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© 2019 by Sonim Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE © 2019 by Sonim Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. CONTENT...
  • Page 2: General Information

    PHONE MODELS COVERED This user guide covers Sonim XP8 phone with the model THIRD PARTY TRADEMARKS number XP8800. Google, Android, Google Calendar, Google Now, Google Play and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Phone Operations Without SIM Card ......17 Phone Models Covered ............. 2 Setting up and Using Lock Screen ......... 18 Sonim Support Information ..........2 Changing the Wallpaper ..........18 Use the Guide Effectively ..........2 Capturing a Screenshot........... 18...
  • Page 4 Audio & On-screen Text ..........32 Experimental ..............32 Message+ ............... 43 Managing Message Options ........... 43 ACCESSORIES Managing Message Settings ........... 44 CSM Settings ..............32 SONIM SCOUT PROGRAMMABLE KEYS Setup ................47 SYSTEM UPDATES Utilities ................47 Support ................47 GOOGLE...
  • Page 5 USING APPLICATIONS Camera................48 Calendar ................48 Clock ................48 Calculator ................. 49 Sound Recorder .............. 49 File Manager ..............49 SIM Toolkit ............... 49 Downloads ............... 50 FM Radio................50 REGULATORY INFORMATION- USA MARKET RF Exposure Information (SAR) ........51 FCC Caution ..............
  • Page 6: Safety Guidelines

    For best results mode. and long product life, one should protect the Sonim XP8800 from salt water, dust Do not expose the device to high and strong impacts. temperatures (in excess of 55°C).
  • Page 7: Hearing Aid Compatibility (Hac) Regulations For Mobile Phones

    HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY (HAC) Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device manufacturer or hearing health professional may help you REGULATIONS FOR MOBILE PHONES find this rating. For more information about FCC Hearing In 2003, the FCC adopted rules to make digital wireless Aid Compatibility, please go to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ telephones compatible with hearing aids and cochlear...
  • Page 8: Child Safety

    CHILD SAFETY Do not allow children to play with your mobile phone or its accessories. Keep it out of their reach. They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally damage the mobile phone or accessories. Your mobile phone and its accessories may contain small parts, which could be detached and create a choking hazard.
  • Page 9: Battery Safety Warning For Ieee1725

    BATTERY SAFETY WARNING FOR IEEE1725 CHARGING SAFETY WARNING Do not disassemble or open crush, bend or The equipment shall only be charged when in the deform, puncture or shred. non-hazardous area using a charger specifically supplied for use with the unit USB cable and AC charger S42A02(US plug)/ S42A00(EU plug)/ S42A01(UK plug).
  • Page 10: Battery Usage

    The battery should never be placed in support. municipal waste. Use a battery disposal facility if • Use only a Sonim XP8800 certified battery that is available. designed for this phone model. • The use of other batteries may void the warranty CHARGING THE BATTERY terms of your phone and cause damage.
  • Page 11: Verifying And Optimizing Battery Usage

    CHARGING ANIMATION/ICON TIPS TO EXTEND THE BATTERY LIFE • If the battery is being charged when the phone is switched off, a battery Follow these tips to extend your phone’s battery life. charging animation with current • If you are not using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use battery level is displayed.
  • Page 12: Your Sim/Memory Card

    REMOVING THE BATTERY UNSCREW COVER After removing the back cover, remove the battery by using Sonim screw driver tool. LIFT THE COVER Lift the back cover to reveal the battery slot. USE SONIM SCREWDRIVER You can use the Sonim provided screwdriver tool to open the screws.
  • Page 13: Inserting The Sim Card

    INSERT SIM CARD USE SONIM Slide the silver clip and SCREWDRIVER insert the SIM card. Lock You can use the Sonim the silver clip. provided screwdriver tool to open the screws. YOUR SIM/MEMORY CARD...
  • Page 14: Getting Started

    Dedicated keys PTT Key/Power Key/Volume key (Up and Down)/Camera key/ WHAT IS IN THE BOX? Emergency key The list of items in the Sonim XP8 phone box are: Ports Water-proof USB2.0 type-C, High • Sonim XP8 phone Speed, OTG • Battery DISPLAY •...
  • Page 15: Using Your Sonim Xp8

    USING YOUR SONIM XP8 9 10 Sonim XPand Connector LED Notification Microphones Receiver USB-C Notification Bar Power ON Button Sonim SecureAudio Connector Volume Up / Down Yellow Key 22 22 PTT Button Alarm Key Display Torch/Flash Light App Tray Rear Facing Camera...
  • Page 16: Switching On The Phone

    To open an Device comes equipped with pre-installed app, touch it. To remove any application screen protector for added protection. from this list, swipe the application to left or right. Double press: Launches the menu options of any application. YOUR SONIM XP8...
  • Page 17: Notification Bar Icons

    • View and modify all settings except few data usage GPRS network connected and mobile network related settings. • Activate and share files through Bluetooth. EDGE network connected • Access the Internet using Wi-Fi connectivity. • Access your phonebook, multimedia files, all tools YOUR SONIM XP5S...
  • Page 18: Setting Up And Using Lock Screen

    • Long tap on Home screen > Wallpapers. Select Wallpapers from the pop-up. • My photos: includes photos and screenshots taken using the phone’s camera. • Wallpapers: Tap on System settings > Display > Wallpapers. It includes images that are pre- loaded with the phone. YOUR SONIM XP5S...
  • Page 19: Suggestions

    SUGGESTIONS Your Android device offers suggestions and reminders about the features and you can easily remove them from the Settings. FINISH SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE You can transfer data, add Google account and many more. PAY FASTER WITH GOOGLE You can save payment information to your Google account for easier online checkout process.
  • Page 20: Networks And Internet

    NETWORKS AND INTERNET WI-FI PREFERENCES • Turn on Wi-Fi automatically: To use this option, select a network rating provider. WI-FI • Open network notification: Enable this option get Wi-Fi is a wireless network technology that can provide a notification when a high-quality public network is Internet access at distance up to 100 feet, depending on available.
  • Page 21: Data Usage

    DATA USAGE SETUP MOBILE HOTSPOT You can set up a hotspot using your mobile device. Data usage refers to the amount of data utilized by your phone during data transfers through the Internet. The From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings data usage charges are dependent of the wireless plan provided by your service provider.
  • Page 22: Vpn

    CONNECTED DEVICES • AMBER alerts: Check this option to get the child abduction emergency bulletins. • Allow alerts: Check this option to receive BLUETOOTH emergency notifications. • Alert reminder sound: You can set any of the Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication following alert reminder sound: Once, Every 2 technology used to communicate between the devices minutes, Every 15 minutes and Off.
  • Page 23: Cast

    CAST • Supply power: Tap on this option to charge the connected device. This option works only with From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings devices that support USB charging. ) > Connected devices ( • Transfer files: Tap on this option to transfer the Tap on Cast ( data from one device to another device.
  • Page 24: Apps & Notifications

    APPS & NOTIFICATIONS ADVANCED From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings ) > Apps & notifications ( APPS INFO Tap on Advanced and the following options are From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings displayed: ) > Apps & notifications ( •...
  • Page 25: Battery Settings

    Tap on Network & Internet > Airplane mode . Turn on Airplane mode ( DISPLAY SETTINGS BATTERY SETTINGS DISPLAY BATTERY From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings ) > Display ( From Home screen or App menu, tap on Settings Set the following options to configure your ) >...
  • Page 26: Sound Settings Sound

    SOUND SETTINGS • Current screen saver: Tap the desired app and select as a current screen saver. • Tap on Settings ( ) to go to the Screen saver SOUND settings. Tap on Style. The following options are displayed: Digital and From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings Analog.
  • Page 27: Storage Settings

    STORAGE SETTINGS • Default alarm sound: Select the required alarm sound from the list and tap on OK to set as the From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings ringtone. You can also add a new ringtone using ) > Storage ( Add ringtone ( ) option.
  • Page 28: Usb Power Saving

    USB POWER SAVING SECURITY AND LOCATION SETTINGS From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings ( From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings > Security & location ( ) > USB Power Saving ( Tap on Automatic power ON. If enabled, the device will be automatically powered ON when SECURITY STATUS the USB is connected.
  • Page 29: Privacy

    • Lock screen message: You can enter the location performance and battery saving. message and the same is displayed on the screen • Google Location History: Turn ON the location history: when the phone is locked. • This device: Turn on to view the last reported •...
  • Page 30: Users And Accounts

    USERS AND ACCOUNTS AUTOMATICALLY SYNC DATA From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings ) > Users & accounts ( USERS Enable Accounts for Owner > Automatically From Notifications or App menu, tap on Settings sync data to refresh data automatically. ) >...
  • Page 31: Accessibility

    ACCESSIBILITY requirement. • Language: By default, Use system language option is selected. You can also select the desired ACCESSIBILITY language. • Speech rate: Tap on Speech rate to set the You can make websites and applications more speech input rate to a comfortable speed. accessible to people with disabilities when they are using •...
  • Page 32: Audio & On-Screen Text

    ACCESSORIES AUDIO & ON-SCREEN TEXT Under Audio & on-screen text, the following options are displayed: CSM SETTINGS • Mono Audio: Enable Mono audio to combine the From Notifications screen or App screen, tap on channels when playing audio. Settings ( ) >...
  • Page 33: Programmable Keys

    PROGRAMMABLE KEYS SYSTEM UPDATES You can assign any application to the programmable key. From Notifications or App screen, tap on Settings ) > System Updates ( From Notifications screen or App screen, tap on The following options are displayed: Settings ( ) >...
  • Page 34: Google

    GOOGLE SYSTEM From Notifications screen or App screen, tap on LANGUAGE & INPUT Settings ( ) > Google ( The following services are displayed under You can set the phone’s language to any of the Services: languages displayed in the language list. •...
  • Page 35: Gesture

    DATE AND TIME The following options are displayed under Advanced > Input assistance: From Notifications screen or App screen, tap on • Spell checker: Tap on Spell checker and turn it Settings ( ) > System ( ) > Date & time ( Select the following options to set the date and •...
  • Page 36: Reset Options

    If you perform a factory data reset and are not able to provide this information on your device when requested, you will need to send your device to the Sonim service center for a re flash and you will be charged for this service.
  • Page 37: Managing Contacts

    MANAGING CONTACTS Tap on Attach ( ) to attach any of the following: • Capture picture • Gallery You can use the phonebook to maintain phone numbers • Places of your contacts. This feature enables you to add, dial • Search phone numbers and send SMS and MMS messages.
  • Page 38: Searching A Contact

    • Customize: You can customize the contacts to be • Terms of service displayed. SEARCHING A CONTACT Tap on Sort by. You can sort the contacts by their First name or Last name. From Home screen or App screen, tap on Contacts Tap on Name format.
  • Page 39: Managing Call Settings

    MANAGING CALL SETTINGS CALL HISTORY SCREEN From Home screen or App screen, tap on Phone MAKING A CALL ) > Call History ( Tap on Options ( From Home screen or Apps Menu, tap on the Phone The following options are displayed: •...
  • Page 40 • Sort by: You can sort the contacts by First name or and the call gets disconnected. Last name. Tap on Options ( ) > Restore defaults. • Name format: You have two options to display the CALLS contact name: •...
  • Page 41 BLOCKED NUMBERS Fixed Dialing Numbers From Home screen or Apps menu, select Phone You will not receive calls or messages from blocked numbers. From Call History screen, tap on Options ( ) > Tap on Add a Number to block calls and text from that Settings >...
  • Page 42 Hearing aids Turn On the toggle button to enable the hearing aid compatibility with your device. ASSISTED DIALING • Assisted dialing: Turn On to predict and add a country code when you call while traveling abroad. • Home country: • Default home country: By default, Automatically detected options is selected.
  • Page 43: Sending Messages

    SENDING MESSAGES using Search ( ) button. Enter the message. To add an attachment, tap on ) icon and the following options are displayed: SMS and MMS are convenient and inexpensive means of communication. You can send a text message to ATTACHMENT DESCRIPTION other people via SMS service.
  • Page 44: Managing Message Settings

    • What’s New: The new features like Group Chat, Roaming auto- Enable this option to retrieve Location Services, Photo Editing with Kanvas and retrieve messages automatically while Stickers are available. roaming. • Invite Friends: All the contacts are displayed. Tap on Invite which is next to the desired contact.
  • Page 45 Auto Signature You can add a personal signature to REAL TIME LOCATION SETTINGS your messages. Continuously You can send location information Wearable You can send desired wearable Send Location when not viewed. lt becomes Quick Replies quick replies from the list. available for conversation recipients when they choose to view it.
  • Page 46 ACCOUNT SETTINGS DESCRIPTION Restore You can restore messages that you Messages saved to your phone’s SD card. Report a Bug Describe what you were doing when the error occurred. Open Source The contacts added in the Whitelist Licenses can automatically view your location. Revert to Displays the open source license.
  • Page 47: Sonim Scout

    SONIM SCOUT SUPPORT Support tab consists of the following features: Sonim Scout is a solution that allows the user to register • Chat with Sonim and use a number of key enterprise features. • Remote Support To access Sonim Scout, •...
  • Page 48: Using Applications

    You can CAMERA also view your saved tasks on a daily or weekly basis. The Sonim XP8 has a rear camera with 12MP fixed focus To access calendar; for taking pictures. The pictures are saved in Photos.
  • Page 49: Calculator

    the Recording list is opened. Tap on the required • Check the box next to Repeat to set the alarm on all recorder. the days in a week. • Tap on Default ringtone and select the required FILE MANAGER ringtone. •...
  • Page 50: Downloads

    ) are displayed • 30 minutes on the Notification bar. • 45 minutes • Side Connector: As the Sonim XP8 device does not • 1 Hour support the jack, side connector is used to plug-in Tap on All Channels. The available channels/ the jack and listen to FM radio over the headset.
  • Page 51: Regulatory Information- Usa Market

    REGULATORY INFORMATION- USA RF exposure guidelines. If you do not use a body-worn accessory and are not holding the device at the ear, MARKET position the handset a minimum of 1 cm from your body when the device is switched on. RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION (SAR) FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION This device meets the government’s requirements for...
  • Page 52: Industry Canada Statement (Ic: 8090A-Pc4000)

    fixed to US operation channels only. • Operations in the 5.15-5.25GHz band are restricted to indoor usage only. INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENT (IC: 8090A-PC4000) This device complies with Industry Canada license- exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: •...
  • Page 53: Index

    INDEX Phone specifications 14 Quick responses 40 Accessibility 31, 32 Airplane Mode 21 SAR 51 Scout Setup Battery Utilities Charging indicator 11 Support 47 Blocked number 38 Screenshot 18 Bluetooth 20 Security 27 SIP 40 SIP accounts 40 Call Screening 40 Sound 24, 25 Capture 18 Speed dial 40, 41...

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