How to change settings
Phone
General
Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Phone > General and from the following options:
Phone language — to change the language for the display texts in your phone. This change may also affect the format used for date and time and the separators used, for example, in calculations. If you select Automatic, the phone selects the language according to the information on your SIM card. After you have changed the display text language, the phone restarts.
Writing language — to change the writing language of your phone. Changing the language affects the characters and special characters available when writing text and the predictive text dictionary used. Predictive text — to set predictive text input On or Off for all editors in the phone. Select a language for entering predictive text from the list. Welcome note / logo — to set the welcome note or logo which is displayed briefly each time you switch on the phone. Orig. phone settings — to reset some of the settings to their original values. You need the lock code.
Standby mode
Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Phone > Standby mode and from the following options:
Active standby — to enable or disable active standby.
Left selection key and Right selection key — to assign a shortcut to the left and right selection keys in the standby mode Active standby apps. — to select the application shortcuts you want to appear in the active standby. This setting is available only if Active standby is set to On.
Navigation key right, Navigation key left, Navigat. key down, Navigation key up, and Selection key — to assign function shortcuts for scrolling in different directions or pressing the scroll key in the standby mode. The scroll key shortcuts are not available if Active standby is On. Operator logo — this setting is visible only if you have received and saved an operator logo. You can select whether the operator logo is shown.
Display
Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Phone > Display and from the following options:
Brightness — to adjust the brightness of the display
Power saver time-out — to set the time-out for the power saver to activate
Light time-out — to set the time-out for the phone backlights
Call
Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Call and from the following options:
Send my caller ID (network service) — to set your phone number to be displayed (Yes) or hidden (No) from the person whom you are calling. The value may be set by your network operator or service provider when you subscribe to the service (Set by network).
Call waiting (network service) — to set the network to notify you of a new incoming call while you have a call in progress. To request the network to activate call waiting, select Activate. To request the network to deactivate call waiting, select Cancel. To check whether the function is active, select Check status.
Reject call with SMS — to enable rejecting phone calls with a text message. Message text — to enter a text to be sent when you reject a call with a text message
Automatic redial — to set the phone to make a maximum of 10 attempts to connect the call after an unsuccessful call attempt. Press the end key to stop automatic redialing.
Summary after call — to set the phone to briefly display the approximate duration of the last call
Speed dialling > On — to set the phone to dial the numbers assigned to the speed dialing keys 2 to 9 by pressing and holding the corresponding number key
Anykey answer > On — to answer an incoming call by briefly pressing any key, except the right selection key, the power key, volume keys, the push to talk key, and the end key
Line in use (network service) — this setting is shown only if the SIM card supports two subscriber numbers, that is, two phone lines. Select which phone line (Line 1 or Line 2) you want to use for making calls and sending short messages.
Calls on both lines can be answered irrespective of the selected line. You cannot make calls if you select Line 2 and have not subscribed to this network service. To prevent line selection, select Line change > Disable if supported by your SIM card. To change this setting, you need the PIN2 code.
Connection
Your phone supports packet data connections , such as GPRS in the GSM network. To establish a data connection, an access point is required. You can define different kinds of access points:
- MMS access point to send and receive multimedia messages
- Access point for the Web application to view WML or XHTML pages
- Internet access point (IAP) (for example, to send and receive e-mail)
Check which kind of access point you need with your service provider for the service you wish to access. For availability and subscription to packet data connection services, contact your network operator or service provider.
Receive access point settings
You may receive access point settings in a message from your service provider, or you may have preset access point settings in your phone.
Access points
To create a new access point or edit an existing access point, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > Access points > Options > New access point or Edit. If you create a new access point, use the settings of an existing access point as a basis by selecting Use existing settings, or start with default settings by selecting Use default settings. Follow the instructions from your network operator or service provider.
Connection name — to give a descriptive name for the connection
Data bearer — The options are Packet data, Data call, and High speed (GSM). Depending on what data connection you select, only certain setting fields are available. Fill in all fields marked with Must be defined or with an asterisk. Other fields can be left empty, unless you have been instructed otherwise by your service provider.
Access point name (for packet data only) — The access point name is needed to establish a connection to the GPRS network.
Dial-up number (for data call only) — the modem telephone number of the access point
User name — The user name may be needed to make a data connection, and is usually provided by the service provider. The user name is often case-sensitive.
Prompt password — If you must enter a new password every time you log onto a server, or if you do not want to save your password to the phone, select Yes.
Password — A password may be needed to make a data connection, and is usually provided by the service provider. The password is often case-sensitive.
Authentication — Normal or Secure
Homepage — Depending on whether you are setting up an Internet access point or MMS access point, enter the Web address or the address of the multimedia messaging center.
Data call type (for data call only) — defines whether the phone uses an analog or digital connection. For details, contact your ISP.
Max. data speed (for data call only) — This option allows you to limit the maximum connection speed when a data call connection is used. During the connection, the operating speed may be less, depending on network conditions.
Select Options > Advanced settings to change the following options:
Network type (for packet data only) — the Internet protocol (IP) version of the network: IPv4 or IPv6. The other settings depend on the selected network type.
IPv4 settings and IPv6 settings (for data call only) — the Internet protocol settings. The settings depend on the network type.
Phone IP address (for IPv4) — to enter the IP address of your phone
DNS address — to enter the IP address of the primary and secondary DNS servers
Proxy serv. address — to enter the IP address of the proxy server
Proxy port number — to enter the port number of the proxy server
The following settings are shown if you have selected data call as the connection type:
Use callback > Yes — to allow a server to call you back once you have made the initial call. Contact your service provider to subscribe to this service.
The phone expects the callback call to use the same data call settings that were used in the callback-requesting call. The network must support that type of call in both directions, to and from the phone.
Callback type — The options are Use server no. and Use other no..
Callback number — to enter your phone number which the dial-back server uses.
Use PPP compress. — To speed up data transfer, select Yes if supported by the remote PPP server.
Use login script > Yes — to use a login script when establishing the connection
Login script —to insert the login script
Modem initialisation (modem initialization string) — to control your phone using modem AT commands. If required, enter commands specified by your service provider or Internet service provider.
Packet data
The packet data settings affect all access points using a packet data connection.
Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > Packet data and from the following options:
Packet data conn. — If you select When available and you are in a network that supports packet data, the phone registers to the GPRS network and short messages are sent using GPRS. Also, starting an active packet data connection, for example, to send and receive e-mail, is quicker. If you select When needed, the phone uses a packet data connection only if you start an application or function that needs it. The GPRS connection can be closed when it is not needed by any application. If there is no GPRS coverage and you have chosen When available, the phone periodically tries to establish a packet data connection. Access point — The access point name is needed when you want to use your phone as a packet data modem to your computer.
SIP settings
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) profiles include the settings for communications sessions using SIP protocols. To view, create, and edit SIP profiles, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > SIP settings.
Data call
The Data call settings affect all access points that use a GSM data call. Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > Data call and from the following options:
Online time — to set the data call to disconnect automatically after a time-out if there is no activity. To enter a time-out, select User defined, and enter the time in minutes. If you select Unlimited, the data call is not disconnected automatically.
Configurations
Certain functions, such as Web browsing and multimedia messaging, may require configuration settings. You may receive the settings from your service provider. To view the list of configurations saved to your phone, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Connection > Configurations. To delete a configuration, scroll to the configuration, press the scroll key, and select Delete.
Date and time
To define the date and time used in your phone, and change the date and time format and separators, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Date and time and from the following options:
Time and Date — to set the time and date
Time zone — to set the time zone of your location. If you set Network operator time > Auto-update, the local time is shown.
Date format — to select the format to display dates
Date separator — to select the date separator
Time format — to select between 24-hour and 12-hour time format
Time separator — to select the time separator
Clock type — to select whether the analog or digital clock is shown in the standby mode.
GClock alarm tone — to select the alarm clock tone
Network operator time (network service) — to allow the network to update time, date, and time zone information to your phone. If you select Auto-update, all active connections are disconnected. Check any alarms as these may be affected.
Security
Phone and SIM
You can change the following codes: lock code, PIN code, and PIN2 code. These codes can only include the numbers from 0 to 9.
Avoid using access codes similar to emergency numbers, to prevent accidental dialing of the emergency number.
To set the security settings, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Security > Phone and SIM and from the following options:
Code in use — to select the active code, PIN or UPIN, for the active USIM. This is shown only if the active USIM supports UPIN, and the UPIN is not rejected.
PIN code request (or UPIN code request) — to set the phone to request the code each time the phone is switched on. Some SIM cards may not allow the PIN code request to be turned Off. If you select Code in use > UPIN, UPIN code request is shown instead.
PIN code (or UPIN code) /PIN2 code /Lock code — to change the codes
GAutolock period — to set a time-out after which the phone is automatically locked. To use the phone again, you need to enter the correct lock code. To turn off the autolock period, select None.
Lock if SIM changed — to set the phone to prompt for the lock code when an unknown, new SIM card is inserted into your phone. The phone keeps a list of SIM cards that are recognized as the owner cards.
Closed user group (network service) — to specify a group of people whom you can call and who can call you. For more information, contact your network operator or service provider. To activate the default group agreed on with the network operator, select Default. If you want to use another group (you need to know the group index number), select On.
Note: When security features that restrict calls are in use (such as call barring, closed user group, and fixed dialing) calls may be possible to the official emergency number programmed into your device.
Confirm SIM services (network service) — to set the phone to display confirmation messages when you use a SIM card service
Certificate management
Digital certificates do not guarantee safety: they are used to verify the origins of software.
To view a list of authority certificates that have been stored in your phone, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Security > Certif. management. To see a list of personal certificates if available, scroll right.
Digital certificates should be used if you want to connect to an online bank or another site or remote server for actions that involve transferring confidential information. They should also be used if you want to reduce the risk of viruses or other malicious software and be sure of the authenticity of software when downloading and installing software.
Before changing any certificate settings, you must make sure that you really trust the owner of the certificate and that the certificate really belongs to the listed owner.
Important: Even if the use of certificates makes the risks involved in remote connections and software installation considerably smaller, they must be used correctly in order to benefit from increased security. The existence of a certificate does not offer any protection by itself; the certificate manager must contain correct, authentic, or trusted certificates for increased security to be available. Certificates have a restricted lifetime. If Expired certificate or Certificate not valid yet is shown even if the certificate should be valid, check that the current date and time in your device are correct.
View certificate details and check authenticity
You can only be sure of the correct identity of a server when the signature and the period of validity of a server certificate have been checked.
The phone notifies you if the identity of the server is not authentic or if you do not have the correct security certificate in your phone.
To check certificate details, scroll to a certificate, and select Options > Certificate details. While opening the certificate details, the phone checks the validity of the certificate, and one of the following notes may appear:
Expired certificate — The validity period has ended for the selected certificate.
Certificate not valid yet — The validity period has not yet begun for the selected certificate.
Certificate corrupted — The certificate cannot be used. Contact the certificate issuer.
Certificate not trusted — You have not set any application to use the certificate.
Change the trust settings
Before changing any certificate settings, you must make sure that you really trust the owner of the certificate and that the certificate really belongs to the listed owner.
Scroll to an authority certificate, and select Options > Trust settings. Depending on the certificate, a list of the applications that can use the selected certificate is shown.
Security module
To view or edit security modules, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Security > Secur. mod..
Call divert
- To divert your incoming calls to your voice mailbox or another phone number, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Call divert. For details, contact your service provider.
- Select which calls you want to divert: Voice calls, Data calls, or Fax calls.
- Select the desired option. For example, to divert voice calls when your number is busy or when you reject an incoming call, select If busy.
- To set the divert option on or off, select Options > Activate or Cancel. To check whether the option is activated, select Check status. Several divert options can be active at the same time.
Call barring and call diverting cannot be active at the same time.
Call barring
Call barring (network service) allows you to restrict the calls that you make and receive with your phone. To change the settings, you need the barring password from your service provider.
- Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Call barring.
- Scroll to the desired barring option, and to request the network to set call restriction on, select Options > Activate. To set the selected call restriction off, select Cancel. To check whether the calls are barred, select Check status. To change the barring password, select Edit barrings passw.. To cancel all active call barrings, select Cancel all barrings.
Call barring and call diverting cannot be active at the same time.
When calls are barred, calls still may be possible to certain official emergency numbers.
Network
Select Menu > Tools > Settings > Network and from the following options:
Operator selection — To set the phone to search for and select automatically one of the available networks, select Automatic. To select the desired network manually from a list of networks, select Manual. If the connection to the manually selected network is lost, the phone sounds an error tone and asks you to select a network again. The selected network must have a roaming agreement with your home network, that is, the operator whose SIM card is in your phone.
Cell info display (network service) — To set the phone to indicate when it is used in a cellular network based on Micro Cellular Network (MCN) technology and to activate cell info reception, select On.
Enhancement
To change settings of an enhancement, select Menu > Tools > Settings > Enhancement and an enhancement, such as Headset. Select from the following options:
Default profile — to select the profile you want to activate each time you connect the enhancement to your phone
Automatic answer — to set the phone to answer an incoming call automatically after 5 seconds when this enhancement is connected to your phone. If the Ringing type is set to Beep once or Silent, automatic answer cannot be used, and you must answer the phone manually.
Lights — To set the phone lights continuously on while using the enhancement, select On.
To use the text phone, select Text phone > Use text phone > Yes.
Also see:
How to use activation keys – Nokia 5500 Sport support
How to use Setting wizard – Nokia 5500 Sport support
How to answer or reject a call – Nokia 5500 Sport support
How to save configuration settings – Nokia 5500 Sport support