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BEFORE YOU START
Insert rechargeable battery
When changing the battery your phone should always be switched off.
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BEFORE YOU START
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 battery if attached on the phone. 1. Open the SIM card holder by sliding the catch to the left. 2. Lift the holder. 3. Insert the SIM card with its cut corner pointing up and left. 4. Close the holder and slide the catch back into place.
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Charge the battery
The battery supplied with this telephone is completely discharged. The telephone will initiate charging as soon as you have inserted the charger plug. The battery takes 1 to 5 hours to become fully charged depending on type and size of the battery. If for some reason the telephone does not start charging, you should pull out the charger plug and insert it again. To obtain optimum battery performance in daily use, wait until the battery is completely discharged, before recharging to full capacity.
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5. Insert the battery. 6. Switch on the telephone. The phone will display a welcome greeting. 7. Enter PIN code, if requested, and confirm by pressing OK The telephone will now start searching for your home network. When connection is successfully established, the name of your network operator will be displayed. If the telephone cannot get in touch with your home network it will start searching for another co-operating network. If the phone cannot establish contact with any network at all and you attempt to make a call, the display will show please redial later.
Battery level indicator
During charging the battery symbols will flash on and off one after another continuously from the bottom of the display up. When the battery is fully charged all 4 symbols are permanently displayed as long as the phone is switched on. 4 batteries: Battery is fully charged. 1- 3 batteries: Battery is partly discharged. 0 batteries: Battery needs recharging. You have limited conversation time left. At the same time the phone will emit a short warning tone and the LED on top of the phone will emit a fast red flash. If you insert another battery, this should be fully charged in order to read out the battery capacity accurately.