Siemens Xelibri 5 User Manual
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USER GUIDE
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All you need to know to get the best from your Xelibri
Contents
Overview ..................................... 2
Getting Started ........................... 3
Fitting battery............................... 3
Fitting SIM card ............................ 3
Charging ...................................... 3
Switching on ................................4
Setting the time and date..............4
Standby .......................................4
Switching off ................................ 4
Precautions ..................................4
Making and Taking Calls ............. 5
Making a call ................................ 5
Adjusting call volume .................... 5
Ending a call................................. 5
Taking a call................................. 5
Wearing your Xelibri...................... 5
More ways to call ........................ 6
Dialling internationally and in China 6
Phonebook ................................... 6
Voice dialling ................................ 6
Redialling numbers .......................6
Retrying a busy number ................ 6
Call features................................ 7
Voice mail ....................................7
Noting a phone number ................7
Pausing a call ............................... 7
Second calls .................................7
‘Party’ calls ...................................7
Phonebook ..................................8
Making a Phonebook entry ............8
Typing in the Phonebook ...............8
Updating an entry .........................8
Adding extension numbers.............8
Phonebook tips .............................8
Identifying callers .........................9
Voice dialling ................................ 9
Further Phonebook features...........9
Text messages........................... 10
Receiving a text message ............10
Writing a text message................ 11
Writing other characters .............. 12
Sending a message ..................... 12
Managing messages ....................12
Multimedia (EMS) messages ..... 14
Cards ......................................... 14
Including a Phonebook number.... 14
Inserting a ready message........... 14
Inserting multimedia ................... 14
Saving multimedia....................... 14
Activities ................................... 15
Using the alarm clock .................. 15
Using the calendar ...................... 15
Using the calculator.....................15
Games .......................................15
Features ....................................16
Themes...................................... 16
Ring tones..................................16
Settings .....................................17
Setting up voice mail ...................17
Divert (call forwarding)................ 17
Setting up favourites ................... 17
Symbols .....................................18
Display symbols ..........................18
Menu Summary .........................19
Messages ...................................19
Stay in Touch..............................19
Activities.....................................19
My Xelibri ...................................19
Themes ......................................20
What if...? .................................21
Precautions/Maintenance .........23
Xelibri Service ...........................24
Accessories ................................25
Specifications ............................26
Index .........................................27
1
Overview
Reception strength/battery – the
stronger these indicators the better.
Themed background – suit the look and
sound of your Xelibri to your mood (p 16).
Network name – indicates standby –
you’re ready to make and receive calls and
messages.
On, off, or “go back” – do what’s
shown at bottom left of display – often
backspace or cancel. Hold to go back to
standby. Hold to switch on or off.
You can put your favourite number or
feature on this key in standby (p 17).
Up or down – click to move up or down through a
list, menu or message.
In standby,
•click to view/redial recently called number(s)
•click to open your
Phonebook
•hold to voice dial.
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Special keys
* – hold to switch all tones off
1 – hold to call your voice mailbox
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Menu
the Options menu.
Using menus
Click to rotate to the
next menu item.
Click to open it.
Reminders – show settings in use – e.g.
j
indicates you’ve switched ringer off
(p 16).
Announcements – your Xelibri also displays text messages
missed calls
Menu – do what’s shown at the bottom
right of display – usually open a menu or
confirm a setting.
Call – click to answer an incoming call
or to dial a number shown on the display.
Click to do what’s highlighted first on
]
, voice mail \,
etc. here – click to view.
Messages
Back
Select
Getting Started
Fitting battery
Unclip your Xelibri’s case (1) and, pressing the arrow on
the battery cover, slide towards bottom of phone (2).
Engage the battery tabs in the slots (3), then swing into
place (4). Refit the battery cover and re-clip.
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3
2
To remove battery, lift tab at the bottom.
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Fitting SIM card
Your service provider supplies
your SIM card. If it’s credit
card size, snap out the smaller
portion and tidy any rough
edges.
Flip open the cover (5) at the
side of your Xelibri to reveal
SIM slot and charger socket.
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Insert the SIM in the top slot, positioning the cut-off corner as shown. Press until it clicks into place.
The SIM is spring-loaded – to remove, press it in.
Charging
Insert the supplied
charger into an easily
accessible mains socket
of the correct rating
and, opening the SIM
cover, plug into the bottom socket with the pins
While it charges, the battery indicator will animate – if it
doesn’t, then see What if...? on p 21. Allow 2-3 hours
for a full charge.
Be sure to unplug the charger from the mains when
you’re finished.
face up.
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Getting Started
Switching on
To switch on your Xelibri
Hold . Enter your PIN if asked.
To enter a PIN
A PIN number protects your Xelibri against unauthorised
use. Service providers often supply a SIM with the PIN
switched on; see your documentation for the number.
Please
enter PIN
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Type the PIN on the keypad. Click to correct, if necessary.
Click to confirm.
You have three tries at entering the right PIN. If there’s
a problem, see What if...? on p 21. Your provider may
let you switch off the PIN (p 20).
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Setting the time and date
When you first use your Xelibri, it will ask you to set the
time and date.
Type the time using 24 hour clock and date, preceding a
number with a zero if it’s less than 10.
Click when done.
Standby
When a network has been found and its name displayed,
your Xelibri is in standby. If you can’t see a network
name, please see What if...? on p 21.
Switching off
From standby, hold .
Precautions
All mobile phones are radio transmitters; switch off
where prohibited (e.g. aircraft).
To be certain you use your Xelibri safely and correctly,
see Precautions/Maintenance on p 23.
Making and Taking Calls
Making a call
To make a call
Starting from standby (network name showing), type
the phone number, always including area code.
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Click .
To correct a number
Click to clear a digit. Hold to clear all earlier digits.
Click to move the cursor back or forward. Hold to go
to the start or end.
Adjusting call volume
During a call, click .
Ending a call
Click to choose End.
Always do this, even if you think the other person has
hung up.
Your Xelibri tells you how long the call lasted.
Taking a call
Who’s calling?
When you receive a call, the display shows the caller’s
phone number (if available) or their name (if their number’s
in your Phonebook).
You can use special ringer melodies and pictures for callers you recognise (p 9).
To answer a call
Click .
To reject a call
Click to choose:
• Reject – hangs up the call immediately
• Divert – (if you’re using call divert, p 17) forwards
the call to your voice mail or alternative number.
Wearing your Xelibri
Your Xelibri’s made to clip onto clothing, belts, bags, you
name it! Thread the strap through either end of your
Xelibri 5 Click-on Cover, press it together and attach it to
your person!
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More ways to call
Dialling internationally and in China
Hold 0 to enter “+” and type the country code or click
and select the country or Chinese city from the list.
Type the area code (in many countries omitting the first
digit – e.g. “0”) and phone number and click .
Phonebook
To make an entry, see p 8.
To call someone in your Phonebook
From standby, click to open the Phonebook.
Type the first letter of the name (press key the right
number of times) and/or click to go up or down the
list.
Click to call the person highlighted.
Voice dialling
To record a name so you can voice dial the person, see
p9.
To call someone by saying their name
From standby, hold (and then release) . At the tone,
say the name.
Note that a noisy environment may affect your
Xelibri’s ability to recognise what you said.
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Redialling numbers
To redial a number you called earlier
From standby, click to display the last number called.
Click to see previous numbers, if required. Click to
dial the number highlighted.
Returning received or missed calls
Choose Menu, Stay in Touch, and select the list of
recent calls you want. Click to highlight the correct
number and click to dial. Alternatively, click to save
the number, send an SMS, etc.
Retrying a busy number
If a number is busy, your Xelibri will offer to retry it.
Choose Yes to redial at intervals for up to 15 minutes.
To stop your Xelibri trying the number, click to cancel
one of the call attempts.
Call features
Voice mail
If you need to set up your answering service, see p 17.
To listen to voice mails
Service providers may alert you to a new voice mail by
text message (
dial your voice mailbox, hold the 1 key or click to
choose
\
, if shown.
]
), the \ symbol or a phone call. To
Noting a phone number
To take down a phone number during a call, type it on
the keypad. After the call, click to dial, or choose
Options, Save (in Phonebook).
Pausing a call
To interrupt a call for a private conversation, choose
Options and Mute. Repeat to resume.
Second calls
Receiving a second call
If you subscribe to call waiting, you may be alerted to an
additional call while you are using your Xelibri.
• To accept the call, click or choose Swap.
• To reject or divert it (according to your settings), simply ignore it.
Otherwise, click to hang up your current call and to
answer the new one.
Making a second call
During a call, choose Options and Add call. Dial a
number (or choose Options, Phonebook) and call as
usual.
Swapping/ending calls
Choose Options, Swap to switch between calls.
To end the active call, click .
‘Party’ calls
When you have two calls on the go, choose Options,
Join to connect them together. Then, if you want,
choose Options, Add call to add somebody else to the
party. You can join up to five calls together.
Click to end the call for everybody or (where available) choose Options, Transfer to connect the callers to
each other and exit.
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Phonebook
Making a Phonebook entry
The Phonebook makes it simple to call your favourite
numbers and to recognise incoming calls.
To make a new entry
From standby, type the number on the keypad.
Choose Options, Save. Type the name (see below) and
click to choose OK.
Typing in the Phonebook
Press a number key the right number of times for the
letter you want. For example, press 2 once for “a” and
twice for “b”.
Keep pressing for characters with accents.
Leave a short pause between letters that appear on the
same key.
Corrections
Click to clear a letter. Hold to clear all earlier letters.
Click to move the cursor back or forward. Hold to go
to the start or end.
Spaces/punctuation
For a space, press 1.
For punctuation, press * and click or to highlight
the mark you want. Click to insert it.
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Updating an entry
From standby, click to show the first entry.
Type the first letter of the name (press key the right
number of times) and/or click to go up or down the
list.
Click to call the person highlighted or click to
choose Options to edit or delete the entry, send a text
message, etc.
Adding extension numbers
You can add extension numbers (or control codes) to
your entry. Enter phone number, then “+” (long press
on “0”) for pause, followed by the extension digits.
Phonebook tips
You can save numbers from your list of calls made,
received or missed (Menu, Stay in Touch), or from
text messages. With a number on your display, choose
Options, Save.
Save more than one number for a person by adding a
letter at the end of their name: “H” for a home number,
“M” for a mobile number, etc.
To use your Phonebook abroad, use the “+” country
code even for saving local numbers. See Dialling inter-
nationally and in China on p 6.
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