or in a call p...

Page 39: ...hen press the key to send the new number Editing In the editing mode press the key to move the cursor to the left and the key to move it to the right A short press of C will delete the number to the left of the cursor a long press will delete the entire number When a number key is pressed it will be inserted to the left of the cursor Entering special characters Entering a symbol for international ...

Page 40: ...ed in this section enable you to protect your phone from improper and unauthorised use Key lock 0 37 Security codes 37 PIN 1 code 37 Dial lock 38 Changing security codes 8 5 38 SIM lock 39 Call barring 4 1 39 36 MENU MENU MENU MENU ...

Page 41: ... key PIN 1 code Your phone can be set up so it needs your PIN 1 code entered at power up before the phone can be used at all If the PIN 1 code is not entered not even incoming calls can be answered If you enter your PIN 1 code incorrectly more than three times not necessarily in the same session not even the correct PIN 1 code will work and you will have to contact your service provider for a PUK ...

Page 42: ...al lock code Changing security codes The following security codes can be changed l PIN 1 code l PIN 2 code this option may not be included on your SIM l Dial lock code To change any of the above codes proceed as follows Press the key Press 8 Press 5 The security code menu will be displayed Press the appropriate key for the required code see table right Key in the current code You will be prompted ...

Page 43: ...ble Barring calls All outgoing calls 4 1 1 1 All outgoing international calls 1 2 All outgoing international calls except those to home network 1 3 All incoming calls 2 1 Incoming calls whilst roaming 2 2 Cancelling barred call settings Outgoing barred call settings 4 2 1 Incoming barred call settings 2 All barred call settings 3 Checking barred call status Outgoing barred calls 4 3 1 Incoming bar...

Page 44: ...ey in the new password Key it in again to confirm it A confirmation screen will be displayed momentarily and then the standby screen will be displayed I Call barring facilities barring cancelling barring and checking barring are network services and may require a password 40 MENU ...

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Page 46: ...Diverting handling incoming calls The facilities outlined in this section enable you to divert your incoming calls to other numbers under various conditions Diverting calls 43 Call waiting holding 44 42 ...

Page 47: ... 3 Select Divert condition see Divert Condition table right Automatic status check on 3 4 1 Automatic status check off 2 I If the automatic status check is set to on allow for a short delay whilst the network responds There may be an additional charge for this service depending on your network O You will pay for the diverted part of the call O When any of the diversion conditions are set the icon ...

Page 48: ...sing call waiting call holding Put a single call on hold Make call on hold active Swap the active call for a call on hold Answer a new call and place the active call on hold 10 Answer a new call with a call on hold 1 Reject a new call during an active call or with a call on hold 2 Speak to the call on hold before answering a new call 3 Terminate an active call and make a call on hold active 4 44 M...

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Page 50: ...ve Short Messages SMS if your network supports this Short messages overview 47 Viewing messages 1 1 47 Edit send menu 48 Creating a short message 1 2 49 Sending saving short messages 49 Message options 1 4 50 Area messages cell broadcast 1 1 5 51 Voice mail 9 53 46 MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU ...

Page 51: ...re has been informed that your SIM is full it will not send your phone any further messages until your SIM has some free message space Your phone will automatically notify the service centre there is more space and message reception will resume When you send a message you can attach a receipt request This will cause the service centre to send you a message indicating whether your message was deliv...

Page 52: ...dit send messages received If you want to Press the keys in the sequence shown below Edit a saved message 1 1 Messages sent 3 or unsent 4 Select message 1 edit message Cancelling a message 5 Getting receipt status 6 Add a receipt request 7 2 Cancel a receipt request 7 1 Calling the message originator Messages received New 1 Old 2 or Area 5 2 Replying to a message 3 type message Deleting a message ...

Page 53: ... the person you are sending the message to Enter the relevant number or press the key to select it from your phonebook Press the key Your phone will attempt to send the message and inform you if it was successful You will be prompted to save the message Press 1 to save the message or 2 to discard it If you are replying to a message your phone will attempt to send the reply and inform you if it was...

Page 54: ...proceed as follows Press 1 4 2 The message type selection screen will be displayed Select the required type by pressing the appropriate number see table right Valid for To set the time your messages will be held by your network proceed as follows Press 1 4 3 The valid for menu will be displayed Select the required time scale by pressing the appropriate number see table right After any selection yo...

Page 55: ... l Edit area message type list Set power save option The power save option will limit the amount of times your phone will look for area messages this will reduce the power drain on your batteries To set the power save option on or off proceed as follows Press 1 3 3 The power save on off menu will be displayed Press 1 to turn power save on or 2 to turn it off A suitable confirmation screen will be ...

Page 56: ...ntry screen will be displayed Enter the message type number and press the key A suitable confirmation screen will be shown and the area messages option menu will be displayed Either make another selection from this menu or press C three times to return to the idle screen Deleting an area message type To delete an area message type proceed as follows Press 1 3 3 The first message type and its code ...

Page 57: ...il number 2 press the or key Press the key enter the voice mail number and press the key A confirmation screen will be displayed and you will be returned to the voice mail number screen Press C to return to the main menu and once more to return to the standby screen Retrieving your voice mail To retrieve your voice mail proceed as follows Press 9 If necessary press the or key to select the require...

Page 58: ...mail icon to be turned on you can set it to off To set the icon options proceed as follows IF YOU WANT TO Have the network clear the voice mail icon Press 8 9 2 1 IF YOU WANT TO Have the voice mail icon cleared on connection to the voice mail service Press 8 9 2 2 IF YOU WANT TO Turn the voice mail icon off permanently Press 8 9 1 2 IF YOU WANT TO Allow the voice mail icon to be turned on when the...

Page 59: ...lphanumeric display 3 LCD Icons 3 M Making basic calls 6 Menu selection 15 Message options 50 Message viewing 47 Muting the microphone 8 N Network connection 5 Network selection 9 O One touch dial setting 31 One touch dialling 29 Own phone number deletion 34 Own phone number display 8 Own phone number editing 34 Own phone number entry 33 Own phone number sending 8 Own phone number viewing 34 P Pho...

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