Nokia 7610 Smartphone Information

The handset
can be upgraded to the latest version of the operating system at
approved Nokia
Service Centres – If the phone is still under warranty, this
will be done free-of-charge. The process takes up to an hour, but
service centre policies vary depending on how busy they are, and
whether they have the reprogramming equipment onsite. Note that
all data is lost when you upgrade, so it’s vital to do your own
backup first. Online upgrades are not available.

The 7610
can connect to a PC via a serial cable, or over Bluetooth. Here is a summary of
how to connect your 7610 to your PC.

• Bluetooth connection. From the 7610, select ‘Connect | Bluetooth’.
  Turn Bluetooth ‘On’, then move to the second tab by moving the
  joystick to the right. This should show you all Bluetooth devices
  in range. If your PC isn’t shown, select ‘Options | New paired
  device’ and let the 7610 search for the PC connection. When
  the phone and PC are paired, use the Nokia Connectivity package
  to select the file you want to send to the 7610.
  If your PC doesn’t support Bluetooth, then you can add it cheaply and easily using a USB
  Bluetooth adapter. We recommend the Belkin
  USB Bluetooth adapter available for around £15 from amazon.co.uk.
  For details of Bluetooth, see our Bluetooth
  page, and for help connecting, see our PC
  connectivity page
• USB
  cable – This phone can be connected to a PC using a USB cable known as the Nokia DKU-2 Connectivity
  cable. This can be purchased online at MobileShop or Dial-a-phone.
  To use this, you will need a dedicated driver available from
  the Nokia
  site. Once connected, you can use the Nokia PC Suite to transfer data and back up the phone.
• Memory card reader.
  If you don’t want to beam files from your PC to the phone, another
  option is to make use of the MMC card slot in the 7610. Get
  hold of a Memory card reader for around £20 and copy files onto an MMC card plugged into
  your PC. Find out more on our Memory
  card page.

Files beamed
to the 7610 can be found in the Messaging application, in the
Inbox folder

Software
for Symbian OS phones is normally supplied using a Symbian installation
file (with a .sis extension). This is a single file that contains
the components needed to get a piece of software installed and
ready to run. A SIS file can be run on a Symbian phone (e.g. from
the Inbox or via a file manager. It can also be run via the PC
connectivity solution that was supplied on the CD with the handset.
Assuming you have a SIS file on your PC/Mac (either downloaded
from the Internet or on a CD), the ways to install a SIS file
onto your handset are as follows:

• Beaming
  – Beam the file to your handset from your PC using Bluetooth. If
  you don’t currently have the ability to beam files to the handset
  via Bluetooth (either from
  another handheld device or from a PC), then you may wish to
  purchase an adapter for your PC (this means you’ll be able to
  install software, backup and synchronise data between phone
  and PC) – See our Series 60
  PC connectivity page for more.
• USB
  cable – Your can connect your 7610 to your PC via a USB cable. See our Series 60
  PC connectivity page for more.
• By
  email – The alternative, is to email the file that you’re
  trying to install, typically a SIS (Symbian installation file)
  to your own email account, and then use your phone to logon
  to your email (details) and download
  the SIS file as an attachment into your phone’s Messaging Inbox.
• Via
  memory card – There is another alternative for users of
  phones that take memory cards
  (such as the 7610) by transferring the SIS file to the handset
  via the card slot and a PC MMC Memory
  card reader. Copy files onto an MMC from your PC, and then
  insert the MMC card into your handset. You’ll need to have a
  file manager on your 7610 to access the file from the memory
  card (file managers are available from Handango).

If you’ve downloaded an application
and find you can’t install it – make sure the file you’re trying
to install is a SIS (Symbian Installation) file. Many files are
distributed in a compressed form (using the ZIP file format). If
the file has a .ZIP extension, you’ll need to unzip it first. You
can do this with a PC application such as WinZip, or on the phone itself using the ZipMan
application.

To uninstall software that was installed onto a Series 60 phone, go to the Manager application from the main menu (in the Tools folder on some models), select the application, press Options, and select Remove from the menu

Hotmail and AOL use proprietary email systems,
as opposed to the more common POP email systems – this makes it tricky to access mail on a Series 60 device. For email on the move,
consider using a standard POP3 provider such as BT Yahoo (see setup details) that offers free email accounts that can be configured on a Series 60 phone.

If you really want to use Hotmail or AOL, see our Series 60
FAQ on this subject.

Once you have taken a
picture on the 7610, there are three ways to get the files from
your phone to other people or computers:

1. You can copy it to
   your PC with the Nokia software supplied on the CD, using Bluetooth. Set your PC to receive files (using the Bluetooth software supplied with your adapter), select the photo
   to send (from Images), then from the Options menu, select Send.
2. You can use the Messaging
   application and email the picture to yourself (or a friend)
3. Send the picture to
   another mobile using MMS. Costs of sending
   pictures by MMS differ depending on which network operator you’re
   with. Take a look at our MMS page for
   more.

To change the default
wallpaper image used in the phone application, do the following:

• Press Menu
• Go to Tools | Settings
  | Phone | Standby mode
• Press the joystick
  on the "Background image" option.
• From the "Yes
  / No" option, select "Yes". You’re now able to
  select from an image in your images folder

Thanks to caller display, we can see who’s calling. For answers to your Caller Display questions, see our Caller Display Series 60 FAQ

If you’re looking to copy your SMS text messages to a PC, you’ll find that the Nokia PC Suite software doesn’t support this. The best option is to try Oxygen II – This is an alternative PC Suite and supports copying of SMS, MMS and other message types, as well as a few other things that Nokia suite can’t do. Take a look at our Oxygen page

We
accept no responsibility for use of this code. It is undocumented,
not supported by Nokia and should be used at your own risk.

The soft-format
code for Series 60 phones is *#7370#
. You enter this code as you would enter a phone number in the
Phone application. It performs a format of the Internal drive
– All data will be lost if you use this feature.

The method
of performing a hard-format, i.e resetting it completely to factory
defaults and removing all data, is as follows:

1. Switch
   off the phone.
2. Hold
   down the following three buttons: Green (call answer) button,
   * button, and ‘3’ button
3. While
   holding these buttons, press the power button and switch on
   the phone
4. When
   the message ‘Formatting’ appears on the screen, release all
   of the buttons

Note
that you shouldn’t switch the phone off or remove the battery
when performing either of these operations, and it’s advised that
the handset has a reasonable amount of battery charge before performing
a format/reset.

Rather than the software
that came as standard with the phone, there’s a rather useful
third-party application called Oxygen II – This application supports Contacts, Calendar,
Messaging and file management.
For details of how this works, take a look at our Oxygen
page

If this message keeps
popping up for no reason, it sounds like your 7610 is trying to
connect to the ‘Net using GPRS and doesn’t know which access point
to use. Reasons for this are likely to be:

• You’ve installed a
  piece of software that needs to connect to the ‘Net (such as
  Activemail)
• You have an email
  or MMS in your Outbox that’s trying to send
• You have GPRS set
  to "When available" (See Tools > Settings >
  Connection > GPRS)

May also be worth looking
at the settings of your access points (Tools > Settings >
Connection > Access Points).

As a last resort – Another poster in this forum has fixed the
problem by backing up their contacts and other vital info, then
performing a hard-reset – losing all data.

Lock code

• Length: 5 digits
• Detail:Used to prevent unauthorised access to certain functions on the phone
• Set from: Tools > Settings > Security > Phone & SIM
• Default: The default lock code for Nokia Series 60
  devices is 12345.
• Lost? – If you’ve changed this code and forgotten it
  – you will need to visit a Nokia authorised service center,
  who will be able to reset the lock code for you.

PIN code

• Length: 4 digits
• Detail: This is an optional 4 digit code to protect
  your SIM
• Set from: Tools > Settings > Security > Phone & SIM
• Lost? – If you keep trying, you’ll eventually get locked
  out and need to contact your network operator for a PUK code
  (see below)

PUK code

• Length: 8 digits
• Detail: You’ll be asked for this 8 digit code if you’ve
  entered the wrong SIM code more than the allowed number of times.
  You’ll need to contact your network operator to get this lock lifted. PUK code help.

Wallet Code

• Detail: This alphanumeric code is used to gain access
  to the secure data store for the Wallet application, where you
  can save bank and credit card information, plus other private
  data, securely.
• Lost? – If you’ve forgotten the wallet code, enter
  the following string as a telephone number: *#7370925538# –
  this will allow you to delete the existing wallet and create
  a new wallet code. You will be prompted for the phone’s lock
  code to proceed (Normally 12345, unless you’ve change it).

Network locking code

• If your phone was fixed to work on a specific network (for
  example, Orange), this lock may prevent
  you from using another SIM in the handset. You may see "SIM
  card rejected" or "SIM card unaccepted". This lock can be lifted
  for you by contacting the network operator in question (there
  may be a fee for this).