Nokia 3285 User manual

Nokia Inc.
7725 Woodland Center Boulevard, Suite #150
Tampa, Florida 33614
1-888-NOKIA2U (1-888-665-4228)
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www.NokiaHowTo.com
03/01 9353074 N9082
Printed in Canada Rev.1.0 User Guide
497630_3285 User Guide 5/18/01 1:48 PM Page 1

Nokia 3285
User Guide

The wireless phone described in this guide is approved for use in
AMPS 800, CDMA 800, and CDMA 1900 networks.
LEGAL INFORMATION
Part No. 9353567, Issue 3
Copyright ©2001 Nokia Mobile Phones. All rights reserved.
Nokia is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation.
Printed in Canada 10/2001
Nokia, Nokia Connecting People and the Original Accessories logos are
trademarks of Nokia Corporation and/or its affiliates.
US Patent No 5818437 and other pending patents.
T9 text input software Copyright ©1999-2001. Tegic Communications, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Includes RSA BSAFE cryptographic or security protocol software
from RSA Security.
The information contained in this user guide was written for Nokia phone
3285. The right to make changes and improvements to any of the products
described in this guide without prior notice is reserved.
EXPORT CONTROLS
This product contains commodities, technology or software exported from
the United States in accordance with the Export Administration regulations.
Diversion contrary to U.S. law is prohibited.
FCC/INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE
Your phone may cause TV or radio interference (for example, when using a
telephone in close proximity to receiving equipment). The FCC or Industry
Canada can require you to stop using your telephone if such interference
cannot be eliminated. If you require assistance, contact your local service
facility. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is
subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful
interference.

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Contents
1 For your safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Road safety comes first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Switch off in hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Switch off on aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Switch off when refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Switch off near blasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Use sensibly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Qualified service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Accessories and batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Emergency calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2 Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Understand network services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Visit Nokia on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Contact Nokia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
3 Prepare your phone for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Install the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Remove the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

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4 Get to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Keys and screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Navigation keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicators and icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5 Make and answer calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
End a call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6 Use phone menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Navigate menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
List of menu shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7 Enter characters into your phone. . . . . . . . . . . 20
Enter characters (except in a phone number field) . 20
Enter characters into a phone number field. . . . . . . 21
8 Use the phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use phone book menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Add names and numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Change a stored phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Recall and redial numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Erase stored names and numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Erase the entire phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Check memory status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
9 Use voice mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Retrieve a message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Set up your voice mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Set greetings and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Listen to your voice messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
10 Work with the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
View information about recent calls . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Clear the recent calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
View the duration of calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Clear (reset) the call timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Show/hide the current call timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
11 Use advanced calling features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Set in-call options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Use network feature codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Use call waiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Use Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Make a conference call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Use call forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Redial automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Use a calling card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Choose to block caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Select a phone number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Set touch tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
12 Customize your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Understand profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Select a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Customize a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Rename profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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Restore factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Choose a display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Set and display the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Add a welcome note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Use emergency key 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Identify callers by custom ringing tones . . . . . . . . . 55
Press any key to answer a call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
13 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Change your security code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Protect your phone with phone lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Use Keyguard to lock the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Restrict calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
14 Select System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
15 Send and receive mobile messages . . . . . . . . . . 64
About writing messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Working with predictive text input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Write with predictive text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Receive a mobile message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Message options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Message storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Create a text message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Send a message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Erase messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Reply to a message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Forward a message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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16 Send and receive e-mail messages. . . . . . . . . . . 78
Save e-mail addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Send an e-mail message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Reply to or forward an e-mail message . . . . . . . . . .81
17 Use your phone as a fax/modem . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Get started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Make Digital data and fax calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Prepare to receive Digital data/fax calls . . . . . . . . . .83
Manual selection of incoming data/fax calls . . . . . .84
18 Minibrowser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
About the minibrowser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Launching the minibrowser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Minibrowser menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Navigating in the minibrowser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Receiving messages via the minibrowser . . . . . . . . .90
Ending the minibrowser session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Disable minibrowser confirmations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
19 Use your personal assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Use the calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Download ringing tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Alarm clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

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20 Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Pairs* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Snake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Dice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
21 Reference information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Batteries, chargers, and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Chargers and other accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
22 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) . . . . . . . . . 120
23 Technical Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
24 NOKIA One-Year Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . 125
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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For your safety
1 For your safety
Read these safety guidelines before using your mobile phone (called phone
throughout this guide). Failure to comply with these guidelines could prove
either dangerous or illegal.
• ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST
Don’t use a phone while driving. Park the vehicle first.
• SWITCH OFF IN HOSPITALS
Switch off your phone in a hospital or near medical equipment.
Follow any regulations or rules that are in force.
• SWITCH OFF ON AIRCRAFT
Do not use phones on airplanes. This can cause interference
with navigational equipment. Phone use on airplanes is illegal.
• SWITCH OFF WHEN REFUELING
Do not use your phone at a refueling point or near fuels or
chemicals of any kind.
• SWITCH OFF NEAR BLASTING
Do not use the phone where blasting is in progress. Observe
restrictions and follow any regulations or rules that are in force.
•INTERFERENCE
All phones are susceptible to interference, which can affect
performance. This interference can interrupt an emergency call.

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• USE SENSIBLY
Use only in the normal position (to ear). Avoid unnecessary
contact with the antenna when phone is on.
• QUALIFIED SERVICE
Only qualified service personnel can install or repair cellular
phone equipment.
• ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES
Use only approved accessories and batteries. Do not connect
incompatible products.
•CALLING
Make sure the phone is switched on and in service. Enter the
phone number, including the area code, then press the Talk key
. To end a call, press the End key . To answer a
call, press the Talk key .
• EMERGENCY CALLS
Make sure the phone is switched on and in service. Press and
hold the End key at any time to clear the screen. Enter
the emergency number, then press the Talk key . Give
your location. Do not end the call until told to do so.
Note: You can also press and hold the 9 key to make an emergency
call, if the emergency key 9 feature is activated.

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Welcome
2
2 Welcome
• BEFORE YOU BEGIN
This section provides information needed before you use your phone.
This guide describes the Nokia 3285 phone, which is approved for use in
AMPS 800, CDMA 800, and CDMA 1900 networks.
• UNDERSTAND NETWORK SERVICES
This guide describes a number of features known as network services. You
must arrange for these special services through your wireless service provider.
Before you can use these network services features, you must subscribe
to them through your service provider. Your service provider will instruct
you on the use of these services. This guide informs you when you need
to contact your service provider for more step-by-step information.
Note: Some networks may not support all language-dependent
characters and/or services.
• VISIT NOKIA ON THE WEB
The latest version of this manual may be available on Nokia’s World Wide
Web site at:
www.nokia.com

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• CONTACT NOKIA
To help Nokia promptly answer your questions, please have your phone’s
model number, ESN number, and your local zip code ready when you call
Customer Service. The ESN and model number are on the back of your
phone under the battery. If you’re calling about an accessory, please have
it available for reference.
Nokia Customer Care Center
7725 Woodland Center Boulevard, Suite 150
Tampa, FL 33614
Tel: 1-888-NOKIA-2U (1-888-665-4228)
Fax: [phone]
TTY:1-800-24-NOKIA (1-800-246-6542)
Customer Care, Canada
Nokia Products Ltd.
601 Westney Rd. South
Ajax, Ontario L1S 4N7
Tel:1-888-22-NOKIA (1-888-226-6542)
Fax:[phone]

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Prepare your phone for use
3
3 Prepare your phone for use
• INSTALL THE BATTERY
Place the battery in the grooves on the back
of your phone, then slide the battery
upward until it clicks.
• CHARGE THE BATTERY
Before you use your phone and when the battery runs down, you need to
charge it.
1Connect the lead from the charger to the bottom of the phone.
2Connect the charger to an AC wall outlet.
If the phone is turned on, the messages Charger
connected and then Charging appear. Then
the battery power indicator bar starts to flash
up and down (scroll).
• You can use the phone while the
battery is charging.
•Important: Disconnect your phone from the charger if the phone
becomes hot while you’re making a call.
• If the battery is totally empty, it might take a few minutes before
the charging indicator appears on the screen.
• The time to charge the battery depends on the charger you use.
• The battery is fully charged when the battery indicator bar stops
scrolling and the Battery full message appears (if phone is on).

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3Disconnect the charger from the AC outlet and the phone:
• When a charger is not in use, disconnect it from the power source.
• Do not leave the battery connected to a charger for longer than
a week. Overcharging the battery could shorten its life span. If left
unused, a fully charged battery will discharge itself over time.
• REMOVE THE BATTERY
Later on, you may need to remove the battery.
Note: Make sure the phone is off.
1Press and hold the button at the top of
the battery.
2Slide the battery toward the bottom of
the phone.
3Lift the battery off the phone.

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Get to know your phone
4
4 Get to know your phone
• KEYS AND SCREEN
Retractable
antenna
(pull here to
extend it)
Power key
Selection keys
End key
Number
keys
Emergency
Special
character
keys
Voice mail
Scroll keys
Talk key
Screen
Earpiece
Microphone

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Keys
Power key
Switch the phone on or off (press and hold for more
than one second
Selection keys
Perform the function indicated by the text on the
screen above the key
Scroll keys
• Scroll menu items and move the highlighter line
up and down in a list of displayed items
• Move the cursor to enter numbers and text
• Display the phone book
Talk key
• Make a call (enter phone number and press key)
•Answeracall
• Display a list of recently-dialed numbers
(display the Start screen, then press this key)
End key
•Endacall
• Silence the ringing for an incoming call (you
can still answer the call by pressing )
• Return to the Start screen at any time

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Get to know your phone
4
Warning: Do not switch on the phone where wireless phone use is
prohibited, or where the use of a phone might cause interference
or could be a danger. For more information, see “Important
safety information” on page 104.
To turn the phone on or off, press and hold the power key for a few
seconds. To turn off the phone, you can also quickly press the power key
then press OK.
Start screen
When you turn on your phone, a service provider
screen (or a welcome note, if you have created
one) appears for a moment, then the Start screen
appears. The Start screen is the “home base” for
your phone. To return to this screen, press
at any time except during a call (unless you want
to hang up).
-Number keys
Enter numbers and letters
Enter a space while entering text, press .
Call your voice mailbox, press and hold .
Make an emergency call, press .
Make a call using one-touch dialing (press and
hold the appropriate number key)
Star key - Insert special characters
Pound key
• Change modes when entering text
• Type of text input (multitap/predictive)
• Letter case (upper/lower)
• Character type (letters/numbers)

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Tip: While entering characters into your phone, if you press , the
characters are not saved.
• NAVIGATION KEYS
Selection keys
Use the selection keys to navigate through and select
the phone’s many options. At the Start screen, two
options appear: Menu and Names. The selection keys
are just below these options:
• The left selection key ( ) appears below Menu.
• The right selection key ( ) appears below Names.
At the Start screen, when you press the left selection key ( ), the menu
item, Messages, appears. The text above the left selection key changes to
Select and the text above the right selection key changes to Exit.
At the Start screen, when you press the right selection key ( ), a list of
options for the Names (phone book) feature appears, along with the same
Select and Exit options that appear when you select Menu.
This guide refers to the selection keys by the names that appear above them.
Example: “Press Menu” means to press the selection key below the word
Menu.
Scroll keys
Use the scroll keys ( and ) to:
• Scroll the menu items and move the highlighter line up and down in
a list of displayed items
• Move the cursor (flashing, vertical line) when entering letters and
numbers
• Display the phone book (at the Start screen, press to view a list
of phone book entries)

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Get to know your phone
4
Scroll bar
When you press Menu, a scroll bar appears on the
far right side of the Start screen. This bar appears
as a straight line with one tab, and it indicates
your location in the menu.
As you progress through the menu, the tab moves
lower on the scroll bar. If you move backward through the menu, the tab
moves up.
• INDICATORS AND ICONS
Indicators
Signal strength - The signal strength of the
wireless network at your current location. The
greater the number of bar segments, the stronger the
signal.
Battery charge status - While the battery charges, the bar segments on
the indicator move upward to show that the battery is charging. While the
phone is not connected to a charger, the greater the number of bar
segments, the greater the level of charge.
Earpiece volume - Appears when you adjust the earpiece volume (
and ) during a call.
Icons
Active call - A call is in progress.
Alarm - The alarm clock is set.
Keyguard - Keyguard is activated. This prevents accidental key
presses. To deactivate it, press Unlock, then .
Letter mode (lower case) - Characters are entered as lower
case letters. To switch to upper case letter mode, press .
To switch to number mode, press and hold .