Quick guide to functions Call functions Make a call Enter phone number, press Call Answer a call Press any key except © Use the in-call menu Ina call, press <2, press Options Answer a call press <& press Options, select with calf waiting Answer Silence an incoming Press ( briefly call End a call Press End Redial Press @, scroll ta number, press Call Adjust call volume Press & or £3 during a call Use 1-touch dialing Press and hold a number key 2 8 Phone book functions Save a number Enter a number, press & or
Quick guide to the menu Access menu Press Mani Se croft Press back a level Press C8 Exit the menu/ Press and hold <2) access ready screen Menu shortcuts Press Menu, then the menu number Menu shortcuts Use these shortcuts by pressing Men and then the number(s) ta the left of the menu item you want.
Indicators and icons ABC You have an active call, You have one or mare new voice messages. You have one ar more new text messages. Key guard is on. Your phone will not accept any key presses, To turn it off, press Unlock, then (5. The alarm clock is set. The ringing option is set to Silent. Digital service is available. Your phone is roaming outside its home system. The phone is ready for you to enter a response. Characters entered will be upper-case letters. Press the (3 key to switch letter case.
Contents 1. For your safety 1 FCC/industry Canada Notice. [EP 2 Using this Guide. 2 2. Battery installation & charging Attaching the battery Battery charging . .. Removing the battery .. Important battery information 3. About the phone, keys & menu Nokia Navi™ key. Scroll keys. . Key. Lights. External antenna jack , . Ready screen. [ letters and numbers . Special characters in phone numbers. 12 Key guard (locking the keypad) 13 4. Basic functions 15 Turning the phone on or off... vo. 18 About the antenna. .
Silencing an incoming call. 5. Settings 18 Automatic Calling card set-up. Clock Ce 2a Language. 22 Tones... 22 Quick alert settings. Voice mailbox number Welcome 0.25 6. Emergency calls 26 7. Advanced functions 28 Network feature setting. Adding feature activation codes to the menu . . 28 Adding feature cancellation codes to the menu 28 Making/receiving multiple calls Call forwarding. . FI Choosing your phone number (NAM selection). ..
Care and maintenance. 16. Technical information 68 17. Nokia Limited Warranty 69 18. Index 73 HD981 User Guide per-release version 0.
1. For your safety Last modified 25-November-98 Read these simple guidelines before using your phone. Failure to comply with these guidelines may be dangerous of illegal. Road Safety Comes First Don't use a hand-held phone while driving; park the vehicle first. Switch OFf In Hospitals Fallow any regulations of rules. Switch phone off near medical equipment. Switch Off On Aircraft Wireless phones can cause interference, Using them on aircraft is illegal.
FCC/Industry Canada Notice Your phone may cause TV or radio interference {for example, when using a telephone in close proximity to receiving equipment). The FCC or Industry Canada can require you ta stop using your telephone if such interference cannot be el {f you require assistance, contact your local service fa This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
device. If the battery is very hot or cold, wait for a while; charging will automatically resume after the battery is restored to its normal operating state. If charging still fails, contact your dealer. When is charging complete? When the battery strength indicator stops scrolling, your pane is considered fully charged. However, a slight increase in charge may occur if you leave your phone connected to the charger.
3. About the phone, keys & menu Power key You can use the power key © to: + turn the phone on or off (press and hold) + turn the phone” its on for 15 seconds + select a quick alert setting (see page 24) {if Key guard is off and the phone is not connected to a headset or hands free car Kit) For more information on Key guard. see 'Key guard (locking the keypad)’ on page 13, Nokia Navi™ key Your phone's Navi™ key © appears below the screen.
To get to the Ready screen, press and hold \& for a second. {If there are characters on the screen this clears the characters, then you must press and hold <€ again) Menu Using your phone's menu you can easily access the many powerful features in your phone. Scroll bar When you use your phone's menu, a scroll bar appears 5 at the far right of the screen, This bar indicates where you are in the menu; each tab location on the bar A represents a different menu item. For example, press Menu once.
4 Settings 8 Tones 471 Call settings 81 Ringing options 411 Emergency key 9 811 Ring 412 Automatic redial B12 Ascending 413 Calling card 813 Ring once 414 Automatic answer” 814 Beep once 42 Phone settings 815 Silent 421 Touch tones 82 Ringing tame 422 Restore factory settings {30 tones} (7) 423 Language 83 Ringing volume 424 Lights" 831 Level 1 43 Security settings 832 Levee 431 Restrict calls 833 Levee 432 Access codes 834 Level 4 44 Network services 835 Level 5 441 84 Message alert tone 442 Call waiting"
and lower-case letters. The MBC icon switches to abe to indicate that you are using lower case. Entering numbers To enter numbers while in ABC mode, you can: * press and hold the corresponding key until the number appears, or + switch between ABC made and number mode by pressing and holding (G8. Special characters in names In ABC rode you can press GE (the Special characters key, shown on the phone diagram on this guide's inside grant cover) to view the special characters below.
+ When Key guard is on, press the power key briefly to turn your phone's lights on for fifteen seconds. + When Key guard is on, calls may be possible to the emergency number programmed into your phone (e.g. 911 or other official emergency number). However, one-key emergency dialing (‘the 9 key’) does not operate. + Key guard is automatically turned off when the phone is connected ta a car kit. 14 HD981 User Guide per-release version 0.03 4.
Get a strong signal When you are at the Ready screen or in a call, the strength of the radio signal is indicated by the signal strength indicator on the left side of your phone's screen, This indicator scrolls up and down as the signal strength increases and decreases, To improve your pane's reception, try moving your phone sightly.
For information on setting your phone to answer incoming calls automatically, see ‘Automatic answer’ on page 34. Alter ID Caller IDs a network service that displays the phone number of the person calling you, if it is available, Check with your service provider for details. If the caller can be identified, the phone displays the caller's phone number and calling. if the number matches a name saved in your phone book, the name is displayed instead.
dialing sequence your card uses, then press Select. Access no. secs number, | MC), AT&T True +phone no. then phone number, then [Choice, Sprint + card no. card number (+ PIN if Canada, Unite required) Access no. Dial 1-800 access number, cabinetwork, + card no, then card number (+ PIN if netherworld + phone no. |required), then phone MCI number Prefix Dias the prefix {any GTE, Campbell, + phone no.
Language Use Menu set the language of your phone's screen, You can choose from English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. The shortcut for choosing English is to press Menu 4221. Lights If you're using your phone with a car kit, your phone’ its tur on and remain on automatically. Use Menu set your phone's lights to Automatic (after 15 seconds, the lights wm off until the next key is pressed, phone rings, teeter. For information about turning your phone's lights on at any time, see page 7.
Vibrating alert If your phone has a vibrating battery attached, use Menu 8 7 to set your phone to vibrate when you receive a voice call. If you turret vibrating alert on, your phone vibrates even if its hing option is set to Silent. Note: The vibrating battery does not vibrate when your phone is connected to or placed in any charging device. Quick alert settings You can quickly adjust your phone's sound settings whee you go into a meeting, go outdoors, ete.
6. Emergency calls 1 If the phone is not on, switch it on. 2 Pres sand hold © for several seconds to ready the phone for calls. 3 Key in the emergency number for your present location (e.g. 911 or thee official emergency number). Emergency numbers vary by location, 4 Press Cali. IMPORTANT! This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, wireless and landline networks as well as user-programmed functions which cannot guarantee connection In all conditions.
7. Advanced functions Network feature setting Call forwarding, call ing, and send own number are network services available through your service provider, These features do not appear in your phone's Network services menu until you save the related feature code(s} given to you by your service provider.
Navi®™ key function changes to Options, To switch between of to end all calls, press Options to access your phone's in-call menu. For complete information on your phone's in-call menu, see ‘In call menu’ on page 28, Canceling call waiting: normal method To cancel call waiting before making a call, you must get the call waiting cancellation code from your service provider. 1 Dial the code for canceling cal! waiting (for example, *810). 2 Press Call.
3 Press choose the name you want to assign to the selected key, then press Select. if a key already has a number assigned to it, you can press Options and then view, change, or erase the number assignment. Making calls using 1-touch dialing Press and hold a number key (2 through 8) for a few seconds to calf the number assigned to it. Your phone finds the phone number, displays it briefly, then dials it.
change your code to prevent other service providers from activating your phone, press UNLOCK. Press and hold <& for several seconds to return to the Ready screen, Calling card calls Before you can make a call using a calling card, you have to enter your calling card information into the phone. See ‘Calling card set-up’ on page 19.
For example, you can save your office voice mailbox number along with your password for easy access to your messages {see “Special characters in phone numbers’ on page 12). Sending touch tone strings 1 During a call, press <& to clear any numbers from the screen. 2 Press Options. 3 Scroll to Touch tones, then press OK, 4 Enter or find the touch tone string, then press OK. Restore factory settings You can use Menu reset many of the settings in your phone to their factory defaults (as in a new phone).
Finding names and numbers There are several ways to find names and numbers in your phone book. From the Ready screen Press &2 to access your pane book, then scroll to the desired name/number. HE Tip: You can also press the number key that corresponds 10 the first letter of the name. (To skip ahead quickly in the list, press the number key that corresponds to the first letter of the name.
9. Call log Far your convenience, the call fog (Menu 3) saves a list of phone numbers you have dialed, and can show you approximately how much time you have spent on the phone. If you subscribe ta the caller ID network service, the calf log also records the phone numbers of missed calls and received calls. Contact your service provider for details. The Options key When you access Missed calls, Received calls, or Dialed calls and press Options, a list of options appears on your phone's screen.
Viewing call timers Use Menu 3 5 to view the various call emirs. Last call displays the duration of the last call, or current call if applicable. All calls displays the duration of al calls since the timers were last reset. Life timer displays the duration of all calls for the fife of your phone and cannot be reset. Setting timers back to 0 Use Menu clear call timers, You are required to enter your security code. Displaying the current call timer during calls 1 Pressmen 51. 2 Press Details. 3 Press Select.
number, and your password displays. 2 When your phone notifies you that you're able to listen to your messages, press Send. Note: The method of notification depends on your service provider. If you have any questions about voice messaging, contact your service provider. Calling your voice mailbox at any time Once you have saved your voice mailbox number, you can press and hold (F33 to dial your voice mailbox, 44 HD981 User Guide per-release version 0.03 11.
When you've seen the last new message, the I= indicator disappears. About the Inbox The Inbox holds text messages that have not been deleted or saved. Use Menu 2 11 to access the Inbox at any time. You see a list of message headers. The [3 icon in front of the header indicates that a message has been read. The Icon indicates that a message has not been read. Scroll 10 the desired message, then press Read.
phone displays Keep the phone on?. Press Yes to keep switch it off, «If you press Snooze, the phone tums itself off for ten M0 minutes, then the alarm sounds again. REMEMBER! Da not switch on the phone when wireless phone use is prohibited or when it may cause Interference or danger. Games Use Menu 8 to challenge yourself or a friend to the four fun games in your phone. To pause a game, press To resume, choose Continue. REMEMBER! Your phone must be switched on to use this function.
13. Security features Access codes overview Access codes consist of the lock code and security aced. When You get your phone, you should change these codes from their defaults, write down the new daces, and keep them in a safe place away from the phone. Avoid using access codes that are similar to emergency numbers, such as 911, to prevent accidental dialing of the emergency number. Lock code Your phone's lock code is used to lack and unlock your phone. The default Jock aced is 1234.
numbers. Once you enter 15 restricted numbers, the Add restriction option is removed from the menu. This option is available again once you delete ore or more phone numbers from the restricted list. Nate: Your phone does not alert you to incoming calls from restricted numbers unless the caller leaves a voice message. Making changes to the restricted incoming cats list To edit or completely erase an entry in the list, choose Edit or Erase.
restriction. {The number remains in the list so that you can restrict it again later by pressing Mark.) When you're done, press C& . Press Yes to save your changes (or <& to cancel). Phone rock You can prevent unauthorized use of your phone by locking it. When your phone is locked, only incoming calls and calls to the unlocked phone number (see below) are allowed. The memory and menu are unavailable. Note: Cali may still be possible to emergency numbers. How to lock your phone Press Menu 4 3 21.
Changing covers When changing covers. don't use the phone's antenna as leverage! 1 Switch off the power and disconnect the phone from the charger or any other device. 2 Using a coin, depress the colored tab on the top of the phone and slide the color cover forward, 4 Remove the rubber keypad from the back of the cover, Place it into the back of the new cover. 56 HD981 User Guide per-release version 0.03 Place the bottom of the cover against the bottom of the phone.
Batteries Several batteries are available for your phone: « LBS-2 Extended Li-Lon 900 mAh + B MS-2S Extended Nigh 900 mAh + B MS-2V Vibrating Nigh 900 mAh + LBS-4 Ultra Extended Li-Ion 1500 mAh Charging times The table below displays approximate battery charging times. These charging times charge your pane to about 80% of its capacity, and the battery strength indicator stops scrolling. If you wish to obtain 100% battery capacity, please allow another two hairs for “maintenance” charge.
AC P-7U Standard Travel Charger Use this durable and economical charger to charge all battery options. Plug the charger into a wall outlet and connect the connector te the bottom of your phone. Check the charging status on your phone's screen. Calls can be made during charging, but charging stop for the duration of the call and the battery bar scrolling stops.
When the phone is charging, no lights are displayed on the stand; check the charging status of the phone battery on your phone's screen, Charging moves to the rear slot once the front battery is 100% charged. When the spare battery is charging, check the status indicator on the left side of the charging stand. A red light indicates that the battery is charging: a green light indicates that the battery Is charged to at feast 80% of its capacity.
© Should always keep the phone more than 6 inches (20 em) Fromm their pacemaker when the phone is switched on; = Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket; + Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference. + If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, switch off your phone immediately. Hearing aids Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids.
"Making an emergency call 1 If the phone is not on, switch it on. 2 Press and hold K€) for several seconds to ready the phone for calls. 3 Key in the emergency number for your present location (e.g. 911 or other official emergency number). Emergency numbers vary by location. 4 Press Call If certain features are in use (Key guard, call restrictions, etc.), you may first need ta turn those features off before you can make an emergency call. Consult this document and your colas cellular service provider.
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8. If 2 problem develops during the limited warranty period, the Consumer should take the following step-by-step procedure: 2) The Consumer shall rattan the Product ta the place of purchase for repair or replacement processing. not convenient the Consumer shall ship the Product prepaid and insured to: Nokia Mobile Phones, Inc, Attn: Repair Department 795 West NASA Bird.
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E editing names/numbers 38 emergency calls 26, 65 emergency key 9 27 erasing names/numbers 39 external antenna jack 7 F factory settings, restoring 36 G mes 48 H help text 8 Key guard 13 keypad lock 13 keys Key 6 Navigate) key 6 power key 6 scroll keys 8 L language 22 lights 7 in car kit 22 lock code 50 locking the keypad 13 locking your phone 54 M making a call 16 memory 39 menu 8 shortcuts 9 messages text see text messages vice mail 43 missed calls 40 muting the microphone 16, 29 N NAM selection 32 names
