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Read these simple guidelines. Breaking
the rules may be dangerous or illegal.
Further detailed information is given in
this manual.
Do not switch the phone on
when wireless phone use is
prohibited or when it may cause
interference or danger.
ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST
Don't use a hand-held phone
while driving.
INTERFERENCE
All wireless phones may get
interference, which could affect
performance.
SWITCH OFF IN HOSPITALS
Follow any regulations or rules.
Switch the phone off near
medical equipment.
SWITCH OFF IN AIRCRAFT
Wireless devices can cause
interference in aircraft.
SWITCH OFF WHEN REFUELLING
Don't use the phone at a
refuelling point. Don't use near
fuel or chemicals.
SWITCH OFF NEAR BLASTING
Don't use the phone where
blasting is in progress. Observe
restrictions, and follow any
regulations or rules.
USE SENSIBLY
Use only in the normal position.
Don't touch the antenna
unnecessarily.
QUALIFIED SERVICE
Only qualified personnel may
install or repair phone
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 user's guide for
detailed safety instructions. Do
not connect incompatible
products.
BACKUP COPIES
Remember to make backup
copies of all important data.
WATER-RESISTANCE
Your phone is not waterresistant. Keep it dry.
CALLING
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. Press as
many times as needed (e.g. to
exit a call, to exit a menu, etc.)
to clear the display. Enter the
emergency number, then press
. Give your location. Do
not end the call until told to do
so.
The wireless phone described in this guide is approved for use on the EGSM 900, GSM
1800 and GSM 1900 network.
Triband is a network dependent feature. Check with your local service provider if you
can subscribe to and use this feature.
A number of features included in this guide are called Network Services. These are
special services that you arrange through your wireless service provider. Before you can
take advantage of any of these Network Services, you must subscribe to them through
your service provider and obtain instructions for their use from your service provider.
Note: Some networks may not support all language-dependent characters
and/or services.
About accessories
Check the model number of any charger before use with this device. This device is
intended for use when supplied with power from ACP-12, ACP-8, ACP-7 and LCH-9.
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 may 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,
The stickers contain important
information for services and
customer support purposes.
■ Access codes
• Security code (5 to 10 digits):
The security code protects your
phone against unauthorised use,
and is supplied with the phone.
The preset code is 12345. Change
the code, and keep the new code
secret and in a safe place
separate from your phone. To
change the code, and to set the
phone to request the code, see
”Security settings” on page 43.
• PIN code and PIN2 code (4 to 8 digits): The PIN (Personal
Identification Number) code
protects your SIM card against
unauthorised use. The PIN code is
usually supplied with the SIM
card.
Set the phone to request the PIN
code each time the phone is
switched on, see ”Security
settings” on page 43.
The PIN2 code may be supplied
with the SIM card and is required
to access some functions, such as
charging unit counters.
If you key in an incorrect PIN
code three times in succession,
the phone may display SIM
blocked and ask you to enter the
PUK code. Contact your service
provider to obtain the PUK code.
• PUK and PUK2 codes (8 digits):
The PUK (Personal Unblocking
Key) code is required to change a
blocked PIN code. The PUK2 code
is required to change a blocked
PIN2 code.
If the codes are not supplied with
the SIM card, contact your local
service provider for the codes.
• Barring password (4 digits): The
barring password is needed when
using the Call barring service,
see ”Security settings” on page
• Signing PIN: The signing PIN is
needed for the digital signature.
See ”Digital signature” on page
70. The signing PIN is supplied
with the SIM card if the SIM card
has a security module in it.
If you key in an incorrect PIN
code several times, the phone
may display PIN code blocked
and ask you to key in the PUK
code. Contact your service
provider to get the PUK code.
• Wallet code (4-10 digits): The
wallet code is needed to access
the wallet services. If you key in a
wrong wallet code several times,
the wallet application is blocked
for five minutes. For further
information, see ”Wallet” on
page 57.
The Nokia 7250 phone provides
many functions, which are practical
for daily use, such as a Calendar, a
Clock, an Alarm clock, a Camera, a
Radio, and many more. Also a range
of Nokia Xpress-on
available for your phone. To change
the covers, see ”Changing the
covers” on page 8.
TM
colour covers is
■ Camera
Your phone has a built-in camera
that can be used for taking pictures.
After you have taken a picture, you
can attach it to a multimedia
message and send it via the
Multimedia Messaging Service
(MMS).
The pictures can also be used as
wallpapers in standby mode.
You can save your pictures in a
compatible PC using the PC Suite
software.
■ Multimedia messaging
service (MMS)
The phone is able to send
multimedia messages composed of
text and a picture, and to receive
messages containing text, a picture
and sound. You can save the pictures
and ringing tones for personalising
your phone. See ”Multimedia
messages” on page 21.
■ Polyphonic sound
(MIDI)
Polyphonic sound consists of several
sound components played at the
same time like a real melody through
a speaker. Polyphonic sounds are
used in ringing tones and message
alert tones. Your phone has sound
components from over 40
instruments that can be used for
polyphonic sounds, but the phone
can only play four instruments
simultaneously. The phone supports
Scalable Polyphonic MIDI (SP-MIDI)
format.
You can receive polyphonic ringing
tones via the multimedia service, see
”Reading and replying to a
multimedia message” on page 23, or
download them via the gallery
menu, see ”Gallery (Menu 8)” on
page 47 or via PC suite, see ”PC
Suite” on page 72.
■ MIDP JavaTM
applications
Your phone supports Java and
includes some Java applications and
games that have been specially
designed for mobile phones. You can
download new applications and
games to your phone from a
compatible PC with a Java installer
software or from WAP services, e.g.
from Club Nokia. See ”Games (Menu
10)” on page 52.
■ Over the Air (OTA)
settings service
In order to use WAP, MMS, GPRS and
other wireless services, you need to
have proper settings on your phone.
You may receive the settings directly
as an OTA message and you only
need to save the settings on your
phone. For more information on the
availability of the settings, contact
your network operator, service
provider or nearest authorised Nokia
dealer.
■ General Packet Radio
Service (GPRS)
GPRS technology allows mobile
phones to be used for sending and
receiving data over an Internet
Protocol (IP) - based network. GPRS
as such is a data bearer that enables
wireless access to data networks
such as the Internet. The
applications that use GPRS are WAP
services, MMS and SMS messaging,
TM
Java
application downloading and
the PC dial-up (for example, Internet
and e-mail).
Before you can use GPRS
technology
• Contact your network operator or
service provider for availability
and subscription to the GPRS
service.
• Save the GPRS settings for each
of the applications used over
GPRS.
See ”Setting up the phone for a
WAP service” on page 63,
”Message settings” on page 26
and ”GPRS” on page 62.
Pricing for GPRS and applications
For more detailed information on
pricing, contact your network
operator or service provider.
The following features in this phone
may share memory: phone book, text
and multimedia messages, images
and ringing tones in gallery,
calendar, to-do notes, and Java
games and applications. Using any
such features may reduce the
memory available for any features
sharing memory. This is especially
true with heavy use of any of the
features (although some of the
features may have a certain amount
of memory specially allotted to them
in addition to the amount of memory
shared with other features). For
example, saving many images, java
applications etc. may take all of the
shared memory and your phone may
display a message that the memory
is full. In this case, delete some of
the information or entries stored in
the shared memory features before
continuing.
2. Pop-PortTM connector for
headsets and the data cable, for
example
3. Infrared (IR) port
4. Camera lens
on the back
cover of the
phone.
■ Standby mode
When the phone is ready for use, and
you have not keyed in any
characters, the phone is in standby
mode.
1. Indicates in which cellular
network the phone is currently
being used.
2. Shows the signal strength of the
cellular network at your current
location. The higher the bar, the
stronger the signal.
3. Shows the battery charge level.
The higher the bar, the more
power in the battery.
4. The left selection key in standby
mode is Menu.
5. The right selection key in standby
mode is Names or Go to
To activate a function in the
selection key Go to, press Go to,
scroll to the specific function and
select it.
To set the functions for the right
selection key , see ”Right
selection key” on page 36.
See also ”Essential indicators in
standby mode” on page 3.
Screen saver
The phone automatically activates
the screen saver, a digital clock view,
for power saving in standby mode. It
will be activated by a certain time
when no function of the phone is
used. See ”Screen saver” on page 41.
Press any key to deactivate the
screen saver.
Note that if you have not set the
time, 00:00 is displayed. To set the
time, see ”Clock” on page 36.
Wallpaper
You can set your phone to display a
background picture, wallpaper, when
the phone is in standby mode. See
• Keep all miniature SIM cards out
of the reach of small children.
• The SIM card and its contacts can
easily be damaged by scratches
or bending, so be careful when
handling, inserting or removing
the card.
• Before installing the SIM card,
always make sure that the phone
is switched off and then remove
the battery.
1. To remove the back cover off the
phone:
With the back of the phone
facing you, push the back cover
release button (1) and remove
the cover off the phone (2).
2. Remove the battery by lifting it
from the end with the finger grip
(3).
3. To release the SIM card holder,
slide the card holder backwards
(4) and open it (5).
4. Insert the SIM card into the SIM
card holder (6). Make sure that
the SIM card is properly inserted
and that the golden contact area
on the card is facing downwards.
First place the top of the back
cover over the locking catch on
the top of the phone (10). Direct
the back cover towards the
locking catches on both sides of
the phone and press to lock the
cover into place (11).
■ Charging the battery
1. Connect the lead from the
charger to the socket on the
bottom of your phone.
2. Connect the charger to an AC
wall socket.
The text Charging is displayed
briefly if the phone is switched
on. If the battery is completely
flat, it may take a few minutes
before the charging indicator
appears on the display or before
any calls can be made.
You can use the phone while the
charger is connected.
The charging time depends on the
charger and the battery used. For
example, charging a BLD-3 battery
with the ACP-12 charger takes up to
one hour and 30 minutes while the
phone is in standby mode.
though the SIM card
is properly inserted, or SIM card not
supported, contact your network
operator or service provider. Your
phone does not support 5 Volt SIM
cards and the card may need to be
changed.
• If the phone asks for a PIN code,
key in the PIN code (displayed as
****), and press OK.
See also PIN code request in
”Security settings” on page 43
and ”Access codes” on page xii.
• If the phone asks for a security
code, key in the security code
(displayed as *****), and press OK.
See also ”Access codes” on page
xii.
Warning: Do not switch the
phone on when wireless
phone use is prohibited or
when it may cause
interference or danger.
TIPS ON
EFFICIENT
OPERATION: Your
phone has a
built-in antenna.
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. Not
touching the antenna area during a
phone call optimises the antenna
performance and the talktime of
your phone.
■ Keypad lock (Keyguard)
You can lock the keypad to prevent
the keys being accidentally pressed,
for example, when your phone is in
your handbag.
• Locking the keypad
In standby mode, press Menu
and then within 1.5
seconds.
To answer a call when the keyguard
is on, press . During a call, the
phone can be operated normally.
When you end or reject the call, the
keypad will automatically be locked.
For automatic keypad locking, see
”Automatic keyguard” on page 39.
For locking the keypad during a call,
see ”Options during a call” on page
12.
Note: When Keyg uard is on,
calls may be possible to the
emergency number
programmed into your
phone (e.g. 112, 911 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.
■ Changing the covers
Before changing the cover, always
switch off the power and disconnect
the phone from the charger or any
other device. Always store and use
the phone with the covers attached.
1. Remove the back cover of the
phone. See the step 1 in
”Installing the SIM card and the
battery” on page 5.
2. To remove the front cover, gently
pull the locking catch on the top
of the front cover from the
locking hole in the phone (1) and
remove the cover starting from
the top.
4. To replace the front cover, first
place the catches on the lower
part of the cover into the
corresponding holes on the
phone (3) and then gently push
the catch on the top of the cover
through the locking hole on the
top of the phone (4). Press the
cover into place.
Getting started
5. Replace the back cover of the
phone. See step 7 in ”Installing
1. Key in the phone number,
including the area code. If you
key in an incorrect character,
press Clear to delete it.
For international calls, press
twice for the international
prefix (the + character replaces
the international access code)
and then key in the country code,
the area code without the
leading 0, if necessary, and the
phone number.
2. Press to call the number.
3. Press to end the call or to
cancel the call attempt.
See also ”Options during a call” on
page 12.
Making a call using the phone book
• See ”Searching for a name in the
phone book” on page 32. Press
to call the number on the
display.
Last number redialling
• In standby mode, press
once to access the list of the last
20 numbers you called or
attempted to call. Scroll to the
number or name you want, and
press to call the number.
Calling your voice mailbox
• In standby mode, press and hold
, or press and .
If the phone asks for the voice
mailbox number, key it in and
press OK. See also ”Voice
messages” on page 25.
Speed dialling a phone
number
Before you can use speed dialling,
assign a phone number to one of the
speed dialling keys, from to
, see ”Speed dials” on page 34.
Call the number in either of the
following ways:
• Press the speed dialling key you
want and then press .
•If Speed dialling is set to on,
press and hold a speed dialling
key until the call is started. See
”Speed dialling” on page 38.
Making a conference call
Conference calling is a network
service that allows up to six persons
to take part in a conference call.
3. Key in, or retrieve from the
memory, the phone number of
the new participant and press
Call. The first call is put on hold.
4. When the new call has been
answered, join the first
participant in the conference
call. Press Options and select
Conference.
5. To add a new participant to the
call, repeat steps 2 to 4.
6. To have a private conversation
with one of the participants:
Press Options and select Private
and select the desired
participant. Rejoin the
conference call as described in
step 4.
7. To end the conference call, press
.
■ Answering or rejecting
an incoming call
Press to answer an incoming
call and press to end the call.
Press to reject an incoming
call.
If you press Silence, only the ringing
tone is muted. Then either answer or
reject the call.
If the headset HDB-4 or HDS-3 is
connected to the phone, you can
answer and end a call by pressing
the headset key.
Tip: If the Divert if busy
function is activated to divert
the calls, for example to your
voice mailbox, rejecting an
incoming call will also divert
the call. See ”Call divert” on
page 37.
Note that when somebody is calling
you, the phone shows the caller’s
name, phone number or the text
Private number or Call. If more than
one name is found in the phone book
with the same phone number as the
caller’s number, only the phone
number will be displayed, if this is
available.
Call waiting
During a call, press to answer
the waiting call. The first call is put
on hold. Press to end the active
call.
To activate the Call waiting
function, see ”Call waiting” on page
Many of the options that you can
use during a call, are network
services. Press Options during a call
for some of the following options:
Mute or Unmute, End call, End all
calls, Phone book, Menu and Hold or
Unhold, New call, Conference,
Private, Answer, Reject and
Loudspeaker or Handset.
Lock keypad to activate the keypad
lock.
Send DTMF to send DTMF tone
strings, for example, passwords or
bank account numbers. Key in the
DTMF string or search for it in the
phone book and press OK. Note that
you can key in the wait character w
and the pause character p by
repeatedly pressing .
Swap to switch between the active
call and the call on hold, Transfer to
connect a call on hold to an active
call, and disconnect yourself from
the calls.
Loudspeaker
You can use your phone as a
loudspeaker during a call. Do not
hold the phone to your ear during
loudspeaker operation.
• To activate the loudspeaker, press
Options and select Loudspeaker,
or press Loudsp., if available.
• To deactivate the loudspeaker
during a call, press Options and
select Handset, or press
Handset, if available.
If you have connected the
handsfree unit CARK126 or the
headset to the phone, Handset in
the options list is replaced with
Handsfree or Headset and the
selection key Handset with
Handsfr. or Headset,
respectively.
The loudspeaker is automatically
deactivated when you end the
call or call attempt or connect
the handsfree unit or headset to
the phone.
Using the loudspeaker with the
radio, see ”Using the radio” on page
2. When you have finished writing
the word and it is correct,
confirm it by adding a space with
or by pressing any of the
scroll keys. Pressing a scroll key
also moves the cursor.
If the word is not correct,
press repeatedly or press
Options and select Matches.
When the word you want
appears, confirm it.
If the ? character is displayed
after the word, the word you
intended to write is not in the
dictionary. To add the word to the
dictionary, press Spell, key in the
word (traditional text input is
used) and press Save. When the
dictionary becomes full, the new
word replaces the oldest one that
was added.
3. Start writing the next word.
Writing compound words
Key in the first part of the word and
confirm it by pressing . Write the
last part of the word and confirm the
word.
■ Using traditional text
input
Press a number key, to ,
repeatedly until the desired
character appears. Not all characters
available under a number key are
printed on the key. The characters
available depend on the language
selected in the Language menu, see
”Language” on page 39.
To insert a number while in letter
mode, press and hold the desired
number key.
• If the next letter you want is
located on the same key as the
present one, wait until the cursor
appears, or press any of the scroll
keys and then key in the letter.
• The most common punctuation
marks and special characters are
available under the number key
.
More instructions for writing text,
see ”Tips for writing text” on page
The following functions may also be
available for writing text:
• To insert a space, press .
• To move the cursor to the left,
right, down or up, press the scroll
keys , , or ,
respectively.
• To delete a character to the left
of the cursor, press Clear. Press
and hold Clear to delete the
characters more quickly.
To delete all the characters at
once when writing a message,
press Options and select Clear
text.
• To insert a word when using the
predictive text input, press
Options and select Insert word.
Write the word using the
traditional text input and press
Save. The word is also added to
the dictionary.
• To insert a special character
when using the traditional text
input, press , or when using
the predictive text input, press
and hold , or press Options
and select Insert symbol.
Press any of the scroll keys to
scroll to a character and press
Use to select the character.
You can also scroll to a character
by pressing , ,
or , and select the
character by pressing .
The following options are available
when writing text messages:
• To insert a number while in letter
mode, press Options and select
Insert number. Key in the phone
number or search for it in the
phone book and press OK.
• To insert a name from the phone
book, press Options and select
Insert name. To insert a phone
number or a text item attached
to the name, press Options and
select View details.
The phone offers you an extensive
range of functions, which are
grouped into menus. Most of the
menu functions are provided with a
brief help text. To view the help text,
scroll to the menu function you
want and wait for 15 seconds. To
exit the help text, press Back. See
”Help text activation” on page 40.
■ Accessing a menu
function
By scrolling
1. To access the menu, press Menu.
2. Scroll with or
through the menu and select, for
example, Settings by pressing
Select.
3. If the menu contains submenus,
select the one you want, for
example Call settings.
4. If the selected submenu contains
further submenus, repeat step 3.
Select the next submenu, for
example Anykey answer.
5. Select the setting of your choice.
6. Press Back to return to the
previous menu level, and Exit to
exit the menu.
By using a shortcut
The menus, submenus and setting
options are numbered and you can
access them by using their shortcut
number.
• To access the menu, press Menu.
Key in quickly, within two
seconds, the index number of the
menu function you want to
access.