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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: 0.81 mW/g; DCS1800: 0.34 mW/g. USA: PCS1900: 0.51 mW/g. Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals.
Specific Operating Restrictions No metallic component allowed in body-worn accessories. Antenna Care Use only the supplied or approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications or attachments may damage the phone and violate FCC regulations. Phone Operation • Normal Position: Hold the phone as you would any other telephone with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder. • For your phone to operate most efficiently, do not touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is in use.
Web Cam Cradle • The Web Cam cradle is used for the phone's Web Cam function only. To avoid RF interference, do not wear the Web Cam cradle with the phone placed inside. 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.
Hearing Aids Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference you may want to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives. 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.
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Turn your phone OFF and do not remove the battery when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks, from your battery, in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always clearly marked.
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Preparing Your Phone For Use Inserting a SIM Card 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. Metal plate SIM card A SIM card can be easily damaged if its metal contacts become scratched. Therefore, take special care when holding or inserting it. If you wish to remove the SIM card, you must first press down the stay, then push the SIM card out of the slot.
Installing a Battery and Charging the Phone 1. With the battery's metal contacts facing down, push the battery toward the top of the battery bay and then press down to click the battery in place. 2. Place the battery cover on the back of the phone and slide toward the top of the phone to click the cover in place. 3. Plug the charger into a power outlet.
4. Insert the charger connector deep into the phone until the connector clicks into place. Make sure you insert the connector in the correct orientation (the side showing the "UP"/arrow icon faces you) 5. Once the phone is fully charged, remove the charger from both the power outlet and the phone. • Charging requires approximately 4 hours.
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. 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. • To set a welcome animation, image, or message that will display when you turn on your phone, as well as the music that will be played. Go to the menu: Settings > Display > Welcome Message. See details on page 120.
4. When the PIN code entered has been accepted, the phone will automatically search for the designated network. This search process may take a few seconds. 5. The phone will then ask you whether you wish to activate the phone book stored in the phone's memory or on your SIM card. Press to highlight the desired phone book and then press . 6. After you open the phone book on the SIM card, any data you browse, store, or delete will be from the SIM card's phone book.
Getting to Know Your Phone Your Phone at a Glance Front view Earpiece Main display OK key Left soft key Dial/Answer key Camera key Scroll key Right soft key Power on/off key Alphanumeric keys Microphone 6 Getting to Know Your Phone
Side and back views Hands-free headset/Data cable/WebCam cable jack Volume key Mirror used to take self portraits. Camera lens Battery cover To avoid potential RF interference, please do not wear the phone in front of your chest.
Status Indicator Light The status indicator light has the following functions: • Flashes blue when the phone detects a network or is charging. • Flashes purple when the battery is fully charged. • Shows red when battery power is too low. • Flashes blue rapidly when there is an incoming call. To turn off the status indicator light, you must start up the power saving mode. Go to this menu: Settings > Power Saving Mode.
Standby Screen External Display The external display's status bar will show icons for network signal strength, battery power, alarm (if active), etc. The current time and animations will appear in sequence. The external display also alerts you to incoming calls, messages, and missed calls. • If you wish to set the time shown on the external display, go to the menu Settings > Date & Time > Time. See page 117.
Icons in the External Display'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.
Icon Function Divert Roaming Description The call divert function is active.
Main Screen Status bar Name of the network operator Time and date Wallpaper Soft key bar Press to enter the Phone Book 12 Press to enter the main menu. Getting to Know Your Phone Press to use enter the Games menu.
• You can set the the wallpaper used for the main display's standby screen by going to the menu Media Center > Picture or Animation, or Settings > Display > Wallpaper. See page 90 and page 119. • 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 117. • You can go to the menu Settings > Profiles > Personal to change the name of the profile to your own user name.
Icons in the Main Display'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. GPRS network GPRS services have been activated on your SIM card.
Icon Function Description Meeting Th Meeting profile is in use. Outdoors Th Outdoors profile is in use. Personal The Personal profile is in use. Handsfree The Handsfree profile is in use. Divert The call divert function is active.
Using the Keys in the Standby Mode 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. Function keys • When any key is pressed, the phone will provide aural feedback through keypad tones. To activate or cancel this aural feedback, enter the menu Settings > Profiles. Scroll to the profile currently in use and press (Edit).
Key Commands and functions Power on/off key • Long-press to turn the phone on or off. • Press this key to reject incoming calls or cancel a call being dialed. • Press this key to delete all digits entered and return to the standby screen. 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.
Key Commands and functions Right soft key • Press this key to open the Games menu (when Games is shown). • Press this key to delete entered digits one by one; longpress to delete all digits entered (when Clear is shown). • Long-press to turn the silent profile on or off. Camera key • Press to use the camera function. Scroll key • Press to enter the menu for function and phone number shortcuts. For information about the shortcuts menu, see page 50.
Key Commands and functions Asterisk key • Press this key to enter an asterisk " * ". • To make an international call, long-press this key until the display shows "+" ,Then enter the recipient's country code, area code and phone number. Voicemail key • Long-press to dial your voicemail number. # key • Press to enter "#". • For extensions: After entering a phone number, longpress to enter a "P" and then enter the extension number. Alphanumeric keys • Press to enter digits in a phone number.
Alphanumeric keys Key 20 Digit Key Digit/Symbol/Function 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 0 5 * + (long-press) 6 # P(long-press after entering a phone number) Getting to Know Your Phone
Menu Navigation From the standby screen, press to bring up the main menu. For details on how to use the various functions listed in the menu, see page 79, "Menus". You can choose a display color for the menus by going to the menu Settings > Display > Theme. See page 119. Main menu The main menu icon to which you have scrolled will be displayed as an animation. Each icon represents a sub-menu. Indicates that Press to enter the sub-menu represented by the animated icon.
Sub-menus The highlighted row is the currently selected item. The name of the current menu. Press to scroll up or down to an item. Press to bring up the previous screen. Press to enter the highlighted menu item for editing. Press to enter the sub-menu represented by the highlighted item or to activate the highlighted function. Press to bring up the next screen. Press to return to the previous menu or screen. Pop-up menus Press to scroll up or down to an item. Press to close a pop-up menu.
Turning a function on or off Press to turn the selected function on or off (the currently selected function will be highlighted). After the selected function is activated, the display will usually show further setting options. Press to scroll to the desired setting option. Press to cancel and return to the previous screen. Press setting. Press or to edit the setting.
Menu navigation through number shortcuts The example given below demonstrates how to change the language setting by the menu 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 pressing to keys in the alphanumeric keypad. Thus, will bring up the Settings menu. 3. In the Settings menu, the alphanumeric keys to represent menu items 1 to 10.
Using Your Phone Making a Phone Call Open the flip and enter the desired number using the alphanumeric keys to . Press to dial your call. Ending a Phone Call Press or close the flip to end a call. The display will show the total call time, and then return to the standby screen. To cancel a call that is being dialed, press or close the flip. If the flip function has not been activated, you cannot end a call or cancel dialing by closing the flip.
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/image that is associated with this group as well, to help you identify the caller.
Rejecting an Incoming Call • Regardless of whether the flip is open or closed, you can reject an incoming call by long-pressing the upper portion of the volume key on the left side of the phone. • When the flip is open, you can reject an incoming call by closing the flip or pressing . Turning Off the Ring Tone for an Incoming Call Regardless of whether the flip is open or closed, you can temporarily mute the ring tone for an incoming call to avoid disturbing others.
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".
a. If there is only one phone number stored for the contact identified, your phone will automatically dial this number. b. If there are two or more phone numbers stored for the contact identified, the display will show the contact's Phone Book data. You can then scroll to the number you wish to dial, pressing or to make the call. To use voice dialing to make a call, you must have stored a voice dialing prompt for the desired number in Phone Book.
Phone Book Adding Contacts to the Phone Book The Phone Book will have different formats and data headings depending on whether you have chosen to use a phone book stored on your SIM card or in your phone's memory. 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. SIM card Phone Book 1. From the standby screen, enter the phone number to store, then press 2. Press (Save).
Used to select a caller group for the contact. When there is an incoming call from this contact, the ring tone assigned to this group will sound and the display will show the 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 80. Phone Book in the phone's memory 1. In the standby screen, enter the phone number you wish to store, and then press (Save). The display will show the default data fields for a new contact. 2.
• The default data fields for a contact are as follows: The contact's name. The contact's mobile phone number. The contact's home phone number. The contact's e-mail address. Used to assign a contact to a caller group. Used to assign a voice dialing prompt to a phone number. After the beep, speak the contact's name into the microphone. After it is successfully recorded, the phone will play back this voice dialing prompt.
The contact's job title. Used for notes about the contact. Used to mark dates of special significance associated with the contact. Used to set a ring tone for the contact. When there is an incoming call from the contact, the phone will play this ring tone. A ring tone set in this field will replace the one associated with the contact's caller group, if any. Used to set the photo that will appear on the phone's display when there is an incoming call from the contact.
When the desired contact's name is highlighted, you can do one of the following: • Press to dial the first phone number saved in that contact. • Press (Option) to bring up a pop-up menu, which contains the following items: Edit: Edit the Phone Book data for this contact. Copy to SIM (Phone): If you are currently using a phone book stored in the phone's memory, you can copy the contact's data to the phone book stored on your SIM card.
Scroll to the desired data field. If the complete contents cannot be displayed on the screen, press to display the complete contents (if the data field is for a voice dialing prompt , you can press to play the sound of this voice dialing prompt. Press (Option) to bring up a pop-up menu that contains the following items: • Edit: Used to edit the Phone Book data for this contact.
The icon will appear beside missed calls; the icon appear beside dialed calls; the calls. will will appear beside received If a phone number has already been stored in the information for a contact in the Phone Book, the display will show the name of this contact. If a call for the same number has been missed, dialed, or received two or more times, a note such as "x02" will appear beside the record of the call to show the number of times it was missed, dialed, or received.
Mute Press (Mute) to turn off the microphone. The person on the other end of the line will not be able to hear your voice. To restore the microphone's function, press (Unmute). Putting a Call on Hold* 1. When the only call is active: a. Press b. Press (Hold) to hold this call. to end this call. 2. When the only call is on hold: a. Press b. Press (Unhold) to resume the call. to end this call. 3. When there is an active call and a call on hold. a.
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.
Conference* Conference calls allow you to converse with more than one party at a time. The conference menu contains the following options: The maximum number of parties that can be accommodated during a conference call depends on the particular service provided by a network vendor. Hold/Unhold/Swap* Toggles the call status. Join/Private Adds a party that is on hold to the current conference call, or isolates a single party in a conference call and puts all other parties on hold.
End Call End All Ends all calls, whether active or on hold. End Active Ends only the active call. End Hold Ends only a call or calls on hold. End One Ends only a single call. Hold/Unhold/Swap Toggles the call status. Mute/Unmute Activates/cancels the silent mode. Messages Enters the SMS (Short Message Service — i.e. text message) menu. For details on the SMS menu, see page 55, "Messages Menu". Calculator Allows you to use the calculator. For information about the calculator, see page 103.
Using the Silent Profile From the standby screen, you can long-press to activate the Silent profile. Once it is activated, the phone will alert you to an incoming call by vibrating with no ring tone. • When you long-press to activate the Silent profile, the phone will vibrate for one second. The icon will appear in the main display's status bar (the external display will show ) to remind you that your phone is currently using the Silent profile.
Camera Function Taking a photo Your phone's camera enables you to take photos to use as wallpapers for the phone's external and main displays, photo caller ID images, or send them through MMS. 1. Press from the standby screen or choose the menu Camera > Camera to bring up the view finder. 2. Press (Option) to make the following settings for the camera: • Resolution: Sets the desired resolution for photographing.
5. When your object is in focus, press to photograph the object. Its photo will then show up on the main display. Please note the following while shooting photos • The camera does not have a flash. Please take photos in a well-lit area. • When taking photos, do not block or touch the camera lens on the back of the phone. • 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.
Exist Entry: Uses this photo as an existing contact's caller ID. Select the contact you want and press to that contact. to attach the photo This function is only available for contacts saved in the phone memory's phone book. Please go to the menu: Phone Book > Database to select the Phone Book for use. • Rename: Give this photo a new file name. • Details: Shows the photo's name, date, resolution, and file size.
Using the Album From the standby screen press to enter the Album menu. You can also access the Album menu by choosing Media Center > Album. Photos taken using the phone's digital camera are stored in this menu. After entering this menu, the two most recently saved photos will be displayed on the left of the screen as thumbnails (i.e. small miniature versions of photos), and the top of the screen will display the file name of the currently highlighted photo thumbnail.
• Ajust: Enables you to adjust your photo's brightness, contrast, Saturation, etc. Press press to select the desired setting item and adjust the setting. • Set to Wallpaper: Designates this photo as the wallpaper for the main display's standby screen. • Set to Phonebook: You can use this photo as a Phone Book contact's visual caller ID. When there is an incoming call from that contact, the phone's display will show this photo.
Profiles From the standby screen, press to enter the Profiles menu. 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. Press to scroll to the desired profile and then press to activate this profile.
Airplane When you are on a plane, you can select this profile to turn off the phone. Once this profile is activated, the phone will automatically be powered off, and all alarms will be suspended. If the phone is turned off by long-pressing still turn the phone at the appointed times. , the alarms will Personal You can use this profile as a group of custom settings, and rename the profile if desired. If however you have renamed this profile, the name you chose will appear on the standby screens.
• Vibrate Only: When there is an incoming call, the phone will use a vibrating alert but no ring tone. Call Ring Scroll to the desired ring tone, and then press your selection. to confirm Message Tone The ring tone that your phone uses when a message is received. Alarm Tone The ring tone used by the Alarm Clock. Calendar Tone The ring tone used for Calendar events for which you have set an alarm. Keypad Tone Determines whether keypad tones are played when keys are pressed. Ring Volume Press tone.
• Flip Answer: Allows incoming calls to be answered by opening the flip. Rename Allows you to provide a new name for the profile (only available for the Personal profile). Restore Returns the above settings for the profile to their factory default values. Requires entry of the phone password, whose default value is 1234. Shortcuts Menu You can use the Shortcuts menu to assign 9 alphanumeric keys as shortcuts to commonly used functions or frequently dialed numbers.
3. From the Add Function menu, select the function to be represented by the shortcut key, and then press . Alternatively, you can press a corresponding alphanumeric key to select the function you want. 4. Repeat the above step to add or modify function shortcut key assignments. To cancel a shortcut key and restore the key's original function, use to move the selection box to the icon for the shortcut key that you wish to cancel, and then press the shortcut. (Option).
Using Function and Phone Number Shortcuts There are two ways to use shortcuts: 1. From the standby screen, long-press to to access the function represented by that key or dial the number it represents. 2. From the standby screen, press You can then: a. Press to enter the Shortcuts menu. to move the selection box to the icon corresponding to the desired key. Then press to access the assigned function or dial the assigned phone number. b.
iTap (predictive input mode) for uppercase letters. iTap (predictive input mode) for lowercase letters. Numeric input mode (123). You can set the default input mode to the one you most frequently use. Go the menu Settings > Input. See page 131. Letter Input Mode (ABC) In this mode, press the key containing the desired letter repeatedly to scroll through the available characters in order until it is reached.
Predictive Input Mode (iTap) iTap analyzes letters as they being inputted, making intelligent predictions about the words you are attempting to enter, and speeding up text entry. How to use iTap • 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.
4. Press to enter "HOME". 5. Since "GOOD" is not the word that you wish to enter, press display the next candidate word, "HOME". 6. Press to to place "HOME" into the message. Symbol Input Mode When editing messages, press bottom of the screen. Use to open the symbols field along the to move the selection box to the symbol you wish to enter, and then press to place it in the message text.
• When a message has arrived, it will be saved either to the the phone's memory or to your SIM card's memory, depending on the preferred memory you have selected in the menu: Messages > Settings > SMS > Save Msg To (See page 71). Messages saved to the phone's memory will be stored in the menu: Messages > Inbox; messages saved to your SIM card's memory will be stored in the menu: Messages > SIM Folder > Inbox.
New SMS 1. Used to bring up the message editing screen so you can write a new SMS/EMS message. Use the alphanumeric keys to enter text. From the standby screen, you can press editing screen directly. to open this message For information on how to use the input methods provided by the phone for writing messages, see page 52, "Input Modes". 2.
vCard: You can select a contact's data from your Phone Book to attach to your message. After receiving your message, the recipient can save the attached contact data to their own Phone Book. vCalendar: You can select a Calendar memo and then attach it to your message. After receiving your message, the recipient can save this attached memo to their own Calendar. • Text Alignment: Used to select the type of text alignment for the message's content. 3. After you have finished editing the message, press .
contacts. d. After you have selected all the numbers you wish to dial, press and the display will show all these numbers. 4. After the numbers to be dialed have appeared on the screen, press to use the following options with this message: • Send Message: Sends the message to the numbers selected previously. When a message is to be sent, a copy of the message will be saved to the Outbox folder. • Preview: Allows you to view the contents of the message.
Editing and sending MMS messages 1. Access the menu: Messages > New > MMS to open up the MMS editing screen. You can now edit the first page of your MMS message: You can also compose an MMS message using a preset MMS template by going to the menu: Messages > Template > MMS Template. See page 70 for details. 2. Edit text: Enter text into the first page's editing screen. 3. Insert objects: From the editing screen, press (Option), and then select Insert.
• Melodies: You can select a ring tone saved in the phone to insert into an MMS page. Each MMS page is only able to accommodate one image and one audio file. If you insert another image or audio file into the same page, the newly inserted file will replace the existing one. After an audio file such as a voice memo or a ring tone is inserted into an MMS page, the icon will appear on the top of that page.
• Remove Page: Deletes the current page from your MMS message. • Previous Page: Displays the previous page. • Next Page: Displays the next page. • Page Duration: This option allows you to set the length of time that each page is displayed on the screen when playing your MMS message. 6. When you have completed all of the pages of your message, press to display the following data fields required to send your MMS message.
• Subject: Enter your message's subject here. • Cc: You can send your message as a carbon copy to others. • Bcc: You can send your message as a confidential carbon copy to others. You are able to send an MMS message to a maximum of ten recipients. 7. When the screen shows the data fields required to send your MMS message, pressing (Option) will bring up the options below: • Preview: Plays all of the pages you have created.
SIM Folder The messages in the SIM folder are the ones stored in your SIM card's memory. Inbox The procedure for using this option is largely identical with that described below for using the phone's Inbox. However, after selecting a message and pressing (Option), the menu displayed includes four additional options: • Move to Phone: Moves the selected message from your SIM card's memory to the phone's memory. • Copy to Phone: Copies the selected message from your SIM card's memory to the phone's memory.
Inbox 1. When new messages are received, you can press messages in the Inbox. You can also press to read the (Back) to return to the standby screen (The icon will appear in the standby screen's status bar, indicating that there are unread messages) and then enter the menu Messages > Inbox to read messages. 2. Press to scroll to the message record you would like to view.
Call: Uses the number from which the message was sent to call the sender (listed in the "Sender" item on the display), or dial a phone number shown in the contents of the message (the displayed number option). Scroll to the desired number, and then press to dial the number. Forward: Lets you edit the message's contents, and then forward it to another person. Details: Allows you to view the date and time when the message was sent.
For details on the Media Center menu, see page 90. • If the message has a contact's information attached to it, you can save that contact's information to your Phone Book. • If the message has a Calendar memo attached to it, you can save that memo to your Calendar. Save All: Saves all the objects attached to the message (contacts and Calendar memos cannot be saved in this way).
b. When playing the message, press (Stop) to stop playing the message. c. When the phone finishes playing the entire message, from the message's last page press to replay the last page. If you want to replay the other pages, you must return to the first page using , and then press to restart. • When the phone finishes playing the entire message, you can also press (Option) which will present the following choices for you to manage the message: Reply: Allows you to write and send a reply message.
the object, the phone will save it to the corresponding MMS object library in the Media Center menu. For example, if the object is an MMS animation, it will be saved to an available position in the Media Center > Animation menu where you can use it in composing future messages. If you are saving an image, animation or a photo, you can select the Save as Wallpaper option, setting it as the wallpaper for the standby screen.
MMS Template You can select a preset MMS template from this menu to compose your MMS message. Scroll to highlight the name of the template you want and then press MMS message. to edit that template into your desired Outbox This option preserves a backup copy of messages that you previously sent. Drafts This option allows you to preserve message drafts that you have saved. Voicemail Used to dial the voicemail number provided by your network vendor to listen to your voicemails.
SMS Save Msg to Here you can determine whether a new message will be saved to the phone's memory or to your SIM card's memory. Service Center No. This feature allows you to save the message center's phone number for sending your messages. The messages that you send are sent to recipients through this message center. Bearer Mode This can be set according to whether you are using a GPRS network system or a regular GSM dialup network.
Validity Period 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 This determines whether you want to use an SMS message or MMS message in reply to an MMS message you have received. Message Type You can request that your network operator convert your text messages to different types.
Reply Type You can determine here whether you want to use an SMS message or MMS message in reply to an MMS message you have received. Size Limit Sets the maximum size for a message that the phone receives. If an incoming message exceeds this size, the phone will not be able to download that message. Server Info Activates the MMS server used for sending and receiving MMS messages.
Cell Broadcast Cell broadcast messages are general messages that your network operator broadcasts to all phones within a particular area. These messages are broadcast in numbered channels. For example, channel 030 might be for local weather, 060 for traffic reports, 080 for information about local hospitals, taxis, pharmacies, and so forth. You can receive cell broadcast messages that your network operator broadcasts, and select your preferred topics and languages.
Language You can limit the cell broadcast information that you receive from your network operator to a specific language. Press press (Select) to select your preferred language, and then . Cleanup Allows you to erase specific messages based on the message category that you select in this menu. Memory Status Displays the amount of remaining available memory, including pictures, animations and ring tones stored on the phone. Voice Memo 1. When the phone is in the standby mode, long press . 2.
a. Press (Option), and then select whether you wish to record a new voice memo, rename the current voice memo, delete the current voice memo, or send the current voice memo to others via MMS. For details on composing and sending an MMS message, see page 60, "Editing and sending MMS messages" b. Press to play the voice memo. In the voice memo screen, you can press 76 to play the previous or next memo.
Direct Connection to URLs Your phone provides handy preset URL text hotkeys, enabling you to enter a complete URL more quickly and conveniently, and making Internet access more efficient and enjoyable. From the standby screen, you can rapidly key in numerical URLs. If, for example, you wish to enter "http://123.com" you need only key in "123" and then press . The full URL will appear on the screen. automatically adds the necessary "http://" prefix and the ".com" domain suffix.
• After you press to enter "http://" press to enter "/" and "-". For example, if after you enter "123" and then press once--causing "http://123.com" to appear on the screen--you press again, the URL will change to "http://123.com/". Pressing switch between "/" and "-". again will • When the screen shows the desired URL, press Internet and access this URL address.
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 This menu provides various functions for managing the Phone Book, including the ability to add, locate, and copy contact data; add contacts to a caller group; and so forth. Find Used to locate a contact in the Phone Book.
Edit After selecting a particular contact, you can follow the procedure described on page 30 for editing the data for this contact. Copy If you are using the phone book stored in the phone's memory, you can copy contact data to the SIM card's phone book, and vice versa. You can select a contact to copy from one phone book to the other, and copy all contacts in one phone book to the other by choosing the option All Phone to SIM (All SIM to Phone). Delete Deletes a contact from the Phone Book.
• 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 add a contact to the caller group, or to delete the selected one from the group. Privacy Manager This option allows you to set your phone to reject certain calls, or alternatively, specify which calls to accept, rejecting all others. 1.
4. Lastly, select whether to activate the Accept List or the Reject List. Press to scroll to the list that you wish to activate, and then press to confirm your choice. If you choose to activate the Accept List, from now on your phone will only be able to receive calls from contacts in the Accept List. If, on the other hand, you choose to activate the Reject List, your phone will not be able to receive calls from contacts in the Reject List.
Activate Used to activate the phone book stored in the phone's memory or on your SIM card. Press press to highlight the desired phone book and then . My Number This option allows you to save your SIM card number and name to your SIM card's memory. SIM Status Used to view how many additional entries can be stored in the SIM card's phone book and the maximum number of entries that it can store. Messages For a description of the features available in the Messages menu, see page 55, "Messages Menu".
Calls 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 Shows your most recent missed calls. Press to scroll to the missed call that you wish to select. You can now choose to view, edit, or delete the number for the missed call. The procedure is the same as that described on page 35, "Last Missed, Dialed, and Received Calls".
All Shows the total time for all calls. Received Shows the total time for all received calls. Dialed Shows the total time for all dialed calls. Reset Clears all call time records. Cost Last Shows the cost of your last call. Requires the support of the network operator. All Shows the total cost of all calls. Requires the support of the network operator.
Reset Clears all call cost records. Requires entry of the PIN2 code. What is a PIN2 code? • The PIN2 is the second PIN code. Its main use is in controlling restricted services--for example, call time limits and restricted phone numbers. • If the PIN2 code is incorrectly entered three times consecutively, the PIN2 code will be locked. To unlock the PIN2 code, you will need to enter the PUK2 code, which you obtain from your network operator. Limit Shows the current limit set for total call costs.
Games Your phone provides Java support, allowing you to download and install 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 a game, you can remove it from your phone at any time, replacing it with another downloaded application. God Damn Fish Pilates Tutor Settings Size Limit This sets a file size limit for Java downloads.
• Network Access: Some types of Java games are only playable online (for example, mahjong), and using the phone to go online entails an extra cost. However, it may not be possible to determine from a game's name alone whether or not it is an online game. Therefore, this setting allows you to be presented a prompt asking if you wish to go online to play a game before actually running the program.
Downloading JAVA applications Please use the WAP browser to download Java games. The browser screen will first display information about the available games. After you have read this information, you can run the download command shown on the screen to begin downloading the desired Java game to the Games menu. Use only BenQ-certified Java applications in order to ensure that they will run properly on your phone.
Media Center Album For information on the Album menu, see page 45, "Using the Album". Videos You can playback the recorded videos in this menu. Picture This image library stores the phone's default pictures, as well as images received in EMS/MMS messages, or downloaded through WAP services or using multimedia communications tools. The file formats supported by the phone are BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG (progressive or marithmetic-encoded saves not supported), and EMS picture.
Information: Displays the picture's name, file size, and whether the file is a default picture, a picture you have saved or one you downloaded yourself (noted as User Defined). Set Wallpaper: Use the picture as the wallpaper for the standby screen. Animation This animation library stores the phone's default animations, as well as animations received in EMS/MMS messages, or downloaded through WAP services or using multimedia communications tools.
Ring tones that support the EMS format (such as Chimes High) cannot be set as the phone's alert sound for incoming calls, so they do not offer this menu option. • Rename: Allows you to give a new name to the ring tone. The phone's default ring tones cannot be renamed, so they do not present this option. • Edit: Allows you to edit the ring tone. The phone's default ring tone cannot be edited, and only Composer offers this option. For information on how to edit ring tones, see page 93, "Composer".
Composer You can edit your own polyphonic ring tone melodies, and use them as alert sounds for incoming calls. A polyphonic ring tone consists of musical tones in multiple channels. The Composer function allows you to create a maximum of 8 channels, mixing them to create the final polyphonic ring tone. Note format Length Pitch Octave Sharp Entering default notes Press to to enter the eight pitches in an octave as quarter notes: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti.
Adjusting the length of a note The default note length is a quarter note (the screen uses the number 4 to represent a quarter note). Press to increase the note's length (the number on the screen will increase); press to reduce the note's length (the number on the screen will decrease).
Steps for creating a polyphonic ring tone 1. The first time you enter the Composer menu, you will see 8 channels that you can select for editing. Each channel can be used to save one passage of music that you have created. Scroll to the channel that you wish to edit, and then press to enter the ring tone editing window to begin composing the music for this channel. 2. Edit notes according to the procedures described above.
• Play All: Plays the polyphonic ring tone that results from mixing all channels. • Play Channel: Plays the channel you have currently scrolled to (if this channel does not contain any music that you created, this option will not appear). • Save: Select this option and your phone will automatically mix the music you have created in the channels into a polyphonic ring tone, and save this ring tone to the menu Media Center > Melodies > My Melodies.
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. Use the following steps to set an alarm: 1. Select an alarm you wish to set and activate. 2. Press to select the feature for activation. The configuration fields for the alarm will appear in the lower part of the screen. Day Used to set the alarm to go off on a particular day from Monday to Sunday. Press (Edit) to display the days of the week.
Time Duration Allows you to set the length of the alarm. Press desired alarm duration and then press 3. Lastly, you must press (Edit) to select the . to save all your current Alarm Clock settings. After completing Alarm Clock settings, the external display's status bar; status bar. will appear in will appear in the main display's When the alarm rings, there are two ways to turn it off: • Press (Snooze) to stop the alarm. The alarm will ring again five minutes later. • Press to turn off the alarm.
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. 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, go the menu Settings > Date & Time. See page 117.
Enter a time for the event associated with the memo. Enter a name for the event associated with the memo. Enter the scheduled location for the event associated with the memo. Enter the names of the participants in the event associated with the memo. Record any notes about the event associated with the memo. Scroll to this option to set up your phone to remind you about an event. On the appointed date, when the scheduled time arrives, the memo will appear on the screen and the Alarm Clock will ring.
c. Press (Back) to return to the Calendar screen. You can move the red box to other dates to create additional memos (dates that already contain memos will be marked by a yellow box). 6. After creating all the event memos you wish, return to the Calendar screen. You can now press (Option) and select: • Delete All: Deletes all currently saved memos. • Auto Delete: If this feature is activated, all event memos for dates prior to the current date will be automatically deleted.
Note You can use this feature to create a list of notes. 1. Press (Option) and select Add to bring up the editor screen. Enter the desired text and press . 2. A message on the screen will ask whether you wish to add a password for this note. If you press (Yes), you will from then on need to enter the phone code in order to view the contents of the note. Press (No) to save the note without adding a password. The default phone password is 1234.
Calculator Allows you to use the phone as a Entered numbers and calculation results will appear in this field. calculator. Use to perform the mathematical operations shown on the screen. Press You can enter numbers up to to enter a decimal point. a maximum of 8 digits in length.
2. Set the exchange rate. (Option) and select Rate Setting, then enter the rate for Press converting from Currency 1 to Currency 2. Use the to show the calculation result at the bottom. The calculation can provide precision up to two decimal places. The exchange rate field can accommodate a maximum of five digits (including decimal digits). Press to enter a decimal point. 3.
Stopwatch 1. Press to start the stopwatch. 2. While the stopwatch is running, you can press (Split) to save up to four elapsed times (such as in a race). The display will show the saved times in the lower part of the screen. Pressing (Back) while the stopwatch is running will bring up the "Quit?" warning message (the stopwatch will continue to run). Press (Yes) to stop the stopwatch or screen. 3. Press (No) to return to the timer to halt the stopwatch. 4.
5. When the countdown timer is running, press Timer?" message will appear. If you press (Back). The "Stop (Yes), the countdown timer will stop and return to the timer screen. If you press (No), you will exit the countdown timer screen, but the countdown timer will continue the countdown. You can then perform other tasks, and when the countdown is finished, the "Time's Up" message will appear and an alert sound will be played. Press (Exit) to exit the screen.
Oper.Services Your phone includes a built-in WAP browser, allowing you to use the phone for mobile Internet connectivity. To use the phone to get online, necessary WAP and GPRS settings must be made in this menu. You must apply to a network operator for WAP services and complete WAP and GPRS settings in this menu before you will be able to take advantage of mobile Internet connectivity.
Start Browser Starts up the browser and connects to the homepage. 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.
Home Returns to the home page. To designate a particular page to be your home page, go to 9 Settings > 1 Homepage. Exit Closes the browser and returns you to the main menu screen. 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.
Move to Folder: Moves a bookmark to the designated folder. Delete All: Deletes all bookmarks and bookmarks 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.
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. b. Select the Save option to designate the URL you entered as your homepage. Select Use Default to use the homepage designated by your WAP service provider. Scroll Mode You can select two scrolling modes: Block or Smooth.
Security Secure Prompt The Secure Prompt message is displayed before you leave a secure area. It reads, "Entering a non-secure area. OK?" You can choose to enable or disable this feature. Current Certificate Displays information on the certificate currently in use. 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).
Downloads If this option is enabled, you will not be able to download images, background audio, and objects. 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.
WAP Message Starts up the browser and displays the WAP inbox so you can read WAP messages. Goto URL Starts up the browser and connects to the URL you enter. Resume Returns to the last webpage you viewed. Clear Cache Clears webpage content that the browser temporarily stores in memory. WAP Settings You can make settings for the WAP servers of six different network operators, and select the server to use when connecting to the Internet.
• Port: Enter the connection port specified by the network operator. • Bearer Mode: 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, and so forth. If you are using a GPRS network, you can use both the GPRS and dialup network to connect to the Internet.
Dial Number: When you start up the browser to connect to the Internet, you phone will dial this number. Your network operator or ISP will provide this number to you. User Name: This is your user account name, provided by your network operator. Password: The account password provided by your network operator. Line Type: This is the type of dialup connection. Press to select. Baud Rate: The default value is 9.6, which is the standard speed for data connections with a GSM mobile phone.
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. Time 1. Press to select either the Auto or Set mode for this item: Auto: Automatic time zone adjustment. 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.
Secondary Time Allows you to display the time in another designated time zone. If you choose to activate this option, the standby screen will display the time in that time zone along with your local time. Time in secondary time zone 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 Auto Power On/Off option.
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. After you press (View) to enter the preview mode, pressing will allow you to browse the wallpapers matched to the colors. Wallpaper Designates the wallpaper used for the main display's standby screen.
Welcome Message Used to select and configure the animation/picture/text that is displayed when the phone is turned on, as well as the music that is played. • Animation: Only the animation selected in this option will be displayed when the phone is turned on. • Picture: Only the picture selected in this option will be displayed when the phone is turned on. • Text: Only the welcome message entered in this option will be displayed when the phone is turned on.
Keypad Backlight You can turn the phone's keypad backlighting and display backlighting on or off, as well as set the length of time that backlighting will remain activated after the flip is opened or a key is pressed. After turning backlighting on, you can scroll to the Time Duration option and then press time.
OLED Animation Setting You can set the animations to show on the external display. Press (Select) to make your selections; press (Cancel) to clear the animations that you have selected. When you are finished, press to confirm your selections. Audio This menu allows you to set various sounds that the phone uses. Some of the options provided in this menu and the Profiles menu are identical (for example, Call Ring).
When Busy The phone will divert incoming calls to another number when you are in the middle of another call. No Reply Forwards incoming calls to another number when you do not answer. Not Reachable Diverts incoming calls when your phone is turned off or outside network coverage. Cancel All Cancels all call divert options. Call Barring You can request that your network operator block the dialing or receiving of certain calls. The call barring services below require the support of your network operator.
All Incoming Rejects all incoming calls. Incoming When Roaming If you are in another country (using roaming), activating this option will cause the phone to reject all incoming calls. Cancel All Cancels all call barring settings. Change Password You can change the network password, which can be obtained from the network operator.
Off: Your phone number will not be shown on the recipient's phone. If this feature is turned off, you may not be able to make phone calls in certain countries, such as Singapore and China. Preset: Whether your phone number will be displayed on a recipient's phone will be determined by the default set by the network operator. Fixed Dialing Number After this feature is activated, the phone will only be able to dial numbers on the Fixed Dialing Number list.
Active Line This feature allows you to use two different phone numbers on one phone. You can designate one number for dialing calls, while accepting incoming calls dialed to both numbers without needing to use two phones. Select either Line 1 or Line 2. The number you select ( or ) will appear on the standby screen. This feature requires the support of the network operator.
Network Mode You can choose whether the network selection mode that the phone will use when it is turned on is automatic or manual. Automatic: If this option is selected, when outside the coverage of your regular network, the phone will automatically search for usable networks. Manual: If this option is selected, when outside the coverage of your regular network, the phone will list all the networks of telecom vendors and allow you to choose. Available List Allows you to manually select a network.
Security You can use a PIN code, phone code, and SIM card lock authentication to prevent unauthorized use of the phone. PIN Code A PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is a code provided by a network operator. When PIN code authentication is activated, it will prevent unauthorized use of the SIM card. Unless the correct PIN code is entered when the phone is turned on, the SIM card cannot be used, even if it is inserted in another phone.
Phone Lock Activates/deactivates or changes the phone's startup code. The startup code prevents unauthorized persons from using your phone. Once the phone's code is activated, the phone will be locked down when it is turned on unless this code is correctly entered. If an incorrect code is entered, your phone will remain locked down, and cannot be unlocked even if the SIM card is replaced by another one. When the phone is locked, you will only be able to make emergency calls.
Before setting the SIM Lock feature, you must enter the previously set SIM Lock code (the default SIM Lock code is 1234). The code must be between 4 and 8 digits in length. Screen Lock Used to create a security screensaver. When you have not performed any tasks with the phone for a set period of time, the phone will automatically activate the screensaver shown on the left, the purpose being to prevent personal information on the phone from being viewed by others.
to use the new password and activate the Screen Lock feature. Language You can select the language that the phone will use to display information. Input 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. User Group User Group Used to create a closed group of callers based on a service provided by the network operator.
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 -10° C (+ 14° F) and 45° C (+ 113° F). 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. 136 • The Phone Book's memory is already full.
