Nokia 6610 User Guide

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■Charging the battery1. Connect the lead from the charger to the 
socket on the bottom of your phone.
2. Connect the charger to an AC wall 
socket.
The text Charging is displayed briefly if 
the phone is switched on. If the battery is 
completely flat, it may take a few 
minutes before the charging indicator 
appears on the display or any calls can be made.
You can use the phone while the charger is connected.
The charging time depends on the charger and the battery used. For example, 
charging a BLD-3 battery with the ACP-12 charger takes up to one hour and 30 
minutes while the phone is in standby mode.■Switching the phone on and offPress and hold the power key  .
Note that if the phone displays Insert SIM card even though the 
SIM card is properly inserted, or SIM card not supported, 
contact your network operator or service provider. Your phone 
does not support 5 Volt SIM cards and the card may need to be 
changed. 
						

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 If the phone asks for a PIN code, key in the PIN code (displayed as ), and 
press OK.
See also PIN code request in Security settings on page 93 and Access codes on 
page 15.
 If the phone asks for a security code, key in the security code (displayed as 
), and press OK.
See also Access codes on page 15.
Warning: Do not switch the phone on when wireless phone use is prohibited or 
when it may cause interference or danger.
TIPS ON EFFICIENT OPERATION: Your phone has a built-in 
antenna. As with any other radio transmitting device, do not 
touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is switched 
on. Contact with the antenna affects call quality and may 
cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than 
otherwise needed. Not touching the antenna area during a 
phone call optimises the antenna performance and the 
talktime of your phone. 
						

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■Keypad lock (Keyguard)You can lock the keypad to prevent the keys being accidentally pressed, for 
example, when your phone is in your handbag.
Locking the keypad
In standby mode, press Menu and then   
within 1.5 seconds.
Unlocking the keypad
Press Unlock and then   within 1.5 seconds.
To answer a call when the keyguard is on, press  . 
During a call, the phone can be operated normally. 
When you end or reject the call, the keypad will 
automatically be locked.
For automatic keypad lock, see Automatic keyguard 
on page 87.
For locking the keypad during a call, see Options during a call on page 39.
Note: When Keyguard is on, calls may be possible to the emergency number 
programmed into your phone (e.g. 112, 911 or other official emergency number). 
Key in the emergency number and press  . The number is displayed only after 
you have keyed in its last digit. 
						

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■Changing the coversBefore changing the cover, always switch off the power and disconnect the phone from the 
charger or any other device. Always store and use the phone with the covers attached.1. Remove the back cover of the phone. See the step 1 in Installing the SIM card 
and the battery on page 28.
2. To remove the front cover, gently pull the locking catch on 
the top of the front cover from the locking hole in the 
phone (1) and remove the cover starting from its top part.
3. Replace the key mat on the new front cover (2). 
						

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4. To replace the front cover, first place the catches 
on the lower part of the cover into the 
corresponding holes on the phone (3) and then 
gently push the catch on the top of the cover 
through the locking hole on the top the phone 
(4). Press the cover into place.
5. Replace the back cover of the phone. See the step 7 in Installing the SIM card 
and the battery on page 28. 
						

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3. Call functions■Making a call1. Key in the phone number, including the area code. If you key in an incorrect 
character, press Clear to delete it.
For international calls, press   twice for the international prefix (the + 
character replaces the international access code) and then key in the country 
code, area code without the leading 0, if necessary,  and the phone number.
2. Press   to call the number.
3. Press   to end the call or to cancel the call attempt.
See also Options during a call on page 39.
Making a call using the phone book
 See Searching for a name in the phone book on page 47. Press   to call the 
number on the display.
Last number redialling
 In standby mode, press   once to access the list of the last 20 numbers you 
called or attempted to call. Scroll to the number or name you want, and press 
 to call the number. 
						

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Calling your voice mailbox
 In standby mode, press and hold  , or press   and  .
If the phone asks for the voice mailbox number, key it in and press OK. See also 
Voice messages on page 75.Speed dialling a phone numberBefore you can use speed dialling, assign a phone number to one of the speed 
dialling keys, from   to  , see Speed dials on page 50. Call the number in 
either of the following ways:
 Press the speed dialling key you want and then press  .
If Speed dialling is set to on, press and hold a speed dialling key until the call is 
started. See Speed dialling on page 85.Making a conference callConference calling is a network service that allows up to six persons to take part 
in a conference call.
1. Make a call to the first participant.
2. To make a call to a new participant, press Options and select New call.
3. Key in, or retrieve from the memory, the phone number of the new participant 
and press Call. The first call is put on hold.
4. When the new call has been answered, join the first participant in the 
conference call. Press Options and select Conference. 
						

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5. To add a new participant to the call, repeat steps 2 to 4.
6. To have a private conversation with one of the participants:
Press Options and select Private and select the desired participant. Rejoin the 
conference call as described in step 4.
7. To end the conference call, press  .■Answering or rejecting an incoming callPress   to answer the incoming call and press   to end the call.
Press   to reject the incoming call.
If you press Silence, only the ringing tone is muted. Then either answer or reject 
the call.
If the headset HDB-4 or HDS-3 is connected to the phone, you can answer and 
end a call by pressing the headset key.
Tip: If the Divert if busy function is activated to divert the calls, for 
example to your voice mailbox, rejecting an incoming call will also divert 
the call. See Call divert on page 84.
Note that when somebody is calling you, the phone shows the caller’s name, 
phone number or the text Private number or Call. If more than one name is found 
in the phone book with the same phone number as the caller’s number, only the 
phone number will be displayed, if this is available. 
						

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Call waitingDuring a call, press   to answer the waiting call. The first call is put on hold. 
Press   to end the active call.
To activate the Call waiting function, see Call waiting on page 85.■Options during a callMany of the options that you can use during a call, are network services. Press 
Options during a call for some of the following options:
Mute or Unmute, End call, End all calls, Phone book, Menu and Hold or Unhold, 
New call, Conference, Private, Answer, Reject and Loudspeaker or Handset.
Lock keypad to activate the keypad lock.
Send DTMF to send DTMF tone strings, for example, passwords or bank account 
numbers. Key in the DTMF string or search for it in the phone book and press OK. 
Note that you can key in the wait character w and the pause character p by 
repeatedly pressing  .
Swap to switch between the active call and the call on hold, Transfer to connect a 
call on hold to an active call, and disconnect yourself from the calls. 
						

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LoudspeakerYou can use your phone as a loudspeaker during a call. Do not hold the phone to 
your ear during loudspeaker operation.
 To activate the loudspeaker, press Options and select Loudspeaker, or press 
Loudsp., if available.
 To deactivate the loudspeaker during a call, press Options and select Handset, 
or press Handset, if available.
If you have connected the handsfree unit CARK126 or the headset to the 
phone, Handset in the options list is replaced with Handsfree or Headset and 
the selection key Handset with Handsfr. or Headset, respectively.
The loudspeaker is automatically deactivated when you end the call or call 
attempt or connect the handsfree unit or headset to the phone.
Using the loudspeaker with the radio, see Using the radio on page 96.