Ericsson CF888, User Manual

Page 1: ...Mobile Phone CF888 User s Guide Visit us on the web at http mobile ericsson com ERICSSON Z ...

Page 2: ...ated by typographical errors inaccuracies of cur rent information or improvements to programs and or equipment may be made by Ericsson Inc At any time and without notice Such changes will however be in corporated into new editions of this manual All rights reserved Ericsson Inc 1998 Publication Number LZT 123 4459 R1 Printed in the USA ...

Page 3: ... Set Voice Mail Missed Calls Set Alarm Set Clock Set Date Clock Mode Date Mode Ear Volume Ring Type Edit Melody Mail Alert Keylock Key Sound Light Min Minder Call Info Answering Mode Analog Vox Greeting Phone No Language Data Menus Line 1 Tag Master Reset Restrict Calls Fixed Dial Call Waiting Lock to this Line Unlock Card Change PIN Code Change PIN2 Code Phone Lock Phone Lock Change Code Call Car...

Page 4: ...s Sending and Receiving Text Messages 22 Two Memories Setting the Phone for Text Messaging Composing and Sending Messages Reading a Message Replying to a Message Embedded Numbers in SMS Erasing a Message Storing a Received Message Reading Stored Messages Calling a Phone Number in a Message Frequently Used Messages Communicating via the Modem 28 Before you Start The Data Menus Installing the Infrar...

Page 5: ...rmation The Two Line Service 55 Selecting a Line Receiving a Call on Line 1 or Line 2 Different Settings for Each Line Changing the Name of the Two Lines Other Useful Features 56 Personalizing Your Phone The Ring Signal Level The Answering Service Time Date and Alarm The Call Time Call Cost Calling or Credit Card Calls The Calculator Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use 65 General Exposure to Rad...

Page 6: ... already inside your phone guaranteeing you instant access to your PC laptop or handheld com municator wireless if you prefer that thanks to the in frared capabilities Dual band dual mode operation extends the potential for efficient network usage especially so if you frequently use your phone in urban areas The dual band antenna ensures optimal reception in both frequency bands Like the other pho...

Page 7: ... in blue SIM PIN Together with your subscription you will obtain a 3 volt SIM Subscriber Identity Module card The SIM must be a dual mode SIM card to operate as a dual mode phone A sin gle mode SIM will only access GSM 1900 networks The SIM card contains a computer chip that keeps track of your phone number the services you have ordered from your network operator and your Phone Book information am...

Page 8: ...aracter enter a pause character p if held down HASH used to enter the characters or recall a phone number from the Phone Book VOLUME KEYS on the side of the phone used to change the earpiece volume during a call reject an incoming call silently adjust ring type and ring level must select from menus check date when roaming temporarily disables the active flip FLIP answers and ends call when activat...

Page 9: ...k the holder by pressing it down and sliding it toward the bottom of the phone 4 Some features menus are operator dependent Preparing Your Phone for Use The SIM Card When you register as a subscriber with a network operator you obtain a SIM card SIM cards come in two sizes One is the size of a credit card and the other is considerably smaller about the size of a regu lar stamp The CF888 uses the s...

Page 10: ...ng the battery Then Press the locking catch on the bottom of the battery Lift the battery up and away from the phone Charging the Battery Make sure that the battery is attached to the phone Then Connect the charger to the outlets You will receive one of the chargers pictured below A green indicator on the charger lights up If not make sure you have inserted the plug to the charger correctly you ma...

Page 11: ...The nickel metal hydride NiMH battery that comes with your phone can be charged whenever you wish without los ing performance This is not the case with the nickel cadmium type batteries often sold as accessories from other suppliers For optimal talk and standby time in the long run we recom mend that you only use Ericsson original batteries with your CF888 As a reminder that the battery needs to b...

Page 12: ...er connected the indicator will show a steady green light instead of a flashing green light You can now make and receive calls This is called standby mode Note You can disable the need for PIN entry through the Access menu When No Network Name Is Displayed If the message Emergency Calls Only is displayed you are within range of a network but you are not allowed to use it However in an emergency yo...

Page 13: ...ES to enter the Clock menu Press the navigation key to the RIGHT repeatedly until the Set clock menu appears Press YES to enter the Set clock function Enter the correct time in hours minutes and press YES Press CLR to return to standby mode Note The time is by default presented in the 12 hour format If you prefer the 24 hour format you can change the default setting For more information see chapte...

Page 14: ...t get through press NO The number is stored in a memory which makes it easy to repeat the call see Redialing the Last Number below If the number is busy it can be redialed automatically see Redialing a Number below When you want to end the call press NO The Call Time meter shows the duration of the call for three sec onds Tip It is possible to check the duration of the call later See chap ter Othe...

Page 15: ... hear a busy tone if the caller s network sup ports this function If you press NO in Analog mode the ringer will be muted and the phone will return to standby Redialing a Number Your CF888 has a function that conveniently lets you redial the last 15 phone numbers you have called It can also redial a number automatically if the connection failed when you first called This may vary depending on your...

Page 16: ...calls but have been unable to answer the number of unanswered calls will be shown in the display until you press the CLR key Information about the ten last missed calls will be saved in your phone s memory which makes it possible for you to check when the calls were received If your subscription in cludes the service Calling Line Identification and the caller s network sends the number you can als...

Page 17: ... the normal setting according to your subscrip tion for a particular call Hiding Your Phone Number for a Particular Call Enter the phone number you wish to call Press the navigation key to the RIGHT The Special functions menu now appears Press YES to enter the Special functions menu Press the navigation key repeatedly until Hide Id appears Press YES to make the call Showing Your Number for a Parti...

Page 18: ...e call the number remains in the display You can now call the number by pressing YES or save it in the Phone Book see chapter The Phone Book Sending Tone Signals In order to for example perform banking by phone or con trol a phone answering machine you need to use codes These codes are sent as tone signals also called DTMF tones To send tone signals codes during a call l Press the appropriate keys...

Page 19: ...om Your Phone Book While on a Call While on a call you can recall a phone book entry A second call can be placed by pressing and holding the YES key In analog mode press YES to send digits before pauses as DTMF Tip You can also enter the code before you make the call or store it in the Phone Book See Creating Your Personal Phone Book in the Phone Book chapter on how to do this 14 Some features men...

Page 20: ...o the LEFT or RIGHT until you reach the desired menu or function Press YES to enter the menu or to select the function Ž Press the navigation key to find the desired submenu or to select a setting alternative Press YES to enter the submenu or to confirm the set ting Note If you have entered the menu system but have not pressed any key for 60 seconds the phone will return to the standby display Tip...

Page 21: ... things you need to know In this section you will learn about the two different storages and how to store the numbers with the international prefix We also recommend that you read the section about entering characters at this stage even though you might need to go back to the section when you follow the instructions later on Phone Book Memories There are two different memories where you can store ...

Page 22: ...il you press again To Check the First Characters If you enter more characters than can be seen in the display the first characters will be replaced by the l symbol To check the first characters you have entered l Press the navigation key LEFT Creating Your Personal Phone Book To Store a Phone Number From the Phone book menu select Store Enter a name to accompany the phone number Use the numeric ke...

Page 23: ... po sition thus erasing the old number Storing a Number With a Tone Signal Code In order to for example perform banking by phone or con trol a phone answering machine you will need to use codes These codes are sent as tone signals also called DTMF tones Note Anything entered after a pause is sent as DTMF tones from the Phone Book If you want to save the phone number in the Phone Book to gether wit...

Page 24: ...a Phone Number Using the Position If you know the memory position where you have stored a certain phone number you can recall the number using the position From the Phone book menu select Position recall Enter the position where the number is stored For a position in the card memory simply enter the number For a position in the phone memory press and hold down the key until the character appears a...

Page 25: ...es To edit the entry using the name From the Phone book menu select Edit Press the navigation key LEFT The display now shows Find name in the middle row Enter the name for the entry you wish to edit using the numeric keys The more letters you enter the better the match Press YES to select the entry You can now continue from point 4 above Tip When you edit using the name you cannot scroll between t...

Page 26: ...Copy Scroll to Card Phone and press YES Enter the number of the first position in the card memory you wish to copy and press YES Enter the number of the first position in the phone mem ory you wish to copy to and press YES Press YES to start copying The starting position in the card memory is displayed and the next empty position in the phone memory is suggested For every entry on the card from th...

Page 27: ...mmunicating via the Modem Note The SMS Mobile Originate may need to be activated You cannot send SMS while in Analog mode Two Memories The Messages Memory If you do not want to read an incoming message at once it is automatically stored in the Messages memory in the phone which allows you to read it later on If there are any unread incoming messages in the messages memory a letter icon Mm is shown...

Page 28: ...y your service provider From the Mail menu select Send messages New appears Scroll to Options using the navigation key and press YES To select the Valid per option press YES Scroll to the desired duration and press YES Changing Message Types The phone is prepared for sending other types of messages Your network operator s Service Center may offer the facility to convert a text message into a forma...

Page 29: ...S is not available in Analog mode From the Mail menu select Send messages New appears Press YES An empty display appears Enter your message see above How to Enter Let ters You can scroll through the message text with the navi gation key and erase characters to the left of the cursor or insert characters in the cursor s position When you have completed your message press YES Request reply appears R...

Page 30: ...backward press 1 Press and hold LEFT to return to the beginning of the message The message Reply appears after the last line of the mes sage If the caller wants you to reply the displayed message will say Reply Requested Reply provided your network supports this In Analog mode the From message will not appear with an SMS Replying to a Message l If you want to reply to a message press YES Your disp...

Page 31: ...ome to the next message in the message list Note You can press CLR anywhere within the menu that handles your message to erase it When the message Erase ap pears press YES Storing a Received Message All incoming messages are stored temporarily in the mes sages memory until the memory space is needed for other purposes such as new messages Even so sometimes you may receive an important message that...

Page 32: ... your standard messages are not erased when the messages memory becomes full you should store them in the SIM card memory After saving the message in the mes sages memory proceed as follows From the Mail menu select Read messages The messages saved in your Messages memory appear Scroll to the message you wish to store in the SIM card memory using the navigation key and press YES Press YES again Er...

Page 33: ...ke sure your computer is configured for infrared communication Most computers are already configured but if this is not the case please see your computer s user manual for more detailed information Secondly you need to install the Microsoft IrDA driver and the Ericsson CF888 modem script on your com puter These are found on the CD and or the diskettes that came with your phone Detailed instruction...

Page 34: ... Before installing the infrared modem you also need to check if the Microsoft Infrared support for Windows version 2 0 has been installed Note It is recommended that you use Windows version 2 0 for op timal performance To do this and also to check the version of the existing infra red support on your computer do the following Under Settings in the Start menu select Control Panel Select Add Remove ...

Page 35: ...ird and last page appears on the screen ac cept the default settings by pressing OK After the installation you will return to the Setup dialogue where you can continue the installations with Step 4 Install Infrared Modem Step 4 Install Infrared Modem Insert the CD into your computer s CD drive or insert the diskette into the diskette drive Place the phone with the infrared modem next to your PC as...

Page 36: ...H PC Usually this is done by pressing a re set button placed in the backup battery compartment If you installed from the CD you will return to the set up dialogue after the installation where you can continue by in stalling the Mobile Office Suite application for example Connecting Using the IR Link The IR feature of the CF888 allows you to connect to a com puter without using a cable This option ...

Page 37: ...a fax or data call is in progress the phone display shows the call type Fax or Data Receiving Fax and Data Calls The procedure for receiving fax and data calls depends on your network and subscription If you have different num bers for speech fax and data calls this is referred to as multi numbering This means that you can have up to three numbers in your subscription If you only have one number f...

Page 38: ...ext call type the Data menus must be turned on and press YES Select the type of call you are going to receive If you select Speech the next call will be handled as a speech call If you select FAX the next call will be handled as a fax call If you select Data the next call will be handled as a data call Receive the call according to the instructions above Note The next call setting remains until yo...

Page 39: ...have installed the modem script according to the instructions given the chap ter Communicating Via the Modem Close all applications on your computer Connect your mobile phone to the computer using the IR port or the RS232 cable do not forget to start the Infr ared monitor in the Control Panel Installation from a Diskette Under Setting in the Start menu select Con trol Panel Select Add Remove progr...

Page 40: ...ffice Suite To access the Mobile Office Suite double click its icon on the desktop Uninstalling the Mobile Office Suite Under Settings in the Start menu select Control Panel Press Add Remove Programs Select Ericsson Mobile Office Suite from the list of ap plications Press Add Remove Follow the instructions given on the screen 35 Some features menus are operator dependent ...

Page 41: ...ws Scroll to the Networks menu using the navigation key and press YES Scroll to Searchmode If Auto is visible in the bottom line of the display your phone is already set to automatic search mode If not press YES Scroll to Auto automatic search mode and press YES The phone is now set to automatic search mode To return to standby mode press CLR Note The order of preference in which the phone will se...

Page 42: ...eans that there is a network within range which is not on either the forbidden or pre ferred list on your SIM card You can make emergency calls If you are in Analog mode Analog the network number up to 5 digits and the side of the network A or B will be displayed on the middle line and one of the fol lowing will be displayed on the bottom line Home Current Preferred or Available Note An analog net...

Page 43: ...your date To view the date when in standby press any of the volume keys List of Preferred Networks This feature is not available in Analog mode You can create a list that defines in which order your phone will select a network during automatic network selection when your home network is not within range The number of networks that can be stored in the list de pends on your SIM card The Edit list f...

Page 44: ... digit country number and the 2 digit network number Finally press YES to add the network to the list Erasing a Network from the List From the Networks menu select Edit list Scroll to the network you wish to erase and press YES Scroll until Erase appears Press YES to delete the network from the list Rearranging the List From the Networks menu select Edit list Scroll to the network you wish to move...

Page 45: ...anged Note If the message Matching error appears the new PIN was entered incorrectly If the message Wrong PIN appears followed by Enter Old PIN the old PIN was entered incorrectly Changing the PIN2 Code Depending on the network you use some services require that you enter a second PIN code the PIN2 code l Select Change PIN2 code from the Access menu Follow the same procedure as described in To Cha...

Page 46: ...nd press YES to be able to use the phone If the Autolock is activated the message Phone locked and the prompt Enter lock code will not appear until a different SIM card is inserted in the phone Af ter the security code has been entered correctly the phone can be used with a new SIM card The user will not be asked to enter the security code until the original SIM card or a dif ferent SIM card is in...

Page 47: ...activate some restricting options Likewise if you bar calls you cannot activate some call for ward options Canceling Call Restriction Select Restrict calls from the Access menu Select Cancel all and press YES The message Please wait appears followed by a mes sage that confirms that all call bars are cancelled You can not cancel Restrictions of All Outgoing Calls while in Analog mode Changing the R...

Page 48: ...d numbers stored on the SIM card If an attempt is made to call other numbers the message Number not per mitted appears in the display It is possible to store partial numbers for example an area code or an area code followed by the first digits common to several numbers Storing 919 472 allows calls to be made to any numbers in the 919 area code with a 472 pre fix Here you would have to enter 919 47...

Page 49: ...he navigation key and press YES Enter the PIN2 code and press YES Enter the name optional and the fixed number in the same way as when storing an ordinary phone number Editing a Stored Fixed Number From the Phone book menu select Fixed num bers Scroll to Edit with the navigation key and press YES After you have entered the PIN2 code you can change the position number the name or the fixed number i...

Page 50: ...be cancelled They will however be acti vated again when you cancel the All calls forward Activating a Call Forward From the Forward menu scroll to the required for ward option with the navigation key The options are All calls On busy No reply and Un reachable depending on your operator Note Fax and Data support Forward All Calls and Forward Unan swered Calls Select the required forward option and ...

Page 51: ...ivated To Check the Status of All Call Forwards l From the Forward menu select Check all Check all is not available in Analog mode The message Please wait appears followed by infor mation about all call forwards i e whether they are activated or not Cancelling Certain Call Forwards To Cancel a Certain Call Forward From the Forward menu select the required call for ward Press YES and scroll to Canc...

Page 52: ...ollowed by the message Call waiting ON To Cancel the Call Waiting Service From the Access menu select Call Waiting Scroll to Cancel using the navigation key Press YES to cancel Call Waiting With the Get status option you can check whether the call waiting service is activated or not Get status is not available in Analog mode Receiving a Second Call If the Call Waiting function is activated you wil...

Page 53: ...you must end one of the existing calls or both If you end one of the existing calls l Press YES to accept the waiting call If you end both calls l The phone rings and Answer is displayed Press YES to answer the waiting call Rejecting the Call l Press 0 followed by YES The third call is cleared Provided the caller s network sup ports this function the caller will hear a busy tone Note If Forward On...

Page 54: ...ls are now connected to each other and you are disconnected from both calls This service may not be available in all networks Contact your operator to find out whether your networks supports it 49 Some features menus are operator dependent ...

Page 55: ...e wish to release member number three press 3 Press YES to release the member 50 Some features menus are operator dependent Conference Calls This feature is not available in Analog mode This feature is supported by your phone but it is dependent on your network and or the network you are roaming in The Conference Call service allows you to have a joint conversa tion with up to five other people Yo...

Page 56: ...u wish to dial and press YES The conference call is put on hold To switch between the new call and the conference call press YES To end the new call and return to the conference call press 1 and YES See chapter Handling More Than One Call for more de tails Ending a Conference Call Press NO to end the conference call 51 Some features menus are operator dependent ...

Page 57: ... Press YES to change the setting of the function you have chosen Press YES again to confirm your setting Other Handsfree Related Settings Apart from the above mentioned settings you can change the following settings related to handsfree calling Ring level Ear volume Ring type Key lock Light Each of these settings can be specified separately for the situations when you have your CF888 connected to ...

Page 58: ... Turning the Area Information Off From the Mail menu select Area info Press YES Scroll to Off and press YES Area Information Message Types Each type of Area Information message is identified by a three digit code At present the following message types exist Code AI Message Type 000 Index 010 Flashes 020 Hospitals 022 Doctors 024 Pharmacy 030 Long distance road reports 032 Local road reports 034 Ta...

Page 59: ...tomati cally Erasing or Replacing a Code From the Mail menu select Area info Press YES Scroll to Edit list and press YES Scroll to the code you wish to erase and press YES The message Erase appears Press YES To replace the code press the navigation key RIGHT once followed by YES Enter the new code and press YES Receiving Area Information When you receive Area information the message will be stored...

Page 60: ...ystem you can press and hold down the 2 key to change line provided the phone is in standby mode Clear the display first using the CLR key Receiving a Call on Line 1 or Line 2 When you are called the question Answer Is replaced by Line1 or Line2 depending on what line you have se lected Note If you are engaged in a call on one line you must end that call first before answering the call on the othe...

Page 61: ...olume Press YES when you have reached the desired volume Tip During a call you can use the volume keys at the side of the phone to adjust the volume Note You can have independent volume settings when you use the phone as a handheld unit and when you use it with various handsfree equipment This means that if you set the ear piece volume when the phone is connected to the handsfree equip ment the vo...

Page 62: ...n the Call Time Call Cost section in this chap ter Setting the Minute Minder This function gives an indication of the time spent during conversation by entering a short beep every minute To set the Minute Minder Select Min minder from the Settings menu Choose between On and Off using the navigation key Press YES to confirm your selection Changing the Display Light The display light can be set to a...

Page 63: ...d melodies You can also compose your own melody by enter ing tones with the keypad To choose one of the pre programmed ring types Select Ring type from the Settings menu Scroll with the navigation key until you find the ring sig nal that you want If you do not wish to disturb other people use the volume keys on the side of the phone to scroll silently Press YES when you have reached the desired ri...

Page 64: ...programmed onto your SIM by your operator Some networks will deliver a voice mail indicator T noti fying that you have a voice mail In most cases the icon will not appear when you are roaming Activating the Voice Mail Note You can press and hold down 1 to quickly activate voice mail To activate the Voice Mail function From the Mail menu select Set VoiceM If the number to your answering service can...

Page 65: ...an alternate between a m and p m by pressing The Date It is possible to have the current date displayed in the middle of the display when the phone is in standby mode To Set the Date Format Select Date mode from the Clock menu Scroll to the required date format by using the naviga tion key Press YES to select a date format To Set the Date Select Set date from the Clock menu Enter the year two digi...

Page 66: ... card support this feature Checking Time or Cost of the Last Call You can check the time cost of the last incoming or outgo ing call with the Last call option in the Info menu Select the Info menu Press YES Depending on the setting in the Call info function in the Settings menu you can check The elapsed time of the last outgoing call The elapsed time of the last incoming call provided you have cho...

Page 67: ...g to Displaying Call Units From the Info menu select Price Press YES to select the Home option Press YES to revert to displaying call units Calling or Credit Card Calls When making international or long distance calls you may not want your operator to charge you for these calls on your normal account If you have a credit card or a calling card you may want to redirect the charges to one of those a...

Page 68: ...tion code to your calling card server To store the calling card number press YES To change the dialing order press the navigation key Called no will flash in the display Use the or key to change the order Note Since the dialing order may vary between calling card servers that is if you have to dial your verification code before or af ter the number you wish to dial you can switch the order be twee...

Page 69: ...enience The Calculator The phone s built in calculator supports the four rules of arithmetic as well as percentages An example of how to use the calculator In this example we are going to divide 134 by 32 Scroll to the Calculator menu and press YES Enter 134 Scroll with the navigation key to the division sign and press YES Enter 32 Scroll with the navigation key to the equal sign and press YES to ...

Page 70: ...ones Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standards previously set by both US and inter national standards bodies ANSI C95 1 1992 NCRP Report 86 1986 ICNIRP 1996 Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations of the relevant scientific literature For example over 120 scientists engineers and physicians from universi ties government health agencies and industry revi...

Page 71: ...ipment for example equipment in hospitals and cars is shielded from RF energy However certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the therefore signals from your wireless phone Pacemakers The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recom mends that a minimum separation of six 6 inches be main tained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference wi...

Page 72: ...ne since they could hurt themselves or others or accidentally damage the phone Blasting Areas To avoid interfering with blasting operation turn your phone OFF when in a blasting area or in areas posted Turn off two way radio Obey all signs and instructions Potentially explosive atmospheres Turn your phone OFF when in any area with a potentially ex plosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instruct...

Page 73: ...use any other accessories but Ericsson originals Failure to do so may result in loss of performance fire electric shock or injury and will void the warranty Do not attempt to disassemble the product Doing so will void warranty This product does not contain con sumer serviceable components Service should only be performed by Authorized Service Centers 68 Some features menus are operator dependent ...

Page 74: ...ing disconnecting 6 Clock setting 8 Credit Card Calls 62 D Data calls 32 Data Menus 28 Date 60 Display Indicators Display Light 57 Domestic Calls 9 E Ear Piece Volume 56 Earpiece Volume 13 Embedded Numbers 25 Emergency Calls 9 F Fax calls 32 Fixed Dialing 43 Forwarding Calls 45 cancelling forwards 46 G Greeting Text 57 Guidelines 65 H Handsfree Calling 52 Hiding Your Number 12 I Icons Internationa...

Page 75: ...Level 58 setting 8 Ring Type 58 S Security call restrict 41 cardlock 40 keypad lock 42 phone lock 41 Showing Your Number 12 SIM Card inserting 4 SMS erasing 26 reading messages 25 replying to 25 sending receiving 22 storing messages 26 System selecting 38 T Text Message erasing 26 replying to 25 Text messages storing 26 Text Messages composing 23 embedded numbers 25 reading 25 sending receiving 22...