Basic Operation

SIM Card Installation
The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card helps your wireless network identify and communicate with your phone. It is also used for storing messages and phone numbers. You cannot use your phone without a SIM
card except to dial emergency calls.
If a SIM card is not installed, Check SIM! displays when you turn on the phone. To install your SIM card:

1. Turn off the phone’s power by pressingfor 1 second.
2. Remove the battery and insert the SIM card in its socket, making sure that it fits properly.
   The SIM card fits into its socket only one way, as shown below.
3. Close the hinge on the socket and slide into place.
4. Reinsert the battery and turn the phone’s power back on.
5. If requested, enter your unlock code when Unlock Code? displays.

If Enter Pin and Press OK displays, enter your PIN (4-8 digits) and press. For security, the digits display as asterisks. If you enter a digit incorrectly, press, and start over.

If you enter an incorrect PIN, Wrong PIN Enter Again! displays. You have 3 attempts to enter the PIN correctly. On the last attempt, Last Attempt flashes and the phone is locked.
Contact your Service Provider Customer Care to unlock your phone.
NOTE: To disable the PIN, see Enabling and Disabling the SIM PIN in Security.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turning the Phone On
Pressand hold for 1 second. The power-on tone sounds, and all icons display for a few seconds.

• If Check SIM! displays, see SIM Card Installation.
• If Auto Lock is enabled, Unlock Code? displays. Enter your Unlock Code. If you make a mistake, pressand re-enter your Unlock Code.
• If Enter PIN and Press OK displays, enter the PIN and press.

Network Selection
We strongly recommend that you select automatic network selection although your phone can also select networks manually. See Network Selection Menu in Main Menu.

Automatic Network Search
When your phone is turned on, Searching displays. When your phone finds a network, the network name and Receiving Signal Strength Indicator icondisplays. Your phone is now ready to use. When you are outside of home network range, the Rm (Roaming Indicator) icon displays.
If you are outside of any PCS network, No Service Currently Available displays.

Manual Network Search
Contact your Service Provider before selecting Manual network search.

Message Center
The phone checks for new messages. If you have any unretrieved messages, the Message Center screen displays.

Voice Mail
If you have new Voice Mail, theicon appears and New Voice displays. Select New Voice. Your phone dials the Voice Mail Center and retrieves the Voice Mail.

Text Messages (Short Message Service)
You can use your phone to send and receive text messages. If you have unretrieved messages, the Messages icon appears and the number of messages displays, followed by Text. If SIM memory for Text Messages is full, theicon flashes.
See Messages Menu in the Main Menu chapter to read, write, and send messages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Placing Calls

Either:

• Press, listen for a dial tone. When Enter Number displays, dial the number.
• Dial the desired number first, then press.
  NOTE: Thebutton deletes any misdialed numbers.

1. After you press theicon, Dialing, and the number you dialed display.
   If the called party is busy, a normal busy tone sounds and Busy displays.
   If the call is restricted, Call Restricted displays.
   If the call does not connect the first time, and Call Retry is on, the phone retries the call.
   If the Call Retry function is not on, Call Failed! Try Again? displays. Select Yes to retry the call.
   After a call connects, the Call Timer displays. Aftter 1 hour, the call timer display format changes from minutes and seconds to hours and minutes.
2. When the call is complete, pressbriefly to hang up.

Emergency Calls
You can place emergency calls at any time by dialing one of the emergency numbers (911, 999, or 112) and press- ing. Only emergency calls can be placed when SIM cards are not inserted in phones.

International Calls
To place international calls, presstwice in quick succession (+, the international access code, displays) and dial the remaining digits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receiving Calls

When you receive a call one of three things happens depending on the vibrator setting (G150 only). See “Vibrator” in the Main Menu chapter for more information.

• If the vibrator is turned off (default setting), the phone rings, the backlight illuminates, the LED indicator flashes green and Call (or Forwarded Call) displays.
• If the vibrator is turned on, the phone vibrates, the backlight illuminates, the LED indicator flashes green and Call (or Forwarded Call) displays.
• If the vibrator is set to vibe & ring, the phone rings, the phone vibrates, the backlight illuminates, the LED indicator flashes green and Call (or Forwarded Call) displays.
  Note: If the vibrator is on while the phone is connected to an external power supply during an incoming call, the phone will ring but not vibrate.

To answer the call, press any key exceptand 0. To reject the call, press, or press 0 followed by.
The caller’s number (if available) displays. If you have this number in memory, the person’s name displays.
If you do not answer a call, Unanswered Calls and the number of calls display. The phone stores up to 10 unanswered calls. View the phone numbers using Unanswered Calls in the Memory Menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume Controls
Adjusting Ringer Volume
During Incoming Calls and Idle/Standby Mode (phone on, no call placed), the volume control on the left side of the phone controls ringer volume.
During Idle/Standby Mode, you can also do the following:

1. Press Right on the Express Key, then use Down on the Express Key to select Settings and press.
2. Use Down on the Express Key to select Volumes, and press.
3. Select Ring Tones and press.

• If vibrator is turned on, Vibrator ON displays and the ring tone volume cannot be adjusted (G150 only).
• If vibrator is turned off or vibe & ring is off, a sectioned line appears at bottom of the screen to indicate the volume level.

1. Adjust volume using Right and Left on the Express Key and pressto validate, to exit this menu.
   If ramping is engaged, the volume increases by 1 volume level each successive ring until full volume is reached.

Adjusting Handset Speaker Volume
Use the volume control on the left side of the phone during conversation to adjust handset speaker volume.

Adjusting Keypad Tone Volume

1. Press Right on the Express Key to display the Main Menu.
2. Select Settings and press.
3. Select Volumes and press.
4. Select Keys and press.
5. Adjust volume using Right and Left on the Express Key and pressto validate orto exit this menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTMF Tone Transmission
DTMF tones are the sounds your phone makes when you enter digits. You may need to send DTMF tones when you are communicating with computerized answering systems.

While in Conversation:

1. Press Right on the Express Key, select Send DTMF, and press.
2. Enter the desired DTMF string using the keypad, then press.

Storing DTMF Strings
To store DTMF strings or numbers with DTMF strings for automatic dialing and sending, see "Entering Phone Numbers in SIM memory" (Storing and Retrieving Information).

Insert a P (3 second pause) between the phone number and DTMF string by pressingand holding for 1 second. You can insert as many Ps as necessary.
Recall the number from memory and press. The phone dials the number, pauses for 3 seconds for each P, and sends the DTMF string.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call Waiting
If Call Waiting is active and you have a second call, a call waiting tone sounds, and the display changes as follows:

• The first line displays 1-Actv followed by the name or the last 5 digits of the number for the person you are speaking with (if available).
• The second line displays 2-Wait and that person’s name or the last 5 digits of the phone number (if available).
• The bottom right part of the screen displays the waiting caller’s phone number (if available).

When a call is waiting, you have the following options:

• Reject the call by pressing 0, then.
• Hang up the first call and accept the second by pressing 1, then.
• Put the first call on hold and accept the second by pressing 2 and , or simply press.
• Hang up any of the calls by pressing X (X is the number of the call) and.
  NOTE: You can also reject calls, put calls on hold, or take calls off hold using the Main Menu. See the Menus chapter for information on the Main Menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hold/Retrieve
To put a call on hold in order to place a second call, simply dial the desired phone number and pressor vice versa. You may also select Hold from the Main Menu, press, then dial the number followed by.
When you put a call on hold the following happens:

• While the phone is dialing, the first line of the screen displays 1-Hold and a caller identifier (if available).
• The second line displays 2-Dial and a caller identifier (if available).
• When the call connects, its status designation changes from 2-Dial to 2-Actv.

To retrieve the call (the active call is put on hold), either:

• Press.
• Press 2, then.
• Select Swap from the Main Menu and press.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Party Conferencing
Adding Parties by Calling Them

1. Put the first call on hold by pressingand dialing a number, or vise versa. The screen displays the first call with the status 1-Hold and the second with 2-Actv.
2. Add the original call back into the conference by selecting Join from the Main Menu and pressing, or by pressing 3 and then. All parties are now active.

Adding Incoming Calls

1. Answer the call and put the first call on hold by pressing 2 and then, or press only.
2. Reconnect the first call by pressing 3 and, or by selecting Join from the Main Menu and pressing . You can perform these steps to include up to 5 callers.

Holding Private Conversations
Select Private from the Main Menu, then select a person from the list of calls. To return to the conference, pressor select Join from the Main Menu and press.

Removing Calls From the Conference
To remove a call from the conference, set up a private conversation, then select Reject in the Main Menu and press. Pressor select Swap or Join in the Main Menu and pressto return to the conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Line Service
When you receive a call on a second line, the following happens:

• LINE 2 indicator appears next to the icon.
• If you receive a call on one line while you are on the other, the second call displays as 2 Wait.

Answer an incoming call on one line while you are on the other line as you would a waiting call.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interrupted Calls
When a call is interrupted due to loss of the signal, the phone may try to reconnect the call. When the phone tries to reconnect the call, Reconnecting displays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Off
To turn off your phone, pressor 1 second. A power off tone sounds, and Power Off displays.
DO NOT disconnect the battery while this message displays. The phone saves information to the SIM card.