Ericsson S868 User Manual
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents General Information ..........2 General Information ..........2 Networks ............26 Networks ............26 Operators & Subscription 2, GSM 900/1800 Dual Band 2, SIM & PIN 2 Operators & Subscription 2, GSM 900/1800 Dual Band 2, SIM & PIN 2 Search Mode 26, Selecting a Network 26, List of Preferred Networks 27 Search Mode 26, Selecting a Network 26, List of Preferred Networks 27 Preparing Your Phone for Use........3...
  • Page 3 The Menu System The Menu System Press… to… Start here move clockwise or anticlockwise select a menu or function QQQqqq go back one level in the menu system go back to the standby menu Name recall Copy Position recall Call card numbers Store Fixed numbers Edit...
  • Page 4 The Phone, Keypad and Display Key Functions Indicator light Antenna , used to: , used to enter NUMERIC KEYS the digits 0–9 and to enter text. • make calls, answer incoming The 0 key also enters the inter- calls, put calls on hold and national prefix (+) if held down.
  • Page 5 Ericsson ban areas or travel abroad. products. Like the other phones from Ericsson, the S 868 is pro- If you run into any problems, there are help texts con- duced to meet the highest quality standards.
  • Page 6: General Information

    Your SIM card is supplied with a security code or PIN (Personal Identity Number), which you need in order to The Ericsson S 868 is a dual band phone, which means gain access to the network. Your PIN may also be re-...
  • Page 7: Preparing Your Phone For Use

    Preparing Your Phone for Use  The SIM Card Open the holder. 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 regular stamp).
  • Page 8: The Sim Card 3, The Battery

     Close the holder. To Remove the Battery  Make sure that the phone is turned off before removing Lock the holder by the battery (see next chapter). Then: pressing it down and Œ sliding it in the di- Press the catch on rection of the arrow the bottom of the in the picture.
  • Page 9 For optimal talk and standby time in the long run, we recommend that you only use Ericsson original batteries with your S 868. To remind you that the battery will soon need to be charged or replaced with a charged one: Press to enter the menu system.
  • Page 10 • an alarm signal (a long beep) sounds and the mes- sage ‘Battery low’ appears for ten seconds in the display. • the indicator light on top of the phone starts blink- ing red. Note! If the phone is left turned on, the low battery alarm will be repeated several times and, finally, the phone will turn itself off when the battery is no longer able to power it satisfactorily.
  • Page 11: Turning On The Phone

    Ž Press ) key until the display is turned off. ON/OFF If you enter your PIN correctly, ‘ERICSSON’ will appear in the display. The phone will then search for a network. Initial Settings Note! If your PIN is entered incorrectly three times in a row,...
  • Page 12 ’  Press to return to standby mode. Press to save the setting.  Press to return to standby mode. Note! If by accident you end up with your phone displaying a language you do not understand, you can return to Eng- Tip! Use the volume keys on the side of the phone to change lish by pressing...
  • Page 13: Making And Receiving Calls

    Making and Receiving Calls The instructions in this chapter assume that you have memory which makes it easy to repeat the turned on your phone and that you are within range of a call. (See ‘Redialling a Number’ below.) network. •...
  • Page 14 To Redial Previously Called Numbers To Redial Previously Called Numbers Receiving a Call Receiving a Call Œ Œ Press Press . The display now shows the last di- . The display now shows the last di- alled number. alled number. When you receive a call, the phone rings and the indica- When you receive a call, the phone rings and the indica- ...
  • Page 15 the caller’s network sends the number, you can also Calling Someone Who Has Called You find out who called. If you subscribe to the Calling Line Identification To Find Out Who Called and When service, and the caller’s network sends the number, the Œ...
  • Page 16: Hiding Or Showing Your Number

    Hiding or Showing Your Number With most common subscriptions, the caller’s number is sent when a call is made. This means that the receiver can see your phone number when you make a call. However, some operators offer subscriptions where your phone number is normally hidden.
  • Page 17: During A Call

    During a Call Your S 868 has several functions which you might find Note! If you press any numeric key while on the phone, the helpful while you are on the phone. person on the other end of the line will hear a tone. To Change the Earpiece Volume To Send Tone Signals If you want to change the earpiece volume during a call:...
  • Page 18: The Menu System

    The Menu System  The menu system of your S 868 allows you to control Press to enter the submenu or to confirm the phone’s functions and to customize it to suit your the setting. personal preferences. Note! If you enter the menu system, but do not press any keys Each menu contains a list of options;...
  • Page 19: The Phone Book

    The Phone Book The Phone Book in your S 868 lets you store and recall On the other hand, by storing your numbers in the phone numbers. This means that the phone can store phone memory, they are always available to you on all your important numbers.
  • Page 20 Press… to get… Creating Your Personal Phone Book Space - ? ! , . : “ ' ( ) 1 A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 To Store a Phone Number D E F è É 3 Œ...
  • Page 21 To store the number in a different position: To make a call with tone signal codes, proceed as Œ described in ‘Making and Receiving Calls’. When you Press make the call, the phone dials the number, waits until  Enter the new position number. the call is answered and then sends the code.
  • Page 22  If the name displayed is not the one you want, Hiding or Showing Your Number When press the navigation key until you find the Making a Call correct name and number.  With most common subscriptions, the caller’s number Press to make the call.
  • Page 23 ‘ If needed, press the navigation key RIGHT Keeping Your Phone Book Up to Date select another row and continue editing. ’ To save the changes, press As the people you know change jobs, move, marry etc., you might want to change the names and numbers in To edit the entry using the name: Œ...
  • Page 24: Ries

     Enter the number of the first position in the Copying Phone Numbers between phone memory you wish to copy to and press Positions and Memories  To start copying, press As you fill up the Phone Book memories, you might The starting position in the card memory is dis- want to move entries from one memory to another or played and the next empty position in the phone...
  • Page 25: Sending And Receiving Text Messages

    Sending and Receiving Text Messages A very convenient feature of your Ericsson S 868 is the If there are any unread incoming messages in the Short Message Service (SMS). This allows you to send messages memory, a letter icon (...
  • Page 26 Œ reply to received messages or send your own From the ‘Mail’ menu, select ‘Send message’.  messages. Scroll to ‘Options’, using the navigation key, and Œ From the ‘Mail’ menu, select ‘Send message’. press  Ž Scroll to ‘Options’ and press Scroll to the ‘Msg type’...
  • Page 27 To enter the second letter on the numeric keys directly, • To store the message for later use, press press and hold the upper volume key and press the The message is now stored in the messages desired numeric key. To enter the third letter, press the memory.
  • Page 28 • To return to the beginning of the message, press Storing a Received Message and hold LEFT The message ‘Reply?’ appears after the last line of the All incoming messages are stored temporarily in the message. If the caller wants you to reply, the displayed messages memory until the memory space is needed message will say ‘Reply Requested Reply?’, provided for other purposes, such as storing new messages.
  • Page 29: Quently Used Messages

    • ‘To Send’ stands for a composed, but not sent Sending Stored Messages message. Œ From the ‘Mail’ menu, select ‘Send message’. Ž Press ‘New’ appears.  Read the message as described in ‘Reading a  Scroll to the message you wish to send, using Message’.
  • Page 30: Networks

    Networks When you turn on the phone, it searches for the last ac- Note! The order of preference in which the phone selects a cessed network. If this is not within range, you may use network is determined by a list of preferred networks another network, provided your home network has an on your SIM card, which you can edit at any time.
  • Page 31: Search Mode 26, Selecting A Network 26, List Of Preferred Networks

    • If you are using another network and your home If your home network and a forbidden network come to network is available, the name of the home net- an agreement that allows you to use the forbidden net- work is displayed with the message ‘Home’. work, you can select this network even though the message ‘Forbidden’...
  • Page 32 If the desired network does not appear, press when the question ‘Other?’ appears. Then enter the three-digit country number and the two-digit network number.  Finally, to add the network to the list, press Erasing a Network from the List Œ...
  • Page 33: Security

    Security The Card Lock To Change Your PIN2 Depending on the network you use, some services Your SIM card is protected by a card lock. When you buy require that you enter a second PIN, the PIN2. your SIM card, you obtain a PIN (Personal Identity l Select ‘Change PIN2 code’...
  • Page 34 Ž Enter a new four- to eight-digit PIN (or PIN2). To Lock/Unlock the Phone  Œ Press From the ‘Access’ menu, select ‘Phone lock’.  Re-enter the new PIN (or PIN2) to confirm it. The current setting ‘Full lock’, ‘Autolock’ or ‘...
  • Page 35 Ž You now have three options: The Keypad Lock • ‘Activate’, which sets a call bar, • ‘Get status’, which lets you check the status The Keypad Lock feature helps you to avoid accidental of a call bar, dialling, which can happen if you keep your phone in •...
  • Page 36: 31, Fixed Dialling

    To Cancel Fixed Dialling Fixed Dialling Œ From the ‘Access’ menu, select ‘Fixed dial’.  Fixed Dialling is a way of restricting outgoing calls. It Enter the PIN2 and press requires a SIM card that allows fixed numbers to be Ž...
  • Page 37: Diverting Incoming Calls

    Diverting Incoming Calls  If you want to make certain that your incoming calls are Enter the phone number to which you want your taken care of when you are unable to answer them, you calls to be diverted, including the area code, can use the Call Divert service to divert them to another and then press phone number.
  • Page 38 To Cancel All Call Diverts Checking the Divert Status l From the ‘Divert’ menu, select ‘Cancel all’. To Check the Status of a Certain Call The message ‘Please wait’ appears, followed by a message which informs you that all call diverts have Divert been cancelled.
  • Page 39: Handling More Than One Call

    Handling More than One Call Receiving a Second Call Your Ericsson S 868 allows you to handle more than one call simultaneously. This means that you can put a call that is in progress on hold, while you make or If the ‘Call Waiting’...
  • Page 40 To End the Current Call To Make a Second Call Œ To end the current call, press . The message Œ ‘Retrieve held call?’ appears and a beep sounds. While the first call is in progress, clear the  display by pressing Press to end the held call, or press ...
  • Page 41 To initiate a Conference Call Making a Call while a Conference Call Œ is in Progress Call the first person you wish to include in the conference call. It is possible to make a call while you are participating  Put this person on hold by pressing in a conference call.
  • Page 42: Handsfree Calling

    Handsfree Calling Other Handsfree-Related Settings By using the Ericsson portable or vehicle handsfree solutions, you can be on the phone without having to use your hands to hold it. Apart from the settings mentioned above, you can change the following settings when using handsfree...
  • Page 43: Personalizing Your Phone

    Personalizing Your Phone The Ericsson S 868 is much more than just another mo- when the phone is handheld is not affected and vice bile phone. It is your companion in both professional versa. and private life. As such, you most certainly want to ad- just the phone to your preferences.
  • Page 44  Write your new greeting, using the numeric To Select Key Sound keys. For information on how to enter letters, You can choose whether to hear clicks, tones or see chapter ‘ The Phone Book’. nothing (silent) when you press the keys. ...
  • Page 45: Personal Settings 39, The Ring Signal Level 41, Time And Date

    Ž Use the navigation key to set the ring signal Composing Your Own Ring Signal level. Œ From the ‘Settings’ menu, select ‘Edit Melody’. • Pressing increases the volume. RIGHT  Clear the display by pressing • Pressing decreases the volume. LEFT Ž...
  • Page 46 To set the date format: Œ From the ‘Clock’ menu, select ‘Date mode’.  Scroll to the date format you want, using the navigation key. Ž To select a date format, press YES. To set the date: Œ From the ‘Clock’ menu, select ‘Set date’. ...
  • Page 47: Data Menus

    Data Menus The phone can be used with the Ericsson Mobile Office kit. This links the phone to a desktop or laptop PC, al- lowing you to use data communication and fax services from the PC, provided the ‘Data menus’ on your phone are turned on.
  • Page 48: Other Useful Features

    Ž from all of them, easily and conveniently, with your Enter the number of your answering service. Ericsson S 868, which is designed and prepared to be  To enable the function, press the best tool available for that kind of services.
  • Page 49 option in the ‘Call info’ function in the To Turn Off the Voice Mail ‘Settings’ menu. Œ From the ‘Mail’ menu, select ‘Set VoiceM’.  Select ‘Off’ and press To Check Total Call Time or Call Cost Œ From the ‘Info’ menu, select ‘Tot calls’. The Call Time/Call Cost ...
  • Page 50  Scroll to ‘Cost’, using the navigation key, and The Two Line Service press Ž To exit to standby mode, press CLR. Two voice lines with different phone numbers, Line 1  From the ‘Info’ menu, select ‘Price Units’ and and Line 2, may be assigned to your phone.
  • Page 51 You can store two separate card numbers in your bers phone. These numbers are protected by a four- to Your Ericsson S 868 allows you to store two calling card eight-digit security code that you choose yourself. The numbers in the phone book menu.
  • Page 52 ‘Send’, or wait a few seconds and your Note! Since the dialling order may vary between calling card Ericsson S 868 will send them automatically. servers, you can change the order yourself. Use the or # key, when the ‘Called no.’ row flashes.
  • Page 53 To insert an Area Information code: To Turn Off Area Information Œ Œ From the ‘Mail’ menu, select ‘Area info’. From the ‘Mail’ menu, select ‘Area info’.   Press Press Ž Ž Scroll to ‘Edit list’, using the navigation key, and Scroll to ‘Off’, using the navigation key, and press press...
  • Page 54  Scroll from one message to another by using the The Calculator navigation key. Ž To select a message, press The phone’s built-in calculator can add, subtract, divide and multiply. The Alarm An example of how to use the calculator: In this example we are going to divide 134 by 32.
  • Page 55: Guidelines For Safe And Efficient Use

    Take your phone to a qualified service centre for ommended limits can cause any adverse health effects. repair. Use only the designated Ericsson antenna. All Ericsson telephones conform to the ICNIRP recom- • Do not use an antenna designed for any other mendations and international exposure standards, such as: type of telephone than the one you have bought.
  • Page 56 If you are going to use your mobile phone while driv- Aircraft ing: • Give full attention to driving. • Turn off your phone before boarding any aircraft. • Use handsfree operation, if available. • Do not use it on the ground without crew permis- •...
  • Page 57 • Do not expose your mobile phone to moisture or extreme temperatures. • Do not use any other accessories than Ericsson originals. Failure to do so may result in loss of per- formance, fire, electric shock or injury, and will void the warranty.
  • Page 58: Warranty Conditions

    If your Ericsson product requires warranty service you should return the product to the dealer/retailer from Πwhom it was purchased. If your Ericsson product re- The warranty will be granted only if the original quires warranty service when you are abroad, the serv-...
  • Page 59 – Accidents, acts of God or any cause beyond the control of Ericsson, including but not limited to lightning, water, fire, public disturbances and improper ventilation. Ž This product will not be considered defective in materials, design or workmanship if it needs to...
  • Page 60 Index Call Barring cancel call bars, 31 Aircraft, 52 Date, 41 change password, 31 Alarm, 50 change status, 30 Display, 0 set the alarm, 50 Call Information, 45 Display Language, 7 turn the alarm function off, 50 Call Cost, 45 Reset to English, 8 turn the alarm off, 50 Call Time, 45...
  • Page 61 Light, 40 Potentially Explosive Atmospheres, 53 Power Supply, 52 Fixed Dialling, 32 Product Care, 53 Activate, 32 Cancel, 32 Menu System, 14 PUK, 2 Edit Fixed Numbers, 32 Message Signal, 40 Store Fixed Numbers, 32 Minute Minder, 40 frequencies, 2 Missed calls, 11 Reading a Message, 23 Who Called, 11...
  • Page 62 SIM Card If Your SIM Card is Blocked, 29 Insert the SIM Card, 3 Lock the SIM Card, 29 Unlock the SIM Card, 29 speed dialling, 17 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), 2 Subscription, 2 Text Messages, 21 Changing Message Types, 22 Enter Letters, 22 Messages Memory, 21 Read, 24...
  • Page 63 Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this manual.

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