User Manual English Bea-fon SL215
General Information Congratulations on the purchase of your Bea-fon SL215! Please read this information before using the phone to make a better use of your phone. We are not responsible for any damage due to your misunderstanding of this information and misacting. We are endeavouring to improve our products and services.
General Information Your Bea-fon SL215 box contains: • 1 mobile phone (SL215) • 1 desktop charger (SL215) • 1 travel charger (SL215) • 1 battery (SL215) • User manuals (SL215) If you find the size of the script not easily readable for you, you can also find this manual on our website, where you will be able to adjust the size of the script. Go to: www.beafon.com/Products Device Code: This device code ensures that unauthorized persons will not be able to use your phone.
Directory General Information ............................................................. 1 Device Code: .................................................................... 3 PIN-Code: ......................................................................... 3 Directory ............................................................................. 4 Your Phone ......................................................................... 8 Getting started .......................................................
Directory To copy all entries from the phone or SIM card ............. 22 Store a Phonebook entry to a Speed dial key (2-9) ....... 22 Messages .......................................................................... 23 Write SMS ...................................................................... 23 Inbox: ............................................................................ 24 Write messages ............................................................. 24 Outbox: ...............................
Directory Image viewer: ................................................................ 35 Settings ............................................................................ 36 Tone settings: ................................................................ 36 Display: .......................................................................... 36 Time and date: ............................................................... 36 Direct Number: ..............................................................
Directory Vehicles: ......................................................................... 51 Certification information (SAR): .................................... 52 Information ....................................................................... 53 Liability Disclaimer: ....................................................... 53 Information: .................................................................. 53 Address: ........................................................................
Your Phone 1 2 3 4 5 Headset Keylock Torch key Volumen key Arrow key (up) On the starting screen this button takes you to the Message menu. 6 Menu key (left). On the starting screen, this button takes you to the main menu. 7 Dial key Green button on the starting screen, this button takes you to the call list.
Your Phone 8 * Key Press this button on the starting screen to enter the following symbols : * /+ /P / W. 9 10 Torch (Power LED light) Menu key (right). On the starting screen this button takes you to the Phonebook. 12 On/Off button Hang-up button Ends a call or rejects an incoming call.
Getting started What is a SIM card? Every mobile phone has a SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module). This is a micro-chip that holds your personal information such as names and phone numbers. Your phone won’t work without it. If you already have contacts on your SIM card, they can be transferred in most cases. Keep the SIM card away from children. The SIM card can easily be damaged or bent. You should therefore handle the SIM card with care during installation and/or removal.
Getting started Insert the battery as follows: 1. Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts in the battery compartment on the phone. 2. Push down on the upper section of the battery until it 'clicks' into place. 3. Close the battery compartment by sliding the cover closed until you hear a ‘click’. Charging the battery: There are two ways of SL215 battery charging: A. Desktop charging B. Travel charging The lithium battery of the mobile phone can be immediately used after unpacking.
Getting started 3. The phone may need several hours for reaching a fully charge. When your phone is power off, it might take a few seconds to show charging display and it shows charge complete when finished. When your phone is power on, the battery icon flickers when it starting charging and become still with full bars in battery icon when finished. 4. The battery is fully charged when “Charger finish” displays on. Disconnect the charger from the phone and the AC outlet.
Getting started Note: If you enter an incorrect PIN-code 3 times in succession, the phone will require you to enter the PUK-code. You received this PUK-code together with your SIM card. To lock the handset keypad In the idle screen, press End Key to enter the locked state. On the locked state, press End Key to bright the phone, and press to unlock.
Getting started Display (Standby mode): 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 1. Signal status 2. Pictograms 3. Battery status 4. Network operator 9 5. Time 6. Date and day 7. Menu 8. SMS 9. Names Screen icons: Signal Strength The vertical bars show the network connection strength. SIM card has signals. New messages This icon shows when you receive a new message. SIM Card has an unread message The inbox is full. This icon flickers when the inbox is full and you need to delete messages to receive new messages.
Getting started Earphone This icon shows when you plug the earphone in. Voice will be heard from the earphone. Missed Calls This icon shows when you are viewing the missed call. SIM card has a missed call. Alert Type Ring Silent mode on and Vibration only Vibrate and ring Call Divert This icon shows when you divert all calls unconditionally. SIM card has been set up call divert. GPRS This icon shows when the GPRS connection is available or active. Turn alarm on This icon shows when you turn alarm on.
Getting started Battery capacity This icon’s colour changes according to the status of battery capacity: , , , Menu Operation Menu lists are used for set up and operation. The left and right soft keys initially are Menu ( ) and Phonebook( ). (Note: symbols not displayed if the analogue style clock is set for idle mode.) Press Menu ( )and the display changes and the soft keys become OK and Back. Use Up or Down to move up or down menu lists, and Select or Back for the next or previous display.
Getting started Connect an optional headset You can use a headset (not supplied) with the 3.5 mm type, plugged into the Headset socket on the top side of the handset. When using headsets, including Binatone approved ones, pay attention to volume levels and read its user guide for safety instructions. Do not connect incompatible products. When correctly inserted the headset icon is shown. Headset Connector: Plug in headset accessory for headset use.
Call function Make a call: 1. To make a call, enter the phone number with the prefix and press the green key. For international calls, enter ‘+’ by pressing for 2 sec. Then enter the country code followed by the telephone number, in which the 0 of the prefix must be dropped. 2. If you have entered a wrong number, press the soft key ‘right’ Clear to remove the number to the left of the blinking cursor. 3. Press the green key to call the number. 4.
Call function Answering a call: When there is an incoming call, the phone rings and/or vibrates and shows the number or the corresponding name. 1. Press the green key or Answer if you would like to answer a call. 2. Press the red key or silent if you would like to reject a call, or for ending the connection after the call. Earphone/Bluetooth Mode): When plugging the earphone (including Bluetooth earphone), you can answer a call by pressing the key on the earphone.
Menu Press the up arrow key to go to the Menu. Scroll through the menu using the arrow keys. 1. Phonebook 2. Message 1. Write SMS 2. Inbox 3. Sent messages 4. Outbox 5. Drafts 6. Write MMS 7. Voice Mail server 8. Advanced 3. Call center 1. Call history 2. Call settings 5. Camera 1. Camera 2. Image viewer 6. Settings 1. Tone settings 2. Display 3. Time and Date 4. Direct Number 5. SOS 6. Language 7. Pref. input method 8. Connectivity 9. Network settings 10. Security settings 11. Restore factory setting 4.
Phonebook You can store names and phone numbers in the Internal phone book (up to300) and in the SIM phone book (SIM dependant, but a maximum of 200). To access the phonebook: In idle mode, press Right soft key. In idle mode, press Left soft key, Phonebook and press OK Note: Indicates entries in SIM phone book, Indicates entries in the Internal phone book. Add new contact: 1. Press left soft key next press Down to open the phonebook and select Add new contact. 2.
Phonebook To delete all entries from the phone or SIM card 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select Menu, Phonebook and press Left soft key. Select Advanced and press Left soft key Select Delete all Contacts and press Left soft key Select From Phone or From SIM Delete all Press OK again to confirm To copy all entries from the phone or SIM card 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select Menu, Phonebook and press Left soft key.
Messages You can receive and send Messages: SMS and MMS. Here you can also choose Voice Mail and Broadcast. These services are web-based services. Please contact your network operator before using. Write SMS You can write and send text messages. Invoicing is based upon how many ordinary messages are needed for any multi-part message. Press the key marked with the letter that you want repeatedly until the letter appears. 1. Press left soft key to enter Write SMS 2.
Messages Inbox: The Inbox is for storing received SMS messages. Depending on the selected mode, the phone vibrates or rings when you receive a new message. And in the standby mode you see this icon until you have read the new SMS message. You can choose the following options while reading your received SMS: View, Delete, Reply by SMS, Forward, In the Advanced option: Reply by MMS, Use number, Copy to Phone* Move to Phone* and Delete all. *These options may not appear according to the storage location.
Messages Outbox: The Outbox to view the messages you don’t sent but saved. You can choose the following options while reading your sent SMS: View, Resend, Edit, Delete, Message status and Details. Drafts: By Drafts you can view the draft SMS messages you have saved. You can choose the following options while reading your draft: Forward*, Delete and Details. Write MMS Here you can write your MMS. Use the following functions to write your MMS: 1. 2. Press Left soft key to enter Write MMS.
Messages 7. 8. 9. You can enter numbers directly or select more numbers to send in group. Press Right soft key Select Send and press Left soft key Voice mail: Voicemail is a service supplied by your network operator. For more information and for the voice mailbox number, contact your network operator. When you have a new voice mail message, your phone will receive a message. The phone offers you 2 voice mail addresses. 1. Select address 1 or 2 and press Option. 2. Choose Call or Edit. 3.
Messages Broadcast: Broadcast messages are messages that your network operator broadcasts to all users within a particular area, such as weather forecast and transportation conditions. The new broadcast message covers the old one if they are from the same channel. Receive Mode: Channel Setting: Languages: Read Message: Here you can choose the status of the broadcast message (on or off). Here you can edit the broadcast messages channel. Here you can choose the language of the broadcast messages.
Messages MMS Data account: Choose the Data account fo your network operator If you want edit or create a new Data account see on page 38, Data account MMS settings: Here you can edit your MMS message settings. You can choose the following options: Sending: Set the Delivery report, Read report, Priority, Delivery time and Send and Save of your sent MMS. Retrieval: Set the Home network, Roaming, Anonymous, Advertisement, Delivery report and Read report of your receiving MMS.
Call center Call history Missed Dialled, , and Received: The phone registers the phone numbers of Missed, Received, Dialled and All calls. When you press OK by Missed, Dialled or Received, you can view the calls you Missed, Dialled or Received. If you press Option you can choose the following options: Call, Save, Sent text message, View, Delete, Edit before call and Send multimedia message.
Call center Call divert: To divert your incoming calls to your voice mailbox or some other phone number (network service). Select the divert option you want. Several divert options may be active at the same time. Call barring: With this network service you can restrict the making and receiving of calls with your phone. Call time reminder: Choose to remind you Periodic (30-60 seconds) or select Single (1-3000 Seconds) or select Off.
Organizer Alarm: You can set a maximum of 5 different alarms. To set an alarm clock: 1. Select one alarm and press Edit. 2. Edit alarm: set On or Off (M1/M3 key), Time, Repeat, alarm tone, and Alert type. 3. Press Save to save the Alarm. When alarm sounds, you can stop the alarm by pressing Stop. If you press Snooze, the alarm stops and rings after 10 minutes again.
Organizer Calculator: The phone is provided with a calculator. This calculator has limited accuracy and rounding errors may occur, especially in long divisions. Function: The keys 1 to 0 insert a digit. To insert a decimal, press #. Press the up and down arrow key for +, Press M1, M2 and M3 key for x, =, ÷. To get the result, press OK. Press and hold Clear to clear the display for a new calculation. Stopwatch: Typical stopwatch This menu allows you to use the phone as a stopwatch.
Organizer File Manager: Press the Left soft key to enter File manager. After inserting the memory card, there are two options you can choose: Phone and Memory card. Select one of them and you can see the contents as follows: Enter Phone or Memory card and then press the Left soft key to access the submenus.
Camera Take a picture: Aim the camera lens at the place/object, and press key “M2”, to take a picture. Keep the camera lens steady for a while for a better image quality. Select Menu, Camera and press Left soft key In the camera interface, pressing the Left soft key can enter these menus: Photos: Here you can view the saved pictures. Also the pictures you received by MMS/Bluetooth. The pictures that the camera makes are saved as a .jpg file.
Camera Scene mode: Here you can choose between: Auto or Night. Storage: Choose storage: Phone or Memory card Restore default: Restore the default settings. Note: The photos are stored on the phone, for more pictures please use a memory card. So please install this card if you want to take and save pictures. Image viewer: Here you can view the saved pictures. Also the pictures you received by MMS/Bluetooth. The pictures that the camera makes are saved as a .bmp file.
Settings Tone settings: You can choose the following options: Incoming call, Ringtone volume, Message tone, Message volume, Alarm tone, Alarm volume, Keypad tone, Keypad volume, Power on, Power off, System alert, alert type and Ring type. Display: Here you can choose your Wallpaper and LCD backlight. Time and date: Set Home city and time and date Direct Number: ON/OF Status: Setting numbers: Here can you set the status on or off.
Settings If no emergency number is saved or your phone card has run out, or you are not allowed under a foreign network (e.g. Roaming not activated), you can dial 112 or another emergency number on the numerical keypad. SOS description: Press the SOS button on the back of the mobile phone for 3 seconds. If you want to stop or cancel the SOS call, press the SOS button again.
Settings When changing a phone card: Always make sure that there is sufficient credit on your phone card because private emergency numbers cannot be dialled without sufficient credit. Attention: If the SOS call is forwarded to the voicemail, the SOS mode will end. Attention: If you want to save SOS numbers such as the ambulance service, the police, fire brigade etc. as an SOS number, you must gain permission from each of these institutions beforehand.
Settings Language: Here you can choose the language you want in your display. Pref. Input method: Here you can choose the Input method you want for write. Connectivity: You can connect wirelessly to other Bluetooth compatible devices such as headsets or MMS add/edit data accounts. Bluetooth: In standby mode: Press the down arrow key to go directly to Bluetooth. You can choose the following options: Power: Here you can choose to turn Bluetooth On or Off. Visibility: you can set the visibility on or off.
Settings Search audio device: 1. Press OK, the phone is going to search for new devices. 2. Select the devices you want to connect with and press Pair. 3. When connecting with another Bluetooth device you need a shared passcode. Enter the passcode and press OK. 4. Select the device from the list and press Option. Can choose the following options: Connect, Rename, Delete and Delete all. My Name: Advanced: Here you can set the Bluetooth device Name.
Settings Password: Enter here the Password required to connect to GPRS network. Auth. Type: Select here the authorization type: Normal or Secure. Advance settings Select Advance settings to set :Homepage, Connection type, Use proxy, Proxy address, Proxy port, Proxy user, Proxy password, Primary DNS, Secondary DNS, IP Address, and Subnet mask. Network settings: This menu has connection with the network suppliers, so please get in touch with them when you use this function.
Settings Security settings: You can choose the following options: SIM security: To turn your SIM PIN code On or Off, change PIN and change PIN2. Phone lock: To lock your phone with a password. The default password is: 1234. Change password: Here you can change your password of: Phone password. Restore factory settings: To reset some of the menu settings to their original values. The password is: 1234. Basic Specifications: Network – Dual-Band：GSM 900/DCS1800 Dimension：118x54,8x12,5mm Battery：Li-ion 3.
FAQ If your phone appears the questions frequently, please refer to the answers as follows. After that, you cannot solve the questions, please contact with the mobile phone dealers or network operator. Can’t turn the phone on: Check battery installation, please install battery correctly. Check if battery level is low, change a battery or charge the battery. Check if entered incorrect PIN code 3 times in a row.
FAQ Bad talking quality: Weak signal? See: Weak signal or no signal. Check if battery if battery is low. Charge the battery or change the battery. Use the up volume key to adjust the microphone volume during a call. Can’t make a call: Check if you enter the correct number and press green key. Check if you set call barring, if yes, please cancel it. Check if the SIM card is registered in the network. If your SIM card is a prepaid card, please make sure there is enough money on the card.
FAQ PIN locked: Check if entered incorrect PIN code 3 times in a row. If yes, the phone is locked, then you should enter your PUK code (please contact your network operator for your PUK code). Tips: if all suggests and solutions can’t solve your problem, please check Customer Service on www.beafon.com. Please do not disassembly or repair your phone without professional guide. Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable battery.
Do not short-circuit the battery. Accidental short-circuiting can occur when a metallic object (coin, clip or pen) causes direct connection of the + and - terminals of the battery (metal strips on the battery) for example when you carry a spare battery in your pocket or purse. Short-circuiting the terminals may damage the battery or the connecting object.
Do not store the phone in hot areas. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, damage batteries, and warp or melt certain plastics. Do not store the phone in cold areas. When it warms up (to its normal temperature), moisture can form inside, which may damage electronic circuit boards. Do not attempt to open the phone. Non-expert handling may damage it. Do not drop, knock or shake the phone. Rough handling can break internal circuit boards.
For your safety Read these simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. Do not switch on the phone when wireless phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger. Road safety comes first Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Switch off in aircraft Wireless devices can aircraft. cause interference in Switch off in hospitals Follow any regulations or rules. Switch the phone off near medical equipment.
For your safety Traffic Safety: Do not use a hand-held telephone while driving a vehicle. Always secure the phone in its holder; do not place the phone on the passenger seat or where it can break loose in a collision or sudden stop. Remember road safety always comes first! Operating environment: Remember to follow any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.
For your safety research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research. Persons with pacemakers: Should always keep the phone more than 20 cm (6 inches) from their pacemaker when the phone is switched on. Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket. Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimise the potential for interference. If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, switch off your phone immediately.
For your safety Potentially explosive atmospheres: Switch off your phone when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Users are advised to switch off the phone when at a refuelling point (service station).
For your safety Certification information (SAR): This model phone meets the EU requirements for exposure to radio waves. The exposure standard for mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit recommended by The Council of the European Union is 2.0 W/kg. Tests for SAR have been conducted using standard operating positions with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands.
Information Liability Disclaimer: Bea-fon Mobile GmbH shall not bear any liability for any relevant, indirect, special, incidental, or inevitable injuries caused by using of this product, including injuries which have been considered, or unconsidered, likely to happen. For any losses caused by natural disasters (such as earthquake, flood, etc.
