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Bosch GSM 908 User Manual

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  • Page 1 GSM 908 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Precautions

    For your safety Please pay special attention to the fol- lowing simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. In-car safety Do not use your mobile phone when driving a vehicle except from in emer- gency cases. Always park the vehicle and take the ignition before using the phone.

  • Page 3: Important Notice

    IMPORTANT NOTICE SIM card limitations Network operators offer different kinds of services and different kinds of SIM cards. Please contact your network operator for further details. Depending on your type of SIM card some fea- tures described in this user guide may not be available to you or may not be operated in the way described.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Precautions ....Important notice ... Keypad functions ... Display symbols .

  • Page 5: Keypad Functions

    KEYPAD FUNCTIONS LED (Status indicator) Slow green flash: Your phone is in contact with a network. Fast green flash: Indicates an incoming call. Slow red flash: Your phone cannot get in con- tact with a network. Fast red flash: The battery needs recharging. On/off key Press the key for one second to switch your telephone on or off.

  • Page 6: Display Symbols

    Introduction Making a call Enter phone number. Press CALL Answering a call The telephone rings. Press ANSWER Ending a call Press Back to standby mode Press EXIT The telephone automatically returns to stand- by mode when no key has been pressed for 60 seconds.

  • Page 7: Before You Start

    BEFORE YOU START Insert rechargeable battery When changing the battery your phone should always be switched off. Charge the battery The battery supplied with this telephone is com- pletely discharged. The telephone will initiate charging as soon as you have inserted the charger plug.

  • Page 8: Insert Sim Card

    Insert SIM card Before you can make a call on your mobile phone you have to insert the SIM card. Should you have forgotten to insert the SIM card the telephone will ask you to do so. Before inserting the SIM card into the phone please make sure that any plastic remains from the frame punching have been removed.

  • Page 9: Making Your First Call

    MAKING YOUR FIRST CALL Selection of language The display language of your phone is normally the national language of the country in which you purchased your SIM card. If this is not the case the display language will be English. You have the option of choosing between different languages.

  • Page 10: Emergency Calls

    MAKING YOUR FIRST CALL Phone numbers with extension number Extension numbers can be dialled by entering a pause between the main number and the exten- sion number. To enter a pause, press the for one second until the pause code on the display.

  • Page 11: When In Conversation

    OPTIONS WHEN IN CONVERSATION Muting the microphone While having a call, you may wish to have a pri- vate conversation with someone else. You will hear everything your caller says but you cannot be heard by the caller. To switch off the microphone: 1.

  • Page 12: Keypad Lock

    Switching between calls If you select Switch calls , the active call will be put on hold and the call on hold will now be active. In this way you can switch between your conversations. Ending an active call while another is on hold An active call can be ended by selecting Drop active .

  • Page 13: Phone Book

    PHONE BOOK You can store names and telephone numbers in a phone book. The entries are stored on the SIM card and the number of entries is dependent on the capacity of the SIM card. The length of a name or a telephone number de- pends on your SIM card.

  • Page 14: Phone Book Editing

    Voice mail number If you have a voice mail number stored in your phone book this should be stored under loca- tion 1. On some networks this has already been done by the operator. Contact your network operator for further details on how to activate your voice mail.
  • Page 15 PHONE BOOK STATUS / PREFIX TELEPHONE NUMBERS How to see the status of your phone book The telephone can display the total number of locations on your SIM card and inform you how many of these are free. 1. Press to enter the List menu system.

  • Page 16: Alternative Phone Books

    ALTERNATIVE PHONE BOOKS Depending on your SIM card you may have diffe- rent alternative phone books. These phone books will be visible in the phone display only if they are available and enabled. Fixed numbers With the help of this alternative phone book you can restrict the use of your phone only to num- bers stored in this special phone book.

  • Page 17: List Menu System

    LIST MENU SYSTEM Information about outgoing, answered and missed calls as well as SMS messages are automatically stored in lists: Outgoing calls • View names/phone numbers of your latest outgoing calls Answered calls • View names/phone numbers of your latest answered calls Missed calls •...

  • Page 18: Outgoing Calls

    OUTGOING CALLS / ANSWERED CALLS Outgoing calls Your phone has memory for your last 10 dialled telephone numbers. How to see the list of last outgoing calls 1. Press to enter the List menu system. Outgoing calls 2. Select 3. Scroll through the telephone numbers. 4.

  • Page 19: Missed Calls

    MISSED CALLS Missed calls Your phone remembers the last 10 incoming calls which you did not answer. The display will tell you how many missed calls your phone has received. If, for instance, there are 15 missed calls the standby display will show .

  • Page 20: Messages

    Short Message Services (SMS) Your phone can receive and send short text mes- sages via the network. On some networks you have to subscribe to this facility. There are two types of messages: point-to-point messages which you can both receive and send, and cell broadcast messages which you can only receive.

  • Page 21: Save Message

    MESSAGES How to read a message again 1. Press to enter the List menu system. 2. Select Messages and press Inbox 3. Select by pressing 4. Scroll through the list of messages and confirm your choice by pressing How to send a message Before you can send a message you have to enter your network operator's telephone number for this special service.
  • Page 22 How to edit an old message 1. Press to enter the List menu system. 2. Select Messages and press Inbox Outbox 3. Select Favourites by pressing 4. Select the message you wish to edit and confirm by pressing SELECT 5. Press OPTION 6.

  • Page 23: Setup Menu System

    SETUP MENU SYSTEM The setup menu system offers you the possibility of setting the individual sub menus and options according to your own personal wishes. Network services (Menu 1) 11 Call divert 12 Call barring 13 Call waiting 14 Closed user group 15 Outgoing call identification Tones setup (Menu 2) 21 Ring tone...

  • Page 24: Menu Numbers

    How to access the Setup menu system 1. Press MENU 2. Select the menu you want to access using 3. Confirm by pressing SELECT 4. Select the sub menu you want to access using 5. Confirm by pressing SELECT Menu numbers On the right hand side in the first line of the dis- play you will always see the number of the menu and sub menu in which you are operating.

  • Page 25: Call Divert

    CALL DIVERT You have the option of diverting all calls or choosing to divert incoming calls only if un- answered. The unanswered calls option diverts calls – if you are busy – if you do not reply – if there is no contact Registration To enable a call divert you must register it first.

  • Page 26: Divert All Calls

    How to activate call divert for all calls 1. Press MENU 2. Select Network services by pressing SELECT 3. Confirm by pressing SELECT more to indicate that you want access to the call divert menu. 4. Select using Divert all calls Register –...

  • Page 27: Call Barring

    CALL DIVERT You can set up call barring for different types of outgoing and incoming calls to restrict the use of your phone. You have to activate the type of call barring you wish to set up. You are asked to specify whether you want the call barring to apply for all ser- vices, speech, data services, fax services or mes- sage services (SMS).

  • Page 28: Call Waiting

    Incoming call barring Select All calls if you want to bar all in- coming calls. Select Roaming incoming calls to be barred only when you are connected to a foreign network. Cancelling call barrings Call barrings can be cancelled individually or by Cancel all selecting CALL WAITING...

  • Page 29: Supplementary Network Services

    SUPPLEMENTARY NETWORK SERVICES Closed user group This is a network feature by which the use of your telephone is restricted to certain phone numbers within a group defined by the network operator and the owner of the SIM card. You may be a member of different groups.

  • Page 30: Tones Setup

    How to adjust tones 1. Press MENU 2. Select Tones setup using SELECT 3. Confirm by pressing 4. Select using either Ringing tone Trembler (Optional extra) Message tone Broadcast tone Key tone Factory settings 5. Confirm by pressing SELECT 6. Select the volume or pattern you want to change using 7.

  • Page 31: Phone Setup

    PHONE SETUP This menu offers you the possibility of setting some of the telephone's options according to your own personal wishes. How to set up options 1. Press MENU 2. Select Phone setup using 3. Confirm by pressing SELECT 4. Select using either Language Dial setup...

  • Page 32: Power Saving

    To do this, you must access the Selection of net- work sub menu, select the Set preferred list op- tion and use to select the empty location in which you want to store the new network. Pres- sing EDIT will give you a list of available net- works.

  • Page 33: Message Setup

    MESSAGE SETUP Send message setup Before you can send a message you have to enter your network operator's telephone number for this special service. Contact your network opera- tor to obtain this number. 1. Press MENU 2. Select Message setup and confirm by pressing SELECT 3.

  • Page 34: Phone Book Setup

    CALL TIMERS AND CHARGE Fixed dialling In order to enable you to make use of fixed dial- ling numbers stored in an alternative phone book defined by you, select Fixed dialling on Having selected Fixed dialling on ordinary phone book will not be visible on the display and can thus not be accessed, but, of course, it will remain on your SIM card and can be accessed again by selecting...

  • Page 35: Security

    SECURITY PIN code To prevent misuse of your SIM card, e.g. if it is lost or stolen, you can select a PIN code to be entered each time you switch on the phone. The PIN code is a 4 to 8-digit number of your own choice, which you can change any time you like.

  • Page 36: Encryption Indication

    SECURITY How to change password If you subscribe to a call barring service your net- work operator will have supplied you with a 4- digit password. If you want to change this, select Network password in the Security menu. Encryption indication If you connect to a network which does not sup- port encryption, you will get a warning in the dis- play when trying to make a call.

  • Page 37: Calculator

    CALCULATOR You can use your mobile phone as an ordinary calculator. How to use the calculator 1. Press MENU Calculator 2. Select using 3. Confirm by pressing Your telephone now acts as a normal calculator. The equal-sign ( ) is found on the right hand function key.

  • Page 38: Accessories

    Professional Handsfree Car Kit Remove the rubber plug covering the antenna hole on the back of the handset. When placing the phone in the cradle, make sure that the antenna catch is open (slider in left hand side position). When the phone is in place, move the slider to the right hand side for locked position.

  • Page 39: Basic Car Kit

    ACCESSORIES If you want to switch from hands-free mode to normal mode, just lift the handset and cradle as one complete unit – and back again for returning to hands-free. The switching is performed auto- matically. Basic Car Kit Remove the rubber plug covering the antenna hole on the back of the handset.

  • Page 40: Simple Car Holder

    Simple Car Holder Using the Simple Car Holder will require a spe- cial knob to be fitted on the back of your phone. The necessary parts come with the package. How to fit the knob: Remove the label from the back of the phone. The knob can now be fitted by means of a screwdriver.

  • Page 41: Desktop Charger

    ACCESSORIES Desktop charger The desktop charger is powered by means of the charger supplied with your telephone. When you place the telephone in the desktop charger you have to make sure that the battery symbols on the display start flashing. The battery takes 1 to 5 hours to become fully charged de- pending on type and size of the battery.

  • Page 42: Belt Clip

    ACCESSORIES Belt clip The necessary parts for fitting the belt clip to your phone comes with the package. How to fit the belt clip: Remove the label from the back of the phone. The belt clip can now be fitted by means of a screwdriver.

  • Page 43: Index

    INDEX Accessories Alternative phone books Answered calls Answering a call 7, 11 Any key answer Auto answer Automatic redial Automatic switch off Barred numbers Basic car kit Battery Battery level indicator Before sending messages Before you start Belt clip Broadcast channel list Broadcast language Broadcast setup Calculator...
  • Page 44 Travel Charger - AUS Travel Charger - US For power Extra Light 350 mAh Li-Ion battery Light 650 mAh Li-Ion battery Vibra-Alarm 650 mAh Li-Ion battery Light 750 mAh NiMH battery High Power 1800 mAh Li-Ion battery Outfit Headset Belt clip GSM 908...
  • Page 45 Bosch Telecom GmbH Produktbereich Endgeräte Kleyerstr. 94, 60326 Frankfurt/Main, Tel. (0 180) 5 2214 92 Fax (0 180) 5 2214 93 N.V. Robert Bosch S.A. Rue Henri Genessestraat 1, 10 70 Bruxelles / Brussel Tel. (02) 5 25 5460 Robert Bosch A/S Telegrafvej 1, 2750 Ballerup, Tel.

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