Siemens gigaset sl55 User Manual

Notes on user guide

Gigaset SL55 / IM1 EN / A31008-M1752-B101-1-19 / start_guide_time.fm / 11.11.05

PC Interface

You can connect the handset to your com-

puter using a data cable (page 28). Your

computer can then communicate with

your handset via a program (free down-

load at www.siemens.com/

gigasetSL550). You can access your hand-

set's directory and download sounds

(.mid) and pictures (.bmp) for the screen-

saver from your computer to the handset.
During the transfer of data between hand-

set and PC, you will see

Data Transfer

on the

display. During this time, it is not possible

to use the keypad and incoming calls will

be ignored.

Writing and editing a text
message

The following rules apply when writing a

text message:
u Control the cursor with

u v t

u Characters are added to the left of the

cursor.

u Press the star key * to show the

table of special characters.

u The first letter of the name of directory

entries is automatically capitalised, fol-

lowed by lower case letters.

You can call up the table of special charac-

ters when writing an SMS (depending on

base station) using the

key. Select

the required character and insert it with

§Insert§

Writing an SMS/name (without

predictive text)

When you press and hold a key, the char-

acters of that key appear in the display and

are highlighted one after the other. When

you release the key the highlighted char-

acter is inserted into the input field.
Press the hash key

# briefly to switch

from "Abc" mode to "123" and from "123"

to "abc" and from "abc" to "Abc" (upper

case: 1st letter upper case, all others lower

case). Press the hash key

# before

entering the letter.
You can see in the display whether upper

case, lower case or digits is selected.

Date:

Enter the day, month and year as 8 dig-

its.

The second line is marked with [ ] to

show it is active.

Enter the date using the digit keys.

Time:

Enter hours/minutes in 4-digit format.

Press the

s key.

The fourth line is marked with [ ] to show

it is active.

Enter the date using the digit keys.

Save changes.

Press the display key

§Save§

Then press and hold the

a key.

The handset switches to idle status.