Panasonic Digital Cellular Phone Ebgd55 Operating Instructions

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Setting the Alarm Idle > Menu > Application > Clock > Alarm  
Press Set to set Time and choose a repeat format. Enter the digits with  
24 hour clock. Press 
 to exit. When the set time is reached, the alarm 
will sound. If the alarm is due during a call, an alarm indicator will display. 
 
Caution: Ensure that the setting of the Alarm will not interfere with any 
regulations whereby it may automatically power on when in an aircraft or 
medical facility etc. - see ‘‘Safety First” page 4. 
 
Setting a Power Off Time Idle > Menu > Application > Clock > Power Off Time  
The phone can be set to turn itself off automatically at a specified time using 
the Power Off feature. The procedure for setting/adjusting the Power Off 
automatically is similar to setting the Alarm.  
 
Calculator Perform simple calculations (addition/subtraction/multiplication and division). 
 Idle > Menu > Application > Calculator. Enter a number (maximum 7 
digits) and it will be displayed on the upper right of the display. If a decimal 
point is required press 
, if a minus sign is needed press .  
Use  to select the arithmetic operation you need.  
  Enter a number (maximum 7 digits) and press 
 (=) then the result will be 
displayed.  
 
If  is used to select another arithmetical operation, an intermediate 
calculation will be performed and the result displayed on the upper line. 
 
Currency  The currency converter enables you to convert from/to a home currency 
using a conversion rate that you enter.  
Idle > Menu > Application > Currency   
 
Rate Setting 
Enter an exchange rate in the space where the pencil icon is located. Press 
OK and Save. If a decimal point is required, press . 
 
Rate Computing Since you have saved the exchange rate, enter the numbers you want to 
convert and press Convert.  
  
						

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Records 
Last Dialed Numbers and Redial Recently dialed phone numbers will be stored in Last Dialled. 
If the Caller Identification is known, the caller’s phone number, for an 
answered call will be stored in the Answered menu and an unanswered call 
will be stored in the Unanswered menu. 
 
When the store is full the next phone number will overwrite the oldest. 
 
Idle > Menu > Records to view the Last Dialled, Unanswered, Answered. 
Use 
 to select the phone number (or name) you wish to redial and press . Or in idle, press  to view the last dialed numbers directly. You can 
modify, save or delete the phone number before dialing. 
 
Erase Records 
Idle > Menu > Records > Erase Records  
You can Erase All, Erase Last Dialed, Erase Answered, Erase 
Unanswered.  
 
 
In Call Menu 
During a call, there are several advanced functions that can be used; 
however, some of the in-call options are provided by your wireless service 
provider. 
 
Holding Calls  Holding a Call 
During a call, the display will show Menu and Hold.  
  1  Press Hold. 
  2  “Call Held” is displayed. 
  3  Press 
 to retrieve the call. 
 
Call Waiting During a call, if a second call is incoming, the display will show Reject and 
Swap. 
1 Press Swap. Places the first call on hold. Talk to the second person.  
2  “Call Held” is displayed. 
3 Press 
 to select Swap to retrieve the call. 
  
						

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Hands Free 
During a call, press  Menu > Hands Free. The Hands Free speaker will 
be activated and you can have a conversation without holding the phone.  
 
Accepting/ Rejecting a Second Call A second call can be received, if “Call Waiting” is turned on. This is enabled 
from Idle > Menu > Phone Menu > Call Service > Call Waiting.   
During a call: 
1 Press 
 or  to accept a call. 
2  The current call will be placed on hold. 
OR 
1 Press 
 or  to Reject the incoming call. 
 
Conference  A conference call enables four calls to be in conversation at the same time.  
1  Call the first party, announce the conference call, press Hold.  
2  Call the second party, announce the conference call, press Menu > 
Conference > Hold. This connects the first two calls and places them 
on hold. 
3  Call the third party, announce the conference call, press Menu > 
Conference to connect all four parties. 
The phone will display Conference while the conference call is connected.  
 
Note: This feature is network dependent. 
 
 
Call Transfer When two calls are in use: 
During calls, press Menu and use 
 to select Call Transfer.  
The two calls will be connected to each other and your call will be ended. 
 
Note: Once two calls that have been transferred they cannot be added to a 
conference call. 
 
 
Note: This feature is network dependent. 
 
 
  
						

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Menu Structure 
 1 Personalise 
 Language 
 Tones 
  Ring Volume 
  Ring Type 
  Melody Composer 
  Key Tone 
  Warning Tone 
 Display Setting 
  Idle Screen 
  Greeting 
  Animation 
  Contrast 
  Backlight  
 Alert Type 
  Ring Only 
  None 
    Ring & Vibration 
  Vibration Only 
 Profile Mode 
 User Messages 
 Auto Answer 
  Any Key Answer 
 Defaults 
 Own Menu 
 My Phonebook 
 T9 Input 
2 Game (STK) 3 Phonebook 
 Browse 
 Create  Group Setting 
 Review  
 My Numbers 
  Hot Key Dial 
 My Phonebook 
4 Browser  Start Browser 
 Bookmarks 
 Sever Setting 
5 Key Guard 6 Messages  Received List 
 Send List 
 Create 
 User Messages 
 Review 
 Parameters 
 Broadcast 
7 Phone Menu  Call Service 
  Time/Charges 
  Call Waiting 
  Withhold ID 
  Callers ID 
  Charge Settings 
 Call Divert  
    All Voice Calls 
  Not Reachable 
  No Reply   Busy 
  Status Check 
  Cancel All 
 Security 
  Call Bar 
  Codes 
  Fixed Dial 
  SIM Lock 
 Network 
  Auto Network 
  New Network 
  Network List 
  Band Select 
8 Application  Game (STK) 
 Schedule 
 Clock  
  Clock Setting 
  Alarm  
  Power Off Time 
 Calculator 
 Currency 
9 Records  Last Dialled 
 Answered 
 Unanswered 
 Erase Records 
  
						

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Trouble Shooting 
 Problem Cause Remedy 
Phone will not turn on   Check that the battery is 
fully charged and correctly 
connected to the phone 
Extremely short battery 
life for a new battery 
The network you are 
using and the 
condition of the battery can affect 
battery life  
Short battery life for an old battery The battery has worn out Replace with a new fully 
charged battery 
The charging indicator 
does not light, the 
battery level indicator does not appear and 
the phone cannot be 
turned on when charging 
The battery is not 
attached to the 
phone or when the battery has been 
deeply discharged 
the phone will take a short time until the 
indicator lights Leave the phone charging 
the battery for a few 
minutes before the indicator 
is lit and attempting to turn 
it on 
The battery is not attached to the 
phone 
Battery fails to charge 
Battery has been 
connected to the   phone after AC 
adapter has been 
turned on Ensure the battery is 
attached to the phone prior 
to charging. 
 
The phone is locked  Unlock the phone 
 
Outgoing calls are 
barred Disable the outgoing call 
barring, or barred dial 
Calls cannot be made 
The phone is not 
registered to a network Move to a coverage area 
and operate your phone 
after it has registered with a 
network.  
						

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Calls cannot be 
made from Fixed Dial Store 
  Check your SIM supports 
Fixed Dial 
Check if the Fixed Dial is 
turned on 
Check the phone number is 
stored in the Fixed Dial 
Turn the phone on 
The phone is not turned 
on Turn the phone on. 
 
Incoming calls are barred  Disable the incoming call 
barring. 
Calls cannot be 
received 
The phone is not 
registered to a network Move to a coverage area 
and operate your phone 
after it has registered with a 
network. 
Emergency calls 
cannot be made 
You are not in a GSM 
coverage area Check that the antenna 
symbol is displayed move 
to a coverage area and 
operate your phone when 
antenna symbol is 
displayed 
Phone numbers cannot be recalled 
from phonebook 
The phone is locked  Unlock the phone 
 Phone number has been 
restricted Turn off restriction 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WAP Settings Use the table below to record your WAP settings. 
Item Current Setting 
Server Name   
Dial Number   
Call Type   
Login Name   
Password  
IP Address   
IP Port   
Homepage URL   
Linger Time    
 
 
Specifications 
Phone (Including Battery)*  Type GSM 900   Class 4  
GSM1800  Class 1 
GSM1900  Class 1 
Temperature Range Charging Storage  
+41°F - +95°F (+5°C - +35°C) 
-4°F - 140°F (-20°C - +60°C) WAP  WAP 1.2.1  Weight   Max 2.3 oz. (65 g) 
Dimensions Height x Width x Depth  
3.03” x 1.69” x 0.66” (77 x 43 x 16.9mm) 
(excluding antenna)  
Supply Voltage  720 mAh Li-ion Idle Time  Talk Time 78.3 Hrs ~ 230 Hrs 
1.6 Hrs ~ 7.9 Hrs Charging Time (Phone off)  Less than 120 mins (Travel Charger) Antenna  External Stub Antenna SIM Type  3V Plug-in only SIM   
Note: Charge time will be longer when the phone is turned on. Battery life is 
affected by the network being used, SIM card usage, and the condition of the 
battery.  
						

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Consumer Update on Mobile Phones  (Published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, October 20, 1999.) 
FDA has been receiving inquiries about the safety of mobile phones, including 
cellular phones and PCS phones. The following summarizes what is known—
and what remains unknown—about whether these products can pose a 
hazard to health, and what can be done to minimize any potential risk. This 
information may be used to respond to questions. 
Why the concern?  
Mobile phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy (i.e., radiofrequency 
radiation) in the microwave range while being used. They also emit very low 
levels of radiofrequency energy (RF), considered non-significant, when in the 
stand-by mode. It is well known that high levels of RF can produce biological 
damage through heating effects (this is how your microwave oven is able to 
cook food). However, it is not known whether, to what extent, or through what 
mechanism, lower levels of RF might cause adverse health effects as well. 
Although some research has been done to address these questions, no clear 
picture of the biological effects of this type of radiation has emerged to date. 
Thus, the available science does not allow us to conclude that mobile phones 
are absolutely safe, or that they are unsafe. However, the available scientific 
evidence does not demonstrate any adverse health effects associated with 
the use of mobile phones. 
What kind of phones are in question?  Questions have been raised about hand-held mobile phones, the kind that 
have a built-in antenna that is positioned close to the user’s head during 
normal telephone conversation. These types of mobile phones are of concern 
because of the short distance between the phone’s antenna — the primary 
source of the RF — and the person’s head. The exposure to RF from mobile 
phones in which the antenna is located at greater distances from the user (on 
the outside of a car, for example) is drastically lower than that from hand-held 
phones, because a person’s RF exposure decreases rapidly with distance 
from the source. The safety of so-called “cordless phones, which have a 
base unit connected to the telephone wiring in a house and which operate at 
far lower power levels and frequencies, has not been questioned.  
How much evidence is there that hand-held mobile phones might 
be harmful? 
Briefly, there is not enough evidence to know for sure, either way; however, 
research efforts are on-going. The existing scientific evidence is conflicting 
and many of the studies that have been done to date have suffered from flaws 
in their research methods. Animal experiments investigating the effects of RF 
exposures characteristic of mobile phones have yielded conflicting results. A 
few animal studies, however, have suggested that low levels of RF could 
accelerate the development of cancer in laboratory animals. In one study, 
mice genetically altered to be predisposed to developing one type of cancer 
developed more than twice as many such cancers when they were exposed 
to RF energy compared to controls. There is much uncertainty among 
scientists about whether results obtained from animal studies apply to the use 
of mobile phones. First, it is uncertain how to apply the results obtained in rats 
and mice to humans. Second, many of the studies that showed increased 
tumor development used animals that had already been treated with cancer- 
						

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causing chemicals, and other studies exposed the animals to the RF virtually 
continuously — up to 22 hours per day. 
For the past five years in the United States, the mobile phone industry has 
supported research into the safety of mobile phones. This research has 
resulted in two findings in particular that merit additional study: 
1.  In a hospital-based, case-control study, researchers looked for an association between mobile 
phone use and either glioma (a type of brain cancer) or acoustic neuroma (a benign tumor of the nerve 
sheath). No statistically significant association was found between mobile phone use and acoustic 
neuroma. There was also no association between mobile phone use and gliomas when all types of 
gliomas were considered together. It should be noted that the average length of mobile phone 
exposure in this study was less than three years. When 20 types of glioma were considered 
separately, however, an association was found between mobile phone use and one rare type of 
glioma, neuroepithelliomatous tumors. It is possible with multiple comparisons of the same sample that 
this association occurred by chance. Moreover, the risk did not increase with how often the mobile 
phone was used, or the length of the calls. In fact, the risk actually decreased with cumulative hours of 
mobile phone use. Most cancer causing agents increase risk with increased exposure. An ongoing 
study of brain cancers by the National Cancer Institute is expected to bear on the accuracy and 
repeatability of these results.
1 
2.  Researchers conducted a large battery of laboratory tests to assess the effect of exposure to 
mobile phone RF on genetic material. These included tests for several kinds of abnormalities, 
including mutations, chromosomal aberrations, DNA strand breaks, and structural changes in the 
genetic material of blood cells called lymphocytes. None of the tests showed any effect from the RF 
except for the micronucleus assay, which detects structural effects on the genetic material. The cells in 
this assay showed changes after exposure to simulated cell phone radiation, but only after 24 hours of 
exposure. It is possible that exposing the test cells to radiation for this long resulted in heating. Since 
this assay is known to be sensitive to heating, heat alone could have caused the abnormalities to 
occur. The data already in the literature on the response of the micronucleus assay to RF are 
conflicting. Thus, follow-up research is necessary.
2 FDA is currently working with government, industry, and academic groups to 
ensure the proper follow-up to these industry-funded research findings. 
Collaboration with the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association 
(CTIA) in particular is expected to lead to FDA providing research 
recommendations and scientific oversight of new CTIA-funded research 
based on such recommendations.  
Two other studies of interest have been reported recently in the literature: 
1
.  Two groups of 18 people were exposed to simulated mobile phone signals under laboratory 
conditions while they performed cognitive function test. There were no changes in the subjects’ ability 
to recall words, numbers, or pictures, or in their spatial memory, but they were able to make choices 
more quickly in one visual test when they were exposed to simulated mobile phone signals. This was 
the only change noted among more than 20 variables compared.
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2.  In study of 209 brain tumor cases and 425 matched controls, there was no increased risk of brain 
tumors associated with mobile phone use. When tumors did exist in certain locations, however, they 
were more likely to be on the side of the head where the mobile phone was used. Because this 
occurred in only a small number of cases, the increased likelihood was too small to be statistically 
significant.
4 In summary, we do not have enough information at this point to assure the 
public that there are, or are not, any low incident health problems associated 
with use of mobile phones. FDA continues to work with all parties, including 
other federal agencies and industry, to assure that research is undertaken to 
provide the necessary answers to the outstanding questions about the safety 
of mobile phones.   
						

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What is known about cases of human cancer that have been 
reported in users of handheld mobile phones?  
Some people who have used mobile phones have been diagnosed with brain 
cancer. But it is important to understand that this type of cancer also occurs 
among people who have not used mobile phones. In fact, brain cancer occurs 
in the U.S. population at a rate of about 6 new cases per 100,000 people each 
year. At that rate, assuming 80 million users of mobile phones (a number 
increasing at a rate of about 1 million per month), about 4800 cases of brain 
cancer would be expected each year among those 80 million people, whether 
or not they used their phones. Thus it is not possible to tell whether any 
individual’s cancer arose because of the phone, or whether it would have 
happened anyway. A key question is whether the risk of getting a particular 
form of cancer is greater among people who use mobile phones than among 
the rest of the population. One way to answer that question is to compare the 
usage of mobile phones among people with brain cancer with the use of 
mobile phones among appropriately matched people without brain cancer. 
This is called a case-control study. The current case-control study of brain 
cancers by the National Cancer Institute, as well as the follow-up research to 
be sponsored by industry, will begin to generate this type of information. 
What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of mobile phones?  Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting consumer 
products such as mobile phones before marketing, as it does with new drugs 
or medical devices. However, the agency has authority to take action if mobile 
phones are shown to emit radiation at a level that is hazardous to the user. In 
such a case, FDA could require the manufacturers of mobile phones to notify 
users of the health hazard and to repair, replace or recall the phones so that 
the hazard no longer exists. 
Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA regulatory actions at 
this time, FDA has urged the mobile phone industry to take a number of steps 
to assure public safety. The agency has recommended that the industry: 
•  support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the type 
emitted by mobile phones;  
•  design mobile phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user 
that is not necessary for device function; and  
•  cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best possible 
information on what is known about possible effects of mobile phone use on 
human health. 
At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the federal 
agencies that have responsibility for different aspects of mobile phone safety 
to ensure a coordinated effort at the federal level. These agencies are: 
•  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
• Environmental Protection Agency 
•  Federal Communications Commission 
•  Occupational Health and Safety Administration 
•  National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
•  The National Institutes of Health also participates in this group. 
In the absence of conclusive information about any possible risk, 
what can concerned individuals do?  
If there is a risk from these products — and at this point we do not know that 
there is — it is probably very small. But if people are concerned about 
avoiding even potential risks, there are simple steps they can take to do so.