Siemens S40 - User Manual

7 when in a “blasting area” or in areas posted: “Turn off two-way radio.” Obey all signs and instruc- tions. Potentially explosive atmospheres Turn your phone OFF when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosi...

9 Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other serious emer- gencies where lives are in danger, call 9-1-1 or other local emergency number, as you would want others to do for you. Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency wi...

10 Getting started Learn how to get your phone ready for action, and how to make and receive calls. 11 THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THEGOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTSFOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. Your wireless phone is a radio trans-mitter and receiver. It is designed andmanufactured not to exceed the emis-sion ...

Charge battery Insert the charger plug at the bottom of the telephone, and it will start charging immedi- ately. Fully charging the battery takes up to 120 minutes. Remove charger Press 1 and pull out the charger plug. Facts & Tips • Full performance from a new bat- tery is only obtained after t...

Insert SIM card Before you can make a call with your mobile phone, you need to insert the SIM card. Switch off your phone. Remove the battery lid and the battery. Open the SIM card holder by sliding the catch towards your- self and lifting the holder. Insert the SIM card in the holder with its cut-o...

16 Getting started Redialing a number Press for one second, and the latest dialed number will be redialed automatically. If you wish to use this feature, activate the speed dial function first. See p. 64. Silent mode You can disable all selected tones: Press (»MENU«) Press The symbol will be seen in...

19 Press 3 times if you want to enter a capital letter. To activate the caps lock function, press 4 times. Press it once again to deac- tivate the function. grid mode Press the relevant key for the intended letter, e.g. B. Now a table is shown in the display. Press the key corresponding to the inten...

Phone books 20 Address and phone books 21 Your telephone contains a com- plete address book similar to the address book on a PC. Just follow the instructions below to store an entry. See on p. 18 how to use the keypad on your phone. Storing information inyour address book Enter the phone number and ...

24 List menu See how to get information about your calls and messages and how to edit your address and phone books. 25 Reset phone memory Because your phone can synchro- nize with different platforms, out- side factors might spoil the phone’s functioning. If this happens, you can reset the phone mem...

Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Phone books« Select »Address book« or oneof the phone books Add entry Select »Add entry« if you want to add a new entry (See pp. 20-21). View entries This provides a variety of options, such as calling, editing or moving the entries. These options are described...

31 30 List menu Address and phone book editing List menu First Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Phone books« Select »Address book« or oneof the phone books View entries (continued) • Move: Entries can be moved from your address book to one of your phone books. Only the name and the relevant ph...

33 Status 32 Address and phone book editing List menu List menu First First Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Phone books« andthen »Groups« Groups (continued) • Ringing tone: You can change the ringing tone used for the group. • Add to group: If the selected entry is not already assigned to a g...

Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Calculator« In this mode, your telephone acts as a normal calculator. The equals sign (=) is found on the right-hand function key. Enter the first number you want to use in your calculation and hold down the relevant key for one sec- ond to access the desired a...

37 List menu 36 List menu Calendar First Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Calendar« Calendar Use your phone to remind you of different events such as meetings, phone calls to be made, birthdays, etc. To ensure the proper function- ing of the calendar it is an absolute condition that you set th...

39 IrDA operation Missed events 38 List menu List menu First First Enter the List menuby pressing Select »IrDA operation« IrDA operation The built-in IrDA modem allows wireless communication to take place between your phone and computer, provided your computer is equipped with an IrDA interface as w...

41 Exit the browser Press »QUIT« when the Home deck is displayed, or hold down »BACK« for more than 2 seconds. You can also exit the browser by holding down the side volume-up key on the right-hand side of the phone. Some cards give access to an option menu where you can find more functions. Press »...

43 Messages List menu 42 List menu WAP browser First Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Messages« Messages Your phone can receive and send messages via the network. Mes- sages are stored on your SIM card. Composing or retrieving mes- sages can be extremely dangerous if done while driving, operat...

Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Messages« Outbox If you have entered an SMS message, but do not want to send it right away, you can store it in the Outbox by selecting »Save message«. Sent items The messages you send are automatically stored under »Sent items« from where they can always be re...

T9®text input feature This is a feature enabling you to more easily use SMS messaging. Unlike the conventional way of en- tering/editing texts where you have to press one key up to several times to enter the desired letter, the T9 feature allows you to com- pose text messages with only one keypress ...

49 49 Setup menu Find out how to set your phone according to your own personal wishes and needs. 49 48 Messages List menu First Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Messages« Favourites Instead of entering you r own message you can make use of the "Favourites" which are standard messages a...

53 Number Enter the phone number you want to divert to or select a number in your phone book using . On some networks you can press , and your calls will be diverted to your voice mail (see p. 48). Deactivation/activation On some networks you have the possibility of activating and deacti- vating you...

57 Facts & Tips • If you want to add a network that is not shown on the list of networks, select »Specify« and enter the coun- try code and network number of the network. • The country list can contain 15 dif- ferent countries. The country of your home network will always be the first one on the...

Enter the Setup menuby pressing »MENU« Select »Tones setup« The Tones menu offers you differ- ent options in relation to the follow- ing tones: Ringing tone Message tone Broadcast tone Volume Select whether you want the volume to be high, medium, low or off. The ringing tone can also be set to »Esca...

63 S Owner ID You can store an owner ID in your phone to be shown when you switch on the phone. Select »Define« to enter the necessary information, which corresponds to an address book entry. You can also select an entry from your address book or one of your phone books to be stored as your owner ID...

65 Auto redial If you have activated Auto redial and the phone number you are call- ing is busy or your call is not answered, the phone makes up to 10 automatic redial attempts. A special redialing success tone is heard when the attempt is suc- cessful. To cancel the auto redial attempts, just press...

Enter the Setup menuby pressing »MENU« Select »Message setup« Send SMS setup To be able to send and receive SMS messages you must store the name and number of the service centre of your network operator. However, many network operators will already have stored this infor- mation and some other neces...

Enter the Setup menuby pressing »MENU« Select »Calendar setup« Calendar You can select to have the time and date shown in the standby dis- play by entering this menu. You have the following options: Time Select »Set time« to set and/or edit the current time. Enter the current hour or use the arrow k...

Encryption indication Get a warning in the display and a sound alarm, if you connect to a network which does not support encryption. Fixed dialling Select whether you want the fixed dialing function to be on or off (only available if you have defined and stored numbers in the fixed dialing phone boo...

Conversation menu See everything about the possibilities that you have during a conversation. 75 Security 74 Setup menu Enter the Setup menuby pressing »MENU« Select »Security« Keypad lock To avoid making calls accidentally, you can lock the keypad. In this submenu you have the following options: Ac...

78 79 Further information Get an overview of the keypad functions and the display symbols on your phone. 79 User guide S40 US 19/09/01 15:44 Side 78

81 Further information 80 Further information • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Function keys with text line in display The left-hand function key turns your phone on and off. When the phone is on, the function of these keys varies, depending on whether you are in standby or menu mode. The text line at th...

83 Event indicators Occurring/Missed event The digit indicates how many events you have missed. Recurring event Event occurs today WAP connection indicators Ongoing data call Network available Network not available Microphone off Volume level Indicates volume level when adjust- ing. Ringing tone off...

85 Further information Technical specifications 84 This product uses frequency bands whose use is harmonized within the European Community area. This product is intended to be connect- ed to the GSM public telecommu- nications network. • GSM900 Class 4 (2 Watts) Frequency range 880-960 MHz • GSM1800...

87 86 How much evidence is there that hand-held mobile phones might be harmful? Briefly, there is not enough evi- dence to know for sure, either way; however, research efforts are on- going. The existing scientific evi- dence is conflicting and many of the studies that have been done to date have su...

93 92 93 93 Index 93 Original Siemens accessories • Car Kit Comfort Plus • Car Charger • Data Cable • Li-Ion 650 mAh Battery • Desktop Charger • Talk and Carry Pack You can buy original Siemens accessories at http://www.icm.siemens.com Accessories Further information User guide S40 US 19/09/01 15:44...