Ericsson T18s User manual

Mobile Phone
T18s
User’s Guide
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Contents
at a Glance
Getting Started 3
Preparing Your Phone for Use 5
Turning Your Phone On and Off 11
Display Information and Key Functions 13
Making and Receiving Calls 15
During a Call 17
Functions and Settings 19
Using the Menu System 21
Your Personal Phone Book 23
Using the Call List 29
Your Voice Mail Service 33
Personalizing Your Phone 35
Sending and Receiving Text Messages (SMS) 41
Diverting Incoming Calls 49
Security for Your Phone and Subscription 51
Handling More than One Call Simultaneously 57
Setting Network Preferences 63
Knowing the Call Time/Call Cost 67
Using Two Voice Lines 69
Calling from Your Car 71
Voice Recognition 73
Calling Card or Credit Card Calls 77
Sending and Receiving Faxes 79
Some Useful Tools 81
Additional Information 83
Troubleshooting 85
Quick Keys 87
Technical Data 89
Glossary 91
Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use 97
Warranty 101
Index 103
Ericsson T18s
First edition (February 1999)
This manual is published by Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB, without any
warranty. Improvements and changes to
this manual necessitated by typographical
errors, inaccuracies of current information,
or improvements to programs and/or equip-
ment, may be made by Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB at any time and with-
out notice. Such changes will, however, be
incorporated into new editions of this
manual.
All rights reserved.
©Ericsson Mobile Communications AB,
1999
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 2526 R1A
Printed in Sweden
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Please note!
Some of the services in this manual are not supported by all net-
works. This also applies to the GSM International Emergency
Number 112.
Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are
in doubt whether you can use a particular service or not.
The symbol on our products signifies that they have been certi-
fied according to the EMC directive 89/336/EEC, the Telecommu-
nications directive 91/263/EEC, and the Low Voltage directive
73/23/EEC when applicable. The products fulfil the requirements
according to the following standards:
Cellular Phones and Accessories in Combination:
ETS 300 342-1 EMC for European digital cellular telecommunica-
tions.
Accessories Without Direct Connection to a Cellular Phone:
EN 50081 Electromagnetic compatibility, Generic Emission
Standard, and EN 50082 Electromagnetic compatibility, Generic
Immunity Standard.

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Preparing Your Phone for Use 5
Turning Your Phone On and Off 11
Display Information and Key Functions 13
Making and Receiving Calls 15
During a Call 17
GETTING STARTED

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Preparing Your Phone for Use 5
Preparing Your Phone
for Use
Front
Back
OVERVIEW
A
ntenna
Earpiece
Display
Keypad
Flip
Indicator light
Volume keys
Microphone
Microphone channel
Threaded hole for belt clip
SIM release button
Battery
Battery release
catch

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6 Preparing Your Phone for Use
You need to do the following to use your phone:
•insert the SIM card
•attach the battery to the phone
•charge the battery
When you register as a subscriber with a network operator, you get a SIM
(Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM card contains a computer chip
that keeps track of your phone number, the services included in your subscrip-
tion, and your Phone Book information, among other things.
SIM cards come in two sizes. One is the size of a credit card, and the other is
smaller. Your phone uses the smaller card. Many credit card-sized SIM cards
have a perforated smaller card that you can take out easily. Before you can use
your phone, you must insert the SIM card as shown below.
Inserting the SIM Card
Removing the SIM Card
ASSEMBLY
THE SIM CARD
nectors facing down and the cut
corner turned to the left.
1. Remove the battery (if attached).
2. Slide the SIM card into the SIM
card slot with the golden con-
3. Pull out the SIM card.1. Remove the battery (if attached).
2. Slide the SIM release button
towards you.

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Preparing Your Phone for Use 7
The PIN
Most SIM cards are supplied with a security code or PIN (Personal Identity
Number), which you need to access the network. Every time you turn on your
phone, it prompts you to enter your PIN. You will find your PIN in the infor-
mation from your operator.
You may need your PIN when you want to change settings in your phone. Fur-
thermore, some operators may have services that require a second PIN, your
PIN2.
You should be careful with your PIN, since it is your protection against
unauthorized use of your subscription.
If your PIN is entered incorrectly three times in a row, the SIM card is
blocked. If this happens, you can unlock it by using your PUK (Personal
Unblocking Key code), which you also get from your operator.
Your phone comes with a nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery. The battery is
not charged when you buy your phone, but there may be enough power to turn
the phone on. We recommend that you charge the battery before you use the
phone for the first time.
Attaching the Battery to your Phone
When to Charge the Battery
The nickel metal hydride battery that comes with your phone can be charged
whenever you wish without affecting its performance. This is not the case
with the cheaper nickel cadmium type batteries, often sold as accessories by
other suppliers. For the best talk and standby time in the long run, we recom-
mend that you use only Ericsson original batteries with your phone.
To remind you that you will soon need to charge the battery or replace it with
a charged one:
THE BATTERY
•Place the battery on the back of the phone and push until you hear a click.

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8 Preparing Your Phone for Use
•an alarm signal (a long beep) sounds and the message Battery low appears
for ten seconds in the display. The signal is repeated several times.
•the indicator light on top of the phone starts flashing red.
Note! The phone turns itself off when the battery can no longer power it satis-
factorily.
Charging the Battery
To indicate charging:
•the battery meter in the display pulses continuously.
•the indicator on top of the phone shows a steady red light (or green, if the
phone is turned on).
When the battery is fully charged, the battery meter in the display is full and
the indicator on top of the phone shows a steady green light.
Tip! You can use the phone while the battery is being charged. However, this
increases the charging time.
3. Connect the other end of the
cable to the phone as shown in
the picture. The flash symbol on
the plug must face upwards.
1. Make sure that the battery is
attached to the phone.
2. Connect the charger to the mains.

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Preparing Your Phone for Use 9
Disconnecting the Charger
Removing the Battery
•Bend the plug connected to the phone upwards and pull it out.
3. Lift the battery up and away from
the phone.
1. Turn off the phone.
2. Press the catch on the bottom of
the battery.