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Key Shortcuts in Home Screen Managing Contacts——————34 Keypad Functions Managing Contacts Add a New Contact Your Sonim XP3405 SHIELD Phone——————24 View the Contact Details Your Sonim XP3405 SHIELD Phone Sending a Message from Contacts Main Menu Dialing a Number from Contacts...
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Micro SD (Secure Digital) Card Inserting Micro SD Card into the Phone Managing Your Files——————45 Managing Your Files PC- TOOLS——————61 PC-Tools Calendar——————48 Using PC-Tools with XP3405 SHIELD Phone Calendar End User License Agreement——————62 Tools——————49 Comprehensive 3 Year Warranty Tools Our Warranty...
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• Make sure to register within 30 days from date of purchase to activate and take advantage of this Comprehensive Product Warranty. Sonim reserves the right to refuse warranty service otherwise. • Refer to www.sonimtech.com/support for further details.
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Congratulations on the purchase of a Sonim XP3405 HOME SCREEN This is the screen displayed when SHIELD mobile phone. This phone is a CDMA enabled the phone is in idle condition. handset with dual-band capabilities and has an intuitive, feature-rich user interface, which allows you to make the...
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Options Commonly Used across Menu Items The following are common actions used across various menu items: BACK Displays the previous screen. Use the Right Selection Key to perform this function. CLEAR Deletes data character by character. Use the Right Selection Key to perform this function.
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Avoid using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids. Use only Sonim XP3405 SHIELD approved charging equipment to charge your phone and avoid damage to your phone. The symbol of the crossed-out wheeled bin indicates that this product, and any enhancements marked with this symbol, can not be disposed as unsorted waste but must be taken to separate collection at their end-of-life.
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Ensure that only qualified personnel install or repair your phone. The Sonim XP3405 SHIELD is water-proof and can be submerged to 2 metres for 30 minutes. • Ensure to properly close the rubber cover of the charging connector and audio connector, to avoid deposits of water drops on these connectors, when the phone is immersed in water.
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When the talk and standby times are noticeably shorter with the skin or eyes. In the event of leak or a hazard than normal, replace the battery with an original Sonim seek medical help immediately. battery. If a replacement battery is being used for the first...
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(that is, by the ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC for each model. The Sonim XP3405 SHIELD has been certified in compliance with the Government’s requirements for The highest SAR value for the Sonim XP3400-A-R4 exposure to Radio Waves.
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1.5 cm from the body, or with the original Sonim accessory intended for this phone and worn on the body. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
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Getting Started Inserting the Battery This section provides information on using your Sonim XP3405 SHIELD phone. Unscrew Cover The list of items in the Sonim XP3405 SHIELD phone box are: To open the battery cover, rotate both the battery cover •...
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Close Cover Insert Charger Close the battery cover. Rotate the Insert the respective ends battery cover screws in a clockwise of the charger plug into a direction. You can use the screwdriver power outlet and the phone. provided to tighten the screws. Ensure not to overtighten the screws.
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You can disconnect the charger from the phone. CAUTION: There is a risk of explosion while charging if the battery has been replaced by an incorrect type. Phone Activation Contact the service provider to activate your Sonim XP3405 SHIELD phone.
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3405 Parts of the Sonim SHIELD Phone The Sonim XP3405 SHIELD keypad has 11 function keys and 12 alphanumeric keys. The left side of the phone has one key and the right side of the phone has three keys. Ear piece...
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3405 Parts of the Sonim SHIELD Phone Volume keys - adjust the volume for voice call/ringtone/music Headset port Torch Camera Loud speaker Charger/ Torch (press port Battery cover and hold) screws Press for Browser Camera Battery cover...
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3405 Sonim SHIELD Keypad The following figure identifies different keys in the phone key pad. Menu key Navigation arrow keys (Up/Down/Left/Right) Left Selection Key (LSK) Right Selection Key (RSK) Clear Key Back Key Call/Accept/Send Power On/Off/End call Press and hold to...
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Switching On Key Shortcuts in Home Screen Press and Hold the Power ON/OFF key for 2 seconds to The following can be accessed from the home screen. Power On the phone. When the phone is switched on, it tries to register with Press To Access the network.
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Keypad Functions The following table displays the various keys and the corresponding functions they perform: Keypad key Operations Press to end a call. • • Press and hold to switch on or switch off the mobile phone. • Press when in Menu or Edit modes to return to Standby mode. •...
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Keypad key Operations Present at the centre of the navigation keys. • Press while in standby mode to enter the main menu. Press when required to be used as a toggle key to select or clear a check box. • Press to perform similar tasks as the Left Selection Key.
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• Press and hold in standby mode to access your Voice mail. • When entering text, press to enter space. Keypad key Operations Press and hold to display ‘+’ used for dialing an international number, while in standby mode. Press LSK followed by this key to lock the keypad •...
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Your Sonim XP3405 SHIELD Phone Home Screen Indicators This model is a bar type phone with a single LCD screen. The home screen indicators are visible when the phone The graphic field of the screen is 240 (W) and 320 (H) is in standby mode.
The following table describes the display indicators on the top bar of the home screen in the Sonim XP3405 Indicates that the Keypad Lock keypad is locked. SHIELD phone. Display Name Description Bluetooth Indicators Indicates that bluetooth Connec- is active.
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Data Call activated during a call. Indicates that the data The following table describes the display indicators on call is inactive the home screen in the Sonim XP3405 SHIELD phone: Indicates that Hearing Display Name Description Aid Compatibility (HAC)
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Manage Your Phone You can download and store ring tones over Bluetooth or WAP. These ring tones Display Settings will be stored in My files. The supported ringtone formats are MIDI, MP3, WAV, You can activate and modify the display settings. Select AAC and AMR.
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Automatic Keyguard The date formats supported are DD-MM- YYYY, DD-MM-YY, MM-DD-YYYY, MM-DD- To enable or disable Automatic Keypad lock, select Menu YY, YYYY-MM-DD, YY-MM-DD. You can use > Settings > Phone settings > Automatic keyguard. ., /, - or blank space separators. The time formats supported are 24 Hr and 12 Hr.
calls. To configure call restrictions, While using the mobile phone for voice calls Select Menu > Settings > Security > Call with hearing aid, slightly adjust the position of the phone against the ear to reduce the restrictions. interference and to give better voice quality. Select Restrict sent Calls to block outgoing calls to the numbers added to the blocked Numbers, or to Data Charge Alert...
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Select ON/OFF to enable or disable voice privacy. Restore Factory Settings To restore factory settings, select Restore settings only. To restore factory settings and delete personal data present in your phone, select Restore all. If you select Restore all, you cannot retrieve the personal data and the phone will restart automatically.
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To access the Call history, press OR select Managing Calls Menu > Call history. All the available call history is This section provides information on managing calls. displayed. Select a list, scroll to the number and press Dial a Number dial the number.
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Menu > Call history > Call timers > Last call. To enable this function select Menu > Settings > Call settings > Automatic redial > On. • To view the total time spent on outgoing calls, select Menu > Call history > Call timers > Dialed calls. If the attempt to call is not successful, you will be prompted with the message Auto redial? Select OK •...
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Data Calls Select Menu > Settings > Call settings > Data calls > Data rate display > Graphic to view the data transfer rate . Select OFF to disable this feature. Call Summary You can select Menu > Settings > Call settings > Call Summary >...
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Managing Contacts Select the contact. Press the Center Key to view the Details. You can use the phonebook to maintain phone numbers of your contacts. This feature enables you to add, delete, Select the number and select Options > Send dial phone numbers, send SMS and MMS messages.
or the center key to call. multimedia message. Select the Details to be send. Edit the Contact Details Select the recipients from the Phonebook. You can enter or edit the contact details. On the home Select Send, to send the contact information. screen, select Contacts.
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Mark all Group You can select all the contacts in the Rename the group, assign a ring details phonebook. This option is displayed tone, and add a picture to the group. only if all the contacts are not Delete You can delete the group. selected.
Messages Send You can add the callback callback no. number in the message. SMS and MMS are convenient and inexpensive means of communication. You can send a text message to other Signature You can add a signature to your people using SMS service. MMS allows you to send message.
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Allow ads Insert symbol Enable or disable download of Select the required symbol to multimedia advertisements. include in the message. Mark text Mark a part of the message text, Multim. center Set the server details received to copy and paste. server from the service provider Mark all...
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Add object Cancel message Add multimedia objects such as Delete the message before it is an image, video, audio, Vcards sent. and slides. Select Add and select the recipients of the message. Send You can send the Multimedia Select Options > Send, to send the message. message.
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Enter the following Incoming mail settings Managing Email Box (Incoming mail sett.). You can configure the e-mail box settings to modify the • Incoming POP3/IMAP4 serv. : The name of mailbox view, include signature and reply with the original the incoming mail server. message .
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• Subject: You can enter the subject of the sender of that message. e-mail. Select Options > Insert to include an Forward: Send the same message to another • attachment. recipient. • Message: Enter the contents. • Number of messages : View the number of Select Send or Options >...
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Messages that were undelivered to the recipient due to • Message status: You can view the sending some reason are stored in Outbox. status of the message. To access undelivered SMS messages, select Menu • Resend: You can resend the message. Messages >...
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messages. Press 3 once and the word GOOD appears. To accept, press 1. You can also select Menu > Messages > Voice mail > Voice mailbox no. to edit the voice mail number. To insert a space between characters or words when editing text, press 1.
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You can activate and modify various settings on your • Outdoor: Here both the vibrate and ring modes are Sonim XP3405 SHIELD phone using Profiles. enabled. Parameters in this mode can be changed. On the home screen, select Menu > Settings > Profiles Select Menu >...
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Managing Your Files Options Function Using the My files menu, you can store and manage Delete Delete the folder. audio files, and image files. You can preview the files, folder view their details and delete files. The internal storage capacity is approximately 170 MB. Move Move the folder to a different folder...
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Scroll to file from the displayed list and select Mark all Select all the images and select Options to display further options. Options to delete, send, move or The following options are provided, for an image file. copy the marked images. The following options are present, for an audio file.
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Mark Select the audio one by one and select Options to delete, send, move or copy the marked audio files. Mark all Select all the audio files and select Options to delete, send, move or copy the marked audio files.
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Edit Events Calendar The calendar enables you to set appointments, schedule Select Menu > Calendar > View. Select the event. Select reminders when required, set alerts and repeat specific View > Edit. Make the changes. Select Save. settings. Tasks can be viewed on daily and monthly basis. Select Options to view the list of available options: To access the Organizer and its associated •...
Select Menu > Tools > To-do list to store the required Tools information. This section contains miscellaneous features supported Click Options to perform the following tasks: by the handset. Options Description Alarm You can set alarm for a particular time. Select Menu > Add a new To-do note.
Calculator World Clock The calculator in this phone is designed to perform You can view the time of major cities in different time simple mathematical calculations. zones using this function. Select Menu > Tools > Calculator. Select Options to modify the following settings: To enter the numbers, press the numeric keys.
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mComet is an additional service that you can avail Brew Application through your network service provider. This service is BREW lets users browse the service provider’s provided only by certain operators. Please contact the application download server to access and download service provider to access mComet application.
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Browser current Webpage. • Downloads: View the list of downloads. This mobile phone has an internal browser that allows you to browse contents of various Websites on the • Optimized screen: View the browser in full screen Internet. This facility is made available only if you mode or desktop mode.
Pairing Devices Managing Connectivity Phones paired with your Sonim XP3405 SHIELD will be displayed under Paired Devices. To connect a phone : You can access the phone using Bluetooth and USB. Select Menu > Settings > Bluetooth > Paired Bluetooth devices >...
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Select Select. Select OK. Select Options > Connect. Sending Data via Bluetooth For more details, refer the user manual of the You can transfer files to another compatible device. Bluetooth headset. Select Menu > My files. Select the folder containing the file to be transferred. Rename Paired Device Select the file.
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• Data storage: Select this to use the USB cable as mass storage device to transfer and synchronize data between the Sonim XP3405 SHIELD phone and your computer. • Modem mode: Select this to use the phone as a modem.
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Camera The following options will be displayed depeding on the selected camera mode. The Sonim XP3405 SHIELD has a 2 MP (megapixel) camera for taking pictures. The pictures can then be • Mute: Capture video without background sounds. saved in your phone.
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Entertainment Video Recorder To record a video file, Select Menu > Entertainment > Voice Recorder Video. To record an audio file, select Menu > Entertainment > To record video file, select Record. Voice recorder. To temporarily stop the recording, select Pause. and select Menu To record an audio file, select To continue with the recording, select Menu key.
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in the phone speaker. FM Radio Music Player The FM radio is built-in and offers instant and easy access Use the built-in media player to play the audio files. To to FM radio channels in your access media player, select Menu > Music player. phone.
Option Function Open Open the audio file. Add to Include a new file to the playlist. playlist Delete Remove a file from the playlist. Rename Rename the playlist. Playlist View the playlist name, song details number, duration and location.
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When the Sonim XP3405 SHIELD phone is connected to a computer using USB, the Micro In Sonim XP3405 SHIELD phone, you can insert a SD card is displayed as a separate drive in the removable Micro SD Card to increase the storage computer.
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Navigate to the destination folder and click the Sonim PC Tool.exe file to install the PC-Tools on your computer. Using PC-Tools with XP3405 SHIELD Phone To use the PC-Tools with your XP3405 SHIELD Phone, do the following: Click the Sonim PC Tool icon ( ) on your...
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Sonim, with the same or better in and to the Software. Sonim, and, to the extent that the model in the same or better condition. Sonim and its...
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Sonim instructions for use and The Sonim XP3405 SHIELD is solid and built for heavy maintenance of the Product. Nor does this warranty duty use. Its design protects against disassembly or...
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This warranty does not cover Product failures caused by installations, modifications, or repair or opening of the Product performed by a non-Sonim authorised person. Tampering with any of the seals on the Product will void the warranty. The warranty does not cover Product failures which...
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WARNING: Changes or modifications made to This equipment has been tested and found to comply this equipment not expressly approved by Sonim with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Technologies, Inc. for compliance could void the user’s part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Delete 35 Clear 50 Delete All 36 End call 21 Battery Edit Details 35 Function keys 17 Bars 16 Phonebook 36 LSK/RSK 21 Charge Search 36 Navigation keys Usage 14 Select Multiple contacts 35 Power On/Off 21 Send Messages 34 Bluetooth View Details 34 Activate 53...
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Micro SD card 60 Unit converter 50 Insert 60 USB function 54 PC-TOOLS 61 Profiles 44 Service inbox 52 Flight 44 Settings 52 General 44 World clock 50 Headset 44 Indoor 44 Write Messages 38 Meeting 44 Outdoor 44 Silent 44 Settings Phonebook 36 Silent mode 44...
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