BenQ A500 Mobile Phone User’s Manual
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Safety Information For your safety, please read the guidelines below carefully before you use your phone: Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals Max. SAR measurement EU: GSM900: 0.783 mW/g; DCS1800: 0.276 mW/g. USA: PCS1900: 0.374 mW/g. To avoid exceeding the FCC RF exposure limits, please do not wear the phone in front of your chest. SAR compliance for body-worn operations is restricted to belt-clips, holsters or similar accessories that have no metallic component in the assembly and must provide at least 1.
• Department of Health and Welfare Canada. Safety Code 6 These standards are based on extensive scientific review. For example, over 120 scientists, engineers and physicians from universities, government health agencies and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the updated ANSI Standard. The design of your phone complies with these standards when used normally. Specific Operating Restrictions No metallic component allowed in body-worn accessories.
Driving Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless telephones in the areas where you drive. Always obey them. Also, if using your phone while driving, please: • Give full attention to driving--driving safety is your first responsibility. • Use hands-free operation, if available. • Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require. Electronic Devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals.
Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always clearly marked. They include fueling areas such as gasoline stations; below deck on boats; fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities; vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or butane); areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders; and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine.
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Table of Contents 1. Safety Information.......................................................... i 2. Preparing Your Phone For Use................................... 1 Inserting a SIM Card ............................................................ 1 Installing a Battery and Charging the Phone ...................... 2 Turning the Phone On ......................................................... 5 3. Getting to Know Your Phone ..................................... 7 Your Phone at a Glance................
Making an International Call............................................. 33 Making an Emergency Call ................................................ 34 Dialing an Extension Number ........................................... 34 Speed Dialing ...................................................................... 34 Listening to Voicemails ...................................................... 35 Phone Book.........................................................................
Input Modes ....................................................................... 78 Changing the Text Input Mode.............................................78 Predictive Input Mode (iTap) ...............................................78 Letter Input Mode (ABC) ......................................................80 Numeric Input Mode (123)...................................................80 Symbol Input Mode ...............................................................81 5. Menus .................
Show Call Timer ......................................................................... 90 Show Call Cost ............................................................................ 90 Call Information.....................................................................90 Max cost ...................................................................................... 92 Message ............................................................................... 92 Entertainment...............................
Hour Minder ........................................................................122 Connection Service ..............................................................122 IrDA ......................................................................................123 Oper.Service...................................................................... 124 WAP ......................................................................................124 Activate .....................................................
Minute Minder.......................................................................... 142 Show Number ........................................................................... 142 Call Divert ................................................................................. 143 Call Waiting............................................................................... 144 Auto Redial................................................................................ 144 Network .............................
Preparing Your Phone For Use Inserting a SIM Card 1. Turn the phone over, and release the battery latch. Lift the battery off the phone. Battery latch Do not remove the battery when the phone is on. Doing so could cause you to lose personal settings or data stored either on your SIM card or in the phone's memory. 2. Slide the SIM card in under the metal plate in the SIM card slot, with the SIM card's metal contacts facing down and the cut corner at the top right.
If you wish to remove the SIM card, you must first press down the stay, then push the SIM card out of the slot. Stay SIM card Installing a Battery and Charging the Phone 1. With the battery's metal contacts facing down, align the protruding tabs on the end with the holes in the battery bay of the phone. Then push the battery toward the end of the bay to insert the battery's tabs into the holes. Press down to click the battery in place.
2. Insert the charger connector into the charger socket on the bottom of the phone. Make sure that the connector is inserted in the correct orientation (with the arrow pointing up). Charger socket Charger connector 3. Insert the charger into a power outlet. 4. Once the phone is fully charged, remove the charger from both the power outlet and the phone.
• Charging requires approximately 4 hours. • When charging the phone while it is turned off, the external and main displays will be activated, showing the animation. If the charging is performed while the phone is on, the main display shows the icon. The lines showing the battery power level will scroll until the battery is fully charged. • When the battery is out of power, the phone will play an alert sound to remind you to recharge it and then will automatically turn off.
Turning the Phone On 1. Open the phone's flip. 2. Press and hold to turn the phone on. The phone will display the welcome animation. You can select and set a welcome animation. Go to the menu: Settings > Display > Welcome Animation > Power On. For details, please refer to page 141. 3. Enter your PIN1 number. If you enter the PIN1 number incorrectly, press (Clear) to delete the incorrect numerals. Press and hold to delete all numerals that have been entered.
5. The standby screen will be displayed, as well as network signal strength and the name of the network operator. You can now use the phone. If the phone cannot detect the network, the on-screen signal strength meter will show no bars. If the phone links to a network that you are not authorized to use, the signal strength meter will show a level of zero. You will only be able to make emergency calls.
Getting to Know Your Phone Your Phone at a Glance The figure below shows the main parts of your phone: Front view 1 Antenna External display Camera lens Getting to Know Your Phone 7
Front view 2 Earpiece Main display OK key Left soft key Input mode/WAP key Dial/Answer key Scroll key Right soft key Clear key Power on/off key Alphanumeric keys Microphone 8 Getting to Know Your Phone
Side view Hands-free headset/Data cable jack Volume key Inserting handsfree headset/ data cable 1. Lift off the lid which covers the jack on the left side of the phone. 2. Insert the handsfree hadeset/ data cable connecotr into the jack. Be sure that the side showing "UP" faces you when inserting the connector.
Bottom and back views IrDA port Charger socket Speaker Wrist strap hole To avoid exceeding the FCC RF exposure limits, please do not wear the phone in front of your chest.
Active Flip Feature • Opening the flip turns on the main display and turns off the external display; closing the flip wakes up the external display and turns off the main display. • Opening the flip allows you to answer an incoming call. Closing the flip ends a call, cancels dialing, or rejects an incoming call. To turn on/off the feature of answering/disconnecting calls by opening/closing the flip. Go to the menu: Settings > Call Settings> Answer Mode > Flip Open.
Main Screen Status bar Name of network operator User name Wallpaper Time and date Press to enter the Phone Book 12 Press to enter the main menu. Getting to Know Your Phone Press to use the camera function.
• You can set the animation or image you wish to use as the main display's wallpaper by going to the menu Settings > Display > Wallpaper > Main LCD. Alternatively, you can go to Media Center > Images to set the photo you wish to use as the main display's wallpaper. See page 104 and page 139. • To set the current time and date, as well as the format in which they will be shown in the main display's standby screen, go to the menu Settings > Date&Time. See page 135.
Icons in the Standby Screen's Status Bar Icon Function Description Signal strength Signal strength of the network. The more bars indicated, the stronger the signal. Battery status Shows the current level of battery power. The more bars indicated, the more power that remains. Four bars: fully charged. No bars: immediate charging needed. When charging the phone, the icon will scroll through the bars until the battery is fully charged. GPRS network GPRS services have been activated on your SIM card.
Icon Function Description Meeting Shows that the Meeting profile is in use. Outdoors Shows that the Outdoors profile is in use. Personal Shows that the Personal profile is in use. Handsfree Roaming External keylock Shows that the Handsfree profile is in use. Roaming has been activated (not your regular network) After you long press the side key to activate the external keylock, this icon will appear on the external display.
Using the Keys in the Standby Mode In this user manual, "long-press" means to press and hold down a key for about two seconds before release. "Press" means to press a key and release immediately. The chart below is meant only to introduce the commands accessible with keys when the phone is in standby mode. For information on other key commands available in other operating modes, see the pertinent sections in this user manual.
Key Commands and functions Send/Answer key • Press to send or answer a call. • Long-press and your phone will automatically call the last number dialed. • Press to access the list of last missed/dialed/received calls. OK key • Press to open up the main menu. Left soft key • Press to access the Phone Book (when Names is shown). • Press to save the phone number keyed in from the standby screen to the Phone Book (when Save is shown).
Key Commands and functions Scroll key • Press to enter the Quick Access menu. For information about the Quick Access menu, see page 53. • Press to retrieve photos stored in the Album menu. • Press to enter the Messages menu. For a description of the Messages menu, see page 54. • Press to select the profile to activate. Asterisk key • Press this key to enter an asterisk " * ".
Key Commands and functions Alphanumeric keys • Press to enter digits in a phone number. ~ • Shortcut key: Long-press a key to immediately access the function, or dial the number, that it represents. See page 53, "Quick Access Menu". Wap/input mode key • From the standby screen, pressing this key will launch the browser to connect to the Internet. • From the editing screen, pressing this key will change the input mode currently in use.
Key Commands and functions Side key • When the phone's flip is closed, pressing this key will display/hide the information shown on the external display's standby screen. • When the phone's flip is closed, long pressing this key will activate the external keylock. • Pressing the side key will closed the calendar shown on the external display.
Menu Navigation When the phone is in standby mode, press to bring up the main menu and highlight the first item in that menu: Phone Book. For details on how to use the various functions listed in the menu, see page 82 You can choose a display color for the menus by going to the menu Settings > Display > Theme. See page 139. Main menu The main menu has two different modes--list mode and icon mode. Icon mode The menu icon to which you have Each icon represents a menu.
List mode Press to scroll up or down to an item. The highlighted row is the currently selected menu. You can also go to the menu: Settings > Display > Menu Style, to determine whether the main menu is displayed in the icon mode or list mode.
Sub-menus The name of the current menu. to scroll up Press or down to an option. The highlighted row is the currently selected option. Press (Select) or Press (Back) to return to the previous menu or to access the highlighted option. The highlighted row is the currently selected item. Press (Edit) to access the highlighted item for editing. The name of the current menu. Press (Back) to return to the previous menu or Press to activate/save the highlighted function or setting.
Menu navigation example The example given below demonstrates how to use menus to change the language setting. Regular access 1. In the standby mode, press to open the main menu. 2. If the main menu is displayed in the icon mode, press to scroll to the Settings icon and press to enter this menu; if the main menu is displayed in the list mode, press to scroll to the Settings option and press to enter this menu.
3. In the Settings menu, press to scroll to Language, then press to enter the Language menu. 4. Press to scroll to the language you wish to use. Then press your selection. 5. Press to confirm (Back) or repeatedly, or press once to return to the standby screen.
Access through number shortcuts 1. In the standby mode, press to bring up the main menu. 2. The location of items in the main menu corresponds to the position of the to keys in the alphanumeric keypad. Thus, pressing will bring up the Settings menu.
3. In the Settings menu, the alphanumeric keys to represent menu options 1 to 10. Since Language is item number 8 in the Settings menu, pressing will bring up the Language sub-menu. 4. Press to scroll to the language you wish to use. Then press your selection. 5. Press to confirm (Back) or key repeatedly, or press once to return to the standby screen.
Main menu map Select Phone Book Call Records Messages Entertainment 28 Getting to Know Your Phone To enter
Select To enter Digital Camera Media Center Tools Opers.
Select Settings 30 Getting to Know Your Phone To enter
Using Your Phone Making a Phone Call Open the flip and make sure that the standby screen is shown on the main display. Enter the desired number using the alphanumeric keys to . Press to dial your call. During a call, you can use the options. See page 45, "Using the Silent Profile". To modify a phone number that you have entered, press C key to delete individual digits. Press (Back) or , or long press C key will delete all digits entered and return to the standby screen.
Answering a Phone Call When a call is received, your phone rings or vibrates, with the display showing the caller's number (if supported by your network vendor). If the caller is a contact stored in the Phone Book, the phone will show the name recorded in the Phone Book. • If the caller is a member of a caller group, the ring tone assigned to this group will sound. The display will show the animation or image that is associated with this group as well, to help you identify the caller.
Rejecting an Incoming Call • When the flip is closed, you can reject an incoming call by long pressing the upper portion of the side key phone. on the left side of the • When the flip is open, you can reject an incoming call by closing the flip or pressing , or by pressing (End) to have the call diverted to your Voicemailbox. Alternatively, you can press (Options) and select Reject to reject the call, or select I am busy to have the call diverted to your voicemail box.
Making an Emergency Call To call emergency services, enter 112 (the international emergency number) and then press to dial the call. You can make an emergency call even if your phone is locked or cannot access your network, or there is no SIM card inserted, so long as you are within range of a network of the type supported by your phone. Dialing an Extension Number After you enter a telephone number, long-press , The phone display will show "P".
Listening to Voicemails When your voicemail box receives a voicemail, your operator gives you a call or sends you an SMS alert to remind you of the new voicemail. Depending on how you are notified, there are two ways to access and listen to the voicemail: 1.
2. If the text of the operator's SMS alert does not match the text of the SMS alert stored in the Alert Match option, long-press from the standby screen to directly dial the voicemail phone number and listen to your voicemails. Alternatively, you can go to the menu: Message > Voicemail > Get Voicemail to make a voicemail call.
Phone Book Adding Contacts to the Phone Book The phone book in your phone's memory can store up to 500 contacts. The capacity of a phone book on your SIM card depends on the particular service provided by your network vendor. 1. In the standby screen, enter the phone number that you wish to store, then press (Save). The screen will show the Phone Book data fields for a new contact. 2. Press to scroll to the contact data field that you wish to edit.
The contact's home phone number. The contact's e-mail address. Used to select a caller group for the contact. Press to select a group and then press . When there is an incoming call from this contact, the ring tone assigned to this group will sound and the display will show the animation/image associated with the group. To set a ring tone and image for each caller group, go to the menu Phone Book > Caller Group. See page 84.
Finding Contacts in the Phone Book In the standby mode, press (Names) to display contacts stored in the Phone Book. There are two ways to locate a specific contact in the Phone Book: • Press to scroll through the names (listed in alphabetical order) until the one you want is highlighted. • Press the alphanumeric key that corresponds to the first letter of the name you wish to locate the appropriate number of times. For instance, if the name starts with "K", you would press twice for "K".
• Press below: to view the contact's data. You can then perform the tasks Scroll to highlight the phone number you want and press dial that number. While viewing a contact's data, you can press to to view the next/previous contact's data. will appear on the left of the contact's name if the contact is stored in your SIM card's memory; will appear if the contact is stored in your phone memory. Press (Edit) to edit the Phone Book data for this contact.
Last Missed, Dialed, and Received Calls There are two ways you can view the last missed, dialed, and received calls on your phone, as well as information on their date and time: 1. If there have been any missed calls, the display will show a missed call message along with the number of calls that were missed. Press (Select), and then press number. to scroll to the desired phone 2. In the standby mode, press to view the list of the most recent missed, dialed, and received calls.
• Press to re-dial the number. • If the phone number for the call has not been stored in the Phone Book, press (Option) and select View to create a contact for this number in the Phone Book. If this phone number is already stored under a contact in the Phone Book, press (Edit) to edit the information for this contact. For information about editing Phone Book data, see page 37, "Adding Contacts to the Phone Book". • Press (Option) and select Delete to delete the record of the call from the list..
Accessing the last dialed/received calls When you are on a phone call, you can press for the list of last received calls and press for the list of last dialed calls. For details on how to handle dialed/received calls, page 41, "Last Missed, Dialed, and Received Calls". Phone Book Press (Names) to access data in the Phone Book. For details, see page 37, "Phone Book". In-call Menu Press (Option) to bring up the in-call menu. Press the desired item and then press to scroll to to enter that item.
Putting a Call on Hold* 1. When the only call is active: a. Press (Hold) to hold this call. b. Press to end this call. 2. When the only call is on hold: a. Press (Unhold) to resume the call. b. Press to end this call. 3. When there is an active call and a call on hold. a. Press (Swap) to resume the call that is on hold, and put the active call on hold. b. Press end.
Call Waiting* If there is an incoming call while you are on the phone, a tone will sound through the earpiece and the display will show that a second call is currently waiting. You can handle the waiting call and currently active call in the following ways: 1. Answer the waiting call: Press The currently active call will automatically be placed on hold. However, if there is already another call on hold, a menu will appear on the display allowing you to select a call to end and then answer the waiting call.
2. To cancel the Silent profile and restore the previously active vibrant and ring tone settings, long-press . This feature is very convenient for switching to the Silent profile during, say, a meeting to avoid the disruption caused by a ring tone. To set and select a profile, please enter the main menu's Settings > Profile. See page 137.
• Video 128 x 128: Select this mode to record a video clip. Maximum length of the video is 160 seconds. See page 50, "Shooting a Video Clip". • Video 96 x 64: Select this mode to record a video caller ID. Maximum length of the video is 5 seconds. See page 50, "Shooting a Video Clip". 3. Press (Option) to make the following settings for the camera: • Effect: Enables you to apply a special effect to your image to create an artistic style. • Quality: Set the quality (compression ratio).
• Zoom: Press zoom in to enlarge the image. Press zoom out to return to the normal magnification. The chart below shows the zoom range for each image size Image size Zoom range VGA 640x480 0~5 Wallpaper 128x160 0~5 MMS 128x128 0~5 Portrait 96x64 0~8 • Brightness: Press to decrease the brightness level; press to increase brightness level.
5. When you are ready to take a photo, press the shutter button to photograph the object. The photo will then show up on the main display. Please note the following while shooting photos • When taking photos, do not block or touch the camera lens on the back of the phone's flip. • Always photograph your object with the source of light behind you. • Do not shake the phone when taking photos. • Please be sure that the lens is perfectly clean before taking photos.
• Rename: Give this photo a new file name. A photo's name can't be left empty, nor can it share the same name with another photo already stored in your phone. Shooting a Video Clip One most exciting feature about this phone is that you can use its video recording function to shoot video clips for various purposes, such as making a 5-second caller ID video which show on your external LCD screen, or sending a video clip by MMS. 1. From the standby screen, press the view finder. 2. Press video.
4. After you have completed necessary camera settings, press to return to the view finder screen. • Zoom: Press zoom in (Back) to enlarge the image. Press zoom out to return to the normal magnification. • Brightness: Press to decrease the brightness level. Press to increase brightness level. 5. When you are ready to shoot a video, press to start. Video will then be timed and the length of the video will be shown at the upper right corner of the screen. Press again to stop recording.
• Rename: Give this video a new file name. • Go To Video: This is the video library where your video clips are placed. See page 109 for information on the options you can manage the videos.
Quick Access Menu The Quick Access menu contains twelve commonly used functions and menus represented by their respective images. To set up the access menu, choose the menu Tools > Shortcuts. See page 120. 1. From the standby screen, press to enter the Quick Access menu. 2. Press to scroll through the menu and press highlighted option. to access a 3. You can also use the twelve alphanumberic keys to choose the desired function or menu.
Message Menu Your phone supports various messaging services including SMS (Short Messaging Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging service). SMS allows you to insert simple animations and ring tones into your short messages, while MMS enables you to send photos, colored images and music through your phone. You must have a subscription that supports MMS. Please contact your service provider for details. From the standby screen, press can also press to enter the Message menu.
SMS You can use this SMS menu to read, edit and send SMS. Editing and Seding a New Short Message 1. Go to menu: SMS > New to bring up the message editing screen so you can write a new short message. Use the alphanumeric keys to enter text. For information on how to use the input methods provided by the phone for writing messages, see page 78, "Input Modes".
• Graphics: You can select a graphic icon from the graphics library to insert into your message. Press to select the name of the icon you wish to insert, and then press or (Select) to insert the icon into your message. You can also scroll towards the end of the icon library and choose from the last five icons that you previously received and stored. • Animation: You can select an animation from the animation library to insert into your message.
Send To You can send the message to a single recipient. Enter the recipient's phone number and press directly. to send the message Alternatively, you can press to access your phone book and select a contact you want to send the message to. Scroll to highlight the desired contact and press to display the contact's phone book information. Scroll to highlight the number you want to use and press Press to enter the number. again to send the message.
2. Scroll the list of the contacts and press contacts you want. Then press group list. to choose the (Done) to go back to call The last row "Checked" shows how many contacts you have chosen and the maximum numbers you can choose 3. Press to view the list of selected contacts, and then press to send the message to them. Save to Drafts Press to save the message to Drafts. For details on the Drafts option, see page 61. Receiving and Reading a Short Message 1.
3. Press to scroll to the message record you would like to view. Then you can: Scrolling down to the end of the list and selecting "Delete All" will delete all messages. • Press (Option), which will present the following choices: Delete: Deletes the selected message. Call Sender: You can use the phone number used to send the message to call the sender. SMS Chat: This feature allows you to start a chat session by replying to the message. For how to start a chat session, see page 70.
SMS Chat:This feature allows you to start a chat session by replying to the message. For how to start a chat session, see page 70. Forward: Allows you to edit the content of this message and forward it to another person. Edit: Allows you to edit the content of the message. Extract Numbers: Displays the number(s) contained in the received message. Scroll to highlight the needed number, and press (Save) to create an contact for this number in the phone book. You can also press number.
Delete: Deletes the message. Forward: Allows you to forward the message to others. Edit: Allows you to edit the message. Extract Numbers: Displays the number(s) contained in the received message. Scroll to highlight the needed number, and press (Save) to create an contact for this number in the phone book. You can also press number. (Call) to call that Save to SIM: Save the message to your SIM card.
Managing Archive Go to menu: SMS > Archive. This option preserves messages saved from the Inbox. Scroll to the desired message record, and then you can: Scrolling down to the end of the list and selecting "Delete All" will delete all messages. • Press (Option) to delete, create a new folder, or to move the message to a new folder. • Press to directly edit the contents of the message. Then you can press (Option) to execute those tasks identical to reading a message in the Inbox; see page 59.
Expiry This sets the duration that an undeliverable SMS message that you send can be stored at the message center. During this period, the message center will continue to attempt to deliver the message to the designated number. Reply Type You can request that your network operator convert your reply to different types. Reply Path You can ask the network to set the route of the reply message via your own message centre.
MMS You can edit and send MMS messages using this menu. Before you start to use MMS, you have to subscribe to both GPRS and MMS services provided by your operator. Then you have to adjust MMS settings in your phone to be able to use MMS. Because MMS uses your operator's MMS server on a GPRS network to send messages to phones, you need to adjust the following settings correctly in order to use MMS: Go to menu: Oper.
Editing and Sending MMS Messages Go to menu: MMS > New MMS, and follow the steps below to edit and send a new MMS message. 1. Go to menu: MMS > New MMS > Create to bring up the MMS editor. Press (Option) to execute the following tasks: • Insert: You can choose to insert images, videos, or auido files to your message. For images and videos, scroll to the object you desire and press (preview) to preview the image or video. Press (Select) or to insert the object to your message.
Enter the recipient's phone number directly and press . Alternatively, you can press (Contact) to browse your phone book and select the contacts you want to send the message to. Scroll to highlight the desired contact and press to select the contact. Press again to deselect. Press (Done) when you have finished selecting. You can send an MMS message to a maximum of 5 recipients. • Subject: press press (Edit), enter the subject for the message, and .
to reject immediate download, the notification • If you press will be stored in Notify Box. Later when you need to download the MMS message, you can go to Notify Box and select the notification that matches the MMS message. Press then the phone will start to download the message. 2. If you have select Auto Download under MMS→Settings→Notify Setting, then when a MMS message arrives at the server, your phone will start to download the message automatically.
• Reply: Reply to the sender. • Reply all: Reply to the sender and all the other recipients. • Extract Numbers: Extract telephone numbers shown on the slide. You can choose to save the numbers in your phone book. • Save Image in this slide: Save the image shown on the slide to your phone. After you save it, you can go to the menu: Media Center > Image to see it. • Save audio in this slide: Save the audio file attached on the slide to your phone.
• Notify me first: when the MMS server receives a new message, the phone will display the operator’s notification, then you can decide whether to download the message immediately. Delivery Setting Here you can choose to get a delivery/read confirmation after you send a MMS message to someone. Press (Mark) to mark the following: • Delivery Report: Asks the recipient to return a confirmation after receiving your message. • Read Report: Asks the recipient to return a confirmation after reading your message.
SMS Chat You can engage in a peer-to-peer chat session by writing short messages to another mobile phone user. This feature allows you to have a continuous text conversation with someone without having to enter the number of the recipient each time you reply a message. Starting a chat session There are two ways to initiate a chat session. 1. Go to: SMS Chat → New Chat to start a new chat session. Follow the steps below to conduct the chat: a. Enter the nickname for the chat session, and press . b.
2. Alternatively, to start a chat session, you can select a message from Inbox, press , choose Chat, and press (Chat) or to start a chat session with this message. This way you do have to enter the recipient’s phone number before you send a chat message. Receiving a reply to your chat message When your phone receives a reply from your chat partner, the display will show your partner’s name and message, followed by the previous message(s) you sent.
If you want start a new chat, go to: SMS Chat → New Chat. When you are interrupted by an incoming call during a chat session 1. Answer the call. Upon ending the call, the display returns to the idle mode. Then you may resume the chat session by selecting Previous Chat from the SMS Chat menu. 2. Reject the incoming call and continue the chat by selecting Previous Chat from the SMS Chat menu.
To listen to the voicemail, simply press , and your phone will automatically dial your voicemail box number for you. To set up the Alert Match feature, you must save your operator's SMS alert in advance. Please do so in Voicemail > Settings > Alert Match. See page 74.
• Message No.: This is the number you dial to request the operator to send you an SMS alert upon receiving a voicemail. When these numbers have been set correctly, you can check your voicemails, turn the voicemail feature on or off, or change the way of the voicemail notification simply by selecting the respective menu option. Your phone will automatically dial the number you set up for each option to inform your operator of your choice.
new voicemail is waiting. Jot down the SMS alert and come to this Alert Match option to enter and save the SMS alert. It is not necessary to enter the whole message, just enough of it to provide a reliable match for your phone to identify an SMS message as an SMS alert for a new voicemail.
Here you can read the messages that you want your operator to broadcast to you regularly. The name of the topic and information will be shown on the display. To select the messages that you would like to receive regularly from your operator, go to the menu: Topics > Create Topic. Topics The topics listed in the Topics list represent the broadcast information that you have selected to receive from your network operator.
Delete Deletes the selected subject from the list. Active Topic List This is where you decide what broadcast information you want from your operator. The topics on the Active List are the ones that you have chosen to receive regularly from your operator. If the list is empty, press (Option) and then select Add to include the topic in the Active List. Language You can limit the cell broadcast information that you receive from your network operator to a specific language.
Input Modes Changing the Text Input Mode When the display shows the editing screen, you The text input mode will be able to see the name of the current text currently in use input mode in the upper right corner of the screen. Press to change the input mode. Press to switch to uppercase or lowercase letters. press to open the symbols table. The input mode icons (names) that may appear at the bottom of the the screen represent the following input modes: iTap (predictive input mode). Letter input mode.
How to use iTap 1. Press once the alphanumeric key corresponding to the first letter of the word you wish to enter without considering where that letter falls in the sequence of characters available through that key. Then press the key corresponding to the second letter, and so forth. The phone will predict which word you wish to enter based on the set of keys you have pressed. Press C key to delete the letters you have entered. 2.
Letter Input Mode (ABC) Press the key containing the desired letter repeatedly to scroll through the available characters in order until it is reached. Press switch to uppercase or lowercase letters. to How to use the letter input mode • You must press the key corresponding to the desired letter the correct number of times in order to enter the letter you want. Display letters for entry according to the order shown on each key.
Symbol Input Mode When editing messages, press to open the symbols table. Use to highlight the desired symbol and press page. Press to scroll page by to place the symbol in the text.
Menus The phone's menus provide various features. The main menu consists of 9 icons. Each icon represents a particular menu item, which is used to access related sub-menus. For information about navigating menus, see page 21, "Menu Navigation". Phone Book View You can either open up the Phone Book by pressing (Names) from the standby screen, or by choosing this option from the Phone Book menu. Find Used to locate a contact in the Phone Book.
Copy Your phone has two memories where you save data of phone book contacts: your SIM card memory and your phone memory. This feature allows you to copy and move your phone book contacts between the two memories so that you can take them with you if you change phone. SIM to Phone Copies or moves phone book contacts saved on your SIM card to your phone memory. Keep Original Copies contacts saved on your SIM card to your phone memory, while the originals remain on the SIM card.
Delete Deletes contacts from the Phone Book. SIM Record Deletes contacts from the Phone Book stored in your SIM card's memory. 1. Scroll to highlight the contact to delete and press scrolling to All and then pressing contacts. to select it; will select all of the 2. When the desired contacts have been marked, press to delete them. (Done) Phone Record Deletes contacts from the Phone Book stored in the phone's memory.
1. Press (Option): Used to select the ring tone or image that will help you identify the caller group to which a particular caller belongs, or to rename the caller group. 2. Press : Allows you to view a list of all contacts that belong to the caller group. Press to highlight the desired contact, and then press (Option) to choose to add a contact to the caller group, or delete the selected contact from the group.
When setting up the Accept List, on the other hand, selecting Accept no number will set the phone to accept calls with no number displayed on the screen; selecting Accept strange number will set the phone to accept calls made by people not listed in the phone book. 3. When you are finished setting up the list, press . The screen will display the names of the contacts you have added to the list. If needed, you can press (Option) to add or remove contacts.
4. The selected entry will display the name of the contact to whom the phone number accessible by the shortcut key belongs. 5. If you want to set the shortcut key to represent another phone number, scroll to the entry representing that key, and press (Option) to select Repalce, and then repeat the steps previously mentioned. To change a number shortcut key back to a general number key, scroll to the entry representing that key, and press (Option) to select Delete.
Phone New contacts will be stored in your phone memory if you select this option. The benefit of saving numbers to your SIM card memory is that you can easily remove your card with all your stored information and insert it into another phone at a later date. However if you need to change your SIM card or need more memory for phone book entries you can use your phone memory. Own Number This option allows you to save your SIM card number and name to your SIM card's memory.
Call Records Your network operator must support this feature in order for you to be able to use it. This menu includes a list of your missed calls, dialed calls, and received calls. Call costs and time are also recorded. Missed Calls Shows your most recent missed calls. Scroll to the missed call that you wish to select, and then choose to view, edit, or delete the number for that call. The procedure is the same as that described on page 41, "Last Missed, Dialed, and Received Calls".
Call Display Your phone can display duration and cost information during a call or when a call ends, or in both circumstances. Network support dependent. Show Call Timer • Call Active: Selecting this option will set the phone to display duration during a call. Scroll to highlight this option and press to select it. • Call End: Selecting this option will set the phone to display duration when a call ends.
The first line under this option shows the last call cost and the second line shows the last call duration. Scrolling to the first line and pressing (Reset) will reset the cost of the last call to 0. Scrolling to the second line and pressing duration of the last call to 0. (Reset) will reset the All calls Shows the total time and cost of all calls. You can view the total duration and cost of all calls made and reset the data to zero as described above.
Cost units Allows you to first enter the unit price and then a currency for calculating call costs. Requires entry of the PIN2 code. Max cost Allows you to set a limit for total call costs. If call costs exceed this limit, the phone will no longer be able to dial pay calls. When this feature is activated, the remaining cost will be displayed in the information box on the screen each time you end a call. Requires entry of the PIN2 code.
Entertainment Your phone provides a number of exciting games that you can use to entertain yourself when you have a spare moment. Games Cherry Boy This game contains five levels and in each level the player has three lives. To pass one level you must collect all the cherries before time is up, or you must obtain the key to the next level. If you bump into a monkey, you lose one life. Press begin a new game. Press item you want.
Game screen Cherry boy you are controlling Monkey or the enemy in this game Number of remaining treasures Cherry or the treasure in this game Remaining time Number of remaining lives Your score Game controls Press or to move the player left or right. Press or to move the player up or down on a ladder. Press to pause the game. Press to split the path so the monkey will fall. The split will be reconnected in 5 seconds.
Eda Mouse This game contains eight levels and to pass each level player has to eliminate the fruit to a certain amount. You pass one level when your score has reached a thousand points. To eliminate the fruit, player has to arrange three identical fruit in a row. You lose the game when the fruit reach the eda mouse's head. Mixed sorts of fruit. The vertical dotted line indicates the path you aim at the target. Press or to move the eda mouse left or right.
JAVA Your phone provides Java support, allowing you to download and install Java applications that you like, such as various Java games, from sites provided by your network operator. You can then run these Java applications directly on your phone. If you do not need an application, you can remove it from your phone at any time, replacing it with another downloaded application. The JAVA menu contains the following items: All Java applications will be listed in this menu.
After finishing the Internet settings, choose the JAVA menu: JAVA → Java Setting to complete the following JAVA settings: Sets the URL that provides download options for JAVA Default URL applications. Scroll to an URL entry and press (Option). Select edit to enter the URL. Then scroll to the URL you want to set as default and press Download Size . Sets the maximum size for downloaded applications. Downloading JAVA applications 1.
Managing and running JAVA applications To manage and run Java applications installed on the phone, choose JAVA > Applications Lists. All Java applications will be listed in this menu. Press (Option) to add a new folder or to view the details on a particular Java application. • Scroll to the desired executable file and press corresponding Java application. to run the Use only BenQ-certified Java applications in order to ensure that they will run properly on your phone.
The number “1” you see on the right of a pitch symbol indicates one beat. Nothing is shown on the display for the Middle octave as the Middle octave does not have a representative symbol. Entering a rest Press to enter an one beat rest: 01. Adjusting a note's length The default note length is an one beat note.
Represented note Shown as Lower octave 1 beat So -g1 Adding a sharp to a note Press to add a sharp '#', which raises the note a semitone. To remove a sharp from a note, press . A sharp cannot be added to an E or B note.Following is an example: Description Shown as Middle octave 1 beat Fa sharp f#1 Adding a dot to a note Press to add a dot “.”. The dot “.” represents half the length it follows. Press again The following are examples: Description to remove a dot.
• To modify a note after you have entered several notes, scroll to highlight the note that you wish to change. You can then proceed with adjusting the length, octave, sharp/unsharp, and so on. • Press to delete a highlighted note. 4. When editing the music in a channel, press (Option) to access the following options: • Play: Plays the notes in the channel. • Instrument: Allows you select the instrument that will play the notes in the channel. • Time Beat: Sets the tempo (tempo range: 40 to 200). 5.
• Delete: Selecting this option will delete the selected ring tone from the phone's memory. • Delete All: Selecting this option will delete all ring tones produced. Voice Ring Tone This is where you produce actual audio recordings to use as ring tones for incoming calls. 1. Press (Option) and then select Add. 2. When the screen shows "Recording" asking whether you wish to make a recording, press (Yes) to start the recording. 3.
• Delete: Selecting this option will delete the selected recording from the phone's memory. • Rename: You can change the selected recording's name here. Digital Camera The digital camera function you access through the main menu is the same as pressing (Camera) from the standby screen. For details on how to use the camera to take photos or record videos, see page 46, "Taking a photo" and page 50, "Shooting a Video Clip" .
Media Center Images The image formats supported by the phone are BMP, WBMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG (progressive or marithmetic-encoded saves not supported). This image library contains images, animations and photos stored in the phone memory. After entering this menu, the most recently saved images will be displayed as thumbnails--small miniature versions of photos, and the bottom of the screen will display the file name of the currently highlighted image thumbnail. 1.
• Edit: Allows you to edit the image using the options as follows: Option Add Frame Function Select a frame for the image. Press select the desired frame and press to . Add a stamp to the image to convey a particular message. 1. Press Add Stamp to select the desired stamp and press . 2. Press desired to move the stamp to the posotion and press (Paste). Right Rotate 90 Right-rotate the image to 90 degrees. Left Rotate 90 Left-rotate the image to 90 degrees.
a. The Face Morph function will generate various expression effects for a person's face shown in the photo, according to the four red spots you have manually positioned over the photo. After you have entered the Face Morph option, the selected photo will appear in full screen, along with the first red spot displayed on it. Press to position this red spot where you would like it to be over the person's face--press to fine tune the position of the red spot; long press to move the spot by a fixed space.
d. When the spots are in desired positions, press . The screen will show "Press number key to change," and then will bring up the original photo with that person's face remaining unchanged. At this point, you can press a corresponding number key to generate the desired facial expression effects for the person's face.
g. After you have saved the photo showing the expression effects you want, the original photo will reappear. You can then again press corresponding number keys to create more photos showing various facial expressions. • The Face Morph function may not create desired outcomes when used to change your pets or dolls' facial expressions. • When you apply face morph to an image larger than 128 x 160, the image will then be saved in a smaller size.
• Send by MMS: Enables you to send the image by MMS. You can also do so by selecting the menu: Messages > Create > New MMS. For details on using the MMS function, see page 64. • Send by IrDA: Sends the image through the infrared port. • New Folder: To create a new folder. • Move to: Move the selected image to another folder. • Slide Show: Select this option the images in the current folder will present a slide show to you. Press melody, select tone, or choose a slide style.
2. Press to display the video in full screen. Press to show the next/previous video. 3. Press to start playing the video. During playback, use stop playback. 4. When playback stops, press video. key to (Option) to delete or rename this 5. Press (Back) to return to the video list. Press perform the following tasks with your video. (Option) to • Delete: Deletes the selected photo. • Send by MMS: Enables you to send this video clip by MMS.
Music The music formats supported by the phone are MMF, Midi, and iMelody. This music library stores all the audio files stored in the phone memory. You can press (Option) to organize the audio files using the available options, which are identical to the options for the video library. Memory Status Shows the amount of memory, including space for storing pictures, animations, videos, and ring tones on the phone. Format Delete backup messages and download files in your phone.
Tools Alarm If you activate the Alarm Clock feature, when the specified date and time arrive, the phone will sound the alarm, even if your phone is turned off. 1. Select the alarm you wish to set and activate. 2. Complete the alarm settings as shown in the chart below: Enter the time when an alarm will go off. Use to set the alarm mode: • Off: Alarm is turned off. • Once: Alarm will go off only once. • Weekday: Alarm will go off Monday through Friday. It will not go off on weekends.
Set the snooze mode. When the alarm goes off, press (Snooze) to stop the alarm and then go back to sleep. The alarm will then ring again five minutes later. You can keep on doing this and go on sleeping. Scroll to highlight this option and press to turn the snooze mode on (Snooze On) or off (Snooze Off). When the snooze mode is turned on, you may also want to do the following settings: a. Set the time period the snooze alarm waits before it goes off again.
World Clocks This World Clock feature simultaneously displays current local time and date for major cities around the world. To make use of the World Clock feature you firstly must set your phone's time and date correctly. To do this please choose the menu: Settings > Date&Time. You can decide which cities’ time and date you want to display. To do this: 1. Press (Edit) to see a list of available cities. 2. Press to roll over the list and highlight the city whose local time and date you want to display.
Auto Time Zone If during travel, you move between time zones, the phone will automatically adjust the time displayed on the screen based on the time zone prompts provided by the local network operator so that you always have access to accurate local time. To check current local time for various locations around the world, choose the World Clock option. On The time displayed on your phone will be reset automatically according to the local network operator's time zone prompts.
Calendar You can use the Calendar to set up memos for forthcoming events such as a meeting, an appointment, or a friend's birthday. The Calendar will also remind you about events you have previously scheduled. Setting up memos using the Calendar 1. When you open the Calendar, the phone will show the calendar for the current date. If you have not set the current date on your phone, choose the menu Settings > Date & Time. See 135.
3. In the memo editor screen, scroll to the data field you wish to edit to begin entering data. You can enter data in these fields: Change the memo's assigned date using the appropriate number keys. Enter the scheduled time for the event associated with the memo, or the time when you wish to be reminded about the event, by using the appropriate number keys. On the appointed date, when the scheduled time arrives, the memo will appear on the screen, and the phone will ring or vibrate, if set so.
You can decide whether the memo will regularly remind you about the event you must remember for not just the selected date, but also the days following it. For example, if a meeting is held every Thursday starting 2004/08/ 05, you can firstly select 2004/08/05, and then by selecting Weekly set the reminder to go off on Thursdays beginning with 2003/08/05. Jot down any notes about the event associated with the memo. 4.
c. Press (Back) to return to the Calendar menu and choose from the following options: Day's Memos Selecting this option lets you view the current date's memo(s). Add Memo Selecting this option lets you add a new memo. View All You can browse all of the memos set up for different dates. Go to Date Enter the date you want and press date will appear. . The memo list of that Delete All Selecting this option will delete all of the existing memos.
Shortcuts This is where you set up the Quick Access menu desribed on page 53. 1. Scroll to the function to add to the Quick Access menu, and then press to mark it. 2. When all of the desired functions are selected, press (Done) to save the settings. Functions added to the Quick Access menu will be indicated by a check mark. The Quick Access menu must have exactly 12 twelve features, so you must select exactly 12 features to be included in the Quick Access menu.
Currency Converter 1. Set the exchange rate. Press (Set) to bring up the pop-up menu. Select Set Foreign Rate to enter the rate for converting the amount to the desired foreign currency; select Set Local Rate to enter the rate for conversion to your local currency. When you are done entering the rates, press . Press to enter a decimal point. 2.
5. To resume the stopwatch, press 6. Press . (Reset) to zero the stopwatch. Pressing or while the watch is running will stop and reset the watch, Countdown Timer 1. Press (Set) to enter the amount of time to count down. You can set any time up to 59 minutes and 59 seconds. 2. Press and the timer starts counting down to zero. You can then use the timer in the same way you would the stopwatch. Hour Minder Once this option is activated, the phone will emit a beep per hour.
Interface Determines whether synchronization is conducted through the USB data cable or IRDA. Baud Rate This Baud rate setting option is used to adjust transmission speed between your phone and PC. The baud rate varies according to different types of computers. Older computers may not be able to transmit data at the highest speed. You should adjust the baud rate accordingly. After you make adjustment to the baud rate of your phone, you need to reconfigure the baud rate on your PC as well.
Oper.Service Your phone includes a built-in WAP browser, allowing you to use the phone for mobile Internet connectivity. You can browse the online services offered by the network operator or ISP, such as information on financial news, sports, travel, and entertainment. To use the phone to get online, necessary WAP and GPRS settings must be made in this menu.
Browsing a webpage Referring to the soft key commands at the bottom of the screen, press and to perform needed tasks while browsing a webpage. Press to scroll up or down a webpage. For details on browsing a webpage, inquire with the network operator providing WAP services. Your Internet connectivity service will determine the layout and content of the webpages you view. Depending on the specifics of your service, they way you browse the Internet on your phone will differ.
Home Returns to the home page. To designate a particular page to be your home page, go to 9 Settings → 1 Homepage. Inbox When your phone receives a message that can only be viewed using a WAP browser, you enter this WAP inbox to read the message. Bookmarks You can open the Bookmarks menu and select webpage bookmarks. View Allows you to see the current bookmarks and bookmarks folders.
Delete All: Deletes all bookmarks and book-marks folders. Hotkeys: Allows you set a numerical key as a hotkey for a bookmark. After completing the setting, you can press this numerical key to directly link to the webpage represented by the bookmark. Mark Site Adds the current webpage to your bookmarks list. SnapShots Saves the current webpage you are viewing.
Reload Reloads the current webpage. Settings You can enter this item to making the following settings: For detailed information about the following settings, contact your ISP. Homepage Designates a homepage. When you start up the WAP browser or if you select Home from the browser's menu, the screen will display the homepage you designate. a. Press (Edit) and then enter the URL of the webpage that you wish to use as your homepage. (Some WAP service providers do not allow users to set a homepage.) b.
Key Press Timeout This option sets the amount of time that the phone waits during text entry before automatically advancing the cursor to the next entry position. As long as the same key is re-pressed within the interval of time set here, it will continue to cycle through the characters available through that key. Set Proxy Your phone can save the settings for six WAP proxy servers.
CA Certificates Displays information on the built-in certificate. A certificate is a digital ID issued by a trusted third party known as a certificate authority (CA). The phone uses CA certificates to authenticate websites that send information to the phone. Authentication You can decide whether your phone should store your user name and passwords for websites that require them.
View Title Region You can choose whether or not to have the browser display webpage titles. You can also set this option so that titles exceeding a certain length will be split into separate lines. (The first line of the browser displays a "G" and a globe image, while the second is the "title region". The actual webpage content begins on the third line.) About… From here, you can view information about the version of the browser that you are using.
• Gateway Address: Enter the IP address used for accessing the mobile Internet. For example: 10.1.1.1. • Port Number: Enter the connection port specified by the network operator — for example, 9201. 2. To rename a group of server settings, scroll to the name of the desired server and press (Option), and then select Rename. 3. To activate another group of WAP server settings, choose: Wap Settings > Select Gateway. Then you can select the WAP server to activate for WAP and MMS services respectively.
Connect Settings There are six groups of settings in total, three for GPRS networks, three for CSD networks. Before connecting to the Internet, you must set this item according to whether your Internet connection bearer mode is a GPRS network system or a GSM dialup network. Doing so will allow you to properly link to the data network to browse WAP pages, download Java programs, receiving MMS messages, and so forth.
• User ID: If needed, enter the user name provided by your network operator. • Password: If needed, enter the password given by network your operator. • APN Name: Enter the APN (Access Point Name) assigned by your network operator. • DNS: Enter the IP for your network operator's DNS (domain name server). 2. To activate the desired set of GPRS settings, Choose: Connect Settings > AP Uplink Settings. Then you can select the GPRS settings you want to activate for WAP, MMS, and Java services respectively. 3.
Settings Date & Time Used to set the time and date, as well as the format in which the time and date will be displayed on the standby screen. Set Time Sets the current time to display on the standby screen. If you select the 12-hour format in the Time format option, you can switch between AM or PM by pressing . Time Format This option is used to decide the format in which the time will appear on the standby screen. Set Date Sets the current date to display on the standby screen and Calendar.
Lunar Date If you choose to activate this option, the standby screen will display the current date on both the solar and lunar calendars. Set Time Zone Allows the standby screen to display another designated city's local time. Scroll to highlight the preferred city and press . Auto Power On/Off Allows you turn the phone on and off at specified times to conserve power. When riding in an airplane or in any other situation where you cannot use a mobile phone, remember to deactivate the Power On/Off option.
PowerOff Time Designates a time for the phone to be automatically turned off, and then determines whether your phone is automatically turned off once or daily. Profile A profile is a group of settings that determine whether the phone will alert you to incoming calls through a ring tone or a vibrating alert, and how ring tones in general are used on the phone. These settings allow the phone's operation to best suit the environment you are in. 1.
Outdoors The options in this profile have been preset to suit an outdoor activity (for example, use of the highest ring tone volume, activation of both ring tone and vibrating alerts, and use of keypad tones). Headset This profile is only active when a hands-free kit is attached to the phone. 2. Press to scroll to the desired profile, and then press (Edit) to modify the settings listed below and adjust the profile to suit a particular environment.
Ring Volume Press or to adjust the ring tone volume or mute the ring tone. When finished, press Speech Volume Press or to adjust the adjust call volume. Display Theme A display theme consists of a combination of display color and the standby screen wallpaper. Different display colors are paired with different preset wallpapers, so when you change the display color, the standby screen wallpaper will also change.
• You can select a preset wallpaper to use as the external display's wallpaper. Scroll to the name of the wallpaper that you wish to use, and then press (View) to view this image/animation. After you press (View) to enter the preview mode, pressing will display the next or previous image/animation. Press to confirm your selection. • You can also select User Defined to create an animated wallpaper made up of the images or photos you have previously saved to the phone: 1.
Welcome Animation Power On Used to configure the animation that is displayed when the phone is turned on. Power Off Used to configure the animation that is displayed when the phone is turned off. Menu Style Determines whether the main menu is displayed in the icon mode or list mode. Contrast Press to adjust the contrast of the screen's display. Press to confirm the setting. Backlight Press to adjust the brightness of the phone's display backlighting. Press to confirm the setting.
• Send Key: Allows incoming calls to be answered only by pressing . Connected Alert This feature allows the phone to provide a ring tone or vibrating alert, or flash the backlighting when the recipient of a call has answered. Minute Minder If you turn this function on, the phone will emit a beep per minute during a call. Show Number You can decide whether or not to display your phone number on the recipient's phone when you make a call.
Call Divert Requires the support of the network operator. Divert All Calls Activating this option will divert incoming calls to another designated phone number at all times. Activate This option will enable you to divert all types of network services including voice calls, messages, fax and data calls. To enable this divert mode, enter the phone number to divert to and press . Cancel Selecting this option will disable this diverting mode. Enquire Status Shows the status of this diverting mode.
Divert When Busy This option will transfer incoming calls if your phone is busy. Settings are the same as for Divert All calls. Divert On No Answer This option will transfer incoming calls if you do not answer the call. Settings are the same as for Divert All calls. Divert When Unfound This option will transfer incoming calls when your phone is off or roaming in an area beyond the coverage range of your network. Settings are the same as for Divert All calls.
Off Disables the Auto Redial feature. Auto Redial If you make a call that is not answered, your phone will automatically redial up to 10 times before the call is answered. Prompt Redial Your phone will ask for your confirmation before it redials. Network Generally speaking, the choice of the network that your phone uses is configured automatically.
Non-Network Mode Allows you to manually select a network. Your phone will list all the networks of telecoms vendors so you can choose. Not all of the networks listed may be available to you. Please refer to your network operator for further details.
Security You can use a PIN code, phone password, and SIM card lock authentication to prevent unauthorized use of the phone. In addition, you can set limitations on particular outgoing and incoming phone calls. • To protect your phone, the Security menu requires you to enter the handset code (phone password) before you can access the menu to set options. The default handset code is 1234. • To change the handset code, go the Phone Lock option.
replaced by another one. When the phone is locked, you will only be able to make emergency calls. Once the phone password is activated, you must enter the password each time the phone is turned on in order to unlock the phone (there is no limit on the number of attempts to enter the phone password). The default phone password is 1234. SIM Lock Using this feature, you can prevent unauthorized persons from using your phone with other SIM cards.
Fixed Dialing Number After this feature is activated, the phone will only be able to dial numbers on the Fixed Dial Number list. If a number is not on the list, calls cannot be made to this number. When you activate or cancel this feature, you must enter the PIN2 code. If the PIN2 code is entered incorrectly three consecutive times, the PIN2 code will be locked down. You will need the PUK2 code to unlock the PIN2 code. Contact your network operator to obtain the PUK2 code.
Fax Stops outgoing international fax calls. Messages Stops outgoing international SMS messages. All Except Msgs Stops all types of outgoing international calls except SMS messages. You must enter the network password available from your operator to enable/disable any of the above options. Bar Incoming Calls This option stops all incoming calls to your phone. Bar Incoming if Abroad Activating this option will stop any calls being received when you are in another country (Roaming).
Power Saving Mode After you activate the power saving mode, keypad and display backlighting will be turned off, as will the status indicator lights on the flip, in order to conserve power. Language You can select the language that the phone will use to display information. Input Mode You can set the default input mode that will be automatically activated whenever you open the editing window for entering information into a message, the Phone Book, and so forth.
Care and Maintenance Take note of the points noted below to ensure that you are using the phone properly and to extend the lifespan of the phone. • Store the phone and its accessories out of the reach of children. • Keep the phone and accessories dry, and use the phone in environments where the temperature is between – 20°C and 55° C. High or low temperatures outside this range may damage the phone. • If possible, do not use or store the phone in excessively dusty or dirty environments.
Troubleshooting If you encounter problems while using the phone, or if it performs erratically, you can consult the information in the chart below. If your particular problem cannot be resolved using the information in the chart, contact the dealer where you purchased the phone. Problem Possible cause Solution • The network signal is too Move to a location where the weak at your current network signal can location — for example, in properly received.
Problem Possible cause • The standby time is related to your network operator's system configuration. The same phone used with different network operators' systems will not provide exactly the same length of standby time. Shortened standby time • The battery is depleted. In Use a new battery. high-temperature environments, battery life will be shortened. • If you are not able to connect to the network, the phone will continue to send out signals as it attempts to locate a base station.
Problem Possible cause • SIM card invalid. Unable to connect to the network. You cannot answer incoming calls. Solution Contact your network operator. • You are not within the Check the service area with network's service area. your network operator. • Poor signal. Move to an open space, or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window. • You have activated Go to the menu Phone Book > Privacy Manager and then select Off in order to deactivate this option.
Problem Possible cause • The battery or battery Solution Contact the dealer. charger is damaged. Battery will not charge. • The phone's temperature Adjust the battery charging is below 0 °C or higher environment to avoid extremes of temperature. than 45°C. • Poor contact between the Check all connectors to battery and charger. Unable to enter information into the Phone Book. Unable to select certain features. 156 • The Phone Book's memory is already full.
