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USER
GUIDE
SONIM XP5
English
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Copyright © 2015 Sonim Technologies, Inc.
SONIM and the Sonim logo are trademarks of Sonim
Technologies, Inc. Other company and product names
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the
respective owners with whom they are associated.
Disposal of Old Electrical and Electronic Equipment
This symbol indicates that within the
countries in the European Union, this
product, and any enhancements marked
with this symbol, can not be disposed
as unsorted waste but must be taken to
separate collection system at their end-of-
life.
Disposal of Battery
Please check local regulations for disposal
of batteries. The battery should never be
placed in municipal waste. Use a battery
disposal facility if available.
Guideline for Headphone and Earphone
To prevent possible hearing damage,
please do not listen at high volume levels
for long periods.
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Contents
General Information———————— 6
Phone Models Covered
Sonim Support Information
Safety Guidelines———————— 7
SAR Information
Avoid High Temperatures
Battery Disposal
Personal Medical Devices
Child Safety
Emergency Calls
Battery Usage Guidelines———————— 12
Battery Usage
Charging the Battery
Verifying and Optimizing Battery Usage
Tips to Extend the Battery Life
Getting Started———————— 14
What Is In the Box?
Phone Specications
Your Sonim XP5———————— 15
Switching On
Setting Up Your Phone
Managing Home Screen
Notication Bar Icons
Phone Operations Without SIM Card
Setting Up and Using Lock Screen
Changing the Wallpaper
Taking a Screenshot
Text Entry Options
To change Input language
To Enter a Word
Keypad Functions
Managing Phone Settings———————— 24
Time and Date Settings
Language and Input Settings
Display Settings
Power Saving Settings
Connecting a PC Using USB Connection
Viewing Device Details
Optimizing Memory Usage
Managing Wireless and Network Settings———— 27
Connecting to Wi-Fi Network
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices
Optimizing Data Usage
Activating Airplane Mode
Setting Up Tethering & Portable Hotspot
Setting Up Wi-Fi Hotspot
Activating Bluetooth Tethering
Managing Mobile Network
Managing Personal and System Settings————— 30
Managing Cell Broadcasts
Managing Security Settings
Locking Your Screen
Encrypting Phone Data
Locking Your SIM Card
Make Passwords Visible
Device Administrators
Notication Access
Storage Type
Apps Accessing Your Location
Backup/Restore Your Data
Location Access
Managing Credential Certicates
Protecting Your Phone from Harmful Applications
Managing Contacts———————— 34
Add a New Contact
View the Contact Details
Sending a Message from Contacts
Dialing a Number from Contacts
Editing the Contact Details
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Importing SIM Card Contacts to Phone
Exporting Phone Contacts to SIM Card
Importing from Storage
Exporting Phone Contacts to Storage
Managing Contact Settings
Managing Phonebook Settings
Searching Contacts
Deleting a Contact
Managing Calls———————— 37
Making a Call
Dialing a Number via Contact
Adding a Contact from Phone Screen
Viewing Call History
Deleting Call History
Managing Call Settings
Changing Ringtones and Master Volume
Editing Quick Responses
Activating Vibrate Mode
Managing Fixed Dialing Numbers
Call Forwarding
Sending Messages———————— 40
Sending SMS/MMS Messages
Managing Message Settings
Deleting Messages
Emergency Alerts
Using the Phone Keypad———————— 43
Enter and Edit Text
Phone Dictionaries
Accessing Novs Talk Services———————— 44
Activating Nova Talk
Logout of Nova Talk
PTT Menu———————— 45
PTT Menu Description
Managing Contact/Group———————— 47
Adding a Contact
Finding a Contact/Group———————— 48
Find a Contact
Find a Group
Managing Contacts/Groups———————— 50
Adding a Group
Adding a Contact to the Group
Managing PTT Calls to Individual/Group————— 52
Making a PTT Barge Call to an Individual
Making a NovaTalk PTT Alert Call
Receive a NovaTalk PTT Alert Call
Making a PTT Quick Group Call
Making a PTT Call to a Group
PTT Presence Status Change———————— 56
PTT Presence Status
Using Applications———————— 58
Camera
Calendar
Alarm
Clock
Calculator
Sound Recorder
Music Player
End User License Agreement———————— 61
License
Comprehensive 3-Year Warranty
Warranty Registration Application
Our Warranty
What We Will Do
Phone Care
Conditions
Accessories
Federal Communication Commission Interference
Contents
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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 removable 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 62.
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Congratulations on the purchase of a Sonim XP5 mobile
phone. This phone is an LTE phone enabled handset with
quad-band capabilities and has an intuitive, feature-rich
user interface, which allows you to make the best use of
the offered functions.
Phone Models Covered
This user guide covers the Sonim XP5 phone with the
model number XP5700. The model name can be read on
the phone label under the battery.
Sonim Support Information
For additional product and support information,
visit www.sonimtech.com.
Options Commonly Used Across Menu Items
The following are common actions used across various
menu items:
OK Conrms an action. Use the Center
navigation key to perform this function.
BACK Use this key to display the previous
screen.
MENU Moves the current working application to
the recent applications list/background
and displays menu screen.
RECENT Displays the thumbnails of the applications
that you have worked on recently. To
remove any application from this list,
Select Remove from list from option.
General Information
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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 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. Observe restrictions in hospitals and
near medical equipment.
Switch off your cellular phone when in an aircraft. Wireless phones can cause interference or danger
to an aircraft. In an aircraft, the phone can be used in flight mode.
Do not expose the battery to high temperatures (in excess of 55°C).
Adhere to road safety laws. Do not hold/use a phone while you are driving; find a safe place to stop
first. Use hands-free microphone while you are driving.
Avoid using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices, such as pacemakers and
hearing aids.
Use only Sonim XP5 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, cannot be disposed as unsorted waste but must be taken to separate
collection systems at their end-of-life.
Safety Guidelines
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Ensure that only qualied persons install or repair your phone.
The Sonim XP5 is water-proof and can be submerged to 2 meters for 1 hour.
• The rubber cover of the charging connector and audio connector must be properly connected
to avoid deposits of water drops on these connectors when the phone is immersed in water.
• Water droplets may condense under the display cover if the phone is immersed in water with
signicant drop in temperature. This does not indicate water leakage. The droplets disappear
at room temperature.
The Sonim XP5 is dust-resistant, rugged and shock-resistant. However, it is not dust-proof or
unbreakable if subjected to overwhelming impact. For best results and long product life, one should
protect the Sonim XP5 from salt water, dust and strong impacts.
Safety Guidelines
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SAR Information
The Sonim XP5 has been certified in compliance with
the Government’s requirements for exposure to Radio
Waves.
When communicating over the wireless network, the
mobile phone emits via the radio frequency waves and
low levels of radio energy. The Specic 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).
Governments around the world have adopted
comprehensive international safety guidelines, developed
by scientic organizations, for example, ICNIRP
(International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection) and IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers Inc.). These guidelines establish
permitted levels of radio wave exposure for the general
population.
Tests for SAR are conducted using standardized methods
with the phone transmitting at its highest certied power
level in all used frequency bands.
SAR Data Information for residents in the United
States and Canada
The limit recommended by ICNIRP is 1.6 W/kg averaged
over one (1) gram of tissue.
The highest SAR value for the Sonim XP5700 phones
when tested by Sonim for use:
• By the ear is 1.31 W/1kg.
• Worn on the body is 1.26 W/1kg provided that the
phone is used with a non-metallic accessory with
the handset at least 1 cm from the body, or with the
original Sonim accessory intended for this phone
and worn on the body.
HAC Rating
The FCC has created a rating system for cellular phones
regarding their HAC-related performance. This rating
helps consumers with hearing disabilities to nd phones
that work well with their hearing aid devices. The HAC
rating and measurement procedure are described
in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
C63.19:2011.
ANSI C63.19 contains two rating standards: an “M” rating
from 1 to 4 for hearing aids operating in microphone
mode, and a “T” rating from 1 to 4 for hearing aids
operating in telecoil mode.
M-Rating stands for Microphone rating and indicates
the amount of reduction of RF interference between the
telephone and the hearing aid in acoustic coupling mode
(also called microphone mode).
Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and
generate less interference to hearing devices set in
microphone mode.T-Rating stands for Telecoil rating and
represents inductive coupling with hearing aids that are
operating in telecoil mode. A telecoil is a small piece of
tightly wrapped wire, built into some hearing aids. While
the microphone of a hearing aid picks up all sounds, the
telecoil only picks up an electromagnetic signal from the
telephone. Thus, users of telecoil-equipped hearing aids
are able to communicate over the telephone without the
amplication of unwanted background noise.
Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and
generate less interference to hearing devices set in
telecoil mode.
A combination of M-rating and T-rating denes the
nal HAC rating and is a deciding factor in selecting
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Safety Guidelines
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 nd
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. The results
vary depending on the individual’s hearing loss and the
immunity characteristics of the used hearing device, i.e.
its resistance to interference. The best way to evaluate
the suitability of the phone is to try it with the intended
hearing aid device.
Sonim XP5 has been tested for hearing aid device
compatibility and complies with the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) requirements. Sonim
XP5 is rated M3/T4.
Avoid High Temperatures
Leaving the device in hot or cold places, such as in a
closed car in summer or winter conditions, reduces the
capacity and lifetime of the battery. For the best results,
try to keep the device between -20°C and +55°C (-4°F
and 131°F). A device with a hot or cold battery may
not work temporarily, even when the battery is fully
charged. Battery performance is particularly limited in
temperatures well below freezing.
Battery Disposal
Do not dispose of batteries in a re as they may explode.
Batteries may also explode if damaged. Dispose of
batteries according to local regulations and recycle when
possible. Do not dispose as household waste. Do not
dismantle, open or shred cells or batteries. In the event of
a battery leak, do not allow the liquid to come in contact
with the skin or eyes. In the event of leak or a hazard
seek medical help immediately.
Personal Medical Devices
Mobile phones may affect the operation of cardiac
pacemakers and other implanted equipment. Please
avoid placing the mobile phone over the pacemaker, for
example in your breast pocket. When using the mobile
phone, place it at the ear opposite the pacemaker. If a
minimum distance of 15 cm (6 inches) is kept between
the mobile phone and the pacemaker, the risk of
interference is limited. If you suspect that interference
is taking place, immediately turn off your mobile phone.
Contact your cardiologist for more information. For
other medical devices, consult your physician and the
manufacturer of the device. Comply with instructions to
switch off the device or deactivate the RF transmitter
when required, especially when posted in hospitals
and airplanes. Equipment used in these places may
be sensitive to radio waves emitted from the device
and adversely affect their operation. Also, observe
restrictions at gas stations or other areas with ammable
atmospheres or when close to electro-explosive devices.
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
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detached and create a choking hazard.
Emergency Calls
Mobile phones operate using radio signals, which cannot
guarantee connection under all conditions. Therefore
you should never rely solely upon any mobile phone for
essential communications (e.g. medical emergencies).
Emergency calls may not be possible in all areas, on all
cellular networks, or when certain network services and/
or mobile phone features are in use. Check with your
local service provider.
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Battery Usage Guidelines
Battery Usage
Sonim XP5 phone comes with a removable battery. For
any battery related queries contact Sonim customer
support.
Charging the Battery
We recommend that you charge your mobile phone for 4
hours before using for the rst time.
There is a risk of explosion while charging if the
battery has been replaced by an incorrect type.
1 Insert Charger
Insert the charger plug into a power outlet.
2 Connect to Phone
The charging port is located in the lower
side of the phone, below the back cover.
Insert the charger connector to the
charging port.
3 Charging Animation/Icon
If the battery is being charged when the
phone is switched off, a battery charging
animation with charged percentage is
displayed.
If the battery is being charged while the
phone is switched on, the battery charge
icon on the home screen shows animation
indicating that the battery is being
charged. After the phone is fully charged,
the battery full pop-up is displayed and
you can disconnect the charger from the
phone.
Verifying and Optimizing Battery Usage
You can check the battery usage status and also close
some applications to save battery power. In the menu
screen, select Settings ( ) > Battery ( ).
The current battery charge status (charging or not
charging) and the charge level details are displayed on
the top of the screen.
The discharge graph on the top of the screen shows the
battery level over time since you last charged the device,
and how long you have been running on battery power.
The list at the bottom of the screen shows the breakdown
of battery usage for individual apps and services. The
details screen for some apps includes buttons that allow
you to adjust settings affecting power usage, or stop the
app completely.
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Battery Usage Guidelines
Tips to Extend the Battery Life
Follow these tips to extend your phone’s battery life.
• If you are not using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPS, use the
Settings to turn them off. The GPS setting is located
in Settings > Location.
• Set screen brightness to Low and set a shorter
Sleep timeout (15 seconds). The display settings are
located in Settings > Device > Display.
• If you are travelling and do not have access to
mobile or Wi-Fi network, switch to Airplane mode:
From Home screen press Options key and choose
select Airplane Mode from Quick settings.
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Getting Started
What Is In the Box?
The list of items in the Sonim XP5 phone box are:
• Sonim XP5 phone with removable battery
• Quick Start Guide
• USB Data Cable
• Wall Charger
Phone Specifications
Feature Description
Memory Total Memory: 4 GB
Total User Storage: 1.8 GB
Wireless Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n/r with hotspot
function (Max. 5 connections)
Bluetooth 4 + LE
Connectivity Charger port name: 5 pins water-proof
magnetic USB 2.0
3.5 mm headphone jack
Battery 3180mAh (4 pins) embedded
Standby: 25 days
Talk time: 25 hours
Music playback: up to 59 hours
Video playback: up to 8.5 hours
Web browsing: up to 7.5 hours
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Sonim XP5 Phone
Your Sonim XP5
Display screen
Torch
Charger/USB port
Microphone
Headset port
Receiver
Options
Clear
Call/Accept
Volume Up button
Call End/Reject
Long press for Power ON/OFF
Menu
OK
Navigation keys
Press and hold to lock the keypad
Press and hold to access voicemail
Volume Down button
Back
Notication LED
PTT key
Loudspeaker
Loudspeaker
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Switching On
Press and hold ON/OFF (red key) 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.
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.
When you power ON the phone for the rst time, a
Welcome screen is displayed.
• To choose the language, select Options key >
Settings > Language & Input > select Language.
• To set up your phone, select Start and follow the
instructions as shown on the screen.
Managing Home Screen
The home screen is the beginning point to access all the
device’s features.
1. Notifications
2. Service indicator
and Signal
strength indicator
3. Battery charge
indicator
4. Favourites Tray
The navigation keys are located below the display screen.
Key Description
Back - Opens the previous
screens in the working
sequence till the home screen
is displayed. Once the home
screen is displayed, it remains
there even when you press
the back key.
Menu -
Short press brings the
Application menu screen.
Long press displays recently
used application list.
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2
3
4
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Key Description
Options - displays the
options for the currently active
screen.
Clear - Clears the entered
text.
Torch - Long press turn ON./
OFF the ashlight.
The Menu Option ( ) is positioned in the center of the
favorites tray in Home screen. Press OK Key to select to
view all the applications.
The Notications bar on the top of the display screen
provides details about various notications such as
missed calls, new messages, and missed alarms.
The System Icons on the right side of Notication bar
provides the current device status such as wireless and
network connection strength and battery level.
Notification Bar Icons
The icons displayed at the top of the screen provides
information about the status of the device. The details
such as battery status and data service 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.
Icon Description
Notication icon
Battery level indicator
Battery charging in progress
No signal
Signal strength
No SIM card
Roaming
4G LTE network connected
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Icon Description
HSPA or UMTS network connected
GPRS network connected
EDGE network connected
Wi-Fi connected
Bluetooth activated
Call in progress
Missed call
New SMS or MMS
Alarm activated
Icon Description
Silent mode activated
Vibration mode activated
Airplane mode activated
Error/information notication - attention
required
Screenshot captured
Music is played
Device storage space is running out
PTT Available status icon
PTT Ofine status icon
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Icon Description
PTT Do Not Disturb status icon
File transfer icon
Phone Operations Without SIM Card
You can perform the following operations without
inserting a SIM card in your phone.
• Make emergency calls.
• View and modify all settings except Data usage and
mobile network related settings.
• Activate and share les through Bluetooth.
• Activate and access the Internet, and all your
synced accounts using Wi-Fi connectivity.
• Access the Internet using Browser or other
application over Wi-Fi data connectivity.
• View and modify your prole settings.
Setting Up and Using Lock Screen
You must lock your phone to protect it from unauthorized
access.
1. From the Home screen, select Options key >
System settings or select Menu > Settings ( ).
2. Scroll down and select Security, located under
Personal settings.
3. Select Screen lock and select one of the following
options to congure phone:
• Press and hold * key.
• PIN: When enabled, enter you own PIN value.
When the phone is locked, unlock it using the
PIN.
When the phone is locked, you can answer an
incoming call, without unlocking the phone.
Changing the Wallpaper
You can set an image or a photo stored in your phone as
your home screen wallpaper. To change the wallpaper,
select from one of the following Wallpaper collections.
From the home screen, select Options key > Wallpaper.
Select Choose wallpaper from the popup.
• Gallery: includes photos and screenshots
taken using the phone’s camera.
• Wallpapers: includes images that are pre-
loaded with the phone.
Taking a Screenshot
You can take the screenshot of the current screen and it
is stored in your phone’s gallery. To take a screenshot:
1. Ensure that the image to be captured is displayed
on the current screen.
2. Press the Power and Volume down button
simultaneously. The screenshot is captured and
stored in the gallery. A screen Capture icon ( ) is
also displayed on the My Notications/Notication
bar on top of the screen.
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Text Entry Options
When you enter the text message, you can change the
text entry options by pressing the # key. The current text
entry options are displayed in the top bar.
The various text entry options are:
• ABC: Enter all the text in upper case.
• Abc: Enter the rst letter of the sentence in upper
case.
• abc: Enter all the text in lower case.
• 123: Enter the numbers.
• T9EN: Enter the text based on the T9 dictionary. All
the letters are in upper case (capitalized).
• T9en: Enter the text based on the T9 dictionary. All
the letters are in lower case.
• T9En: Enter the text based on the T9 dictionary.
Only the rst letter of the paragraph is in upper case
(capitalized).
To change Input language
Long press * key while in a text editor and choose the
input language.
To Enter a Word
1. Start by pressing the numeric keys from 2 through 9
only once for the required letter.
Ex 1: To enter the word Good, press 4-6-6-3. The
word displays on the screen as you type.
Ex 2: To enter the word Hello, press 4-3-5-5-6. The
word displays on the screen as you type.
2. If the word does not display correctly, press right
navigation key to scroll through alternative word
choices. Press either the center navigation key or 0
key to accept the word.
To Insert a Number:
1. Press the key labeled with the number you want and
use the navigation key to scroll to that number as
above.
2. To insert a symbol, press ad hold the numeric key
1 and use the navigation key to scroll and select a
symbol.
The different methods to enter the text:
• T9EN: Enter the text based on the T9 dictionary. All
the letters is in upper case (capitalized).
• T9En: Enter the text based on the T9 dictionary.
Only the rst letter of the paragraph is in upper case
(capitalized).
• T9en: Enter the text based on the T9 dictionary. All
the letters are in lower case.
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Keypad Functions
The following table displays the various keys and the corresponding functions they perform:
Keypad key Operations
CALL END/REJECT/ON/OFF
• Press to end a call.
• Press to wake up display.
• Press to reject an incoming call.
• Press and hold to power ON/OFF the device.
CALL/ACCEPT/SEND
• Press to answer an incoming call.
• After entering a phone number, press to make a call.
• Press while in Standby mode to access last received or dialed call list.
BACK
• Present above the Torch key. Press this key to go back to the previous screen.
• You can press till you reach the Home screen.
MENU(OK)/RECENT
• Press to see the Main menu.
• Press and hold to see the recent applications.
CLEAR
• Press to clear the entered text.
• Press to delete a selected file.
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TORCH
• Press and hold to enable/disable the flashlight.
OPTION
• Press to see the list of operations that can be done on current application.
OK KEY (CENTER)
• Press to perform a specic operation on a selected application.
NAVIGATION KEYS
• Press to navigate in up, down, left and right directions.
ALPHA-NUMERIC KEYS
• Press the required keys (0-9) to enter the desired phone number and press to
make a call.
• Enter text while in the text editor.
• Press and hold in standby mode to access your Voicemail.
• Press and hold to insert symbols while in the text editor.
• Press and hold to display ‘+’ used for dialing an international number, while in
standby mode.
• On editor screen, press 0 to get a blank space in T9 or normal mode.
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• Press or press and hold to change the language, while entering the text.
• Press and hold to lock/unlock the keypad.
• While entering text, press to switch between various input modes.
• Press and hold to list various input modes while entering the text.
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Managing Phone Settings
Time and Date Settings
You can set and display the date and time on the phone.
You can also select the display format.
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Scroll down and select Date & Time ( ), located
under System.
3. Select one of the following options to congure
phone:
• To synchronize the date and time with the
network provided time, enable Automatic date
and time.
• To synchronize the time zone with the network
provided time enable, Automatic time zone.
• To set the date manually, uncheck Automatic
date & time and select Set date. Scroll and
select the date, month and year. Select Done
by pressing OK Key.
• To set the time manually, select Set time. Scroll
and select the hour and minute. Select Done.
• To set the time zone, uncheck Automatic time
zone and select Select time zone. Scroll and
select your time zone and press OK Key.
• To set the clock to 24-hour format enable Use
24-hour format. By default, the phone is set to
12-hour format.
• To set your preferred date format, select
Choose date format. The date formats
supported are Regional (the standard format
supported by that country or region, MM DD
YYYY, DD MM YYYY, YYYY MM DD with / as
the date separator).
Language and Input Settings
You can set the phone’s language to either French or
English.
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Scroll down and select Language & input ( ) ,
located under Personal settings.
3. Select English or Français as your preferred
language.
All the menu items, user feedback messages and text
entry language are displayed in the set language.
Spell Checker Settings
Enable Spell checker to verify and change the spelling
when you type your text message.
Speech Settings
• Select Text-to-speech output under Speech
category.
• Select Speech rate,to set the speech output rate to
a comfortable speed.
• Select Listen to an example to verify the set
speech rate.
• Select Default language status, to view the default
language for speech output.
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Display Settings
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Scroll down and select Display, located under
Device settings.
3. Set one of the following options to congure your
phone’s display:
• Brightness: Set the brightness of the phone
display. This also optimizes the battery power
consumed.
• Wallpaper: Set the wallpaper for your home
screen. You can select from one of the
following wallpaper collections:
• Gallery: Choose from pictures that you have
in your phone that includes downloaded and
camera captured images.
• Wallpapers: includes images that are pre-
loaded with the phone.
• Sleep: Set the sleep time so that the screen
brightness is turned down after specied time
of phone inactivity. This setting also optimizes
the battery power.
• Font size: Set the font size of the text
displayed in the screen.
Power Saving Settings
Viewing Battery Life
To view the battery life when all the apps are running:
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Scroll down and select Battery, located under
Device settings.
The battery life and list of running applications is
displayed.
Force Stopping an Application
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Scroll down and select Apps, located under Device
settings.
3. Select the application to be force stopped.
4. Select Force stop to stop an application.
If you force stop an app, it may misbehave.
Connecting a PC Using USB Connection
You can connect your phone to a PC as a Media device
(MTP) using a USB cable. When the phone is connected
to the computer via a USB cable, the following two
options are displayed:
• Media device (MTP): Select this to use the phone
as Media device (MTP) to transfer data such as
music, pictures, and videos between your Sonim
phone and your computer.
• Camera (PTP): Select this to transfer photos and
les that do not support MTP. This transfer method
is commonly used for MAC.
Managing Phone Settings
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USB Tethering
This feature allows you to share the Internet connection
of the phone with your PC.
To perform USB Tethering, connect phone to PC with
USB cable and enable USB tethering from Settings.
(Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot >
Enable USB tethering).
The user should activate mobile data or get connected to
Wi-Fi network.
When the phone is connected to the computer
via USB cable, you can select only to charge
the phone by pressing the Back button. You
need not select the Media device (MTP) or
Camera (PTP) option.
When the phone is connected to the computer
via USB cable in Media device (MTP) mode
phone memory is displayed in the computer.
Viewing Device Details
The device details such as system update status, model
number, Kernel and baseband versions can be viewed.
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Scroll down and select About Phone, located under
System settings.
Optimizing Memory Usage
You can optimize your phone’s memory by performing
the following tasks:
• Uninstall apps that are not required.
• Delete unwanted les that are downloaded or
created.
• Transfer les that would be required later to your
computer.
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Managing Wireless and Network Settings
Connecting to Wi-Fi Network
Wi-Fi is a wireless network technology that can provide
Internet access at distances up to 100 Feet, depending
on the Wi-Fi router and surroundings, when you connect
your mobile device to the wireless router.
You can access the Internet when you connect your XP5
to a Wi-Fi network. To connect your phone to a Wi-Fi
network.
1. From the Home screen, press Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Set the Wi-Fi to ON, located under Wi-Fi settings.
3. Select Wi-Fi. The phone scans for available Wi-Fi
networks and displays the names.
4. Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect and
input password if it is a secured networks that is
indicated with a Lock icon ( ).
It is always recommended to make your Wi-Fi
router secure and also to connect your phone
to a secure network.
Adding a New Network
To add a new Wi-Fi network
1. In Wi-Fi settings screen, press Options key >
select Add network.
2. Enter the following details:
• Network SSID: The wireless network ID.
• Security: Set the security type to None, WEP,
WPA/WPA2 PSK, or 802.1x EAP.
3. Enable Show advanced optins to set the Proxy
and IP settings.
Editing a Network
1. Press and hold your preferred network.
2. Select Modify Network. The network setting
details such as connection status, signal strength,
connection speed, security type, IP address and
password are displayed.
3. Select Save to save the settings or Cancel to exit to
the previous screen.
Forgetting a Network
1. Press and hold your preferred network.
2. Select Forget Network. The selected network is
removed from the list.
Enabling WPS For your Router
To setup a secure Wi-Fi network, press Options key to
select WPS Push button from Wi-Fi menu and press the
WPS button in your router, when prompted.
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices
Bluetooth is short-range wireless communication
technology used to communicate between the devices
over a distance of about 8 meters (26.25 ft).
You can perform the following tasks using Bluetooth
paired devices.
• Transfer media les and contacts between
connected mobile devices using Bluetooth.
• Share Internet connection using Bluetooth
Tethering.
• Use Bluetooth connected headphones for playing
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media le.
Pairing a Bluetooth Device
To activate Bluetooth and pair your XP5 phone with other
Bluetooth devices:
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Enable Bluetooth located under Wireless &
Networks settings.
A list of accessible Bluetooth devices are
displayed.
3. Select a device you wish to connect.
4. Conrm the passkey in both the devices to pair.
Now the device will be displayed in the Paired
device list.
Editing Bluetooth Device Settings
1. Choose a device from Paired device list and press
OK( Center) key to select.
2. Select Rename to rename the display name of the
device .
3. Select Unpair to remove the device from your paired
list.
4. Enable Media Audio to connect the Bluetooth
device for listening to media les.
5. Enable Internet access to use the paired Bluetooth
device to access the Internet.
Optimizing Data Usage
Data usage refers to the amount of data utilized by your
phone during data transfers through the Internet. The
data usage charges are dependent of the wireless plan
provided by your service provider.
To monitor your data usage, adjust your data usage
settings.
1. From the Home screen, press Menu key > Settings
( ) > Data usage.
2. Enable Set mobile data limit and reset your data
usage limit and warning values by selecting from
Usage graph displayed.
3. Press OK (Center) key on red bar to set the Data
usage limit. Mobile data access is disconnected
automatically as soon as you reach this limit.You
receive a notication once you reach the set data
usage limit.
4. Press OK (Center) key on yellow bar to set data
usage warning so that you receive an alert before
reaching your set data usage limit.
5. You can also set Data usage cycle option to a
particular date of a month.
Activating Airplane Mode
When your phone is set in airplane mode, you will not
have network connectivity or mobile data connectivity.
But you can access your camera, media les and other
features that do not require mobile connectivity.
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select More... located under Wireless & Networks
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settings.
3. Enable Airplane mode.
Setting Up Tethering & Portable Hotspot
Using Tethering and Portable hotspot, you can share
your device’s network connection with a computer or
other devices, via USB, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
To activate USB Tethering:
1. Connect your phone to PC with USB cable.
2. From the Home screen, Press Menu key > Settings
( ).
3. Select More.
4. Select Tethering & Portable hotspot located under
Wireless & Networks settings.
5. Enable USB tethering.
Setting Up Wi-Fi Hotspot
When you setup your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot you can
connect other devices to this phone through Wi-Fi and
access the Internet.
1. From the Home screen, press Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select More.
3. Select Tethering & Portable hotspot located under
Wireless & Networks settings.
4. Select Set up Wi-Fi hotspot option and press OK
key to open.
5. Enter Network SSID, Security type and Password
and select Save.
6. Enable Portable Wi-Fi hotspot option.
Activating Bluetooth Tethering
When you activate Bluetooth tethering, you can share
your phone’s Internet connection with other Bluetooth
paired devices.
1. From the Home screen, press Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select More... located under Wireless & Networks
settings.
3. Select Tethering & Portable hotspot.
4. Enable Bluetooth tethering.
Managing Mobile Network
You can view and modify your mobile service provider
settings. To view and modify your mobile network
settings:
1. From the Home screen, press Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select More... located under Wireless & Networks
settings.
3. Select Mobile networks.
4. Enable Data enabled option to access the Internet
using your mobile network.
5. Enable Data roaming to have network connectivity
when you are in a roaming network.
6. Select the Preferred network type. You can set it to
UMTS-only, GSM-only, 2G/3G, 3G/LTE, and 2G/3G/
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LTE.
7. Select Access Point Names to view and edit the
network access points. Press Options key and
select New APN to add a new access point.
8. Tap on Network operators to choose a network
operator.
Managing Cell Broadcasts
You can activate emergency alerts to get emergency
and important broadcast messages from your service
provider.
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select More located under Wireless & Networks
settings.
3. Select Cell broadcasts.
4. Enable/disable the following emergency alerts in
Cell Broadcasts settings > Emergency alert
settings.
Option Function
Show extreme
threats
Displays extreme threats to life
and property.
Show severe
threats
Displays severe threats to life
and property.
Show AMBER alerts Displays child abduction
emergency bulletins.
Turn on
notifications
Displays emergency alert
broadcast to receive
notications to your phone.
Alert sound
duration
Displays the time set for alert.
Alert reminder Set the alert reminder.
Vibrate Set the phone on vibrate when
you receive an alert.
Speak alert
message
Enable to speak the alert
message.
Managing Security Settings
You can activate and protect your phone from
unauthorized access by conguring the security settings.
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select Security located under Personal settings.
Enable and modify required security settings.
Locking Your Screen
1. Select Screen lock and select one of the following
options to congure phone:
• Press and hold * key.
• PIN: When enabled, enter your own PIN value.
When the phone is locked, unlock it using the
PIN.
When the phone is locked, you can answer an incoming
call without unlocking the phone.
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2. Enable Owner Info to display your specic owner
info in the lock screen. You can modify this detail
whenever required.
Encrypting Phone Data
You can encrypt your phone settings, download
applications, contacts, messages data and media les.
Select Encrypt phone to encrypt your phone data. This
will require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt the
data whenever you power ON the phone.
Encryption takes at least an hour depending on the
amount of data to be encrypted. Hence, ensure that your
phone is fully charged before you encrypt it.
If data encryption is interrupted, you might lose your
phone data.
Locking Your SIM Card
You can activate and set a SIM lock to lock your SIM,
whenever you power ON the phone.
1. Go to Menu and select Settings.
2. Select Settings > Security > Setup SIM/RUIM
card lock.
3. Enable Lock SIM card.
To disable this option you must enter your SIM lock
PIN.
4. Select Change SIM PIN. Enter the old pin and
select OK.
5. Enter the new PIN and re-enter the same value
when asked. Select OK.
Make Passwords Visible
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select Settings > Security > Make passwords
visible.
3. Enable Make passwords visible.
When enabled, it display the password characters
on the screen while entering.
Device Administrators
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select Settings > Security > Device
administrators.
You can view or deactivate the device
administrators.
Notification Access
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select Settings > Security > Notication access.
It allows you to read all the notications sent by the
system or any installed application.
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Storage Type
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select Settings > Security > Storage type.
By default, Hardware-backed is selected as storage
type.
Apps Accessing Your Location
You can view and force stop the apps that are accessing
or have recently accessed your location.
1. In the Location screen, view the list of applications
that are accessing or recently accessed the
location data of your phone, under Recent location
requests.
2. Select an application to view the application page.
You can stop the application or uninstall it. The
system applications will have access to location
services by default.
• High battery use: This app receives location
information from sources that may use more
battery power.
• Low battery use: This app receives location
information from only low battery-intensive
sources.
Selecting an app brings you to its App info page, where
you can view app permissions and uninstall an app.
Backup/Restore Your Data
You can backup your phone memory data to SD card
and restore previous backup data from SD card using
Backup and Restore application.
To backup your data,
1. From the Home screen, select Menu >
Applications ( ).
2. Select Backup or Restore option.
Location Access
You can enable and congure the Location settings.
1. From the Home screen, select Menu key > Settings
( ).
2. Select Location located under Personal settings.
Enable and modify required security settings.
3. Enable Location.
4. Set the Location mode to one of the following
options:
• High accuracy: uses AGPS, Wi-Fi, mobile
networks, and other sensors to get the highest-
accuracy location for your device. It uses
location services to help estimate your location
faster and more accurately.
• Battery saving: allows your device to estimate
your location using low battery-intensive
location sources, such as Wi-Fi and mobile
networks. It uses location services to help
estimate your location faster and more
accurately.
• Device only: allows your device to estimate
your location using GPS only. It uses the
satellite information to provide location
information. This mode may use more battery
power and take longer to determine your
location.
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Managing Credential Certificates
You can view, install, verify and manage the certicates
installed in your phone.
• Select Trusted Credentials to view and verify the
system and user certicates.
• Select Install from Storage to view and install new
user certicates.
Protecting Your Phone from Harmful Applications
Some applications can harm your device. It is
recommended to verify apps in order to help prevent
harmful software from being installed on your device. To
prevent installation of application from unknown sources,
disable the option Unknown sources.
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Managing Contacts
You can use the phonebook to maintain phone numbers
of your contacts. This feature enables you to add, dial
phone numbers and send SMS and MMS messages.
To access the contacts:
From Home screen, press Down navigation key ( )
to open Contacts ( ). The contacts saved in the
phonebook are displayed.
Add a New Contact
• To add a new contact, press Options key ( )
> choose Add Contact. Enter the contact details
and press Menu key and select Save to save the
contact.
• You can also enter a number using keypad ( ) and
select Add to contacts ( ) and press Menu key
and choose Create New Contact option to add a
new contact. Select Save to save the contact.
View the Contact Details
1. From Home screen, select Options key > Contacts
( ).
2. Scroll to the required contact and select the contact,
to view the contact details.
Sending a Message from Contacts
You can send SMS and MMS messages to contacts.
Sending SMS/MMS
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Scroll to the required contact and select the contact.
3. (Optional). Select Attach ( ), to attach a
multimedia le.
4. Type the message and select Send.
If you attach a media le or a contact to your
SMS message it is converted to an MMS
message automatically.
Dialing a Number from Contacts
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Scroll to the required contact and select the contact
to view the contact details.
3. Select the required phone number to dial the contact
or press OK key to dial the default number.
Editing the Contact Details
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Scroll to the required contact and select the contact
to view the contact details.
3. Press Options key > Edit.
4. Edit the required details and select Save.
Importing SIM Card Contacts to Phone
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Select Options key > Import/export.
3. Select Manage SIM card contacts.
The list of contacts stored in your SIM card is
displayed.
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4. Select the contact to be moved to the phone.
The contact is imported to the phone address
book.
Exporting Phone Contacts to SIM Card
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Select Options key > Import/export.
3. Select Export to SIM card.
All the contacts are exported to your SIM card.
Importing from Storage
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Select Options key > Import/export.
3. Select Import from Storage.
4. Choose one of the following option:
• Import One vCard le
• Import multiple vCard les
• Import all vCard les
All the contacts are exported to your phone as a
.VCF le.
Exporting Phone Contacts to Storage
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Select Options key > Import/export.
3. Select Export to storage.
All the contacts are exported to your phone as a
.VCF le.
Sharing Contacts via MMS and Bluetooth
You can send contact information by MMS or Bluetooth.
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Scroll to the required contact and select the contact.
3. Select the share option.
4. Select one of the following options to share the
required contact:
• Bluetooth: Send the contact details to a
Bluetooth device paired with your phone.
Select the Bluetooth device to share the
contact.
• Messaging: Send the contact details as a
multimedia message to any mobile phone.
Managing Contact Settings
You can edit and modify ringtone and call receiving
settings for individual contacts.
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Scroll to the required contact and select the contact
to view the contact details.
3. Select Options key and select one of the following:
• Set ringtone to set a specic ringtone for that
contact.
• Enable All calls to voicemail to forward all
incoming calls from that contact to your voice-
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mail box.
Managing Phonebook Settings
You can set the sort list to view the contacts and also the
rst or last name of the contact to be displayed rst.
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Scroll to the required contact.
3. Select Options key > Settings. Set the following
options:
• Sort list by: Sort the contact names by rst
name or last name.
• View Contact names: Set the contact display
name to rst name or last name.
Searching Contacts
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Select Options key > Search and enter the rst few
letters/numbers of the contact name/phone number
to be searched.
All the contacts containing the search text are
displayed.
Deleting a Contact
1. From Home screen, select Contacts ( ).
2. Scroll to the required contact and select the contact
to view the contact details.
3. Select Options key > Delete. The contact is deleted
after the conrmation.
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Managing Calls
Making a Call
1. From Home screen, select Menu > Phone ( ).
The Phone screen with last dialed number,
frequently called contacts, Call history ( ) and dial
pad ( ) is displayed.
To dial a number use one of the following options:
• Call history: Select the call history icon ( ).
Select the contact/number and press the green
key to make a call.
• Frequently called contacts/numbers: Select
the specic contact/number from the frequently
called numbers to make a call.
Dialing a Number via Contact
1. From Home screen, select Menu > Contacts ( ).
2. Scroll to the contact and select the contact. The
contact details are displayed.
3. Select the required phone number to call the
contact.
Adding a Contact from Phone Screen
1. From Home screen, select Menu > Phone ( ) >
select any contact and press OK key.
2. Select Add to contact ( ). You can also press
Menu key.
3. Select Create new Contact.
4. Enter the contact details and select Save.
Viewing Call History
1. From Home screen, select Menu > Phone ( ) >
select Dialpad.
2. Select the Call history icon ( ) to view all recently
called, received, and missed calls.
Deleting Call History
1. From Home screen, select Menu > Phone ( ).
2. Select the Call history icon ( ).
3. Press the Options key.
4. Select Clear call log to delete the call history.
Managing Call Settings
You can change the incoming call ringtone, enable vibrate
when ringing and enable audible press tone.
To view and modify call settings,
1. From Home screen, select Menu > Phone ( ).
2. Press the Options key.
3. Select Call settings.
Changing Ringtones and Master Volume
1. From Home screen, select Menu > Settings ( ).
2. Select Sound located under Device settings.
3. Select Volumes to set the master volume separately
for music, ringtones & notications, and alarms.
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You can also use the physical volume control on the
phone to raise or lower volume of whatever sound is
currently playing.
4. In the Call settings, select Phone ringtone.
5. Select the ringtone from the Phone ringtone list and
select Ok.
Editing Quick Responses
When you are not able to answer an incoming call, you
can send a quick response to the caller.
To view and edit quick responses, in the Call settings
screen, select Quick responses, select the specic
response message to edit. Edit the message and select
OK.
Activating Vibrate Mode
In the Call settings screen, enable Vibrate when ringing
to receive both ring and vibrate alerts for an incoming
call. To turn off the vibration mode, disable the Vibrate
when ringing option.
Managing Fixed Dialing Numbers
FDN (Fixed Dialing Numbers) is a SIM card-enabled
feature. When activated, this feature restricts outgoing
calls only to phone numbers listed in the FDN list. This
feature can be activated only if PIN2 is entered . Contact
your network operator if you do not have a PIN2.
To access FDN option, select Dialer > Call settings >
Fixed Dialing Number.
Setting TTY Mode
If you enable TTY mode, hearing-impaired individuals can
send and receive phone calls as text over the phone.
1. In the Call settings screen, select TTY mode to
view and modify TTY mode settings.
2. Set one of the following options:
• TTY Off: disables TTY mode.
• TTY Full: enables TTY mode for both incoming
and outgoing calls. Set this for both hearing
and voice assistance.
• TTY HCO: enables TTY mode only for incoming
calls. Set this for only hearing assistance.
• TTY VCO: enables TTY mode only for outgoing
calls. Set this for only voice assistance.
Call Forwarding
You can forward your incoming calls to a number in
the contacts or a new number, provided your network
operator supports this service. To access call forwarding
settings, in the Call settings screen, select Call
forwarding. Select one of the following call forwarding
options:
Option Function
Always
forward
Forward all incoming calls to a pre-
designated number.
Forward when
busy
Forward calls when your phone is
busy.
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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.
Call Waiting
When call waiting is enabled and the phone is in
conversation, the incoming number is displayed when
you receive a call. To activate call waiting, in the Call
settings screen, select Additional settings. Enable Call
waiting.
SIP Accounts
Internet calling is based on the Session Initiation Protocol
(SIP) for voice calls on the Internet Protocol (IP)
network.
To add a SIP account and congure your incoming and
outgoing preferences:
1. In the Call settings screen, select SIP Accounts.
2. Enable Receive incoming calls to answer incoming
Internet calls.
This might reduce your phone’s battery life.
3. Press Option key and select Add account to
congure a new SIP account.
4. Enter the following details and select Save:
• Username: Username to login to SIP account.
• Password: Password to login to SIP account.
• Server: SIP server details.
• Set as primary account: Enable to set this SIP
account as the primary account.
• Optional Settings: Select to view/modify or
hide optional details such as authentication
username, display name, outbound proxy
address, port number, transport type and Send
keep alive options.
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Sending Messages
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 les, video les, and so on.
You can use the messaging function on your phone to
send an SMS and MMS message to other mobile phones
or any other equipment that can receive SMS and MMS.
The MMS feature is available only if you
subscribe to it from your network operator.
To access a messages function, from the Home screen,
select Menu > Messaging ( ).
Sending SMS/MMS Messages
1. To create a SMS message, from the Home screen,
select Menu > Messaging ( ).
2. Select Options key > New message.
3. Enter the contact name or the phone number in the
To eld.
If you enter an alphabet, all the contact names
starting with that alphabet is displayed as a list.
Scroll down to select the contact.
4. Enter the message and select Options key > Send.
When you add a multimedia attachment, the
message is automatically converted to a multimedia
message. MMS charges are applied based on the
operator.
5. You can add any multimedia attachment up to
the size of <=1 MB. To add an attachment, select
Options key > Attach. Select the attachment type
from the options in the next step.
6. Browse My les or specic folder and select the
multimedia le to be attached.
Attachment
Type
Description
Pictures Attach a photo from the phone
memory.
Capture
picture
Take a new photo using the
mobile camera and attach.
Videos Attach a video from the phone
memory.
Capture video Take a new video using the
mobile camera and attach.
Audio Attach an audio le from the
phone memory.
Record audio Record a new audio le using
the voice recorder and attach.
VCard Attach a contact.
VCalendar Attach a calendar event.
Slideshow Create new slideshow or edit the
existing slides and attach.
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Managing Message Settings
You can customize the way you want to view and lter
the messages. You can also set the default messaging
application.
To view and modify the message settings,
1. To edit message settings, from the Home screen,
select Menu > Messaging ( ).
2. Select Options key > Settings.
3. View and edit the following settings:
Setting Description
Delete old
messages
Delete the old messages
automatically when the storage
limit is reached.
Text message
limit
Set the maximum number of
SMS messages to be stored.
Multimedia
message limit
Set the maximum number of
MMS messages to be stored.
Delivery
reports
Enable this option to request a
delivery report for each message
you send.
Message
template
Create, view or edit quick
response messages.
Managing
SIM card
message
Enable to view the messages
stored on the SIM card.
Read reports Enable this option to request
a read report for each sent
message.
Auto retrieve Enable this option to retrieve the
messages automatically.
Roaming
auto-retrieve
Enable this option to retrieve the
messages automatically, while
you are in a roaming network.
Notification Enable notication alert for
incoming messages.
Sound Set the default alert tone for
incoming messages.
Vibrate Enable vibrate alert for incoming
messages.
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Deleting Messages
To delete a single message thread:
1. From the Home screen, select Messaging ( ).
2. Select Options key > Delete selected thread or
select a thread.
3. The message thread will be deleted after
conrmation.
To delete the selected conversation:
1. From the Home screen, select Messaging ( ) >
select a Message Thread > press OK.
2. Select a conversation > select Options key >
Delete.
3. The message conversation will be deleted after
message threads are deleted after conrmation.
Emergency Alerts
You receive active alerts and emergency alerts from the
service provider.
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You can view and modify the language and dictionary
setting using the Phone Settings.
Enter and Edit Text
You can use the phone keypad to enter the text quickly
and easily. Type faster and more accurately on your
device with Keypad’s word recognition and next-word
predictions.
The key features are:
• Personalized suggestions, corrections, and
completions.
• Keypress popup animations.
• Emoji entry point and layouts.
Phone Dictionaries
To manage phone dictionaries:
1. From the Home screen, select Menu > Settings
( ).
2. Select Language & Input.
Personal Dictionary
You can add your own words to your personal dictionary
so that your device remembers them. To add a word or
phrase, including an optional shortcut:
1. Select Language & Input located under Personal
settings.
2. Select FlexT9 Text Input located under Keyboard &
input methods.
3. Select Personal dictionary > Options key > Add.
4. Add a required word and respective shortcut which
is optional.
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Your Sonim phone comes with pre-loaded Push-to-talk
application.
Select the PTT button on the side of the XP5 phone or
select the PTT icon on the panel of the Home screen.
Activating Nova Talk
1. The screen prompts you to enter the activation
code provided by the corporate administrator in the
specified text box.
Logout of Nova Talk
Select Settings > More > About > press LSK > Sign
Out.
Accessing Nova Talk Services
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PTT Menu Description
From the handset’s Home screen, select the PTT icon
and launch the application. The following PTT menu
icons are displayed:
Contacts: Displays your
contacts and allows you to
start a PTT call, and send an
alert.
Groups: Displays your
groups and allows you to
create/edit a group or initiate
a group call.
Messages: It displays all the
messages sent or received.
PTT Menu
Contacts Groups
Messages Recent
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Recent: It will show the
recent history of all the sent/
received calls.
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Adding a Contact
The contacts are added to the list from the contact list
present in the Admin page. The contacts cannot be
added manually.
The contacts can be removed from the contact list, but
there is no option to delete the contact from the contact
list.
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You can nd a contact or a group which is present in the
server. The contact/groups present in the list cannot be
found.
Find a Contact
1. Go to Contact tab > press Option key > select Find
contact.
2. Press Find Contact and it takes you to the below
screen.
3. Enter the rst letter of the contact name in the eld
and press Submit.
The contact details are displayed on the screen.
Find a Group
1. Go to Groups tab > press Option key > select Find
Group.
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2. Press Find Group and it takes you to the below
screen.
3. Enter the rst letter of the group name in the eld
and press Submit.
The group details are displayed on the screen.
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Adding a Group
Groups can be created manually or can be created in
server and pushed to the phone by the administrator.
1. Go to the Groups tab and press Options key.
2. Select Create Group option to add a new group.
3. In the Create Group screen, there are two different
types of groups can be added.
• Personal group
• Member group
4. Select the required group and enter the group name
in the Create Group eld.
5. Press Submit.
Adding a Contact to the Group
1. Go to Contacts tab and select the required contacts
to be added in the group.
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2. Long press the Center key and select Add to Group
from sub-menu option.
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Making a PTT Barge Call to an Individual
1. Go to the Contacts tab and select the contact you
desire to call.
2. Press Push-to-talk (PTT) button to initiate the call.
When the user acquires the oor, the status shows
as Transmitting as shown below:
3. When user releases the oor, the status is changed
to Call Idle as shown below:
4. When the other party acquire the oor, the contact ‘s
name along with the status as Talking is displayed.
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Making a NovaTalk PTT Alert Call
1. Go to Contact tab, select any online contact.
2. Long press the CSK key and select Nova Talk Alert
Call from the Option list.
3. The screen is displayed with the Alerting the
contact name with Cancel Alert option.
4. Once the receiver accept the alert call, the call gets
connected.
Receive a NovaTalk PTT Alert Call
1. From Nova Talk, an incoming call is received with
the caller name displayed on the screen.
2. There are two option: Answer and Ignore.
3. If Answer option is selected, call gets connected.
4. If Ignore option is selected, an alert showing
Contact Rejected Call is displayed to the receipient
who initiated the Alert call.
5. An Alert message screen with OK and Send
Message options is displayed.
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6. If Send Message option is selected, user will be
navigated to the Message Compose screen.
Making a PTT Quick Group Call
1. Go to the Contact tab, select the contact to be
included in the quick group PTT call.
2. Press the PTT button to initiate the call to the
selected contacts.
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Making a PTT Call to a Group
1. In the Groups tab, select the group to make a call.
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2. Press the PTT button to initiate the group call.
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PTT Presence Status
1. On the home screen, select Nova Talk icon ( ).
2. It opens the Contacts tab in PTT application.
The contacts can be set to Available, Do Not
Disturb, Ofine, and Blocked.
• Available ( ) : You are available to accept calls
and can send or receive alerts.
• Do Not Disturb ( ): You are not available to
accept calls, but alerts can be received.
• Blocked ( ):
1. In Contact tab, long press the Center key on any
contact. An Option menu is displayed.
2. Select Block Calls. You can unblock the same
contact as well.
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1. To logout of the PTT application, go to PTT setting
and select More option.
2. Select Quit from More option.
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Camera
The Sonim XP5 has a back camera with 5MP xed focus
for taking pictures. The pictures are saved in the Gallery
( ) in your phone memory. You can access the Gallery
from the Menu.
• Select Camera mode ( ), to set one of the
following modes :
• Normal - ( ) : To shoot a picture in normal
mode, select OK button to capture the picture.
Use Left and Right navigation keys for Zoom in
and Zoom out.
• Video - ( ): Press OK key to Start/Stop
a video recording.You cannot pause the
recording in the middle.
• Select Options key to view or change camera
settings such as ash, exposure, and le size.
Calendar
The Calendar helps you to set and view appointments,
schedule reminders, and alerts.
To access calendar:
1. Select Calendar icon ( ) on the App screen.
2. To change the calendar view, choose Month or
Agenda from Options menu.
3. Select Options key to view the list of the following
available options:
• New event: Add a new event to the Calendar.
• Today: Shows the current date in the Calendar.
• Agenda: Display list of activities for that
particular day.
• Search: Search for previously saved Calendar
events, by giving a key word in search box and
pressing OK key.
• Settings: Changes the general settings of the
Calendar.
Alarm
You can set an alarm for a particular time.
1. Select the Clock icon ( ) located in Menu screen
> Tools ( ) .
2. Select the Alarm activation icon ( ) on the top of
the screen.
• Press Options key and choose Add and set
desired alarm time and Press OK key to set a
new alarm.
• To Edit or set Repeat, select alarm from the
list using Up/Down navigation key and press
Options key and choose Edit.
The alarm will work even when the phone is set
in silent mode.
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Clock
You can view the time of major cities in different time
zones using this function. You also have the option to use
Daylight Saving Time (DST).
To access Clock, select Tools ( ) > Sound recorder (
) located in Menu screen.
• Select World clock icon ( ) located on the top of
the screen. To view the list of cities and the current
time, select Options key > Cities.
The world cities are listed in alphabetical order.
• To set the home city, select the required city from
the list. It is added to the Selected Cities list. The
selected city is set as the home city. To view the list
of cities and the current time, select Options key >
Cities.
• To set the home city, select the required city from
the list. It is added to the Selected Cities list. The
selected city is set as the home city.
• Select Stop watch icon ( ) located on the top of
the screen.
• Select Countdown Timer icon ( ) located on the
top of the screen.
Calculator
The Calculator is designed to perform basic
mathematical calculations. Press Options key and
choose Advanced panel to perform advanced
calculations.
To access the calculator, select Tools ( ) > Calculator
( ) located in Menu screen.
• To enter the numbers, press the numeric keys.
• To insert a mathematical operation symbols, press
the respective Navigation keys.
• Select ( ) for the nal results.
Sound Recorder
You can record voice memos using the sound recorder.
To access the sound recorder, select Tools ( ) >
Sound recorder ( ) located in Menu screen.
• To record an audio le, select Record ( ).
• To save the voice memo, select Options key >
Save.
• To stop the recording, select Stop ( ).
• To play the recorded le instantly select Play ( ).
• To exit without saving, select Options key >
Discard.
Music Player
Your phone has a built-in music player that lets you play
your favorite tracks.
To open the music les, select Music le ( ) from
Music folder ( ) located in Music menu screen.
• Select Playlist to access the default playlists in the
music folder.
• Select Recently Added playlist to view the music
les that are recently added to the music folder.
• Select My recordings playlist to access all your
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voice memo les.
• Select Artists to view the music les sorted based
on the artists.
• Select Albums to view the music les sorted based
on the albums.
• Select Songs to view the complete list of songs
stored in your phone.
• Select the required song/memo to play.
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End User License Agreement
License
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. Nothing
herein shall be construed as a sale of the Software to a
user of this Device.
You shall not reproduce, modify, distribute, reverse
engineer, decompile, otherwise alter or use any other
means to discover the source code of the Software
or any component of the Software. For avoidance of
doubt, you are at all times entitled to transfer all rights
and obligations to the Software to a third party, solely
together with the Device with which you received the
Software, provided always that such third party agrees in
writing to be bound by these rules.
You are granted this license for a term of the useful life of
this Device. You can terminate this license by transferring
all your rights to the Device on which you have received
the Software to a third party in writing. If you fail to
comply with any of the terms and conditions set out in
this license, it will terminate with immediate effect Sonim
and its third party suppliers and licensors are the sole and
exclusive owner of and retain all rights, title and interest
in and to the Software. Sonim and to the extent that the
Software contains material or code of a third party, such
third party, shall be entitled third party beneciaries of
these terms. The laws of Delaware, United States shall
govern the validity, construction and performance of this
license.
Comprehensive 3-Year Warranty
• Sonim provides this Comprehensive 3-Year warranty
for your mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as
“Product”).
• To activate the 3-year comprehensive warranty,
register your phone within 30 days at www.
sonimtech.com/register or use the warranty
registration application.
• Should your Product need service, please contact
your local Sonim Customer Service Center. The
online support and country specic contact
information can be found at: www.sonimtech.com/
support or e-mail to: [email protected].
Warranty Registration Application
• You can register your phone using the Warranty
Registration Application on your device.
• This application initiates automatically after rst boot
up and prompts to register the handset now or later.
• All the mandatory elds have to be lled, some elds
such as IMEI and model number are auto populated.
• State and Zip code elds are same as Province and
Postal code.
• Once all the mandatory details are submitted, an
e-mail conrmation will be sent.
• If not registered, the application will remind the user
to register every two days. After ten reminders the
user has to register online.
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End User License Agreement
Our Warranty
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.
What We Will Do
If during the guarantee period, this product fails to
operate under normal use and service, due to defects
in design, material or workmanship, Sonim’s authorized
distributors or service partners, in the country/region
where you purchased the product, will repair or replace
at the sole discretion of Sonim, with the same or better
model in the same or better condition.
Sonim and its service partners reserve the right to charge
a handling fee if a returned product is found not to be
under warranty according to the conditions below.
Please note that some of your personal settings,
downloads or other information may be lost when your
Sonim Product is repaired or replaced. Sonim does not
take any responsibility for any lost information of any kind
and will not reimburse you for any such loss.
You should always make backup copies of all the
information stored on your Sonim Product such as
downloads, pictures, video’s, music, calendar and
contacts before handing in your Sonim Product for repair
or replacement.
You should always remove SIM cards and MicroSD
cards before handing in your Sonim Product for repair or
replacement. Depending on local law and legislations we
will, in order to protect your data and privacy, destroy any
received SIM cards and MicroSD cards.
Phone Care
Each Sonim Phone has a designated IP class for dust
and water protection, according to the IEC Ingress
Protection (IP) Standard 60529. This means that the
phone is dust protected and can be submerged into 6.5
feet/2 m deep water for up to 30 minutes. Immersion in
deeper water can damage it and must be avoided.
Sonim phones are built for heavy duty use. Its design
protects against disassembly or mechanical damage
when subjected to forces equal to free fall from the height
of 6.5 feet/2 meters. Subjecting the phone to stronger
impact and forces can damage it and must be avoided.
Conditions
1. The warranty is valid whether or not the product has
been registered.
2. The warranty is valid only if the original proof of
purchase issued to the original purchaser by an
authorized service provider, specifying the date
of purchase and serial number for this Product,
is presented with the Product to be repaired
or replaced. Sonim reserves the right to refuse
warranty service if the device is found to be out of
warranty under the conditions as set forth herein.
3. If Sonim repairs or replaces the Product, the
repaired or replaced Product shall be warranted
for the remaining time of the original warranty
period or for ninety (90) days from the date of
repair, whichever is longer. Repair or replacement
may involve the use of functionally equivalent
reconditioned units. Replaced parts or components
will become the property of Sonim.
4. This warranty does not cover any failure of the
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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 specications
and instructions for use and maintenance of
the Product. Nor does this warranty cover any
failure of the Product due to software or hardware
modication or adjustment, acts of God or damage
resulting from liquid interacting with the product
beyond what is described as acceptable in the
user guide for the product. A rechargeable battery
can be charged and discharged hundreds of times.
However, it will eventually wear out - this is not
a defect. When the talk-time or standby time is
noticeably shorter, it is time to replace your battery.
Sonim recommends that you use only batteries and
chargers approved by Sonim. Minor variations in
display brightness and color may occur between
phones. There may be tiny bright or dark dots on
the display. These are called defective pixels and
occur when individual dots have malfunctioned and
cannot be adjusted. Up to three defective pixels are
deemed acceptable.
5. This warranty does not cover Product failures
caused by installations, modications, or repair or
opening of the Product performed by any person
other than a Sonim-authorized person. Tampering
with any of the seals on the Product will void the
warranty.
6. The warranty does not cover Product failures which
have been caused by use of accessories or other
peripheral devices which are not Sonim-branded
original accessories intended for use with the
Product.
7. The 3-Year warranty does not cover 3rd party
accessories or any 3rd party software applications,
which are instead covered to the extent provided by
the original vendor guarantee for these products.
8. THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES,
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. IN NO
EVENT SHALL SONIM OR ITS LICENSORS BE
LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS
OR COMMERCIAL LOSS; TO THE FULL EXTENT
THOSE DAMAGES CAN BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW.
Accessories
Sonim accessories are warranted as follows:
Sonim Branded
• All Sonim branded accessories, in-box as well as
optional, are warrantied for a period of one (1) year
under Sonim’s 1-Year limited warranty.
• For a detailed list of Sonim branded accessories,
please go to: www.sonimtech.com/accessories.
Battery
All device batteries both embedded and removable are
warrantied for a period of one (1) year under Sonim’s
1-Year limited warranty.
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1-Year limited warranty
Sonim provides a limited 1-Year warranty for this
accessory (hereinafter referred to as “Product”). Subject
to the conditions of this limited 1-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 an original
purchase by a consumer, and for a subsequent period of
one (1) year.
Conditions:
1. This warranty does not cover any failure of the
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 Product specifications
and instructions for use and maintenance of
the Product. Nor does this warranty cover any
failure of the Product due to software or hardware
modification or adjustment, acts of God or damage
resulting from liquid interacting with the Product
beyond what is described as acceptable in the user
guide for the Product.
2. This warranty does not cover Product failures
caused by installations, modifications, or repair or
opening of the Product performed by any person
other than a Sonim-authorized person. Tampering
with any of the seals on the Product will void the
warranty.
3. The warranty does not cover Product failures,
which have been caused by use of other peripheral
devices, which are not Sonim certified and intended
for use with the Product.
4. THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES,
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. IN NO
EVENT SHALL SONIM OR ITS LICENSORS BE
LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS
OR COMMERCIAL LOSS; TO THE FULL EXTENT
THOSE DAMAGES CAN BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW.
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Federal Communication Commission Interference (FCC) Statement
WARNING: Changes or modications 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
• This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules
(FCC ID: WYPL15V013AA). Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference.
• This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
• This device has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
FCC Caution
Any changes or modications not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be
co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
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FOR PORTABLE DEVICE USAGE (<20cm from body/SAR)
Radiation Exposure Statement:
The product complies with the Canada portable RF
exposure limit set forth for an uncontrolled environment
and are safe for intended operation as described in
this manual. The further RF exposure reduction can be
achieved if the product can be kept as far as possible
from the user’s body or set the device to lower output
power if such function is available.
• The device for operation in the band 5150-5250
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 5250-5350 MHz and
5650-5850 MHz and that these radars could cause
interference and/or damage to LE-LAN devices.FOR
MOBILE DEVICE USAGE (>20cm/low power).
Federal Communication Commission Interference (FCC) Statement
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IC Statement
This device complies with RSS-310 of Industry Canada
(IC ID: 8090A-L15V013BA). Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1. This device does not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference, including
interference that may cause undesired operation of
the device.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.
This device complies with RSS-310 of Industry Canada.
Operation is subject to the condition that this device does
not cause harmful interference.
Industry Canada (IC) Statement
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Règlement IC
Règlement IC
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie
Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de
licence (IC ID: 8090A-L15V013BA). L’exploitation est
autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes:
1. L’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et
2. L’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout
brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le
brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le
fonctionnement.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la
norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Cet appareil est conforme à la norme RSS-310 d’Industrie
Canada. L’opération est soumise à la condition que cet
appareil ne provoque aucune interférence nuisible.
FOR PORTABLE DEVICE USAGE (<20cm from body/SAR needed)
Déclaration d’exposition aux radiations
Le produit est conforme aux limites d’exposition pour les
appareils portables RF pour les Etats-Unis et le Canada
établies pour un environnement non contrôlé.
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A
Adding a contact from phone
screen 37
Add new contact 34
Airplane Mode 28
All applications icon 17
B
Backup data 32
Battery
Charging indicator 12
Battery usage 12
Charging 12
Improving battery life 13
Optimize power 12
Bluetooth 27
C
Calculator 50
Calendar 49
Call accept/Send key 15
Call waiting 39
Cell Broadcast 30
Changing wallpaper 19
Clock 50
Contacts
Add 34
Send message 34
D
Data backup and restore 32
Data Usage 28
Deleting a contact 36
Deleting call history 37
Deleting messages 42
Device Details 26
Dialing a Number 37
Display settings
Wallpaper 19
E
Editing contact details 34
Encrypt 31
Events 49
Exporting contacts to computer
35
Exporting contacts to SIM card 35
F
Frequenctly called list 37
H
HAC rating 9
I
Importing contacts to phone 34
K
Keypad
Accept/Send 21
Back 21
Function keys 45
Navigation keys 22
Keypad Functions 21
L
Language settings
Spell checker 24
License 52
M
MMS 40
Sending MMS message 40
Mobile Network 29
Music player 50
N
Notication 31
Notication bar icons 17
Nova Talk 47
O
Index
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Our Warranty 53
P
Phone Care 53
Phonelock screen 19
Phone specications 14
Power optimization 12
Power saving settings 25
Viewing battery life 25
PTT 15
Q
Quick Responses 38
R
Restore data 32
Ringtones 37
S
Safety Guidelines 7
SAR information 9
Screenshot 19
Searching contacts/people 36
Security 30
Security settings
Phonelock screen 19
Sending SMS 40
Sending SMS/MMS
From People 34
Setting up your phone 16
Sharing contact details 35
SMS 40
SMS settings 40
Sound recorder 50
Spell Checker 24
Storage 31
T
Tethering 29
U
USB Tethering 26
V
Vibrate mode 38
Viewing contact details 34
W
Wi-Fi 29
X
XP5 Phone 15
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