Ericsson R290 Satellite Mobile Phone for the Globalstar/GSM Network 8VHU·V *XLGH EN/LZT 123 4717 PA4
This manual describes Ericsson R290 Satellite Fourth draft (September 1999) This manual is published by Ericsson Mobile Communications (UK) Limited , without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/ or equipment, may be made by Ericsson Mobile Communications (UK) Limited at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this manual.
R290 User’s Guide Safety Instructions Product Care and Maintenance Your mobile phone is a highly sophisticated electronic device. To get the most out of your mobile phone read this text about product care, safe and efficient use. Product care • Keep your mobile phone dry. • Avoid exposing your mobile phone to extreme hot or cold temperatures. • Avoid placing your mobile phone close to lit candles, cigarettes, naked flames or any heat source.
R290 User’s Guide recommended limits for exposure to RF fields from handheld mobile telephones. According to ICNIRP statement, which is based on the available body of research, there is no evidence that mobile terminals meeting the recommended limits can cause any adverse health effects. All Ericsson telephones conform to the ICNIRP guidelines and other international exposure standards, such as: Electronic Devices • CENELEC European Pre-standard ENV50166-2:1995 (Europe) • ANSI/IEEE C95.
R290 User’s Guide Construction crews often use remote control RF devices to set off explosives. Emergency Calls Potentially Explosive Atmospheres This phone, like any mobile phone, operates using radio signals, cellular, satellite and landline networks as well as user-programmed functions, which cannot guarantee connection under all conditions. Therefore you should never rely solely upon any mobile phone for essential communications (e.g. medical emergencies).
R290 User’s Guide • The battery can only be charged when the temperature is between 41 degrees F (+5 degrees C) and + 113 degrees F (+ 45 degrees C). • Turn off your phone before removing the battery. • Do not attempt to take a battery apart. • Do not let the metal contacts on the battery touch another metal object. This could short-circuit and damage the battery. • Do not expose a battery to open flames. This could cause the battery to explode. • Do not expose a battery to liquid.
R290 User’s Guide Contents Introduction ............................................................................ 1 About Your Phone .................................................................. 2 Globalstar/GSM 900 ......................................................................2 Operators & Subscriptions .............................................................2 SIM Card ........................................................................................2 Your PIN ..................
R290 User’s Guide Pause Dialling ..............................................................................25 Sending DTMF Tones During a Call ...........................................26 One-Touch Dialling .....................................................................26 Call Duration and Cost .................................................................26 Personalizing Your Phone ...................................................30 Busy Numbers ............................................
R290 User’s Guide Introduction Thank you for choosing the R290 satellite/cellular phone, the revolutionary mobile phone that helps you keep in touch with the rest of the world. Read this handbook thoroughly to use your phone safely and correctly. The R290 hand-held satellite/cellular phone, hereafter throughout this manual referred to as “your phone”, literally puts the world at your fingertips.
R290 User’s Guide About Your Phone Globalstar/GSM 900 The R290 phone operates in either Globalstar satellite or GSM 900 cellular mode. Operators & Subscriptions Before you can use your phone you must obtain a dual-mode subscription to a network. The services included in your dual mode subscription depend on your choice of operator and/or subscription. Therefore, some of the services and functions described in this manual may not be accessible to you.
R290 User’s Guide The Phone 3
R290 User’s Guide Preparing Your Phone for Use 2. Slide the SIM card into the holder as shown (1). Before you can use your phone for the first time you must install the SIM card (if it is not already installed), install and charge the battery, and set default parameters for the phone and networks. The SIM Card When you register as a subscriber with a network service, you receive a dual-mode SIM card. The SIM card stores information about your phone number and your subscription, among other things.
R290 User’s Guide Operating with a GSM Standard SIM Card Your phone will operate in GSM mode with a standard GSM SIM card. You can change parameters to override the default satellite parameters. This allows you to set your personal preferences for use in GSM networks. 2. Press the battery forward and press down on the rear of battery until you hear a click. Enhanced SIM Your phone will operate with an enhanced SIM but many of the addition features of the SIM will not be available.
R290 User’s Guide 1. Assemble the mains plug, charger and lead. The box may contain more than one mains plug. In this case use the one that fits the wall socket. 2. Connect the charger to the power outlet. A green indicator on the charger lights up. If it does not, disconnect the charger and try attaching it again. 3. Connect the other end of the charger cable to the phone. The flash symbol on the plug must face up.
R290 User’s Guide When the battery is fully charged, the battery meter in the display shows full and the indicator on top of the phone show a steady green light. It is possible to use the phone while the battery is being charged; however, the charging time is increased. Disconnecting the Charger 1. Disconnect the charger from the electrical socket. 2. Press the button under the charger plug connected to the phone and pull the plug out.
R290 User’s Guide Use with Portable Hands Free (Globalstar Mode) Connect the Portable Hands Free unit to the phone. Rotate the antenna to the 90 degrees position. Place the phone on a flat level surface with the antenna vertical as shown below. to operate at a higher power level than needed and shorten talk and standby times. Turning On the Phone 1. Press and hold down the PWR key until the display turns on. 2. Enter your SIM PIN (4 to 8 digits). 3. Press YES.
R290 User’s Guide Navigating the Menu System If you do not press any key for 60 seconds, the phone will return to standby. The menus are arranged in a continuous loop that you move through with the YES, NO, CLR and Navigation keys. Key Name and Function du Navigation Keys (Soft Left & Soft Right): Press right or left to activate menu mode and scroll through menus. YES key: Answers a call, selects a menu or function, or sends a call when digits are displayed.
R290 User’s Guide Indicators in the Display No. Icon 1 Phone is in satellite mode. When not illuminated, the phone is in GSM mode. Flashes for incoming call, steady when call in progress. 2 3 Flashes for unread message, steady when message read. 4 Voice mail in box. 5 Phone is ‘Roaming’. 6 Keylock is active. 7 Battery strength indicator; four bars = full battery, no bars = low battery. 8 Scroll arrows, indicate function of SOFT LEFT/SOFT RIGHT keys.
R290 User’s Guide Initial Phone Settings You will need to set certain parameters before using your phone for the first time. You will need to set other parameters before using some of the features. You can also personalize your phone by changing settings such as the ring tone or melody, ring level, or display light. See “Personalizing Your Phone” on page 30. Mode Switch To switch network mode from satellite to cellular or vice versa press SOFT LEFT, then press 4.
R290 User’s Guide The Mode Menu allows you to configure the phone to cellular only mode, satellite only mode or to set the preferential mode of operation to cellular preferred or satellite preferred. • The phone will only attempt to register on a cellular network when it is in cellular only mode. • If the phone is in satellite only mode, it attempts to register on the Globalstar network but a cellular network search may also be performed without leaving this mode.
R290 User’s Guide is complete and a network will be displayed for selection. An example of the display for GSM mode will be: the screen. The network name will also be removed if the network connection is lost, whereby the message ‘No Service’ will be displayed. If there is more than one network, up/down arrow symbols will appear at the bottom of the screen and the SOFT KEYS can be used to view them. When the desired network is displayed, press YES to select it.
R290 User’s Guide Making and Receiving Calls This chapter describes how to make and receive calls, in both Globalstar and GSM mode, how to make international and emergency calls, how to show or hide your phone number when calling, and how to handle two calls simultaneously. Making a Call 1. Enter the area code and phone number. The phone number is shown in the display. If there are more than 12 digits entered, the number will wrap around to the line above.
R290 User’s Guide Receiving a Call Calling Line Identification (CLI) When you receive a call, the phone rings and the indicator light on the top of the phone blinks green rapidly. The display appears similar to: The Calling Line Identification service (sometimes known as Caller ID) shows the caller’s phone number when you receive a call (you have to order this service). If the caller’s name is stored in your phone book, the name is displayed instead of the number.
R290 User’s Guide Handling Two Calls Your phone can handle two calls simultaneously. This allows you to hold one call and make or receive another, then you can switch between the two calls. To be able to receive a second call, you must activate the Call Wait function, see “Personalizing Your Phone” on page 30. Receiving a Second Call While a Call is in Progress When you receive a second call, you will hear a tone in the earpiece and the display shows ‘Call Wait’. Press YES answer the second call.
R290 User’s Guide Useful Information while Talking During a call, you can: change the volume of the ear piece; mute the microphone; use the display as a scratch pad; send DTMF tones; check the duration of the current call. To “Mute” or “Unmute” the Microphone Press the SOFT RIGHT key during the call to ‘mute’ or ‘unmute’ the microphone. When muting is on, the earpiece and alerter is still active together with the In-call Menu, stores and scratch-pad.
R290 User’s Guide For the call duration and cost, the display will show: To Change Key Tone Volume To increase or decrease the key tone volume from stand-by, press the up or down key on the side of the phone when no calls are in progress. The volume level will be indicated by the number of squares shown on the display. For the total call duration and cost, the display will show: To Redial the Last Dialled Number The bottom line shows the call cost, and the duration is shown above it.
R290 User’s Guide return to stand-by. If a supplementary service request is made, including call hold and call wait, auto-redialling will be terminated. If you reject an incoming call by pressing NO, the auto-redial will not be terminated. It will be terminated only if the call is connected or the maximum number of retries is exceeded, whereby the number will be blacklisted so that auto-redial attempts to it are prevented.
R290 User’s Guide The phone to which the call is diverted will display the message Diverted Incom’g Call (and the caller’s phone number if the CLIP information is present). Making a Call with Call Divert Set If you have set a call divert option and you make a call, the message Call Divert Active may be displayed briefly while the call is being placed. The telephone number will then be redisplayed.
R290 User’s Guide To Store a Name and a Number into a Selected Memory Store NOTE: If the selected memory store already contains a number or the memory is full, the display will show: 1. Press and hold MEM for at least half a second. The display will be: 2. Enter the first letter of the name by pressing the appropriate numeric key as many times as required (see Tables for all characters). To change the character set to lower case press the SOFT RIGHT key.
R290 User’s Guide Table 4: Greek Mode Table 2: Lower Case Mode Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 a d g j m p t w 2 . b e h k n q u x 3 , c f i l o r v y Number of Key presses 4 5 6 7 ? ! ‘ ä å à æ é è ì ñ s ü z ö ß ù ø 8 ( 9 ) 10 @ ò Table 3: Numeric Mode Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 22 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 Number of Key presses 4 5 6 7 Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 y m l q p 2 .
R290 User’s Guide To Store Your Own Telephone Number The phone can store up to 5 of your own numbers. Normally only 1 is required, which is the number used to make speech calls with the phone. However, you may also have different numbers for other services such as data and fax. The five available stores are accessed as sub-stores to memory store 0. To recall by the name associated with the desired number, enter the name, or part of it, in the ‘Name?’ line and press either MEM or YES.
R290 User’s Guide To return to stand-by and retain and recall the number for dialling or editing, press NO. To leave the number recall screen and enter a new number, enter the numeric digits. The number can be scrolled through in order to clear or insert digits. Press <* or #> for at least half a second to scroll automatically through each digit. Pressing CLR quickly will delete the digit at the position of the cursor. Holding the CLR key down for at least half a second will delete the whole number.
R290 User’s Guide When the Dialled store is active, the last number can be recalled by pressing SOFT RIGHT in stand-by. The display will be: Discrete presses of SOFT RIGHT will scroll through the list of received numbers. The Missed Store The Last Number Missed store holds up to ten numbers. When the Missed store is active, the last number can be recalled by pressing SOFT RIGHT. The display will be: If there is a name associated with this number, this will be recalled from the phone book stores.
R290 User’s Guide character space. The digits that you add after the PAUSE will be transmitted as DTMF tones across the network. For example: If the DTMF tones have been disabled and you need to send DTMF tones during a call, you can enable them using the In-call Menu. When enabled, any numerical key press, including <* and #>, will cause DTMF tones to be signalled across the network.
R290 User’s Guide All Calls 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 2, to enter the Call Time Menu. 2. Press 2 to display the duration and cost of all calls made. The time is displayed in hours, minutes and seconds. The cost is displayed in the chosen currency. To Reset the Call Time/Cost Counters If you are using a Phase 2 SIM, you may be required to enter the Super PIN. When you have entered this, press YES. A confirmation message of ‘Request Accepted’ will be displayed on the screen before returning to stand-by.
R290 User’s Guide 4. Enter the unit cost. An example of how this should be entered is 2, 5, 0, 0 for the unit charge of £2.50. If the maximum number of units has been reached (the Accumulative Call Meter Maximum), you will be unable to make chargeable calls. If you are currently in an outgoing chargeable call, this will be shut down.
R290 User’s Guide 3. Press 2 to display the Unit Time screen. You will now only be able to make emergency calls and receive nonchargeable calls (some incoming calls are chargeable) until the cost limit is reset. This can be performed as long as the SIM supports Advice Of Charge fields. 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 2, to enter the Call Time Menu. 4. Enter the unit time in minutes and seconds. Press YES to enter the values that you have typed in.
R290 User’s Guide If using a Phase 1 SIM, any attempt to access the Cost results in the message ‘Request Rejected’ being displayed. If you enter the SUPER PIN incorrectly three times, the SUPER PIN will be blocked and you will be unable to use the SUPER PIN protected features. NOTE: The call charge indications provided by the phone are only an approximation of the true cost of your calls as determined by your service provider.
R290 User’s Guide NOTE: If the network indicates to the phone that CCBS is possible then the following screen will appear. If the number matches a number stored in the phonebook then the name is displayed on line 2. If you do not press a key for 15 seconds then the display returns to standby and cancels the CCBS request. Ring Tone To access the Ring Tone menu. 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 1, 1 to enter Call Setup menu. 2. Press 2 to show Ring Tone menu. 3. Press 1 for Ring Type.
R290 User’s Guide 3. Press 2 for Ring Volume. Caller ID To access the Caller ID menu. 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 1, 1 to enter Call Setup menu. 2. Press 3 to show Caller ID menu. 4. Adjust the volume level by using the up and down volume keys or the SOFT keys. The squares that are filled in indicate the volume level currently set. When the volume level is at its lowest, i.e. silent, none of the squares will be filled in.
R290 User’s Guide Automatic Display of Call Time Greetings To access the Auto Time menu. A greetings text appears after you enter your PIN when you first turn on the phone. You can change the text as follows: 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 1, 1 to enter Call Setup menu. 2. Press 6 to show Auto Time menu. 3. To enable Auto Time, press 1 or YES. To disable it, press 2. A confirmation message will be displayed before the phone returns to the ‘Call Setup’ menu.
R290 User’s Guide Set Time 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 1, 4 to enter the Clock Menu. 3. Enter two digits for current year and press YES. 4. Enter two digits for current month and press YES. 5. Enter two digits for current day and press YES. A confirmation message ‘Date updated’ will be displayed before the phone returns to the Call Setup menu. Clock Mode 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 1, 4 to enter the Clock menu. 2. Press 1 or YES to set clock, current time is shown in brackets. 2.
R290 User’s Guide 2. Press 4 to set Date Mode, current mode is shown with asterix. Language The phone supports 12 languages for all display messages. The user has the option to select any one of these languages as desired. 3. The current date is presented in the currently selected date mode. Press SOFT LEFT and SOFT RIGHT to toggle round the options. The possible options are: Day-Month–Year e.g. 19-05-99 Month/Day/Year e.g. 05/19/99 YearMonthDay e.g. 990519 Day-Month-Year e.g. 19-May-99 Off 4.
R290 User’s Guide The following languages (in their native form) shall be displayed as the user scrolls through the options:English Deutsch Francais Español Italiano Nederlands Portugues Dansk Norsk Svenska Polski Èeština Press YES to select the chosen language. 3. Press 1 to select the backlight operation. 4. Press 1 to permanently switch on the backlight. Press 2 to switch it off. Press 3 to switch off the backlight automatically after a period of inactivity.
R290 User’s Guide 2. Press 6 to show Power Save menu. Fixed Dialled Number Store This feature allows you to restrict the telephone numbers that can be dialled using the phone. It is only available if you are using a Phase 2 SIM card which supports fixed dialling. 1. Press SOFT LEFT, then 1, then 7 to enter Fixed Numbers menu. 3. Press 2 to select the Indicator operation. 4. Press 1 to enable the Visual Indicators, press 2 to disable them.
R290 User’s Guide New voice mail causes the alert tone to be played and the voice mail icon will flash until you call the voice mail centre. NOTE: Once you call the voice mail centre to retrieve mail, the flashing icon is extinguished, even if you have not heard all the messages. Protecting Your Phone This chapter describes the different locks that you can use to protect your phone. These are the only ways of protecting your phone in case of theft.
R290 User’s Guide 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 7. The display will show: Phone Lock (PIN) The phone lock protects the phone against unauthorized use of the phone if there is a theft. The phone lock is not activated when you buy the phone. Upon purchase the phone Personal Identification Number (PIN) will be set to 0000. While the keypad lock is on, emergency calls can be made by pressing 1, 1, 2.
R290 User’s Guide 3. Press 2 to select Enable. To Change the Phone PIN You can only change the Phone PIN when it has been enabled. 4. Enter the 4 digit phone PIN and press YES. The message ‘Phone PIN Enabled’ will be shown on the screen and the phone will return to the Setup menu. To Disable the Phone PIN 1. Enter the PHONE PIN Options Menu and press 3.
R290 User’s Guide (and PUK 2) is a code that helps you unlock your phone when you have forgotten the PIN (PIN 2). 3. Press 2 to select Enable. If you have entered the PIN incorrectly three times in a row enter the following from stand-by: <* <* 0 5 <* SIM PIN1 Unblocking Key Then enter the new number. <* New SIM PIN1 Enter the new number again to confirm. <* New SIM PIN1 #> Card Lock (SIM PIN) The card lock protects your SIM Card.
R290 User’s Guide To Disable the SIM PIN Lock 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 1, 2 and press 3. If the SIM PIN has already been disabled, you will not be prompted to enter the SIM PIN, otherwise the display will be: Controlling Your Calls This section deals with controlling your calls by diverting, placing in call wait or barring. Call Divert 2. Enter the 4 digit phone PIN and press YES. The message ‘SIM PIN Disabled’ will be shown on the screen and the phone will return to the Setup menu.
R290 User’s Guide Data Call Divert If Busy To Fax Call Divert If Busy To Divert All Voice Calls To Divert All Data Calls To Divert All Fax Calls To Divert All Calls To The network may respond with a notification message for an unsupported service. If more than one response message is available, you can scroll through them using the SOFT keys.
R290 User’s Guide accompanied by the RADIO PATH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TONE in the earpiece. 5. Select the basic service group for which the call diversion is to be cancelled. The display will show: The phone will then return to the stand-by display. It is possible to have more than one call diversion option set at any one time, i.e. each option can be set and cancelled individually (including Divert All Calls).
R290 User’s Guide Only a voice call or voice calls may be placed on hold. 3. Press 2 for Set. To Check the Call Wait Status 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 5 to enter Advanced menu. 2. Press 2 for Call Wait menu. 3. Press 1 for Status. One of the following messages will appear: 4. Press 1 or YES to call wait all calls, 2 to call wait a call when the phone is engaged, 3 to call wait incoming calls if you are not available, 4 to call wait incoming calls when the phone is switched off. 5.
R290 User’s Guide you are not available, 4 to cancel call wait incoming calls when the phone is switched off. 5. Select the basic service group for which the call wait is to be cancelled. The display will show: 3. Press 3 to reject the waiting call and continue with the active call. If you do not wish to accept the waiting call but you have not explicitly rejected it, it will time-out and go away.
R290 User’s Guide 1. Press SOFT LEFT from within the current call and the Call Hold InCall Menu will appear: Conference Calls Call conferencing is a network subscription option that allows you to merge an active and a held call to form a single multi-connection call containing up to five remote parties. Once a conference call has been established remote parties can be added, disconnected and extracted as required. You can only control one conference call at a time. 2. Press 2 to Switch calls.
R290 User’s Guide The network will notify you that the conference call has been created and the phone will return to the In-Call display, with the message. You can repeat the procedure described above to add up to a total of five remote parties to the conference call. Once a conference call has been established you can treat it as a normal call. For example, if you need to make another call you can place the conference call on hold and make another call in the normal way.
R290 User’s Guide The extraction operation also cannot be performed if a call has already been put on hold, the message ‘Call Already On Hold’ will be displayed before returning to the Normal In-Call display. If you have extracted a call from a conference call, it can be added to the conference call again by selecting 1 or YES from the Conference Menu. To Disconnect a Remote Party from a Conference Call 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 7, 3. The display will be: 2.
R290 User’s Guide 2 YES This accepts the waiting call and puts the active call on hold. 2X YES This puts all active calls on hold except call X with which communication shall be supported (used in conference calls). 3 YES Adds a held call to the conversation (i.e. merges the active and held calls to form or add to a conference call). 4 YES This merges the active and held calls to perform a call transfer. 5 YES Activate a CCBS request for the last dialled number.
R290 User’s Guide Incoming Voice Calls Barred Incoming Voice Calls Barred When Roaming Incoming Messages Barred Incoming Messages Barred When Roaming Incoming Data Calls Barred Incoming Data Calls Barred When Roaming Incoming Fax Calls Barred Incoming Fax Calls Barred When Roaming The message(s) will remain on the screen until you press NO. 5. Press a number to select the Call Bar option required. The display will show: To Set Outgoing Call Barring 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 5 to enter Advanced menu. 2.
R290 User’s Guide 4. Press 2 to set Incoming Call Bar, the display will show the options. 3. Press 3 for Cancel, the display will show the options. 5. Press a number to select the Call Bar option required. The display will show: 4. Press 1 or YES to Cancel Outgoing Call Bar. The display will show: 6. Press 1 for All Calls, 2 for Voice Only, 3 for Data Only, 4 for Fax Only or 5 for Messages. 7. Enter network password and press YES. If you do not have the password, contact your service provider for it.
R290 User’s Guide 3. Press 3 for Cancel, the display will show the options. 2. Press 3 for Call Bar menu. 4. Press 2 to Cancel Incoming Call Bar. The display will show: 3. Press 4 for Password, the display will show: 5. Press 1 for All Calls, 2 for Voice Only, 3 for Data Only, 4 for Fax Only or 5 for Messages. 6. Enter network password and press YES. If you do not have the password, contact your service provider for it. The display will show the message ‘Request Accepted’, before returning to stand-by.
R290 User’s Guide Sending And Receiving Text Messages The Short Message Service (SMS) function allows you to send and receive text messages that contain up to 160 characters. Text messages can be received when the phone is in stand-by mode, when you are engaged in a call, or when incoming calls are diverted to another phone number. Also, if you have had your phone turned off for a while the network will keep track of the message and send it to your phone as soon as it is turned on.
R290 User’s Guide To Read a Message 1. Press SOFT LEFT, 3 to enter Messages menu. 2. Press 1 or YES to read messages. The display will show a chronological list of all stored messages, for example: NOTE: When you reach the end of the message, you can display the sender’s telephone number by pressing SOFT LEFT. Pressing SOFT LEFT one more time will display the service centre’s telephone number. If you have these numbers stored in memory, the associated “name” will also be displayed.
R290 User’s Guide Scroll to the message you wish to delete using the SOFT keys and press long CLR. ‘Delete Message?’ is displayed. Press YES to delete this message and your phone will return to the store. If you delete the last message, your phone will display ‘No Messages’ before returning to the Message Menu display. Clearing Messages Automatically If you wish to delete a message while you are reading it, press long CLR from within the message. ‘Delete Message?’ is displayed.
R290 User’s Guide Displaying Priority Messages Immediately 2. Press 2 to show the Originate menu. Your Service Provider or Network Operator can send priority messages directly to your phone’s display rather than to be stored on your SIM. This Immediate Message Display feature can be disabled so the priority message is treated as a normal message and is stored on your SIM. If your phone is busy, a priority message will be stored in the same way as any ordinary message you may receive. 1.
R290 User’s Guide NOTE: You can now enter up to 160 alphanumeric characters (or spaces) to create a message. Additional characters will result in a warning tone and the message ‘Message too long’ being produced. To delete a character, press CLR. If you want to delete all of the text (but not the destination, service centre, validity or type information), press and hold CLR. ‘Delete Message?’ is displayed. Press YES to delete the text. Press NO to return to the message text.
R290 User’s Guide To Enter the Validity Period 3. Press 1 or YES to display the Create Message Menu. You can enter a period of time which tells the service centre how long to retain the message and keep trying to send it when the destination cannot be reached. To help you when you first use this function, we have preset the validity period to 2 days. To Select the Message Type You can choose how the message will be transmitted from the service centre to the final destination.
R290 User’s Guide To Send the Completed Message 1. Press YES to send message. 2. You will now be asked to confirm the destination address of your message. If you are not happy with it, then you can edit the number. Otherwise press YES again to confirm the destination address. 3. You will then be asked if you require a delivery report for the message. Note that some Network Operators or Service Providers may charge for the service. 4. Press YES to request a delivery report, or NO to reject the request.
R290 User’s Guide 4. Use the SOFT keys to choose a message and press YES to select it. The first three lines of the message are displayed. 5. You can use the <* and #> keys to scroll through the other messages and the SOFT keys to scroll through the message text. 6. Press YES and a copy of the message text is created but without the message parameters. You then add the destination, service centre, validity period and type to the copy and send the completed message to a third party.
R290 User’s Guide Warranty Thank you for purchasing this Ericsson Product. To get maximum use of the features of your new product we recommend that you follow a few simple steps: • Read the Guidelines for safe and efficient use. • Read all the terms and conditions of your Ericsson Warranty. • Save your original receipt. You will need it for warranty repair claims.
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R290 User’s Guide Index Deleting a Message ........................................................... 55 Deploying ............................................................................ 7 E A Edit a Number ................................................................... 23 Emergency Call ................................................................ 14 Ending a Call .................................................................... 14 Enter ................................................
R290 User’s Guide Mode ................................................................................. 11 Multiple Calls ...................................................................46 Mute .................................................................................. 17 Searching .......................................................................... 12 Select ................................................................................... 9 Select the Message Type ......................
