Siemens A51 User Manual
Overview of the phone
Display indicators
1
Signal strength/battery level.
Soft keys
2
Press the soft key to call up the function
that is displayed as
grey fields above the key.
A
Call key
3
Dial displayed phone number or name,
accept calls. In standby mode: Display the
last calls.
B
On/Off/End key
4
• Switched off: press and hold to
switch on.
• During a conversation or in an
application: press briefly to finish.
• In menus: press briefly to go back a
level. Press and hold to return to
standby mode.
•In standby mode: press and hold to
switch off phone.
Input keys
5
Numbers, letters.
Press and hold
6
*
• In standby mode: switch on/off all signal tones (except alarm).
• For incoming calls: only switch off ring
tones.
Press and hold
7
In standby mode: switch key lock on/off.
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Getting Started
Getting Started
The front and back covers of the phone and the keypad (CLIPit™ Covers, my-CLIPit™)
can be changed in seconds – no tools required. Please switch the phone off first.
To assemble the phone
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To insert the SIM card
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Additonal notes
Your phone's display is delivered with a protective film. Remove this film before getting started.
To avoid damage to the display, the phone should not be used without the front cover.
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Switch on/off, PIN entry
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Charge battery
The battery is not fully charged when delivered. Plug in the charger cable at the
bottom of the phone, plug in the power
supply unit to the mains power socket
and charge for at least two hours.
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Charging time
The charging time is 2 hours. Ambient
temperature of 5 °C to 40 °C (icon flashes
as a warning when 5 °C above/below this).
Switch on/off, PIN entry
Switch on/off
Press and hold On/Off/End keyBto
switch on or off.
Enter PIN
The SIM card can be protected with a
4– 8 digit PIN. Enter the PIN code using
the number keys (the display shows a series of asterisks, if you make a mistake
Clear§
press
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Logging on to the network will take a few
seconds.
First time switching on phone, the time
and date must be set.
Standby mode
When the name of the service provider/
logo appears on the display, the phone is
in standby mode and ready for use.
Press and hold the On/Off/End key
return to standby mode from any menu
option.
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Security
The phone and SIM card are protected
against misuse by several security codes.
Keep these confidential numbers in a safe
place where you can access them again if
required.
§Menu§ ¢ Setup ¢ Security ¢ Codes
¢ Select a function.
PIN control
The PIN is usually requested each time
the phone is switched on. You can deactivate this feature but you risk unauthorised use of the phone. Some service providers do not permit deactivation of the
control.
Change PIN
You can change the PIN to any 4–8 digit
number you may find easier to remember.
Change PIN 2
(Displayed only if PIN 2 is available.)
Proceed as with Change PIN.
Change phonecode
You define and enter the phone code
(4– 8 digits) when calling a phone code
protected function (e.g. Direct call, p. 5)
for the first time. It is then valid for all
protected functions. If it is entered incorrectly three times the phone is locked.
Contact the Siemens Service.
Clear SIM card barring
If the PIN is entered incorrectly three
times, the SIM card is barred. Enter the
PUK (MASTER PIN) provided by your service provider with the SIM card. If the PUK
(MASTER PIN) has been lost, please contact your service provider.
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Making a phone call
Prevent accidental activation
Even if PIN use is deactivated (p. 3) confirmation is required to switch on the
phone.
This prevents accidental activation of the
phone, e.g. when you are carrying it in a
bag or when you are travelling in an aircraft.
After pressing and holding the On/Off/End
key
select §OK§ to switch on the phone
B
or abort the operation with
§Cancel§.
Making a phone call
Dialling with number keys
The phone must be switched on (standby
mode). Enter the number (always with
prefix, if necessary with the international
dialling code). Press
digit, press and hold to clear the entire
phone number. To dial press the
End call
Press the End keyBbriefly. Press this key
even if the person on the other end of the
line has hung up first.
Set volume
Use the scroll keyEto start adjusting
the volume during conversation. Set volume with
G.
Redial previous numbers
To redial the phone number last called,
press the Call key
numbers that were dialled previously,
pick out the required phone number from
the list with
G, then pressAto dial.
§Clear§
to clear the last
Akey.
Atwice. To redial other
When a number is busy
For automatically dialling the phone
number for up to 15 minutes at increasing intervals, press
ringing when the busy number is free,
press
§Call back§ (
beep will remind you to redial the dispayed phone number after 15 minutes.
§Auto dial§. For phone
). Press §Prompt§ and a
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Accept call
The phone must be switched on (standby
mode). An incoming call will interrupt
any other use of the phone.
Press
§Reply§ orA.
If the phone number has been transmitted
by the network, it is displayed. If the number
and the name are stored in the Phonebook,
the corresponding name is displayed instead. If set, an animation can be displayed instead of the bell icon.
Reject call
§Reject§ or B press briefly.
Held call
Make a new connection during a call with
y menu§ ¢ Hold ¢
number, also from Phonebook:
§Swap§ you can swap back and forth be-
tween both calls.
Additional costs will be incurred for the
2nd phone connection.
(dial new phone
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Conference b
Make a new connection during a call with
y menu§ ¢ Hold ¢
number).
With
y menu§ ¢ Conference you can join
the held call. Repeat this procedure until
all participants are linked together (up to
5participants).
(dial a new phone
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Phonebook
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All calls in the conference are ended simultaneously when the End key
pressed.
Additional costs will be incurred for every
additional phone connection.
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Call menu
Several functions are only available during a call:
y menu§ ¢ Select a function.
Direct call
The phone can be locked, so it's only possible to dial a defined number.
Switch on
§Menu§ ¢ Setup ¢ Security ¢ Direct call
§Select§ and enter phone code. When
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first prompted you define and enter the
phone code (4– 8 digits). Please do not for-
get this code! Confirm input with
press
§Change§. Select phone number from
the Phonebook (p. 5) or enter a new one.
With
§OK§ confirm On.
Use
Press and hold the right soft key>to
dial.
Switch off
Press and hold and enter phone code.
Confirm input with
With
§OK§ confirm Off.
§OK§ and press §Change§.
§OK§ and
Phonebook
New entry
Open Phonebook (in standby mode)
F (select <New entry>) ¢ §Select§
¢ Activate input fields.
Number: Always enter phone number with
an area dialling code.
Name: Enter first name or surname.
Group: Organise entries in groups, select
with §Change§.
Location: Select location: SIM, Mobile or
Protected SIM.
Record no.: This is automatically assigned
to the entry. Change with
§Save§ to store the new entry.
Press
Text entry
Press number key repeatedly until the required letter appears. The cursor advances after a short delay. Example:
Press once for a, twice for b etc.
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Press and hold to write the
number.
Ä, ä, 1–9 Umlauts and numbers are dis-
played after the relevant letters.
§Clear§ Press briefly to delete the letter
before the cursor, press and hold
to delete the whole word.
G
Move the cursor (forwards/back).
Press briefly: Switch between:
abc, Abc, ABC,
123. Status indicator in the top
line of the display.
Press and hold: All input modes
are displayed.
Press briefly: Select special char-
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acters.
Press and hold: Open input menu.
§Change§.
T9
abc, T9Abc, T9ABC,
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