NEC N5106 User manual

N5106 User manual
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NEC
User Manual for
N5106
Mobile Phone
November, 2006

N5106 User manual
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Summary
Welcome to select N6207 mobile phone. This instruction manual explains the excellent performance
of N6207 mobile phone for details. Besides basic function of talking, N5106 mobile phone and system
network also provide you with practical multi-functions and service to facilitate your work and leisure
activity.
N5106 mobile phone is specially designed for GSM900/1800/1900 network environment and is
automatic three frequency mobile phone. With the trend that GSM is gradually becoming the standard of
the communication system in the world, you will possess the free space for random communication in
double frequency network.
We provide you with the multiple special fitting parts including charging battery and charger for your
selection. Please refer to section 14 of this instruction manual for the detailed description on these fitting
parts. If using fitting parts without permission from the providers, it is possible to result in danger; the
resulted damage is beyond warranty.
N5106 mobile phone has passed the network access test from the PRC Ministry of Information
Industry, all indexes reach the requirements for national standard and acquire the “telecom device network
access license” issued by the Ministry of Information Industry (license number :XX-XXXX-XXXXXX).
you come across difficulty when using N5105 mobile phone, your can query and get help by national hot
line consulting telephone (800-8xxxxxx) and after service telephone (800-8xxxxxx) set by NEC company.
Our company reserves the right to modify the technical specification in this instruction manual
without pre-notification.
Explanation for reading the manual
Different styles are used to describe different operation details in this manual as follows:
Operation Content description Example
Display
content Represented with normal character 0-9
General key Except the function keys, all others are
represented by normal character with frame 0-9
Function key Function keys are represented with
overstriking and frame OK
Menu item Represented by italics with boldface Hold the call
Note: The pictures used in the manual are the function illustration pictures only, and maybe they are
different from display in your mobile phone. Please take yours as the standard.

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TABLE OF CONTENT
SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................................. II
SECURITY AND PERFORMANCE.......................................................................................................................7
1START TO USE...........................................................................................................................................12
1.1 BATTERY....................................................................................................................................... 12
1.1.1 The disassembly and installation of battery .......................................................................................12
1.1.2 Battery charging.................................................................................................................................12
1.1.3 Use of battery .....................................................................................................................................13
1.1.4 Indication of battery capacity.............................................................................................................13
1.2 CONNECTION OF NETWORK........................................................................................................... 13
1.2.1 SIM card.............................................................................................................................................13
1.2.2 Insertion of SIM card..........................................................................................................................13
1.2.3 Unlocking of SIM card .......................................................................................................................13
1.2.4 Connection to network........................................................................................................................14
1.3 INSERTION OF MEMORY CARD....................................................................................................... 14
1.4 IDLE SCREEN AND CONTENT.......................................................................................................... 14
1.5 KEYS............................................................................................................................................. 16
1.6 INPUT MESSAGE ............................................................................................................................ 20
1.6.1 Keyboard input...................................................................................................................................20
1.6.2 Input method of handwriting ..............................................................................................................23
2DIAL AND ANSWER THE PHONE .........................................................................................................25
2.1 TURN ON/OFF PHONE..................................................................................................................... 25
2.2 MAKE A PHONE CALL.................................................................................................................... 25
2.2.1 Direct dial...........................................................................................................................................25
2.2.2 Make a phone call from phonebook....................................................................................................26
2.2.3 Quick dial...........................................................................................................................................26
2.2.4 SIM card dial......................................................................................................................................26
2.2.5 Unsuccessful calls ..............................................................................................................................26
2.3 ANSWER THE CALL........................................................................................................................ 26
2.4 DURING THE TALKING................................................................................................................... 26
2.4.1 Adjust volume.....................................................................................................................................27
2.4.2 Reject the call.....................................................................................................................................27
2.4.3 New message ......................................................................................................................................27
2.4.4 Answer the new call............................................................................................................................27
2.4.5 Answering two calls simultaneously...................................................................................................27
2.4.6 Conference..........................................................................................................................................28
2.5 EMERGENCY CALL ........................................................................................................................ 28

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3MENU OPERATION...................................................................................................................................30
3.1 STRUCTURE OF MAIN MENU .......................................................................................................... 30
3.2 SELECTION OF MAIN MENU ........................................................................................................... 30
3.3 OTHER SELECTION MODES ............................................................................................................ 30
3.4 FUNCTION TABLE OF MENU........................................................................................................... 30
4SETTINGS....................................................................................................................................................32
4.1 PHONE........................................................................................................................................... 32
4.1.1 Receiver volume .................................................................................................................................32
4.1.2 Any key answer...................................................................................................................................32
4.1.3 Date & Time.......................................................................................................................................32
4.1.4 Language............................................................................................................................................32
4.1.5 USB mode...........................................................................................................................................32
4.1.6 Auto key lock ......................................................................................................................................33
4.2 PHONE MODES.............................................................................................................................. 33
4.2.1 Startup the mode.................................................................................................................................33
4.2.2 Personal Setup....................................................................................................................................33
4.3 DISPLAY........................................................................................................................................ 34
4.4 CALLS ........................................................................................................................................... 34
4.4.1 Call diversion.....................................................................................................................................34
4.4.2 Call waiting........................................................................................................................................34
4.4.3 Auto redial..........................................................................................................................................35
4.4.4 Quick dial...........................................................................................................................................35
4.4.5 Minute tone.........................................................................................................................................35
4.4.6 Call filter ............................................................................................................................................35
4.4.7 Send my number .................................................................................................................................35
4.4.8 IP code................................................................................................................................................35
4.5 SECURITY...................................................................................................................................... 36
4.5.1 PIN .....................................................................................................................................................36
4.5.2 Phone lock..........................................................................................................................................36
4.5.3 PIM.....................................................................................................................................................36
4.5.4 Change password ...............................................................................................................................37
4.5.5 Bar calls .............................................................................................................................................37
4.6 NETWORK SERVICE....................................................................................................................... 37
4.7 MY MENU...................................................................................................................................... 37
4.8 CONNECTION PROFILE................................................................................................................... 37
4.9 CALIBRATION................................................................................................................................ 38
4.10 RESET............................................................................................................................................ 38
4.10.1 Reset settings......................................................................................................................................38

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4.10.2 Reset all..............................................................................................................................................39
5MULTIMEDIA.............................................................................................................................................39
5.1 CAMERA........................................................................................................................................ 39
5.2 MUSIC PLAYER.............................................................................................................................. 40
5.3 VIDEO PLAYER .............................................................................................................................. 41
5.4 FM RADIO ..................................................................................................................................... 41
5.5 VOICE RECORDER.......................................................................................................................... 42
5.6 PAINTER........................................................................................................................................ 42
5.6.1 Picture edit.........................................................................................................................................42
6WAP ..............................................................................................................................................................43
6.1 MENU OF WAP EXPLORER WHEN OFFLINE BROWSE..................................................................... 43
6.1.1 Homepage...........................................................................................................................................43
6.1.2 Bookmark............................................................................................................................................43
6.1.3 Go to URL ..........................................................................................................................................43
6.1.4 Go to last page ...................................................................................................................................43
6.1.5 History................................................................................................................................................43
6.1.6 Offline browse ....................................................................................................................................44
6.1.7 Settings...............................................................................................................................................44
6.1.8 GPRS info...........................................................................................................................................44
6.2 MENU OF WAP EXPLORER WHEN ONLINE BROWSE ...................................................................... 44
7MY FAVORITES.........................................................................................................................................45
7.1 MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE............................................................................................................... 45
7.2 USAGES OF RESOURCE .................................................................................................................. 45
7.3 VIDEOS.......................................................................................................................................... 45
7.3.1 Videos.................................................................................................................................................45
7.3.2 Download ...........................................................................................................................................45
7.4 SOUNDS......................................................................................................................................... 46
7.4.1 Download ...........................................................................................................................................46
7.4.2 Preset..................................................................................................................................................46
7.4.3 Voice meno.........................................................................................................................................46
7.5 PICTURES ...................................................................................................................................... 47
7.5.1 Photos.................................................................................................................................................47
7.5.2 Download ...........................................................................................................................................47
7.5.3 Preset..................................................................................................................................................48
7.5.4 Painter................................................................................................................................................48
7.6 MUSIC........................................................................................................................................... 49

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7.7 MEMORY CARD............................................................................................................................. 49
7.7.1 Videos.................................................................................................................................................49
7.7.2 Sounds ................................................................................................................................................50
7.7.3 Pictures...............................................................................................................................................50
7.7.4 Music..................................................................................................................................................51
7.7.5 Format................................................................................................................................................51
7.8 STORAGE STATUS.......................................................................................................................... 51
8MESSAGES..................................................................................................................................................52
8.1 MESSAGES .................................................................................................................................... 52
8.2 CREATE......................................................................................................................................... 52
8.2.1 SMS.....................................................................................................................................................52
8.2.2 MMS...................................................................................................................................................53
8.3 RECEIVE MESSAGE........................................................................................................................ 54
8.4 READ MESSAGE............................................................................................................................. 54
8.5 OUTBOX........................................................................................................................................ 56
8.6 SENT ............................................................................................................................................. 56
8.7 DRAFTS......................................................................................................................................... 57
8.8 MY FOLDER................................................................................................................................... 57
8.9 EMAIL ........................................................................................................................................... 57
8.9.1 Email manager ...................................................................................................................................58
8.9.2 Receive Email.....................................................................................................................................59
8.9.3 Write Email.........................................................................................................................................59
8.9.4 Inbox...................................................................................................................................................59
8.9.5 Outbox................................................................................................................................................60
8.9.6 Drafts..................................................................................................................................................60
8.9.7 Sent.....................................................................................................................................................60
8.9.8 Settings...............................................................................................................................................60
8.10 VOICE MAIL................................................................................................................................... 60
8.11 SETTINGS ...................................................................................................................................... 60
8.11.1 SMS settings .......................................................................................................................................60
8.11.2 MMS settings......................................................................................................................................61
8.11.3 Reset setting........................................................................................................................................61
8.11.4 Quick text............................................................................................................................................61
8.11.5 Show type............................................................................................................................................62
8.11.6 Storage status.....................................................................................................................................62
9PHONEBOOK..............................................................................................................................................63
9.1 GROUPING OF PHONE BOOK .......................................................................................................... 63

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9.2 FIND.............................................................................................................................................. 63
9.3 CREATE......................................................................................................................................... 63
9.4 COPY............................................................................................................................................. 64
9.5 MOVE............................................................................................................................................ 64
9.6 DELETE ......................................................................................................................................... 64
9.7 MULTI-DELETE.............................................................................................................................. 65
9.8 DELETE ALL .................................................................................................................................. 65
9.9 GROUPS......................................................................................................................................... 65
9.10 SHOW TYPE ................................................................................................................................... 65
9.11 MY NUMBER.................................................................................................................................. 65
9.12 STORAGE STATUS.......................................................................................................................... 65
9.13 PHONE LIST ................................................................................................................................... 65
9.14 SAVE TELEPHONE NUMBER ........................................................................................................... 66
9.15 CREATE SECURITY GROUP CONTACT............................................................................................. 66
10 ENTERTAINMENT....................................................................................................................................67
10.1 JAVA BOX...................................................................................................................................... 67
10.1.1 Applications........................................................................................................................................67
10.1.2 Download ...........................................................................................................................................67
10.1.3 Storage status.....................................................................................................................................67
10.1.4 Network settings.................................................................................................................................67
11 CALL HISTORY .........................................................................................................................................68
11.1 OUTGOING CALLS ......................................................................................................................... 68
11.2 RECEIVED CALLS........................................................................................................................... 68
11.3 MISSED CALLS .............................................................................................................................. 68
12 ACCESSORY...............................................................................................................................................69
12.1 ALARM.......................................................................................................................................... 69
12.1.1 Alarm on.............................................................................................................................................69
12.1.2 Alarm off.............................................................................................................................................69
12.1.3 Alarming.............................................................................................................................................69
12.2 SCHEDULE..................................................................................................................................... 69
12.2.1 Function description...........................................................................................................................69
12.2.2 Select date...........................................................................................................................................70
12.2.3 Create.................................................................................................................................................70

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12.2.4 Schedule list........................................................................................................................................70
12.3 NOTEPAD ...................................................................................................................................... 70
12.4 CALCULATOR................................................................................................................................ 71
12.5 DICTIONARY ................................................................................................................................. 71
12.6 CURRENCY.................................................................................................................................... 71
12.7 WORLD CLOCK.............................................................................................................................. 71
12.8 COUNTDOWN ................................................................................................................................ 72
12.9 STOPWATCH.................................................................................................................................. 72
12.10 UNIT CONVERTER.......................................................................................................................... 72
12.11 CONNECTION TOOLS ..................................................................................................................... 72
12.11.1 Bluetooth ............................................................................................................................................72
12.11.2 PC tool................................................................................................................................................73
12.11.3 GPRS wizard ......................................................................................................................................73
12.12 STK .............................................................................................................................................. 74
13 COMMON QUESTIONS............................................................................................................................75
14 FITTINGS.....................................................................................................................................................76
15 MAINTENANCE GUIDELINE..................................................................................................................77
16 RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION AND STATEMENT..........................................................................78

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Security and performance
Welcome to select NEC mobile phone. After you start using the phone, the background will send IMEI
number to the management system of manufacturer, which helps you to query the purchase time and
guarantee time of the phone under the situation of missing the warranty card and purchase receipt.
Registration message will be sent in SMS and charged by the network provider as 0.10 or 0.15 yuan without
other fee.
◆Emergency service
In any country, if want to dial the emergency telephone, you can directly dial 112 (or other emergency service
telephone), you must confirm the power of mobile phone is on and it is within the service area, then input the
emergency service number (112 or other numbers) and tap OK to make the call.
In any digital network , 112 emergent telephone service is set. In England you can also use 999 backup
emergent calling number, but you must insert valid SIM card.
Note: Because of the property of the mobile network, each emergency call is not sure to succeed.
Individual
♦When using the radio frequency device including mobile phone, it is possible to have some
disturbance on some medical devices with bad shielding performance, such as Acousticon or heart
pacemaker. Before using the mobile phone, please consult with the producer of the medical device
or your doctor.
♦For the user with heart disease, please pay close attention to the setting of ring tone volume and
vibration.
♦In the places where the explosive gas or production process exist, such as oil warehouse, or
chemical factory, please pay the close attention to restricts of use for radio frequency device. When
your mobile phone is in idle, it still emits electromagnetic signals. If required, you should turn off
the mobile phone.
♦Please pay attention to the transportation safety. When driving, the mobile phone should not be used,
if using it; it is suggested to stop the car first.
♦When your mobile phone is missing or stolen, please immediately inform the telecom department to
prohibit the SIM card from using. It will make you free from the economic loss caused by other
pseudo calls.
♦When you contact with telecom department or sales agents, they should know the IMEI number of
your mobile phone, which is printed on the label of back of the mobile phone (remove battery or
dial “*#06#” to find it ). Please record the number and keep it safely for future use.
♦To make your mobile phone misused, please adopt prevention measures, such as: set SIM card PIN
number or personal security code or change the code in time as other person knows it.
♦When leave the car, please keep the mobile phone at the unobvious place, it would better take it or
lock in the luggage boot.
♦Please keep the children from the mobile phone, charger or battery.
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The mobile phone includes the precise electric wires, magnet and battery system, which should be
dealt with carefully, especially pays attention to the following important points:
♦Your mobile phone can produce electromagnetic field; please do not place the magnetic storage
media such as computer disk near to the mobile phone.
♦When using the mobile phone near to the electric devices such as TV, telephone, radio and personal
computer, it maybe leads to disturbance and effect on the performance of mobile phone.
♦No matter when, please do not make the mobile phone and its fitting parts touch the liquid or keep
them in the wet environment.
♦Please do not keep the mobile phone in the environment with over-temperature or under-
temperature.
♦Please do not keep the mobile phone near to the flame, litten cigar or cigarette.
♦Please do not scrawl on the mobile phone.
♦Please do not fall the mobile phone off or behave any rude beating on the mobile phone.
♦Please do not keep the mobile phone together with computer magnetic disk, credit card, traveling
card or other magnetic objects. Otherwise the stored information in magnetic card or credit card is
affected by it.
♦Please do not keep the mobile phone or battery at the position with the temperature beyond 60 ,℃
such as the car instrument panel, screensill or the back of the glass screen with direct shining.
♦Please do not try to disassemble the mobile phone or any other accessories.
♦Only little wet or anti-static cloth can be used to wipe the mobile phone. Please do not use dry or
static cloth to wipe the mobile phone. Please do not use the cleanser with chemical reagent or
grinding sand, otherwise the cleanser will damage the shell of the mobile phone.
♦The receiver of mobile phone will produce some heat during the using normally; same as the mobile
phone is charging.
♦Please remember the recycle, the bandbox package for the mobile phone is very suitable for recycle.
♦Please do not keep the mobile phone in the status of non-battery or empty battery capacity;
otherwise some data may be lost.
♦Some mental material included in the mobile phone may make you allergic, which is determined by
your physique and health condition.
♦Please do not put the mobile phone in the rear pocket of the trousers or skirt to prevent from damage
when sitting. At the same time please do not put the mobile phone at the bottom of the bag to
prevent from impact or strong extrusion.
♦If vibration function is on, please keep the mobile phone far from heat sources (such as heater) and
prevent it from sliding from the desk top for the vibration.
♦Only handwriting pen authorized by NEC can be used. Use other handwriting pen maybe infract the
warranty, and possibly damage the touch screen.
♦Please plug and draw the hardwiring pen carefully, and plug the pen in the correct position without
use to prevent from children.
♦Please try to avoid scratching the touch pen. It is prohibited to use the normal pen, pencil, or other
sharp instrument write on the touch screen.
Battery
♦Please do not keep the batter device short circuit, which will damage on the battery, produce heat
and even cause fire.
♦It is prohibited to throw the battery into the fire for preventing from explosion. The discarded
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into the home waste.
♦Please do not make the metal, such as coin or key ring, touch the end point of the battery caused
short circuit.
♦Please do not remove the battery when the mobile phone powers on.
♦Please do not put the mobile phone’s battery into mouth, because the electrolyte will result in
poisoning.
♦One built-in battery in the mobile phone can only be replaced by the professional engineer. If using
the battery with wrong type to replace, it is possible to result in explosion. Please deal with the used
battery according to provider instruction.
♦When using any battery and charger which is not specified by the provider, potential danger exists.
The resulted damage on the mobile phone is beyond the warranty.
Note: If the battery is damaged, the material in the battery should be prevented from touching. If touching
the skin, it should be washed with plenty of water, or get help from a doctor if necessary.
On the way
♦The car must be securely controlled all along, please pay attention to driving.
♦Please comply with all rules in the local transportation security regulations.
♦Before sending and answering phone, you should closely notice the local law system on use for
wireless phone and pay attention to it when using.
♦Please send or answer call after stopping the car according to the requirements of driving condition.
♦Except for emergent situation, it is prohibited to stop the car at the side of the highway for receiving
or dialing the phone.
♦The electronic system in the car, such as the lock brake, quick control and combustion ejection
system generally are not affected by the wireless radio wave. The manufacturer of this type of
devices will tell you whether these devices have good shielding function. If you have doubt that the
wireless wave causes the car’s failure, please contact the franchiser. Please do not disassemble the
mobile phone before the quantified professional personnel checks it.
♦When the airbag swells, it will produce strong external force. Please do not install or place wireless
talking device above the airbag or within the touchable area of the airbag after it extends. If the car
wireless talking is not installed correctly, once the airbag swells, it will result in serious damage.
♦When renewing petroleum, please turn off your mobile phone. Same case also applies to the place
where the bidirectional wireless device is prohibited for using. Please do not put the flammable and
explosive substances together with the mobile phone or carry them together; for internal spark may
result in combustion.
On the plane
♦When on the plane or near to the plane, please turn off the mobile phone and take out the battery.
The behavior to use the mobile phone on the plane is illegal, which may result in danger for the
operation of plane, also damage the mobile phone network. The violator may be paused or canceled
the mobile phone service, even prosecuted, or punished doubly.
♦Under the emergent situation, it is allowed to use the mobile phone with the agreement of crewman
in terms of security regulation.
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authorization, it is possible to result in invalidation for warranty; moreover, it has also influences on
the normal use of the mobile phone. It is obligatory to use fitting parts of NEC.
Maintenance service
♦The phone, battery and inside of charge have no part which the user can repair freely. Advise you to
take your NEC mobile phone to maintenance agent authorized by NEC for repair. When you need
the maintenance service, please consult with the network service provider or NEC in detail.
Non-ionic radiation
♦A wireless device should connect to the antenna by the non-radiation cable (for example coaxial-
cable). The antenna should not be installed near to the human body, except the metal shielding exists
between them, such as metal roof. Only the antenna specially designed for this mobile phone can be
used. The antenna without authorization or with fitting parts refitted or added by users own maybe
damages the mobile phone or violates the related rules, which results in performance decrease or
radiation with unqualified standards.
Effective use
♦To obtain the best performance with the least power consumption, please pay attention to the
following rules: when talking, please do not use the hand to cover the position of built-in antenna,
which may affect the quality of talking and cause that the mobile phone works with the output power
beyond the normal standard and shorten the talking and idle duration of battery.
Energy of radio frequency
♦Your mobile phone is a kind of wireless transmitter and receiver with low power. Once the mobile
phone turns on, it will receive and transmit wireless signal intermittently. The network system will
control the transmitting power of the mobile phone.
Electromagnetic radiation
♦Your mobile phone completely complies with the standard on the wireless radiation constituted by
the nation authoritative organization and international health association. These standards of
limitation are a part of the comprehensive rules and compose of permissive standard of public
wireless radiation. These standards are gradually formed through the long-term and in-depth
scientific research conducted by some independent scientific organization ICNIRP (International
Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection). These limit standards contain lots of security
capacity so as to keep person safe, whatever the age or health status, and also consider the
changeable factors of various kinds of measure condition.
Copyright permission
·T9™ text input and T9 mark is the registered mark for Tegic Communication.
“The authorization for T9 text input is as follows:
U.S. patent number :5,818,437,5,953,541,5,187,480,5,945,928,6,011,554 and 6,307,548; Australian
patent number: 727539; Canada patent number: 1,331,057; England patent number:2238414B; Hongkong
patent number: HK0940329; Singapore patent: 51383; Europe patent: 0 842 463 (96927260.8)
DE/DK,FI,FR,IT,NL,PT,ES,SE,GB; Korea patent: KR201211B1 and KR226206B1;The patent for other
nations are in the application process.”
·Execution standards for mobile phone and its attached parts production

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Execution standard for mobile phone:Q/NM 005。
Execution standard for battery:GB/T 18287-2000。
Execution standard fro charger:YD/T 998-1999。
To continuous improvement for the product, the mobile phone type and attached parts’ specification may
be modified partly or completely, please forgive not to inform for it.
If the content described in this manual does not conform to your mobile phone, please take yours as the
standard. NEC possesses the right of the final explanation for this instruction manual.
NEC reserves the right to modify the technical specification without the pre-notification.
NEC reserves the right to modify this manual without the pre-notification.
The manufacturer reserves the right to modify the product technical specification without the pre-
notification.

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1Start to use
Before using the mobile phone, please read this section. The section will tell you how to install charge
and maintain your mobile phone’s battery. It also tells you the information about the digital GSM network and
instructs you how to insert and unlock SIM card. The detailed information about it will be also stated in the
section.
1.1 Battery
The mobile phone contains one battery. When purchasing, the battery is not charged, but maybe supports
to turn on the phone. A new battery should be charged for at least 16 hours, after the battery is used up
for the first time, then it is charged fully for use; same as the second and third time, then the battery will
easily reach the best status for use.
1.1.1 The disassembly and installation of battery
When dissembling, make the mobile phone back face upward, and press the back cover’s battery lock
button at the bottom of the mobile phone, then slip the back cover downward and take off the back cover.
Pull the tail of the battery upward and take out the batter.
When installing, insert the clip at the top of the battery into the corresponding clamping slot in the phone
and press the battery downward, then install the phone’s back cover. Make sure that you have installed
battery well before turning mobile phone on.
1.1.2 Battery charging
Insert the adapter of the charger into the plughole of mobile phone as follows;
Connect the charger with the power. At this moment, a sign of battery will sparkle indicating the battery
is charging;
When the power capacity reaches the fourth level, and charging sign changes to the power capacity,
which means the charging is completed. During the charging, the battery, mobile phone and charger will
become heated, which is normal phenomena;
After the charging completed, disconnect the power and pull off the charger.
Warning:
When charging, the phone must be placed at the site with the temperature
between -5℃and 55℃and use the charger from the provider. When using the
charger without permission, it is possible to result in danger, moreover violate
the permission and terms of warranty for mobile phone.

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1.1.3 Use of battery
The phone idle duration provided by the manufacturer is based on the ideal work environment. In the
practice, the work duration of battery will vary with the different network state, work environment and use
mode.
Please deal with the battery according to local regulations; do not take it as the life waste.
1.1.4 Indication of battery capacity
When the mobile phone powers on, the level of battery capacity displays on the top left corner of the
screen. The residual power capacity is represented by indication bars from one to four levels.
1.2 Connection of network
1.2.1 SIM card
Your network provider will provide you with a plug-in type of SIM card (user identification card). SIM
card is the key for you to enter the digital GSM network. Before using the mobile phone, you must insert
valid SIM card into the mobile phone.
All information related with network connection records in the SIM card, also including name, telephone
number and short message. SIM card can also be taken out from your mobile phone and insert into any GSM
mobile phone for use (new mobile phone automatically identifies SIM card.).
To prevent from loss and damage on the information in the card, please avoid touching the metal plat
area and keep the SIM far from electric and magnetic field. You can not enter the GSM network as the SIM
card damages.
Warning: Before taking out SIM card, the mobile phone must be turned off. It
is absolutely prohibited to insert into or take out SIM card when the phone is
connecting to external power, otherwise SIM card may be damaged.
1.2.2 Insertion of SIM card
Generally SIM card is put into a card, and it must be taken out carefully before installation.
Turn off the mobile phone and remove the battery and other external power.
Insert SIM card into the bottom of lugs and ensure the metal plane area is downward and the position of
its corner is the same as which of clamping slot’s corner;
Push SIM card , lock SIM card and install the battery;
If you need take out SIM card, please first turn off mobile phone and take out the battery, then remove
SIM card.
1.2.3 Unlocking of SIM card
To prevent from illegal use, SIM card adopts PIN (personal identification number) code to encrypt for
protection. When this function is selected (refer to section 4.5.1), each time you turn on the mobile phone, you
must input PIN code to unlock SIM card for sending or answering calls. A user can also relieve SIM card
protection (refer to section 4.5.1). In this case, SIM card is not prevented from illegal use.
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Input PIN code, tap OK to confirm. For example: if PIN is set as 1234, then input as following: 1 2 3 4
OK. If you continue inputting wrong code for three times, then your SIM card will be locked. The
mobile phone will query PUK code. (Please refer to the instruction of SIM card.)
Note: Your network operator will set a standard PIN number (from 4 bits to 8 bits) for your SIM card; you
should change it to your private password as rapidly as possible. Please refer to section 4.5.4
1.2.4 Connection to network
After SIM card is decrypted successfully, the mobile phone will search your registered network or local
available network automatically (It will display “network is connecting, please wait for a while” in the screen).
Once the connection is successful, the network sign for the network operator will appear on the top of the
screen. At present, your mobile phone is in idle status; you can send or answer calls.
1.3 Insertion of memory card
Before inserting, please push the memory card block as the direction on it, then open it as follows:
Insert the memory card as follows:
Close the card block as follows, and then lock it:
1.4 Idle screen and content
You can get the information needed via the indication and sign on the idle display screen.
Current signal intensity
GPRS applied(related with SIM card)
Unread messages in indicate bar
Unread WAP PUSH messages in indicate bar
Messages memory is full

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Mobile memory is full
MMS on the Phone is full
SIM card memory is full
WAP push messages is full
Insert T-flash card
Current Phone mode is Meeting mode
Current Phone mode is Car mode
Current Phone mode is pocket mode
Current Phone mode is Personal mode
Current Phone mode is Offline mode
Start call filter
Missed calls in indicate bar
Indicate a universal Call diversion is set
Indicate a CSD connection
Indicate Schedule to come
Indicate alarm clock to ring
Alarm has been set
Missed calls in idle
Unread messages in idle
Current battery capability left
06/06/06(二) Indicate the current date is June 6th, 2006, Tuesday.
22:22 Indicate the current time, which can be set as a 24-hour or 12-hour
format. (It can also display time in foreign counties, which you have
to change the setting.)
(CMCC) Indicate the network operator
Note:
1. Use the touchpen to tap the screen for entering the interface of dial plate, input number to make a call, etc;
2. Use the touchpen to tap the date on screen for entering the window of schedule to operate
correspondingly;
3. Use the touchpen to tap the time on screen for entering the window of date to operate the date, time,
alarm and world clock.

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1.5 Keys
The index of function for keys is illustrated as following:

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Side down key (vd)
Self Portrait Mirror
Touchpen
Right key
Power key
RSK
OK
Speaker
USB port
Down key
Left key
Send key
LSK
Up key
Side up key (vu)

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