Panasonic EB-G450 User manual

Operating Instructions EB-G450
Digital Cellular Main Kit
Telephone
Before operating this equipment please
read these instructions carefully

Contents
Before You Start Symbols Used .....................1
Safety Information ...................1
Fitting/Removing the SIM ...............2
Fitting/Removing the Battery ..............2
Your Telephone ............................3
Basic Operation Power on/off......................4
Making a Call .....................4
Ending a Call......................5
Answering a Call ....................5
Adjusting Volume ...................6
Automatic Redial....................6
Advanced Operation Concept of Operation .................7
DTMF Tones ......................7
Call Hold........................8
Call Waiting
< ....................9
Stored Numbers Note Pad .......................10
Recent Numbers
< .................10
Phonebook ......................11
Fixed Dial
> ....................13
Service Numbers
> .................13
Hot Key Telephone Numbers
> ..........14

Alpha Entry ..............................15
Additional Features
Key-guard s .......................16
Phonebook
u ......................16
Messages
?< .....................17
Call Service
: ......................17
Call Divert
w< .....................18
Security
t ........................18
Network
v ......................19
Personalise
z ......................19
Battery Information
Charging the Battery....................20
Care and Maintenance
..............................21
Other Information
Glossary of Terms.....................22
Trouble Shooting .....................23
Error Messages ......................24
Specifications ..............................25
Notes ..............................26

Before You Start
Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic G450 digital cellular telephone. This
telephone is designed to operate on the Global System for Mobile Communications
(GSM).
These operating instructions detail use of the equipment contained in the Main Kit.
Symbols Used
F Shows that you should press the following key(s).
< Shows that a service is network dependent or may only be available on a
subscription basis. For more information contact your Service Provider.
> Shows that a function is SIM dependent. For more information contact
your Service Provider.
Safety Information
This equipment is intended for use when supplied with power from the built-in
charger or dual charger (EB-CR500) through the AC Adaptor (EB-CR400).
Other usage will invalidate any approval given to this apparatus and may be
dangerous.
Switch off your cellular telephone when in an aircraft. The use of cellular
telephones in an aircraft may be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft,
disrupt the cellular network and may be illegal. Failure to observe this
instruction may lead to the suspension or denial of cellular telephone services
to the offender, or legal action or both.
You are advised not to use the equipment at a refuelling point. You are
reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in
fuel depots, chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress.
You MUST exercise proper control of your vehicle at all times. Do not use a
hand-held telephone or microphone while you are driving. Find a safe place to
stop first. Do not speak into a hands-free microphone if it will take your mind
off the road. Acquaint yourself thoroughly with restrictions concerning the use
of cellular telephones within the country you are driving and observe them at
all times.
Care must be taken when using the telephone in close proximity to personal
medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids.
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Before You Start

Fitting/Removing the SIM
The SIM is fitted into a holder at the back of the telephone underneath the battery.
Avoid touching the gold contacts of the SIM.
Fitting the SIM
Removing the SIM
To remove the SIM follow the above steps in reverse.
Fitting/Removing the Battery
Fit a fully charged battery pack. If the battery pack is not fully charged then it must be
charged as shown in Charging the Battery  page 24.
To maintain maximum performance always use until the low battery warning and then
fully recharge the battery.
Switch off the telephone and turn face downwards.
Fitting the Battery
Removing the Battery
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Before You Start
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Contacts

Your Telephone
Location of Controls
g Navigation key
B Select key
A Phonebook key  browses through the
Phonebook or stores a number in the
Phonebook
D Send key  makes a call
C Clear key  clears the last digit entered,
clears all digits when pressed and held or
returns to the previous display
E End key  ends a call or switches the
telephone on/off when pressed and held
Digit keys
0 to 9 , * and # . Where
appropriate the
0 key will enter the international
access code +, wild numbers or pauses when
pressed and held
Display
Following some operations the display will automatically clear after three seconds or
after pressing any key except
E .
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Your Telephone
12345 \\\\\|
123456789012
123456789012
023456
8S
Received signal strength 
 weak signal,  strong signal
Option area
Indicates that the
g
key can be pressed
Menu Icon
Incoming/
charging indicator
Antenna
Earpiece
Display
Microphone
External
connector
Character area
Menu number
Indicates the battery level

H full, K low battery

Basic Operation
Power on/off
FE and hold to switch power on
FE and hold to switch power off.
Making a Call
Make sure that the signal strength meter is displayed.
1
F area code and telephone number
2
FD
Emergency Calls
To make an emergency call ensure that the antenna symbol ( | ) is present. However,
the presence of the antenna symbol does not guarantee that an emergency call can
be made.
F112D
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Basic Operation
Welcome to
Panasonic
GSM
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GSM 001
Menu
Registered
00:01 \\\\\|
Voice call
Hold
Call successful
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Calling
Emergency

International Dialling
Using the Automatic International Access Code + you will be able
to dial international numbers without having to know the code for
the international exchange. Dialling national numbers using the +
will have no affect on call charges.
1
F0 and hold until a + appears
2
F international access code or
e to scroll through the abbreviated
international names
3
F area code and telephone number
4
FD
NOTE: Many countries include an initial 0 in the area code. This should, in most
cases, be left out when dialling international numbers. If you have difficulties making
international calls, contact your Service Provider.
Ending a Call
FE
Answering a Call
To receive a call the telephone must be switched on and the signal
strength meter must be displayed.
F any key except E or g
FE
to reject the call
Calling Line Identification <
This feature allows you to identify incoming calls and
accept or reject them. The callers telephone number will
be displayed. If the telephone number is stored in the
Phonebook then the name for that number will be
displayed.
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Basic Operation
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Home
+01234567890
Accept
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+AU
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Incoming
Accept
RING!

Adjusting Volume
Earpiece Volume
Four levels of earpiece volume are available.
During a call:
Fa to decrease b to increase
Ring and Key Volume
Ring and key volume be set to a preferred level and type by using Personalise in the
Menu  see page 23.
Automatic Redial
When a call is unsuccessful the telephone will ask if you want to
redial the telephone number again automatically. Before each redial
attempt the telephone will beep.
F any key to cancel
If a call is repeatedly unsuccessful you will not be able to
automatically redial the telephone number. In this case you must
redial the telephone number manually.
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Basic Operation
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Ear 
volume 
Ok
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Auto re-dial
0:05
Cancel

Advanced Operation
Concept of Operation
There is a close relationship between the select key, navigation key and the display.
Pressing up and down (
e ) will move the pointer up and down and scroll through
more information in the main area of the display.
Pressing left and right (
f ) will scroll through options in the option area of the display.
To choose the option press the select key.
DTMF Tones
DTMF tones can be sent during conversation. These are often used to access voice
mail, paging and computerised home banking.
Send DTMF Tones During a Call
F digits (0 to 9, # and *)
Pause Dial
Using pauses allows you to send DTMF tones automatically. Each
pause will last for three seconds.
1
F telephone number
2
F0 and hold to display P
3
F DTMF digits after the pause
Repeat 2 for more pauses
4
FD
When the call is successful DTMF tones will be sent every
3 seconds or when
D is pressed
7
Advanced Operation
Enable Disable
Messages
Call Divert
Call Bar
Calls
Security
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+012345P

Call Hold
You can make a second call while speaking to an existing caller.
Holding/Resume a Call
Ff to display Hold in the option area of the display and press B
Ff
to display Resume in the option area of the display and press B
Making a Second Call
1 F telephone number, or recall from Phonebook
2
FD
Operation During Two Calls
Swap Between Calls
Ff
to display Swap in the option area of the display followed
by
B
End A Call
Ff
to display End in the option area of the display followed
by
B
End Both Calls
FE
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Advanced Operation
Current call
Held call
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Home
Call 2
2Swap

Call Waiting <
A second call can be received, if call waiting is switched on. It is not possible to have
more than one fax or data call. All voice calls must be ended before you can make or
receive a fax or data call.
Receiving a Second Call
Accept a Second Call
FB
to accept the call
When you accept the incoming call the
current call will be placed on hold.
Reject a Second Call
Ff
to display Reject
FB
End Existing Call and Receive Second Call
1 FE with a waiting call
2
FD
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Advanced Operation
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Incoming
Accept

Stored Numbers
Note Pad
During a call you can enter numbers which you may wish to dial when the call has
ended.
During a call:
F telephone number
When the call has ended
FD
Recent Numbers <
Recently dialled telephone numbers will be stored in Last dialled.
If Calling Line Identification is available the callers telephone number for an answered
call will be stored in Answered and an unanswered call will be stored in
Unanswered.
When the store is full the next telephone number will overwrite the oldest.
1
FD
2 Fe to point at Last dialled, Answered or
Unanswered
3
B
4 Fe to point at the telephone number you wish to dial
5
FD
Quick Tip for Calling Last Dialled Number
To redial your last called telephone number FDD
Quick Tip for Returning an Unanswered Call <
When the display shows that you have received calls but not answered them.
1
FB
The last callers telephone number will be displayed.
2
Fe to point at the telephone number you wish to dial
3
FD
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Stored Numbers

Phonebook
Telephone numbers are stored on your SIM. Therefore, the number of locations,
length of name and number of telephone numbers that can be stored are dependent
on your SIM.
Adding a Telephone Number
1 F telephone number
2
FA
3 F edit the displayed number
4
FB to enter the telephone number
5
F name  see Alpha Entry page 17.
6
FB to enter the name
7
F location number
Automatic Location
The telephone number can be stored automatically at the first available location. This
can be done instead of entering a location number.
FB when Any is displayed in the option area of the display
Overwrite Protection
If a location is occupied you will be asked if you wish
to overwrite the current information.
FB to overwrite the selected location
FC to choose another location number
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Stored Numbers
Location:
(1-250)
_
Any
X
Overwrite?
Home
(181)
Ok
M

Retrieving a Telephone Number
Browse Through the Phonebook
1 FA
2 Fe to browse through the Phonebook
When searching through the Phonebook telephone
numbers will be listed in the order that was last used by
Phonebook/Browse  see page 20.
When the telephone number has been retrieved it can be sent,
edited or deleted.
Send a Retrieved Number
FD
Edit Retrieved Telephone Number
1 Ff to display Edit in the option area
2
FB
3 F new telephone number
4
FB
5 F new name tag
6
FB
Delete
1 Ff to display Delete in the option area
2
FB
Speed Dial
1 F location number  leading zeros may be left out
2
F#
3 FD
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Stored Numbers
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Home
+01234567890
Edit
M
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Home
+01234567890
Delete
M

Fixed Dial >
The Fixed Dial Store is part of the Phonebook. However, the Fixed Dial Store has
additional security. When the security feature Fixed Dial is switched on it is only
possible to make calls with telephone numbers that are in the Fixed Dial Store.
Fixed Dial telephone numbers cannot be edited before they are dialled but wild
numbers can be used.
The start of a telephone number can be stored in the Fixed Dial Store and when
recalled the remainder added, e.g. calls made to a specific area code.
When Fixed Dial is switched on any manually dialled telephone numbers must match
a telephone number in the Fixed Dial Store.
To add, edit or delete a telephone number in the Fixed Dial Store Fixed Dial must be
switch on  see Security page 22. With Fixed Dial switched on all telephone
numbers can be added to the Phonebook, edited or deleted as normal, but you will be
asked for PIN2.
“Wild” Numbers
Wild numbers are spaces that can be stored in a telephone number. The wild
numbers must be filled before the telephone number is dialled. In this way a call can
be restricted to a specific area. The wild numbers can be anywhere within a stored
telephone number.
F0 and hold until _ appears to enter a
wild number
When the telephone number is recalled pressing a numeric
key will fill in a wild number.
Service Numbers >
Your Service Provider may program some special telephone numbers into the Service
Dial area of the Phonebook. It is not possible to modify the telephone numbers stored
in the Service Dial part of the Phonebook.
FA and hold
Fg to browse through the Service Dial list of telephone numbers
The telephone number pointed to can only be recalled or dialled.
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Stored Numbers
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+012345_

“Hot Key” Telephone Numbers >
It is possible to dial telephone numbers from the Phonebook or Service Dial part of
Phonebook very quickly. Some Hot Key telephone numbers may be reserved by the
Service Provider, for example the first three Hot Key telephone numbers may be
linked to the Service Dial part of the Phonebook. To select a source for the Hot Key
telephone numbers see Personalise  page 23.
F1 to 9 and hold
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Stored Numbers

Alpha Entry
Alpha entry is used to enter alphanumeric characters into Phonebook, Short
Messages and the Greeting Message.
Key Character/Operation
[\ ] ^
1
@,.;:!¡?¿()&%+/<>=£$¥¤§ 1
2
ABCabc
ABG
AÄÅÆBCÇaàbc 2
3
DEFdef
DEZ
DEÉFdeèéf 3
4
GHIghi
HQI
GHIghiì 4
5
JKLjkl
KLM
JKLjkl 5
6
MNOmno
NXO
MNÑOÖømnñoòö 6
7
PQRSpqrs
PRS
PQRSpqrsß 7
8
TUVtuv
TUF
TUÜVtuùüv 8
9
WXYZwxyz
XYW
WXYZwxyz 9
C
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor when or clears the entire
entry when pressed and held
Each time a key is pressed it will display the next character. When another key is
pressed or no key is pressed for a short time the cursor will move to the next
position.
To cycle between numerals (
^ ), Greek characters ( \ ), extended characters
(
] ) and standard characters ( [ ) press A .
Editing Alpha Entry
Pressing e will move you up or down one line. Pressing f will move you left or
right one character.
When the cursor is moved over a character and another key pressed this will insert
the new character.
Pressing
C will delete the character to the left of the cursor.
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Alpha Entry

Additional Features
When the word Menu is in the option area of the display pressing the select key will
display a menu of telephone features. To select a features press the up or down (
e )
so that that pointer is showing next to the feature you require then press
B or enter
the feature number.
A quick way of selecting the menu is to enter the menu number.
To leave the menu press
C repeatedly.
A menu item may not be available because the telephone is not in a service area or
the SIM being used does not support that feature.
Key-guard s
Key-guard will prevent any keys from being accidentally pressed e.g. when the
telephone is being carried.
When a call is received key-guard will be disabled allowing you to press any key to
answer the call. After the call has finished key-guard will be restored.
When the telephone is mounted in the optional Car Mount Kit key-guard will be
disabled.
Emergency calls can still be made.
Phonebook u
In the Phonebook menu you are able to browse through the Phonebook by location
number or name, add more entries to the Phonebook and review how much space
you have available.
Most common use of the Phonebook is covered in Phonebook  see
page 11.
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Additional Features
1Key-guard
2Phonebook 1
2
3
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Browse
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My Numbers
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