FAQ

Both earpieces (Right/Left) are used when the Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) is activated when listening to music or watching a video. When you make a call on your Nokia device while using a Bluetooth headset, the Hands-Free (HFP) or Headset (HSP) profile would be activated. Only the Right earpiece is used at this time.  This is a Nokia safety feature as the headset may be used in a vehicle as a Hands-Free device. This allows the user to still hear the environment around them while on an active call.

If you have Nokia Suite installed on your computer, do the following:

1. Start Nokia Suite.
2. Select Tools > Add new device.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

For more detailed information about installing or using Nokia Suite, visit the support section of your local Nokia website.

Nokia PC Suite is being replaced by Nokia Suite(earlier known as Nokia Ovi Suite), which is the newer and more user-friendly application for Windows.

Nokia is not developing PC Suite anymore.

With Nokia Suite, you can connect your computer and your phone. Keeping important information up to date on your phone and on your computer is simple, and you can  transfer music, and download free street maps to your phone with ease. Nokia PC Suite and Nokia Suite can be installed on the same computer, but you should not use them simultaneously. Note that the latest Nokia phones are supported only by Nokia Suite.

It’s easy – just use your phone’s software update application or Nokia Suite to download the update. The whole process should take less than ten minutes, depending on the speed of your connection. You can use:

• a Wi-Fi network that your phone is connected to

• your phone’s cellular data connection

• your PC’s internet connection, using Nokia Suite

If you use your phone’s cellular data connection to update the software, you may have to pay data charges. It’s usually faster and cheaper to use a Wi-Fi network or your PC’s internet connection.

Update via your phone:

For most devices, select Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone updates or  Menu > Applications > (Tools >) SW Update. If you don't find the software update application from these menu locations, check the correct one from the user guide.

Update via PC:

Connect your phone to the PC via an USB cable, and start Nokia Suite. Select Tools > Software updates and follow the on screen prompts.

If you forget or lose the lock or security code, try first the default lock code 12345. If it is not accepted, contact the nearest Nokia Care point to unlock your device. To find nearest location to you, go to your local Nokia website, and navigate to Support > Troubleshooting (or Repair & Recycle).

These simple steps can help in a majority of cases.

Restart your phone

For phones with removable battery:
1. Switch your phone off
2. Remove the battery.
3. After a few seconds, put the battery in and switch your phone on.

For phones with non-removable battery:
1. Press and hold the power button until the phone vibrates and switches off.
2. Switch your phone on again.

Reset the settings

Restore the original factory settings as instructed in your phone's user guide.

Update the software

Make sure your phone is running the latest software. For downloads and assistance, go to your local Nokia website's support page.

• Fully charge the battery of your phone.
• Restart your phone.
  • For phones with removable battery do the following:
    1. Switch your phone off
    2. Remove the battery.
    3. After a few seconds, put the battery in and switch your phone on.
  • For phones with non-removable battery do the following:
    1. Press and hold the power button until the phone switches off.
    2. Switch your phone on again 
• Check that you are using a Nokia battery and charger compatible with your phone model. You can find compatibility information in your user guide.
• If you have access to another battery and charger of the same type as yours, try substituting them to determine if the issue is with the phone, the battery, or the charger.
• Make sure your device is running the latest software. For downloads and assistance, go to your local Nokia website's support pages.

If you are unable to test your phone or it still keeps switching off, please bring it to the nearest Nokia Care point for inspection.

These messages may be displayed in the following situations:

• The SIM card is out of alignment. If the phone has recently been dropped, bumped, or opened, the SIM card may need adjusting. Follow the SIM card installation instructions in your user guide.
• The PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) code is entered incorrectly multiple times. This can inactivate the SIM card. If inactivation appears to be permanent, contact your operator or service provider for a new SIM card.
• You have recently changed service providers. In this case, either your SIM card or your phone may be configured for your previous operator and may require reconfiguring. It may also be that your phone is configured so that it cannot be used with a SIM card from a different operator or service provider. Please contact your current operator or service provider for assistance.

If none of the situations above apply and you continue to receive this error message, your SIM card may be damaged. Please contact your operator or service provider. Or alternately, contact your local Nokia Care Point for inspection.

All Nokia phones are tested for heat tolerance in accordance with industry and government standards. All models meet industry standards before they are offered for sale. Only Nokia models that meet heat tolerance standards are on the market.

Many phones may seem warm to the user, like most battery-powered devices during excessive use. Higher level phones such as 3G phones, or phones operated in many modes at the same time, such as phone, internet and GSM, will seem warm to the user. Warming may also happen during charging or when listening to music for a longer time, for example. Certain phones only used in talk mode may also seem warm to the individual user.

However, the heat level on all Nokia models is within the safe range. The phone does not require repair since it is operating safely in the manner designed to operate.

Try the following troubleshooting tips:

• Ensure that your phone is on and that there is sufficient signal strength.
  • Signal strength is indicated by the signal indicators at the left side of the phone's display. These indicators move up as the strength of the signal increases and down as the signal decreases.
  • To increase your phone's signal strength, try moving your phone slightly, or move towards a window if you're calling from inside a building. 
• If the phone's profile is set to Silent, Flight, Offline, or any other profile where ringing is silenced, it will not ring. Change the profile to General or Normal as instructed in the user guide. Check also the settings of your active profile, especially Ringing tone, Ringing type and Ringing volume. You may also try another Ringing tone, for example built-in Nokia tune, to rule out possible corruption of a transferred ringing tone.
• Make sure that call divert is not activated.
• Check if the headset is attached to your phone. For some phone models, the ring does not come through the speaker, only through the headset.
• Make sure your device is running the latest software. For downloads and assistance, go to your local Nokia website's support page.