Panasonic EB-GD50, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions EB GD50 Digital Cellular Telephone Main Kit Before operating this equipment please read these instructions completely ...

Page 2: ...e 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 Printed in UK www mcuk panasonic co uk 991104 ...

Page 3: ...ay 8 Basic Operation 9 Power On Off 9 Making a Call 9 Automatic Redial 10 Ending a Call 10 Answering a Call 10 Volume Control 11 Vibration Alert 12 Key Guard 12 Phone Clock 13 Calculator 15 Currency Convertor 16 Phone Security 17 Phone Lock 17 PIN 18 Changing Security Codes 18 Advanced Operation 19 Desktop Handsfree 19 DTMF Tones 19 Alert Profile 20 Call Hold and Call Waiting 21 Call Transfer 22 M...

Page 4: ...ages 30 Setting your Phone for Short Text Messages 30 Sending a Short Text Message 30 Using Pre Defined Messages 31 Receiving Short Text Messages 32 Cell Broadcasts 32 Alpha Entry 34 Menu Structures 35 Key Guard 35 Phonebook 35 Messages 36 Applications 37 Personalise 37 Call Service 38 Call Divert 39 Security 40 Network 40 Care and Maintenance 42 Glossary of Terms 43 Trouble Shooting 45 Important ...

Page 5: ...elow is a brief outline of each section to help you find the information you need Getting Started Details how to fit the battery insert the SIM card introduces the controls and display of the phone Basic Operation Details how to make and receive calls change the phone volume use Vibration Alert and Key Guard the Clock Alarm Calculator Currency Convertor Phone Security Details how to use the Phone ...

Page 6: ...Alpha Entry Details how to access alternative characters with the keypad Menu Structures Details the features that can be accessed from the phone menu The remaining sections details how to take care of your phone lists terms used in this manual a Troubleshooting and Error Message section and the Specifications 2 Introduction ...

Page 7: ...quipment at a refueling point You are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress Never expose the battery pack to extreme temperatures in excess of 60 C or charge the battery pack for much longer than recommended You MUST exercise proper control of your vehicle at all times Do not use a hand...

Page 8: ...ed Fitting Removing the SIM The SIM is fitted into a holder at the back of the phone underneath the battery Fitting the SIM Removing the SIM To remove the SIM follow the above steps in reverse 4 Getting Started 3 1 ...

Page 9: ...Removing the Battery Fit a fully charged battery pack If the battery pack is not fully charged then it must be charged as shown in Charging the Battery Fitting the Battery Removing the Battery 5 Getting Started ...

Page 10: ... maintain maximum performance of Ni MH Battery Packs always use until the Low Battery Warning and then fully recharge Operation of Battery Level Indicator While charging Charging complete Telephone on K H Telephone off K Indicator off Low Battery Warning When the battery power is low a warning tone will sound and a LOW BATTERY message will flash The power will automatically shut off shortly after ...

Page 11: ...onebook or switches character types D makes a call or recalls recently dialled phone numbers C clears the last digit entered clears all digits when pressed and held or returns to the previous display E ends a call or switches the phone on off when pressed and held Digit keys 0 to 9 and the key will switch on and off vibration alert 7 Getting Started ABC DEF c 1 2 3 GHI 4 JKL 5 MNO 6 PQRS 7 TUV 8 W...

Page 12: ...strength weak signal T strong signal H indicates the battery level H full L low battery indicates that the source of the currently selected number is the Mobile Phonebook indicates that the source of the currently selected number is the SIM Phonebook displayed in the Location area indicates alarm is set p indicates that the Navigation key g can be pressed 8 Getting Started Menu 57 Panasonic Locati...

Page 13: ...Access Code you will be able to dial international numbers without having to know the code for the international exchange 1 F 0 and hold until a appears 2 F country code or e to scroll through the abbreviated international names 3 F area code and phone number 4 F D NOTE Many countries include an initial 0 in the area code This should in most cases be left out when dialling international numbers If...

Page 14: ...edial To stop redialling press B when Cancel is displayed in the option area If a call is repeatedly unsuccessful you will not be able to automatically redial the phone number In this case you must redial the phone number manually Ending a Call F E Answering a Call To receive a call the phone must be switched on and the signal strength meter must be displayed F any key except E or g F E to reject ...

Page 15: ...crease the volume F b to increase the volume Ring and Key Volume Changing the ring and key volume is done in the same way If you increase the ring volume above maximum it will set an escalating ring tone If you turn the ring volume off the silent indicator icon will be displayed When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display 1 F B and e to point to Personalise 2 F B and e to point to Ton...

Page 16: ...or off When switched on the phone will vibrate briefly Key Guard Key Guard will prevent any keys from being accidentally pressed e g when the phone is being carried When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display F B three times to enable Key Guard When a call is received Key Guard will be temporarily disabled allowing you to press any key to answer the call Emergency calls can still be m...

Page 17: ...he time using 24 hour clock 8 F B Setting the Clock Format 1 F B and e to point to Applications 2 F B and e to point to Clock Function 3 F B and e to point to Clock Format 4 F B 5 F e to select the format of clock and or date 6 F B Setting the Alarm NOTE If you have not already set the clock you will be asked to do so prior to setting the alarm When Menu is displayed in the option area of the disp...

Page 18: ...call it will activate vibration alert To end the alarm F any key Disabling the Alarm To disable the alarm point to Alarm Set 1 F B twice 2 F e to point to Disabled 3 F B Adjusting the Alarm Time When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display 1 F B and e to point to Applications 2 F B and e to point to Clock Function 3 F B and e to point to Alarm Set 4 F B 5 F C four times 6 F enter the d...

Page 19: ...ons addition subtraction multiplication and division When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display 1 F B and e to point to Applications 2 F B and e to point to Calculator 3 F B 4 Enter a number maximum 10 digits it will be displayed on the lower line 5 Use g to select the arithmetic operation you wish to perform b to multiply c to add a to divide d to subtract 6 Enter a number maximum 1...

Page 20: ...ter the value to be converted F B NOTE 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 Press f until Edit appears in the option area of the display then press B Swapping the Currency Conversion When you have entered a value to be converted you can swap the currencies that you wish to co...

Page 21: ...ock Code is set to 0000 at the factory When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display 1 F B and e to point to Security 2 F B twice to enable Phone Lock 3 Enter the 4 digit code press B The phone will be locked and the lock icon O will appear in the display Unlocking the Phone To restore normal operation enter your Lock Code and press B The lock icon will disappear from the display Howeve...

Page 22: ...ll Charge metering Enabling Disabling the PIN When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display 1 F B and e to point to Security 2 F B and e to point to PIN 3 F B to enable disable the PIN 4 F PIN number B Changing Security Codes When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display 1 F B and e to point to Security 2 F B and e to point to Phone Lock or PIN 3 F f until Change appears in t...

Page 23: ... During a Handheld call 1 F f to display H free in the option area 2 F B During a Handsfree call F B to revert to Handheld operation Answering a Call Handsfree F D and hold will allow the call to be answered Handsfree 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 rem...

Page 24: ...callers with a particular ring tone making it easier to distinguish between callers Creating an Alert Profile When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display 1 F B and e to point to Phonebook 2 F B and e to point to Alert Profile 3 F B when Select is displayed 4 F B when Insert is displayed 5 F enter the phone number or recall from the Phonebook see Retrieving a Number page 25 6 F B 7 F a...

Page 25: ...e page 38 It is not possible to have more than one fax or data call All voice calls must be ended before you can make or receive a fax or data call Accept a Second Call F B when Accept is displayed in the option area The current call will be placed on hold Reject a Second Call 1 F f to display Reject in the option area 2 F B End Current Call and Receive Second Call 1 F E with a waiting call 2 F an...

Page 26: ... connected to each other and your call will be ended NOTE Two call transfer cannot be utilized while in Multi party mode Multi party Calls A Multi party call enables three to five people to be in conversation at the same time It is possible to swap between a Multi party call and another call in the same way as with two separate calls Enabling Multi party With two calls connected one active one on ...

Page 27: ...party During a Multi party call 1 F f to display Option in the option area 2 F B 3 F e to select a caller in the Multi party 4 F f to display Split in the option area 5 F B The selected caller will be split from the Multi party call and the Multi party call will be placed on hold the remaining Multi party call callers can still communicate Ending Multi party Calls You can either select an individu...

Page 28: ...phone number you entered will be displayed edit the number if necessary 6 F B to enter the phone number 7 F enter the name see Alpha Entry page 34 8 F B 9 F location number 10F B Automatic Location The phone number can be stored automatically at the first available location This can be done instead of entering a location number F B when Any is displayed in the option area of the display Overwrite ...

Page 29: ...e to point to Phonebook 2 F B and e to point to Browse 3 F f to toggle between Names and Loc ns 4 F B 5 F e to select the Phonebook you wish to browse 6 F B Retrieving a Number 1 When in standby 2 F A 3 F e to browse through the Phonebook NOTE The Phonebook you last viewed will be the default when you next press A To change the default use the Phonebook menu to select a particular phonebook Once y...

Page 30: ...ges followed by the name enabling you to make changes Delete Deletes the entry from the Phonebook Create Enables you to create a new entry in the Phonebook Speed Dial a Stored Number 1 F location number leading zeros may be left out 2 F 3 F D 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 b...

Page 31: ...caller s phone number for an answered call will be stored in Answered and an unanswered call will be stored in Unanswered When the store is full the next phone number will overwrite the oldest 1 F D 2 F e to point at Last Dialled Answered or Unanswered 3 F B 4 F e to point at the phone number or name you wish to dial 5 To store in Phonebook press A while the number is displayed see Storing a Numbe...

Page 32: ...To store edit or delete a phone number in the Fixed Dial Store Fixed Dial must be switched on see Security page 40 With Fixed Dial switched on all phone numbers can be added edited or deleted as normal but you will be asked for PIN2 see Phone Security page 17 Wild Numbers Wild numbers are spaces that can be stored in a phone number The wild numbers must be filled before the phone number is dialled...

Page 33: ...e special phone numbers into your SIM It is not possible to modify the Service Dial numbers 1 F A and hold 2 F g to browse through the Service Dial list of phone numbers The phone number pointed to can only be recalled or dialled 29 Advanced Phonebook ...

Page 34: ...splay 1 F B and e to point to Messages 2 F B and e to point to Parameters 3 F B and e to point to Message Centre 4 F B 5 F 0 and hold until a appears 6 F country code or e to scroll through the abbreviated international names see International Dialling page 9 7 F message centre number including area code 8 F B NOTE If you do not include the international access code you will not be able to send or...

Page 35: ...irmation if you want confirmation press B 9 If you do not use f to indicate No then press B Using Pre Defined Messages When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display 1 F B and e to point to Messages 2 F B and e to point to Create 3 F B and e to point to the pre defined message you wish to use 4 F B twice to send the message Changing the Pre Defined Message Language With the pre defined m...

Page 36: ...B and e to scroll to the message 4 F B to read the message 5 To delete the message use f to select Delete 6 F B twice Reading a Short Text Message To read the message press B when Read is displayed in the option area Cell Broadcasts Cell broadcasts are general information that is sent to your phone by a network operator The information can be district traffic or weather Selecting Broadcast Topics ...

Page 37: ...g Broadcasts When Menu is displayed in the option area of the display 1 F B and e to point to Messages 2 F B and e to point to Broadcasts 3 F B and e to point to Receive 4 F B Once broadcasts have been enabled the same procedure will disable broadcasts 33 Short Text Messages ...

Page 38: ...character types normal U numerals X Greek characters V and extended characters W press A Editing Alpha Entry Pressing e will move you up or down one line Pressing f will move you left or right one character When the cursor is moved over a character and another key pressed this will insert the new character Pressing C will delete the character to the left of the cursor or delete the current line wh...

Page 39: ...that does not appear with it s corresponding menu structure has already been detailed earlier in this manual Key Guard For instructions on Key Guard see page 12 Phonebook Most common use of the Phonebook is covered in Phonebook Basics see page 24 Review shows how many locations are available in the Phonebook Occupied locations are shown with w My Numbers is a convenient part of Phonebook where you...

Page 40: ...g message Auto Delete will erase messages automatically When Received Read is selected a new message will overwrite the oldest read message When Received Any is selected a new message will overwrite the oldest message even though it may not have been read Lifetime is the duration that your message is stored at the Message Centre Delivery attempts will be repeated until the message has been deliver...

Page 41: ...warning tones except low battery warning can be switched off When All Tones are switched off the silent indicator is displayed A different Ring Type can be used for voice fax data and messages There is a selection of 6 tones and 14 melodies 37 Menu Structures Applications Clock Function Calculator Currency Clock Set Clock Format Alarm Set Power On Time Power Off Time B B Personalise Language Tones...

Page 42: ...hone is removed from the Car Mount Kit during the specified delay time the timer will be canceled and the phone will not be turned off When Auto Answer is switched on and the phone is mounted in the optional Car Mount Kit or Personal Handsfree Adaptor a call will be answered without pressing any keys The duration of DTMF tones that are played during pause dial can be changed from short and long in...

Page 43: ...istered with a network Call Charge will set the cost of each unit for call charge information and the required currency in which call charge is displayed Using Max Cost can restrict use of the phone to a specified number of units NOTE The duration of one unit may vary during the day peak and off peak times Therefore the call charge can be calculated accordingly However call charge information may ...

Page 44: ...bers stored in Fixed Dial area of the Phonebook see Fixed Dial page 28 Emergency calls can be made at any time To use this function PIN2 is required Barred Dial enables you to bar all phone numbers from being dialled on the phone To use this function PIN2 is required Network When not in your home country you may use a network that you do not directly subscribe to this is called ROAMING National La...

Page 45: ...f coverage is lost another network should be selected The Network List is used when the Search Mode has been set to Automatic The location numbers in the Preferred Network List show the search priority Selecting Insert stores a new network in the currently displayed location and then moves other networks down Edit overwrites the old network with a new one and Add stores a new network at the end of...

Page 46: ...our dealer Do not leave the equipment in direct sunlight or a humid dusty or hot area Keep metallic items that may accidentally touch the terminals away from the equipment Always charge the Battery Pack in a well ventilated area not in direct sunlight between 5 C and 35 C It is not possible to recharge the battery pack if it is outside this temperature range Avoid recharging battery packs for long...

Page 47: ... GSM network Password Used for the control of the Call Bar Supplied by your Service Provider PIN Personal Identification Number used for SIM security Supplied by your Service Provider If the PIN is entered incorrectly 3 times the PIN will be blocked PIN2 Personal Identification Number used for the control of Fixed Dial Store and Call Charge metering Supplied by your Service Provider If the PIN2 is...

Page 48: ...ur phone on networks other than your Home network Service Provider The organization responsible for providing access to the GSM network SIM Subscriber Identity Module A small smart card which stores unique subscriber and user entered information such as Phonebook and Short Messages Supplied by your Service Provider 44 Glossary of Terms ...

Page 49: ...ack The battery pack was worn out Replace with a new one Short battery life for Ni MH battery pack The life of the battery pack is affected by improper charging this is inherent in all Ni MH batteries To maintain maximum performance always use until the Low Battery Warning and then fully recharge the battery pack To revive the Battery Pack use the phone until the Low Battery Warning and then fully...

Page 50: ...y Call Bar Barred Dial The phone is not registered to a network Move to a coverage area and operate your phone after it has registered with a network Calls cannot be made from Fixed Dial Store Check your SIM supports Fixed Dial Check if the Fixed Dial is switched on Menu Security Fixed Dial Check the phone number is stored in the Fixed Dial Calls cannot be received The phone is not switched on Swi...

Page 51: ...bol S is displayed Move to a coverage area and operate your phone when the antenna symbol is displayed Telephone numbers cannot be recalled The phone is locked Unlock the phone Menu Security Phone Lock Fixed Dial is switched on Switch off Fixed Dial Menu Security Fixed Dial 47 Trouble Shooting ...

Page 52: ...s not disappear contact your Service Provider 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 automatically clear Menu Messages Parameters Auto Delete PIN2 Invalidated The PIN2 is blocked permanently because the wrong PUK2 has been entered 10 times Services controlled by PIN2 c...

Page 53: ...alk Time h Up to 95 3 Up to 190 6 Charge Time min 80 150 NOTE Charge time will be longer when the phone is turned on Battery life is affected by the network you are using and the condition of the battery pack BULL CP8 PATENT Matsushita Communication Industrial UK Limited 1999 Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of these instructions may be reproduced or transmi...

Page 54: ...ive part or parts No other remedy including but not limited to incidental or consequential damage or loss of whatsoever nature shall be available to the purchaser This is in addition to and does not in any way affect any statutory or other rights of consumer purchasers This guarantee applies in countries shown on this document at the authorized service centres detailed for that country UK Service ...

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Page 60: ...e of the appliance the service will be provided on the same local terms and conditions including the period of guarantee coverage as prevail for the same model appliance in the country of use and not the country of initial sale in the EU EEA Where the consumer sends the appliance for repair to the sales company or national distributor in the EU EEA country where the appliance was originally market...

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