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User’s Guide
Mobile Phone
T28z
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Contents at a Glance Getting Started 3 Preparing Your Phone for Use 4 Turning Your Phone On and Off 9 Display Information and Key Functions 11 Making and Receiving Calls 14 During a Call 17 Register your new phone, purchase Functions and Settings 19 Ericsson original accessories, and see the latest in products by visiting us at: T28z Features 20 www.ericsson.com/us/consumer Using the Menus 21 Your Personal Phone Book 27 Para obtener una copia en español de esta Using the Call List 35 Guía del Us
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Please note! Some of the services in this manual are not supported by all networks. This also applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112 (or 911 in the Americas). Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are in doubt whether you can use a particular service or not. Note! You should read the chapter Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use and the booklet Warranty Conditions before using your mobile phone.
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Getting Started Preparing Your Phone for Use 4 Turning Your Phone On and Off 9 Display Information and Key Functions 11 Making and Receiving Calls 14 During a Call 17
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Preparing Your Phone for Use Overview Front Antenna Indicator light Volume key Earpiece Power On/Off Display Flip release button Keypad Microphone Flip Back Connector for external antenna Battery release catch Battery Hole for belt clip Handsfree connector Flip release button Charging connector 4 Preparing Your Phone for Use
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Assembly You need to do the following to use your phone: • insert the SIM card attach the battery to the phone charge the battery The SIM Card When you register as a subscriber with a network operator, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that keeps track of your phone number, the services included in your subscription, and your Phone Book information, among other things. SIM cards come in two sizes. One is the size of a credit card and the o
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If your PIN is entered incorrectly three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked. If this happens, you can unlock it by using your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key code), which you also get from your operator. The Battery Your T28z comes with a lithium battery. The battery is not charged when you buy your phone, but there may be enough power to switch the phone on. We recommend that you charge the battery up to three hours before you use the phone for the first time. Attaching the Battery to Your Ph
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Charging the Battery 1. Make sure that the battery is 3. Connect the charger to the phone attached to the phone. as shown. The flash symbol on the 2. Connect the charger to the plug must face upwards. electrical outlet. Note! The electrical plug may look different depending on the electrical outlet in your country. Do not connect it to any other item than your Ericsson Travel Charger CTR-10. It must not be disconnected from the charger when plugged into the electrical outlet. To indicate chargin
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When the battery is fully charged, the battery meter in the display is full and the indicator on the top of the phone shows a steady green light. Disconnecting the Charger Disconnect the charger from the phone by moving the plug upwards. Removing the Battery 1. Slide the release catch upwards. 2. Lift the battery away from the phone. 8 Preparing Your Phone for Use
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Turning Your Phone On and Off Turning your Phone on 1. Open the flip by pressing the flip release button on the right side of the phone. 2. Press and hold the NO key until you hear a tone. If “PIN:” Appears in the Display Some SIM cards are protected with a PIN code. If PIN: appears in the display after you have turned on the phone: 1. Enter your PIN. If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete the wrong number by pressing the C key. 2. Press YES. Note! If your PIN is entered incorrect
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settings, see “Personalizing Your Phone” on page 39. Display Language Most modern SIM cards automatically set the display language to the language of the country where you bought your SIM card, (Automatic). If this is not the case, the preset language is English (US). To change the display language, see “Display Language” on page 43. If your phone shows a language that you do not understand, you can change it to Automatic,or English (US) , in the following ways: To change the display language to
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Display Information and Key Functions In standby mode, the display shows the name of your operator, the time, the signal strength and the battery power. Other icons appear if you receive any messages, forward all your incoming calls, set the alarm clock and so on. In this chapter, you will also learn about the key functions. Display Information The table below shows and explains each icon which may appear in standby. Icon Name Explanation Signal strength meter Tells you the strength of the netwo
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Ciphering indicator Ciphering is currently not being provided by the network. Home zone indicator You are in your home zone. Does not appear on all networks. Note! Each menu has got its own symbol. See “Menu Graphics” on page 21. Key Functions The table below explains the key functions. Key Use Flip release button To open the flip and answer incoming calls. (Toendacall, closethe flip.) To make calls and answer calls. YES To voice dial, press and hold the key. To enter the Call List from standby.
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Key Use # (Hash) To enter #. Volume key To increase or decrease the volume of the earpiece or upwards and handsfree loudspeaker during a call. downwards To reject an incoming call, quickly slide the key twice. To voice dial, slide and hold the key when the flip is open To move through the menus. To open the flip without answering a call, slide and hold the key while pressing the flip release button. To enter the Status menu. Note! For information about the key functions in the menus, see “Moving
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Making and Receiving Calls In this chapter, we assume that you have turned on your phone and that you are within range of a network. If you are abroad, you may use other networks, provided your home network has an agreement that allows you to do this. See “Setting Network Preferences” on page 70. Making a Call 1. Opentheflipbypressing the flip release button. 2. Enter the area code and phone number. 3. Press YES. Note! Some countries may not use area codes. While a call is in progress, a time co
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Automatic Redialing If the connection failed when you first called and the display shows Retry?, User busy you can redial the number by pressing YES. Your phone automatically redials Retry? (upto10times) until the call is answered. When the call is successfully connected, you hear a ring signal. until you press a key or receive a call. Note! You do not need to take the phone to your ear until you hear the ring signal. Automatic redialing is not available for fax and data calls. Making Intern
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Answering a Call Open the flip by pressing the flip release button or press YES if the flip is open. Rejecting a Call Slide the volume key on the side of the phone twice. Busy signal The display shows Busy signal. The caller hears a busy signal if this is supported by the caller’s subscription. IfForwardWhenBusy is on, the call is forwarded to the number you have specified. See “Forwarding Incoming Calls” on page 56. Note! To opentheflip withoutansweringacall, youneedtoslidethevolume key whi
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During a Call Your phone has several functions, which you might find helpful while a call is in progress. Changing the Listening Volume You can easily change the listening volume during a call by sliding the volume key on the side of the phone. To change the listening volume during a call Slide upwards to increase the volume. Slide downwards to decrease the volume. Muting the Microphone If you wish, you may turn the microphone off during a call. To turn the microphone off temporarily during
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The Notepad If you want to make a note of a phone number during a call, you can use your phone display as a notepad. To use the notepad during a call Use the number keys to enter the number. When you end the call, the number remains in the display or, if Ask to add is on, you will be asked to save the number in your phone book. You can also find the number in Add New in the Phone Book menu. See “Your Personal Phone Book” on page 27. When you enter the number, the person you are talking to will
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Functions and Settings T28z Features 20 Using the Menus 21 Your Personal Phone Book 27 Using the Call List 35 Your Voice Mail Service 37 Personalizing Your Phone 39 Sending and Receiving Text Messages (SMS) 46 Forwarding Incoming Calls 56 Security for Your Phone and Subscription 58 Handling More than One Call Simultaneously 65 Setting Network Preferences 70 Knowing the Call Time/Call Cost 73 Using Two Voice Lines 75 Voice Control 76 Calling Card Calls 79 Sending and Receiving Fax and Data Calls
