Siemens Xelibri 6 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
Contents of box............. rear cover
Overview ..................................... 2
Getting Started ........................... 3
Fitting battery.............................. 3
Fitting SIM card ............................3
Charging ......................................3
Switching on ................................4
Language.....................................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
Flip to answer!..............................5
More ways to call ........................ 6
Dialling internationally and in China6
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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Network name
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Menu
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the Options menu.
Reminders – show settings in use – e.g.
j
indicates you’ve switched ringer off
(p 16).
Announcements – your Xelibri also displays text messages ], voice mail \,
missed calls etc. here – click to view.
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
Using menus
Click to rotate to the
next menu item.
Click to open it.
Back
Messages
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Select
Getting Started
Fitting battery
Gently press in the left end of
door (1) and slide it open (2)
to reveal SIM slot and charger
socket.
Continue to slide door to left
until keypad disengages –
maybe use a fingernail to lift
it (3).
The battery fits on the underside of the keypad. Gently flip
keypad into the lid (4).
Engage the battery tabs in the
slots (5), then swing battery
into place (6).
Click the keypad back into
place.
To remove battery, gently
press the end of the retaining
clip (7) towards it.
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.
Open SIM door (Fitting battery,
above) and insert SIM in the top
slot, positioning the cut-off corner
as shown. Press until it clicks into
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1
3
place.
The SIM is spring-loaded – to remove, press it in.
Charging
Open the SIM door (Fitting battery, above).
Insert the supplied charger into an
easily accessible mains socket of
the correct rating and plug into the
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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.
bottom socket with the pins face
up. While it charges, the battery
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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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Language
To ch oo se a d iff er en t language, hold the 9 key. Click
to highlight the correct language and click to select.
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.
Flip to answer!
When your Xelibri’s shut, answer a call by flipping it
open. End a call by flipping it shut.
You can turn this feature on and off (p 20).
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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 (]), the \ symbol or a phone call. To
dial your voice mailbox, hold the 1 key or click to
choose \, if shown.
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 Additional 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, Additional 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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