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Please note:
Some of the services in this manual are not
supported by all networks. This also applies
to the GSM International Emergency
Number 112.
Please contact your service provider if you are
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When you register as a subscriber with a service
provider, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity
Module) card. The SIM card contains a computer
chip that keeps track of your phone number, the
services included in your subscription, and your
phonebook information, among other things.
If you have been using a SIM card in another phone,
make sure that your information is saved to the
SIM card before you remove it from the other phone.
For example, contacts may have been saved in the
phone memory
% 19 Phonebook.
SIM card and battery
information
Always turn off the phone and detach the charger
before you insert or remove a SIM card.
It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon
appears when charging.
the label side up and the connectors facing
each other.
3 Place the back cover as shown in the picture
and slide it into place.
4 Open the connector cover and connect
the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.
The flash symbol on the charger plug must
face upwards.
5 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery
icon appears on the screen.
6 Wait approximately 4 hours or until the battery
icon indicates that the battery is fully charged.
If you do not see the battery icon after this
time, press any key or to activate the screen.
7 Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
PIN (Personal Identity Number)
You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number)
to activate the services in your phone. Your PIN
is provided by your service provider. When you
enter your PIN, the digits are hidden with an *,
unless your PIN starts with the same digits
as an emergency number, for example 112.
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Getting started
This is so that you can see and call an emergency
number without entering a PIN
% 19 Emergency calls.
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN,
delete the number by pressing .
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row,
the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked
appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK
(Personal Unblocking Key),
% 78 SIM card lock.
Available services
Some services and functions described in this user
guide are network- or subscription-dependent.
Because of this, all menus may not be available
in your phone.
This symbol indicates that a service or function
is network- or subscription-dependent.
Please consult your service provider for more
information about your subscription.
Make sure that the phone is charged before you turn
it on. When you have turned the phone on, you can
use a setup wizard to quickly and easily prepare
your phone for use.
Setup wizard
You can use the setup wizard to help you get started
with the basic settings in your phone. If you do not
want help the first time you turn on your phone,
you can select to use the wizard later. You can also
select to start the wizard from the menu system at
any time. The wizard gives you tips on how to use
the keypad and guides you through the following
settings:
• Time and time format.
• Date and date format.
• Copying names and numbers from your
SIM card to Contacts in the phonebook.
To start the setup wizard from the
menu system
1 } Settings } the General tab } Setup Wizard.
2 Select language for your phone.
3 To use the wizard } Yes and follow the
instructions that appear.
Getting started
To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold .
2 Enter your PIN if you have one for your
SIM card.
3 At first start-up, select the language you
want for your phone, that is, the language
for the menus.
4 } Yes if you want the setup wizard to help
you get started, and follow the instructions
that appear.
The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.
Some submenus include tabs that appear on the
screen. Scroll to a tab with the navigation key and
select an option.
1
2
1 Press to go to the desktop.
Press to select highlighted items.
Move , , , through menus and tabs.
Most SIM cards automatically set the language
used in the menu to the language of the country
where you bought your SIM card. If this is not the
case, the predefined language is English. If you use
the setup wizard to help you get started with your
phone, you will be asked to select phone language,
% 6 Setup wizard.
3
You can always choose Automatic language
by pressing 8888 in standby.
You can always choose English by pressing
0000 in standby.
To change the phone language
1 } Settings} the General tab } Language
} Phone Language.
2 Select a language.
Help texts
More information, explanations or tips about
selected features, menus or functions are available
in your phone.
To get help
Scroll to the menu item } Info.
Getting to know your phone
Shortcuts
A quicker way to move through the menus is to use
shortcuts. You can use keypad shortcuts or you can
create your own shortcuts from standby.
Using keypad shortcuts
Enter the menus by pressing and then enter
the number of the menu to which you want to go.
For example, to reach the fifth menu item, press
. To reach the tenth, eleventh and twelfth menu
items, press , and respectively.
To get back to standby, press and hold .
Creating standby shortcuts
You can create your own shortcuts and use
to go directly to that function.
To create a standby shortcut
1 Press in a direction for which there is no
predefined shortcut. } Yes when you are asked
if you want to create a shortcut.
} More to enter a list of options. There are different
alternatives in the list of options depending on
where you are in the menus.
Entering letters
There are two ways of entering letters, for example,
when writing a message or writing a name in the
phonebook:
• Multitap text input
You press each key as many times as needed
to show the letter you want.
• T9™ Text Input
The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary
to recognize the most commonly used word for
each sequence of key presses. This way you press
each key only once, even if the letter you want is
not the first letter on the key.
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Getting to know your phone
Writing languages
Before you start entering letters, you need to select
the languages that you want to use when writing.
When writing, you can switch to one of your
selected languages by pressing and holding .
To select writing language
1 } Settings} the General tab } Language
} Writing Language.
2 Scroll to the language that you want to use for
entering letters and mark each language you
want. } OK to exit the menu.
1 } File Manager and select a folder.
2 Scroll to a file, for example, a picture that
you want to move } More } Manage Files
} Move to Folder.
3 Select the folder you want to move the file to,
or select New folder and name the folder } OK.
To create a subfolder
1 } File Manager and select a folder.
2 } More } Manage Files } New Folder and enter
a name for the folder.
3 } OK to save the folder.
To select several files
1 } File Manager and select a file } More
} Mark Several.
2 Scroll and select more files by pressing Mark
or Unmark.
File information
Items that are downloaded or received using
Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port,
text or picture messages may be copyright-protected.
If a file is protected, you may not be able to copy
or send that file – a message will appear to inform
you about this. You can also select to view
information for the file.
Getting to know your phone
Quick keys
Useful key combinations are described below.
Navigating menus
Enter the main menu
and select menu items
Navigate in the menu
and lists
Delete an itempress when
Enter a list of options} More
Enter the status menu
to see, for example, date,
profile, free memory
and model name
Before you can make or receive any calls, you must
turn on the phone and be within range of a network.
% 6 Turning on the phone and making calls.
Networks
When you turn on the phone, it automatically selects
your home network if this is within range. If it is not
within range, you may use another network, provided
your service provider has an agreement that allows
you to do so. This is called roaming.
You can select the network you want to use,
or you can add a network to your list of preferred
networks. You can also change the order in which
networks are selected during an automatic search.
For all such options } Connect } Mobile Networks.
You can call numbers from the call list and the
phonebook,
You can also use your voice to make calls,
1 Enter the area code and the phone number.
2 } Call to make the call.
3 } End Call to end the call.
To change the speaker volume during
a call
Use the volume buttons on the side of the phone
to increase or decrease the speaker volume during
acall.
To turn off the microphone during
acall
1 Press } Mute Microphone, or press and hold
until the icon for muted microphone is
displayed.
2 } Replace?, or press and hold again
to resume the conversation.
Receiving calls
When you receive a call, the phone rings and
Answer? is displayed.
If your subscription includes the Caller ID
service and the caller’s number is identified,
the number is displayed.
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If you have saved the number in the phonebook,
the name and number are displayed. If you have
assigned a picture to a contact, the picture is also
displayed. If the number is a restricted number,
Withheld is displayed.
To answer a call
} Yes.
To reject a call
} No or quickly press a volume button twice.
Missed calls
If you have missed a call, Missed Calls: appears
in standby indicating the number of missed calls.
} Yes to view the missed calls in the call list.
If you want to view the missed calls later } No.
Use , , and to scroll between the tabs.
The phone redials the number up to ten times
or until:
• The call is connected
•You press Cancel
• You receive a call
Automatic redialing is not available for data calls.
Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting.
When the call is connected, the phone gives
a loud signal.
To redial a number
If the connection of the call failed and Retry?
is displayed } Yes.
Making international calls
When you make an international call, the +
replaces the international prefix number of the
country from which you are calling.
To make international calls
1 Press and hold until a + sign appears
on the screen.
2 Enter the country code, area code (without
the leading zero) and phone number } Call.
Calling
Emergency calls
Your phone supports the international emergency
numbers 112, 911 and 08. This means that these
numbers can normally be used to make an emergency
call in any country, with or without a SIM card
inserted if a GSM network is within range.
In some countries, other emergency numbers may also
be promoted. Your service provider may therefore have
saved additional local emergency numbers on the
SIM card.
To make an emergency call
Enter, for example, 112 (the international
emergency number) } Call.
To view your local emergency
numbers
} Phonebook } Options } Special Numbers
} Emergency Nos.
Phonebook
You can save your phonebook information in the
phone memory as contacts or on the SIM card
as names and numbers. You can choose which
phonebook – contacts or SIM numbers – is shown
as default.
You can save up to 510 numbers in your contacts.
You can also add pictures, ringtones and personal
information, such as email, Web and street
addresses, to the contacts.
When you add information to a contact, the
information is organized under five tabs. Use ,
, and to scroll between the tabs and their
information fields.
SIM numbers
On your SIM card, you can save entries as a name
with a single number. The number of entries you
can save depends on the amount of memory available
on the SIM card, see Phonebook} Options
} Advanced } Memory Status.
Contact your service provider for more
information.
Contacts or SIM numbers as default
phonebook
If you select to use contacts as default,
your phonebook will show all information saved
in contacts. If you select SIM numbers as default,
the phonebook will only show names and numbers
saved on the SIM card.
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To select contacts or SIM numbers
as your phonebook
1 } Phonebook} Options} Advanced
} My Phonebook.
2 Select Contacts or SIM Numbers.
To add a contact
1 } Phonebook } New Contact } Add.
2 Enter the name directly or press Add and enter
the name } OK.
3 Enter the number directly or press Add and
enter the number } OK.
4 Select a number type.
5 Scroll between the tabs and select fields
to enter more information. To enter symbols,
for example, @ in an email address } Symbols
and select a symbol } Insert.
6 When you have entered the information you
want for your contact } Save.
To add a SIM number
If SIM numbers is your default phonebook,
follow the same steps as for adding a contact.
You can add only name and number to the SIM
numbers phonebook.
You can add a picture and a personal ringtone
to a phonebook contact. When that person calls,
the picture is displayed (provided your subscription
supports the Caller ID service) and the ringtone
is played.
To add a picture or a personal
ringtone to a contact
1 } Phonebook and select the contact you
want to add a picture or ringtone to } More
} View & Edit.
2 Scroll to the relevant tab and select Picture:
or Ringtone:} Edit. This takes you to Pictures
or Sounds in the File Manager menu.
3 Select a picture or sound. } Save to save the
picture or sound.
Calling from the phonebook
You can call one of the numbers saved for one
of your contacts, or a number on your SIM card.
If contacts is the default phonebook, you can
choose to call from contacts or from the SIM card.
If SIM numbers is the default phonebook, you
can only call the numbers on the SIM card.
Calling
To call a contact
1 } Phonebook. Scroll to or enter the first letters
of the contact you want to call.
2 When the contact you want to call is highlighted,
press or to select a number } Call.
To call a SIM number
1 } Phonebook. If SIM numbers is the default
phonebook, select the name and number you
want to call from the list } Call.
2 If Contacts is the default phonebook
} Phonebook } Options } SIM Numbers and
select the name and number you want to call
from the list } Call.
Ask to save
When you end a call, the phone can prompt you
to add a phone number or email address to your
contacts.
To activate ask to save in contacts
} Phonebook } Options } Advanced
} Ask To Save } On.
You can send contacts using Bluetooth wireless
technology, the infrared port or a text or picture
message.
To send a contact
1 } Phonebook andselect a contact } More
} Send Contact.
2 Select a transfer method.
To send all contacts
} Phonebook } Options } Advanced
} Send All Contactsand select a transfer method.
Calling
Checking the memory
With the memory status function in your phonebook,
you can check how many positions you have left
in the phone memory and SIM memory.
To check the memory
} Phonebook } Options } Advanced
} Memory Status.
Synchronizing contacts
You can back up and synchronize your contacts with
a phonebook on the Web. For more information
about a phonebook on the web, please contact your
service provider.
The numbers of the last 30 calls that you have
made are saved in the call list. If your subscription
includes the Caller ID service and the caller’s
number is identified, the call list also shows
the numbers of answered and missed calls.
In addition to the call list with all numbers,
there are also separate lists for dialed, answered
and missed calls, organized under tabs.
To call a number from the call list
1 } Calls from standby and select a tab.
2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call
} Call.
To clear the call list
} Calls and scroll to the tab with all calls } More
} Delete all.
Speed dialing
You can save the phone numbers that you want
to reach easily in positions 1-9 in your phone
and on your SIM card. To speed dial with contacts
as default phonebook, numbers have to be saved
as contacts, and to speed dial with SIM numbers
as default phonebook, numbers have to be saved
on your SIM card.
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To speed dial
From standby, enter the position number and } Call.
To set the position number for speed
dialing
1 } Phonebook } Options } Speed Dial and
scroll to the position to which you want
to add a phone number } Add.
2 Select a number.
To replace a number in the speed
dial list
1 } Phonebook } Options } Speed Dial.
2 Scroll to the number } Replace. Select a new
number for the position.
Voicemail
If your subscription includes an answering service,
callers can leave a voicemail message when you
cannot answer a call.
Receiving a voicemail message
Depending on your service provider, you are
informed that someone has left a message by a text
message or by a voicemail icon. Press Yes to read
the text message and call the voicemail service
to listen to the message.
You can easily call your voicemail service by
pressing and holding . If you have not set your
voicemail number, you will be asked if you want
to enter the number. } Yes to enter the number.
You get the number from your service provider.
To enter the number to your
voicemail service
} Messages } Settings } Voicemail Number.
Voice control
With your phone, you can use your voice to:
• Voice dial – call someone by saying the name.
• Activate voice control by saying a “magic word”.
• Answer and reject calls when using
a handsfree kit.
You can save approximately 30 recorded words
as voice commands in the phone. Voice commands
cannot be saved on the SIM card. There are
25 seconds available for voice commands.
When recording, make sure that you are in a quiet
environment and try to use names that are distinct
from each other
using voice commands.
% 27 Tips when recording and
Calling
Before voice dialing
You must first activate the voice dialing function
and record your voice commands. An icon appears
next to a phone number that has a voice command.
To activate voice dialing and
record names
1 } Settings} the General tab } Voice Control
} Voice Dialing } Activate } New Voice Cmd.
and select a contact.
2 If the contact has more than one number,
use and to view the numbers. Select
the phone number to which you want to add
the voice command. Now you are going to
record a voice command such as “John mobile”
for the phone number you selected.
3 Instructions appear. Lift the phone to your ear,
wait for the tone and say the command that you
want to record. The voice command is played
back to you.
You can choose whether you want to hear the
recorded contact name when you receive a call
from that contact.
To turn the caller name On or Off
} Settings } the General tab } Voice Control
} Play Caller Name.
Voice dialing
You can voice dial by saying a prerecorded voice
command. Start voice dialing from standby using
the phone, a portable handsfree, a Bluetooth
headset or by saying your magic word.
To make a call from the phone
1 From standby, press and hold one of the
volume buttons.
2 Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and
say the name you recorded earlier, for example
“John mobile”. The name is played back to
you and the call is connected.
To make a call with a handsfree
From standby, press the handsfree button,
or Bluetooth headset button.
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The magic word
You can record a magic word and use it as a voice
command to allow totally handsfree access to voice
dialing. Instead of pressing and holding a volume
button to voice dial, you say the magic word and
then one of your recorded voice commands.
The magic word is especially suitable when using
a car handsfree kit.
Choose a long, unusual word or phrase that can easily
be distinguished from ordinary background speech.
To activate and record the
magic word
1 } Settings} the General tab } Voice Control
} Magic Word } Activate.
2 Instructions appear. } Continue and lift the
phone to your ear. Wait for the tone and say
the magic word.
3 Instructions appear. } Continue and select the
environments in which you want your magic
word to be activated. You can select several
alternatives.
You can answer or reject incoming calls by using
your voice when using a portable handsfree or a car
handsfree kit.
You cannot use voice answering if you have selected
an MP3 file as ringtone.
To activate voice answering and
record voice answer commands
1 } Settings} the General tab } Voice Control
} Voice Answer } Activate.
2 Instructions appear. } Continue and lift the
phone to your ear. Wait for the tone and say
“Answer”, or another word. If the recording
sounds ok } Yes. If not } No and repeat step 2.
3 Say “Busy”, or another word } Yes.
4 Instructions appear. } Continue and select
the environments in which you want voice
answering to be activated. You can select
several alternatives.
To answer a call using voice
commands
When the phone rings, say “Answer” and the call
is connected.
Calling
To reject a call using voice
commands
When the phone rings, say “Busy”.
The call is rejected. The caller is forwarded
to voicemail, if activated, or hears a busy tone.
Editing your voice commands
You can keep all your voice commands up to date
by rerecording them or deleting the ones you do not
use. You can also edit a voice command for a phone
number in the phonebook. Select the contact you
want to edit a voice command for } More
} View & Edit. Scroll to the relevant tab and edit
If your phone cannot detect speech, one of the
following might have happened:
• You spoke too softly – try speaking louder.
• You held the phone too far away – hold it as you
do during a call.
• The voice command was too short – it should
be around one second long and more than one
syllable.
• You spoke too late or too soon – speak
immediately after the tone.
• You did not record the voice command when the
handsfree was attached – for voice control with
a handsfree kit, record when the handsfree
is attached.
• You used another intonation – use the same
intonation as you did when recording the voice
command.
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Forwarding calls
If you cannot answer incoming calls, you can
forward them to another number, for example,
your answering service.
When the Restrict calls function is activated,
some Forward calls options are not available.
You can choose between the following forward
options:
• Always Forward – forward all calls.
• When Busy – forward calls if you are already
on the phone.
• Not Reachable – forward calls if your phone
is turned off or if you are unreachable.
• No Reply – forward calls that you do not answer
within a specified time limit (service providerdependent).
To activate call forwarding
1 } Settings } the Calls tab } Forward Calls.
2 Select a call type and then one of the forward
options } Activate.
3 Enter the phone number to which you want your
calls to be forwarded, or } Lookup to find the
contact in your phonebook } OK.
} Settings } the Calls tab } Forward Calls
} Check All.
More than one call
You can handle more than one call simultaneously.
For example, you can put an ongoing call on hold,
while you make or answer a second call, and then
switch between the two calls.
Call waiting service
If the call waiting service is activated, you hear
a beep if you receive a second call during
an ongoing call.
To activate or deactivate the call
waiting service
In a conference call, you can have a joint
conversation with up to five other people.
You can also put a conference call on hold
and make another call.
There may be additional charges for calls involving
multiple parties. Contact your service provider for
more information.
Creating a conference call
To create a conference call, you must first have one
ongoing call and one call on hold. In a conference
call you can can have a private conversation with
one of the participants or release a participant.
To join the two calls into
a conference call
Press } Join Calls.
To add a new participant
1 } Hold
2 Press } Add Call and call the next person
3 Press } Join Calls.
4 Repeat steps 1-3 to include more participants.
to put the joined calls on hold.
you want to include in the conference call.
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To release a participant
Press } Release Part. and select the participant
that you want to release from the conference call.
To have a private conversation
1 Press } Talk To and select the participant
that you want to talk to.
2 } Join Calls to resume the conference call.
Two voice lines
If you have a subscription that supports alternate
line service, your phone may have two voice lines
with different phone numbers.
This may be useful if, for example, you want to
keep business calls and private calls on separate
lines. You select which line you want to use for
outgoing calls. All outgoing calls are made on this
line until you change it. Incoming calls can still
be received on either line.
You can change the names of the lines, and have
different settings for each line, for example,
different ringtones.
You can view, add and edit your own phone
numbers.
To check your phone numbers
} Phonebook } Options } Special Numbers
} My Numbers and select one of the options.
Accept calls
With the accept calls service, you can choose
to receive calls only from certain phone numbers.
Other calls are automatically rejected by a busy
tone. If the call forward option When Busy is
activated, calls are forwarded instead of rejected
by a busy tone. The phone numbers of calls you
have rejected are saved in the call list.
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