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Congratulations for choosing this Nokia phone! This page provide some basic tips on using your phone.
For more detailed information, read through the Owner’s Guide.
Making your first call
1 With the phone battery removed, insert your SIM card. Install and charge the battery. See Chapter
‘Getting Started’ for details.
2 Switch on your phone by pressing and holding . Wait until the operator or service provider’s name
appears on the display.
3 Key in the area code and phone number and press .
4 End the call by pressing .
Call Functions
Answering a call
Press .
Ending a call
Press .
Redial
When the display is clear, press to access the last dialled numbers. Press to dial the desired
number.
Adjusting the Earpiece Volume
Press the volume keys on the side of the phone.
Phone Book Functions
Quick Save
Key in the phone number and press Save. Key in the name and press OK.
When the display is clear, press , (key in
the first letter of the name), scroll with or
to the desired name.
Using Phone Book during a Call
To access Phone Book during a call, press
Options, select Names.
Speed Dialling
Press a number key -, press .
If the Speed Dialling function in
Menu 4-3-3 is activated, press and hold the
corresponding number key - until
the call is started.
Calling your voice mailbox
Press and hold . If the phone requests for
your voice mailbox number, key it in and
press OK.
Essential Shortcuts
Locking the Keypad / Unlocking the Keypad
Press Menu then (within 3 seconds) /
Press Unlock, then .
Changing Ringing Tone
Press Menu, choose Profiles, press Se-
lect, choose the desired profile, press Options, choose Personalise, press OK.
To change the ringing tone, choose Ring-
ing tone, press Select, choose the de-
sired setting, press OK.
Writing & Sending a Message
Press Menu, , Key in a message,
(press to change between upper and
lower case characters, press and hold
for numbers, press for special characters), press Options, choose Send, press
rules may be dangerous or illegal. Further detailed information is given in this manual.
ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST
Don’t use a hand-held phone while driving;
park the vehicle first.
INTERFERENCE
All wireless phones may get interference
which could affect performance.
SWITCH OFF IN HOSPITALS
Follow any regulations or rules. Switch phone
off near medical equipment.
SWITCH OFF IN AIRCRAFT
Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them on aircraft is illegal.
SWITCH OFF WHEN REFUELING
Don’t use phone at a refuelling point. Don’t
use near fuel or chemicals.
SWITCH OFF NEAR BLASTING
Don’t use phone where blasting is in progress.
Observe restrictions, and follow any regulations or rules.
USE SENSIBLY
Use only in normal position (to ear). Don’t
touch the antenna unnecessarily.
USE QUALIFIED SERVICE
Only qualified service personnel must install
or repair equipment.
ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES
Use only approved accessories and batteries.
Do not connect incompatible products.
CONNECTING TO OTHER DEVICES
When connecting to any other device, read its
Owner’s guide for detailed safety instructions. Do not connect incompatible products.
Remember to make backup copies of all important data.
MAKING CALLS
Ensure the phone is switched on and in service. Enter the phone number, including the
area code, then press . To end a call
press . To answer a call press .
EMERGENCY CALLS
Ensure the phone is switched on and in service. If the word “Clear” appears on the display above the key, press and hold
Clear to clear the display. Enter the emer-
gency number, then press
cation. Do not end the call until told to do so.
. Give your lo-
INFRARED PRECAUTIONS
Do not point the IR beam at anyones’s eyes or
allow it to interfere with other IR devices.
The wireless phone described in this guide is a
dual band phone approved for use on the
GSM900 and GSM1800 networks and on the
GSM900/1800 dual band networks.
A number of features included in this guide are
called network services. They are special services
provided by wireless service providers. Before
you can take advantage of any of these network
services, you must subscribe to these service(s)
from your home operator or service provider and
obtain instructions for their use.
NOTE: Should you have any problems in
handing over between GSM 900 and
GSM 1800 networks or vice versa, please
contact your network operator’s customer service department.
About Labels and
Security Code
IMPORTANT! Your phone has labels on
it. These are important for service and
related purposes, so be careful not to
lose the label or the information it contains.
IMPORTANT!
supplied with your phone. Change the
code in Menu 4-5-6, ‘Change Access
Codes’. Keep the new code secret and in
a safe place which is separate from the
phone.
The security code 12345 is
The following manufacturer-approved rechargeable batteries are available for your phone:
NiMH batteries BMS-2V, BMS-2S and BMS-2,
and Li-Ion batteries BLS-2, BLS-4 and BLS-5 and
BLS-2H.
This apparatus is intended for use when supplied
with power from ACP-7, ACP-9, LCH-9 and DCH-
9. Other usage will invalidate any approval given
to this apparatus and may be dangerous.
Belt Clip
Use only the belt clip BCH-16.
WARNING! Use only batteries, chargers
and accessories approved by the phone
manufacturer for use with this particular phone model. The use of any other
types will invalidate any approval or
warranty applying to the phone, and
may be dangerous.
For availability of approved accessories,
please check with your dealer.
When you disconnect the power cord of
any accessory, grasp and pull the plug,
not the cord.
The phone is equipped with the keys given below. Throughout this guide, all key presses are represented by icons such as and
1. Power key
2. Infrared (IR) port
3. Volume keys
4. Connectors for
external devices
.
Power key
Switches the phone on or off. Pressing this key
briefly while the display is clear or during a call
will result in the list of profiles being displayed.
Pressing the power key briefly while in the
Phone Book or menu functions will turn the
phone’s display light on for 15 seconds.
Selection keys
Each of these keys performs the function indicated by the text shown on the display immediately above it.
Scroll keys
Use these keys to scroll through names, phone
numbers, menus or setting options.
Dials a phone number and answers a call.When
the display is clear: shows the most recently
dialled number.
Ends or rejects a call. Also exits from any function at any time.
Enter numbers and characters. calls your
voice mailbox when pressed and held.
Used for various purposes in different func-
tions.
Volume keys
The upper key increases and the lower key
decreases the earpiece volume.
Display indicators and icons inform you about
the operation of the phone. Indicators and icons
related to the different phone functions are explained later in this Owner’s Guide.
Clear Display
The indicators described below are shown when
the phone is ready for use, and no characters
have been entered by the user. This screen is also
called idle mode. The name of the current cellular network operator or service provider will be
shown on the display.
OPERATOR
P and bar
T and bar
2
Indicates in which cellular network
the phone is currently used.
Shows the signal strength of the
cellular network at your current
location. The higher the bar, the
stronger the signal.
Shows the battery charge level.
The higher the bar, the more
power there is in the battery.
Indicates line 2 is currently selected for use.
The phone is waiting for you to
enter a response.
All ringing and warning tones for
the current profile has been set
to Silent.
The alarm clock is set.
All call diverted.
Below the display you can find two so-called selection keys. Their functions depend on the guide
texts shown on the display above the keys.
Guide text
Selection keys
For example, when there is the word ‘Menu’
above the key, pressing this key enters the
menu functions.
Similarly, pressing the key under the word
‘Names’ allows access to the Phone Book functions.
In this User Guide, the selection keys are indicated by the relevant guiding text appearing in bold
(e.g. Menu or Names).
Protection Cap of the
Antenna Connector
At the back of the phone below the antenna
there is a connector for an external antenna.
The connector is protected by a rubber cap. To
attach an external antenna to the phone, first
remove the cap and then connect the antenna.
After removing the external antenna, remember
to replace the cap.
Once placed in the phone, the battery is ready for
charging.
NOTE:
• Use only batteries and chargers approved
by the phone manufacturer.
• In some vehicles, the ignition must be on in
order to charge the phone with the cigarette lighter charger.
1 Connect the lead from the charger to the bot-
tom of the phone.
2 Connect the charger to an AC wall
outlet. The battery indicator bar
will start to scroll.
The text Charging is briefly displayed if the phone is switched on.
You can use the phone while it is
charging.
NOTE: If the battery is totally flat, it
may take a few minutes before the
charging indication appears on the
display or any calls can be made.
If using the ACP-7 charger and either
the BLS-2, BLS-2H, BMS-2, BMS-2S,
BMS-2V batteries for the first time,
be sure to charge them at least 12
hours.
The charging time depends on the
charger and battery used. For example, charging BLS-2 battery using
ACP-7 takes about 4 hours and using
ACP-9 about 2 hours.
Note: Charging times may be longer
in countries where there is major
fluctuation.
3 The battery is fully charged when the battery
indicator bar stops scrolling, and the text
Battery full is briefly displayed (if the
phone is on). Charging time depends on the
charger and battery used.
NOTE: For a full charge, let the phone
charge for about 2 hours.
4 Disconnect the charger from the AC outlet
and the phone.
If the text Not charging is displayed, charging has been suspended. Wait for a while, disconnect the charger, plug it in again and retry. If
charging still fails, contact your dealer.
For more information, see chapter ‘Reference In-
formation’ - ‘Battery Information’.
Switching the Phone On
and Off
Press and hold the key for a second.
If the phone asks for a PIN code:
The PIN code is usually supplied with the SIM
card.
• Key in the PIN code, which is displayed as as-
terisks, and press OK.
See also ‘Reference Information - Access
Codes’.
If the phone asks for a security code:
• Key in the security code, which is displayed as
asterisks, and press OK.
phone when wireless phone use is
prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger.
TIPS ON EFFICIENT OPERATION: As with any
other radio transmitting device, do not touch the
antenna unnecessarily when the phone is
switched on. Contact with the antenna affects
call quality and may cause the phone to operate
at a higher power level than otherwise needed.
move the cursor to the right and to move
it to the left. Press Clear to delete the character to the left of the cursor.
2 Press to call the number.
3 Press to end the call (or to cancel the
call attempt).
Normal position: Hold the phone as you would
any other telephone with the antenna pointed
up and over your shoulder.
NOTE: If you accidentally select phone
line 2 and your SIM card does not support this function, you cannot make any
calls. You can get back to phone line 1 by
pressing and holding and press OK
when the display is clear.
NOTE: When you are using the phone
with the car kit CARK-91, you can
switch from handsfree mode to privacy
mode by picking up the optional external handset HSU-1. To switch back to
handsfree, first press Options and
then put down the handset within 15
seconds.
International Calls
1 Press twice for the international prefix
(+ character replaces the international access
code).
2 Enter the country code, area code and phone
number.
3 To call the number, press .
Making a Call Using the Phone Book
1 Press Names.
2 When Search is highlighted press Select.
3 Key in the first letter of the name and press
OK.
You can skip this step if you wish.
4 Use and to reach the desired name.
5 Press .
Last Number Redial
The last ten phone numbers you called or attempted to call are stored in the phone’s memory. To redial one of these last-dialled numbers:
1 With display clear, press once to access
the list of the last-dialled numbers.
2 Use or to reach the desired number or
name then press .
Calling Your Voice Mailbox
1 Press and hold when the display is clear.
2 If the phone asks for the voice mailbox num-
ber, key it in and press OK. You obtain this
number from your service provider.
To edit this number at a later time, see ‘Voice
If you have assigned a phone number to one of
the speed dialling keys ( to ), you can
call that phone number in either of the following
ways:
• Press the corresponding speed dialling key
and press .
• If the Speed Dialling function is set to on (see
Menu 4-3-3): Press and hold the corresponding speed dialling key ( to ) until
the call is started.
dials your voice mailbox number.
NOTE:Pressing and holding
Answering a Call
1 To answer the call, press .
2 Press to end the call.
To reject an incoming call, press
TIP:
. If the ‘Divert when busy’
function is activated to divert the
calls, for example to your voice mailbox, rejecting an incoming call will
also divert the call. See chapter 10 -
‘Call Divert (Menu 5)’.
NOTE: If more than one name is found
in the Phone Book with the same last
seven digits as the caller’s phone
number, only the caller’s phone number will be displayed, if this is available.
Call Waiting
This network service allows you to answer an incoming call while you have a call in progress if
you have activated the menu function Call Waiting Options (Menu 4-3-4).
1 Press Answer or . The first call is put on
hold. To reject the new call, press Options,
choose Reject and press Select.
2 To switch between the two calls, press Swap
or .
3 To end the active call, press .
In-Call Options
Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call. You cannot
utilise all of these functions at all times. Many of
the In-Call options are network services. By
pressing Options during a call the following
In-Call options may be available:
Hold or Unhold to hold or release a call
New Call to make a call when you
have a call in progress
Send DTMFto send DTMF tones
End all calls to end all calls
Namesto access the Phone Book
Menuto access menu functions
Muteto mute the phone’s micro
phone
Transferto connect a call on hold
with an active call and to
disconnect you from both
calls
Making a Conference Call
This feature allows up to six persons to take part
in a conference call (network service).
1 While in a call, press options and choose
New Call. The first call is put on hold.
2 To join the first conference participant into
the call, press Options, choose Confer-
ence and press Select.
3 To add a new participant to the call, repeat
steps 1 and 2.
4 To drop a single participant from the call,
press Options, choose Private and
press Select. Select the participant that
you want to drop and press OK. Then press
You can adjust the volume of the phone’s earpiece (this can also be done during a call). Use
the keys on the side of the phone. The upper key
increases the volume and the lower key decreases the volume.
Keypad Lock (Keyguard)
This feature locks the keypad to prevent keys being pressed by accident (for example when your
phone is in your pocket or in your purse).
To lock the keypad:
While the display is clear, press Menu and
then within three seconds.
When the keyguard is on:
To answer a call, press . To end or reject
a call, press . During a call, the phone
can be operated in the normal way.
NOTE: When Keyguard is on, calls may
be possible to the emergency number
programmed into your phone (e.g.
112 or other official emergency
number).
Key in the emergency number and press .
The number is displayed only after you have
keyed in its’ last digit.
When the keypad is locked, appears at the
top of the display.
You can store phone numbers and their associated names in the memory of the phone (internal
Phone Book) or the SIM card (SIM Phone Book).
The internal Phone Book can store 150 names
(each of which can have up to 20 characters) and
phone numbers (each of which can have up to 30
digits) at a time. The phone supports SIM cards
which can store up to 255 names and phone
numbers.
In addition to storing names and phone numbers,
Phone Book also offers a wide range of functions
for managing them.
Entering the Phone Book
1 While the display is clear: Press Names or
press or .
During a call: Press Options, scroll with
or to Names, and press Select.
Selecting the Phone Book
(Memory in Use)
Setting the Type of View for
Stored Names and Phone
Numbers
The phone can show the stored phone numbers
and names in three different ways, called ‘Types
of view’. You can select:
Name list
shows three names at a time:
Name, number
shows a single name and phone number together:
Large font
shows just one name at a time:
1 While the display is clear, press Names.
2 Scroll with or to Options and press
1 While the display is clear, press Names.
2 Scroll with or to Options and press
Select.
3 Scroll with or to Type ofview and
press Select.
4 Scroll with or to Name List or
Name,Number or Large fontand press
OK to select the option.
Storing a Phone Number with
a Name (Add Entry)
You can store phone numbers and their associated names in the internal or the SIM Phone Book.
1 With the display clear, press Names.
2 Scroll with or to Add entry and
press Select.
3 Key in a name and press OK.The characters
available are listed below:.
. , ? ! - & 1
A B C 2 Ä À Á Â Ã ÆÇ
D E F 3 È É Ë Ê
G H I 4 Î Ï Ì Í Ý G
J K L 5 £
M N O 6 Ö Ô Ò Ó Ø Ñ
P Q R S 7 $ ß
T U V 8 Ü Ù Û Ú
W X Y Z 9
space, 0
special characters, e.g. +
and %
upper or lower case
• To insert a space, press .
• Pressing brings up a list of special characters. Move through the list to the desired
character with or and press Use to
insert it in the name.
• If the character list continues on to another
screen, you can scroll between the screens by
pressing .
• If you make a mistake, you can remove characters to the left of the cursor by pressing
Clear as many times as necessary. Pressing
and holding Clear will clear the screen.
• and move the cursor left and right,
respectively.
4 Key in an area code and phone number, and
press OK.
TIP: If you key in the + character for
the international prefix (press
twice) in front of the country code,
you will be able to use the same
phone number when you are calling
from abroad.
TIP: QUICK SAVE: With the display
clear, key in the phone number and
press Save. Key in the name and
press OK.
• If the next letter is located on the same key
as the present one, press or (or wait
until the cursor appears again) and then key
in the letter.
• To switch between upper case and lower case,
press quickly. The symbol ABC or abc
shown at the top of the display indicates the
selected case.
• To insert a number, press and hold the key labelled with the desired number. To switch between letters and numbers, press and hold
1 While the display is clear, press Names.
2 Choose Search and press Select.
3 Key in the first character of the name you are
searching for.
4 Press OK or for the first name, or for
the last name beginning with the character
you keyed in Step 3 above.
5 or at the top of the display shows
that the name and phone number is stored in
Phone Book
the SIM or internal Phone book, respectively.
6 Press or until the desired name ap-
pears.
TIP: QUICK SEARCH: Press Names,
key in the first letter, for example A,
and scroll with or until the
desired name appears.
Erasing a Name and Phone
Number
You can remove names and phone numbers from
the selected Phone Book one by one or all at
once.
One by One
1 Recall the name and the number that you
want to erase.
2 Press Options.
3 Scroll with or to Erase and press
OK.
All at Once
1 While the display is clear, press Names.
2 Scroll with or to Erase and press
Select. Then choose Erase all and
press Select.
3 Scroll to the Phone Book to be erased
(Phone or SIM card) and press Select.
4 At the prompt Are you sure, press OK,
key in the security code and press OK. For
more information about the security code,
see chapter ‘Reference Information’ - ‘Access
Codes’.
Assigning a Phone Number as
a Speed Dial Number
The first nine names & phone numbers stored in
Phone Book are automatically stored as speed
dial numbers and can be speed dialled via the
number keys - . If you want to assign
another number to one of the speed dial keys, do
as follows:
1 Press Names and choose Speed Dials. If
no phone number is assigned to a key, press
Assign.
NOTE: Assign is also shown when the
phone has automatically assigned a
phone number from the Phone Book
to a speed dialling key.
2 Search for the desired name and/or phone
number from Phone Book, and press OK to select it.
If a phone number is already assigned to a key,
you can view the number, change it or erase it by
first pressing Options.
To Use the Speed Dial Key
Press the desired speed dial key ( to )
and press to make the call.
NOTE: Pressing and holding calls
your voice mailbox.
Caller Groups
You can set the phone to sound a specific ringing
tone and flash a preselected graphic on the display when you receive a call from a particular
phone number.
To make this happen, first include the phone
number in the desired caller group. Then define a
ringing tone and graphic for the caller group.
NOTE: You can set the phone to ring only
when you receive calls from phone numbers that belong to a specific caller
group. See chapter 8 ‘Profiles (Menu 3)’.