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Set the alarm tone

You can set which tone is played when the alarm sounds.

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Alarm clock

>

Alarm tone

.

2. Highlight

Standard

,

Radio

,

Ringing tone

, or

Open Gallery

to choose the tone

of your choice, and press

Select

.

Use the radio alarm clock

To use the radio, always connect a headset first. The FM radio uses the wire of the
headset as an antenna. A compatible headset needs to be attached to the device
for the FM radio to function properly.

After selecting the radio for the alarm tone and setting the time for the alarm,
connect a headset.

In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Media

>

Radio

>

Options

>

Loudspeaker

:

1. Set the frequency of the radio station to use for the alarm. See "Use the

radio," p. 57.

2. Set the volume using the Volume key. See "Keys and parts," p. 9.

3. Select

Options

>

Turn off

. Press

Exit

to return to the standby mode.

4. Leave the headset connected.

The alarm will turn the radio on at the set time, playing through the loudspeaker.

Alarm conditions

When the alarm sounds, your phone beeps, vibrates, and the display lights up.

With the phone on, press

OK

to shut the alarm off, or press

Snooze

. The alarm

stops for 10 minutes and

Snooze on

appears in the display.

If you do not press a key, the alarms stops (snoozes) for 10 minutes, then
sounds again.

If the alarm time is reached while the device is switched off, the device switches
itself on and starts sounding the alarm tone. If you press

Stop

, the device asks

whether you want to activate the device for calls. Press

No

to switch off the

device or

Yes

to make and receive calls. Do not press

Yes

when wireless phone use

may cause interference or danger.

Turn an alarm off

In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Alarm clock

>

Alarm time

>

Off

.

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■ Calendar

The calendar keeps track of reminders, calls you need to make, meetings, and
birthdays. It can even sound an alarm for any of these events.

Monthly view provides an overview of the selected month and weeks. It also allows
you to jump to a specific date. Any days or dates that appear in bold font contain
calendar notes such as a meeting or reminder.

Open

In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Calendar

. Press the Scroll down

key for quick access to the calendar.

Go to a date

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Calendar

>

Options

>

Go to date

.

2. Enter the date (for example, 07/15/2005), and press

OK

.

Note a specific date

You can choose from five types of notes:

Meeting

,

Call

,

Birthday

,

Memo

, and

Reminder

. Your phone asks for further information depending on which note you

choose. You also have the option to set an alarm for any note that you select.

1. Go to the date for which you want to set a reminder. See "Go to a date," p. 81

in the previous section if you need more information.

2. From the monthly view (with the go to date highlighted), select

Options

>

Make a note

.

3. Select one of the following note types and proceed accordingly:

Meeting

—You are prompted to enter a subject, location, and a start/end time.

You are then given the option to set an alarm.

Call

—You are prompted to enter a phone number, a name, and the time.

You are then given the option to set an alarm.

Birthday

—You are prompted to enter the person’s name, and year of birth.

You are then given the option to set an alarm.

Memo

—You are prompted to enter a subject and an end date. You are then

given the option to set an alarm.

Reminder

—You are prompted to enter the subject you wish to be reminded

about, you are then given the option to set an alarm.

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View notes (day view)

After you have created some calendar notes, you can view them as follows:

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Calendar

.

2. Scroll to the date containing the note. (Any days containing notes will be in

bold font.)

3. Select

View

.

4. To view a highlighted note, select

View

.

Options while viewing a list of notes

1. Press

Options

while viewing a day’s notes to display the following options:

The options listed below are available either while viewing the body of a note
or viewing the header of a note.

Make a note

—Create a new note for the selected date.

Delete

—Delete the note.

Edit

—Edit the note.

Move

—Move the note to another date on your calendar.

Repeat

—Enable the note to recur on a regular basis (daily, weekly, biweekly,

monthly, and yearly).

Go to date

—Jump to another date on your calendar.

Go to today

—Jump to the current day on your calendar.

Send note

—Send the note to another device as a TXT Message or in calendar-

to-calendar (vCal) format

Via calendar

,

Via text message

,

Via infrared

, or

Via Bluetooth

.

Copy

—Copy the note. You can then paste the note to another date.

Settings

—Set the date and time, date and time format, the day each week

starts and whether you want your notes to auto-delete after a specified time.

Go to to-do list

—Jump to the to-do list on your calendar.

2. Scroll to an option, and press

Select

to activate it or enter its submenu.

Send a note

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Calendar

.

2. Scroll to the date containing the note you wish to send. (Any days containing

notes will be in bold font.)

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3. Select

View

.

4. Scroll to the note you wish to send, and select

Options

>

Send note

>

Via

calendar

,

Via multimedia

,

Via text message

,

Via infrared

, or

Via Bluetooth

.

5. If you selected

Via calendar

, enter the number for the recipient, or press

Search

to retrieve a number from the contacts list, and press

OK

. The note is sent.

6. If you selected

Via text message

, the note appears as a TXT Message in

the display.

7. Select Send >

Send to number

,

Send to e-mail

,

Send to many

, or

Send to

distrib. list

.

8. Enter the number for the recipient, or press

Search

to retrieve a number from

the contacts list, and press

OK

, and press

Send

.

Receive vCal notes

When you receive a calendar note in calendar-to-calendar (vCal) format, your
phone displays

Calendar note received

.

1. Press

Show

to view the note. Scroll to view the entire message, if necessary.

2. To save the note, select

Save

.

3. To discard the note after viewing, select

Options

>

Discard

, or press

Exit

.

Receive TXT Message notes

When you receive a calendar note as a TXT Message, a message notification
appears on the display in the standby mode. You can then save the note in your
calendar and set an alarm for any date and time.

■ Notes

You can write and save information in Notes, and send notes via multimedia, via
TXT Message, infrared, or Bluetooth.

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

,

Organizer

>

Notes

.

2. If there are no notes, select

Add note

.

3. Enter the information and select

Save

.

4. Select options

Make a note

to add another note.

5. Select

Edit

>

Save

to change or add information to a note.

6. Select

View

to read notes, and

Delete

to discard the note.

7. To send a note, select

View

,

Options

>

Send note

>

Via multimedia

,

Via text

message

,

Via infrared

, or

Via Bluetooth

.

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■ To-do list

Use the to-do list feature to keep track of your tasks. You can save a note for a
task, select a priority level for the note and mark it as done when you have
completed it. You can sort the notes by priority or by date.

Add a To-do note

1. In the standby mode, select

Organizer

>

To-do list

.

2. If there are no notes, select

Add note

.

3. Or, enter the subject of the to-do note, and select

Save

.

4. Select either

High

,

Medium

, or

Low

priority.

The to-do note is saved. The phone automatically sets the deadline.

View a To-do note

In the standby mode, select

Organizer

>

To-do list

. Scroll to a to-do note, and

select

View

. The to-do note appears in the display.

Options while viewing to-do notes

Select

Options

while viewing the header or body of a particular note and the

following options appear:

Add

—Add another note (available only in header view).

Deadline

—Set a deadline for the note (available only in body view).

Delete

—Delete the note.

Mark note as done

—Mark a note or task as complete; no more reminders will follow.

Sort by deadline

—Sort the notes according to their deadline.

Send

—Send the note to another device using IR or Bluetooth, as a text or

multimedia message, or as a calendar note to another compatible phone.

Edit priority

—Change the priority to high, medium, or low (available only in

body view).

Go to calendar

—Leave the to-do list, and go to the calendar.

Save to calendar

—Save the to-do note to a date on your calendar.

Delete all notes

—Delete all the to-do notes in the list (available only in header view).

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■ Calculator

The calculator in your phone adds, subtracts, multiplies, divides, calculates the
square and the square root and converts currency values.

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Calculator

.

2. Enter the first number in the calculation. (Press the # key for a decimal point

if necessary.)

To perform a square or square root calculation, select

Options

>

Square

or

Square root

.

3. Press the * key to cycle through the add (+), subtract (-), multiply (*), and

divide (/) characters. Pause briefly to select the displayed character.

4. Enter the second number in your calculation.

5. Press

Equals

.

Note: Use the Up and Down Scroll keys to change a number from
negative to positive, or select

Options

>

Change sign

.

Currency converter

You can convert foreign currency to domestic, or vice versa, directly from the
standby mode or from the

Calculator

menu.

1. In the standby mode, enter a currency amount to convert, or select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Calculator

and enter a currency amount to convert.

2. Select

Options

>

Foreign units in home units

or

Home units in foreign units

.

Foreign units in home units

—converts foreign currency to domestic currency.

Home units in foreign units

—converts domestic currency to foreign currency.

If you have not done so already, you are prompted to enter the exchange rate.

3. Enter the exchange rate (press the # key to insert a decimal), and press

OK

.

You can also edit the exchange rate at any time.

Note: When you change base currency, you must key in the new rates
because all previously set exchange rates are set to zero.

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Calculator

>

Options

>

Exchange rate

>

Foreign unit in home units

or

Home units in foreign units

.

Foreign unit s in home units

—the number of home units it takes to make one

unit of foreign currency.

Home units in foreign units

—the number of foreign units it takes to make one

unit of your home currency.

2. Enter the exchange rate, and press

OK

.

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■ Countdown timer

You can enter a specified time (up to 99 hours and 59 minutes). When the time
runs out, your phone sounds an alarm.

Note: The countdown timer only works when the phone is on. Once you
turn off your phone, the timer is no longer active.

Set the countdown timer

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Countdown timer

.

2. Enter the time (in hh:mm format), and press

OK

.

3. Enter a note for the timer, and press

OK

.

The

icon appears on the display in the standby mode when the countdown

timer is set.

When the time runs out, your phone sounds an alarm, displays the timer note,
and flashes its lights.

•

Press any key during the alarm to stop the timer.

•

After 30 seconds the timer alert expires automatically.

Change the time

After you have set the timer, you can change the time.

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Countdown timer

>

Change time

.

2. Enter the new time, and press

OK

.

3. Leave the note as it was, or enter a new note, and press

OK

.

Stop the timer before the alarm sounds

After you have set the timer, you can stop the timer.

In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Countdown timer

>

Stop timer

.

■ Stopwatch

Your phone has a stopwatch that can be used to track time. The stopwatch displays
time in hours, minutes, seconds and fractions of a second in hh:mm:ss:s format.

Using the stopwatch or allowing it to run in the background when using other
features increases the demand on battery power and reduces the battery life.

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Measure split time

You can use the split time function for such things as a long distance race when
you need to pace yourself.

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Stopwatch

>

Split timing

>

Start

.

2. Press

Split

to note the lapsed time.

The timer continues to run. The split time appears below the running time.
If you split the time more than once, the new measured time appears at the
beginning of the list. You can scroll to see previous measured times.

3. Press

Stop

to end the split timing.

Measure lap time

You can use the lap time function when you want to track how long it takes to
complete each cycle or lap.

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Stopwatch

>

Lap timing

>

Start

.

2. Press

Lap

to note the lap time.

The clock stops, then starts immediately from zero. The lap time appears below
the running time. If you take more than one lap time, the new measured time
appears at the beginning of the list. You can scroll to see previous measured
times. When you press

Stop

, the total time appears at the top.

Save the time

1. While the clock is running, select

Stop

>

Options

>

Save

.

2. Enter a name for the measurement, and press

OK

.

If you do not enter a name, the total time is used as the default title for the
lap time.

Operation note

If you press the End key and return to the standby mode, the clock continues to run
in the background and the

icon appears in the upper left corner of the screen.

To return to the stopwatch screens:

1. In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Organizer

>

Stopwatch

>

Continue

.

2. To stop the clock, press

Stop

.

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Options

You can choose the following options when using the stopwatch:

Continue

—Shows up when the stopwatch is working in the background.

Show last time

—Allows you to view the last measured time.

View times

—Allows you to browse the saved times.

Delete times

—Allows you to delete any saved times. You can delete the saved

times one by one or all at once.