Preparing the phone
SIM and PIN
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To insert the SIM card and battery
To charge the battery
To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold down
2 Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, press
3 Select OK.
4 Select a language.
5 Enter the time and date and
select Save.
SIM card
Network coverage
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The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you
get from your network operator, contains information
about your subscription. Always turn off your phone
and detach the charger and remove the battery before
you insert or remove the SIM card.
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Network
coverage
Battery
status
Instruction symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:
You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing
it from your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone
memory. See Contacts on page 17.
To turn off the phone
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Use a navigation key or a selection key to scroll and select.
Press the center selection key.
User guide
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Press and hold down
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The network bars show the strength of the GSM network in your
area. Try moving to another location if you have trouble calling
and network coverage is poor. No net. coverage means you are
not in range of a network.
1 Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder
with the contacts facing down.
Standby
PIN code
Press the navigation key to the left.
Press the navigation key to the right.
Press the navigation key up.
After you have turned on the phone and entered your PIN,
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate
the services in your phone. Your PIN is supplied by your network
operator. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with
emergency number digits, for example, 112 or 911. You can call
an emergency number without entering a PIN.
the name of your operator appears on the screen. This is called
standby. You can now make and receive calls.
1 The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.
Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately
2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to illuminate
the screen.
= Good network coverage
= Average network coverage
Press the navigation key down.
2 To remove the charger, tilt the plug upwards.
Battery status
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, PIN
blocked. To unblock, enter your PUK code provided
by your service provider. appears. To unblock it, you
need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key).
Note
You can use the phone during charging. You can charge
the battery for more or less than 2.5 hours. Interrupted
charging will not damage the battery.
= The phone battery is fully charged
Tip
= The phone battery is empty
2 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors
facing each other. Replace the battery cover as shown
in the picture.
Warning
= The phone battery is being charged
Indicates that a service or function is network- or
subscription-dependent. All menus or functions may
not be available in your phone. Consult your network
operator for more information.
Do not force the battery cover into place. Slide the battery
cover carefully onto the phone and close it.
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T303a
Phone overview
Menu overview
Screen icons
Navigation
Calling
These icons may appear on the screen.
To navigate the menus
1 From standby press
To set the phone to silent
You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network.
To mute the microphone during a call
File manager, Alarms, Calendar, Tasks,
Notes, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator
Ear speaker
Organizer
to select
to move
•
Press and hold down
.
•
Press and hold
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
Press or
to turn the microphone on and off.
To make a call
1 From standby enter the area code and phone number.
Menu.
2 Press
Icon Description
Internet
To delete items
,
,
,
Screen
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Press to delete items such as numbers, letters
and pictures.
2 Press
.
Battery icon. A completely green icon means the battery
is fully charged
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TrackID™, My Games, FM radio, Record
sound
through the menus.
Entertainment
Navigation key
Selection key
To activate the slide for answering and ending calls
1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the Calls tab.
2 Select Open to answer > On to activate answering.
3 Select Close to end call > On to activate call ending.
To make international calls
1 From standby press and hold down
appears on the screen.
2 Enter the country code, area code (without the first zero)
and phone number.
To select items and actions shown
on the screen
You have missed a call
Camera
until a + sign
Shortcuts
Selection key
You can use keypad shortcuts to go directly to a menu from
standby.
Write new, Inbox, Call voicemail, Drafts,
Outbox, Sent messages, Saved msgs,
Templates, Settings
•
Press either of the selection
keys or
Messaging
Ongoing call
.
On/off key,
End key
The phone is set to silent
The keypad is locked
To answer a call
To use the navigation key shortcuts
To select a tab
Go to the tab by pressing
Call key
•
Press
or open the slide.
Music player
Calls*
Play view, Artists, Tracks, Playlists
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From standby press
to a function.
,
,
or
to go directly
•
or
.
Call list
C key
You can view information about recent calls.
To end a call
To return to standby
Press
Shortcut key
You have received a new text message
You have received a new picture message
An alarm is activated
•
Press
or close the slide.
To edit a navigation key shortcut
•
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To call a number from the call list
Center
selection key
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From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab
> Shortcuts.
1 From standby press
.
To reject a call
All
Answered Dialed
Missed
Silent key
To operate the keypad lock
2 Go between the tabs All, Answered, Dialed and Missed.
3 Find the name or number and press
•
Press
.
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To lock the keypad, close the slide.
To unlock the keypad, open the slide.
To unlock the keypad with closed slide, press any key,
then select Unlock > OK.
New contact
Contacts
Settings*
.
To use the shortcut key
Press to Add, Delete, Move or use shortcuts.
To turn off the ringtone when
receiving a call
Connector
for charger
and handsfree
The radio is playing
•
To clear the call list
1 From standby press
Strap hole
Camera
.
•
Press
or rejecting the call.
to turn off the ringtone without answering
The music player is playing
A handsfree is connected
The Bluetooth function is activated
A Bluetooth handsfree is connected
The loudspeaker is on
2 Select the All tab > Options > Delete all.
Display
General
Sounds &
alerts
Calls
Connectivity
Calls to the international emergency number 112 can still
be made, even when the keypad is locked.
To turn the loudspeaker on during a call
Some menus and icons in this document may vary depending
on operator, network or subscription.
* You can use the navigation key to select tabs in sub menus.
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Select SpkrOn.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the
loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing.
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Messaging
Contacts
Radio
Music player
Camera
You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card.
You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card
or from the SIM card to the phone memory.
To edit a contact
To listen to the radio
You can play music files saved in the phone memory. The music
stops when you receive or make a call, and the playing resumes
when the call has ended.
Your phone has a digital camera to take pictures to save or send.
The format is JPEG.
Text messages (SMS)
Picture messages (MMS)
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to the contact and select Options > Edit contact.
3 Navigate between the tabs, edit the information and select
Save.
1 Connect the handsfree to the phone.
2 From standby select Menu > Entertainment
> FM radio.
You must have a service center number, which is supplied
by your service provider and saved on the SIM card. You
may have to enter the number yourself.
Picture messages can contain text, images and sounds.
Pictures downloaded using picture messages, Internet
or Bluetooth are saved in Pictures.
You must set an MMS profile and the address of your
message server. You can receive all the settings from your
See Entering text on page 24.
To play a music track
To control the radio
1 From standby select Menu > Music player.
2 Scroll to Tracks and select Open.
3 Scroll to the track and select Play.
To set a service center number
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Text
message > Service center.
2 If there is no number shown, enter the service number,
including the international “+” sign and country code.
3 Select Save.
To start the camera and take a picture
1 Open the slide.
2 From standby select Menu > Camera.
To add a contact
To delete a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to the contact and press
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Press
or
to search for channels manually.
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3 Scroll to Name: and select Add.
4 Enter the name and select OK.
5 Scroll to New number and select Add.
6 Enter the number and select OK.
7 Select a number option.
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Press
or
to change the volume.
To create and send a picture message
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Write new
> Picture msg.
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To change the volume
To save a radio channel in the channels list
3 Use
and
to zoom,
and
to change brightness,
To copy all contacts to the SIM card
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When music is playing, press
or
.
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Find the radio channel, then press and hold down
to save it on the corresponding position.
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or select Options to view camera options.
4 Select TakePic to take the picture. It is automatically saved
in Menu > Organizer > File manager > Camera album.
5 Select Delete to delete the picture, or Back to take another
picture.
2 Press
or
to switch between writing text and adding
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced
> Copy to SIM > Copy all.
items. Select Options to select writing options.
3 When the message is ready, select Cont.
4 Select a recipient (Enter email addr., Enter phone no.
or Contacts lookup) and select Send.
To create a playlist
To write and send a text message
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Write new
> Text message.
2 Enter the message and select Cont.
3 Select a recipient (Enter phone no. or Contacts lookup)
and select Send.
1 From standby select Menu > Music player.
2 Scroll to Playlists and select Open.
3 Scroll to New playlist and select Add.
4 Enter a name and select OK.
5 Scroll to a track and select Mark to mark the tracks you want
to add. To browse a folder, select Open.
6 Select Add.
To listen to a radio channel saved in the channels list
When the radio is playing, press to listen to the
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8 Navigate between tabs and fields and add information.
9 Select Save.
radio channel on the corresponding position. You can view
Contacts memory
saved channels in Options > Channels > Select position.
To send a camera picture as a picture message (MMS)
1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager
> Camera album.
2 Highlight a picture and select Options > Send
> As picture msg.
The number of entries you can save in Contacts depends
on the capacity of your SIM card.
Sending and receiving phones must have subscriptions
that support picture messaging.
You can enter the + sign and country code with all phonebook
numbers. They can then be used abroad or at home. See
To make international calls on page 14.
To turn off the radio
Select Options > Turn off or press
•
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To check the Contacts memory status
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced
> Memory status.
See Entering text on page 24.
To view radio options
When the radio is playing, select Options.
To minimize the music player on the screen
To call a contact
Received messages are saved in the Inbox.
3 Press
, enter text and select Cont.
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When music is playing, select Minim.
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to the contact, or enter the first few letters of the contact
with multitap (see Entering text on page 24).
4 Select a recipient (Enter email addr., Enter phone no.
or Contacts lookup) and select Send.
To read or delete received messages in the Inbox
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Inbox.
2 Scroll to the message you want to read or delete.
3 To read the message, select View. To delete the message,
To record radio
To stop the music player when minimized
1 From standby select Menu > Music player.
2 Select Play view > Stop.
1 Select Options > Record radio to start recording.
2 Select Save to stop the recording. The recording is saved
in Menu > Organizer > File manager > My radio recs.
See To send a camera picture using Bluetooth on page 32.
3 Press
.
press
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This service is not available in all countries.
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