Bosch Appliances GSM 908 manual

GB G S M 908 User Guide Cover 908 GB 29/04/99 10:52 Side 2[...]

For your safety Please pay special attention to the fol- lowing simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. In-car safety Do not use your mobile phone when driving a vehicle except from in emer- gency cases. Always park the vehicle and take the ignition before using the phone. Interference with other electronics Mobile phones[...]

SIM card limitations Network operators offer different kinds of services and different kinds of SIM cards. Please contact your network operator for further details. Depending on your type of SIM card some fea- tures described in this user guide may not be available to you or may not be operated in the way described. Where a feature relates to the n[...]

Precautions ................ Page 3 Important notice ........... Page 4 Keypad functions ........... Page 6 Display symbols ............ Page 7 Before you start ............ Page 8 Making your first call ....... Page 10 Options when in conversation ...... Page 12 Phone book ................ Page 14 Phone book editing ........ Page 15 Alternative ph[...]

LED (Status indicator) Slow green flash: Y our phone is in contact with a network. Fast green flash: Indicates an incoming call. Slow red flash: Y our phone cannot get in con- tact with a network. Fast red flash: The battery needs recharging. On/off key Press the key for one second to switch your telephone on or off. Function keys with text line in[...]

Introduction Making a call Enter phone number . Press CALL Answering a call The telephone rings. Press ANSWER Ending a call Press END Back to standby mode Press EXIT The telephone automatically returns to stand- by mode when no key has been pressed for 60 seconds. Battery level indicator See page 8 for more information. Signal strength indicator Th[...]

Insert rechargeable battery When changing the battery your phone should always be switched off. Charge the battery The battery supplied with this telephone is com- pletely discharged. The telephone will initiate charging as soon as you have inserted the char ger plug. The battery takes 1 to 5 hours to become fully charged depending on type and size[...]

Insert SIM card Before you can make a call on your mobile phone you have to insert the SIM card. Should you have forgotten to insert the SIM card the telephone will ask you to do so. Before inserting the SIM card into the phone please make sure that any plastic remains from the frame punching have been removed. Switch off your phone and remove the [...]

Selection of language The display language of your phone is normally the national language of the country in which you purchased your SIM card. If this is not the case the display language will be English. Y ou have the option of choosing between different languages. If by mistake you select a language which you don't understand you can return[...]

Phone numbers with extension number Extension numbers can be dialled by entering a pause between the main number and the exten- sion number . T o enter a pause, press the -key for one second until the pause code P appears on the display . Emergency calls In most cases emergency calls can be made with or without a SIM card. T o make an emer gency ca[...]

Muting the microphone While having a call, you may wish to have a pri- vate conversation with someone else. Y ou will hear everything your caller says but you cannot be heard by the caller . T o switch off the microphone: 1. Press MENU 2. Select Microphone off T o return to your telephone conversation: 1. Press MENU 2. Select Microphone on Y our te[...]

Switching between calls If you select Switch calls , the active call will be put on hold and the call on hold will now be active. In this way you can switch between your conversations. Ending an active call while another is on hold An active call can be ended by selecting Drop active . The held call will remain on hold and you have to retrieve it t[...]

Y ou can store names and telephone numbers in a phone book. The entries are stored on the SIM card and the number of entries is dependent on the capacity of the SIM card. The length of a name or a telephone number de- pends on your SIM card. There are several characters available on each key , as shown in the table below . Press once to get the fir[...]

15 PHO N E BOOK EDITING V oice mail number If you have a voice mail number stored in your phone book this should be stored under loca- tion 1. On some networks this has already been done by the operator . Contact your network operator for further details on how to activate your voice mail. How to find a name and a telephone number 1. Press 2. Enter[...]

How to see the status of your phone book The telephone can display the total number of locations on your SIM card and inform you how many of these are free. 1. Press to enter the List menu system. 2. Select Phone book and press SELECT 3. Select Status and press OK Prefix telephone numbers In your phone book you can store prefix phone numbers and ad[...]

Depending on your SIM card you may have diffe- rent alternative phone books. These phone books will be visible in the phone display only if they are available and enabled. Fixed numbers W ith the help of this alternative phone book you can restrict the use of your phone only to num- bers stored in this special phone book. This tele- phone book oper[...]

L I S T MENU S Y ST EM 18 Information about outgoing, answered and missed calls as well as SMS messages are automatically stored in lists: Outgoing calls • V iew names/phone numbers of your latest outgoing calls Answered calls • V iew names/phone numbers of your latest answered calls Missed calls • V iew names/phone numbers of you latest call[...]

19 O UT G O I NG C ALL S / AN S WERED C ALL S Outgoing calls Y our phone has memory for your last 10 dialled telephone numbers. How to see the list of last outgoing calls 1. Press to enter the List menu system. 2. Select Outgoing calls and press OK 3. Scroll through the telephone numbers. 4. When the telephone number you wish to redial is displayed[...]

MISSED C ALLS 20 Missed calls Y our phone remembers the last 10 incoming calls which you did not answer . The display will tell you how many missed calls your phone has received. If, for instance, there are 1 5 missed calls the standby display will show . 15 . As the telephone registers only identified calls in the list, the number of missed calls [...]

21 MESS A GES Short Message Services (SMS) Y our phone can receive and send short text mes- sages via the network. On some networks you have to subscribe to this facility . There are two types of messages: point-to-point messages which you can both receive and send, and cell broadcast messages which you can only receive. Point-to-point messages A n[...]

MESS A GES 22 How to read a message again 1. Press to enter the List menu system. 2. Select Messages and press SELECT 3. Select Inbox by pressing OK 4. Scroll through the list of messages and confirm your choice by pressing SELECT How to send a message Before you can send a message you have to enter your network operator's telephone number for[...]

23 MESS A GES How to edit an old message 1. Press to enter the List menu system. 2. Select Messages and press SELECT 3. Select Inbox , Outbox or Favourites by pressing OK 4. Select the message you wish to edit and confirm by pressing SELECT 5. Press OPTION 6. Select Edit message and press OK A digit between the scroll indicators on the display indi[...]

The setup menu system offers you the possibility of setting the individual sub menus and options according to your own personal wishes. Network services (Menu 1) 11 Call divert 12 Call barring 13 Call waiting 14 Closed user group 15 Outgoing call identification T ones setup (Menu 2) 21 Ring tone 22 T rembler (optional extra) 23 Message tone 24 Broa[...]

How to access the Setup menu system 1. Press MENU 2. Select the menu you want to access using 3. Confirm by pressing SELECT 4. Select the sub menu you want to access using 5. Confirm by pressing SELECT Menu numbers On the right hand side in the first line of the dis- play you will always see the number of the menu and sub menu in which you are oper[...]

Y ou have the option of diverting all calls or choosing to divert incoming calls only if un- answered. The unanswered calls option diverts calls – if you are busy – if you do not reply – if there is no contact Registration T o enable a call divert you must register it first. Y ou will be asked to specify whether you want the call divert funct[...]

How to activate call divert for all calls 1. Press MENU 2. Select Network services by pressing SELECT 3. Confirm by pressing SELECT once more to indicate that you want access to the call divert menu. 4. Select using Divert all calls Register – All services – Speech – Data services – Fax services – Message services – Number Activate Deac[...]

CALL DIVERT 28 Y ou can set up call barring for different types of outgoing and incoming calls to restrict the use of your phone. Y ou have to activate the type of call barring you wish to set up. Y ou are asked to specify whether you want the call barring to apply for all se r - vices, speech, data services, fax service s or mes- sage services (SM[...]

29 CALL W AITIN G Incoming call barring Select All calls if you want to bar all in- coming calls. Select Roaming if you want incoming calls to be barred only when you are connected to a foreign network. Cancelling call barrings Call barrings can be cancelled individually or by selecting Cancel all . Call waiting During a conversation your telephone[...]

Closed user group This is a network feature by which the use of your telephone is restricted to certain phone numbers within a group defined by the network operator and the owner of the SIM card. Y ou may be a member of different groups. Each group has its own ID number . The network defines which group is your default user group. Y ou have the opt[...]

How to adjust tones 1. Press MENU 2. Select Tones setup using 3. Confirm by pressing SELECT 4. Select using either Ringing tone Trembler (Optional extra) Message tone Broadcast tone Key tone Factory settings 5. Confirm by pressing SELECT 6. Select the volume or pattern you want to change using 7. Confirm by pressing OK Ringing volume level and ring[...]

P H O NE SET U P 32 This menu offers you the possibility of setting some of the telephone's options according to your own personal wishes. How to set up options 1. Press MENU 2. Select Phone setup using 3. Confirm by pressing SELECT 4. Select using either Language Dial setup Network selection Power saving Car kit Greeting Incoming call setup A[...]

33 PHON E S E T U P T o do this, you must access the Selection of net- work sub menu, select the Set preferred list op- tion and use to select the empty location in which you want to store the new network. Pres- sing EDIT will give you a list of available net- works. Scroll through the list using . When you see a network you wish to store in your p[...]

Send message setup Before you can send a message you have to enter your network operator's telephone number for this special service. Contact your network opera- tor to obtain this number . 1. Press MENU 2. Select Message setup using and confirm by pressing SELECT 3. Select Send message setup 4. Select Service centre 5. Confirm by pressing SEL[...]

35 PHONE BOOK SETUP / CALL TIMERS AND CHARGE Fixed dialling In order to enable you to make use of fixed dial- ling numbers stored in an alternative phone book defined by you, select Fixed dialling on . Having selected Fixed dialling on your ordinary phone book will not be visible on the display and can thus not be accessed, but, of course, it will [...]

SECURITY 36 PIN code T o prevent misuse of your SIM card, e.g. if it is lost or stolen, you can select a PIN code to be entered each time you switch on the phone. The PIN code is a 4 to 8-digit number of your own choice, which you can change any time you like. If you enter an invalid PIN code three times, your SIM card will be blocked and to unbloc[...]

37 SECURITY How to change password If you subscribe to a call barring service your net- work operator will have supplied you with a 4- digit password. If you want to change this, select Network password in the Security menu. Encryption indication If you connect to a network which does not sup- port encryption, you will get a warning in the dis- pla[...]

CA L CUL A T O R 38 Y ou can use your mobile phone as an ordinary calculator . How to use the calculator 1. Press MENU 2. Select Calc ulat or using 3. Confirm by pressing OK Y our telephone now acts as a normal calculator . The equal-sign ( = ) is found on the right hand function key . Hold down the relevant key for one second to get the desired ar[...]

39 A CCESS O RIE S Professional Handsfree Car Kit Remove the rubber plug covering the antenna hole on the back of the handset. When placing the phone in the cradle, make sure that the antenna catch is open (slider in left hand side position). When the phone is in place, move the slider to the right hand side for locked position. When your phone is [...]

ACCESSORIES 40 If you want to switch from hands-free mode to normal mode, just lift the handset and cradle as one complete unit – and back again for returning to hands-free. The switching is performed auto- matically . Basic Car Kit Remove the rubber plug covering the antenna hole on the back of the handset. When placing the phone in the cradle, [...]

41 ACCESSORIES Simple Car Holder Using the Simple Car Holder will require a spe- cial knob to be fitted on the back of your phone. The necessary parts come with the package. How to fit the knob: Remove the label from the back of the phone. The knob can now be fitted by means of a screwdriver . Place the new label to cover the screw . Headset How to[...]

Desktop charger The desktop charger is powered by means of the charger supplied with your telephone. When you place the telephone in the desktop charger you have to make sure that the battery symbols on the display start flashing. The battery takes 1 to 5 hours to become fully charged de- pending on type and size of the battery . During charging th[...]

43 Belt clip The necessary parts for fitting the belt clip to your phone comes with the package. How to fit the belt clip: Remove the label from the back of the phone. The belt clip can now be fitted by means of a screwdriver . Place the new label to cover the screw . Data Interface Y our phone can be connected to your PC or laptop computer for dat[...]

INDEX 44 A ccessories 39 Alternative phone books 17 Answered calls 19 Answering a call 7, 1 1 Any key answer 33 Auto answer 39 Automatic redial 32 Automatic switch off 39 B arred numbers 17 Basic car kit 40 Battery 8 Battery level indicator 8 Before sending messages 22 Before you start 8 Belt clip 43 Broadcast channel list 34 Broadcast language 34 [...]

For the car Professional Handsfree Car Kit Basic C ar Kit Simple Car Holder Cigarlighter Charger 1 2V/24V For the computer Data Interface For charging Desktop Charger T ravel Charger - E U T ravel Charger - U K T ravel Charger - AUS T ravel Charger - U S For power Extra Light 350 mAh Li- Ion batter y Light 650 mAh Li-Ion batter y Vibra-Alarm 650 mA[...]

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