SIEMENS A40
User Guide

Phonebook
You can enter frequently dialled numbers along with the associated names in the Phonebook, enabling you to dial quickly and without errors. If caller number transmission is activated, the name of the caller is shown on the display, providing there is a corresponding entry in the Phonebook.

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Writing Names
Press the digit keys repeatedly until the character you want appears. The cursor advances after a short delay.
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Saving Numbers
When you are in standby mode you can make a new entry:
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Press once briefly for A, twice for B, etc. Press briefly to erase the character preceding the cursor, hold down to erase the whole word. Press to switch between upper and lower case letters (only applies to the adjacent character). The first character is written in upper case as standard. Press to create a space. Numbers and letters with accents appear after letters. Press briefly to move the cursor from character to character. Hold down to move from word to word.

Always enter the number with the area code. For frequent travel abroad, enter the international code (¼ p. 9). Save entry. Enter the name that belongs to the number (see below).
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[Save]
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Ann Andrews

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[OK]
Press > to confirm your entry.
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Entering Other Characters


These keys are used for punctuation, common icons and Greek characters. Available characters (¼ p. 18). You may enter a range of numbers for the same person, e.g.: � Ann O (Office) � Ann H (Home) The entries are sorted alphabetically, however only the first six letters of each name are taken into account.

Return to standby mode to enter another number. Dial the number.

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A number can consist of up to 20 characters. Up to 250 Phonebook entries can be made, depending on the SIM card.