Technologies, Inc. Other company and product names PHONE MODELS COVERED may be trademarks or registered trade-marks of the respective owners with whom they are associated. This user guide covers Sonim XP5s phone with the model number XP5800. THIRD PARTY TRADEMARKS SONIM SUPPORT INFORMATION...
Battery ................25 What is in the Box? .............11 Memory ................25 Phone Specifications ............11 Gesture ................25 USING YOUR SONIM XP5S MANAGING PERSONAL SETTINGS Setting Up Your Phone ............13 Home Screen Shortcuts ............ 26 Managing Home Screen .............15 Emergency Info ..............26 Key Description ..............15...
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About Phone ..............28 Downloads ................ 43 MANAGING CONTACTS TOOLS Adding a New Contact First Time ........29 Clock ................. 44 Adding a New Contact ........... 29 Calculator ................44 Viewing Contact Details ..........29 Sound Recorder ............... 44 Sending a Message from Contacts ........ 29 SIM Toolkit ................
SAFETY GUIDELINES The symbol of the crossed-out wheeled Please read and understand the bin indicates that this product, and any enhancements marked with this symbol, following safety guidelines before cannot be disposed as unsorted waste but must be taken to separate collection at you use the phone.
AVOID HIGH TEMPERATURES WARNING Leaving the device in hot or cold places, such as in a It is not permissible to connect any external closed car in summer or winter conditions, reduces the devices to all ports/interface (USB, XPand and capacity and lifetime of the battery.
BATTERY USAGE INSERT BATTERY Sonim XP5s phone comes with a removable battery. Insert the battery For any battery related queries, contact Southern Linc and flush into the Customer Support. battery slot such that the three metallic • Use only a Sonim XP5800 certified battery that is contacts at the top of designed for this phone model.
CHARGING THE BATTERY VERIFYING AND OPTIMIZING BATTERY USAGE The battery delivered with your mobile phone is not fully charged. We recommend that you charge your mobile You can check the battery usage status and also close for 5 hours before you use your mobile phone for the first some applications to save battery power.
To open the battery cover, rotate both The Sonim XP5s device comes with two SIM card trays. the battery cover Following are the three different scenarios for both the screws in an counter...
INSERTING MEMORY CARD SLIDE THE SILVER CLIP Slide (push forward) and lift the silver clip over the designated slot located beside the SIM card slot. (as shown in the figure). PLACE THE MEMORY CARD Place the memory card in the designated slot and close the silver cup.
DESCRIPTION Dedicated keys PTT Key/Alarm Key/Power Key Ports Water-proof USB2.0 type-C, High WHAT IS IN THE BOX? Speed, OTG The list of items in the Sonim XP5s phone box are: DISPLAY • Sonim XP5s Size 2.64” • Battery Resolution 432x320 Transmissive, 350 nits •...
> Select contact/Add new to add emergency information. Select SKIP to go to the next screen. On Import Contacts screen, select OK to import contacts using Contact Transfer application or select SKIP to go to the next screen. USING YOUR SONIM XP5s...
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PTT. Select DONE to go to the screen. You can use Left and Righ key to access Quick Settings and Miised Events. Select AGREE on Location consent screen to enable hardware acceleration to collect location data. USING YOUR SONIM XP5s...
Battery charging in progress Option: No signal Displays the options for the currently active screen. Signal strength Clear: No SIM card Clears the entered text and deletes the selected file. 4G LTE network connected USING YOUR SONIM XP5s...
• ESABC: Enter all the test in upper case (capitalized). • ESabc: Enter all the text in lower case. • ESAbc: Enter the first letter of the sentence in upper case. • 123: Enter the numbers. USING YOUR SONIM XP5s...
• T9ESAbc: Enter the text based on the T9 dictionary. Only the first letter of the sentence is in upper case (capitalized). • T9ESabc: Enter the text based on the T9 dictionary. All the letters are in lower case. USING YOUR SONIM XP5s...
HOME SCREEN MENU OPTIONS SYSTEM SETTINGS System settings refers to the following settings: In order to see the details about any notifications, on the home screen, select Options key. • "Managing Wireless & Network Settings" on page The following options are displayed: •...
QUICK SETTINGS MISSED EVENTS In order to see the quick settings, on the home screen, To view the missed events, on the home screen, select select Left Navigation key. Right navigation key. The following settings are displayed: Missed events are the missed calls or any events which were saved earlier on the device are listed as missed •...
MANAGING WIRELESS & NETWORK EDIT A NETWORK SETTINGS Press and hold the connected network. Select Modify network. You cannot change the network password. The other network setting details such as Advanced options, Proxy, IP WI-FI settings can be updated. Wi-Fi is a wireless network technology that can provide Select Save to save the changes.
• If Wi-Fi set up is completed, Wi-Fi Calling is device for listening to media files. activated and VoWIFi ( ) icon is displayed on the notification bar. DATA USAGE From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings Data usage refers to the amount of data utilized by your Select Wi-Fi calling ( phone during data transfers through the Internet.
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settings. Enable Airplane mode. From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings Select Wireless & Networks > More > VPN. Select Options key > Add VPN profile. In Edit VPN profile screen, enter the Name, Type (select from the drop-down list), and the server address.
MANAGING DEVICE SETTINGS OPTION DESCRIPTION • If Pulse LED light is enabled, battery status DISPLAY indication is not affected. From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings • If Flash notification alert is ) > Device > Display ( enabled, when battery is Set one of the following options to configure your above 20% level, you can...
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To create a new profile, OPTION DESCRIPTION From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings When set to Silence mode, ) > Device > Sound ( this profile blocks all sounds Select Profiles > Option key > Create new. Sound and vibrations including alarms, Enter the required profile name.
STORAGE • Once the Stealth profile is disabled, the previous profile is activated and the profile name is displayed From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings on the home screen. The screen brightness will be ) > Device > Storage ( as per the activated profile.
MANAGING PERSONAL SETTINGS LOCATION You can enable and configure the Location settings. HOME SCREEN SHORTCUTS From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings ) > Personal. You can set the shortcuts on the home screen. Select Location ( ). Enable and modify required security settings.
Enable Passwords > Make password visible to based on the previous word entered. the password characters. • Suggest contact names: Displays suggested contact Device administration: while typing. • Device administrators: You can view or deactivate Select Supprt > FlexT9 Help.It displays FlexT9 help the device administrator.
MANAGING SYSTEM SETTINGS • Vibrate on keypress: You can enable/disable this option to make the device on vibrate when a key is pressed. • Sound balance: You can adjust the left and right DATE & TIME volume balance. You can set and display the date and time on the phone. •...
MANAGING CONTACTS If you attach a media file or a contact to your SMS message it is converted to an MMS You can use the phonebook to maintain phone numbers message automatically. of your contacts. This feature enables you to add, dial phone numbers and send SMS and MMS messages DIALING A NUMBER FROM CONTACTS To access the contacts, from Home screen, select...
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IMPORT/EXPORT SHARE ALL CONTACTS You can send contact information in following 3 ways: IMPORT FROM .VCF FILE From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Contacts From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Contacts Scroll to the required contact and select the Select Option key >...
MANAGING CONTACT SETTINGS You can edit and modify ringtone and call receiving settings for individual contacts. From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Contacts Scroll to the required contact and select the contact to view the contact details. Select Options key and select one of the following: •...
MANAGING CALL SETTINGS SPEED DIAL SETTINGS With the Speed dial option, the user can assign a contact to each key present in the keypad (1 to 9). User needs MAKING A CALL to press the keypad to initiate the call to the assigned contact.
> Save to save the account: Additional settings: • Username: Username to login to SIP account. • Caller ID: When SIM card is inserted, this option • Password: Password to login to SIP account. is enabled. This feature is is used to display caller •...
SENDING MESSAGES ATTACHMENT DESCRIPTION TYPE SMS and MMS are convenient and inexpensive means of communication. You can send a text message to other Capture picture Take a new photo using the people via SMS service. MMS allows you to send messages mobile camera and attach.
MESSAGE SETTINGS Read reports Request a read report for each message you send. From Home screen, select Messaging ( Select Option key > Setting. The following Auto-retrieve Enable to automatically retrieve settings are displayed: messages. Roaming auto- Enable to automatically retrieve SETTINGS DESCRIPTION retrieve...
INITIAL LINC PTT SETUP Please refer to the Linc PTT setup instructions provided with the phone or visit the Southern Linc website www. southernlinc.com/LTE for additional instructions and videos. LINC PTT From Home screen or App screen, select Linc PTT The Linc PTT home screen is displayed.
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TALK GROUP TAB tone for the following time frame: Once, Twice, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times and Infinite. Press OK to The Talk Group tab is mainly used for Enterprise select the required time frame. solutions. • Emergency Settings: •...
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The mandatory fields are First Name, Last Name, • Incoming sessions Display Name and Contact ID. • Clear history • Settings On Contacts tab, select Option key > On History tab, select Option key > Incoming MultiSelect Mode. Sessions. You can select the contacts by selecting the It shows incoming sessions.
LINC MESSAGES Select Message tab and the following screen is displayed. You can view the received messages. You can send and receive the PTT messages using Linc Msg application. From App screen, select Linc Msg icon ( Select the New Message icon ( ) on Linc Msg home screen.
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• Select People. You can search for a required On the Messages tab, select Options ( ) and the contact from the contact list. following options are displayed: • Search: You can search contacts, groups, and • Select Groups. You can search for a required group messages.
SONIM SCOUT UTILITIES Utilities tab consists of the following features: Sonim SCOUT is a solution that allows the user to register with Sonim and use a number of key enterprise • Contact Transfer features. • Sonim BLE Connect Sonim Cloud account required to fully utilize SCOUT capabilities.
FM Radio. FM radio icon is To access calendar; displayed on the Notification bar. • Side Connector: As the Sonim XP5s device does From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > not support an earpiece jack, use the side connector Application ( ) >...
FILE EXPLORER If SD card is inserted, all the files in the SD card can be view/edit/delete/share from File You can view/edit/delete/share the files stored in the Explorer. phone through File Explorer ( To view the files, select Menu ( ) >...
TOOLS TIMER From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Tools CLOCK Select Clock ( ) > Timer ( The following actions can be performed: You can view the time of major cities in different time • RESET zones using this function. •...
SIM TOOLKIT SIM Toolkit commonly known as STK which enables the SIM to initiate actions which can be used for various value added services. It displays the Operator specific services. To access the SIM Toolkit, From Home screen, select Menu ( ) >...
OTHER APPLICATIONS CAMERA The Sonim XP5s has a rear camera with 5MP fixed focus for taking pictures. The pictures are saved in the Gallery. From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Camera Select Camera mode to set the following modes: •...
REGULATORY INFORMATION - USA positioned a minimum of 1.5cm from the body. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC MARKET RF exposure guidelines. If you do not use a body-worn accessory and are not holding the device at the ear, position the handset a minimum of xxxcm from your RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION (SAR) body when the device is switched on.
other antenna or transmitter. the telecoil only picks up an electromagnetic signal from • The country code selection is for non-US model the telephone. Thus, users of telecoil-equipped hearing aids are able to communicate over the telephone without only and is not available to all US model. Per FCC the amplification of unwanted background noise.
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HAZARDOUS LOCATION USAGE Promptly dispose of used batteries in WARNING accordance with local regulations. Determine by inspection that the following information is made available to the user by one or more of; Battery usage by children should be supervised. Printed on the label for the battery Printed on the label for the host device, (c) Printed in Avoid dropping the phone or battery.
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INDEX Accessibility 28 Gallery 46 AetherPal 28 Gesture 25 Airplane Mode 21 Alarm Timer 44 HAC 48 Hazardous Location 49 Force Stop 25 Home Screen Shortcuts 26 Applications Hot Mic 37 APPs 24 Import 30 Battery 9 ISED RF Exposure Statement 48 Bluetooth Pairing 21 Browser 42...
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