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Summary of Contents for A31

Page 1: ...l 20 Set volume 20 Redial previous numbers 20 When a number is busy 21 Accept call 21 Reject call 21 Held call 22 Call waiting Swap 22 Multi party 23 Call menu 23 Phonebook 24 New entry 24 Call search for an entry 25 Call with Record no 25 Edit entry 25 Location 26 Assign animation 27 Groups 28 SMS to group 28 Group setup 29 Call log 30 Messages SMS 31 Read messages 31 Inbox outbox 32 Archive 32 C...

Page 2: ...55 Phone setup 55 Clock 58 Connectivity 59 Security 62 Network 63 Accessories 65 Text entry with T9 66 Setup 66 Create a word using T9 66 Display symbols selection 68 Notes A Z 69 Questions Answers 77 Siemens Service 80 Specifications 81 Exposure to radiofrequency sig nals 81 Technical data 81 Trademarks 81 Maintenance 82 Accessories 83 Basics 83 Car Solutions 83 U S FDA 84 FCC Industry Canada Not...

Page 3: ... through the ear piece Never hold the mobile phone to your ear when it is ring ing Serious and permanent damage could occur to your hearing Caution SIM card may be re moved Small parts could be swallowed by children Do not exceed the mains volt age V specified on the power supply unit Only use original Siemens bat teries 100 mercury free and charging devices Use of non Siemens batteries and or cha...

Page 4: ...es while driving vary signifi cantly from state to state and some times even from locality to locality within states For example some ar eas may allow persons to use their mobile phones only if they employ a hands free device and some areas may prohibit the use of mobile phones entirely Accordingly Sie mens recommends that persons check the laws for the areas in which they drive or will be driving...

Page 5: ... the inde pendent research by and recommen dations of Wireless Technology Research Persons with pacemakers should ALWAYS keep the phone more than six inches from their pacemaker when the phone is turned ON should not carry the phone in a breast pocket should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the poten tial for interference should turn the phone OFF imme diately if there is any reason ...

Page 6: ...all signs and in structions Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire re sulting in bodily injury or even death Areas with a potentially explosive at mosphere are often but not always clearly marked They include fueling areas such as gasoline stations be low deck on boats fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas such as propane or butane ar...

Page 7: ...s properly charged before at tempting any emergency calls If you allow your battery to discharge you will be unable to receive or make calls including emergency calls You must then wait a few minutes after the charging begins to place any emergency calls When making an emergency call re member to give all of the necessary information as accurately as possi ble Remember that your wireless phone mig...

Page 8: ...is determined at the highest certified power level the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value This is because the phone is designed to operate at mul tiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the net work In general the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna the lower the power output Before a phone model is available for...

Page 9: ...may violate FCC RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided In the United States and Canada the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1 6 watts kg W kg averaged over one gram of tissue The standard incorporates a sub stantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements Additional information on Specific Absorp tion Ra...

Page 10: ...l back Hold down Switch phone on off From menus Return to the standby mode Hold down In standby mode Switch key lock on and off Control key at the top at the bottom Press at the bottom Open Phonebook in standby mode Hold down at the top Show pro files in standby mode Press at the top Start volume ad justment during a call Then press at the top at the bottom to make your setting Scroll up and down ...

Page 11: ...l disappear within 10 minutes To avoid damage to the display the phone should not be used without the upper shell p q r s p q r s t u v t u v w x y z w x y z jk l jk l a b c a b c d e f d e f g h i g h i m n o m n o 1 1 4 4 7 7 8 8 5 5 2 2 3 3 6 6 9 9 0 0 p q r s p q r s t u v t u v w x y z w x y z jk l jk l a b c a b c d e f d e f g h i g h i m n o m n o 1 4 7 8 5 2 3 6 9 0 p q r s p q r s t u v ...

Page 12: ...ess latch in the direction indicat ed by the arrow p lift battery at the cutout on the side of the phone then tilt upwards and re move q Insert SIM card in the opening contacts pointing downwards make sure the angled corner is in correct position r Push gently until it engages s Insert battery in the phone side ways t then press downwards until it engages u Replace cover and press down wards until...

Page 13: ...e full performance of the battery the battery must be fully charged and discharged at least five times Charge icon not visible If the battery is totally discharged no charge icon is displayed when the charger is plugged in It is displayed after 2 hours at most In this case the battery is fully charged after 3 4 hours Only use the charger provided Display while in service Charge level display durin...

Page 14: ...lls This corresponds to Menu Open menu From standby mode Press control key on the right F Scroll to Call log Press control key at the bot tom to scroll downwards J Enter numbers or letters B On Off End key A Call key G Press control key at the top at the bottom to scroll up and down Press control key on the left on the right to call a function Menu Displays a function L Function depends on the ser...

Page 15: ...l key on the right to open the list of Missed calls F Scroll to the required entry Press control key at the bot tom to scroll downwards View Press Press control key on the left to display the phone number with date and time Messages Z Call log Groups Select p Missed calls Received calls Dialed calls Select q 18001234567 Office Carol View Options r s Office 49322325774 01 10 2002 12 30 Call OK t 49...

Page 16: ...sks if you make a mistake press Clear OK Press the control key on the right to confirm the in put Logging on to the net work will take a few sec onds Standby mode When the name of the service pro vider wallpaper appears on the dis play the phone is in standby mode and ready for use Clear OK Enter PIN Note _ Signal strength p 73 SIM services p 73 SOS p 69 Change PIN p 17 SIM card problems p 73 Clea...

Page 17: ...K Confirm input Change Press OK Confirm Change PIN You can change the PIN to any 4 8 digit number you may find easier to remember J Enter old PIN OK Press J OK Enter new PIN J OK Repeat new PIN Change PIN 2 displayed only if PIN 2 is available Proceed as with Change PIN Keep these confidential numbers in a safe place where you can access them again if required PIN Protects your SIM card person al ...

Page 18: ...otected function for the first time It is then valid for all protected functions 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 according to instructions If the PUK MASTER PIN has been lost please contact your service provider Note Screensaver p 52 Auto key lock p 55 Further se...

Page 19: ...naging the ring tones p 41 Wallpaper Screensaver Animation Adjust your phone according to your own wishes in the following ways to give it a personal touch To switch on Select a bitmap style and a greeting p 52 that you create yourself Screensaver You can set an analog clock an indi vidual picture or an animation as screensaver p 52 Provider wallpaper Select an individual picture to re place the n...

Page 20: ...ne has hung up first Set volume E You can activate adjust ment of the handset vol ume with the control key at the top but only dur ing a call G Set volume If a Car kit is used its volume setting does not affect the usual setting on the phone Redial previous numbers To redial the phone number last called A Press the Call key twice To redial other numbers that were dialed previously A Press the Call...

Page 21: ... Call back Call back Press Your phone rings when the busy number is free Press the Call key to dial the number Or Reminder Prompt Press A beep reminds you to redial the displayed 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 Answer Press Or A Press If the phone number has been trans mitted by the netw...

Page 22: ...dingly p 55 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 op tions Accept the waiting call Swap Accept the waiting call and place the current call on hold To swap be tween the two calls pro ceed as above End the current call B Press The following que ry is displayed Return to the call on hold Yes Return to th...

Page 23: ...lect Multi party The held call is joined Repeat procedure until all partici pants are linked together up to 5 participants End B All calls in the conference are ended simultaneously when the End key is pressed Call menu The following functions are only available during a call y menu Open menu L Hold p 22 Mute Switch mute on off If switched on the person on the other end of the line can not hear yo...

Page 24: ...n tries The maximum number of characters available is shown at the top of the display Number Enter phone number always with prefix Name Enter Text entry p 25 Group Default No group Change Entries can be organised by groups p 28 for example VIP Friends Business Family Location Default SIM Change Select a storage location SIM Protected SIM or Mobile p 26 Record no Each entry is automatically assigne...

Page 25: ...Press number key repeatedly until the re quired letter is displayed The cursor ad vances after a short delay 2 Press once for a twice for b etc The first letter of a name is automatically written in UP PERCASE Hold down Writes the digit Ä ä 1 9 Umlauts and numbers are dis played after the relevant let ters Clear Press briefly to delete the let ter before the cursor Hold down to deletethe whole nam...

Page 26: ...ile v Phonebook entries are stored in the memory of the mobile phone when the memory of the SIM card is full View Display entry Edit Display entry for changes New entry Create a new Phonebook entry Delete Delete entry from the Phone book Delete all Select storage location Delete all entries after confirmation Send SMS as entry Send Phonebook entry as vCard to recipient as text Send entry as text o...

Page 27: ...ictures G Select Animation Load The preview p 40 is opened and the anima tion is displayed Select The animation is assigned to the phone number It appears with a symbol in the Phonebook Delete change animation If an animation is assigned to a phone number it can be deleted or replaced G Select entry with anima tion in the Phonebook Options Press Select Select p Animation Delete The assignment is c...

Page 28: ...tion SMS to group A memo SMS can be sent as a cir cular to all members of a group Each SMS is charged separately G Select a group the number of the en tries is listed behind the group name Select Press The group is con firmed and the editor is opened J Compose message A Press The first recipient is displayed A Press The SMS is sent Each send operation must be con firmed It is possible to skip indi...

Page 29: ...ntry Options See below Group entry menu Options Open menu Å VIP 6 t Friends 9 ÄBusiness 12 Rename Select New entry Barbara Carol View Options View Display entry Edit Open entry for changes New entry Enter new member Remove Removeentry only from the group It is still available in the Phonebook Remove all Removeall entries from the group Send SMS as entry Send Phonebook entry to recipient as text Se...

Page 30: ...issed call When you press the control key on the left the phone number is displayed Requirement The network supports the Caller Identity feature Received calls All accepted calls are listed Re quirement The network supports the Caller Identity feature Dialed calls Access to the last ten numbers you dialed A Fast access in standby mode Erase records The contents of all call lists are deleted Call l...

Page 31: ...art of mes sages you receive Pictures are shown in the message sounds are indicated as notes If a note is reached when scrolling through the message the corre sponding sound is played to send pictures and sounds see p 35 Reply menu Reply Open the reply menu When the message has been edited in the editor it can be stored or sent with Options _ g Service provider 01 10 2002 23 45 Menu Date time No s...

Page 32: ...ad Unread Outbox Not sent Sent View Read entry Reply Directly answer incoming SMS messages Send Dial number or select from the Phonebook then send Edit Open editor for changes Delete Delete selected message Delete all Delete all entries after confirmation ƒ Barbara Carol 023598765432 View Options Picture Sound p 35 List pictures and sounds in cluded in the message Capacity Display maximum and avai...

Page 33: ... the message Display in the uppermost line View Read entry Mark Highlight text to be edited Delete Delete selected message Delete all Delete all saved messages after confirmation Rename Rename the entry Sort Set sort criteria alphabeti cal time Attributes Display name size and date Capacity Display maximum and available capacity for SMS archive special graphics etc Example for T9 active abc Abc T9...

Page 34: ...d in the message at the cursor position SMS to group You can send messages SMS mes sages as circulars to all members of a group p 28 Send Dial the number or select from Phonebook then send Save Save SMS in the outbox list Picture Sound Add pictures and sounds to SMS p 35 Format Line feed Small font Medium font Large font Underline Left Right Center align Mark text highlight text with the scroll ke...

Page 35: ... to the re quired entry Select The picture the animation is inserted in the mes sage Sounds are indicat ed by a musical note Activate SMS profile You can change the current profile change settings p 61 Menu KMessagesKSMS profiles G Select a profile Select Press to activate The cur rent profile is selected Irrespective of this setting you may always decide before sending an SMS which profile you wa...

Page 36: ...ternet access should be made see in the browser menu SetupKStart with p 37 The start menu appears for example G Select required function Select Confirm You can now surf the Internet For further instructions see p 75 Start menu End connection B Hold down to end the connection L Í Start menu É 1 Homepage 2 Bookmarks 3 Resume Select Homepage The connection to the In ternet provider s portal is establ...

Page 37: ... Enter URL for directly ac cessing an Internet ad dress e g wap my siemens com Show URL Show the Internet ad dress of the current page Reload The page is reloaded Disconnect End connection More See below Exit browser Close the browser and clear down the connec tion L L Profiles Set up to 5 access profiles p 59 Reset Delete the pages last visited cache Setup Font size Protocol parameters Push Push ...

Page 38: ...r If necessary check with your service provider for details Activate WAP profiles You can change the current profile each time before accessing the Inter net Menu KSetup KConnectivity KWAP profiles G Select a profile Select Press to activate The cur rent profile is selected Activate HTTP profile Menu KSetup KConnectivity KHTTP profiles G Select a profile Select Press to activate Note Homepage The ...

Page 39: ...e shows the saved scores and allows you to set the level of dif ficulty Start Start game Key control or use the keys Menu KSurf fun KGamesKSetup Setup You can activate and deactivate the following functions for the games Sounds You can switch the sounds for the games on and off Illumination You can switch off the display illumi nation to increase standby time Vibration Phone vibrates for special g...

Page 40: ...ion picture is displayed URL Go to the link and surf online Internet The selected Internet page is loaded Screensaver Wallpaper See picture menu Options p 41 Receive pictures If a picture graphic screensaver has been received via SMS the sym bol appears in the display By press ing the control key on the left the bitmap viewer is started and the pic ture is displayed When downloading via WAP the bi...

Page 41: ...ia SMS or downloaded by WAP HTTP Ring tones melodies that you have stored from the content of an SMS i Unmodifiable ring tones stored in the phone É URL Surf online to download ring tones melodies Internet The selected Internet page is loaded É Load via HTTP Internet Enter Internet address URL You can start downloading with OK Sort Set sort criteria Attributes Display name and size in kByte Capaci...

Page 42: ...Press the control key on the left to start the sound manager When downloading via WAP HTTP the sound manager au tomatically opens as soon as the process is completed WAP Profil p 38 HTTP profile p 38 Play Play sound Ring tone for Assign a function an anni versary to the ring tone Volume Set the playback volume Delete Delete sound Rename Rename sound Attributes Display name size and re cording time...

Page 43: ...e call types functions listed below Menu KSurf funKSound manager Options Open menu G Select Ring tone for G Select call type function d Calls Group calls Other calls Alarms Messages Cell broadcast Select Confirm G Choose a melody from the list Select Confirm Note For Other calls a special ring tone can be assigned to each of two phone numbers depending on your network provider ...

Page 44: ...or the alarm call OK Confirm settings Calculator Menu KOrganizerKCalculator J Enter number up to 8 digits G Function or Or Press control key repeat edly on the right J Repeat procedure with other numbers Result is displayed Note y Alarm clock switched on y Alarm clock active display in standby mode z Alarm clock switched off z 07 30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Change On Calculator functions Press control...

Page 45: ...bers Voicemail number You call this phone number to listen to the voice mails left for you To set it up Menu KMessagesKVoice message Select phone number from Phone book or dial change it and confirm with OK Call forward Calls are forwarded to this phone number To set it up Menu KSetupKPhone setup KCall forward J Dial the number of the voicemail OK Registration at the net work will be confirmed aft...

Page 46: ...ic index is available enter a topic with its channel number and confirm with OK If the topic index has already been transmitted select a topic and con firm with OK Selection from a list Options Open list menu If a topic is selected in the list you can have a look at it activate deacti vate edit or delete it Auto display CB messages are displayed in stand by mode longer messages are auto matically ...

Page 47: ...ple they can each activate their own settings by selecting their individual profile Activate Menu KProfiles G Select default profile or personal profile Select Activate the profile Active profile Setup Edit a default profile or create a new personal profile G Select profile Options Open menu Change settings Select The list of available functions is displayed Ringer setting p 53 Volume p 53 Call sc...

Page 48: ...oon as the headset is plugged in p 65 Aircraft mode All alarms alarm clock are deacti vated It is not possible to modify this profile When you select this profile the phone is switched off after a prompt Activate G Scroll to Aircraft mode Select Activate the profile A security prompt must be confirmed The phone switches itself off automatically Normal operation The next time you switch on the phon...

Page 49: ...entry Select Press Or A If the selected entry is a phone number you can also call it with the Call key Change settings You can replace any preset entry 1 10 with another entry from the se lection list of Favorites G Select the required entry Options Press Change settings Select Press G Select the new entry in the selection list Select Press If you have selected a phone number or a WAP favourite as...

Page 50: ... p 44 Screensaver p 52 Illumination p 53 Control key on the left A function number can be pro grammed on the control key on the left for fast access Change Internet Press briefly Change Scroll to the application in the list Assign a new application e g New SMS to the control key on the left Special case Phone number Select a name e g Carol from the Phonebook for assignment to the control key on th...

Page 51: ...the key is not assigned Set Press Or New SMS Press briefly if set with New SMS for example Change Scroll to the application in the list Special case Phone num ber Pick out a name for assignment to the key from the Phonebook Special case Book marks Select a URL for assignment of the key from the bookmark list Select Confirm setting Apply Select a stored phone number or start a stored application e ...

Page 52: ...hows a picture on the display as soon as a period that can be set by you has elapsed The function is ended by an incoming call or by pressing any key You can also receive and store screensavers via SMS WAP Screensaver menu Select Open menu Wallpaper provider wallpaper Select a picture Appearance You can select between two anima tions which are shown for example when entering a PIN Own greeting You...

Page 53: ... setting On Off Activate deactivate all ring tones Beep Reduce ringer to a short beep Vibra alert To avoid being disturbed by the ring er you can activate the vibrating alert instead The vibrating alert can also be activated in addition to the ringer e g in a noisy environment This function is deactivated when the battery is being charged Volume You can set the volume separately for the following ...

Page 54: ...ly or by vi brating alert Other calls are only dis played If you do not accept these calls they are forwarded to your voicemail if set p 45 Key tones You can set the acoustic key tone Click or Tone or Silent Minute beep During the call you hear a beep after every minute as a reminder of the time elapsed Info tones Set service and alarm tones On Off Activate deactivate alarm tones Extended If activ...

Page 55: ... Hold down Key tones You can set the type of acoustic key tone Click or Tone or Silent Phone setup Menu KSetupKPhone setup KSelect a function Call waiting If you are registered for this service you can check whether it is set and you can activate deactivate it p 22 Hide ID When you make a call your phone number can be displayed on the re cipient s display depending on the service providers To supp...

Page 56: ...Confirm After a short pause the setting is con firmed by the network All calls All calls are forwarded n Symbol in the top line of the display in standby mode Spec forward Not reachable Forward if the phone is switched off or out of range No reply A call is only forwarded after a delay depends on the network The period can be set to a maximum of 30 seconds in 5 second intervals Busy Forward if a c...

Page 57: ...ative input in standby mode 9 9 9 9 A Phone identity The phone ID IMEI is displayed This information may be useful for cus tomer service Alternatively enter in standby mode 0 6 Note Note that the call forward is stored in the network and not in the phone when the SIM card is changed for example Check condition or delete it First select the condition Select Press Check status Select or Delete Selec...

Page 58: ...isplay in standby mode can be switched on and off Auto off The phone switches off each day at the set time Activate Time Press J Enter time 24 h clock OK Confirm Deactivate Manual Press OK Confirm Auto timezone If this feature is activated you will be asked if you want to change the time whenever you cross into a new time zone if this feature is sup ported by the network with which you are registe...

Page 59: ...essary check with your service provider for details Save The settings are stored and the profile list is shown Activate the set WAP profile p 38 L Profile name Enter change name WAP Pa rameters IP address Enter IP address Port Enter port number Homepage Enter homepage p 36 if not set by the service provider Linger time Enter time in seconds after which a connec tion should be ended if no in put or...

Page 60: ...irm G Select profile range and make your settings en tries field by field Edit The entry card is displayed If necessary check with your service provider for details Save The settings are stored and the profile list is shown Activate the set HTTP pro file p 38 HTTP pa rameters Linger time Enter time in sec onds after which a connection should be terminated if no in put or data exchange takes place ...

Page 61: ...n profile or select from the Phonebook Message type L Manual The message type is request ed for each message Standard text Normal SMS message Fax Transmission via SMS E mail Transmission via SMS New You may need to obtain the required code number from your service provider Va lid ity period Select the period in which the service center tries to deliver the message Manual 1 hour 3 hours 6 hours 12 ...

Page 62: ... protected Your phone is prevented from being used with a different SIM card Barrings Barring restricts the use of your SIM card not supported by all service providers You need a 4 digit pass word which your service provider will give you You may need to be registered separately for each barring All outgoing All outgoing calls except emergency number 112 and 911 are barred Outgo internat Only nati...

Page 63: ...egister on a dif ferent network The network info list is rebuilt when Auto networkis set Auto network Activate deactivate see also Choose network above If Automatic net work is activated the next network is dialed in the order of your pre ferred networks Otherwise a differ ent network can be selected manual ly from the list of the available GSM networks Net operator A list of all known GSM network...

Page 64: ... offered by the service provider this service enables groups to be formed These have access for exam ple to internal company informa tion or special tariffs apply to them Check with your service provider for details Active Activate deactivate function User group must be deactivated for nor mal phone use phone code p 17 Select group You may select or add groups other than the preferred groups see b...

Page 65: ... between switching off the ignition and deacti vation of the phone can be adjusted Automatic settings Permanent illumination switched on Auto key lock switched off Charging the phone battery Automatic activation of the Car Kit profile p 48 when the phone is inserted Headset If an original Siemens Headset is used p 83 the profile is automati cally activated when the headset is plugged in User defin...

Page 66: ... T9 Since the display changes as you proceed it is best if you finish a word without look ing at the display You simply press the keys where the relevant letter is located once only For hotel for example Press briefly for T9Abc then 4 6 8 3 5 1 Press A blank ends a word Do not use special characters such as Ä but write the standard character e g A T9 will do the rest for you Note 0 Full stop Ends ...

Page 67: ...dictionary Correct a word Words created using T9 G Move word by word to the left right until the re quired word is highlight ed Scroll through the T9 word suggestions again Clear Deletes the character to the left of the cursor and displays a new possible word Words not created using T9 G Move character by charac ter to the left right Clear Deletes the character to the left of the cursor J Characte...

Page 68: ... active Phone numbers names On the SIM card On the SIM card PIN 2 protected v In the phone memory No network access p o Function activated deactivated Q Phonebook ABC Abc abc Indicates whether upper or low ercase letters are active Text input with T9 É WAP Online Ì WAP No network Headset mode Loudspeaker Car Kit œ Additional handset mode Car Kit active Auto answer feature on Control key on the lef...

Page 69: ... Save Press You can also store the DTMF tones digits without a phone number and send them during a call CSD Circuit Switched Data Data transfer is made via a data con nection to a default IP address of your network provider or service pro vider This connection can be used for the exchange of data e g for ac ces to the Internet or for download ing ringertones and logos as well as for using WAP serv...

Page 70: ... g as ring tones and screensavers This can cause messages that exceed the length of a single SMS In this case a concatenation of individual seg ments to a single message is made Enter special characters Press briefly The character map is displayed 1 Line skip G Navigate to character Select Select character Extending numbers in the Phonebook When entering a phone number in the Phonebook digits can ...

Page 71: ...t menu During text input Hold down The input menu is displayed Format Mark text Copy Add Input language International dialing codes Many international dialing codes are stored in your phone In standby mode 0 is not neces sary when dialing from the Phone book 0 Hold down until a is dis played This replaces the first two digits of the in ternational dialing code List Press Select the required countr...

Page 72: ...mbers highlighted in the message can be dialed press A or they can be stored in the Phonebook p 24 URLs Internet addresses and the HTTP download optional can be ac cessed directly press A Check your WAP p 38 and HTTP settings optional p 38 Quality declaration for battery The capacity of your mobile phone battery is reduced each time you charge discharge it Storing the bat tery at temperatures that...

Page 73: ... to loss of the connection Change your location SIM card problems You have inserted your SIM card b ut the following message appears Please insert SIM card Please ensure that the card is correct ly inserted and the contacts are clean if necessary clean them with a dry cloth If the card is damaged please contact your service provider See also Questions Answers p 77 SIM services Your service provide...

Page 74: ...ighlighted By pressing the Call key A the WAP browser is automatically started and the high lighted Internet address is called up Software version To display the software version of your phone in standby mode enter 0 6 then press Info Switch off ringer Switch off the ringer only for the current call alarm not if Any key an swer p 55 is active Hold down The call is still displayed When you now acce...

Page 75: ...et WAP enables mobile surfing using the mobile phone in the Internet downloading of ringertones and log os and the use of WAP services such as news stock exchanges or information WAP usage Start with You can set which functions are to be displayed after Internet access A Open the browser menu More Select Setup Select Start with Select then select from the list Start menu Browser menu Homepage Resu...

Page 76: ...m Save Press Apply A Open the browser menu Bookmarks Select G Select entry Go The selected call is set up Changing the home page The address of the homepage is en tered in the access profile p 61 You can change it in standby mode if permitted by the service provider Menu KSetup KConnectivity KWAP profiles Select the profile for example e Commerce Select Edit The entry card is dis played WAP Parame...

Page 77: ...witch off display illumination p 53 Unintentional keystrokes illumination Activate key lock p 55 Charging error charge icon not displayed Battery totally discharged 1 Plug in charger cable 2 Wait up to 2 hours until the charge icon is displayed 3 Charge battery as usual Temperature out of range 41 F to 104 F Make sure the ambient temperature is right wait a while then recharge Contact problem Chec...

Page 78: ... limit reached Reset limit with PIN 2 p 31 Credit used up Load credit Certain uses of the phone not possible Call restrictions are set Barrings may be set by your service provider Check barrings p 62 No entries possible in Phonebook Phonebook is full Delete entries in Phonebook p 26 Voicemail does not work Call forward to the voicemail not set Set call forward to the voicemail p 55 SMS message T f...

Page 79: ...gs wrong incomplete Check settings if necessary consult your service provider PIN error PIN2 error Three wrong entries Enter the PUK MASTER PIN provided with the SIM card according to the instruc tions If the PUK MASTER PIN has been lost contact your service provider Service provider code error No authorization for this service Contact your service provider Too few too many menu entries Functions ...

Page 80: ...0 10 Luxembourg 43 84 33 99 Macedonia 02 13 14 84 Malaysia 03 21 63 11 18 Malta 00 35 32 14 94 06 32 Mauritius 2 11 62 13 Mexico 01 80 07 11 00 03 Morocco 22 66 92 09 Netherlands 0 90 03 33 31 00 New Zealand 08 00 27 43 63 Norway 22 70 84 00 Oman 79 10 12 Pakistan 02 15 66 22 00 Philippines 0 27 57 11 18 Poland 08 01 30 00 30 Portugal 8 00 85 32 04 Qatar 04 32 20 10 Romania 02 12 04 60 00 Russia 0...

Page 81: ...ing Radiation Protection IC NIRP 1996 Ministry of Health Canada Safety Code 6 Those standards were based on com prehensive and periodic evaluations of the relevant scientific literature For example over 120 scientists en gineers and physicians from univer sities government health agencies and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI standard C95 1 The design of your pho...

Page 82: ...emical cleaning agents Protect the phone from moisture and shocks Do not expose your phone to direct sunlight Remove the battery if you are not going to use the phone for ex tended periods of time more than one month Phone ID You will need the following details if you lose your phone or SIM card Please enter here the number of the SIM card on the card 15 digit serial number of the phone under the ...

Page 83: ...tained in specialist shops Visit our online shop Carrying Cases Several carrier bags can be obtained in spe cialist shops Visit our online shop under Car Solutions Car Charger Charger for the cigarette lighter socket in your car Car Kit Portable Handsfree kit with integrated loudspeaker and microphone and auto answer feature Simply plug into the cigarette lighter socket Ideal for mobility between ...

Page 84: ...ght cause adverse health effects as well Although some research has been done to address these ques tions no clear picture of the biologi cal effects of this type of radiation has emerged to date Thus the avail able science does not allow us to conclude that mobile phones are ab solutely safe or that they are unsafe However the available scientific evi dence does not demonstrate ad verse health ef...

Page 85: ...posed the animals to the RF virtu ally continuously up to 22 hours per day For the past five years in the United States the mobile phone industry has supported research into the safe ty of mobile phones This research has resulted in two findings in partic ular that merit additional study 1 In a hospital based case control study researchers looked for an as sociation between mobile phone use and ei...

Page 86: ...h findings Collaboration with the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association CTIA in particular is expected to lead to FDA providing research recommendations and scientific oversight of new CTIA funded research based on such recommendations Two other studies of interest have been reported recently in the litera ture Two groups of 18 people were ex posed to simulated mobile phone signals unde...

Page 87: ... of the population One way to answer that question is to compare the usage of mobile phones among people with brain cancer with the use of mobile phones among appro priately matched people without brain cancer This is called a case control study The current case con trol study of brain cancers by the Na tional Cancer Institute as well as the follow up research to be sponsored by industry will begi...

Page 88: ...even potential risks there are simple steps they can take to do so For example time is a key factor in how much exposure a per son receives Those persons who spend long periods of time on their hand held mobile phones could con sider holding lengthy conversations on conventional phones and reserv ing the hand held models for shorter conversations or for situations when other types of phones are no...

Page 89: ...al Epidemiological Study of Cel lular Telephone Use and Malignant Brain Tumors In State of the Science Symposi um 1999 June 20 Long Beach California 2 Tice et al Tests of mobile phone signals for activity in genotoxicity and other laboratory assays In Annual Meeting of the Environ mental Mutagen Society March 29 1999 Washington DC and personal communica tion unpublished results 3 Preece AW Iwi G D...

Page 90: ...nce for example when using a telephone in close proximity to re ceiving equipment The FCC or In dustry Canada can require you to stop using your telephone if such in terference cannot be eliminated If you require assistance please con tact your local service facility This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful int...

Page 91: ...A number of hands free wireless phone accessories are readily availa ble today Whether you choose an installed mounted device for your phone or a speaker phone accessory take advantage of these devices if they are available to you Position your phone within easy reach Make sure you place your wireless phone within easy reach and where you can grab it without removing your eyes from the road If you...

Page 92: ...y in dan gerous situations with your phone at your side help is only three numbers away Dial 9 1 1 in the case of fire traffic accident road hazard ormedical emergency Remember it is a free call on your wireless phone Use your phone to help others in emer gencies Your wireless phone provides you a perfect opportunity to be a good Samaritan in your community If you see an auto accident crime in pro...

Page 93: ...s components All ap plicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with Siemens its affiliates partners or suppliers Siemens will have no liability with re spect to any claim of patent infringe ment which is based upon the com bination of the Product or parts furnished hereunder with software apparatus or devices not furnished by Siemens nor will Siemens have any liability for the use o...

Page 94: ...es 72 quality declaration 72 Big letters 53 Bitmap viewer 40 Bookmarks WAP 36 Browser WAP 37 Busy number 21 C Calculator functions 44 Call accept end 21 barrings 62 end 20 forward 55 held 22 menu 23 multi party 23 reject 21 several simultaneously 22 swap toggling 22 Call back 21 Call forward 55 Call transfer 23 Call transfer incoming call 23 Call waiting 22 Car accessories 83 Car Kit 65 83 Cell Br...

Page 95: ... Line selection connection 63 Lost phone SIM card 82 M Maintenance tips 82 Menu control 14 favorites 49 Message SMS 31 Message store 71 Microphone on off 23 Minute beep 54 Missed calls call list 30 Multi party 23 Muting microphone 23 My phone 19 N Network barrings 62 connection 63 setup 63 New SMS 31 read 31 News CB 46 Notes A Z 69 O Only 62 Only last ten 62 Only this SIM 62 Operating times of the...

Page 96: ... 52 Second call 22 Second phone number 63 Security 17 62 Security codes 17 Service numbers Siemens 80 Service tones 54 Setup audio 53 call forward 55 clock 58 data exchange 59 display 52 group 29 keys 55 phone 55 security 62 Setup games 39 Short message SMS 31 Signal strength 73 SIM card clear barring 18 insert 11 problems 73 77 SIM services 73 SMS archive 32 delete 32 Inbox Outbox 32 insert pictu...

Page 97: ...ord suggestions 67 Technical data 81 Text entry 25 Text entry with T9 66 Text message SMS 31 Time Date setting 58 Top cover my CLIPit 83 U Unanswered calls 56 Upper lowercase letters 25 66 URL display WAP 37 User group 64 V Validity SMS 61 Vibrating alert 53 Voice message 45 Voicemail 45 Volume handset 20 Volume profiles 47 Volume ringer 53 W Wallpaper provider wallpaper 40 52 WAP browser 36 infor...

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