KDDI A5503SA Installation guide

Basic Manual/A5503SA
December 2003 Edition
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Manufactured by
： SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
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0077-7-111
(toll free) 
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Before use
How to use
the Phone
How to use the
Address Book
How to
use Mail
How to use
the Camera
How to use
EZweb
How to use
FM Radio
Inputting
Text
How to use
EZnaviWalk
Troubleshooting
Other Features

取扱説明書/A5503SA
ご利用
いただく前に
目次
電話を使う

アドレス帳を使う
メールを使う
カメラを使う
EZwebを使う
データ
フォルダを使う
EZナビウォーク
を使う
FMラジオ
で楽しむ
EZアプリ
（BREW
TM
）を使う
文字を入力する
画面／表示

着信音／バイブ
目覚まし／
予定管理
セキュリティ

その他便利な
機能を使う
auのネット
ワークサービス
その他
基本操作ガイド/A5503SA
準備する

電話を

かける ／ 受ける

アドレス帳を

使う

メールを
使う

カメラを
使う

EZwebを
 使う

EZナビ
ウォークを使う

FMラジオ
で楽しむ

文字を
入力する

困ったときは？

その他の機能

Preface
Thank you very much for purchasing the A5503SA.
Carefully read the Manual and Basic Manual to ensure proper operation before using the
A5503SA. Keep these manuals handy so that you can refer to them at any time after
reading.
Contact au Customer Service Center or au shop nearest you when you lose any of these
manuals.
A5503SA Basic Manual
Equivalent to this English PDF manual.
A5503SA Manual
English version is not available.
■Printed Manuals for A5503SA (Japanese)
The A5503SA comes with the Basic Manual and the Manual.
Information
Upper and lower part of screen indication may be omitted in this manual. Also, font or
indication may be different from that on the actual screen or may be partly omitted.

1
●There are places where the use
of mobile phones is prohibited.
• Do not use mobile phones while
you are driving. Doing so is both
dangerous and forbidden by law.
• Electric waves may interfere with
airplane operation. Be sure to turn
your mobile phone OFF before you
board airplanes.
●Electric waves from mobile
phones may adversely influence
medical apparatus and
equipment.
• Some people close to you in busy
places such as crowded trains may
be using a pacemaker.
Turn your mobile phone OFF in
such places.
• Abide by the instructions of
hospitals and other medical
institutions where it is forbidden to
use or carry mobile phone.
●Consider where to use your
mobile phone and be careful of
how loudly you talk.
• Do not place calls from cinemas,
theaters, museums, libraries and other
similar places. Turn your mobile phone
OFF or set it to the Manner Mode to
prevent others around you from being
inconvenienced by ring tones for
incoming calls or mails.
• Use your mobile phone in places
where you will not prevent others
from passing through.
• Move to areas where you will not
cause others inconvenience on
Shinkansen (bullet train) or in hotel
lobbies.
• Take care not to talk too loudly
during conversations.
• Get other people's permission before
you start recording images with the
mobile phone's camera.
Manners for Using Mobile Phones
■A mobile phone always generates weak electric waves while its power
is ON.
■Be considerate of the people and environment around you, and have
fun using your mobile phone safely.

2
Basics of the Mobile Phone
What You Can Do with the A5503SA
→ Page 55
Camera

You can take photographs
and easily send them by E-
Mail.
Mail
You can send mails to other
mobile phones or personal
computers.
→ Page 39
FM Radio
You can readily
enjoy FM radio.
EZweb(Internet)
You can access the
Internet to check the
news or download
the Ringers and Wall
Paper.
EZnaviWalk
You can identify
where you are and
follow vocal
navigation aids up
to your destination.
→ Page 60
→ Page 68
→ Page 70

3
■Answer Phone
- When you cannot
answer the call
The caller can record a
message after the answering
message when you cannot
answer the call.
Press and hold for
over a second in the Standby
Screen.
Useful Manner Mode and Answer Phone
→Page 28
→Page 29
■ Manner Mode
- For turning sound OFF
Use this mode to turn off the
Ringer to avoid annoying
people around you.
Press and hold for over a
second in the Standby Screen.

4
■You cannot talk on the
phone if the "electric
waves" are too weak.
It is sometimes difficult to
receive electric waves in some
places even in service areas.
indicates the reception state.
Check the Power, Reception and Battery
■Pay attention to the
remaining "battery"
power.
If the remaining battery power
is too low, you may not be able
to use the phone properly.
indicates the remaining
battery power.
→Page 13
→Page 13
→Page 13
■Keep the "power" ON
for usual use.
Keep the power ON to place or
answer calls.
Press and hold for over a
second.
12月12日 （ 金 ）
12 ： 12
12:12
12月12日 （ 金 ）
12 ： 12
12:12

5
■If you receive a call
from an unknown
number...
The call leads you to call back
and access vicious toll
programs that may be "One
Ring Call".
Incoming calls from unknown
numbers that were hung up within
3 seconds are indicated by an
icon with a red arrow in the
Incoming Calls history.
Watch Out for Malicious Mails and One Ring Calls!
→Page 49
→Page 23
■If you receive
malicious mails...
Using the mail filter function,
reject particular mail or mail
including "未承諾広告※
(Unsolicited Ad mail)" in the
title, which is mostly malicious
mail.
The following mail functions are
available for preventing arrival of
malicious mails:
•"未承諾広告フィルター":Rejects 未承諾広告 (unsolicited Ad) mails
•"アドレ スフィル タ ー ": Rejects specified address
•"指定受信設定" Accepts only specified mails
•"指定拒否設定" Rejects specified mails
Ｏ．Ｃ ＩｎｃｏｍｉｎｇＣａｌｌｓ
０２ １：０１ １０／ １
０３００００１ＸＸＸＸ
０９００００１ＸＸＸＸ 
０１ １５：１５ １０／１０ 
12:12

6
Manners for Using Mobile Phones ......................................................................... 1
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Basics of the Mobile Phone 2
What You Can Do with the A5503SA ..................................................................... 2
Useful Manner Mode and Answer Phone .............................................................. 3
Check the Power, Reception and Battery ............................................................... 4
Watch Out for Malicious Mails and One Ring Calls! ............................................... 5
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Contents 6
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Before use 8
Confirming the Packed Contents ........................................................................... 8
How to Read This Manual ..................................................................................... 9
Names of Each Part ............................................................................................ 10
Charging the Battery Pack ................................................................................... 11
Extending the Antenna ........................................................................................ 12
Conecting SANYO Flat-type Stereo Earphone 01 ................................................ 12
Turning the Power ON ......................................................................................... 13
Turning the Power OFF ....................................................................................... 13
About Initial Settings ............................................................................................ 13
Switching the Screen Display to English .............................................................. 14
Understanding Basic Usage of the Phone ........................................................... 16
Icon Display ........................................................................................................ 19
Initializing E-Mail and EZweb Functions .............................................................. 20
Confirming Your Phone Number and E-Mail Address ........................................... 21
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How to use the Phone 22
Placing a Call ...................................................................................................... 22
Answering a Call ................................................................................................. 22
Calling Back (Outgoing Calls/Incoming Calls) ...................................................... 23
Countermeasure for One Ring Calls .................................................................... 23
Changing Ringer Type ......................................................................................... 24
Adjusting Ringer Volume ..................................................................................... 26
Setting the Manner Mode .................................................................................... 28
Adjusting the Other Party's Voice Volume ............................................................ 29
Recording Messages When You Are Unable to Answer a Call ............................. 29
Playing Back/Erasing Recorded Messages ......................................................... 30
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How to use the Address Book 32
Saving in the Address Book ................................................................................ 32
Placing a Call to a Saved Phone Number ............................................................ 35
Editing the Address Book Data ............................................................................ 36
Registering Data from the Outgoing/Incoming Calls ............................................ 38
Contents

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How to use Mail 39
Using E-Mail Features ......................................................................................... 39
Changing Your E-Mail Address ............................................................................ 40
Creating and Sending E-Mail ............................................................................... 42
Reading Received E-Mail .................................................................................... 45
Replying to Received E-Mail ................................................................................ 46
Reading E-Mail from the Inbox ............................................................................ 48
Blocking Malicious Mail ....................................................................................... 49
Using C-Mail Features ......................................................................................... 50
Creating and Sending C-Mail .............................................................................. 51
Reading Received C-Mail .................................................................................... 53
Reading C-Mail from the Inbox ............................................................................ 54
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How to use the Camera 55
Taking a Still Image (Photo) ................................................................................. 55
Recording a Moving Image (Movie) ..................................................................... 56
Viewing Taken/Recorded Images ........................................................................ 58
Attaching a Photo or Movie to an E-Mail Message ............................................... 59
Photo Mail ........................................................................................................... 59
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How to use EZweb 60
EZweb (Internet) ................................................................................................. 60
Understanding Basic Operations ......................................................................... 61
Viewing an Informational Site .............................................................................. 62
Downloading Ringers .......................................................................................... 63
Saving Frequently-Accessed Sites ...................................................................... 65
Accessing Sites Saved as Bookmarks ................................................................. 66
Confirming Charges ............................................................................................ 67
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How to use EZnaviWalk 68
Displaying a Map of the Place Where You Are ..................................................... 68
Registering Your Home as the Place Where You Are ............................................ 69
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How to use FM Radio 70
Listening to FM Radio ......................................................................................... 70
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Inputting Text 72
Switching Over the Input Mode ............................................................................ 72
Entering Kana ..................................................................................................... 72
Entering Kanji ...................................................................................................... 74
Entering E-Mail Addresses .................................................................................. 75
Entering Pictographs ........................................................................................... 77
Inputting Fixed Expressions ................................................................................. 78
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Troubleshooting 79
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Other Features 80
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INDEX 81

8
Before use
Before use
Confirming the Packed Contents
The A5503SA main unit and accessories are included in the package.
Basic Manual (Japanese)
Strap
Battery PackA5503SA Main Unit
SANYO AC Adapter 03
Desktop Holder SANYO Flat-type
Stereo Earphone 01
Precautions on Use (Japanese)
Warranty
基本操作ガイド/A5503SA
準備する

電話を

かける ／ 受ける

アドレス帳を

使う

メールを
使う

カメラを
使う

EZwebを
 使う

EZナビ
ウォークを使う

FMラジオ
で楽しむ

文字を
入力する

困ったときは？

その他の機能

Manual (Japanese)
取扱説明書/A5503SA
ご利用
いただく前に 
目次
電話を使う

アドレス帳を使う
メールを使う
カメラを使う
EZw ebを使う
データ
フォルダを使う
EZナビウォーク
を使う
FMラジオ
で楽しむ
EZアプリ
（BREW
TM
）を使う
文字を入力する
画面／表示

着信音／バイブ
目覚まし／
予定管理
セキュリティ

その他便利な
機能を使う
auのネット
ワークサービス
その他

9
Before use
38
How to use the Address Book
4
Use to select "Register New"
and press (
ＯＫ
).
The Classify Phone ＃selection
screen appears.
For the subsequent procedure, see Steps 6 to 10 on
page 33.
2
1
Registering Data from the Outgoing/Incoming Calls
The phone number of an outgoing or incoming call can be registered in the Address Book.
Press or in the Standby
Screen.
The Outgoing or Incoming Calls
history appears.
Use to select the phone
number to register and press
.
Use to select "Reg.to
Adrs.Bk." and press
(
ＯＫ
).
"Register New": Register new data to the Address Book.
"Add'l Register": Add or Edit existing data and then register to the Address Book.
3
Ｄｉａｌ 
Ｒｅｇ．ｔｏ Ａｄｒｓ．Ｂｋ．
Ｒｅｊｅｃｔ Ｃａｌｌｓ
Ｃｒｅａｔｅ Ｅ−Ｍａｉｌ
Ｃｒｅａｔｅ Ｃ−Ｍａｉｌ
Ｃｏｐｙ Ｐｈｏｎｅ ＃
Ｒｅｇｉｓｔｅｒ Ｎｅｗ
ＡｄｄＩ Ｒｅｇｉｓｔｅｒ
Outgoing Calls
SUB
Detail MailRec. Add
０２ １３：００ １２／１１
Ｃａｔｈｙ Ｊｏｈｎｅｓ 
０１ １３：３２ １２／１１ 
０３ ２０：１５ １２／１０
０４ ２０：００ １２／１０
Ｒｏｂｉｎ Ｓｍｉｔｈ
０９００００１ＸＸＸＸ
０９００００２ＸＸＸＸ
Ｉ．ＣＯｕｔｇｏｉｎｇＣａｌｌｓ
Select
Ｃｌａｓｓｉｆｙ Ｐｈｏｎｅ ＃
Ｍｏｂｉｌｅ
ＰＨＳ
Ｈｏｍｅ
Ｗｏｒｋ
ＦＡＸ
Ｏｔｈｅｒ
Title Contents of operation
Operation results
Key layout
Index
The index position
shifts for each
chapter.
This is useful for
locating the page
you wish to read.
Screen after operation
(Example)
Page
Operation number
How to Read This Manual
Supplementary
description

10
Before use
Names of Each Part
Start Key
Receiver (Earpiece)
Flexible Key
Cursor Key
Center Key
Mail Key
Clear/Manner Key
Sub Menu/Appli Key
Dial Key
Microphone
Power/End Key
Speaker
Main Display
EZ Key
Incoming Illuminator
Built-in Camera
Flash
Sub Display
(Back-panel) (Side Key)
Antenna
Battery Pack
Backside Cursor Key
Backside Center Key
Flat-type
Earphone-
Microphone
Jack

11
Before use
Charging the Battery Pack
The battery pack is not fully charged at the time of purchase.
Be sure to charge the battery pack with the exclusive charger when you use the
A5503SA for the first time or after a long break.
■How to charge the Battery Pack
• Incoming Illuminator red light stays lit →charge in progress
• The light goes off →charge completed
Desktop Holder
SANYO AC Adapter 03
The A5503SA Main Unit with
Battery Pack attached
AC outlet
Incoming Illuminator
(light is red)
３
１
２
Connect the SANYO AC Adapter 03 to the Desktop Holder.
1
Plug the power plug of the SANYO AC Adapter 03 into an AC outlet.
2
Attach the A5503SA on which the Battery Pack is installed to
the Desktop Holder.
To detach, hold down the Desktop Holder and detach it.
3
The battery charger can also be charged by directly inserting the
SANYO AC Adapter 03 connector into the external connection
terminal on the A5503SA Main Unit.
Information

12
Before use
Extending the Antenna
Hold the tip of the antenna and pull out until it stops.
●Extending the antenna ●Retracting the antenna
Hold the lower part of the antenna
and push straight down (①), then
hold the upper part of the antenna
and push straight down (②).
Attempting to retract by force while
holding the upper part, it may result
in damage.
②
①
②
①
Connecting SANYO Flat-type Stereo Earphone 01
Turn the cover of the flat-type earphone-microphone
jack 180 degrees ( ①), and then connect the
accompanying SANYO Flat-type Stereo Earphone 01 to
the jack ( ②). An attempt to force connection without
turning the cover may lead to breakage. Insert the
earphone-microphone correctly, orienting it as shown in
the figure.
Do not touch the antenna or entangle it in the metal strap, as
these actions may result in weak electric waves.
Information
If the antenna is not extended far
enough, it loses sensitivity and may
fail to pick up a sufficient signal.

13
Before use
Turning the Power ON
To use the phone and mail functions, turn the power ON to display the Standby Screen.
Press and hold for over a second.
When the power is turned ON, the au
logo is displayed and the Standby
Screen appears.
Check the battery level.
Check the electric wave reception.
• When " " or " " is displayed, you cannot use the functions
with the electric wave reception.
• When " " is displayed, you may not be able to use the functions
with the electric wave reception.
1
MainMenu
Fri
Fri
 Dec
Dec
 12
12
12:12
12:12
12
12
： 12
12
Fri  Dec  12
12
： 12
Turning the Power OFF
Press and hold for over a
second.
Keep the power ON to answer calls.
1
<Standby Screen>
LockNo.
Font Size
Number Notice
Call Notice
Entry Size
Mail Display
EZweb Display
AddressBookList
Phone Number Entry
About Initial Settings
When purchased, A5503SA is configured with the following initial settings.
1234
Large
Large
Small
Large
Large
ON
Ringer: "Mio Babbino Caro"
Image: Simple
Strong Mid Weak Very weak Out of service area Electric wave OFF
High Medium Low Zero
Vibrator: OFF
Lamp: PriorData Color3

14
Before use
Switching the Screen Display to English
Menus, messages and other screen displays can be switched to either Japanese or
English.
Press (
メインメニュー
) in the
Standby Screen.
The メインメニュー (Main Menu)
appears.
Use to select " 基本設定
(Basic Setup)" and press
(
選択
).
The 基本設定(Basic Setup) screen
appears.
Use to select "ﾕｰｻﾞｰ補助
(User Support)" and press
(
選択
).
The ﾕｰｻﾞｰ補助 (User Support setting)
screen appears.
1
2
3
選択 切替
SUB
Jump
選択
基本設定
通話 ／ 料金
音 ／ハ゛イフ゛
画面表示
フ゜ライハ゛シー 
ユーサ゛ー 補助
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通信
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Before use
Use to select "Set
Language" and press
(
選択
).
The Set Language setting screen
appears.
Use to select "English" and
press (
Set
).
The screen display is set to English.
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5
Set
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Before use
Understanding Basic Usage of the Phone
■Basic operation
Various functions and settings of the A5503SA can be accessed from the MainMenu.
Use the Cursor Key ( ) on the MainMenu to select the item, then press the Center Key
() to determine and access the selected function.
(Example) Press the Up or Down Key →
Press the Left or Right Key→
MainMenu
In this Basic Manual, usage of the cursor and center keys is indicated as follows.
MainMenu
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Use for
item selection,
and for
setting it.
<Standby Screen> <Main Menu>
Select Switch
SUB
Jump
Select
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
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
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SUB
Jump
Select Switch
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Mail
Camera
Private Info
EZnaviWalk
Basic Setup
Useful Tools
EZweb
FM Radio
EZappli

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Before use
■Using the Sub-Menu
While
SUB
is displayed on a function setup screen or character entry screen, pressing
displays the Sub Menu for the relevant function, allowing various operations associated
with that function.
Close
MainMenu on the Sub-display
Sub Menu
Detail MailRec. Add
SUB
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０１ １３：３２ １２／１１ 
０３ ２０：１５ １２／１０
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Ｃｒｅａｔｅ Ｃ−Ｍａｉｌ
Ｃｏｐｙ Ｐｈｏｎｅ ＃
Camera
Mail
Private Info
FM Radio
EZweb
Data Folder
■Operations With the Main Body Folded
Pressing the backside center key enables you to work with the MainMenu on the
sub-display. Use the backside cursor key ( ) to select an item, and the backside center
key ( ) to set it. Pressing the side key ( ) in standby mode causes the
current time to be announced.
When you are lost in operation or have made mistakes, press the side key ( )
or the backside cursor key ( ) to return to the previous screen.
Information

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Before use
■Flexible key
Use for operate items indicated in the lower part of the Main Display.
The items displayed may differ depending on the screen.
In the case shown in the figure on the left:
Press the key shown on the right for the
function on the left, in the figure below:
→
MainMenu
→
→
SUB
→
■How to use the keys
Press to return to the previous screen when you get confused or make a wrong
operation. Press to return to the Standby Screen.
MainMenu
SUB
Incoming Calls (See page 23)
Loading the Address Book
Sending/Receiving E-Mail
Placing/Answering a Call
Entering phone
numbers or characters
Loading the Calendar
Outgoing Calls (See page 23)
Loading the EZappli
or the Sub Menu
Connecting to the
EZweb (Internet)
Powering ON/OFF or
finishing a call
Loading the data folder
in the Standby Screen
Setting or releasing
the Answer Phone
Loading the Memo Menu
Erasing characters or
cancelling operations
Setting or releasing the
Manner Mode
Information