XP8 USER GUIDE © 2018 by Sonim Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION GETTING STARTED 13 2 What Is In the Box? ��������������������������������������������������������� 13 Third Party Trademarks ����������������������������������������������������� 2 Phone Specifications ������������������������������������������������������� 13 Disposal of Old Electrical and Electronic Equipment ������� 2 Disposal of Battery ������������������������������������������������������������ 2 Guideline for Headphone and Earphone �������������������
MANAGING PERSONAL SETTINGS 26 Location ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 26 Security ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 26 Accessories ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 27 Programmable Keys �������������������������������������������������������� 27 Accounts �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27 Google �������������������������������������������
SAFETY GUIDELINES 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 use the phone at a refueling 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.
HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY (HAC) REGULATIONS FOR MOBILE PHONES In 2003, the FCC adopted rules to make digital wireless telephones compatible with hearing aids and cochlear implants. Although analog wireless phones do not usually cause interference with hearing aids or cochlear implants, digital wireless phones sometimes do because of electromagnetic energy emitted by the phone’s antenna, backlight, or other components. Your phone is compliant with FCC HAC regulations (ANSI C63.19- 2011).
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 Mobile phones operate using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection under all conditions.
BATTERY SAFETY WARNING FOR IEEE1725 Do not disassemble or open crush, bend or deform, puncture or shred. Do not modify or remanufacture, attempt to insert foreign objects into the battery, immerse or expose to water or other liquids, expose to fire, explosion or other hazard. CHARGING SAFETY WARNING The equipment shall only be charged when in the non-hazardous area using a charger specifically supplied for use with the unit USB cable and AC charger S42A02(US plug)/ S42A00(EU plug)/ S42A01(UK plug).
BATTERY USAGE Sonim XP8 phone comes with a removable battery. For any battery related queries, contact Sonim customer support. • Use only a Sonim XP8800 certified battery that is designed for this phone model. • The use of other batteries may void the warranty terms of your phone and cause damage. • It is recommended to protect the battery from extreme temperature environments and moisture. • Please keep the battery out of the reach of children. INSERTING THE BATTERY 1.
3. CHARGING ANIMATION/ICON • If the battery is being charged when the phone is switched off, a battery charging animation with current battery level is displayed. • If the battery is being charged while the phone is switched on, the battery icon on the status bar shows the animation indicating that the battery is being charged. • After the battery is fully charged the charging animation stops and you can disconnect the charger from the phone.
YOUR SIM/MEMORY CARD 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. REMOVING THE BACK COVER INSERTING THE SIM CARDS 1. UNSCREW COVER Use the Sonim provided screwdriver to unscrew the battery cover screw on the back of the phone. 1. UNSCREW COVER To open the battery cover, rotate the battery cover screw in an counter clockwise direction. 2.
INSERTING MEMORY CARD 1. SLIDE THE SILVER CLIP Slide (push backward) and lift the silver clip over the designated slot. 2. PLACE THE MEMORY CARD Place the memory card in the designated slot and close the silver clip. 3. USE SONIM SCREWDRIVER You can use the Sonim provided screwdriver tool to open the screws.
GETTING STARTED FEATURE DESCRIPTION Size 152mm x 79.5 mm x 18 mm WHAT IS IN THE BOX? Weight approx. 335 gms The list of items in the Sonim XP8 phone box are: Dedicated keys Power Key/ PTT Key/Volume key (Up and Down)/Yellow Key/Alarm key/Home/Recent/Back keys Ports Water-proof USB3.
USING YOUR SONIM XP8 18 16 17 28 4 27 26 15 1 14 25 5 21 6 13 20 7 2 19 3 8 12 9 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Sonim XPand Connector USB-C Volume Up / Down Power ON Button PTT Button Display App Tray Speakers Back Button Home Button Microphone Recent Button Google Search Bar Battery Level Indicator Front Camera USING YOUR SONIM XP8 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
SWITCHING ON THE PHONE 1 2 3 Press and hold Power button for 2 seconds. When the phone is switched on, it tries to register with the network. After successful registration, the name of the service provider is displayed. 4 Ensure that a valid SIM card is inserted in your phone. SETTING UP YOUR PHONE For instructions on using your phone’s buttons, charger, battery, and other hardware features, check the printed Quick Start Guide provided along with your phone.
NOTIFICATION BAR ICONS The icons displayed at the top of the screen provides information about the status of the device. The details such as date and time, battery charge status, and data service (and operator name) are displayed when the phone is in standby mode. Other indicators such as Bluetooth connectivity status, airplane mode, alarm and call forward (only if Always forward is enabled) and Wi-Fi connectivity are displayed, if the feature is activated.
finger from bottom to top to unlock it. • Pattern: When the phone is locked, unlock it using the pattern. When the phone screen is locked, you can answer an incoming call, without unlocking the screen. • PIN: When the phone is locked, unlock it using the PIN. When the phone screen is locked, you can answer an incoming call, without unlocking the screen. • Password: When the phone is locked, unlock it using the password.
SUGGESTIONS Your Android device offers suggestions and reminders about the features and you can easily remove them from the Settings. PAY FASTER WITH GOOGLE You can save payment information to your Google account for easier online checkout process. SET DO NOT DISTURB SCHEDULE You can set your device on Silent mode at certain. You can add a rule by tapping on Add rule ( ). CHANGE WALLPAPER You can choose the wallpaper from Live Wallpapers, Photos and Wallpapers.
WIRELESS & NETWORKS SETTINGS WI-FI Wi-Fi is a wireless network technology that can provide Internet access at distance up to 100 feet, depending on the Wi-Fi router and surroundings. You can access Internet when you connect your XP8 to a Wi-Fi network. To connect your phone to a Wi-Fi network; 1. From Notifications or App screen, tap on Settings ( ) > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi ( ). 2. Set the Wi-Fi to ON using toggle button located under Wireless & networks settings.
RENAME THIS DEVICE 3. Turn on Airplane mode. 1. From the Bluetooth screen, tap on Option ( ) > Rename this device to rename the selected device. 2. Enter the name and tap on RENAME. SHOW RECEIVED FILES From the Bluetooth screen, tap on Option ( received files to view the received files. ) > Show The received files are listed. CARKIT AUTO-PAIRING 1. From the Bluetooth screen, check Option ( ) > CarKit Auto-Pairing. 2. Select Yes as phone automatically connects to the carkit on connecting to dock.
3. Select Tethering & portable hotspot. 4. Select Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. 5. Select Set up Wi-Fi hotspot to set up a mobile hotspot. 6. Enter Network name, Security details and Password. Select Save. 7. Enable Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. BLUETOOTH TETHERING When the Bluetooth Tethering is activated, you can share your phone’s Internet connection with the other Bluetooth paired devices. 1. From Notifications or App screen, tap on Settings ( ). 2. Select More located under Wireless & networks settings. 3.
MANAGING DEVICE SETTINGS DISPLAY 1. From Notifications or App screen, tap on Settings ( ) > Device > Display ( ). 2. Set one of the following options to configure your phone’s display: • Brightness level: • Adaptive Brightness: Set the brightness of the phone display. This also optimizes the battery power consumed. • Show network operator: If enabled, shows network name on the status bar. • Wallpaper: Set the wallpaper for your Home screen, Lock screen, and Home screen and lock screen.
• Block visual disturbances: • Block when screen is on: Prevents notification from popping on the screen. • Block when screen is off: Prevents notifications from turning on the screen or pulsing the notification light. 10.Phone ringtone: Select the required ringtone from the list and tap on OK to set as the ringtone. 11.Default notification ringtone: Select the required notification ringtone from the list and tap on OK to set as the ringtone. 12.
STORAGE 1. From Notifications or App screen, tap on Settings ( ) > Device > Storage ( ). 2. On Internal shared storage, the following options are displayed with memory used for each app: • Shows the used memory • Apps • Images • Videos • Audio • System • Other • Cached data • Explore BATTERY 1. From Notifications or App screen, tap on Settings ( ) > Device > Battery ( ). 2.
MANAGING PERSONAL SETTINGS LOCATION You can enable and configure the Location settings. 1. From Notification or App screen, tap on Settings ( ) > Personal. 2. Select Location ( ). Enable and modify required location settings. 3. Set the Mode to one of the following options: • High accuracy: Uses AGPS, Wi-Fi, mobile networks to determine location. • Battery saving: Uses Wi-Fi and cellular networks to determinw location. • Device only: Uses GPS to determine location. 4.
• Trusted face • Voice Match On Smart Lock screen, tap on Option ( ) > How it works. The information on Smart lock is displayed. Tap on Help, the Google support window is displayed. You can check for the required information. 3. Encryption: By default, the phone is already encrypted. 4. SIM card lock: Select Set up SIM card lock to view the SIM card lock settings. • Lock SIM card: You can set required PIN to use the phone. • Change SIM PIN: You can change the SIM PIN. 5.
( ) > Personal > Langauages & input ( ). 2. Tap on Languages and select any language from the list as your preferred language. • Default language: You can set English as a default language. • Add a language: The following languages can be set as a Suggested language: • English (Unites States) • Español (Estados Unidos) All the menu items and user feedback messages will get displayed in the set language. • All languages: All the languages are listed.
undo this action. • Tap on ERASE EVERYTHING to erase all the data.
MANAGING SYSTEM SETTINGS DATE & TIME You can set and display the date and time on the phone. You can also select the display format. 1. From Notification or App screen, tap on Settings ( ) > System > Date & time ( ). 2. Select the following options to configure phone: • To synchronize the date and time with the network provided time, enable Automatic date & time. • To synchronize the time zone with the network provided time zone, enable Automatic time zone. • To set the date manually, select Set date.
ABOUT PHONE 1. From Notification or App screen, tap on Settings ( ) > System > About phone ( ). 2. Go to System Updates and Check for Updates. If there is any updates, it starts updating. 3.
MANAGING CONTACTS You can use the phonebook to maintain phone numbers of your contacts. This feature enables you to add contacts, dial phone numbers and send SMS and MMS messages. To access the contacts, from App screen, select Contacts ( ). The contacts saved in the phonebook are displayed. ADDING NEW CONTACT FIRST TIME After inserting the SIM, when you switch ON the device for the first time and there are no contacts added in the device or SIM.
displayed. IMPORT/EXPORT SHARE ALL CONTACTS IMPORT FROM .VCF FILE You can send contact information in two ways: 1. 2. 3. 4. From App screen, tap on Contacts ( ). Select Option ( ) > Import/export. Select Import from .vcf file. Tap on the Option and you can view different destinations to save the imported .vcf files. 5. Select the destination. The contact is imported to the list. If the device has only one vcf file, it is imported without any selection window. IMPORT FROM SIM CARD 1. 2. 3. 4.
• Sort by: Sort the contact names by first name or last name. • Name format: Set the contact display name to first name first or last name first. • Default account for new contacts: You can select your phone or mail id or SIM1/SIM2 as a default account whenever a new contact is added. • About Contacts: The following information is displayed: • Build version • Open source licenses • Privacy policy • Terms of service MERGE CONTACTS 1. From App screen, tap on Contacts ( ). 2.
MANAGING CALL SETTINGS CALL HISTORY SCREEN MAKING A CALL From Home screen or Apps Menu, tap on the Phone ( ). The Phone screen with Call history ( and Call Options ( ) are displayed. ), Dial pad ( ), To dial a number use one of the following options: • Call history: Tap on the call History icon ( ). Tap on the Phone icon ( ) beside the contact or tap on the contact, and tap on the number. • Dial pad: Tap on the dial pad and the numeric touch keypad is displayed.
on OK. The ringtone is changed. OR 1. From Home screen or Apps menu, select Phone ( ). 2. Tap on Options ( ) > Settings > Sounds and vibration. 3. Tap on Phone ringtone. 4. Select the required ringtone from the list and tap on OK. The ringtone is changed. • Also vibrate for calls: If this option is checked, device is set to vibrate mode when a call is received. • Dialpad tones: Check this option to set the tone for the dialpad when numbers are dialed.
hide optional details such as Authentication username, Display name, Outbound proxy address, Port number, Transport type and Send keep-alive options. Use SIP Calling A dialog is open with the following options: • For all calls: If this option is selected and when the phone is connected to Wi-Fi network or mobile Internet, each dialed call becomes an Internet call. • Only for SIP calls: If this option is selected, only SIP call can be dialed • TTY Off: disables TTY mode.
SENDING MESSAGES AND EMAILS 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.
Notification sound Select the ringtone from the list. Hear outgoing message sounds Enable to hear the sound when an outgoing message is sent. Vibrate Enable vibrate alert for incoming messages. Your current country You can select the country from the list or select Automatically detected option to set the current country automatically. ADVANCED Group messaging You can send both SMS and MMS to multiple recipients by choosing either of them under Message settings.
• Mark unread from here • Block 4. Long tap on the message to be deleted. The message is selected. Tap on Delete icon ( ) and the message is deleted. Gmail application keep updating and therefore new options are either added or existing ones are removed.
SPRINT DIRECT CONNECT PLUS Your Sonim phone comes with pre-loaded SDC Plus application. For more information on SDC Plus application, refer to the link: https://www.sprint.com/content/dam/sprint/commerce/ services/sprint-direct-connect-plus/documents/sdcplus-ug-android.pdf.
SONIM SCOUT UTILITIES Sonim Scout is a solution that allows the user to register with Sonim and use a number of key enterprise features. Utilities tab consists of the following features: • Contact Transfer • Sonim BLE Connect To acces Sonim Scout, On the App screen, tap on Sonim Scout ( ).
USING APPLICATIONS CAMERA The Sonim XP8 has a rear camera with 12MP fixed focus for taking pictures. The pictures are saved in Photos. 1. From Home screen or App screen, tap on Camera ( ). 2. Select Camera mode to set the following modes: • Normal ( ): To shoot a picture in normal mode, tap on soft key to capture the picture. Use Volume Up and Down key or pinch with fingers to Zoom in and Zoom out. • Video ( ): Tap on Video button to enable the video mode and start the recording.
CALENDAR The Calendar helps you to set appointments, schedule reminders and alerts and repeat them if required. You can also view your saved tasks on a daily or weekly basis. To access calendar; 1. From App screen, tap on Calendar ( ). 2. To change the calendar view, tap on Option menu ( ) and you can view the calendar in Day, 3 Day, Week, and Month format. 3. Tap on Add ( ) icon to add the following in your calendar: • Goal: You can choose a goal and the calendar schedules sessions for your goals.
FILE MANAGER FM RADIO You can view/edit/delete/share the files stored in the phone through File Manager. You can listen to the radio through FM radio. A wired headset should be connected to enable FM radio. 1. From App screen, tap on File Manager ( ). 2. On the File manager screen, tap on Option ( ) to view the following Actions: • Properties: View the properties of the folder. • Refresh: Refresh the folder. • New folder: Create a new folder. • New file: Create a new file.
• 15 minutes • 30 mniutes • Until stopped • Revert to Factory Defaults: This option deletes all the settings including Presets. Select OK to confirm. 7. Tap on Sleep. You can turn off the radio after a selected time frame: • 15 minutes • 30 minutes • 45 minutes • 1 Hour 8. Tap on All Channels. The available channels/ stations are displayed with the station serial number. For example, first station in the list is displayed as Station:1.
REGULATORY INFORMATION- USA MARKET RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION (SAR) 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 0 cm from your body when the device is switched on. This device meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves.
fixed to US operation channels only. • Operations in the 5.15-5.25GHz band are restricted to indoor usage only. INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENT (IC: 8090A-PG4032) This device complies with Industry Canada licenseexempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause interference, and • This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
INDEX E Encryption 26 A F About Phone 30 Accessibility 29 Accessories 26 Accounts 26 Airplane Mode 20 Android Beam 20 Applications 42 Auto-sync 26, 32 FCC 46 File Manager 44 FM Radio 44 B Backup 27 Battery 24 Charging Indicator 10 Blocked Number 32 Bluetooth 19 Bluetooth Tethering 21 C Calculator 43 Calendar 43 Call Screening 36 Camera 42 Capture 17 Cellular Networks APN 21 Clock Alarm Timer Stopwatch 29, 43 Contacts Export Import Share 32 G Gesture 24 Google 26 H Hotspot 20 K Keyboard 27 Spell Ch
Q Quick Responses 35 Wi-Fi 19 Wi-Fi Hotspot 20 WPS 19 R X Reset 21, 27 Roaming 21 XP8 9 S SAR 46 Scout Setup Utilities Support 41 Screenshot 17 Security 25 SIP 36 SIP Accounts 35 SMS/MMS Message 37 Sound 22 Speech 27 Speed Dial 35 Spell Checker 27 Storage 24 T Tap Pay Payment 24 Tethering 20 Tethering & Portable Hotspot 20, 21 Time 29 Toggle Torch Jump to Camera 24 U USB Power Saving 23 Users Lock screen 24 V VPN 21 W Wallpaper 17 Photos 17, 22 INDEX 49
