T280a
User guide
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Instruction symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:
>
Use the navigation key to scroll and select.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Press the navigation key to the left.
Press the navigation key to the right.
Note
Tip
Warning
Indicates that a service or function is network- or
subscription-dependent. All menus or functions
may not be available in your phone. Consult your
network operator for more information.
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Prepare the phone
To insert the SIM card and battery
1
Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into
its holder with the contacts facing down.
2
Insert the battery with the label side up and the
connectors facing each other. Replace the battery
cover as shown in the picture.
Do not force the battery cover into place. Slide the
battery cover carefully onto the phone and close it.
4
Charge the battery
1
The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.
Connect the charger to the phone. It takes
approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery.
Press a key to illuminate the screen.
2
To remove the charger, tilt the plug upwards.
You can use the phone during charging. You can
charge the battery for more or less than 2.5 hours.
Interrupted charging will not damage the battery.
5
Turn the phone on
1
Press and hold down
.
2
Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes,
select
Delete
.
3
Select
OK
.
4
Select a language.
5
Enter the time and date and
select
Save
.
To turn the phone off
•
Press and hold down
.
Standby
After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN,
the name of your operator appears on the screen. This
is called standby. You can now make and receive calls.
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SIM and PIN
SIM card
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which
you get from your network operator, contains
information about your subscription. Always turn
off your phone and detach the charger before
you insert or remove the SIM card.
PIN code
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to
activate the services in your phone. Your PIN is supplied
by your network operator. Each PIN digit appears as *,
unless it starts with emergency number digits, for example,
112 or 911. You can call an emergency number without
entering a PIN.
You can save contacts on the SIM card before
removing it from your phone. Contacts may also
be saved in the phone memory. See Contacts
on page 17.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row,
PIN blocked. Enter PUK provided by your operator.
appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK
(Personal Unblocking Key).
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Menu overview
Extras
Calendar, Timer, Stopwatch,
Calculator, Games, My files
Internet
Homepage, Bookmarks, Go to URL,
View, Advanced
FM Radio
Camera
Take pic., Camera pics, Slide show,
Settings
Messaging
Write new, Inbox, Call voicemail,
Drafts, Sent messages,
Saved msgs, Templates,
Delete messages, Settings, Memory
status
Alarms
Calls
Call list, Time and cost, Call settings
Contacts
View contacts, Find contact,
Add contact, My number, Voicemail,
Delete contacts, Speed dial,
Copy contacts, Send contacts,
Settings
Settings
Sound & alerts, Wallpaper, Theme,
Time and date, Language, Bluetooth,
Select network, Internet settings,
Advanced, Phone status
Some menus and icons in this document may vary
depending on operator, network or subscription.
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Phone overview
Selection key
Volume
keys
Navigation
key with
shortcuts
Call key
Keylock
End key,
On/off
key
Stereo handsfree and battery
charger connector
9
Network coverage
The network bars show the strength of the GSM network
in your area. Try moving to another location if you have
trouble calling and network coverage is poor.
No network
means you are not in range of a network.
Battery status
= Good network coverage
= Average network coverage
= The phone battery is fully charged
= The phone battery is empty
Battery
status
Network
coverage
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Screen icons
These icons may appear on the screen.
Icon Description
Battery icon. A completely green icon means that
the battery is fully charged
You have missed a call
Divert calls is activated
The phone is set to silent
The keypad is locked
You have received a text message
You have received a picture message
An alarm is activated
Ongoing call
The loudspeaker is on
The FM radio is playing
The Bluetooth function is activated
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Shortcuts
From standby you can use the navigation keys
to go directly to a function:
•
Press
to write a text or picture message.
•
Press
to go to the camera.
•
Press
to play the FM radio.
•
Press
to go to your contacts.
To navigate the menus
1
From standby select
Menu
.
2
Press , ,
,
and select
a menu.
To go back one step in the menu
•
Select
Back
.
To return to standby
•
Press .
To lock the keypad
•
Press
and
select
Lock keys
.
To unlock the keypad
•
Press
and
select
Unlock
.
To set the phone to silent
•
Press and hold down
.
To call your voicemail service
•
Press and hold down
.
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Calling
You must turn on the phone and be within range
of a network.
To make a call
1
From standby enter the area code and phone number.
2
Press .
To end a call
•
Press .
To answer a call
•
Press .
To reject a call
•
Press .
To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call
•
Select
Silent
to turn off the ringtone without answering
the call.
To turn the loudspeaker on during a call
•
Select
Options
>
Turn on speaker
.
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
•
Press
or .
Do not hold the phone to your ear when using
the loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing.
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To make international calls
1
From standby press and hold down
until a + sign
appears on the screen.
2
Enter the country code, area code (without the first
zero) and phone number.
3
Press .
To view a missed call
•
When
Missed call
is displayed, select
Details
.
To call back scroll to the number and press
.
Call list
You can view information about recent calls.
To call a number from the call list
1
From standby press
.
2
Scroll to the name or number and press
.
To delete a number from the call list
1
From standby press
.
2
Scroll to the name or number and select
Options
>
Delete
>
Yes
.
Calls to the international emergency number 112
can still be made, even when the keypad is locked.
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Camera
Your phone has a digital camera to take pictures to save
or send. Pictures taken with the camera are saved in
Menu
>
Camera
>
Camera pics
. The format is JPEG.
To start the camera and take a picture
1
From standby press
. You can see the subject
on the phone screen.
2
Select
Take pic.
to take the picture.
3
Select
Save
or
Delete
.
To delete a picture
1
From standby select
Menu
>
Camera
>
Camera pics
.
2
Scroll to a picture and select
View
.
3
Select
Options
>
Delete
>
Yes
.
To send a camera picture as picture message
1
From standby select
Menu
>
Camera
>
Camera pics
.
2
Scroll to a picture and select
View
.
3
Select
Options
>
Send message
>
Options
>
Send
message
>
To:
.
4
Select
Enter phone no.
or
Email address
.
5
Select
OK
>
Options
>
Send message
.
Pictures downloaded using picture messages,
Internet or Bluetooth are saved in
Extras
>
My files
>
My pictures
.
See To send an item using Bluetooth on page 31.
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Messaging
Text messages (SMS)
You must have a service centre number, which is supplied
by your service provider and saved on the SIM card.
You may have to enter the number yourself. See
Troubleshooting
on page 36.
To write and send a text message
1
From standby press
.
2
Select
Text message
. Write the message and select
Options
>
Send message
.
3
Select an option.
4
Select
Send
.
To view a received text message
1
new message
Read now?
appears. Select
View
.
2
Select the unread message.
To view messages saved in the inbox
•
Select
Menu
>
Messaging
>
Inbox
.
To get delivery status of a sent message
1
From standby select
Menu
>
Messaging
>
Settings
>
Delivery report
.
2
Select
On
. You will be notified when a message has
been successfully delivered.
See Entering text on page 23.
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Picture messages (MMS)
Picture messages can contain text, sound and images.
They are sent using MMS to a mobile phone. You need
the correct Internet settings in your phone to use this
function. See
Internet
on page 32.
To create a picture message
1
From standby press
.
2
Select
Picture messages
>
Options
and select among
the options to create the message.
To send a picture message
1
When the message is ready, select
Options
>
Send
message
>
To:
.
2
Select
Enter phone no.
or
Email address
.
3
Select
OK
>
Options
>
Send message
.
Sending and receiving phones must have
subscriptions that support picture messaging.
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Contacts
You can save contacts in the phone memory or on
the SIM card. You can copy contacts from the phone
memory to the SIM card or from the SIM card to the
phone memory.
To add a contact
1
From standby select
Contacts
>
Add contact
.
2
Select
Save on SIM
or
Save in phone
.
3
Enter the name and select
Options
>
OK
.
4
Scroll to the icon below the name.
5
Enter the number and select
OK
.
6
Select
Save contact
.
You can choose which contact information is shown as
default. If
Phone contacts
is selected as default, your
contacts show all the information saved in the phone.
If you select
SIM contacts
as default, your contacts show
names and numbers saved on the SIM card.
To select contacts view
1
From standby select
Menu
>
Contacts
>
Settings
>
View Contacts
.
2
Select an option.
See Entering text on page 23.
You can enter the + sign and country code with all
phonebook numbers. They can then be used abroad or
at home. See To make international calls on page 13.
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To call a contact
1
From standby press
.
2
Scroll to, or enter the first few letters of the contact.
3
Press .
To edit a contact
1
From standby press
.
2
Select a contact.
3
Select
Options
>
Edit
.
4
Edit the information and select
Options
>
Save contact
.
To delete a contact
1
From standby press
.
2
Select a contact.
3
Select
Options
>
Delete contact
.
To copy all contacts to the SIM card
•
From standby select
Menu
>
Contacts
>
Copy contacts
>
Copy all to SIM
.
To view your own phone number
•
From standby select
Menu
>
Contacts
>
My number
.
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Contacts memory
The number of entries you can save in
Contacts
depends
on the capacity of your SIM card.
To check the Contacts memory status
•
From standby select
Menu
>
Contacts
>
Settings
>
Memory status
.
Speed dialling
Speed dialling lets you select nine contacts that you can
dial quickly. The contacts can be saved in positions 2-9.
To add contacts to speed dial numbers
1
From standby select
Contacts
>
Speed dial
.
2
Select a position number.
3
Select a contact.
To speed dial
•
From standby enter the position number and press
.
Position 1 is set to voicemail number.
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FM radio
To listen to the FM radio
1
Connect the handsfree to the phone.
2
From standby press
.
To control the radio
•
Press
or
to search for FM radio channels.
•
Press
or
to change the volume.
To save an FM radio channel
•
Press and hold down
–
. The FM radio channel
is saved in
Options
>
Channels
. You can save up to 20
preset channels.
To listen to a saved FM radio channel
•
When the FM radio is on, press
–
.
To exit the FM radio
•
Select
Back
or press
.
To minimize the FM radio on the screen
•
Select
Options
>
Minimize
.
•
Press
to restore the FM radio on the screen.
To turn the FM radio off when minimized
•
Press
and select
Back
.
To view FM radio options
•
When you play the FM radio, select
Options
.
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Calendar
To add an appointment in the Calendar
1
From standby select
Menu
>
Extras
>
Calendar
.
2
Scroll to a date and select
Options
>
Add a note
.
3
Enter your details and select
Options
>
OK
.
4
To confirm the date and time, select
OK
.
5
Select if you want a reminder signal:
•
Reminder
– a reminder signal will sound in immediate
connection with the note.
•
Deactivate
– no reminder signal.
To edit or delete a note
1
From standby select
Menu
>
Extras
>
Calendar
.
2
Scroll to the day for the note and select
Options
>
View today
. If there is more than one note, scroll
to the desired note.
3
Select
Options
.
4
Select to
Delete
or
Edit
the note.
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