Overview of the functions of the phone
The Nokia 6230 phone provides many functions that are practical for daily use, such as a calendar, a
clock, an alarm clock, a radio, a music player, and a built-in camera. The camera can be used for
recording video clips and taking pictures that you can, for example, attach as wallpapers in standby
mode or as thumbnail pictures in
Contacts
. See Camera on page 115. Also, a range of Nokia Xpress-
on
TM
colour covers is available for your phone. To change the covers, see Changing the covers on page
23.
Your phone also supports
• EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution), see (E)GPRS on page 104.
• Multimedia messaging service (MMS) and is able to send and receive multimedia messages
composed of text, a picture, a sound clip and a video clip. You can save the pictures and ringing
tones for personalising your phone. See Multimedia messages (MMS) on page 58.
• xHTML browser that enables you to fetch more colourful and richer graphical content from web
servers and to view it. See Web on page 144.
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• E-mail function to receive, read and send e-mails. See E-mail messages on page 65.
• Presence-enhanced contacts that enables you to conveniently share your availability information
with your colleagues, family and friends. See My presence on page 87.
• Instant messages, which is a way of sending short text messages that are delivered immediately to
online users. See Instant messages (IM) on page 71.
• Polyphonic sound (MIDI) that consists of several sound components played at the same time. The
phone has sound components from over 128 instruments, but it can play up to 24 instruments at
the same time. Polyphonic sounds are used in ringing tones and message alert tones. The phone
supports Scalable Polyphonic MIDI (SP-MIDI) format.
• Java 2 Micro Edition, J2ME
TM
, and includes some Java applications and games that have been
specially designed for mobile phones. You can download new applications and games to your
phone, see Applications on page 137.
• Bluetooth technology, that enables wireless connections between electronic devices at a range of
maximum 10 metres. There is no charge to connect devices via Bluetooth technology. A Bluetooth
connection can be used to send business cards, calendar notes, graphics, pictures, video clips or
tones. Use the phone as modem for data dialup connections or to connect wireless to Bluetooth
accessories.
In some countries, there may be restrictions on using Bluetooth devices. Check with your dealer and
the local authorities.
See also Bluetooth wireless technology on page 101.
• Multimedia card to extent the memory capacity of your phone to store pictures, video clips, for
example.
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