Beafon SL550 manual

User Manual English Bea-fon SL550[...]

2 General Informat ion Congratulations on the purchase of your Bea -fon SL550 ! Please read this in formation before using the phone to make a better use of your phone. W e are not responsible for any damage due to your misunderstanding of this information and misacting. We are endeavouring t o improve our products and services. We reserve all the [...]

3 General Informat ion Your Bea-fon SL550 box contains: • 1 mobile phone (S L550) • 1 desktop charger (SL550) • 1 travel charger (SL550) • 1 battery (SL550) • Quick guide (SL550) • User manuals (SL550) If you find the size of th e script not easily readable for you, yo u can also find this manual on our website, where you will be able t[...]

4 Directory General Information ................................................ 1 Device Code: ........................................................ 3 PIN-Code: ............................................................. 3 Directory ................................................................ .4 Getting started ...........................[...]

5 Directory MMS .................................................................. 20 Inbox: ................................................................ 20 Drafts: ............................................................... 21 Outbox: .............................................................. 21 Sent messages ..........................[...]

6 Directory Network settings: .............................................. 36 Security setup: ................................................... 37 Connnectivity: ................................ .................... 37 Data account ...................................................... 39 Restore factory settings: ..............................[...]

7 Getting started What is a SIM card ? Every mobile phone has a SIM card (Subscriber Identity Modul e). This is a micro-chip that ho lds your personal information such as names and phone numbers. Your phone won’ t work without it. If you already have contacts o n your SIM card, they can be transferred in most cases. Keep the SIM card away from ch[...]

8 Getting started Insert the battery as follows: 1. Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts in the battery compartment on the phone. 2. Push down on the upper section o f the battery until it 'clicks' into place. 3. Close the battery compartm ent by sli ding the cover closed until you hea r a ‘click’. Charging the battery: Th[...]

9 Getting started Switching the telephone on or off: Make sure that you SIM card is in your mobile phone and that the battery is charged. 1. Press the red key to switch the phone on. 2. If prompted, choose your language and press OK. 3. If you have entered a PIN- code before, th e phone will ask for the code now. Enter the PIN - code and confirm by[...]

10 Getting started Keys description The Number keys: Input numbers and characters; customize number keys 2-9 as the shortcuts of quick dial. The Right soft key: Execute the functions displayed in lower right corner of the scree n. And you can use it to delete the anterior letter near the cursor which you have input in the message or exit the interf[...]

11 Ge tting started Display (Standby mo de): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. Signal status 6. Date and day 2. Pictograms 7. Weekday 3. Battery status 8. Menu 4. Network operator 9. Contacts 5. Time Screen icons: Signal Strength The vertical bars show the network connection strength. SIM card has signals. New messages This icon shows when you receive a new mes[...]

12 Getting started Alert Type Ring Silent mode on and Vibration o nly Vibrate and ring Call Divert This icon shows when you divert all calls unconditional ly. SIM card ha s been set up call divert. GPRS This icon shows when the GPRS connection is available or a ctive. Turn alarm on This icon shows wh en you turn alarm on. Roaming This icon shows wh[...]

13 Call function Make a call: 1. To make a call, enter the phone number with the prefix and press the green key . For international calls, enter ‘ +’ by pressing  for 2 sec. Then enter the country code followed by the telephone number, i n which the 0 of th e prefix must be dropped. 2. If you have entered a wrong number, press the soft k ey [...]

14 Call function Answering a call: When there i s an i ncoming call, the pho ne rings and/or vibrates and shows th e number or th e corresponding name . 1. Press the green key or Answer if you would l ike to answer a call. 2. Press the red key or silent if you would like to reject a call, or for ending the connection after the call. Earphone/Blueto[...]

15 Menu Press the up arrow key to go to the Menu. Scroll through the menu using the arrow keys. 1. Phonebook 1. Search 2. Add new 3. Phonebook settings 2. Message 1. SMS 2. MMS 3. Inbox 4. Drafts 5. Outbox 6. Sent messages 7. Broadcast 8. Message settings 9. Voice Mail server 3. Call center 1. Call history 2. Call settings 4. Organizer 1. Alarm 2. [...]

16 Phonebook Search: 1. Choose Search in the Phonebook. 2. Key in the first character(s) of the name you ar e looking for and press Search . 3. If you press Option you can use the following options: View , Send text message , Send multimedia message , Call , Edit , Delete , Copy and Phonebook settings Add new contact : You can save names and phone [...]

17 Phonebook Speed dial You can turn the speed dial function on o r off by Enable speed dial . It is possible to enter 8 speed d ial numbers that can be called from the stand-b y m ode by pressing th e corresponding number keys (2~9). 1. Choose Set numbers and press OK . 2. Select the key you want (2-9) and press Option . 3. Press OK for Edit . 4. [...]

18 Phonebook Delete all cont acts: You can choose the following optio ns: From SIM: Delete all the names stored in SIM card From phone: Del ete all t he names stored in the phone storage[...]

19 Messages You can receive and send Messages: SMS and MMS . Here you can also choose Voice Mail and Broadcast . These services are web-based services. Please contact your network operator before using. SMS You can write and send text m essages. Invoicing is based upon how many ordinary m essages are needed for any multi-part message. Press the key[...]

20 Messages MMS Here you can w rite your MM S. Use the following functions to write your MMS: 1. Press left selection key to enter MMS. 2. Enter contents and pre ss left se lection k ey to enter Option . (You can select Send to , Input Method , Writing language Add Picture , Add Sound , Add Subject , Preview MMS , Slide option , Advanced Option and[...]

21 Messages You can choose the following options w hile reading your received SMS: View, Reply by SMS, Reply by MMS, Call sender , Forward, Delete, D elete all In the Advanced option : Copy to Phone* Move to Phone*, Copy all, and Move all . * These options may not appear according to the stora ge location. Note: The new me ssag e icon keeps flicker[...]

22 Messages Sent messages The Sent messages to view the messages you sent. You can choose th e following options while r eading your sent SMS: View, Forward, Delete, Delete all, and Advanced . In the Adv anced option: Copy to Phone Move to Phone, Copy all, and Move all . Broadcast: Broadcast messages ar e messages that your network operator b roadc[...]

23 Messages SMS You can choose the following optio ns: SIM: This setting is needed to use the SMS function. The SMSC n umber can be obtained Memory Status: Check the capacity of messages storages. Save sent Msg : Here you can set on/off to saves the sent messages in the folder Sent messages. MMS settings: Data account: Choose the Data account fo yo[...]

24 Messages Retriev al : Set th e H ome network, Roaming, Filters Read report and D elivery report of your receiving MMS. Filter: Your phone will reject o r allow MMS of the selected filter criteria. Preferred storage: Select Memory card or Phone to store m essages on the Memory card or Phone memory. Memory status: Displays the pe rcentage of memor[...]

25 Call center Call history Missed, Dialled and Received: The phone registers the phone numb ers of Missed , Received and Dialled calls. When you press OK by Missed, Dialled or Received , you can view the calls you Missed, Dialled or Received. I f you press Option you can choose the following options: View, Call, Save, Sen t text message, send mult[...]

26 Call center Call settings: Depending on n etwork operator support and subscription, you can choose the following options: Call waiting: When this network s ervice is activated, the network notifies you of a new incoming cal l while yo u have a call in progress. Press OK to answer the waiting cal l. The first call is put on hold or press the red [...]

27 Organizer Alarm: You can set a maximum of 5 differe nt alarms. To set an alarm clock: 1. Select one alarm and press Edit . 2. Edit alarm: set On or Off (Volume key +/-) , Time, Repeat, alarm tone, Snooze (m) and Alert type . 3. Press Done to save the Alarm . When alarm sounds, you can stop the ala rm by pressing Stop. If you press Snooze , the a[...]

28 Organizer If no emergency number i s saved, o r your phone card has run out, or you a re not allowed under a foreign network (e.g. Roaming not activated), you can dial 112 or another emergency number on th e numerical keypad. SOS description : Press the SOS button on th e back o f th e mobile phone for 3 seconds. If you want to stop or cancel th[...]

29 Organizer Note:  If you want to stop or cancel the SOS call, press the SOS butt on .  If not answered the emergency call, th e emergency Alarm will ring until the SOS button is pressed  When cha nging a phone card: Always make su re that there is sufficient credit on your phone card because private emergency numbers cannot be dialled wi[...]

30 Organizer Calendar: Enter submenu of Calendar and you can see the interface of date. Press the direction keys to select d ate and month; press Option t o access submenus: View, Vie w all, Add event, D elete event, Jump to date and Go to today, Go to weekly/monthly view. If there are some existed event in the event list, press the up / down ke y [...]

31 Multimedia Camera: In the standby mode press the camera key, on th e right side of the phone, to activate the camera. Take a picture: Aim the camera lens at the place/object, and press the camera key on the right side button or key “0” , to take a picture. Keep the camera lens steady for a while for a better image quality. In the camera inte[...]

32 Multimedia White Balance: It is a function w hich gives the camera a reference to “true white”. Here you c an choose between: Auto, Daylight, Tungsten Fluorescents and In candescent . Scene mode: Here you can choose between: Auto or Night. Effect settings: Here you can choose between: Normal, Grayscale, Sepia, Sepia green, Sepia blue and Col[...]

33 Multimedia FM radio: This cellular phone p rovides the function of FM radio. In the interface of FM radio, pressing the “ 0 ” key can sta rt or stop the Radio function. After opening this function, pressing the down key or up key can carry on the forward searching o r t he b ackward searching automatically, until search a channel. When you c[...]

34 Multimedia Manual input: You can input the broadcast frequency by hand which you want to hear, and then it will broadcast automatically after you press the assurance key. Auto search: Choose this menu can search broadcast channels automatically. Note: The listening effect will be influenced while listening indoors o r the phone is shield. You ca[...]

35 Settings Phone settings: You can choose the following optio ns: Time & Date: Set time and date Language: Here you can choose the language you want i n your display. Preferred Writing language: Here you can choose the language you want for write. Display: Here you can choose your Wallpaper . Misc. Settings: LCD: Here you can set the time for [...]

36 Settings User Profile: The phone provide 4 pre-defined user profiles tha t allow the operations of the phone to best suit the environment you are i n. The profiles are General , Silent, Meeting , and Outdoor . If yo u choose Customize in a profile you can set the following options: Tone settings: Here you can set your: Alert type, Ring type, Inc[...]

37 Settings Network selection: Here you can choose: New search, Select network and Selection Mode . GPRS tr ansfer pref.: Here to can choose b etween: Data prefer and Call prefer . Security setup: You can choose the following optio ns: SIM security : To turn your SIM PIN code On o r Off, change PIN and change PIN2. Phone security: To lock your phon[...]

38 Settings You can choose the following optio ns: Power: Here you can choose to t urn Bluetooth On or Off . Visibility: you can set the visibility on or off. My device: List of saved devices and enables you to add new devices; Search new device . Search audio device: Search for availabl e Bluetooth audio devices. If Bluetooth is not enabled yo u c[...]

39 Settings Data account This setting allows y ou to change the settings for the GPRS Data network as following. Press the Left soft key to enter Edit m ode or add a PS account. You can choose th e followi ng options by any data account network: Account name: Here you can edit the Account name . APN: Enter here the access point name used for the ad[...]

40 FAQ If your phone appears t he questions frequently, please refer to the answers as follows. A fter that, you cannot s olve the questions, please contact with the mobile phone dealers or network operator . Can’t turn the phone on:  Check b attery installation, please install batte ry correctly.  Check if b attery level is low, change a b[...]

41 FAQ Bad talking quality:  Weak signal? See: Weak signal or no signal.  Check if battery if batter y is low. Charge the battery or change the battery.  Use the up volume key to ad just the m icrophone volume during a call. Can’t make a call:  Check if yo u enter the c orrect number and pr ess green key .  Check if yo u set call b[...]

42 FAQ P IN locked:  Check if entered incorrect PIN code 3 times in a row. If yes, th e phone is locked, then you should enter yo ur PUK code (p lease contact your network operator for your PUK code). Tips: if all suggests and solutions can’t solve your problem, please check Customer Service on www.beafon.c om. Please do not disassembly or rep[...]

43 Battery  Your phone is powere d by a rech argeable battery .  Note that a new battery 's full performance is achieved only after two or three complete charge and discharge cycles! The battery can b e charged and discharged hundreds of times but it will ev entually wear out.  When the operating time (talk-time and standby time) is n[...]

44  Dispose of batteries according to local re gulations (e.g. recycling) .  Do not dispose as ho usehold wa ste.  Do not charge your mobile p h one if the battery is not installed. Phone Your phone is a product o f superior design and craftsman ship and should be tr eated with care . The sug gesti ons below will help you to fulfil any war[...]

45 Phone  phone and m ay violate regulations governing radio devices. All of the above suggestions apply equally t o your phone, battery, charger or any accessory. If any of them is not working pro perly, take it to your nearest qualified service facility. [...]

46 For your safety Read the se simple g uidelines. Break ing the r ules may be dangerous or illegal. Do not switch on t he phone when wi reless phone use is pr ohibited or when it m ay cause interference or danger. Road safety comes first Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Switch off in aircraft Wireless devices can cause i nterference in [...]

47 For your safety Traffic Safety: Do not use a hand-held telephone while driving a vehicle. Always secure the phone in its holder; do not place the phone on the passenger seat or where it can break loo se in a collision or sudden stop. Remember road safety always comes firs t! Operating environment: Remember to foll ow any specia l regulations in [...]

48 For your safety research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research. Persons with pac emakers:  Should alway s keep the phone more than 20 cm (6 inches) from their pacemaker when the phone is switched on.  Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket.  Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimise the poten tial for[...]

49 For your safety Potentially explosive atmospheres: Switch off your phone when in any area with a po tentially explosive atmospher e and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas cou ld cause an explo sion o r fire resulting in b odily injury or even death. Users are advised to switch off the phone when at a refuelling point (service [...]

50 For your safety Certification informati on (SAR): This model phone meets the EU requirements fo r exposure to radio waves. The exposure standard for m obile phones employs a unit of m easurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SA R. The SAR lim it recommended by The Council of the European Union is 2.0 W/kg. Tests f or S AR have been c[...]

51 Information While th ere may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the EU requirements for RF exposure. Liability Disclaimer:  Bea-fon M obile GmbH shall not bear any liability for any relevant, indirect, special, incidental, o r inevitable injur ies caused by using of this product, in[...]