Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product R290 Ericsson
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Ericsson R290 Satellite Mobile Phone f or the G lobalsta r/GSM Network 8VHU·V* XLGH EN/LZT 123 4717 P A4.
This manu al describes Ericsson R2 90 Satellite Fourth draft ( Septemb er 1999) This manu al is pu blished by Ericsso n Mobile Communi cations ( UK) Limited , witho ut any warranty .
R290 User’s Guide i Safety Instructions Product Care and Maintenance Your mobi le phone is a highly sophistic a ted elec tronic device. To get th e most ou t of yo ur mobil e pho ne read thi s text about p roduct ca re, safe and efficient u se. Product care • Kee p your m obil e phon e dry .
R290 User’s Guide ii recommended limits for exposure to RF fields from handheld mobile telepho nes. According t o ICNIRP statem ent, which is b ased on the availabl e b ody of resea r ch, there is no evide nce that mob ile t erminals meeting t he recommen ded limits ca n cause any ad verse hea lth effects.
R290 User’s Guide iii Construction crews often u se remote control RF devices to set o ff explos ives. Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Turn off y our mobi le phon e when in a ny area with a pote ntial ly explos ive atmosph ere. It is rare, but you r p ho ne or its accessori es co uld gene rate sparks.
R290 User’s Guide iv • The ba ttery can only be cha rged when the tempera ture is bet ween 41 degrees F (+5 degr ee s C) and + 113 degree s F ( + 45 degrees C ) . • T ur n off your phon e bef ore r emov ing the batt ery . • Do not a ttempt to take a battery apa rt.
R290 User’s Guide v Content s Introduction . ........... ................. ........... ................. ................. .. 1 About Your Phone ........ ................. ........... ................. ........... .. 2 Globalstar/GSM 900 ...........
R290 User’s Guide vi Pause Di alling ............ ........... ....... ........... ....... ........... ........... ....... . 25 Sending DTMF Tone s During a Ca ll .......... ....... ........... ....... ........26 One-Tou ch Dialling ...... ..........
R290 User’s Guide 1 Introduction Thank yo u for cho osing the R29 0 satellite/cellu lar phone, the revolutio na ry m o bil e pho n e tha t help s yo u k e ep in tou c h with the re st of the wor ld. Re ad t his ha ndbook t horou ghly to use your pho ne saf ely and correctly.
R290 User’s Guide 2 About Y our Phone Globalst ar/GSM 900 The R290 pho ne operates in eith er Globalsta r satellite or GSM 9 00 cellular mod e. Operators & Subscripti ons Befor e you can u se your p hone you must obtai n a dual- mode subsc ription to a net work.
R290 User’s Guide 3 The Phone.
R290 User’s Guide 4 Prep aring Y our Phone fo r Use Before you can use your phone for the firs t time you mus t ins tall the SIM card (i f it is not al ready i nstalled), in stall and ch arge the battery, a nd set defaul t para meters f or the p ho ne and ne twor ks .
R290 User’s Guide 5 Operating wit h a GSM Standard SIM Card Your phon e will operate in GSM mode with a standa rd GSM SIM card. You can change param eters to overri de the d efault satellite parameters. This allows you to set you r personal preference s for use in GSM netw orks.
R290 User’s Guide 6 1. A ssemble the mai ns plug , ch arger and lead. The box may cont ain more than o ne mains plu g. In this case u se the on e that fits th e wall socket . 2. Connect th e char ger to th e power ou tlet. A g reen indic ator on th e charger li gh ts up.
R290 User’s Guide 7 When the bat tery is full y charg ed, th e batter y meter in the displa y shows full and the ind icator on top of the phone sh ow a steady gre en ligh t. It is po ssible to use the p hone wh ile the b attery i s being charged; however , the chargin g t i me is increased.
R290 User’s Guide 8 Use with Portable Hands Free (Globalsta r Mode) Connect the Portable Hands Free unit to th e phone. Rotate the antenn a to the 90 degrees position. Place the phone on a flat level surface wi th the antenn a vert ical as shown below.
R290 User’s Guide 9 Navigating the Menu System The menu s are arranged in a contin uous loop that y ou move through with the YES, NO, CLR and Navig ation ke ys. To select a menu or make a setting: 1. Press the navig ation ke ys up/do wn until you r each the d esired m enu.
R290 User’s Guide 10 Ind icators in th e Di splay No. Icon Function 1 Phone is in s atellite m ode. W hen not illum inated , the phone is in GSM mode. 2 Flashe s for in coming call, steady when ca ll in prog r ess. 3 Flashe s for unrea d message, steady when mes sage read.
R290 User’s Guide 11 Initial Phone Settings You will ne ed to set ce rtain par ameter s befor e using yo ur phon e for the first time. You will need to set other parameters before using some o f the features. You can a ls o persona lize you r phone by chang ing sett ings suc h as the ring tone or melody , ring level, o r display lig ht.
R290 User’s Guide 12 The Mo de Menu a llows you to configur e the phone to cell ular only mode, satellite o nly mode o r to set the p referentia l mode o f operation to cellu lar pref er red or satelli te pre ferred. • The phone will only a ttempt to register on a cell ular ne twork when it is in cellu lar only mo de.
R290 User’s Guide 13 is complete and a network will be displayed for selection. An example of the display for GSM mode will be: If there is more than one ne twork, up/dow n arrow symbols will appe ar at the bottom of the screen and the SOFT KEYS can be used t o view them .
R290 User’s Guide 14 Making and Receiving Ca lls This chapter desc ribes how to make and receive calls, in both Glo balstar and GSM mod e, how to make i nternat ional an d emergenc y calls , how to show or hide you r phone number wh en calling, and how to handle two calls simultan eously.
R290 User’s Guide 15 Receiving a Call When you receive a call, the phone rings and the indi cator ligh t on th e top of the pho ne blin ks green ra p idly. The disp lay appea rs simila r to: Answering a Call Press YES t o answer the cal l. When the call is fini shed , press NO .
R290 User’s Guide 16 Handling T wo Calls Your ph one can han dle two ca lls sim ultane ously. This allows yo u to hold one call and make or receiv e ano ther, then you can switch betw ee n the two calls. To be a ble to rec eive a seco nd call, you must a ctivate th e Call Wait functio n, see “Perso nalizin g You r Phon e” on p age 30.
R290 User’s Guide 17 Useful Information whil e Ta l k i n g During a call , you can: chang e the volume of th e ear p iece; mute the micr ophone ; use the di splay as a scratc h pad ; send DTMF tones ; che ck the dura tion of th e current c all.
R290 User’s Guide 18 For the c all durati on and cost, th e display will show: For the to tal call durati on and c ost, the disp lay will show: The botto m line sho ws the call cost, and the d uration is sh own abov e it.
R290 User’s Guide 19 return to stand -by. If a supple mentary serv ice reque st is made, includ ing call hold a nd call wait , auto-redial ling will b e terminated. If you r eject an inco ming call by press ing NO , the auto-r edial will not be terminated .
R290 User’s Guide 20 The phone to whic h the call is diverted will d isplay the message Divert e d Incom’g Call (and the caller’s phone n umber if the CLIP information is present ).
R290 User’s Guide 21 T o S tore a Name and a Number into a Selected Memory S tore 1. Pr ess a nd hol d MEM for at least half a secon d. The di splay will b e: 2. Enter the first lette r of the na me by p ressing th e approp riate num eric key as many tim es as required (see T ables for all charac ters).
R290 User’s Guide 22 The di splay will sh ow: To move th rough the name, ho ld the <* and #> keys down f or at l east hal f a second . To dele te the c haracter to the left of the i nsertion po int, pr ess CLR . You can ente r another chara cter in the normal manner.
R290 User’s Guide 23 T o Store Y our Own T elephone Nu mber The pho ne can store up to 5 of yo ur own num bers. No rmall y only 1 is required, whic h is t he nu mber us ed to make sp eech c alls wi th the ph o ne. However, y ou may also have d ifferent numbers f or other ser vices suc h as data a nd fax.
R290 User’s Guide 24 To return to stand-b y and reta in and recall the numb er for dial ling or editing, pre ss NO . To leav e the number recall screen and enter a new number, ent er t he numeric dig i ts. The num ber can be scrolle d thr ough in o rder to clear or i nsert digits.
R290 User’s Guide 25 When the Dial led store is ac tive, the last num ber can be recal le d by pressing SOFT RIGHT in stand-b y. The disp lay will be : If there is a nam e associate d with th is n umber , t his will be recalle d from the ph one book st ores .
R290 User’s Guide 26 character space. T he digits t hat you add af ter the PAUSE will be transmitted as DTMF tones across the network. F or example: You can s end t he nu mber in the usu al ma nner, or s tore, dial or e dit i t, or clear the num ber from the displa y.
R290 User’s Guide 27 All Calls 1. Pr ess SOFT LEFT , 2 , to e nter the Call Ti me Menu . 2. Pr ess 2 to disp lay the duration and co st of all calls made . The time is displayed in hours, m inutes and seconds. The cost is disp layed in the chosen cu rrency .
R290 User’s Guide 28 4. Enter the un it c ost. An e xam ple o f ho w thi s sh ou ld be en tere d is 2 , 5 , 0, 0 f or the u nit cha rge of £2 .50. 5. Pr ess SO FT L EFT to mo ve the cur s or to the Cu rrenc y f ield and select a curre ncy using the <* or #> key .
R290 User’s Guide 29 3. Pr ess 2 to di spla y the Unit Time scre en. 4. Enter the u nit time in minutes an d seconds. Press YES to en ter the values th at you ha ve ty pe d in .
R290 User’s Guide 30 If using a Phase 1 SIM, any attem pt to acce ss the Cost results in the message ‘ Re quest Rejected ’ being disp la ye d. If you enter the SUPER PIN incorre ctly three times, the SUPER PIN wi ll be bloc ked and you will be unabl e to use th e SUPER PIN protected features.
R290 User’s Guide 31 NOTE: If the network indicates to the phone that CCBS is possible then the following screen will app ear. If the number ma tches a numb er stored in the ph onebo ok the n the n ame is displa yed on li ne 2 . Press YES to make a CCBS request fo r this call.
R290 User’s Guide 32 3. Pr ess 2 for Ring V olume. 4. A djust the volu me level by using the up an d down vo lume keys or the SOFT keys. The squares that are fi lled in indicate the volume level curren tly set. When the volu me level is at its lowest, i.
R290 User’s Guide 33 Automatic Displa y of Call Time To access the Aut o Tim e menu. 1. Pr ess SO FT L E FT , 1 , 1 to enter Call Setup me nu . 2. Pr ess 6 to show Auto Time menu. 3. T o enable Auto Time, press 1 or YES . T o disa bl e it, pre ss 2 .
R290 User’s Guide 34 Set T ime 1. Pr ess SO FT L EFT , 1 , 4 to enter the Clock Menu. 2. Pr ess 1 or YES to set cloc k, curren t time is sh own in br ackets.
R290 User’s Guide 35 2. Pr ess 4 to set Date M ode, current mode is shown with as terix. 3. The current date is pre sented in the currently selected d ate mode. Press SOFT LEFT an d SOFT RIGHT to to ggle ro und the o ption s. The possi ble options ar e: Day-M ont h–Y ear e.
R290 User’s Guide 36 The fol lowing lang uages (in their na tive for m) shall be displayed as the user scro lls thro ugh t he opt ions :- English Deutsch Francais Español Italiano Nederlan ds Portu gues Dansk Norsk Sven ska Polski Èeština Press YES to s el ect the chosen languag e.
R290 User’s Guide 37 2. Pr ess 6 to sh ow Powe r Save menu . 3. Pr ess 2 to select the In dicator opera tion. 4. Pr ess 1 to enable the V isual Indi cat ors, press 2 t o disable t hem. Handsfree Automatic Shut down T imer Allows you to specify a time period (in minutes) whe n the phone will stay on after the vehi cle ignition is switch ed off.
R290 User’s Guide 38 New voice mail causes the alert tone to be pl ayed and t he voice mail ic on will flash u ntil you ca ll the voice mail centr e. NOTE: Once you c all the voic e mail centre to retriev e mail, the fla shing ico n is extingu is hed, even if yo u have not heard all the messa ges.
R290 User’s Guide 39 1. Pr ess SO FT L EFT , 7 . The display will show: While th e keypa d lock is on , emergen cy cal ls can be made by pressing 1, 1, 2 . If an inco ming ca ll is receiv ed, the b acklight operation will be enabled and the YES , NO and 0 keys will be com e operat ional.
R290 User’s Guide 40 3. Pr ess 2 to select Enab le. 4. En ter th e 4 di git ph on e PIN and pr ess YES . The message ‘ Phone PIN Enab led ’ will be shown on the scre en and the phon e wi ll ret ur n to th e Set up menu . T o Disable the P hone PIN 1.
R290 User’s Guide 41 (and PUK 2) is a code that helps y ou u nlock your ph one when yo u ha ve forgotten the PIN (PIN 2 ). If you ha ve entered th e PIN incor rectly three tim es in a row enter the following fro m stand-by: <* <* 0 5 <* SIM PIN1 Unblockin g Key Then ente r the new num ber.
R290 User’s Guide 42 T o Disable th e SIM PIN Lock 1. Pr ess SOF T LEFT , 1 , 2 and press 3 . If the SIM PIN has already b een disab led, you will not be prompt ed to ent er the SI M P IN, other wise the displ ay will be: 2. En ter th e 4 di git ph on e PIN and pr ess YES .
R290 User’s Guide 43 Data Call Divert If Busy T o Fax Call Divert If Busy T o Divert All V oice Calls T o Divert All Data Calls T o Divert All Fax Calls T o Divert All Calls T o The netw ork may resp ond with a no tificat ion messag e for an unsu pport ed service.
R290 User’s Guide 44 accompanie d by the RADIO PATH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TONE in the ea rpiece. The phon e will th en return to the stan d-by disp lay. It is possible t o have more tha n one call diversio n option set at any one tim e, i.e. e ach option can be set an d cancelled individ ually (inc ludin g Divert All Ca lls).
R290 User’s Guide 45 Only a voice call or vo ic e calls may be pla ced on ho ld. T o Check the Call Wait S t atus 1. Pr ess SO FT L EFT , 5 to e nter Advanc ed menu.
R290 User’s Guide 46 you are no t availabl e , 4 to cancel call wait in coming calls when t he phone is switche d off. 5. Select the basic ser vice grou p for whic h the ca ll wait is to be cancelled. T he display will show: 6. Pr ess 1 for All Calls, 2 fo r V o ice Only , 3 for Data On ly or 4 for Fax Only .
R290 User’s Guide 47 1. Pr ess SOFT LEFT from within the current call and the Cal l Hold In- Call Menu wi ll appear: 2. Pr ess 2 to Switc h calls. NOTE: The network always gives priv acy between held and activ e calls.
R290 User’s Guide 48 The network will n otify you that the conf erence call has been create d and the phon e will return to the In -Call display , with the messag e. You ca n repeat t he proc edure d escribe d above t o add up to a tot al of f ive remote partie s to the conferen ce call.
R290 User’s Guide 49 The ext raction o peration also c annot be performe d if a call h as alread y been p ut on ho ld, th e mess age ‘ Call Already On Hold’ will be displayed before returning to the Normal In -Call display.
R290 User’s Guide 50 Call Bar ring The call b arri ng se rvice le ts you c ontro l whi ch ki nd of c alls c an be m ade to or f rom yo ur pho ne. This feature is co nvenien t if yo u lend your ph one to somebody else. This feat ure is service dep endent.
R290 User’s Guide 51 Incoming V oice Calls Barre d Incomi ng V oice Call s Barre d When Roam ing Incoming Messag es Barre d Incomi ng Mes sages Bar r e d When R oaming Incoming Data Calls Barred Inc.
R290 User’s Guide 52 4. Pr ess 2 to set Incom ing Call Bar , the display will show the options. 5. Press a nu mber to se lect the Call Bar opti on require d. The di splay will show: 6. Pr ess 1 for All Calls, 2 for V o ice Only , 3 for Data On ly , 4 for Fax Only o r 5 for Messages.
R290 User’s Guide 53 3. Pr ess 3 for Cancel, the display wi ll show t he options. 4. Pr ess 2 to Cancel Incoming Ca ll Bar . The display wi ll show: 5. Pr ess 1 for All Calls, 2 fo r V o ice Only , 3 for Data On ly , 4 for Fax Only o r 5 for Messages.
R290 User’s Guide 54 Sending And Receivin g T ext Mess ages The Sh ort Me ssage Se rvice (SMS) functio n allow s you t o sen d and receive text me ssages that con tain up to 160 charact ers.
R290 User’s Guide 55 T o Read a Message 1. Pr ess SO FT L EFT , 3 to enter Messages menu. 2. Pr ess 1 or YES to read me ssag es. The display will show a chron ol ogic al li st of all st ored mess ag es, for ex amp le: The * i ndicates any unread messages.
R290 User’s Guide 56 Scroll t o the m essage y ou wish to d elete us in g the SOFT keys and pres s long CLR . ‘ Delete Message ? ’ is displa yed.
R290 User’s Guide 57 Displaying Priorit y Messages Immediatel y Your Se rvice Pr ovider or Network Oper ator c an se nd pr io rity messages direc tly to your pho ne’ s display rather t han to be st ored on your SI M.
R290 User’s Guide 58 NOTE: You can now en t er up to 160 alp han umeric cha racters (or spaces) to create a message. Additio nal characters will resul t in a warning tone and the mess age ‘ Mess ag e too l on g ’ being pr oduc ed. To move through th e text, h old the <* # > keys do wn f or at least ha lf a second.
R290 User’s Guide 59 T o Enter the V alidity Period You can enter a p eriod of time whi ch tells th e service centre how lon g to retain the messa ge and keep tryin g to send it when the de stination canno t be reach ed. To help y ou wh en y ou first u s e th is fun c tio n, we have p res et the v a lidity peri od to 2 days.
R290 User’s Guide 60 T o Send the Completed Message 1. Pr ess YES to send messag e. 2. Y ou will now be aske d to confi r m the dest inatio n address of your messa ge. If you are not ha pp y with it , then you can edi t the num ber. Otherwise press YES again to confirm the destination a ddress.
R290 User’s Guide 61 4. U se the SOFT keys to ch oos e a mess a ge an d pr e s s YES to se lect it. The first three lin es of the message are disp layed. 5. Y ou can use the <* and #> key s to scro ll thro ugh th e other messa ges and the SOFT ke ys to sc roll throu gh the messa ge text.
R290 User’s Guide 62 Wa r r a n t y Thank you fo r purcha sing this E ricsson P roduc t. To get max imum use of the fea tures of y our new prod uct we recommend that yo u foll ow a f e w simple steps: • Read th e Guid elines for safe and efficient use.
R290 User’s Guide 63 LIMITED T O LOST PROFI TS OR COMMERCIAL LOS S. TO THE FULL EXTENT THOSE DAMAGES CAN BE DIS CLAIMED BY LA W . Some co untries do no t allow th e exclus ion or limita tion of inci.
R290 User’s Guide 64 between re mote fixed sit es and a cen tral point are not authori zed und er the man ufac tur er’ s l ice nse a gr eeme nt an d a re pr ohi bite d. The Ericsson Polic y is one of con tinuo us deve lopme nt and conseq uently the inform ati on co nt ai ne d wit hin th is pu bli catio n m a y v ary in de ta il.
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