Nokia 6370 - • Glossary

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e-mail

Electronic Mail. A written form of communication in
which text (and other types of information) is
transmitted between recipients electronically via
special electronic mail systems managed by
corporations and/or Internet service providers.

END key

Used to terminate an active call or reject an incoming
call. Also used to return to the Start screen from the
phone book or from within the phone’s menu.Functions
as “back” key while using the Minibrowser.

ESN

Electronic Serial Number. Used by wireless service
providers to identify your phone on the wireless
network.

fax call

A call in which your Nokia phone functions as a data/
fax modem, connected to your PC via the DLR-3P cable
or infrared port.

home system

Refers to the wireless system to which you are
subscribed.

home type system

Refers to the same type of system to which you are
subscribed, but a system that is not your primary home
system.

Internet

An elaborate system of interconnected public and
private computer networks around the world, used to
provide access to information and enable
communication between users worldwide.

keypad tones

The sound heard when a key on your phone’s keypad
is pressed.

message alert
tone

The sounds that are heard upon receipt of a text or
system message (e.g. call waiting notification) by your
phone.

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microphone

The electronic element in the base of your phone that
picks up your voice and other sounds.

navigate

A term that refers to the act of moving from one
Internet site or page to another, or to the act of moving
from one area of your phone’s memory or menu to
another.

network services

A term referring to those features and functions
offered by wireless service providers (in additon to
voice call services).

non-home type
system

Any system that does not use the same wireless
"format" as your home system.

number keys

The numbered keys on your phone’s keypad.

power key

A key on the front of the phone that allows you to turn
the phone on or off. This key can also be used to recall
and switch your phone’s profiles.

predictive text
input

A system developed for rapid text entry using your
phone’s keypad.

preferred system

Refers to a system that is the same "format" as your
home system, but is not the system to which you have
subscribed.

ringing option

Refers to the way your phone plays (or if it plays) a
ringing tone when you have an incoming call.

profile

Refers to the various settings relating to your phone’s
audible, visible and vibrating alerts, and the ability to
have multiple configurations to match your location or
environment.

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ringing tone

The tone or melody that is heard when you have an
incoming call.

ringing volume

Refers to the volume of your phone’s ringing tone.

roaming

The state of your phone when you are no longer in your
home system. Additional charges may result.

screen

Your phone’s display.

scroll

To move through a list of names, menu items, etc. by
using the phone’s scroll keys. Each new selection or
option is highlighted as you scroll to it.

selection keys

Refers to the keys under the lower left and lower right
corners of your phone’s screen.

SMS

Short Message Service. A service whereby you can send
and receive short text messages (typically around 160
characters) with your phone.

system

Another way to refer to your service provider’s wireless
network.

TALK key

The key used to make or answer a call.

text message

See SMS.

URL

Universal Resource Locator. A URL is a Web site’s
specific address or location on the Internet (for
example:

http://www.nokia.com

).

voice dialing

The ability to dial numbers in your phone using the
phone’s voice recognition feature. (see voice tags)

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voice mail

A system maintained by your service provider, used to
record voice messages when you are unable to answer
a call.

voice mailbox

The location on your service provider’s network used to
store voice mail messages.

voice tag

A recording of a user’s voice that is assigned to a phone
book entry. Voice tag is used in conjunction with voice
dialing feature (see voice dialing).

volume

See earpiece volume or ringing volume.

warning tones,
game tones

The tone played when your phone displays a warning,
or those tones that are heard when you are playing one
of the phone’s games.

wireless network

Your service provider’s operating environment,
including various types of hardware, software, and
landline connections, which makes wireless calls
possible.

World Wide Web
(WWW)

The part of the Internet that is viewed using a software
application called a web browser. The browser in your
Nokia phone can access many sites on the World Wide
Web, plus sites designed specifically to be browsed
from a mobile phone.

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