Declaration of Conformity
Hereby, Sharp Telecommunications of Europe Ltd declares 
that this GX10i is in compliance with the essential require-
ments and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/
EC.
A copy of the original declaration of conformity can be 
found at the following Internet address:
http://www.sharp-mobile.com
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Introduction
Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for choosing the GX10i.
About This User Guide
This user guide is carefully designed to help you learn 
about your phone’s features and operations quickly and 
effectively.
NOTICE
• We strongly recommend that you keep separate 
permanent written records of all important data. Data 
may be lost or altered in virtually any electronic 
memory product under certain circumstances. 
Therefore, we assume no responsibility for data lost 
or otherwise rendered unusable, whether as a result of 
improper use, repairs, defects, battery replacement, 
use after the specified battery life has expired or any 
other cause.
• We assume no responsibility, directly or indirectly, 
for financial losses or claims from third parties 
resulting from the use of this product and any of its 
functions, such as stolen credit card numbers, the loss 
or alteration of stored data, etc.
• All company and/or product names are trademarks 
and/or registered trademarks of their respective 
holders.
• Screen layout illustrated in this user guide may differ 
from the actual one.
The information described in this user guide is 
subject to change without notice.
• Not all the functions described in this user guide may 
be supported in all networks.
• We assume no responsibility for downloaded 
contents, information, etc. from network.
Copyright
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alteration and use of material which is protected by 
copyright (music, pictures, etc.) is only permitted for 
personal or private use. If the user is not in possession 
of more extensive copyright or has not received the 
explicit permission from the copyright owner to 
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modified in this way, this is considered to be a violation 
of the copyright laws and gives the copyright owner the 
right to claim for damages. For this reason, avoid the 
illegal use of material which is protected by copyright.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft 
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Powered by JBlend®, ©1997-2003 Aplix Corporation. All 
rights reserved.
Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trade-
marks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. 
in the U.S. and other countries.
JBlend and all JBlend-based trademarks and logos are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of Aplix Corporation in 
Japan and other countries.
In this product, JBlend® is incorporated. 
JBlend® is a Java execution environment 
that Aplix developed for implementing 
advanced performance and fast operation 
on small-memory systems. JBlend and 
JBlend logo are trademarks or registered 
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and other countries.
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Mascot Capsule® is a registered trademark of HI Corpora-
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©2002-2003 HI Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed by Inter Digital Technology Corporation under one 
or more of the following United States Patents and/or their 
domestic or foreign counterparts and other patents pend-
ing, including U.S. Patents: 4,675,863: 4,779,262: 
4,785,450 & 4,811,420.
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Licensed under U.S. Patent 4,558,302 and foreign 
counterparts.
T9 Text input is licensed under one or more of the following: 
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541, 5,187,480, 5,945,928, 
and 6,011,554; Australian Pat. No. 727539; Canadian Pat. 
No. 1,331,057; United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B; Hong 
Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329; Republic of 
Singapore Pat. No. 51383; Euro. Pat. No. 0 842 463 
(96927260.8) DE/DK, Fl, FR, IT, NL,PT.ES,SE,GB; 
Republic of Korea Pat. Nos. KR201211B1 and 
KR226206B1; and additional patents are pending 
worldwide.
Useful functions and services of the 
phone
Your phone offers you the following features:
• The built-in digital camera can take pictures.
• You can create and read SMS messages.
• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) can 
personalise your phone in various ways: you can send 
and receive multimedia messages with graphical 
images, photographs or sound attached. 
• WAP browser helps you to access a variety of 
information on the mobile internet.
• You can play with JavaTM applications. You can also 
download various kinds of JavaTM applications from 
Vodafone via the mobile Internet.
• The main display of colour TFT-LCD makes the 
screens clearer, more beautiful and easier to view.
• Sub-Screen allowing you to see who is calling and 
new message indicators.
• You can create various melodies for original ring 
tones using up to 16 chords.
• Voice memo function allows you to record and play 
back your voice message.
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Introduction
Table of Contents
Introduction  ................................................. 1
Useful functions and services of the phone ..3
Table of Contents ........................................ 4
Your Phone .................................................. 7
Accessories  ..................................................7
Getting Started  ............................................ 8
Inserting the SIM Card and the Battery  .....10
Charging the Battery  ..................................13
Turning Your Phone On and Off  ...............15
Display Indicators  ......................................15
Sub-Screen  .................................................17
Call Functions  ........................................... 19
Making a Call .............................................19
Speed Dialling ............................................19
Redialling  ...................................................20
Ending a Call ..............................................20
Answering a Call ........................................20
Incall Menus ...............................................21
Phonebook ................................................. 24
Entering Characters ....................................24
Creating a New Entry .................................25
Finding a Name and Number  .................... 28
Editing Phonebook Entries  ........................ 28
Deleting Phonebook Entries ...................... 29
Checking Your Own Numbers  .................. 29
View Groups .............................................. 29
Memory Status ........................................... 30
Speed Dial List  .......................................... 30
Sending Messages  ..................................... 31
Using the Menu ..........................................32
List of Menu Functions  ............................. 33
Camera   ......................................................34
Using the Timer ......................................... 36
Sending Pictures  ........................................ 37
Deleting Pictures  ....................................... 37
My Phone ....................................................38
Java™  ........................................................ 38
My Java™ Games   .................................... 39
My Pictures  ............................................... 40
My Sounds  ................................................ 43
My Bookmarks   ......................................... 45
My Text Templates  ................................... 46
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Memory Status  ..........................................47
Fun & Games  ............................................. 48
Java™ Games  ............................................48
Other Games   .............................................51
Melody Editor   ...........................................52
Tone Editor   ...............................................59
Profiles   ...................................................... 63
Activating a Profile ....................................63
Customising Profiles ..................................63
Resetting Profile Settings ...........................64
Ringer Volume ...........................................64
Ringer Type  ...............................................64
Vibration  ....................................................65
Keypad Tones  ............................................65
Warning Tone  ............................................66
Power On/Off Sound  .................................66
Message Alert  ............................................67
Low Battery Alert  ......................................68
Any Key Answer  .......................................68
Organiser  ................................................... 69
Calculator  ..................................................69
Calendar   ....................................................70
Clock & Alarm ...........................................71
Voice Memo  ..............................................75
Help List  ....................................................76
Call Manager  ..............................................77
Call Log ......................................................77
Call Timers  ................................................78
Call Costs   ..................................................79
Data Counter   .............................................81
Diverts  .......................................................82
Settings .......................................................84
Phone Settings ............................................84
Call Settings  ...............................................89
Network Settings ........................................93
Internet Settings   ........................................95
Infrared  ......................................................99
Security   ...................................................100
Master Reset  ............................................104
Vodafone live!  ..........................................105
Viewing the WAP Browser ......................105
Navigating a WAP Page ...........................105
Messages ..................................................107
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) ...107
SMS (Short Message Service)  .................114
Cell Broadcast   .........................................118
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Cell Information   ......................................119
Data Transmission .................................. 120
System Requirements ...............................120
Software Installation and Setup  ...............120
Using the Modem Setup ...........................120
Transmitting Picture/Image Files .............121
Troubleshooting ...................................... 122
Safety Precautions and Conditions of 
Use ............................................................ 124
CONDITIONS OF USE ...........................124
ENVIRONMENT  ....................................126
PRECAUTIONS CONCERNING 
VEHICLE USE  ........................................127
Index ......................................................... 128
QUICKSTART GUIDE  .............................. 134
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Your Phone
Please check the following carefully. Your phone 
should come complete with:
• GSM 900/1800/1900 GPRS handset
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery
• AC charger
• Hands free kit
• CD-ROM
• User guide
Accessories 
(optional)
• Li-ion spare battery (XN-1BT11)
• Cigarette lighter charger (XN-1CL10)
• Car holder (XN-1CH11)
• Data cable (RS232C cable: XN-1DC10)
Some of the above accessories may not be offered by 
every region.
For details, please contact your dealer.
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Your Phone
Getting Started
Getting Started
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