Basics

display

The home screen appears when you turn on the phone.

Note: Your home screen may look different, depending on your service provider.

To dial a number from the home screen, press number keys and .
Press the centre key or the Main Menu soft key to open the main menu.
Press Options in the home screen lock the external (side) keys, set an alarm, take a picture or send a message, change the alert profile, activate aircraft mode or customise the home screen.
Press the navigation key up, down, left, or right in the home screen to open basic features. To show, hide or change feature icons in the home screen, see your START HERE guide.

Tip: Want some help? Press Main Menu > Help. Select a Help topic to find information about phone features.

Status indicators appear at the top of the home screen:

1 Signal Strength Indicator – Shows the strength of the wireless network connection.

2 EDGE/GPRS Indicator – Shows when your phone is using a high-speed Enhanced
Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) network connection , or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network connection .

3 Bluetooth® Indicator – Shows Bluetooth status:

4 Messaging Presence Indicator – Shows your instant messaging (IM) status:

5 IM Indicator – Shows when you receive a new IM message.

6 Message Indicator – Shows when you receive a new message, text or voice message. Other indicators can include:

7 Location Indicator – Shows when your phone is providing location information to the network, or when location information is turned off.

8 Profile Indicator – Shows the alert profile setting:

9 Active Line Indicator – Shows to indicate an active call, or to indicate when call forwarding is on.

10 Battery Level Indicator – Vertical bars show the battery charge level. Recharge the battery when your phone shows Low Battery.

text entry

Some features let you enter text.

To change text entry settings and languages:

Find it: > Settings > Phone Settings > Text Entry

Change text case: Press 0 to change text case to all capital letters (), next letter capitalised (), or next letter lowercase (no symbol).

Set word learning: Your phone can learn the words you enter, to improve text prediction and completion.
Press Options > Text Entry > Set Text Prediction > Learn my words.
Your phone shows b when the feature is active.

Set text completion: Set your phone to guess the rest of the word when you enter three or more characters in a row. Enter a word and press Options > Text Entry > Set Text Prediction > Offer completions. Your phone shows when word learning is active.

Enter punctuation: Press 1 to enter punctuation or other characters.

Edit or delete text: Press to move the cursor to the right of text you want to edit. Press the clear/back key to delete the character left of the cursor. Hold to delete the entire word.

word mode

Press # in a text entry screen to switch to “word” predictive text entry mode. Your phone shows in the display.

Word mode lets you enter words using one keypress per letter. The phone predicts each word as you enter it.

For example, if you press 7 7 6 4, your display might show:

abc mode

Press # in a text entry screen to switch to “abc” text entry mode. Your phone shows in the display.
To enter text, press a keypad key repeatedly to cycle through the letters and number on the key. Repeat this step to enter each letter.

For example, if you press 7 one time, your display might show:

When text completion is activated, your phone tries to guess the rest of the word:
• Press to select the suggested word.
• Press right to enter the suggested word and a space.
• If you want a different word, press keypad keys to enter the remaining letters.

numeric mode

Press # in a text entry screen until you see . Press the number keys to enter the numbers you want.

Tip: Just need one number? To enter a number quickly, press and hold a number key until the number appears.

symbol mode

Press # in a text entry screen until you see . The display shows the symbol associated with each keypad key. Press up/down repeatedly to see different symbols. To insert a symbol, press its key, or scroll to it and press .

volume

Press the volume keys to:
• turn off an incoming call alert
• change earpiece or speaker phone volume during a call
• change playback volume for a song or video
• set your phone’s alert profile in the home screen (press the volume keys to scroll to a profile, then press s or side select key to select it)

navigation key

Press the navigation key up, down, left, or right to scroll to menu items. When you scroll to something, press to select it.

side select key

The side select key gives you another way to do things. For example, when you scroll to a menu item, you can press the side select key to select it (instead of pressing ).

Tip: From the home screen, press the side select key to activate the camera.

external display

When your phone flip is closed, the external display shows the time and indicates phone status, incoming calls, and other events. For a list of phone status indicators, see page 21.

set phone ring style in external display

From the external display, press the external volume keys on the side of your phone to scroll to a profile, then press the side select key to select it.

voice commands

You can use voice commands to tell your phone what to do.

Note: Not all languages support voice commands.

voice dial a call

You can dial a contact list entry by speaking its name, or dial any phone number by speaking its digits.

1 Press and hold the external voice command key on the side of your phone. The phone loads the voice recognition software, then prompts you to say a command or name.
2 Wait for the beep, then say the name of an entry as it appears in your contact list. Your phone confirms the name and makes the call.
or
Say “Dial Number”. Your phone prompts you to speak the digits in the phone number. Speak the digits. Your phone confirms the number and makes the call.

Tips:
• You can say a contact’s name and number type together. For example, say “John Smith mobile” to call the mobile number stored for John Smith.
• For voice command help, press the voice command key on the side of your phone, then press Help.

voice activate phone functions

You can use voice commands to open applications and perform many basic phone functions.
1 Press and hold the external voice command key on the side of your phone. The phone prompts you to say a command.
2 Wait for the beep, then say a command from the list.

Tip: Press and release the voice command key on the side of your phone to see the list of voice commands.

talking phone

Set your phone to recite incoming caller ID information, read the names of menu features or contact list entries, read messages you receive, and provide audio feedback for phone functions.

Find it: > Settings > Phone Settings > Talking Phone

Shortcut: Press and hold the external voice command key on the side of your phone. When the phone prompts you to say a command, say “Talking Phone.”

handsfree speaker

During a call, press Options > Speaker On to turn on the handsfree speaker. Your display shows the speakerphone indicator until you turn it off (press Options > Speaker Off) or end the call.

Note: The use of wireless phones while driving may cause distraction. Discontinue a call if you can’t concentrate on driving. In addition, the use of wireless devices and their accessories may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas. Always obey the laws and regulations on the use of these products.

codes & passwords

Your phone’s four-digit unlock code is originally set to 1234. The six-digit security code is originally set to 000000. If your service provider didn’t change these codes, you should change them:

Find it: > Settings > Security > Change Passwords

You can also change your SIM PIN codes or call barring password.

If you forget your unlock code: At the Please verify the Unlock Code prompt, try entering 1234 or the last four digits of your phone number. If that doesn’t work, press # to enter your six-digit security code instead.

If you forget other codes: If you forget your security code, SIM PIN code, PIN2 code, or call barring password, contact your service provider.

lock & unlock external keys

You can lock the external phone keys when the phone flip is closed, to prevent accidental key presses (for example, when carrying your phone in a purse or pocket).
To manually lock the external keys: Close the phone flip, then press and hold the side select key. The external keys remain locked until you open the phone flip.
To automatically lock the external keys when the phone is idle and the phone flip is closed:
Find it: > Settings > Security > External Key Lock > Timer

You can set the time delay for locking the external keys (2 Seconds, 4 Seconds, or 8 Seconds). The keys lock when you close the phone flip, and unlock when you open the phone flip.
To turn off the automatic lock feature:
Find it: > Settings > Security > External Key Lock > Timer > Off

To unlock the external keys: Press and hold the side select key.

lock & unlock phone

You can lock your phone to keep others from using it.

To lock or unlock your phone, you need the four-digit unlock code.
To manually lock your phone:
Find it: > Settings > Security > Phone Lock > Lock Now

To automatically lock your phone whenever you turn it off:
Find it: > Settings > Security > Phone Lock > Lock at Power On > On

You can make emergency calls when the phone is locked (see page 41).