USER GUIDE SONIM XP7 1 English
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General Information———————— 7 Phone Models Covered Sonim Support Information Use the Guide Effectively Contents Safety Guidelines———————— 8 SAR Information Avoid High Temperatures Battery Disposal Personal Medical Devices Child Safety Emergency Calls Battery Performance Battery Usage Guidelines———————— 13 Battery Usage Charging the Battery Verifying and Optimizing Battery Usage Extend the Life of Your Battery Getting Started———————— 15 What is in the Box? Phone Specifications Your SIM Card Inserting the S
Contents Adding a New Contact View the Contact Details Sending a Message from Contacts Dialing a Number from Contacts Editing the Contact Details Importing SIM Card Contacts to Phone Exporting Phone Contacts to SIM Card Exporting Phone Contacts to Storage Sharing Contacts Via MMS, Bluetooth, Drive and E-mail Managing Contact Settings Managing Phonebook Settings View contact names: Set the contact display name to first name or last name.
Contents Google Search™ and Google Now™———————— 55 About Google Search™ and Google Now™ Activate Google Now Use Google Now Voice Search and Action Voice Actions End User License Agreement———————— 56 License Comprehensive 3 Year Warranty Warranty Registration Application (Only available on Smart phones) Our Warranty What We Will Do Phone Care Conditions Accessories Federal Communication Commission Interference (FCC) Statement———————— 59 FCC Statement IC Statement FOR PORTABLE DEVICE USAGE (<20cm from body/
• Please register your phone at www.sonimtech.com/register, to receive product information and updates. Sonim devices are covered by a 3-Year comprehensive warranty. The embedded battery is covered by a 1-Year limited warranty. For more information related to the warranty, please refer to the warranty section “Comprehensive 3 Year Warranty” on page 56.
Congratulations on the purchase of a Sonim XP7700 mobile phone. This phone is an LTE smartphone enabled handset with quad-band capabilities and has an intuitive feature-rich user interface, which allows you to make the best use of offered functions.
Please read and understand the following safety guidelines before you use the phone. These guidelines provide details to enable you to operate your phone safely and conform to any legal requirements regarding the use of cellular phones. Do not to use the phone at a refuelling point. Observe restrictions when using radio equipment at fuel depots, chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress. Electrical interference may obstruct the use of your phone.
Ensure that only qualified personnel install or repair your phone. Safety Guidelines The Sonim XP7700 is water-proof and can be submerged to 2 metres for 30 minutes. • Ensure to close the rubber cover of the charging connector and the audio connector properly. This will prevent the deposit of water droplets on the connectors, when the phone is immersed in water. • Water droplets may condense under the display cover if the phone is immersed in water with significant drop in temperature.
SAR Information The Sonim XP7700 has been certified in compliance with the Government’s requirements for exposure to Radio Waves. Safety Guidelines When communicating over the wireless network, the mobile phone emits via the radio frequency waves low levels of radio energy. The Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR, is the amount of RF energy absorbed by the body while using the phone and is expressed in watts/kilogram (W/kg).
Safety Guidelines A combination of M-rating and T-rating defines the final HAC rating and is a deciding factor in selecting cellular phones for people with hearing problems. A HAC compliant phone could be rated: • M3/T3 • M3/T4 • M4/T3 • M4/T4 These ratings assist hearing device users to find phones that are compatible with their hearing devices. Ratings are shown on the phone’s box or label. The ratings are not guaranteed for suitability.
Child Safety Do not allow children to play with your mobile phone or its accessories. Keep it out of their reach. They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally damage the mobile phone or accessories. Your mobile phone and its accessories may contain small parts, which could be detached and create a choking hazard. Emergency Calls Safety Guidelines Mobile phones operate using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection under all conditions.
Battery Usage Sonim XP7 phone comes with a built-in battery. For any battery related queries contact Sonim customer support. Charging the Battery Battery Usage Guidelines The battery delivered with your mobile phone is not fully charged. We recommend that you charge your mobile for 5 hours before you use your mobile phone for the first time. 1 2 Insert Charger Insert the charger plug into a power outlet.
If you stop some apps or services, your device may not work correctly. Battery Usage Guidelines Extend the Life of Your Battery • Close Maps or Navigation apps to background when you are not using them. They use GPS (and thus more power) only when they’re running. • Set screen brightness to Auto and set a shorter Sleep time-out (15 or 30 seconds). The display settings are located at Settings > Display.
What is in the Box? The list of items in the Sonim XP7700 phone box are: • Sonim XP7 phone with rechargeable built-in battery • Quick Start Guide • Multi-tool • USB Data Cable • Wall charger Getting Started Phone Specifications Feature Description Dimension 137*72.1*20.8 in. Weight 290 gm Camera • Main camera - 8MP (Auto focus) • Front camera - 1MP (Fixed focus) Memory 5.
Your SIM Card 4. Insert the SIM card in the tray and return the tray into the slot by pushing it in, making sure the pinhole is aligned next to the headset port. 5. Secure both covers and screws in place using the screwdriver on the multitool. Purchase a SIM card from a mobile operator. The SIM card associates your network services (for example, phone number, data services, and so on) with your phone. Inserting the SIM Card Getting Started 1. Remove screw A using the screwdriver on the multi-tool.
Sonim XP7700 Phone Notification LED SIM card slot Headset port Loudspeaker Proximity sensor Receiver Front camera Your Sonim XP7 Lock/Power ON key Display screen Volume Up Key PTT Key Volume Down Key Sonim Protect ® Alarm Key This key will be activated when the service is available Camera Key Home Return Microphone Charger/USB port Recent key Single press recent key, displays the recent apps list Double-press recent key, launches menu options of any applications 17
Switching On the Phone device: Press and Hold the Power/Lock key for 2 seconds to Power ON the phone. • When you sign in to your phone with your Google account, all the contacts you associate with that account in the People app are automatically backed up. As a result, they are always accessible through your Gmail account from any computer. The contacts are also not lost. • Synchronize and back up your e-mails, multimedia files, contact details and events created in your phone to your Google account.
the screen until you reach the target position. For example, you can drag to reposition shortcuts on Your Sonim XP7 home screen. • • 2 1 1. Message/Alerts Notification 2. Service Indicator and Signal Strength bar 3. Battery charge indicator and time 4. Home screen 5. Applications Grid or Menu 3 Swipe or slide: Quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen (so you don’t drag something instead). For example, you can slide a Home screen left or right to view the other Home screens.
Keys Description Recent Short Press: Displays the thumbnails of the applications that you have worked on recently. To remove any application from this list, swipe the application to left or right. Double press: Launches the menu options for any application. Your Sonim XP7 The Application Menu or Grid is located above the hard key panel in the home screen. The app icons you keep in the tray remain visible on every Home screen panel.
2. Drag the icon and position it on ( it turns red. ) till the 3. Drop the icon and it will be deleted from the home screen. Deleting an application icon from the home screen will not delete the application. You must go to Apps settings and uninstall manually. Icons Description Signal strength No SIM card Roaming Your Sonim XP7 Home Screen Indicators The icons displayed at the top of the screen provides information about the status of the device.
Icons Description Missed call New SMS or MMS View and Modify the Settings You can perform the following operations without inserting a SIM card in your phone.`View and modify all settings except Data usage and mobile network related settings. • Activate and share files through Bluetooth. • Activate and access the Internet, and all your synced accounts using Wi-Fi connectivity. • Access your phonebook, my files, multimedia files, all tools and applications.
Password: Provide your password to setup the password lock when the screen is locked with password. Provide your correct password to unlock the screen. collections: • Gallery: includes photos and screenshots taken using the phone’s camera. Face Unlock: You will be asked to set a backup pin or pattern screen lock after you setup face unlock. Once you have set it up, you can unlock your device just by looking at it. • Live Wallpapers: includes animated wall papers.
Time and Date Settings Language Settings You can set and display the date and time on the phone. You can also select the display format. You can change the phone’s interaction language by selecting your preferred language. 1. From the Home or All apps screen, tap on Settings ). ( Select Settings ( ) > PERSONAL > Language & ) > Language. input ( 2. Scroll down and tap on Date & Time ( under System settings. 3.
• Tap on Speech rate to set the Speech input rate to a comfortable speed. • Photos: includes photos taken from the phone camera. • Tap on Listen to an example to verify the set speech rate. • Wallpapers: includes images that are prebundled with the phone. • Tap on Default language status, to view the default 13 language for speech input. Mouse/Pointer Settings • Auto-rotate screen: Allows you to rotate the screen automatically.
The green LED light on the top of the phone blinks for all the notifications. Connecting to a PC Through USB Viewing Device Details When the phone is connected to the computer via an USB cable, Connected as a media device is displayed by default, when user scrolls down to the notification panel. To view the device details such as system updates, status, model number, Android version, Kernel and baseband versions.
• All: Displays all applications that are prebundled with Android and downloaded from Google Play Store or other sources. Optimizing Memory Usage If Torch is turned ON from Home screen, it can be turned OFF from Lock screen by tapping on Torch icon present in lock screen and vice versa. Managing Phone Settings You can optimize your phone’s memory by performing the following tasks. • Uninstall apps that are not required. • Delete unwanted files that are downloaded or created.
Connecting to Wi-Fi Network Wi-Fi is a wireless network technology that can provide Internet access at distance upto 100 feet, depending on the Wi-Fi router and surroundings. Managing Wireless and Network Settings You can access Internet when you connect your XP7 to a Wi-Fi network. To connect your phone to a Wi-Fi network, 1. From the Home or All app screen, tap on Settings ( ). 2. Enable Wi-Fi , located under Wireless & Networks settings. 3. Tap on Wi-Fi.
paired devices: • Transfer media files and contacts between mobile devices connected using Bluetooth. • Access Internet through a Bluetooth device that is connected to a Wi-Fi router. Managing Wireless and Network Settings • Use Bluetooth connected headphones for playing media file. Pairing a Bluetooth Device To activate Bluetooth and pair your XP7 phone with other Bluetooth devices: Editing Bluetooth Device Settings 1. Tap on Bluetooth settings located under Bluetooth.
Managing Wireless and Network Settings 1. From the Home or All apps screen, tap on Settings ( ). 2. Enable Data Usage , located under Data usage ). settings ( 3. Enable Mobile Data to access Internet using your mobile network. 4. Enable Set mobile data limit to preset your data usage limit and to set an alert before reaching the preset limit. 5.
2. Tap on More located under Wireless & Networks settings. 3. Tap on Tethering & Portable hotspot. 4. Enable Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. 5. Managing Wireless and Networking Settings Activating Bluetooth Tethering When you activate Bluetooth tethering, you can share your phone’s Internet connection with other Bluetooth paired devices. Enter the following details: • Name: VPN connection name. • Type: Select the connection type. • Server address: Address of the secure server for connection.
1. Touch and hold the VPN profile to be deleted from the list of VPN networks configured. 2. Tap on Delete profile. Managing Mobile Network Managing Wireless and Network Settings You can view and modify your mobile service provider settings. To view and modify your mobile network settings, 1. From the Home or All apps screen, tap on Settings ( ). 2. Tap on More located under Wireless & Networks settings. 3. Tap on Mobile network settings. 4.
Managing Security Settings When the phone is locked, you can answer an incoming call, without unlocking the phone. You can activate and protect your phone from unauthorized by configuring the security settings. 1. From the Home or All apps screen, tap on Settings ( ). 2. Tap on Security located under Personal settings.
Encrypting Your Phone Data Device Administrator Settings You can encrypt your accounts, phone settings, downloaded applications, contacts, messages data and media files. To activate device administrator, tap on Device Administrator > enable Launcher. Managing Security Settings • Tap on Encrypt phone to encrypt your phone data. You will require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt the data when ever you switch ON the phone.
Managing Personal, Account and System Settings Location Access Apps Accessing Your Location If you enable Location services, your location is displayed in all your accounts. You can view and force stop the apps that are accessing or have recently accessed your location. 1. From the Home or All Applications screen, tap on Settings ( ). 1. 2. Set the location mode from Settings > Location > Mode. Enable and modify required security settings.
If you do not have a backup account on your device, you can touch Backup account to add an account. Managing Personal, Account and System Settings Managing Accounts You can link an existing Google account to your phone to organize and access your personal information from any computer or mobile device. Adding an Account 1. From the Home or All Applications screen, tap on Settings ( ). 2. Tap on Accounts located under Account settings. Tap Add account. 3. Select the type of account.
If your account is set to auto-sync, you can check or uncheck items as needed. If auto-sync is off, touch an item to manually sync its data. Sync a Google Account Manually Managing Personal, Account and System Settings 3. 1. Go to Settings > Accounts > Google. 2. Tap on the account whose data has to be synced. 3. Tap on Menu > Sync now.
You can use the phonebook to maintain phone numbers of your contacts. This feature enables you to add, delete, dial phone numbers, send SMS and MMS messages. To access the contacts, • From home or All apps screen tap People ( ) .The contacts saved in the phonebook are displayed. Managing Contacts You can touch and drag the scroll bar on you screen to scroll through the contacts. Adding a New Contact • • To add a new contact, tap on Menu > People > Add ).
3. 4. Tap on Manage SIM card contacts. The list of contacts stored in your SIM card is displayed. Sharing Contacts Via MMS, Bluetooth, Drive and E-mail You can send contact information by MMS, e-mail or Bluetooth. Tap on the contact to be moved to the phone. The contact is imported to the phone address book. Managing Contacts Exporting Phone Contacts to SIM Card 1. From Home or All apps screen tap on People ( 2.
2. 3. Scroll to the required contact and tap the contact, tap the contact to view the contact details. Tap on Options and select one of the following options: • Managing Contacts All the contacts containing the searched text are displayed. Deleting a Contact Set ringtone to set a specific ringtone for that contact. • Enable All calls to voicemail to forward all incoming calls from that contact to your voicemail box.
icon and slide over one of these icons: Making a Call 1. From Home or All apps screen tap on Phone ( ). Icons The Phone screen with last dialled number, frequently called contacts, call history ( ), dial pad ( ) and call options ( ) is displayed. Answer the call. To dial a number use one of the following options: • Managing Calls • Disconnect the call. ).
2. Tap the call History icon ( 3. Tap All to view all the incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. 4. Settings ( ). 2. Tap on Sound located under Device settings. 3. Tap on Volumes to set the master volume separately for music, ringtones & notifications, and alarms. You can also use the physical volume control on the phone to raise or lower volume of whatever sound is currently playing. 4.
• Vibrate: Enable this option to receive an vibrating alert for voicemail messages. calls only to the fixed dialing numbers (FDN) that you save on the phone’s SIM card. The device can be set to restrict outgoing calls only to numbers with specified prefixes. Those prefixes are stored in the SIM card. Dial Pad Touch Tones 1. 1. Enable Dial pad touch tones located under System Settings. From the Home or All apps screen, tap Phone ( ), tap Options > Settings. 2.
• Block black list: Blocks calls from contacts added to the black list. Allow white list: Allows calls from contacts added to the white list. Screening Outgoing Calls Managing Calls • Turn on Proximity Sensor You can save battery power by switching off the display when you are in a call. Enable Turn on proximity sensor to switch off the display, when you answer a call. 1. In the call settings screen, enable Screening outgoing calls to call only numbers stored in the FDN list.
Managing Calls Other Call Settings 1. From the Home or All Applications screen, tap on Phone( ) icon. 2. Open the contact list and press Options button. 3. Tap Settings. 4. Scroll down to locate Other call Settings. Forward when unanswered Forward calls when you do not answer incoming calls. Forward when unreachable Forward calls when your phone is switched off or is out of coverage area. The following options are displayed.
To activate call waiting, in the call settings screen, tap on GSM call settings. Tap Additional settings. Enable Call waiting. 3. Scroll down to select SIP Accounts located under Internet call Settings. 4. Tap Add Account to create a new SIP account. Enter the required information and tap Save to create a new account. Managing Calls Caller ID While making a call, you can decide whether your number should be displayed to the receiver not. 5.
SMS and MMS are convenient and inexpensive means of communication. You can send a text message to other people via SMS service. MMS allows you to send messages by including multimedia content such as pictures, audio files, video files, and so on. You can use the Messages in your phone to send an SMS and MMS message to other mobile phones or any other equipment that can receive SMS and MMS. Sending Messages and E-mails The MMS feature is available only if you subscribe it from your network operator.
Managing Message Settings Read reports You can customize the way you want to view and filter the messages. You can also set the default messaging application. Enable this option to request a read report for each sent message. Auto retrieve Enable this option to download the messages automatically. Roaming auto-retrieve Enable this option to download the messages automatically, while you are in a roaming network. MMS size limit Set the maximum size to download MMS messages.
following are the options: Cell Broadcast Messages Use the E-mail application to send or view e-mail messages. Option Description Attach picture Attach a photo from the phone memory. Attach video Attach a video from the phone memory. To create an E-mail account, from the home screen ). or All applications screen, tap on Settings ( Add Cc/Bcc Add other recipients. Save draft Save the composed mail as a draft. Tap on Add account ( Discard Delete the mail. Settings Set the general settings.
Using the Keyboard Enter and Edit Text Keyboard Dictionaries You can use the virtual Keyboard to enter text quickly and easily. Type faster and more accurately on your device with Keyboard’s word recognition and next-word predictions. To manage keyboard dictionaries, The key features are: 2. 1. From the Home or All Applications screen, tap on ). Settings ( Tap Language & Input located under Personal settings.
Sonim supports Virtual Pre-Load (VPL) mechanism which is also known as Stub to install the TELUS Link application. Installing and Using TELUS Link Application Installing and Using TELUS Link 1. Go to Google Playstore and download TELUS Link application installer. It is represented by the TELUS Link icon ( ). 2. The TELUS Link application starts downloading from Google Play™ and downloads the latest version of the PTT client. Placing the TELUS Link Icon on the Home Screen 1.
right time Downloading Android Applications and Media Files You can download and install/view your android applications/media files, when your phone is connected to the Internet through Wi-Fi or mobile data connection. You can also download files from Gmail or other sources. • Calendar • People - for keeping track of your accounts • Google Drive - for working with documents To manage application downloads, tap the Downloads icon ( ) located on the All Apps screen.
• Using Android™ Applications • Video ( ): To shoot a video, tap the Record icon ( ) to shoot the video. Tap the Stop icon ( ) to end the recording. You cannot pause the recording in the middle. 3. To change the calendar view, choose Day, Week, Month, Agenda from the top of the screen in a drop-down list. 4. Select Options to view the list of available options: Panoramic ( ): To shoot a picture in panoramic view, tap the Capture icon ( ) to capture the picture.
5. 6. To set a reoccuring alarm, enable the checbox Repeat. Select each day in a week by tapping that particular day. To set the alarm tone, select the type of alarm from the Ringtone list. Tap on the selected ringtone and select OK. 3. To enter the numbers, tap the numeric keys. 4. To use mathematical operators, touch the respective operation keys on the keypad. 5. After performing the calculations, tap = for the final result. 6. To get the advanced functions, tap on Option > Advanced panel.
About Google Search™ and Google Now™ and hold the Home button. Google Now gives the right information at the right time. Google now does not require any elaborate setting. The information is on your fingertips. Voice Search and Action It gives the information about the weather and traffic update before you start your day. Google Search™ and Google Now™ When Google now is activated, it also activates the Location reporting and Location history.
End User License Agreement License Comprehensive 3 Year Warranty This wireless device, (the “Device”) contains software owned by Sonim Technologies, Inc. (“Sonim”) and its third party suppliers and licensors (collectively, the “Software”). As user of this Device, Sonim grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable license to use the software solely in conjunction with the Device on which it is installed and/or delivered with.
End User License Agreement Our Warranty Phone Care Subject to the conditions of this Comprehensive 3 year Warranty Sonim warrants this product to be free from major defects in design, material and workmanship at the time of its original purchase by a consumer, and for a subsequent period of Three (3) years. Each Sonim Phone has a designated IP class for dust and water protection, according to the IEC Ingress Protection (IP) Standard 60529.
End User License Agreement Product due to normal wear and tear, or due to misuse or abuse, including but not limited to use in other than the normal and customary manner, in accordance with the Sonim device specifications and instructions for use and maintenance of the Product.
Federal Communication Commission Interference (FCC) Statement 1-Year limited warranty WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OTHER THAN THIS PRINTED LIMITED WARRANTY. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.
Federal Communication Commission Interference (FCC) Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Sonim Technologies, Inc. for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC Statement • • circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules (FCC ID: WYPL11V012AA).
FOR MOBILE DEVICE USAGE (>20cm/low power) • The device for operation in the band 51505250 MHz is only for indoor use to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co-channel mobile satellite systems; • High-power radars are allocated as primary users (i.e. priority users) of the bands 52505350 MHz and 5650-5850 MHz and that these radars could cause interference and/or damage to LE-LAN devices.
A D I Adding a New Contact 38 Data Usage 29 Airplane Mode 30 Deleting a Contact 38 Internet Call Settings SIP Account 46 Alarm 53 Device Administrator 34 K Android Applications Camera 52 Display Settings 25 Keyboard Dictionaries 50 DTMF Tones 44 Auto Retry 44 B Backup 35 L E Encrypt 34 Spech Settings 24 Extend the Life of Your Battery 14 Battery Performance 12 Index Language Settings Spell checker Black List 44 F M Bluetooth Devices 28 Pairing Bluetooth 28 Fixed Dial Numbers 43 M
Q V Quick Responses 43 Vibrate Mode 42 R Reset 35 Ringtone 42 Voice Actions 55 Voice Input 23 Voicemail 42 S Voice Search 55 SAR Information 10 VPN Connection Editing VPN 31 Security Settings 33 Index Virtual Pre-Load (VPL) 51 SIP Accounts 46 W SMS/MMS Message 47 Wall paper 23 Sound Recorder Audio Playback 54 White List 44 T Taking a Screenshot 23 TELUS Link 51 Wi-Fi 30 X XP7700 10 Tethering & Portable Hotspot 30 Y Time and Date Settings 24 Your SIM Card 16 Touch and Type 18 TTY Mo
