Nokia 2115i - 10. Tools

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10. Tools

Your phone features some helpful tools, including an alarm clock, calendar, voice
memo, calculator, countdown clock, and stopwatch.

Alarm clock

Set an alarm

The alarm clock is based on the phone clock. It sounds an alert any time you specify
and works even when the phone is turned off.

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm clock

. If the alarm has been

previously set, select

On

.

2. Enter the time for the alarm in hh:mm format, and select

OK

.

3. Select

am

or

pm

if 12-hour format has been selected.

Alarm on appears briefly in the display, and

appears on the main screen.

Alarm conditions

When the alarm sounds, your phone beeps and/or vibrates (if vibrate alert is on in
the currently active profile), and lights up.

With the phone on, select

Stop

to shut the alarm off, or select

Snooze

. If you select

Snooze

, the alarm stops for 10 minutes, and

Snooze on

is displayed.

If you do not press a key, the alarms stops after 1 minute and snoozes for 10 minutes,
then sounds again.

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If the alarm time is reached while the phone is switched off, the phone switches
itself on and starts sounding the alarm tone. If you select

Stop

, the phone asks

whether you want to activate the phone for calls. Select

No

to switch off the phone

or

Yes

to make and receive calls. Do not select

Yes

when wireless phone use may

cause interference or danger.

Turn an alarm off

At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm clock

>

Off

.

Calendar

The calendar keeps track of reminders, calls you need to make, meetings, memos,
and birthdays. It can even sound an alarm for any of these events.

Monthly view provides an overview of the selected month and weeks. It also allows
you to jump to a specific date. Any days or dates that appear in bold font contain
calendar notes such as a meeting or reminder.

Open

At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calendar

.

You can move the cursor in some calendar views with the scroll keys.

Go to a date

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calendar

>

Options

>

Go to date

.

2. Enter the date (for example, 07/15/2004), and select

OK

.

Note a specific date

Your phone asks for further information depending on the type of note you select.
You can also set an alarm for your note.

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1. Go to the date for which you want to set a reminder. See "Go to a date," page 68.

2. From the monthly view, with the date highlighted, select

Options

>

Make a note

.

3. Select one of the following note types:

Meeting

—You are prompted to enter a subject, location, and a start and end time.

You are then given the option to set an alarm.

Call

—You are prompted to enter a phone number, a name, and the time. You are

then given the option to set an alarm.

Birthday

—You are prompted to enter the person’s name and year of birth. You are

then given the option to set an alarm.

Memo

—You are prompted to enter a subject and an end date. You are then given

the option to set an alarm.

Reminder

—You are prompted to enter the subject of the reminder. You are then

given the option to set an alarm.

4. Enter your note, and select

Options

>

Save

.

View notes (day view)

After you have created some calendar notes, you can view them as follows:

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calendar

.

2. Scroll to the date containing the note.

Any days containing notes will be in bold type.

3. Select

Options

>

View day

.

4. To view a highlighted note, select

Options

>

View

.

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Options while viewing a list of notes

Select

Options

while viewing a list of a day’s notes and one of the following:

The options listed below are available while viewing the title of a note.

View

—View the full note.

Make a note

—Create a new note for the selected date.

Delete

—Delete the note.

Edit

—Edit the note.

Move

—Move the note to another date on your calendar.

Repeat

—Enable the note to recur on a regular basis. Select

Every day

,

Every week

,

Every 2 weeks

,

Every month

,

Every year

, or

Not repeated

.

Tip: Repeat is not available for Birthday note.

Go to date

—Jump to another date on your calendar.

Send note

—Send the note to another phone using text message, or in calendar format.

Copy

—Copy the note. You can then paste the note to another date.

Settings

—Set the date and time, format, the day each week starts, and whether you

want your notes to auto-delete after a specified time.

Send a note

You can send a calendar note to another compatible phone. Multiple text messaging
charges may apply. Check with Virgin Mobile for details.

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calendar

.

2. Scroll to the date containing the note you wish to send.

Any days containing notes will be in bold type.

3. Select

Options

>

View day

.

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4. Select the note you wish to send and

Options

>

Send note

>

Via calendar

or

Via text msg.

5. If you select

Via calendar

, enter the number for the recipient; or select

Search

to retrieve a number from the contacts list and

OK

. The note is sent.

6. If you select

Via text msg.

, select

Add number

.

7. Enter the number for the recipient; or select

Search

to retrieve a number from

the contacts list and

OK

.

8. Select

Options

>

Send

.

Receive notes

When you receive a calendar note, your phone displays notification that the calendar
note arrived. Save the note in your calendar, and set an alarm for any date and time.

View notes

1. When your phone displays notification that the calendar note arrived, select

Show

.

2. Scroll to view the entire message, if necessary.

Save notes

After viewing the calendar note, select

Options

>

Save

.

Discard notes

After viewing the calendar note, select

Options

>

Discard

.

Voice memo

This feature allows you to record a speech or sound memo with your phone and
listen to it later. The total available time is 60 seconds if no memos have been
stored. The maximum length of a recording depends on how much memory remains
available. The recorder cannot be used when you are using VirginXtras.

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Record speech or sound

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Voice memo

>

Record

.

2. After the recorder start tone is heard, begin recording speech or sound.

3. When you are finished recording, select

Stop

.

4. Type in a name for the recording, and select

OK

. The recording is saved to the

recording list.

Record list options

1. When you have saved a recording, at the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Voice memo

>

Recordings list

.

2. Scroll through the list to find your recording; then, select

Options

and one of

the following:

Playback

—Listen to the recording using the earpiece.

Delete

—Erase the recording.

Edit title

—Rename the recording.

Add alarm

—Add an alarm to the recording.

Calculator

The calculator on your phone adds, subtracts, multiplies, divides, calculates the
square and the square root, changes the sign of the number entered, and converts
currency values.

This calculator has a limited accuracy and is designed for simple calculations.

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calculator

.

2. Enter the first number in the calculation.

Press # for a decimal point if necessary.

Press * to cycle through the add (+), subtract (-), multiply (*), and divide (/)
characters. Pause briefly to select the displayed character.

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3. Enter the second number in your calculation.

4. Select

Options

(equals is highlighted).

To perform a square or square root calculation, select

Options

>

Square

or

Square

root

. Select

Options

>

Change sign

to change the sign of your result.

Currency converter

You can convert foreign currency to domestic or vice versa.

1. At the main screen, enter a currency amount to convert.

2. Select

Options

>

To home

or

To foreign

.

To home

—converts foreign currency to domestic currency.

To foreign

—converts domestic currency to foreign currency.

If you have not done so already, you are prompted to enter the exchange rate.

3. Enter the exchange rate (press # to insert a decimal), and select

OK

.

You can also edit the exchange rate at any time.

When you change base currency, you must enter the new rates because all
previously set exchange rates are set to zero.

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calculator

>

Options

>

Exchange

rate

>

Foreign unit expressed in domestic units

or

Domestic unit expressed in

foreign units

.

Foreign unit expressed in domestic units

—The number of home units it takes to

make one unit of foreign currency.

Domestic unit expressed in foreign units

—The number of foreign units it takes

to make one unit of your home currency.

2. Enter the exchange rate, and select

OK

.

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Countdown timer

You can enter a specified time (up to 99 hours and 59 minutes). When the time
runs out, your phone sounds an alarm.

The countdown timer only works when the phone is on. When you turn off your
phone, the timer is no longer active.

Set the countdown timer

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Countdown timer

.

2. Enter the time (in hh:mm format), and

OK

.

3. Enter a note for the timer, and

OK

.

appears on the main screen when the countdown timer is set.

When the timer runs out, your phone sounds an alarm and flashes its lights. The timer
note is displayed on the main screen. If you are using a phone function when the
alarm sounds, the timer note is displayed when you return to the main screen.

Press any key during the alarm to stop the timer.

At the main screen, select

OK

to clear the timer note.

After 60 seconds the timer alert stops automatically.

Change the time

After you have set the timer, you can change the time.

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Countdown timer

>

Change time

.

2. Enter the new time, and select

OK

.

3. Leave the note as it was; or enter a new note, and select

OK

.

Stop the timer before the alarm sounds

After you have set the timer, you can stop the timer.

At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Countdown timer

>

Stop timer

.

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Stopwatch

Your phone has a stopwatch that can be used to track time. The stopwatch displays
time in hours, minutes, seconds, and fractions of a second in hh:mm:ss:s format.

Using the stopwatch or allowing it to run in the background when using other
features increases the demand on battery power and reduces the battery life.

Split or Lap time

Use the split time function for such things as a long distance race when you need
to pace yourself.

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Stopwatch

>

Split timing

or

Lap

timing

>

Start

.

Split timing

—You can use the split time function to pace yourself as you might do

during a race. Select

Split

to note the lapsed time. The timer continues to run

and the split time appears below the running time. Each time you select

Split

,

the new measured time appears at the beginning of the list.

Lap timing

—You can use the lap time function to track how long it takes to

complete a cycle or lap. Select

Lap

to note the lap time. The timer stops, then

immediately returns to zero for the next lap. The lap time appears below the
running time. Each time you select

Lap

, the new measured time appears at the

beginning of the list.

2. Select

Stop

to end timing and display total time.

Save, view or delete split and lap times

To save a time while the timer is running select

Stop

>

Save

, enter a name for

the measurement, and select

OK

. If you do not enter a name, the total time is

used as the default title for the lap or split time.

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To view the last measured time, from the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Stopwatch

>

Split timing

or

Lap timing

>

Show last time

.

To browse saved times, from the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Stopwatch

>

Split timing

or

Lap timing

>

View times

.

To delete a saved time, from

Stopwatch

, select

View times

>

Select

>

Delete

or

select

Delete times

>

One by one

or

Delete all

.

Operation note

If you press End and return to the main screen, the timer continues to run in the
background, and

appears in the upper left corner of the screen.

To return to the stopwatch, do the following:

1. At the main screen, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Stopwatch

>

Continue

.

2. To stop the timer, select

Stop

.

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