Panasonic EB-GD93 manual

Operating Instructions EB-GD93 Digital Cellular Telephone Before operating this equipment please read these instructions completely.[...]

Quick Reference This Quick Reference guide is intended to enable the user to utilize the most basic features of the phone instantly without having to search through the extra details which are incorporated into this manual. Power On/Off Press and hold E Enter Pin Code Use the keypad to enter the PIN supplied by your Service Provider, then press B M[...]

Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fitting the SIM . . . . . . . . . 1 Fitting the Battery . . . . . . . . 1 Charging the Battery . . . . . . 2 Getting to Know Your Phone . . 3 Basic Operation. . . . . . . . . . . 6 Switching the Phone On/Off . . 6 Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . 6 Automatic Redial . . . . . . . . 7 Ending a Call . [...]

Deactivating the Browser . . . 4 0 Setting the Linger Time . . . . 40 Last Error . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Internet E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . 41 E-mail Setup . . . . . . . . . . 41 Create a New Message . . . . 41 Send/Receive Messages . . . 42 Read Messages . . . . . . . . 42 Store an Address . . . . . . . 43 Add a Signature . . . . . . . . 43 Ma[...]

Getting Started Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic digital cellular phone. This phone is designed to operate on the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), GSM900 or GSM1800. Ensure the battery is fully charged before use. Before operating this phone please read the “Important Information” section - see page 54 . These operating ins[...]

Removing the Battery Push the battery release latch down (1). The base of the battery will raise out of the recess (2). The battery can now be removed from the phone (3). Charging the Battery Connecting the AC Adaptor The battery pack must be attached to the phone before the AC Adaptor is connected. Insert the AC Adaptor plug into the base of the p[...]

Low Battery Warning When the battery power is low a warning tone will sound and a blinking LOW BATTERY message will be displayed. If this occurs during conversation finish your call immediately. The power will be automatically shut off shortly after the warning tone. Fully charge the battery pack or replace it with a fully charged one. Getting to K[...]

The Menu System The menu system provides the means for accessing all the functions which do not have their own dedicated buttons on the keypad. The menu functions can be selected using a combination of the Navigation key g and the menu Select key B . During a call a restricted menu will be available. Shortcuts In addition, once you are familiar wit[...]

S indicates that it is possible to make emergency calls T indicates the received signal strength : - weak signal, T - strong signal H indicates the battery level : H - full, G (blinking) - low battery Information Area This area is used to indicate the current top level menu, the sub-menu number, text entry mode, Phonebook source, Phonebook locati[...]

Basic Operation Switching the Phone On/Off To switch the phone on or off. Press and hold E to switch power on A greeting animation will be displayed and then the phone will go into Idle mode. Press and hold E to switch power off Making a Call Ensure that the phone is switched on, the network operator logo is displayed and the signal strength meter [...]

Automatic Redial When a call is unsuccessful the phone may ask if you want to redial the phone number again automatically. Press B when Ok is displayed in the option area and the display will countdown in seconds to the next redial. To stop redialling, press B when Cancel is displayed in the option area or press C . When a call is connected a beep [...]

Locking the Phone With the Phone Lock enabled you will be restricted to answer incoming calls and make emergency calls only. The Phone Lock Code is factory set to “0000”. 1 From Idle mode press B8 1 to enter the Phone Lock menu 2 Press B 3 Enter the 4-digit code and press B The phone will be locked and the lock icon ( O ) will be displayed. Unl[...]

Setting Vibration Alert When vibration alert is switched on the phone will vibrate when a call is received. Switching on vibration alert will silence the ring volume. However, when the ring volume is adjusted after the vibration alert is switched on, the phone will ring and vibrate when a call is received. From Idle mode: Press and hold # to switch[...]

Phonebook Phone numbers can be stored in two locations. You can store numbers in the SIM Phonebook (therefore the number of locations, length of name and number of phone numbers are SIM dependent). Alternatively you can store phone numbers in the Mobile Phonebook, this means that if you change the SIM the numbers in the phone are not lost. The Mobi[...]

Overwrite Protection If a location is occupied you will be prompted to confirm that you wish to overwrite the current information. Press B to overwrite the selected location Press C to choose another location number Browsing Phonebook You can search the Phonebook by either Name or Location. The default setting for browsing is by name. When browsing[...]

Detail Displays each element of the selected Phonebook entry. Use e to display the next/previous element of the entry. Each element may be edited - use f until Edit is displayed in the option area and press B . View Displays an individual name and phone number in the names list. If an e-mail address is present in the Mobile Phonebook this will be d[...]

Retitling Group Names 1 From Idle mode press B2 4 to enter the Group Settings menu 2 Use e to select the group 3 Use f until Edit is displayed in the option area and press B 4 Clear the current title and re-enter - see “Text Entry” page 48 5 Press B Using Alert Profiles Alert Profile enables you to identify callers with a particular ring tone, [...]

Hot Key Phone Numbers It is possible to dial phone numbers from the Phonebook or Service Dial part of Phonebook very quickly. Some Hot Key Phone numbers may be reserved by the Service Provider, for example the first three Hot Key Phone numbers may be linked to Service Dial (network dependent). 1 Press and hold a Digit key 1 to 9 2 Press D Setting t[...]

My Numbers My Numbers is a convenient part of Phonebook where your voice, fax and data phone number(s) can be stored and viewed. This function is SIM dependent. Adding Numbers 1 From Idle mode press B2 6 to enter the My Numbers menu 2 Use f until Create is displayed in the option area and press B 3 Enter the name - see “Text Entry” page 48, and[...]

Personalising Your Phone Add a Start-up Greeting A personalised greeting can be programmed for when the phone is switched on. 1 From Idle mode press B 541 to enter the Greeting menu 2 Use the text entry facility to add your greeting and press B - see “Text Entry” page 48 Displaying Animations Animations can be displayed when the phone is switch[...]

Composing a Melody Up to 3 user-defined melodies can be created. 1 From Idle mode press B 524 to enter the Melody Composer menu 2 Use e to cycle through the melodies 3 Press B to edit the chosen melody Using the following table as reference, enter the notes (from the choice of low, middle and high), rests, and the durations of each, to generate you[...]

Disabling all Tones 1 From Idle mode press B 521 to enter the All Tones menu 2 Press B to disable all tones and the silent indicator icon ( [ ) will be displayed. Repeat the process to enable all tones. Setting the Backlight Colour 1 From Idle mode press B 542 to enter the Backlight Colour menu 2 Use e to cycle through the colours available 3 Press[...]

4 When ready, hold the phone approximately 7” (178mm) from your mouth, press B and speak clearly into the microphone to record the name of the selected Phonebook entry When the recording has stopped, you will be prompted to repeat the name 5 Press B and repeat the name Once recording is complete for a second time, the display will indicate if the[...]

Restoring the Default Phone Settings Any personal settings can be returned to their factory default, with the exceptions of the Phone Lock code and the Language. 1 From Idle mode press B5 8 to enter the Defaults menu 2 Press B to restore the default settings 20 Personalising Your Phone[...]

Phone Security The phone features a number of security functions that protect against unauthorized use, and enable you to restrict access to certain features - see “Using the PIN” page 8. It is recommended that you memorize your security codes. If you need to make a note of your security codes, never write them in a way that they can be recogni[...]

Restricting Calls Call Barring The Call Bar function is used to restrict certain outgoing and/or incoming calls. Call Bar is controlled by a security password that is supplied by your Service Provider. When updating or checking the status of Call Bar the phone must be registered with a network. Different Call Bar restrictions can be used for voice,[...]

Applications Clock This phone incorporates a clock with date/time, an alarm and a power on/off feature. A second clock for dual time is also included - see “Second Clock” page 47. Initially Setting the Home Time 1 From Idle mode press B 43111 to enter the Time Set menu and press B 2 Use e to select whether you require Summer Time setting on or [...]

Setting the Alarm If you have not already set the clock, you will be prompted to do so prior to setting the alarm. There are four separate alarms, each of which may be set independently. 1 From Idle mode press B 433 to enter the Alarm Set menu and press B 2 Use e to select the alarm to be set and press B 3 Enter the digits for the time and press B [...]

Setting a Power On/Off Time You can set your phone to turn itself on or off automatically at a specified time using the Power On/Off feature. The procedure for setting/adjusting the Power On/Off automatically is similar to that for setting the time on the clock. For either setting or adjusting the time you need to select Power On Time or Power Off [...]

Note : Press and hold 1 to add a decimal point. Converting a Value 1 Check the conversion rate is the one you require and press B 2 Enter the value to be converted and press B The country code and currency rate will be retained in the phone once entered. The next time you use the convertor you can edit the conversion rate/country codes while in the[...]

Short Text Messages You can receive, display, edit and/or send short text messages, of up to 160 characters to mobile phones on the same network or any network that has a roaming agreement. Setting the Phone for Text Messages Before you can send a message you must enter the Message Centre number into Parameters (your Service Provider will supply th[...]

Receiving Text Messages When a Short Text Message is sent to your phone the message indicator ( N ) will blink in the display, with an audible tone or vibration. This indicates that a new message has been received. When Read is displayed in the option area press B to read the message. Use g to navigate through the message and to identify the sender[...]

User Defined Message Creating a User Defined Message It is possible to create a user defined message which, once generated, can be used as any other pre-defined message. From Idle mode press B 314 . Edit the message as required and press B . Selecting the User Defined Message From Idle mode press B 313 The user defined message will be displayed at [...]

Message Parameters From Idle mode press B 316 to enter the Parameters menu. The following parameters can be set: Auto Delete When set will erase messages automatically: Received Read - will overwrite the oldest read message Received Any - will overwrite the oldest message even though it may not have been read. Lifetime This is the duration that you[...]

Enabling/Disabling Broadcasts 1 From Idle mode press B 3171 to enter the Receive menu 2 Press B Once enabled, following the same procedure will disable broadcasts. Message List This is a store for the last received broadcast messages. Messages can be deleted from here. Language The Language in which broadcast messages are displayed can be changed ([...]

Call Information Recent Numbers Recently dialled phone numbers will be stored in Last Dialled . If Caller Identification is available the caller’s phone number for an answered call will be stored in Answered and an unanswered call will be stored in Unanswered . If Caller Identification is not available then calls will still be stored but will hav[...]

Call Charges To maintain control over the cost of calls that are made, the phone can be set to restrict use to a finite number of units overall. Setting the Unit Price Firstly, a price per unit must be entered. This is the cost that the Service Provider charges for one unit of call time. 1 From Idle mode press B 662 to enter the Price/Unit menu 2 P[...]

Advanced Operation Diverting Calls Voice, fax and data calls can be diverted using different circumstances and to different numbers. For example you may wish voice calls to be diverted to Voicemail in the event that the phone is switched off. 1 From Idle mode press B7 to enter the Call Divert menu 2 Use e to select the type of calls to divert and p[...]

End Current Call and Receive Second Call 1 Press E with a waiting call 2 Press any key except E or g Operation During Two Calls Swapping Between Calls The ! prompt indicates the current call Press B when Swap is displayed in the option area End Current Call 1 Press f to display End in the option area 2 Press B The held call will remain held. End Bo[...]

Adding to Multi-party You can add to the Multi-party call (up to a maximum of five). Either by making a call or accepting an incoming call. The call can then be merged into the Multi-party. Note : When making a call or accepting an incoming call the Multi-party call will be placed on hold. The callers in the Multi-party call can continue to communi[...]

Changing to a New Network When not in your home country you may use a network that you do not directly subscribe to, this is called ROAMING. National Law may not permit roaming in your home country. The New Network function is used to manually select a network that is available in your current location. 1 From Idle mode press B9 1 to enter the New [...]

WAP Browser The phone’s WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) Browser enables you to access internet services supported by the network, such as news, weather reports, sport etc. Server Settings Before you can access internet services, your SIM must be data enabled and the relevant configuration information, entered into the phone. These settings ma[...]

The first time that the browser is activated there will be no content stored so the Home URL content will be displayed (as defined by the network operator). From the second time onwards, the last displayed page will be recalled from cache (Cache is the phone’s memory that stores content downloaded in the past). When recalling content from cache t[...]

Using Bookmarks Frequently accessed pages may be bookmarked to save time. This prevents the need to re-enter the URL each time. Adding a Bookmark While viewing content press AaB B to register a bookmark Recalling Pages Using Bookmarks 1 With content displayed press AaB 2 Use e to select the relevant bookmark from the list, and press B Renaming a Bo[...]

Internet E-mail The E-mail function will send and receive internet e-mail messages to the mail server of an Internet Service Provider that supports POP3/SMTP protocols. E-mail Setup Before you can send and receive e-mail messages, your SIM must be data enabled and a contract must be set up with an Internet Service Provider and the relevant configur[...]

Send/Receive Messages The Send/Receive function is used to both send messages created on the phone to the server of the Internet Service Provider, and to check your mailbox on the server for incoming messages and download them to the phone at the same time. 1 From Idle mode press B3 2 to enter the E-mail menu 2 Use e until the Send/Receive function[...]

Forward Send the current message to a different person other than the sender Delete Remove the current message from the list Lock Apply a lock to the message so that it cannot be overwritten when receiving further messages. A locked message can still be deleted manually. Store an Address An e-mail address can be stored in the Mobile Phonebook - see[...]

Additional Features Desktop Handsfree Desktop Handsfree enables you to hold a conversation without having to hold the phone to your ear. Note : Do NOT hold the phone to your ear in Handsfree mode. Swapping Between Handsfree and Handheld Calls During a Handheld call: 1 Use f to until H’free is displayed in the option area 2 Press B During a Handsf[...]

Play Back a Voice Memo Press : from Idle mode: If there are two voice memos recorded they will both be played back continuously. To swap playback between the two voice memos areas press : during playback. If there is no recording two tones will sound. To stop playing, press E The Note Pad function is available during playback - see “Note Pad” p[...]

DTMF Tones DTMF tones can be sent during conversation. These are often used to access voice mail, paging and computerized home banking. For example, you may need to input a number to remotely access voice mail messages. A phone number may be stored in the Phonebook with DTMF tones, allowing the number to be dialled upon recall and the DTMF number t[...]

Second Clock The Second Clock can either be set to auto-adjusting, whereby the second time will be automatically set from the country code of the current network, or a specified time difference can be set manually. Setting Clock Display From Idle mode press B 4321 to enter the Display Pattern menu. Use e to select either Second Time or Home Time an[...]

Text Entry The phone provides a means for entering alphanumeric characters to enter details into the Phonebook, to create text and e-mail messages etc. This section details the characters that can be entered and the relevant keys to press. *P r e s s * once to enter a single capital letter (subsequent characters will be lower case). Pressing * twic[...]

If the combination of letters typed has produced a word which is not the one you require, press 0 repeatedly until the correct word is displayed. Continue to the next word. If the word you require is not in the internal dictionary (i.e. It is a proper noun or a rarely used word) then it should be entered using the Normal ( U ) mode. Other Text Mode[...]

Menu Structure From Idle mode pressing B will display a menu of phone features. To select a feature press e so that the pointer is showing next to the feature that you require then press B . To exit the current menu and return to the previous level press C . To exit completely out of the menu structure, press and hold C , or E (except during a call[...]

Trouble Shooting Should any problem persist contact your dealer. Problem Cause Remedy Telephone will not switch on Check that the Battery Pack is fully charged and correctly connected to the phone Extremely short battery life for a new battery pack The network you are using and the condition of the battery pack can affect battery life Short battery[...]

Calls cannot be received The phone is not switched on Switch the phone on Incoming calls are barred Disable the incoming call barring The phone is not registered to a network Move to a coverage area and operate your phone after it has registered with a network. Emergency calls cannot be made You are not in a GSM coverage area Check that the antenna[...]

Message Rejected Store Full A message has been received but the message store is full - to receive messages, delete some of the currently stored messages or set messages to Auto Delete Number Too Long (Max:20) The edited or newly created Phonebook number is too long for the SIM Warning Store Full Continue? The message area is full. Your messages ca[...]

Important Information Safety Considerations The following information should be read and understood as it provides details which will enable you to operate your phone in a manner which is both safe to you and your environment, and conforms to any legal requirements regarding the use of cellular phones. This equipment should only be charged with app[...]

For most efficient use hold the phone as you would any normal telephone. Keep the antenna pointed over your shoulder while in use. Use only the supplied or approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications or attachments may damage the phone and violate applicable regulations. The use of an unapproved antenna, modification or attac[...]

Care and Maintenance Pressing any of the keys may produce a loud tone. Avoid holding the phone close to the ear while pressing the keys. Extreme temperatures may have a temporary effect on the operation of your phone. This is normal and does not indicate a fault. Do not modify or disassemble the equipment. There are no user serviceable parts. Do no[...]

Glossary of Terms DTMF Tones Dual Tone Multi-Frequency tones allow you to communicate with computerized phone systems, voice mailboxes etc. GSM Global System for Mobile Communications. The name given to the advanced digital technology that your phone uses. Home Country The country where your home network operates. Home Network The GSM network on wh[...]

Specifications Telephone Type GSM900 Class 4 GSM1800 Class 1 Temperature range Charging Storage +5°C to +35°C -20°C to +60°C Battery – Attached to phone Battery Pack (S) Weight 80 g Dimensions Height x Width x Depth 120 x 45 x 16.4mm Supply Voltage 3.7V DC, 650mAh Li-Ion Standby Time - Idle Mode (h) Talk Time (h) Up to 170 3.5 Charge Time (mi[...]

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E-mail Settings Use the table below to record your E-mail settings. The list may vary depending on the Internet Service Provider. Item Hint Current Setting Profile Name Service Provider Name Mail Account Your E-mail Address SMTP Server Domain Name or IP Address POP3 Server Domain Name or IP Address POP3 Account Password Reminder of Password Mail De[...]

The Serial Number can be found on the outside of the phone under the battery. For your convenience we recommend that you note the following details as a record of your purchase. Part Number Serial Number Dealer Name Purchase Date BULL CP8 PATENT © Matsushita Communication Industrial UK Limited 2000 Information in this document is subject to change[...]

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