Nokia 3100 User Guide

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5 About your phone
  IN-PHONE HELP
Many features have brief descriptions (help text) which can be viewed on the 
display. To view the help text, scroll to a feature and wait for about 15 seconds. 
Select More to view all of the description (if necessary) or select Back to exit. See 
“Help text” on page 63 for more information.
  ABOUT THE ANTENNA
Note: Your phone has a built-in antenna. As 
with any other radio transmitting device, do not 
touch the antenna...

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  START SCREEN
When you turn on your phone, the first screen that appears is the start screen.The 
start screen is “home base” and indicates that the phone is in the standby mode.
Signal strength—A higher bar indicates a stronger network signal.
Battery level—A higher bar indicates more power in the battery.
Menu—The Left selection key in the standby mode accesses the menu functions.
Contacts—The Right selection key in the standby mode accesses either the...

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Animated screen savers
Your phone has preinstalled animated, color screen savers that can be accessed 
from the Gallery. See “Screen saver” on page 59 for more information. Press any 
key to deactivate the screen saver. 
Wallpaper
You can set the phone to display a background picture (wallpaper) when it is in the 
standby mode.
  THE MENU
Your phone offers many functions that are grouped in menus and submenus. Access 
these menus with the selection keys and...

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Icons
Icons are graphical representations of a specific item or situation. The following 
table shows examples and tells you what each icon means.
IconWhat it means
You have one or more text or picture messages. See “Read and reply” 
on page 34.
You have one or more multimedia messages. See “Read and reply” on 
page 38.
You have one or more voice messages. See “Voice messages” on 
page 42.
Your phone keypad is locked. See “Lock the keypad (Keyguard)” on...

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  CHANGE THE XPRESS-ON™ COVERS
Warning: Before changing covers, ensure the phone is powered off and 
disconnected from the charger or any other device. Always store and use 
the phone with the covers attached.
Remove the back cover
This procedure is discussed in the section “Remove the back cover and battery” on 
page 10. You do not need to remove the battery when changing your phone’s 
covers.
Remove the front cover
1Pull the front cover latch on the 
bottom...

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3Insert the latches from the bottom 
of the new front cover into the 
matching holes at the bottom of 
the phone.
4Gently push the latches from the 
middle and bottom of the front 
cover into the matching holes in 
the middle and bottom of the 
phone.
5Gently snap the cover into 
place.  
6Position the back cover over 
the locking catches on both 
sides of the phone and slide 
toward the top of the phone.  
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  SWITCH THE PHONE ON OR OFF
Warning: Do not switch the phone on when 
wireless phone use is prohibited or when it may 
cause interference or danger.
1To turn your phone on or off, press and hold the 
power key on top of the phone for at least three 
seconds.
If the phone displays Insert SIM card, even though 
the SIM card is properly inserted, or SIM card not 
supported, contact your service provider.
2If the phone asks for a PIN code, enter...

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Redial the last number
Press the Talk key twice.
Make an international call
1Press the Star key twice for the international prefix. 
A Plus (+) sign replaces the international access code. 
2Enter the country code, the area code without a leading zero (if necessary), 
and the phone number.
Make a conference call
Conference calling is a network service that allows up to six persons to take part 
in a conference call.
1Make a call to the first participant.
2To...

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Answer a call with the keypad locked
To answer a call with the Keyguard on, simply press the Talk key. During the call, 
all features function as normal. When you end or reject the call, the keypad 
automatically relocks. See “Lock the keypad (Keyguard)” on page 27 for more 
information.
Note: When the Keyguard is on, calls still may be possible to the official 
emergency number programmed into your phone. Enter the emergency 
number and press the Send key. 
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  SPEAKER PHONE
You can use your phone as a speaker phone during a call. Do not hold the phone to 
your ear when you are using it as a speaker phone.
 To activate the speaker phone during a call, select Loudspeaker.
 To deactivate the speaker phone during a call, select Handset.
 The speaker phone is deactivated automatically when a call (or a call attempt) 
ends or when certain enhancements are connected.
Note: When you select the New call option from...