Nokia C6 Manual

							Personalise your device
You can personalise your device by
changing the standby mode, main menu,
tones, themes, or font size. Most of the
personalisation options, such as changing
the font size, can be accessed through the
device settings.
Change the look of your device
Select Menu > Settings and Themes.
You can use themes to change the look of
the display, such as the background
image.
To change the theme that is used for all
the applications in your device, select
General. To preview a theme before
activating it, go to the theme, and wait for
a few seconds. To activate the theme,
select Options > Set. 
 indicates the
active theme.
To have an image or a slide show of
changing images as the background in the
home screen, select Wallpaper > Image
or Slide show.
To change the image displayed in the
home screen when a call is received, select
Call image.
Profiles
You can use profiles to set and customise
the ringing tones, message alert tones,
and other tones for different events,
environments, or caller groups. The name
of the selected profile is displayed at the
top of the home screen. If the General
profile is in use, only the date is displayed.
Select Menu > Settings and Profiles.Go to a profile, and select from the
following:
Activate  — Activate the profile.
Personalise  — Personalise the profile.
Timed  — Set the profile to be active until
a certain time within the next 24 hours.
When the time expires, the profile
changes back to the previously active non-
timed profile. In the home screen, 
indicates a timed profile. The Offline
profile cannot be timed.
To create a new profile, select Options >
Create new.
3-D tones
With 3-D tones, you can enable three-
dimensional sound effects for ringing
tones. Not all ringing tones support 3-D
effects.
Select Menu > Settings and Profiles. Go
to a profile, and select Options >
Personalise.
To enable a 3-D effect that is applied to the
ringing tone, select 3-D ringing tone
effect and the desired effect.
To change the 3-D echo effect that is
applied to the ringing tone, select 3-D
ringing tone echo and the desired effect.
To listen to a 3-D effect before selecting it,
go to the effect, and wait for a second.
Modify the home screen
To modify items, such as e-mail
notifications, in the home screen, select
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							To select an image or image slide show as
the background image in the home
screen, select Menu > Settings and
Themes > Wallpaper.
To change the clock shown in the home
screen, tap the clock in the home screen,
and select Options > Settings > Clock
type.
Modify the main menu
In the menu you can access the functions
in your device. To open the main menu,
press the menu key.
To change the menu view, select
Options > List view or Grid view.
To reorganise the main menu, select
Options > Organise. For example, to
move a menu icon to another folder, select
the icon, Options > Move to folder, and
the new folder. You can also drag and drop
an icon to a new location in the main
menu.
Applications
Calendar
With Calendar you can manage calendar
entries, such as meetings, to-do notes,
and anniversaries.
Open the calendar
Select Menu > Calendar.
Calendar views
Select Menu > Calendar.
Switch between calendar views
Select Options > Change view > Day,
Week, or To-do.
Change the starting day of the week, or
modify calendar alarm settings
Select Options > Settings. The starting
day of the week is the view that is
displayed when you open the calendar.
Go to a specific date
Select Options > Go to date.
Calendar toolbar
Select Menu > Calendar.
From the calendar toolbar, select from the
following:
 Next view  — Select the month view.
 Next view  — Select the week view.
 Next view  — Select the day view.
 Next view  — Select the to-do view.
 New meeting  — Add a new meeting
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							 New to-do note  — Add a new to-do
note.
Create a calendar entry
Select Menu > Calendar.
1 Go to the desired date, and select
Options > New entry and from the
following:
Meeting  — Set a reminder for your
meeting.
Meeting request  — Create and send
a new meeting request. A mailbox
needs to have been set up.
Memo  — Write a general note for the
day.
Anniversary  — Add a reminder of
birthdays or special dates (entries are
repeated annually).
To-do note  — Set a reminder for a
task that must be done by a specific
date.
2 Fill in all the fields. Select a field to
enter the text. To close the text input
dialog, select Done.
T o  a d d  a  d e s c r i p t i o n  t o  a n  e n t r y ,  s e l e c t
Options > Add description.
3 Select Done.
The available options may vary.
Mute or stop a calendar alarm
Select Silence or Stop.
Set an alarm to snooze
Select Snooze.
To define the period after which the
calendar alarm sounds again when set to
snooze, select Options > Settings >
Alarm snooze time.
Manage calendar entries
Select Menu > Calendar.
Delete several entries at a time
In the month view, select Options >
Delete entry > Before selected date or
All entries.
Mark a task as completed
In the to-do view, go to the task, and
select Options > Mark as done.
Send a calendar note to a compatible
device
Select Options > Send.
If the other device is not compatible with
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the
time information of received calendar
entries may not be displayed correctly.
You can synchronise your calendar with a
compatible PC using Ovi Suite. When
creating a calendar entry, set the desired
synchronisation option.
ClockSet time and date
Select Menu > Applications > Clock.
Select Options > Settings and from the
following:
Time  — Set the time.
Date  — Set the date.
Automatic time update  — Set the
network to automatically update the
time, date, and time zone information for
your device (network service).
Alarm clock
Select Menu > Applications > Clock.
Set a new alarm
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							2 Set the alarm time.
3 Select Repeat to set whether and
when the alarm is repeated.
4 Select Done.
View your alarms
Select Alarms. 
 indicates an active
alarm.  indicates a repeated alarm.
Remove an alarm
Select Alarms, go to the alarm, and select
Options > Delete alarm.
Stop the alarm
Select Stop. If your device is switched off
when an alarm expires, your device
switches itself on and starts sounding the
alarm tone.
Set the alarm to snooze
Select Snooze.
Define the snooze time
Select Options > Settings > Alarm
snooze time.
Change the alarm tone
Select Options >  Settings >  Clock alarm
tone.
World clock
With the world clock, you can view the
current time in different locations.
Select Menu > Applications > Clock.
View the time
Select World clock.
Add locations to the list
Select Options > Add location.Set your current location
Go to a location, and select Options >  Set
as current location. The time in your
device is changed according to the
selected location. Ensure that the time is
correct and matches your time zone.
RealPlayer
With RealPlayer, you can play video clips
or stream media files over the air without
saving them to the device first.
RealPlayer does not necessarily support all
file formats or all the variations of file
formats.
Play a video clip
Select Menu > Applications > Tools >
RealPlayer.
Play a video clip
Select Video clips and a video clip.
List recently played files
In the main view, select Recently
played.
Go to a video clip, and select Options and
from the following:
Use video clip  — Assign a video clip to a
contact or set it as a ringing tone.
Mark/Unmark  — Mark or unmark an
item, to send or delete multiple items at
the same time.
View details  —  View details, such as
format, resolution, and duration.
Settings  — Edit settings for video
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							Stream content over the air
In RealPlayer, you can only open an RTSP
link. However, RealPlayer plays a RAM file
if you open an HTTP link to it in a browser.
Select Menu > Applications > Tools >
RealPlayer.
To stream content over the air (network
service), select Streaming links and a
link. You can also receive a streaming link
in a text message or multimedia message,
or open a link on a web page.
Before live content begins streaming,
your device connects to the site and starts
loading the content. The content is not
saved in your device.
RealPlayer settings
Select Menu > Applications > Tools >
RealPlayer.
You may receive RealPlayer settings in a
special message from your service
provider. For more information, contact
your service provider.
1 To edit the video settings, select
Options > Settings > Video.
2 To select whether to use a proxy
server, to change the default access
point, and to set the port range used
when connecting, select Options >
Settings > Streaming. For the
correct settings, contact your service
provider.
3 To edit the advanced settings, select
Options > Settings > Streaming >
Network > Options > Advanced
settings.
4 To select the bandwidth used for a
network type, select the network type
and the desired value.To edit the bandwidth yourself, select
User defined.
Recorder
 You can use the recorder to record
voice memos and telephone
conversations. You can also send sound
clips to your friends.
Select Menu >  Applications >  Recorder.
Record a sound clip
Select 
.
Stop recording a sound clip
Select 
.
Listen to the sound clip
Select 
.
Send a sound clip as a message
Select Options > Send.
Record a telephone conversation
Open the recorder during a voice call, and
select 
. Both parties hear a tone at
regular intervals during recording.
Select the recording quality or where
to save sound clips
Select Options > Settings.
The recorder cannot be used when a data
call or GPRS connection is active.
NotesAbout Notes
 Select Menu > Applications >
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							You can write notes and save received
plain text files (.txt file format) to the
Notes application.
Write a note
1 Select Menu > Applications >
Office > Notes.
2 Select Options > New note.
3 Enter text in the note field.
4 Select Done.
Manage notes
Select Menu > Applications > Office >
Notes.
Select Options and from the following:
Open  — Open the note.
Send  — Send the note to other
compatible devices.
Delete  — Delete a note. You can also
delete several notes at once. To mark each
note you want to delete, select Options >
Mark/Unmark, and delete the notes.
Synchronisation  — Synchronise the
notes with compatible applications on a
compatible device, or define the
synchronisation settings.
OfficeFile manager
About File manager
Select Menu > Applications > Office >
File mgr..
With File manager, you can browse,
manage, and open files on your device or
a compatible external drive.
Find and organise files
Select Menu > Applications > Office >
File mgr..Search for a file
Select Options > Find. Enter search text
that matches the file name.
Move and copy files and folders
Select Options > Organise and the
desired option.
Sort files
Select Options > Sort by and the desired
category.
Edit the memory card
You can format a memory card to erase
the data on it, or you can protect the data
on the memory card with a password.
Select Menu > Applications > Office >
File mgr..
Rename or format a memory card
Select Options > Memory card options
and the desired option.
Password protect a memory card
Select Options > Memory card
password.
These options are available only if a
compatible memory card is inserted in the
device.
Back up files
Select Menu > Applications > Office >
File mgr. and Backup.
It is recommended that you back up the
device memory regularly to a compatible
computer or memory card.
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							licences and the content to your
computer.
Dictionary
You can translate words from one
language to another. Not all languages
may be supported.
Look up a word to translate
1 Select Menu > Applications >
Office > Dictionary.
2 Enter text in the search field. As you
enter text, suggestions of words to
translate are displayed.
3 Select the word from the list.
Select Options and from the following:
Listen  — Listen to the selected word.
History  — Find previously translated
words from the current session.
Languages  — Change the source or
target language, download languages
from the internet, or remove a language
from the dictionary. You cannot remove
the English language from the dictionary.
You can have two additional languages
installed, besides English.
Speech  — Edit the voice feature settings.
You can adjust the speed and volume of
the voice.
Quickoffice
About Quickoffice
Select Menu > Applications > Office >
Quickoffice.
Quickoffice consists of the following:
•Quickword for viewing Microsoft
Word documents
•Quicksheet for viewing Microsoft Excel
worksheets•Quickpoint for viewing Microsoft
PowerPoint presentations
•Quickmanager for purchasing
software
If you have the editor version of
Quickoffice, you can also edit files.
Not all file formats or features are
supported.
Converter
With Converter, you can convert measures
from one unit to another.
The converter has limited accuracy, and
rounding errors may occur.
Convert currency
1 Select Menu > Applications >
Office > Converter and Options >
Conversion type > Currency.
2 In the second Unit field, select the
currency to which you want to
convert.
3 In the first Amount field, enter the
value you want to convert. The second
Amount field shows the converted
value automatically.
Convert measures
You can convert measures, such as length,
from one unit to another.
Select Menu > Applications > Office >
Converter.
1 In the Type field, select the measure
to use.
2 In the first Unit field, select the unit
from which you want to convert.
3 In the second Unit field, select the unit
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							4 In the first Amount field, enter the
value you want to convert. The second
Amount field shows the converted
value automatically.
Calculator
Make a calculation
1 Select Menu > Applications >
Office > Calculator.
2 Enter the first number of the
calculation.
To delete a number, press the
backspace key.
3 Select a function, such as add or
subtract.
4 Enter the second number of the
calculation.
5 Select =.
This calculator has limited accuracy and is
designed for simple calculations.
Save calculations
You can save the result of a calculation and
use it in a new calculation. The saved
result replaces the previously stored result
in the memory.
Save the result of a calculation
Select Options > Memory > Save.
Retrieve the result of a calculation
Select Options > Memory > Recall.
View the last saved result
Select Options > Last result. Exiting the
Calculator application or switching off the
device does not clear the memory. You can
recall the last saved result the next time
you open the Calculator application.
Zip manager
 Select Menu > Applications >
Office > Zip.
With Zip manager, you can create new
archive files to store compressed ZIP
formatted files; add single or multiple
compressed files or directories to an
archive; set, clear, or change the archive
password for protected archives; and
change settings, such as the level of
compression used.
You can save the archived files in the
device memory or on a memory card.
Active notes
About Active notes
 Select Menu > Applications >
Active notes.
Active notes allows you to create notes
that contain images and sound or video
clips. You can also link a note to a contact.
The note is displayed during a call with the
contact.
Create and edit notes 
Select Menu > Applications > Active
notes.
Create a note
Start writing.
Edit a note
Select Options > Editing options.
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							Send  — Send the note to a compatible
device.
Link note to call  — Select Add contacts
to link a note to a contact. The note is
displayed when making a call to or
receiving a call from the contact.
Active notes settings
Select Menu > Applications > Active
notes and Options > Settings.
Select where to save notes
Select Memory in use and the desired
memory.
Change the layout of active notes
Select Change view > Grid or List.
Display a note during phone calls
Select Show note during call > Yes.
Tip: If you temporarily do not want to see
notes during phone calls, select Show
note during call > No. This way you do
not have to remove the links between
notes and contact cards.
Adobe Reader
 Select Menu > Applications >
Office > Adobe PDF.
With Adobe Reader, you can read PDF
documents with your device; search for
text in the documents; modify settings,
such as zoom level and page views; and
send PDF files by mail.
Settings
Some settings may be preset for the
device by your service provider, and you
may not be able to change them.
Phone settingsDate and time settings
Select Menu > Settings and Phone >
Date and time.
Select from the following:
Time  — Enter the current time.
Time zone  — Select your location.
Date  — Enter the current date.
Date format  — Select the date format.
Date separator  — Select the symbol that
separates days, months, and years.
Time format  — Select the time format.
Time separator  — Select the symbol that
separates hours and minutes.
Clock type  — Select the clock type.
Clock alarm tone  — Select the tone for
the alarm clock.
Alarm snooze time  — Adjust the snooze
time.
Workdays  — Select your working days.
You can then set an alarm only for working
day mornings, for example.
Automatic time update  — Set the
device to update the time, date, and time
zone automatically. This network service
may not be available on all networks.
Speech
Select Menu > Settings > Phone >
Speech.
With the Speech application, you can set
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							Set the language for the Message
reader
Select Language. To download additional
languages to your device, select
Options > Download languages.
Tip: When you download a new language,
you must download at least one voice for
that language.
Set the speaking voice
Select Voice. The voice depends on the
selected language.
Set the speaking rate
Select Speed.
Set the speaking volume
Select Volume.
View details of a voice
Open the voice tab, and select the voice
and Options > Voice details. To listen to
a voice, select the voice and Options >
Play voice.
Delete languages or voices
Select the item and Options > Delete.
Message reader settings
To change the Message reader settings,
open the Settings tab, and define the
following:
Language detection  — Activate
automatic reading language detection.
Continuous reading  — Activate
continuous reading of all selected
messages.
Speech prompts  — Set the Message
reader to insert prompts in messages.
Audio source  — Listen to messages
through the earpiece or loudspeaker.
Language settings
Select Menu > Settings and Phone >
Language.
Change the device language
Select Phone language.
Change the writing language
Select Writing language.
Activate predictive text input
Select Predictive text.
Display settings
Select Menu > Settings and Phone >
Display.
Select from the following:
Light sensor  — Adjust the light sensor
sensitivity of your device. The light sensor
turns the lights on when the lighting of
your location is dim and off when it is
bright.
Font size  — Select the size of text and
icons on the display.
Welcome note / logo  — Select whether
you want to display a note or image when
you switch on the device.
Light time-out  — Set how long the light
stays on when you stop using the device.
Voice commands
Activate voice commands
Press and hold the call key in the home
screen, and say a command. The voice
command is the name of the application
or profile displayed in the list.
To view the list of voice commands, select
Menu > Settings and Phone > Voice
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