Nokia 2366i - 8, Tools

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8. Tools

Your phone contains features to help organize your everyday
life, including an alarm clock, calendar, calculator, countdown
timer, 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 even works if the phone is turned off.

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm clock

>

Alarm time

.

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

OK

.

3. Select

am

or

pm

if 12-hour clock format is on.,mn

Alarm on

appears briefly in the display, and

appears in

the standby mode.

If you need to reset the alarm select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm

clock

>

Alarm time

>

On

from the standby mode.

To turn off the alarm, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm clock

>

Alarm time

>

Off

from the standby mode.

Repeat alarm

You can set the alarm to repeat every day or only on certain
days of the week.

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm clock

>

Repeat alarm

>

On

.

2. Check the day or days of the week you wish to repeat the

alarm, and select

Mark

. Select

Unmark

to remove a day.

3. Select

Done

when you have added all desired days.

If you need to revise the days for a repeated alarm, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm clock

>

Repeat alarm

>

Repetition

days

from the standby mode.

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If you need to stop a repeated alarm, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm clock

>

Repeat alarm

>

Off

in the standby mode.

Set the alarm tone

To set which tone to play when the alarm sounds, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm

>

Alarm tone

>

Standard

or

Open

Gallery

to choose the tone you want to use.

Set the snooze time-out

You can set the

Snooze time-out

for the alarm.

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Alarm clock

>

Snooze time-out

and

choose a snooze time.

When the alarm sounds, your phone beeps, 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

Snooze

.

If you select

Snooze

, the alarm stops for 10 minutes.

If you do not press a key, the alarm stops (snoozes) for the

Snooze time-out

, then sounds again.

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 device asks whether you want to

activate the phone for calls. Select

No

to switch off the

device or

Yes

to make and receive calls. Do not select

Yes

when wireless phone use may cause interference or danger.

Calendar

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

The default monthly view provides an overview of the selected
month and weeks. You can also jump to a specific date. Any
days or dates that appear in bold font contain calendar notes
such as a meeting or reminder. A short summary of notes for
the day appear at the bottom of the screen.

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Open calendar

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calendar

.

Scroll to move the cursor in the calendar view.

Calendar options

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calendar

>

Options

and one of

the following:

Week view

—View your calendar by weeks. To return to month

view select

Back

, while in the

Week view

.

Make a note

—Create a note on the selected date.

Go to date

—Jump to a specific date. Enter the date (for example,

15/07/2005), and select

OK

.

Go to today

—Jump to the current date.

Settings

—Modify the calendar settings.

Go to to-do list

—Go directly to your to-do list.

Delete all notes

—Delete all calendar notes. This option appears

only if a calendar note has been created.

Make a calendar note

You can make a calendar note for a specific date. You can
choose from five types of notes. Your phone asks for further
information depending on which note you select. You can
also set an alarm for your note.

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calendar

.

2. Scroll to the date for which you want to make a note.

Scroll or select

Options

>

Go to date

.

3. Select

Options

>

Make a note

and one of the following

Meeting

—Enter the subject, and select

Save

. Enter a

location, and select

Save

. Enter a start and end time.

Choose an alarm option.

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Call

—Enter the phone number, and select

Save

. Enter a

name, and select

Save

. Enter a time. Choose an alarm

option. You can also select

Options

>

Search

to search

your contacts.

Birthday

—Enter the person’s name, and select

Save

.

Enter the year of birth. Choose an alarm option.

Memo

—Enter the subject, and select

Save

. Enter a start

and end date. Choose an alarm option.

Reminder

—Enter the reminder, and select

Save

. Choose

an alarm option.

View calendar notes (day view)

You can view the calendar notes for a day.

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calendar

.

2. Scroll to the date you want to view or select

Options

>

Go to date

. Days with notes appear in bold type.

3. Select

View

to see the list of notes for that day.

To view a specific note, scroll to the note, and select

View

again. If there are no notes for that date, select

Add note

to

create a new calendar note.

Options while viewing a day

When viewing the list of notes for a day, scroll to a note, and
select

Options

and one of the following:

Make a note

—Create a new note for the selected date.

Delete

—Delete the note.

Edit

—Edit the note.

Use detail

—Use a detail contained in the note.

Move

—Move the note to another date on your calendar.

Repeat

—Enable the note to recur on a regular basis (daily,

weekly, biweekly, monthly, and yearly).

Repeat

is not

available for

Birthday

note.

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Go to date

—Jump to another date on your calendar.

Go to today

—Return to the current date.

Send note

>

Send as message

or

Via calendar

—Send a calendar

note in calendar format (vCal), in a text message, in a
multimedia message, or directly to another device.

Copy

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

Settings

—Modify the calendar settings.

Go to to-do list

—Go directly to your to-do list.

Receive a note in calendar format (vCal)

When you receive a calendar note in calendar-to-calendar
format (vCal), your phone displays

Calendar note received

.

Select

Show

to view the calendar note. Select

Save

to save the

note to your calendar or

Options

>

Discard

to discard the note.

Modify calendar settings

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calendar

>

Options

>

Settings

and

one of the following:

Set the date

—Enter the current date, and select

OK

. Appears

only when the date has not yet been set.

Set the time

—Enter the current time, and select

OK

. Appears

only when the time has not yet been set.

Time zone

—Select your current time zone.

Date format

—Select your preferred date format.

Date separator

—Select your preferred date separator.

Time format

—Select your preferred time format.

Default view

—Select a monthly or weekly view.

Week starts

—Select the day the week starts.

Auto-delete notes

—Select when to delete past notes.

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Notes

You can write text notes with the

Notes

. You can also send

notes using text messaging or Bluetooth connectivity.

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Notes

to see your current list of notes.

If there are no notes, select

Add note

to create a note. If there

are existing notes, scroll to a note, and select

View

. Create your

note, and select

Save

.

To write additional notes, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Notes

>

Options

>

Make a note

. Create your note, and select any note

options and

Save

.

When you create a note, the following options are available:

Insert time & date

—Adds the time and date to your note.

Close

—Returns you to the notes list.

Insert smiley

—Inserts a smiley into your message.

Insert word

or

Edit word

—Enter or edit the text of a new

word that might not appear in the predictive text dictionary.
Option only appears when predictive text is on.

Insert symbol

—Inserts a special character into your message.

Option only appears when predictive text is on.

Writing language

—Choose the language you want to use.

Prediction on

or

Prediction off

—Turn predictive text on or off.

Matches

—View matches found in the predictive text dictionary

for the word you want to use. This displays only when
predictive text is on.

Send a note

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Notes

.

2. Scroll to the note you wish to send, and select

Options

>

Send note

>

Send as message

to send the note in a

text message.

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Notes options

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Notes

>

Options

and one of

the following:

Make a note

—Create a new note.

Delete

—Delete the note you selected.

Edit

—Edit the note you selected.

Use detail

—Use a detail contained in the note.

Send note

>

Send as message

—Send a note in a text message.

Delete all notes

—Delete all notes.

The note options appear only when you have created one or
more notes.

To-do list

Use the

To-do list

feature to keep track of your tasks. You can

save a task or errand as a to-do list note, select a priority level
for the to-do list note, and mark it as done when you have
completed it. You can sort the to-do list notes by priority or
by date.

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

To-do list

. The current to-do list

is displayed.

If there are no to-do tasks, select

Add note

to create your

first to-do list note. If there are existing to-do list notes,
scroll to a to-do list note, and select

View

.

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

To-do list

>

Add note

. Enter the subject,

and select

Save

>

High

,

Medium

, or

Low

.

To write additional notes, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

To-do list

>

Options

>

Add

. Enter the subject, and select

Save

>

High

,

Medium

, or

Low

.

When you create a to-do list note, the following options
are available:

Search

—Search for existing notes.

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Insert smiley

—Insert a smiley into your message.

Insert word

or

Edit word

—Enter or edit the text of a new

word that might not appear in the predictive text dictionary.
This displays only when predictive text is on.

Insert symbol

—Insert a special character into your message.

This displays only when predictive text is on.

Writing language

—Choose the language you want to use.

Prediction on

or

Prediction off

—Turn predictive text on or off.

Matches

—View matches found in the predictive text dictionary

for the word you want to use. This displays only when predictive
text is on.

To edit the notes, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

To-do list

>

View

>

Edit

. Edit the subject, select

Save

.

To view to-do list notes, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

To-do list

>

View

>

Options

, and one of the following choices:

Deadline

—Change the deadline of the to-do list note.

Mark note as done

or

Mark as not done

—Indicate whether the

to-do list note is completed or not.

Delete

—Delete the to-do list note.

Use detail

—Use a detail contained in the note.

Edit priority

—Change the priority to

High

,

Medium

, or

Low

.

Send

>

Send as message

or

Via calendar

—Send the to-do

list note.

Go to calendar

—Leave the to-do list, and go to the calendar.

Save to calendar

—Save the to-do list note to your calendar.

Send a to-do list note

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

To-do list

.

2. Scroll to the note you wish to send, and select

Options

>

Send

>

Send as message

or

Via calendar

to send the to-do

list note in calendar format (vCal), in a text message, in a
multimedia message, or directly to another device.

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To-do list options

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

To-do list

>

Options

and one of

the following:

Add

—Create a new to-do list note.

Delete

—Delete the to-do list note you selected.

Mark note as done

or

Mark as not done

—Indicate whether

the to-do list note is completed or not.

Use detail

—Use a detail contained in the note.

Sort by deadline

or

Sort by priority

—Sort the to-do list by

either date or priority.

Send

>

Send as message

or

Via calendar

—Send the to-do list

note in calendar format (vCal), in a text message, in a
multimedia message, or directly to another device.

Go to calendar

—Leave the to-do list, and go to the calendar.

Save to calendar

—Save the to-do list note you selected to

your calendar.

Delete done notes

—Delete the to-do list note you selected

from your calendar.

Delete all notes

—Delete all the to-do list notes.

The to-do list options appear only when you have created
one or more notes.

Calculator

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

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

To use the calculator, do the following:

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calculator

.

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2. Enter the first number in the calculation.

Press # for a decimal point if necessary.

Press the scroll key up or down to change the sign of your
number or value.

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

3. Enter the second number in your calculation.

4. Select

Equals

.

To perform a square or square root calculation, select

Options

>

Square

or

Square root

.

Currency converter

You can convert foreign currency to domestic, or vice versa,
directly from the standby mode or from the

Calculator

menu.

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

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Calculator

>

Options

>

Exchange

rate

>

Foreign units in home units

or

Home units in

foreign units

.

Foreign units in home units

—The number of home units it

takes to make one unit of foreign currency.

Home units in foreign units

—The number of foreign units

it takes to make one unit of your home currency.

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

select

OK

.

3. Select

Back

to return to the

Calculator

screen, and enter

the currency amount to convert.

4. Select

Options

>

To home

or

To foreign

.

To home

—Converts foreign currency to domestic currency.

To foreign

—Converts domestic currency to foreign currency.

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5. If you have not already entered an exchange rate, the

device prompts you to enter it. Select

OK

. You can edit

the exchange rate at any time.

Timers

Your device contains two event timers: a normal timer that
counts down a set interval, and an interval timer that counts
up set intervals.

The timers only work when the phone is on. Once you turn
off your phone, the timers are no longer active.

Normal timer

This countdown timer enables you to enter a specific duration
(up to 99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds). When the time
runs out, your device sounds an alarm.

To set the normal timer, do the following:

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Timer

>

Normal timer

.

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

OK

.

3. Enter a note for the timer, and select

Start

.

and the timer (in hh:mm:ss format) appear in the

standby mode when the countdown timer is running.

When the time runs out, your phone sounds an alarm, vibrates,
and flashes its lights. If you are in standby mode, select

Restart

or

Exit

. If you are not in the standby mode, press any

key during the alarm to stop the timer.

After 60 seconds the timer alert expires automatically.
Select

Exit

or press the end key to clear the timer note.

To change the time, do the following:

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Timer

>

Change time

.

2. Enter the new time, and select

OK

.

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

select

Start

.

To stop the timer before the alarm sounds, select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Timer

>

Stop timer

.

Interval timer

The interval timer in your device allows you to store multiple
interval timers. You can define and store up to 10 timing
periods for each interval timer. Once at least one interval
timer is set and stored, you can select the interval timer and
one of the stored intervals for that timer. When the selected
interval expires, your phone sounds an alarm, vibrates, and
flashes its lights.

To set an interval timer, do the following:

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Timer

>

Interval timer

.

2. Select

Add new timer

. This option only appears if you

have already created an interval timer.

3. Enter a name for the timer, and select

Save

.

4. Enter a name for the first timer period, and select

Save

.

5. Enter the desired time interval, and select

OK

.

6. Select an existing stored period and

Edit period

,

Add

period

,

Delete period

, or

Start timer

.

To use an interval timer, do the following:

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Timer

>

Interval timer

, and one of

the set interval timers.

Add new timer

is the only choice if

you have not yet set any interval timers.

2. Select

Start timer

,

View timer

,

Edit timer

,

Add new timer

,

or

Delete timer

. These options only appear if you have

already created an interval 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.ss 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.

Measure split or lap time

Use the split time or lap time functions for activities where
you need to pace yourself.

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Stopwatch

>

Split timing

or

Lap

timing

>

Start

.

Split timing

—Use the split time function for such activities

as a long distance race when you need to pace yourself.
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. The maximum number of
splits is 20.

Lap timing

—Use the lap time function when you want to

track how long it takes to complete each cycle or lap.
Select

Lap

to note the lap time. The clock stops, then

immediately restarts from zero. The lap time appears
below the running time. Each time you select

Lap

, the

new measured time appears at the beginning of the list.
The maximum number of laps is 20.

2. Select

Stop

to end timing and display total time.

Save a time

To save a time while the clock 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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Stopwatch options

Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Stopwatch

and one of the following:

Continue

—Continues to measure time. Only appears if clock

is running and you are returning to stopwatch screen.

Show last time

—View the last measured time.

Split timing

—Use the split time function.

Lap timing

—Use the lap time function.

View times

—Browse saved times.

Delete times

>

One by one

or

Delete all

—Delete saved times.

Operation note

If you press the end key and return to the standby mode, the
clock continues to run in the background, and

appears

at the top of the screen.

To return to the

Stopwatch

screen, do the following:

1. Select

Menu

>

Tools

>

Stopwatch

>

Continue

.

2. To stop the clock, select

Stop

.

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