Siemens A51 User Manual

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Overview of the phone

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Overview of the phone

1 Display indicators

Signal strength/battery level.

2 Soft keys

Press the soft key to call up the function that is displayed as §Text§ or icon on the

grey fields above the key.

3 A

Dial displayed phone number or name, accept calls. In standby mode: Display the last calls.

4 B On/Off/End key

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.

5Input keys

Numbers, letters.

6* Press and hold

In standby mode: switch on/off all signal tones (except alarm).

For incoming calls: only switch off ring tones.

7 Press and hold

In standby mode: switch key lock on/off.

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Siemens A51 User Manual

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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.

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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.

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 se-

ries of asterisks, if you make a mistake press §Clear§). Confirm your input with §OK§.

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 keyBto return to standby mode from any menu option.

Switch on/off, PIN entry

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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.

Set volume
End call

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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 keyBselect §OK§ to switch on the phone 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 §Clear§ to clear the last

digit, press and hold to clear the entire phone number. To dial press theAkey.

Press the End keyBbriefly. Press this key even if the person on the other end of the line has hung up first.

Use the scroll keyEto start adjusting the volume during conversation. Set volume withG.

Redial previous numbers

To redial the phone number last called, press the Call keyAtwice. To redial other numbers that were dialled previously, pick out the required phone number from the list withG, then pressAto dial.

When a number is busy

For automatically dialling the phone number for up to 15 minutes at increasing intervals, press §Auto dial§. For phone

ringing when the busy number is free, press §Call back§ (L). Press §Prompt§ and a

beep will remind you to redial the dispayed phone number after 15 minutes.

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 Bpress briefly.

Held call

Make a new connection during a call with y menu§ ¢ Hold ¢ J(dial new phone

number, also from Phonebook:F). With §Swap§ you can swap back and forth be-

tween both calls.

Additional costs will be incurred for the 2nd phone connection.

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Make a new connection during a call with y menu§ ¢ Hold ¢ J(dial a new phone

number).

With y menu§ ¢ Conference you can join the held call. Repeat this procedure until all participants are linked together (up to 5 participants).

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All calls in the conference are ended simultaneously when the End keyBis pressed.

Additional costs will be incurred for every additional phone connection.

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

Press §Select§ and enter phone code. When first prompted you define and enter the phone code (4–8 digits). Please do not for-

get this code! Confirm input with §OK§ and 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 §OK§ and press §Change§.

With §OK§ confirm Off.

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 §Change§.

Press §Save§ to store the new entry.

Text entry

Press number key repeatedly until the required letter appears. The cursor advances after a short delay. Example:

2Press once for a, twice for b etc.

Press and hold to write the number.

Ä, ä, 1–9 Umlauts and numbers are displayed 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, T9abc, T9Abc, T9ABC, 123. Status indicator in the top line of the display.

Press and hold: All input modes are displayed.

*Press briefly: Select special characters.

Press and hold: Open input menu.

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