Siemens S42 - User Manual

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, depending on the type of charger used. Remove charger Press 1 and pull out the charger plug. Facts & Tips • When your battery needs...

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...

10 Getting started Redialling a number Press for one second, and the latest dialled number will be redialled automatically. Silent mode You can disable all selected tones: Press (»MENU«) Press The symbol will be seen in the display. Just press these two keys again in the same order to revert to your...

13 wheel mode The characters available on each key can be seen in the table below. Press once to enter the first charac- ter, twice to enter the second char- acter, etc. 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 dea...

Phone books 14 Address and phone books 15 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. 12 how to use the keypad on your phone. Storing information inyour address book Enter the phone number and ...

18 List menu See how to get information about your calls and messages and how to edit your address and phone books. 19 User guide S42 GB 12/09/00 10:22 Side 18

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. 14-15). View entries This provides a variety of options, such as calling, editing or moving the entries. These options are described...

Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Status« Status In this menu you can see the sta- tus of your SIM card, address and phone books, voice memos, and messages. SIM card This submenu shows you the status of your phone books, SMS messages and your voice mails. See how many entries you have stored an...

Calendar 31 List menu 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. The calendar is active even when the telephone is switched off. View events Each date under which one or mo...

35 Some cards give access to an option menu where you can find more functions. Press »OPTION« to enter the menu. Using the WAP browser menu The browser menu is accessed by means of the side key on the right- hand of the telephone. The browser menu includes the following sub- menus: Reload Reload one...

43 43 Setup menu Find out how to set your phone according to your own personal wishes and needs. 43 42 Messages List menu First Enter the List menuby pressing Select »Messages« Favourites Instead of entering your own message you can make use of the "Favourites" which are standard messages al...

47 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. 42). Deactivation/activation On some networks you have the possibility of activating and deacti- vating you...

51 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. Your home network will always be the first one on the list and canno...

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...

57 S Graphics This submenu allows you to choose between different symbols for the battery and the signal strength indicators. 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...

59 Auto redial If you have activated Auto redial and the phone number you are call- ing is busy or your call is not answered, you can let your phone make up to 10 automatic redial attempts. A special redialling success tone is heard when the attempt is suc- cessful. To cancel the auto redial attempt...

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 dialling function to be on or off (only available if you have defined and stored numbers in the fixed dialling phone b...

Conversation menu See everything about the possibilities that you have during a conversation. 69 Security 68 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...

72 73 Further information Get an overview of the keypad functions and the display symbols on your phone. 73 User guide S42 GB 12/09/00 10:23 Side 72

75 Further information 74 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...

77 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...

79 Accessories Further information Technical specifications 78 This product uses frequency bands whose use is harmonized within the European Community area. This product is intended to be connect- ed to the Pan-European GSM pub- lic telecommunications network. • GSM900 Class 4 (2 Watts) Frequency ra...

80 81 81 Index 81 User guide S42 GB 12/09/00 10:23 Side 80