PHONE MODELS COVERED This user guide covers Sonim XP8 phone with the model THIRD PARTY TRADEMARKS number XP8800. Google, Android, Google Calendar, Google Now, Google Play and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc.
What Is In the Box? ............13 GENERAL INFORMATION Phone Specifications ............13 Third Party Trademarks ............. 2 USING YOUR SONIM XP8 Disposal of Old Electrical and Electronic Equipment ..2 Switching On the Phone ..........15 Disposal of Battery ............2 Setting Up Your Phone ............
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Accounts ................27 Sending an E-mail from POP3/IMAP Account ....40 Google ................27 Reading Gmail ..............41 Languages & Input ............28 SONIM SCOUT Backup & Reset ............... 28 Setup ................42 Performing Factory Reset ..........29 Utilities ................42 MANAGING SYSTEM SETTINGS Support ................
For best results mode. and long product life, one should protect the Sonim XP8800 from salt water, dust Do not expose the device to high and strong impacts. temperatures (in excess of 55°C).
HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY (HAC) Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device manufacturer or hearing health professional may help you REGULATIONS FOR MOBILE PHONES find this rating. For more information about FCC Hearing In 2003, the FCC adopted rules to make digital wireless Aid Compatibility, please go to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ telephones compatible with hearing aids and cochlear...
CHILD SAFETY Do not allow children to play with your mobile phone or its accessories. Keep it out of their reach. They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally damage the mobile phone or accessories. Your mobile phone and its accessories may contain small parts, which could be detached and create a choking hazard.
BATTERY SAFETY WARNING FOR IEEE1725 CHARGING SAFETY WARNING Do not disassemble or open crush, bend or The equipment shall only be charged when in the deform, puncture or shred. non-hazardous area using a charger specifically supplied for use with the unit USB cable and AC charger S42A02(US plug)/ S42A00(EU plug)/ S42A01(UK plug).
BATTERY USAGE DISPOSAL OF BATTERY Your Sonim XP8 phone comes with a removable battery. Please check local regulations for disposal of For any battery related queries, contact Sonim customer batteries. The battery should never be placed in support. municipal waste. Use a battery disposal facility if •...
TIPS TO EXTEND THE BATTERY LIFE CHARGING ANIMATION/ICON Follow these tips to extend your phone’s battery life. • If the battery is being charged when the • If you are not using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use phone is switched off, a battery charging the Settings to turn them off.
YOUR SIM/MEMORY CARD INSERTING THE SIM CARDS To access the SIM Card slots, use your Sonim Purchase a SIM card from a mobile operator. The SIM screwdriver to remove the battery door screw and then card associates your network services (for example, remove the battery.
INSERTING MEMORY CARD To access the Memory Card slot, use your Sonim screwdriver to remove the battery door screw and then remove the battery. The memory card slot will be found under the battery. SLIDE THE SILVER CLIP Slide (push forward) and lift the silver clip over the designated slot.
-20oC to +55oC temperature WHAT IS IN THE BOX? Size 152mm x 79.5 mm x 18 mm The list of items in the Sonim XP8 phone box are: Weight approx. 335 gms • Sonim XP8 phone Dedicated keys Power Key/PTT Key/Volume Key •...
USING YOUR SONIM XP8 9 10 LED Notification Sonim XPand Connector Receiver USB-Type C Notification Bar Volume Up / Down Power ON Button Alarm Key PTT Button Yellow Key Sonim SecureAudio Connector Display Memory Card Slot Under App Tray Battery...
• SIM name: You can give a name to your SIM. • Color: You can choose the color from the drop- down list. • Carrier: The carrier name is displayed. • Number: The phone number is displayed. Enter all the details and tap on OK to save. YOUR SONIM XP8...
Always Forward is enabled) and Wi-Fi connectivity are Silent mode activated displayed, if the feature is activated. Vibration mode activated ICONS DESCRIPTION Flight mode activated Battery level indicator Error/information notification - attention required Battery charging in progress Screenshot captured No signal YOUR SONIM XP8...
Wallpapers from the pop-up. Dual SIM inserted • My photos: includes photos and screenshots taken using the phone’s camera. • Default Sonim wallpapers with Holo Spiral live wallpaper. PHONE OPERATIONS WITHOUT SIM CARD • Wallpapers: Tap on System settings > Display >...
SUGGESTIONS Your Android device offers suggestions and reminders about the features and you can easily remove them from the Settings. PAY FASTER WITH GOOGLE You can save payment information to your Google account for easier online checkout process. SET DO NOT DISTURB SCHEDULE You can set your device on Silent mode at certain.
Internet access at distance up to 100 feet, depending on the Wi-Fi router and surroundings. ADVANCED You can access the Internet when you connect your XP8 to a Wi-Fi network. To connect your phone to a Wi-Fi On the Wi-Fi screen, tap Option ( ) >...
RENAME THIS DEVICE Tap on Data usage ( ), which is located under Wireless & networks settings. From the Bluetooth screen, tap on Option ( ) > Under Usage, you can view the data usage for a Rename this device to rename the device. particular time frame.
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From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings You can use mobile data services such as web browsing and other services over the cellular Select More located under Wireless & networks network. settings. • Turn on International Data Roaming to create Select Tethering &...
• Font size: Set the font size of the text displayed in the screen. • Display size: You can make the items on your screen smaller or larger. Some apps on your screen might change position. • One handed operation: If enabled, you can use one hand to dial a number or unlock the device.
requirement. • Show severe threats: Check this option to get Also vibrate for calls: Enable this option to set the severe threat alerts. For example; Storm the device on vibrate during calls. surge, Flash flood, and Dust storm warnings Increase ringtone: Enable this option to raise the •...
• Residual junk files When you force stop an application, it may • Obsolete apks cause the application to mis-function in the Select the above files and tap on CLEAN JUNK. future. On the Apps screen, tap on Options ( ).
user. The device will recognize up to three users: You (owner of the device), New user, and Guest. Under Lock screen settings, the following options are displayed: • Add users: Turn on this option to add user when the device is locked. •...
MANAGING PERSONAL SETTINGS time location. • Select People: Tap on this option to share your real-time location details to the selected people LOCATION from your contacts. • Messages: Tap on this option to share your real- You can enable and configure the Location settings. time location details.
• Trusted face ) > Personal > Programmable keys ( • Voice Match There are three programmable keys on your XP8 To learn more about Smart Lock, from the Smart and you are able to change the functionality of Lock screen, tap on the Options ( ) >...
accordingly new options will get added or existing The following options are displayed under options will be removed for some apps. Keyboard & input methods. • Virtual keyboard: Tap on Option ( ) and the following options are • Google keyboard: You can use Google displayed: keyboard which is multilingual typing keyboard.
Factory data reset: Tap on Factory data reset to If your Sonim XP8 has already been reset, but you don’t erase all data from your phone’s internal storage, remember your Google username and/or password, your including device will not be able to be used.
MANAGING SYSTEM SETTINGS • Customize scanning • Privacy policy Under System, the following options are DATE & TIME displayed: • Captions: When Captions is ON, you can set the You can set and display the date and time on the phone. following options under Standard options: You can also select the display format.
PRINTING From Notifications or App screen, tap on Settings ) > System > Printing ( You can install the printer and print a required photo or document. ABOUT PHONE From Notifications or App screen, tap on Settings ) > System > About phone ( Go to Software Update and Check for Updates.
MANAGING CONTACTS VIEWING CONTACT DETAILS From Home screen or App screen, tap on Contacts You can use the phonebook to maintain phone numbers of your contacts. This feature enables you to add, dial Tap on the required contact to view the contact phone numbers and send SMS and MMS messages.
MENU OPTIONS The contact is imported to the particular selected option On the Contacts screen, tap on Options ( ) to view the menu options. Following are the menu options: EXPORT TO SIM CARD From Home screen or App screen, tap on Contacts CONTACTS TO DISPLAY: Tap on Options ( ) >...
BLOCKED NUMBER numbers are displayed. You may block specific numbers from ringing your phone DELETING A CONTACT or sending your device text messages. From Home screen or App screen, tap on Contacts From Home screen or App screen, tap on Contacts Tap on Options ( ) >...
• Save to Drive ADDING GROUPS From Home screen or App screen, tap on Contacts On Groups tab, you can add a contact by tapping on Add contact ( ), while adding you can select more fields. You can select Group name on existing groups or create new group.
MANAGING CALL SETTINGS CALL HISTORY SCREEN MAKING A CALL From Home screen or App screen, tap on Phone From Home screen or Apps Menu, tap on the Phone Tap on Options ( ) > Call History. The Phone screen is displayed with the following options: The following options are displayed: •...
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Tap on Device settings > Sound ( ) > Phone ringtone. From Call History screen, tap on Options ( ) > Select the required ringtone from the list and tap Settings > Speed dial settings. on OK. Assign a contact for each key present in the The ringtone is changed.
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username, Display name, Outbound proxy outgoing calls. address, Port number, Transport type and • TTY HCO: enables TTY mode only for incoming Send keep-alive options. calls. Use SIP Calling • TTY VCO: enables TTY mode only for outgoing calls. A dialog is open with the following options: •...
SENDING MESSAGES AND EMAILS Camera Capture or attach the photos and videos from the list or gallery by tapping on the SMS and MMS are convenient and inexpensive means Gallery icon. Before accessing of communication. You can send a text message to the Gallery, user needs to give other people via SMS service.
Group Enable this notification message to OTHER SETTINGS notification auto combine the notification into Wireless Displays the active alerts in your message one group. Emergency area. Enable gesture Enable to adjust the font size by Alerts pinching open or close. STORAGE Tap on Options ( ) >...
Tap on Attach ( ) icon and the following options are displayed: • Attach file • Insert from Drive The message is sent to the recipient. Enter the message and tap on Send ( READING GMAIL Select Gmail account and tap on the Gmail to retrieve.
SONIM SCOUT SUPPORT Support tab consists of the following features: Sonim Scout is a solution that allows the user to register • Chat with Sonim and use a number of key enterprise features. • Remote Support • SonimCare A Sonim Cloud account is required to fully utilize SCOUT •...
Use this feature to reduce to potential appearance The Sonim XP8 has a rear camera with 12MP and front of the red-eye effect in color photographs. camera 8MP fixed focus for taking pictures. The saved •...
• System: • Screen saver • Settings • Restore defaults: The camera default settings are • Send feedback restored. • Help • Version Info: The camera version details are displayed. ALARM CALENDAR You can set an alarm for a particular time. The Calendar helps you to set appointments, schedule From App screen, tap on Clock ( reminders and alerts and repeat them if required.
Tap on Settings ( ) and the following options on the Notification bar. are displayed: • Side Connector: Since the Sonim XP8 device does • General Settings not support a traditional earpiece jack, we use a • Search Settings side connector to plug-in the jack and listen to the •...
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number. For example, first station in the list is displayed as Station:1. • Long tap on the required station/channel and the following options are displayed: • Station #: Each station/channel is given a serial Side Connector number in the list. •...
8.87 BT LE -1.47 EU REGULATORY CONFORMANCE 12.72dBuA/m Here by, We, Sonim Technologies Inc. declares that the radio equipment type XP8800 is in compliance with the RF EXPOSURE Directive 2014/53/EU. A minimum separation distance of 0.5 cm must be FREQUENCY BANDS maintained between the user’s body and the device,...
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Sonim Technologies, Inc. Adapter shall be installed near the equipment 1825 S. Grant St., Suite 200., San Mateo, CA, 94402 and shall be easily accessible. EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) INTRINSICALLY SAFE (IS) Hereby, PART I: EX MARKING Name of manufacturer: Sonim Technologies, Inc.