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For Your Safety FOR YOUR SAFETY QUALIFIED SERVICE Read these simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. Further detailed information is given in this manual. Only qualified service personnel must install or repair equipment. Use only approved accessories and batteries. ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST SWITCH OFF IN AIRCRAFT Don’t use a hand-held phone while driving; park the vehicle first. Mobile phones can cause interference. Using them on aircraft is illegal.
Quick Start Here are a few basic instructions about using your new Nokia 550 phone: Español 1 Attach the battery to the phone. 2 Connect the charger to the bottom of the phone. 3 To switch the phone on/ off, press . To make a call: 4 If your phone is within the network service area (if the O symbol appears on the display), you can make a call. 5 To make a call, key in the desired phone number (including the area code). 6 Press to make a call. 7 Press to end a call. To receive a call: 1 Press .
Contents For Your Safety...............................................2 Quick Start......................................................3 1. Basic Information.......................................5 Using This Guide ..................................................... 5 List Of Keys .............................................................. 5 Selection Keys ......................................................... 5 Display Indicators ...................................................
1. Basic Information Using This Guide The cellular phone described in this guide is approved for use in a NMT 450 network. A number of features included in this guide are called Network Services provided by cellular service providers. Before you can take advantage of any of these Network Services, you must subscribe to the service(s) you require from your home service provider. You can then activate these functions as described in this guide.
Display Indicators O Service indicator. Indicates that you are in a cellular service area. If it does not appear, you are outside the service area and the network cannot serve you. Roam indicator. Comes on when the NMT network cannot transmit calls to your phone. Press to reregister the phone on the system, or try to make a call. ABC Alpha mode indicator. Shows that the phone is in alpha mode and letters can be keyed in or displayed. and bar (left side of display) Signal strength indicator.
Charging A New Battery Before you can use your phone, you must fully charge the battery. A new battery must be charged for at least 16 hours before being used for the first time. Attach the battery to the phone and connect the charger to the bottom of the phone as described on page 2. NiMH battery performance will vary with the condition of the battery. The following conditions will reduce battery performance: temperature extremes, poor charging or discharging practices and improper storage.
Accessories the battery (metal strips on the back of the battery), for example, when you carry a spare battery in your pocket or purse. Short-circuiting the terminals may damage the battery or the connecting object. An extensive range is available for your phone. You can select these according to your special communication needs. For availability of accessories, check with your local dealer. When you disconnect the power cord of any accessory, grasp and pull the plug, not the cord.
2. Basic Functions Making A Call For example, when calling abroad from Finland, instead of dialling 1 Key in the number (include the area code, 1 Press the If you make a mistake you can delete the last number by pressing or clear the whole display, by pressing and holding for half a second. 2 Press If you also store all of your domestic phone numbers with the prefix +, you need not insert the phone number with the international access codes when you wish to call these numbers from abroad. .
1-Touch Dialling identified and the call is diverted, the message DIVERTED CALL appears on the display. 1 Press Keys 1-9 dial predefined numbers stored in memory locations 1-9. Note: before you can use the 1-Touch Dialling function, you must first store a number in one of the locations 1-9 and make sure you have switched the 1-Touch Dialling function On using the phone’s Menu Facility (see Menu 4 3). to take the call. When you have finished speaking, press .
Muting The Microphone To lock the keypad: Press Menu and . The muting feature allows you to switch off the phone’s microphone, so you can have a private conversation with other people during a call. 1 Press Unlock and . Press the Menu selection key and hold it down briefly to mute the microphone. The MUTED message is shown. Press and hold the Menu key again to unmute the microphone. MUTE OFF is shown. The call can then be continued in the usual way. The KEYPAD LOCKED message appears on the display.
3. The Memory (before the ABC indicator flashes). If the character displayed is not the character you want, press the key again (before the ABC indicator flashes) and if you still don’t have the character you want, press the key a third time (before the ABC indicator flashes). If you miss the letter you want, press the key repeatedly until the letter you require reappears.
2 Press Memory, Save. The phone will ask you Or: 1 Press and hold to clear the display. 2 Press Memory, Save, Save. The phone will to specify a memory location number SAVE IN LOCATION. 3 Press OK if you want the information stored ask you to specify a memory location number Location to be erased: in the first available memory location. Otherwise, key in a memory location number. want to clear and press Erase. The message ERASE ? and the name or number and the memory location number will appear.
Scratchpad Memory (If no name was stored with the number, the display will be blank). Press again if you want to return to the number display. 4 Call the number by pressing In addition to its 97 permanent memory locations, the phone has one short-term memory location (00), where a telephone number (and a name ) keyed in during a call is temporarily stored. The number is cleared from memory when the phone is switched off. .
4. The Menu Facility The Menu Shortcut The menu allows you to check and change the settings for certain functions, e.g. whether they are currently switched on or off. You can scroll through the menu with the or keys to enter a function or to use a shortcut by pressing the Menu key and number of the desired menu For example, to enter Menu 0, press Menu and then 0. Similarily, to enter the submenu 0 1, you can press Menu and then keys 0 and 1. (see instructions below).
Menu 0 Menu 1 CALL REGISTER MESSAGES 0 RECENT CALLS 0 DIALLED CALLS 1 RECEIVED CALLS 2 MISSED CALLS 3 ERASE ALL RECENT CALLS 1 CALL DURATION 0 LAST CALL 1 OUTGOING CALLS 2 INCOMING CALLS 3 RESET COUNTERS 0 READ MESSAGES 1 WRITE MESSAGES 2 LISTEN TO VOICE MESSAGES 3 RETRIEVE MESSAGES 4 MESSAGE SETTINGS Menu 2 PHONE SETTINGS 0 COUNTRY 1 LIGHTS 2 KEYPAD TONES 3 LANGUAGE 4 BATTERY CARE 5 CLOCK Menu 3 SECURITY OPTIONS 0 PHONE LOCK 1 CHANGE LOCK CODE 2 CALL BARRING Menu 4 CALL SETTINGS 0 RINGING
Menu Functions network features, rounding-off for billing, and so forth. You can enter all the Menu functions described on the following pages in the same way as in examples CALL REGISTER (Menu 0) or MESSAGES (Menu 1). Your phone can also be used for sending and receiving SMS messages. This function is a network service and operational only if the network supports it. Call Register (Menu 0) With Menu function 0, you can get information about your recent calls and their duration.
3 With Options selection key you get a list (Save, Send, Erase). Use the and to scroll through these options. If the voice mailbox number is not stored in the phone’s memory, a message NO VOICE MAILBOX NUMBER will appear on the display. Use submenu 1 4 1 to store the voice mailbox number. keys 4 To select an option, e.g. to Send a message, press the OK selection key. 5 The phone will ask for recipient’s number (Number:). 6 Use the and keys if you wish to get a number from the phone’s memory.
Phone Settings (Menu 2) store the voice mailbox number in the phone’s memory by using this submenu function. 1 Press Menu 1 4 1 to enter the ‘Voice There are 18 selectable country codes in the phone’s memory. If you go to another country using the NMT network and wish to use your phone there, you must select the correct country code (FI, NO, SE, DK, etc.). 2 Key in the voice mailbox number provided by the local network operator. 3 Press the OK selection key.
Clock (Menu 2 5) Change Lock Code (Menu 3 1) This menu function allows you to check the time on your phone, but only if the network supports the function. Time is shown on the third display row when the phone is in idle mode, conversation mode or when the phone’s keypad is locked. To change the lock code of your phone: Enter Menu 2 5 and use the and to switch the function On or Off. 2 1 Press Menu 3 1 to enter the Change Lock keys Code submenu.
You can enter several, maximum of 30 numbers, at the same time. Press to separate the different numbers. a short beep. The message SILENT is displayed in standby mode. Note: The vibrating options operate only when a vibra battery is used. For example, 990*9700 restricts the calls to any numbers beginning with 990 and 9700. You can enable the 1-9 keys to make a call to a number stored in one of those particular memory locations.
I Manual DTMF Dialling 1 Make the call in the usual way (see ‘Making a Call’). 2 Key in the numbers onto the display. Each When you store the DTMF numbers in the memory, you can add pause characters in the middle of the string of digits. It may be that your answering machine requires a pause between your password and the code for “play messages”. II Manual DTMF Dialling through the MFT Service To create a pause of 2.5 seconds in the string, press the key three times (shown as p on the display).
2 Press OK to select an option. The message Prefix Editor (Menu 7) ’Set alarm time:’ appears. 3 Use the number keys to set the desired alarm A number prefix can be added with the front editor, which enables the user to add numbers to the beginning of the phone number. Numbers will be modified starting at the cursor location. time. 4 Press OK to accept the set time.
Care and Maintenance Important Safety Information Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you to fulfill any warranty obligations and to enjoy this product for many years. Traffic Safety Do not use a hand-held telephone while driving a vehicle. If using a hand-held phone, park the vehicle before conversing.
Electronic fuel injection systems, electronic anti-skid braking systems, electronic cruise control systems and other electronic systems can malfunction due to a lack of protection from radio signals. Check regularly that all cellular phone equipment in your vehicle is mounted and operating properly. When making an emergency call, remember to give all the necessary information as accurately as possible.
