SIEMENS U15 User Manual

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1 Welcome This user guide introduces you to the many features in your phone. Power/End Key Press & hold to power phone on & off. Press & release to end calls, exit menu system. Send Key Make and answer calls, view recent / dialed calls l...

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2 All product or service names are the property of their respective owners. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by Siemens under license. Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Su...

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3 Contents Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 European Union Directives Conformance Statement . . . ...

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4 Recording and Viewing Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Making Video Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Stori...

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5 Messages and Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Setting Up the Message Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Viewing Messa...

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6 Personalizing the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Personalizing Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Setting the Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Setting M...

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7 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Line Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Locking the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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8 Menu Map Main Menu Games & Apps Organiser SIM Apps Calculator Calendar Shortcuts Dialing Services • Barred Dial • Fixed Dial • Service Dial • Quick Dial Fast Menu Settings (see next page) Phonebook Messages Records Internet Browser Web ...

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9 Settings Menu Personalize Main Menu Home Keys Color Style Greeting Banner Banner Graphic Wallpaper Screen Saver Quick Dial Ring Styles Connection IrDA Link Bluetooth Link Sync Divert Voice Calls Fax Calls Data Calls Cancel All Forward Status In-Cal...

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10 Safety and General Information Safety precautions Information for parents Please read the operating instructions and safety precautions carefully before use. Explain the content and the hazards associated with using the phone to your children. R...

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11 Important: Your battery or phone may contain symbols, defined as follows: Do not use an optical magnifier to look at the activated infrared interface [Class 1 LED product (classification as per IEC 60825-1)]. Only use original Siemens batteries ...

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12 European Union Directives Conformance Statement Declaration of conformity Siemens Information and Communication mobile hereby declares that the phone described in this user guide is in compliance with the essential requirements and other releva...

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13 Getting Started Getting Started What’s in the Box? Your digital wireless phone has a battery and typically comes equipped with a charger. Other accessories can customize your phone for maximum performance and portability. To purchase Siemens O...

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14 Getting Started Installing the USIM or SIM Card Your USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Your phone can use GSM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards, but not a...

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15 Getting Started Installing the Battery You must install and charge the battery to use your phone. Caution: Your phone is designed to be used only with Siemens Original batteries and accessories. We recommend that you store batteries in their pr...

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16 Getting Started Charging the Battery New batteries are partially charged. Before you can use your phone, install and charge the battery, as follows. Note: Some batteries perform best after several full charge/ discharge cycles. Note: When you c...

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17 Getting Started Battery Use Battery performance depends on many factors, including your wireless carrier’s network configuration; signal strength; the temperature at which you operate your phone; the features and/or settings you select and us...

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18 Getting Started Turning Your Phone On Do This To 1 Press and hold the power key turn on your phone 2 If necessary, press S to scroll to the User Account you want, then press SELECT (+) select the user account you want from the list of accou...

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19 Getting Started Adjusting Volume Press the upper or lower volume keys to: • increase and decrease earpiece or speakerphone volume during a call • increase and decrease the ringer volume setting when the idle display is visible • turn off a...

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20 Getting Started Answering a Call To answer a call, your phone must: • be turned on with the phone unlocked • have a SIM card inserted and unlocked • have a network connection with adequate signal strength When you receive a call, your phone...

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21 Learning to Use Your Phone Learning to Use Your Phone See page 1 for a basic phone diagram. Using the Display The idle display (shown below) is the standard display when you are not on a call or using the menu. Move the navigation key ( S) up, do...

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22 Learning to Use Your Phone At the top of the display are the following status indicators: ➊ Signal Strength Indicator Indicates the strength of your phone’s connection with the network. You cannot make or answer calls when the “no signal�...

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23 Learning to Use Your Phone ➌ Signal Security Indicator Indicates when you have a secure connection for packet data transfers, embedded application connections, or circuit switch data calls. ➍ Service Indicator Indicates when your phone uses...

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24 Learning to Use Your Phone Any time you enter text, an icon here indicates the entry method: Symbol (å), Numeric (á), Primary , or Secondary : To change the entry method, press # (see page 40). ➑ Alert Type Indicator Indicates the curren...

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25 Learning to Use Your Phone Using the 5-Way Navigation Key Use the 5-way navigation key like a joystick to navigate the menu system, change feature settings, and play games. Press it in to select a highlighted menu item. This press usually per...

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26 Learning to Use Your Phone Using Menus From the idle display, press M to display the main menu. Right Soft Key Perform functions identified by right display prompt. Menu Key Power/End Key Press & hold to power phone on & off. Press &am...

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27 Learning to Use Your Phone Press S to highlight a menu feature icon in the main menu. The following icons represent features that may appear in the main menu, depending on your service provider and service subscription options. Tip: To change t...

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28 Learning to Use Your Phone Selecting a Feature Option Some features require you to select an item from a list. Select an item by highlighting it using one of the following: • Press S to scroll up or down to highlight an item. • In a numbered l...

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29 Learning to Use Your Phone Entering and Editing Text Some features require you to enter information. 031426o 59 Entry Details Name:John Smith Category:General No.:2125551212 Type:Work T Store To:Phone Voice Name: Speed No.:2# DONE CHANGE Press S ...

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30 Learning to Use Your Phone The message center lets you compose and send text messages. A flashing cursor shows where text will appear. Using the Tap Method This is the standard entry method for entering text on your phone. Press To 1 A number ke...

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31 Learning to Use Your Phone In a text entry screen, you can press # to switch entry methods. An indicator tells you which method is active (see page 22). If Tap Method (ï or õ) is not available, see page 40. When you enter text using the stand...

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32 Learning to Use Your Phone When you enter 3 or more characters in a row, your phone may guess the rest of the word. For example, if you enter prog you might see: If you want a different word, such as progress , continue pressing number keys ...

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33 Learning to Use Your Phone Note: This chart may not reflect the exact character set on your phone. In an email address or URL editor, 1 shows the common characters for that editor first. Tap Method Text Entry Rules • Press a number key repea...

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34 Learning to Use Your Phone Using iTAP™ Text Entry Method iTAP™ is a predictive text entry method that lets you enter a word using one keypress per letter. For example, if you press 7764, letter combinations that match your key presses appea...

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35 Learning to Use Your Phone Entering Words In a text entry screen, you can press # to switch entry methods. An indicator tells you which method is active (see page 22). If iTAP (ô or ü) is not available, see page 40. If you enter a word your p...

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36 Learning to Use Your Phone Using the Symbol Entry Method In a text-entry screen, press # to switch entry methods until you see the Symbol icon (å) in the status bar. Press To 1 Number keys (one press per symbol) show possible symbol combinatio...

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37 Learning to Use Your Phone Symbol Chart Use this chart as a guide for entering symbols in symbol method. Note: In an email address or URL editor, 1 shows the common characters for that editor first. Using the Numeric Method In a text entry scre...

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38 Learning to Use Your Phone Deleting Letters and Words Place the cursor to the right of the text you want to delete, and then: Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Text Press M from a text entry screen to display these options: Note: Copy All Text als...

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39 Learning to Use Your Phone Highlighting Text In a text editor, to highlight and copy or cut text: Text remains on your clipboard, available to paste, until you copy or cut other text or until you turn off your phone. Find the Feature M > Cop...

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40 Learning to Use Your Phone Choosing a Text Entry Method Multiple text entry methods make it easy for you to enter names, numbers, and messages. The method you select remains active until you select another method. Press # in any text entry scre...

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41 Learning to Use Your Phone Locking and Unlocking Your Phone You can lock your phone manually or set it to lock automatically whenever you turn it off. When you try to use a locked phone, it prompts you for the unlock code. A locked phone still r...

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42 Learning to Use Your Phone Unlocking Your Phone At the Enter Unlock Code prompt: Changing Your Unlock Code Your phone’s four-digit unlock code is originally set to 1234, and the six-digit security code is originally set to 000000. Your servi...

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43 Learning to Use Your Phone To change a code or password: Find the Feature M > Settings > Security > New Passwords Press To 1 S scroll to the code or password you want to change 2 CHANGE (+) select the code or password 3 keypad keys e...

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44 Learning to Use Your Phone If You Forget Your Unlock Code If you forget your security code (originally set to 000000), SIM PIN, SIM PIN2, or call barring password, contact your service provider. If you forget your unlock code, try entering 1234 ...

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45 Learning to Use Your Phone Taking and Viewing Pictures You can send pictures, sounds, shortcuts, bookmarks, events, and contacts to a connected computer. See page 134. Taking Pictures You can use your phone’s camera key to take pictures quick...

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46 Learning to Use Your Phone Downloading Pictures You can download pictures and animations to your phone and use them as wallpaper or a screen saver. To download a picture or animation from the micro-browser, see page 149. To download a picture or...

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47 Learning to Use Your Phone The Picture Viewer menu provides the following options: To adjust your phone’s wallpaper and screen saver images, see page 53. Recording and Viewing Videos Recording Videos The image in the camera’s viewfinder app...

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48 Learning to Use Your Phone on the front of the phone) or External View (camera on the back of the phone). Do This To 1 Point your phone at the subject of the video find the scene you want to record Note: Press M for a menu that lets you cha...

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49 Learning to Use Your Phone Watching Videos The Video Player menu includes the following options: Find the Feature M > Multimedia > Videos Press To 1 S scroll to the video 2 PLAY (+) view the video 3 S control the video: d pause bc rewi...

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50 Learning to Use Your Phone Making Video Calls If you call someone else who has a video phone, you can see each other while you talk. Previewing Video Calls You can preview your phone’s image to see how you look before you make a video call: Pr...

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51 Learning to Use Your Phone Setting Up Video Calls To make video calls, your phone uses a video gateway number that you can enter. Note: Your service provider may have already programmed the text message inbox settings for you. Enter the number p...

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52 Setting Up Your Phone Setting Up Your Phone Storing Your Name and Phone Number To store or edit user name and phone number information on your SIM card: If you do not know your phone number, contact your service provider. To view your phone numb...

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53 Setting Up Your Phone Each ring style contains settings for specific event alerts, ringer ID, and ringer and keypad volume. To change these settings, press M > Ring Styles > Style Detail . Note: Some ring tones vibrate automatically. If ...

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54 Setting Up Your Phone Setting a Screen Saver Image You can set a picture or animation as a screen saver image. The image is displayed when no activity is detected for a specified time period. The screen saver image is shrunk to fill the display,...

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55 Setting Up Your Phone Adjusting Lights on Your Phone You can adjust the lights that appear in your phone’s display, behind the keypad, and when you receive incoming calls or messages. Setting the Display Backlight You can set the amount of tim...

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56 Setting Up Your Phone Setting Your Display Timeout This is a power-saving feature that turns off your phone’s display when it is inactive for a selected idle time. Your display reactivates if you press a key or receive a call. Conserving Batte...

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57 Calling Features Calling Features For basic instructions on how to make and answer calls, see page 19. Changing the Active Line Change the active phone line to make and receive calls from your other phone number. Note: This feature is available ...

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Calling Features 58 Using Automatic Redial If you receive a busy signal, your phone displays Call Failed . With automatic redial, your phone automatically redials the number. When the call goes through, your phone rings or vibrates one time, displ...

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59 Calling Features Outgoing Calls You can show or hide your phone number as an ID for the calls that you make. You can override the default caller ID setting when you make a call. While dialing (with digits visible in the display), press M > ...

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Calling Features 60 Calling an Emergency Number Your service provider may program one or more emergency phone numbers that you can call under any circumstances, even when your phone is locked or the SIM card is not inserted. Your service provider ...

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61 Calling Features Viewing Records Your phone keeps lists of the calls you recently received and dialed, even if the calls did not connect. The lists are sorted from newest to oldest entries. The oldest entries are deleted as new ones are added. ...

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Calling Features 62 The Last Call Menu can include the following options: or M open the Last Calls Menu to perform other procedures as described in the following list Option Description Video Call Make a video call to the selected number. P...

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63 Calling Features Returning an Unanswered Call Your phone keeps a record of your unanswered calls, and displays: • the N (missed call) indicator • X Missed Calls , where X is the number of missed calls Attach Number Attach another number...

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Calling Features 64 Using the Notepad Your phone stores the most recent string of digits entered on the keypad in a temporary memory location called the notepad. This can be a phone number that you called, or a number that you entered but did not ...

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65 Calling Features Calling with Speed Dial Each entry you store in your phonebook is assigned a unique speed dial number that identifies the location where the entry is stored in phone memory or on the SIM card. To speed dial a phonebook entry: C...

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Calling Features 66 Storing Your Voicemail Number Storing your voicemail number in your phone makes it easy for you to listen to voicemail messages. Your service provider may have already done this for you. Receiving a New Voicemail Message When yo...

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67 Calling Features Using Call Waiting When you are on a call, an alert tone sounds to indicate that you have received a second call. You must turn on call waiting to use the feature. Putting a Call on Hold Press To 1 N answer the new call 2 SWITCH...

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Calling Features 68 Transferring a Call You can announce that you are transferring an active call to another party, or you can directly transfer the call. Announce the Call Transfer Do Not Announce the Call Transfer Find the Feature M > Hold Pre...

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69 Messages and Email Messages and Email Text, Email, Video, and MMS messages are brief messages that you can send and receive. Received messages appear on your display or in your message inbox. You must set up the inbox before you can send and re...

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70 Messages and Email MMS Msg Setup Options Inbox View select whether the inbox list shows message senders or subjects Service Center No. enter the phone number for the service center that handles your outgoing messages Reply Type scroll to the d...

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71 Messages and Email Email Msg Setup Options Expire After enter the expiration period—the number of days your network tries to resend unreceived messages Reply Type select the default type of replies you want to send—Video Message or Multim...

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72 Messages and Email Sending Host IP or DNS server address for sending Email (such as mail.test.com) Sending Port port number for the sending host Receiving Host IP or DNS server address for receiving Email (such as pop.test.com) Receiving Port ...

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73 Messages and Email Check New Msgs select how often your phone checks for Email If you select No , you can only check for email using Send/ Receive Mail (see page 79) or by opening your Email Messages inbox. Hide Fields select message inform...

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74 Messages and Email Brwsr Msg Setup Options These are the settings for the Browser messages sent by your service provider: Info Srvc Setup Options These are the settings for the Information Services messages sent by your service provider: Setting...

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75 Messages and Email Creating and Sending Messages Note: Your message inbox must be set up before you can send and receive messages. See page 69. You can send a text message to one or more recipients. You can manually enter each recipient’s phon...

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76 Messages and Email Press To 1 S scroll to New Text Message , New Email , New Video Message , or New Multimedia 2 SELECT (+) select the type of message you want to send 3 keypad keys complete the message contents (see the table after this...

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77 Messages and Email Message Contents Note: You cannot send Email messages to phone numbers. Item Description To (all message types) one or more phone numbers or email addresses where you want to send the message Tip: Remember to press and hold...

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78 Messages and Email Viewing Message Status Text messages that you send are stored in the outbox. To view the contents of your outbox: Messages are sorted from newest to oldest. The following icons indicate message status: Msg (all message types) ...

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79 Messages and Email Receiving Messages Note: You must set up the text message inbox before you can receive text messages. See page 69. When your text message inbox is full, you must delete old messages before you can open new ones. Your phone c...

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80 Messages and Email Reading, Locking, or Deleting Messages Messages in the inbox are sorted from newest to oldest. The following indicators show message status: Note: The files that you download or receive as attachments might have a lock that ke...

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81 Messages and Email While reading a message, press M for these options: Option Description Voice Call Back Make a voice call to the number in the message header or embedded in the message. Video Call Back Make a video call to the number in t...

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82 Messages and Email Note: To play attached sound files, press S to select the icon, then press PLAY (+). Create Message Open a new text message. Setup Open the text message inbox setup menu. Option Description ...

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83 Setting Up Your Phonebook Setting Up Your Phonebook You can store a list of names and phone numbers or email addresses in your phone’s electronic phonebook. To see the names in your phonebook, press M > Phonebook from the idle display. Sc...

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84 Setting Up Your Phonebook Notes: • Email entries, Mailing List entries, and entries stored on the SIM card do not have Type , Voice Name , or Ringer ID information. • If the phonebook entry is a mailing list, list members are listed af...

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85 Setting Up Your Phonebook No. , Email , or Members enter the phone number or email address, or select phonebook entries to add as members of the mailing list Type scroll to the type of phone number (only for phone numbers not stored on the ...

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86 Setting Up Your Phonebook Complete Phonebook Entry When you are finished entering information for a phonebook entry: Storing a PIN Code with a Phone Number You can store a PIN code with the phone number for calls that require additional digits ...

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87 Setting Up Your Phonebook Notes: • You can store a maximum of 32 digits per number for a phonebook entry stored on the phone. The maximum number may vary for entries stored on the SIM card. Each character counts as one digit. • You cannot ...

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88 Setting Up Your Phonebook Dialing a Phonebook Entry Use one of the following procedures to call a number (or send a text message to an email address) stored in your phonebook. To use speed dial or 1-touch dial, see pages 65 and 65. Phonebook Lis...

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89 Setting Up Your Phonebook Voice Dial Video Dial Do This To 1 Press and hold N activate the voice dial mechanism The phone displays Say Name Now . 2 Say the pre- recorded phonebook entry name to select the entry to be dialed Find the Feature ...

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90 Setting Up Your Phonebook Editing a Phonebook Entry You can also use the following procedure to edit a fixed dial entry by selecting M > Organiser > Dialing Services > Fixed Dial . Edit the entry information described on page 84. Tip...

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91 Setting Up Your Phonebook Using Phonebook Categories Phonebook categories let you use special ring tones and backlight colors for phonebook entries you classify as “Business,” “Personal,” “General,” or other categories. Your phone a...

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92 Setting Up Your Phonebook Delete a Category 10 ADD (+) or REMOVE (+) add an unchecked entry remove a checked entry 11 DONE (+) close the member list 12 CHANGE (+) select the category Ringer ID 13 S scroll to the ringer ID to use for calls fro...

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93 Setting Up Your Phonebook Reorder Categories View Category Entries You can select a category to show only its entries: 4 SELECT (+) delete the category 5 DONE (+) confirm the deletion Find the Feature M > Phonebook M > Categories M > Re...

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94 Setting Up Your Phonebook Showing or Hiding Private Entries You can show or hide the phonebook entries you mark as private. To mark an entry as private, see the Private item on page 85. You can also press M > Setup in the phonebook to ch...

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95 Setting Up Your Phonebook If you select Speed No. , Voice Name , or Email , the procedure is complete. If you select Name , you must specify whether you want to view all numbers or just the primary number for each name: To set an entry’s ...

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96 Setting Up Your Phonebook Depending on how the phonebook list is sorted, the primary number is listed first, or is the only number that appears for a phonebook entry. See page 94. Copying Phonebook Entries You can copy entries from one position ...

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97 Setting Up Your Phonebook Copy Multiple Entries 5 keypad keys edit the speed dial number 6 OK (+) copy the entry to the new speed dial location Find the Feature M > Phonebook Press To 1 M open the Phonebook Menu 2 S scroll to Copy Entries...

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98 Setting Up Your Phonebook Checking Phonebook Capacity You can check phonebook capacity to see how much space is left for storing phonebook entries on your phone and on the SIM card. 11 OK (+) store the number 12 S scroll to To (start) 13 CHANG...

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99 Setting Up Your Phonebook Setting 1-Touch Dial Preference You can set 1-touch dial to call the entries in your phone memory phonebook or the SIM card phonebook. Sending an Entry You can send pictures, sounds, bookmarks, events, and contacts to a...