Bosch GSM 908 User Manual

GSM 908

User Guide

PRECAUTIONS

For your safety

Please pay special attention to the following simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal.

In-car safety

Do not use your mobile phone when driving a vehicle except from in emergency cases. Always park the vehicle and take the ignition before using the phone.

Interference with other electronics

Mobile phones may interfere with other nearby electronics if these are not sufficiently protected from radio signals. Do not use your mobile phone near telephones, televisions, radios, personal computers, etc.

Risk of explosion

Don’t use your mobile phone at petrol stations, fuel depots, chemical plants, etc. Always switch off your telephone before entering such areas, and observe any restrictions, regulations and rules.

Aircraft safety

The use of mobile telephones in an aircraft may be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft and is illegal. Switch off your mobile phone before boarding an aircraft. Before using your mobile phone near an aircraft, consult the crew.

Blasting

Don’t use your mobile phone where blasting is in progress. Observe any restrictions, regulations and rules.

Medical electronics

Mobile telephones may interfere with the functionality of inadequately protected medical devices. Consult your physician or the manufacturer of the medical device if in doubt. Always switch off your mobile phone before visiting a hospital and observe the local regulations and rules.

Radiation

As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of personnel, it is recommended that no part of the human body should be allowed to come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment.

Children

A mobile telephone is not a toy . Keep the phone in a safe place out of children’s reach. Children may harm themselves or others and they may damage the phone.

Electrical safety

This mobile telephone is intended for use when supplied with power from MA 1 000, MA 1001, MA 1002, or MA 1 003 char gers. The use of any other battery charging equipment will invalidate any approval given to this apparatus as well as the manufacturer’s warranty.

Batteries

Batteries may explode if incinerated. To prevent any injury or burn please observe that the battery terminals never get in contact with conducting objects or are short circuited.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

SIM card limitations

Network operators offer different kinds of services and different kinds of SIM cards. Please contact your network operator for further details.

Depending on your type of SIM card some features described in this user guide may not be available to you or may not be operated in the way described. Where a feature relates to the network you will see this symbol in the user guide.

The memory capacity of your SIM card may differ from one type of card to another .

Batteries

Never dispose of old batteries in your household refuse. Return them to the place of purchase or take them to a recycling centre so that they may be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.

Accessories

The use of other types of chargers, batteries or any accessories other than those recommended for use with this telephone will invalidate any approval given to this apparatus as well as the manufacturer’s warranty on the telephone.

Care of your phone

Do not try to open the phone as this might damage vital parts. The phone contains no components which can be repaired by the user . Any repair requires expertise and should be carried out only by an authorized service centre.

To clean your phone, wipe over with a soft cloth. Do not use alcohol or other solvents as these will harm your phone.

Do not use your mobile phone in high humidity environments or where the temperature falls below -10˚ or exceeds +55˚ C.

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Important notice Keypad functions Display symbols Before you start Making your first call

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Options when in conversation

Phone book

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Phone book editing Alternative phone books List menu system Outgoing calls Answered calls

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Tones setup Phone setup Message setup Phone book setup Call timers and charge Security Calculator Accessories Index

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Missed calls Messages

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Setup menu system Call divert Call barring Call waiting

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Supplementary network services

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KEYPAD FUNCTIONS

LED (Status indicator)

Slow green flash: Your phone is in contact with a

network. Fast green flash: Indicates an incoming call. Slow red flash: Your phone cannot get in con-

tact with a network. Fast red flash: The battery needs recharging.

On/off key

Press the key for one second to switch your telephone on or off.

Function keys with text line in display

The function of each key varies according to whether you are in standby , menu or conversation mode. The text line at the bottom of the display will inform you of the actual function of each key at any time.

Arrow keys

In standby mode: Scroll through menus, phone book, lists, messages etc. In conversation mode: V olume up/down.

Earphone

LED

Side key

Same function as the arrow keys.

Voice mail key

Quick access to your voice mail.

Key

Inserts the "+" before international phone numbers.

Last outgoing call

Press for one second and the call is initiated automatically.

Microphone

Key

Inserts a pause between the main number and the extension number .

DISPLAY SYMBOLS

Introduction

Making a call

Enter phone number . Press

Answering a call

The telephone rings. Press

Ending a call

Press

END

Back to standby mode

Press EXIT The telephone automatically returns to standby mode when no key has been pressed for 60 seconds.

CALL

ANSWER

Battery level indicator

See page 8 for more information.

Signal strength indicator

The stronger the signal (more signal bars displayed), the better the radio connection.

List menu indicator

Speech call indicator Fax call indicator Data call indicator

SMS message indicators

There is a new message for you. On: There are still unread messages.

Flashing: The SMS memory is full.

Voice mail indicator

Indicates that there is a voice mail for you.

Call divert indicator

On: All calls to your mobile telephone are diverted to another telephone number. Flashing: Check the status of your call diverts.

Microphone off indicator Volume level indicator

Indicates volume level when adjusting.

Phone book indicator

Scroll indicators

Shows you that there are more functions up or down which you can access. Also used for scrolling though the list menus.

Indicates which key to press to increase and decrease the volume level.

Ring volume off indicator All-tones-off indicator

See page 31 for more information.

Calculator

Survey of arithmetic operations in the calculator menu.

Display and keypad backlighting

The backlight switches on automatically when you press a key . In standby mode the light will automatically switch off if no key is pressed for 10 seconds or more.

BEFORE YOU START

Insert rechargeable battery

When changing the battery your phone should always be switched off.

Charge the battery

The battery supplied with this telephone is completely discharged. The telephone will initiate charging as soon as you have inserted the charger plug. The battery takes 1 to 5 hours to become fully charged depending on type and size of the battery.

To obtain optimum battery performance in daily use, wait until the battery is completely discharged, before recharging to full capacity.

Insert Remove

Battery level indicator

During charging the battery symbols will flash on and off one after another continuously from the bottom of the display up. When the battery is fully charged all 4 symbols are permanently displayed as long as the phone is switched on.

4 batteries: Battery is fully charged. 1- 3 batteries: Battery is partly discharged. 0 batteries: Battery needs recharging. You

have limited conversation time left. At the same time the phone will emit a short warning tone and the LED on top of the phone will emit a fast red flash.

If you insert another battery , this should be fully charged in order to read out the battery capacity accurately.

BEFORE YOU START

Insert SIM card

Before you can make a call on your mobile phone you have to insert the SIM card.

Should you have forgotten to insert the SIM card the telephone will ask you to do so.

Before inserting the SIM card into the phone please make sure that any plastic remains from the frame punching have been removed.

Switch off your phone and remove the battery if attached on the phone.

1. Open the SIM card holder by sliding the catch to the left.

2. Lift the holder.

3. Insert the SIM card with its cut corner pointing up and left.

4. Close the holder and slide the catch back into place.

5. Insert the battery.

6. Switch on the telephone.

The phone will display a welcome greeting.

7. Enter PIN code, if requested, and confirm by pressing

The telephone will now start searching for your home network. When connection is successfully established, the name of your network operator will be displayed.

If the telephone cannot get in touch with your home network it will start searching for another co-operating network.

If the phone cannot establish contact with any network at all and you attempt to make a call, the display will show

please redial later

MAKING YOUR FIRST CALL

END

Calling

+4596738000

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Connected to

+4596738000

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END MENU

Selection of language

The display language of your phone is normally the national language of the country in which you purchased your SIM card. If this is not the case the display language will be English. You have the option of choosing between different languages.

If by mistake you select a language which you don't understand you can return to your own language by pressing the following keys:

0000 .

1. Press

2. Press 31

3. Select language using

4. Confirm by pressing

5. Press

EXIT

Making your first call

1. Enter the phone number you want to call.

2. Press

3. Press

If you call a phone number which is diverted to another phone number , the display will show the phone number to which you are connected and not the one entered by you.

CALL

to make the call.

END

to end the call.

International calls

When making an international call, enter "+" by pressing the -key for one second and then enter the relevant national code number before the telephone number (e.g. +45 for Denmark).

MAKING YOUR FIRST CALL

REJECT ANSWER

Connected to

+4596738000

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END MENU

Phone numbers with extension number

Extension numbers can be dialled by entering a pause between the main number and the extension number . To enter a pause, press the -key for one second until the pause code on the display .

Emergency calls

In most cases emergency calls can be made with or without a SIM card. To make an emergency call without a SIM card just enter the worldwide mobile phone emergency number 112, press

SOS

and confirm by pressing

Answering a call

CALL

appears

1. Press

2. Press

Use the arrow keys and to increase and decrease the speaker volume.

ANSWER

END

to end the call.

when the phone rings.

OPTIONS WHEN IN CONVERSATION

Muting the microphone

While having a call, you may wish to have a private conversation with someone else. You will hear everything your caller says but you cannot be heard by the caller .

T o switch of f the microphone:

1. Press

2. Select

T o return to your telephone conversation:

1. Press

2. Select

Microphone off

Microphone on

Your telephone supports the following network options: Having more than one conversation at a time, placing calls on hold, switching between calls, joining calls and transferring a conversation to another phone number .

How to proceed

1. Press

2. Select using either

3. Confirm by pressing

Note: The status of the call determines which menu items are visible and available for you to select.

Putting a call on hold

You can make a second call without having to end a call that is currently active. Key in the second phone number and press

The first call will automatically be put on hold. Please be aware that you can only have one call on hold at a time. You can also put calls on hold manually by selecting

Continuing a call

When you want to retrieve the call put on hold, just select

when in conversation.

Microphone off Hold call Continue call Switch calls Drop active Join calls Private Drop held Transfer call Phone book Send message

Hold call

Continue call

CALL

KEYPAD LOCK

Switching between calls

If you select will be put on hold and the call on hold will now be active. In this way you can switch between your conversations.

Ending an active call while another is on hold

An active call can be ended by selecting

Drop active

hold and you have to retrieve it to continue conversation.

Joining calls

If you have an active call and a call on hold at the same time, you can select enable all of you to speak together .

Having a private call while others are on hold

If you have joined all calls and want to have a private conversation with one of the callers, select hold.

Ending a call put on hold

You can end the call put on hold by selecting

Drop held

T ransferring a call

If you have an active call and a call on hold you can transfer the call without breaking the connection by selecting the other parties can continue speaking to each other.

Calling a number in the phone book

During a conversation you can make a new call to a number stored in your phone book by selecting

Sending an SMS message

If you want to send a message to a third party select

Switch calls

. The held call will remain on

Private

. The other calls will be put on

Transfer call

Phone book

Send message

, the active call

Join calls

so that

How to lock the keypad

To avoid making calls accidentally you can lock the keypad.

1. Press

2. Press

If you try to activate one of the keys, the display will tell you that the keypad is locked.

How to unlock the keypad

The keypad lock is automatically disabled – during an incoming call until you have finished

your conversation

– when the telephone is placed in the hands-free

car installation kit

1. Press

2. Press

UNLOCK

PHONE BOOK

You can store names and telephone numbers in a phone book. The entries are stored on the SIM card and the number of entries is dependent on the capacity of the SIM card.

The length of a name or a telephone number depends on your SIM card.

There are several characters available on each key, as shown in the table below. Press once to get the first character , twice to get the second character, and so on. When you need a space between two characters, press

Holding down one of the keys for one second will give you the option of lower case. Just press the key again for one second to return to upper case.

1 . , ; : ’ ” ! ¡ ? ¿ & % £ $ ¥ @ § ¤

A B C 2 Æ Å Ä Ç a b c 2 æ å ä à

D E F 3 É ∆ d e f 3 é è

G H I 4 Γ

g h i 4 ì

J K L 5 j k l 5

M N O 6 Ø Ñ Ö Ω m n o 6 ø ñ ö ò

P Q R S 7 ß

Π Φ Ψ Σ

p q r s 7 ß T U V 8 Ü Θ

t u v 8 ü ù W X Y Z 9 Ξ

w x y z 9 * +

0- / ( ) = < >_

Space #

How to edit a name and a phone number

Press

CLEAR

– one character will be deleted Press

CLEAR

– the entire display will be deleted

briefly

for one second

How to store a name and a telephone number

If you enter the phone number with the help of "+" followed by the national code you can use your phone book abroad without having to think about international codes.

1. Enter the phone number.

2. Press

3. Enter name and press

The telephone will suggest that the name/number should be stored under the first vacant location number.

4. Confirm the location number by pressing

How to select your own location number

If you do not want to store the entry under the suggested location number , you can select a number of your own choice. Store frequently used numbers in location numbers 1 to 9 so that you can speed dial them by pressing only one key (see page 15).

1. Store telephone number and name as described previously in steps 1. to 3.

2. Press

3. Confirm by pressing

If you choose a location number that is occupied, the phone will give you the option of overwriting the existing entry . If you do not want to overwrite the existing entry , press number suggested will be visible again.

CLEAR

and enter a location

number of your own choice (up to 3 digits).

EXIT

and the location

PHONE BOOK EDITING

Voice mail number

If you have a voice mail number stored in your phone book this should be stored under location 1. On some networks this has already been done by the operator . Contact your network operator for further details on how to activate your voice mail.

How to find a name and a telephone number

1. Press

2. Enter one or more letters of the name you wish to find.

3. The name and telephone number will be displayed.

If there is more than one name matching the entered letters, use the arrow keys to scroll through to find the required name.

If there is no name to match the entered letters, the display gives you the best match in the phone book.

4. Press

When making a call the name will be shown on the display. If the entry has no name the telephone number will be displayed.

CALL

to make the call.

Speed dialling

It is possible to make calls to any number stored in the phone book more easily by using the location number (up to 3 digits).

To be able to use the speed dialling function it must be switched on (see page 32).

1. Press the location number for one second.

If the location number consists of more than 1 digit, press the first digit(s) and hold the last digit for one second.

2. The call will automatically be initiated.

How to edit a name or a telephone number

1. Press to enter the List menu system.

2. Select

Phone book

and press

SELECT

3. Select

4. Enter one or more letters of the entry

5. Press

6. Change the number using

7. Enter the correct phone number.

8. Confirm the change by pressing

9. Change name and location number in

Edit entry

you wish to edit or select it by using

and press

EDIT

CLEAR

the same way, if necessary.

How to delete a name and a telephone number

1. Press to enter the List menu system.

2. Select

3. Select

4. Enter one or more letters of the entry

5. Press

6. Reconfirm by pressing

Phone book

and press

SELECT

Delete entry

you wish to delete or select it by using

and press

DELETE

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Bosch GSM 908 User Manual

PRECAUTIONS

IMPORTANT NOTICE

CONTENTS

KEYPAD FUNCTIONS

DISPLAY SYMBOLS

BEFORE YOU START

MAKING YOUR FIRST CALL

OPTIONS WHEN IN CONVERSATION

KEYPAD LOCK

PHONE BOOK

PHONE BOOK EDITING