The Nokia 6500 Slide's TV-out port lets you display your phone's output - photos, video clips or the operating system itself - on a big screen.

The connection cable is included with the phone. The 2.5mm jack plugs into the headphone socket at the top edge of the phone, with the three audio pins slotting into the indentically coloured sockets on your TV (white and red for audio, yellow for video).

• Now you'll need to activate TV out on your Nokia 6500 Slide. To do this:
• From standby mode, click Menu, highlight Settings and click Select
• Highlight Enhancements and click Select
• Now highlight TV cable and click Select

Before activating TV out, check that the correct TV standard is selected. In the UK and in most of Europe (though not France), Australasia and Asia this is PAL, while in the US and Canada, it's NTSC. To check the setting, highlight TV standard and click Select. Highlight either PAL or NTSC according to your location and click Select.

To activate TV-out, highlight Activate TV-out and click Select

If your phone's screen doesn't appear on your TV immediately, you'll need to find the correct AV channel on your TV. This varies according to manufacturer so check your manual on how to switch AV channels.

You'll know when you've found the correct AV channel because the display of your 6500 Slide will be replicated on the screen. This will apply to every function of the phone, apart from when you're displaying images or playing video clips through the gallery.

Displaying photos
When displaying photos, you'll see the message 'Content is shown on TV' on the screen, and the selected photo will be displayed on the TV screen. Use the up and down nav keys to scroll between images.

Alternatively, you can run a slideshow of all your images. Simply open the relevant folder, highlight the image you want to begin with, click Options, highlight Open in sequence and click Select.

Click Stop to end the slideshow at any time.

Playing video clips
To play a video clip with the TV-out cable attached, simply locate the clip in your Video clips folder and press Open. The Music player console will appear on your phone screen, but instead of appearing in the central window, the clip will play on the TV screen. Use the navigation keys on the phone to navigate between clips, play and pause, and increase or decrease volume using the rocker on the right-hand side of the 6500 Slide (remembering to turn the volume on the TV up as well).

A new feature on the Nokia 6500 lets you add your favourite contact to the top of your SMS Add recipient menu, bringing your best friend or partner a few clicks closer.

When you write a new message (click the left navigation key if your phone is set up with Create message as its shortcut, otherwise go to Menu > Messaging > Create message), highlight the To: field and click Add to open the Add recipient page. The first item on the list should be . To add your own favourite, follow these instructions:

• Highlight and click Options
• Highlight Define favourite and click Select
• If your favourite contact is already in the Contacts list*, highlight Contacts and click Select
• Highlight the name of the contact in the Contacts list and click Select. You'll see the message 'Favourite added'.

Now the next time you go to add a recipient for a text message, your favourite will be right up there on top of the list.

To change your favourite contact:

• Open the Add recipient page, highlight the favourite and click Options
• Highlight Replace and click Select
• Highlight Contacts* and click Select
• Highlight the name of the new favourite contact and click Select.

*If your new favourite isn't already in your Contacts list, highlight New number and click Select at this point, enter a name and number for your new contact, highlight Save, and the contact will be added to the Contacts list and the favourite slot simultaneously.

The Nokia 6500 Slide is equipped with Bluetooth technology, a wireless system that lets you send files, images and video clips to and from similarly equipped phones, PCs and other devices like hands-free headsets and gaming devices. Unlike SMS or MMS, Bluetooth is completely free to use and a great way to swap files with friends or colleagues.

Switching on Bluetooth

Bluetooth technology lets you connect your Nokia 6500 Slide to your PC, Mac or other Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones to transfer files, images and video clips between the two.

Before sending files via Bluetooth, it’s a good idea to give your phone a unique name. All Nokia 6500 Slides will have the default name ‘Nokia 6500 Slide ’, which will be visible to all Bluetooth-enabled phones in the area. To ensure files intended for you don’t get sent to other mobiles, change this by following these steps:

• From the standby screen, click Menu to view the main menu.
• Select Settings and click Select.
• Scroll down to highlight Connectivity and click Select.
• Highlight Bluetooth and click Select.
• Scroll up to highlight Bluetooth settings and click Select.
• Scroll down to highlight My phone’s name and click Select.
• Edit the name of your phone as you prefer – add your name or initials, for instance.
• Click OK. The confirmation message ‘Name saved’ will appear.

To make sure your phone is visible to other phones and PCs, after saving the name of your phone, scroll to My phone’s visibility, and if Hidden is selected, click Select. Scroll up to highlight Shown to all and click Select. The confirmation message ‘Visible to all searching devices’ will appear.

How to send a file via Bluetooth

To send a file – for instance an image, video clip, theme or ringtone – via Bluetooth, first locate and highlight the file in the Gallery. Follow these steps:

• Click Options (the left selection key) and in the menu, highlight Send.
• Click Select and highlight Via Bluetooth. Click Select again and your phone will search for compatible Bluetooth devices. The Bluetooth icon at the top of the screen will flash while it searches.
• When the search is complete, a list of devices will appear on screen. Select the name of the destination phone or PC and click Select. The message ‘Connecting to…’ and the device name will appear.
• A dialog box on the destination device will ask you to accept decline the incoming file. Click Accept and the transfer will commence.

How to receive a file via Bluetooth

To receive a file from another device, first make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your Nokia 6280. To enable Bluetooth:

• From the standby screen, click Menu to view the main menu.
• Select Settings and click Select.
• Scroll down to highlight Connectivity and click Select.
• Highlight Bluetooth and click Select.
• Highlight Bluetooth. If Off is selected under Bluetooth, click Select and scroll up to highlight On. Click Select and you’ll see the confirmation message ‘Bluetooth switched on’.
• Click the red End key to return to the standby screen. The Bluetooth icon should now appear at the top of the screen.

When a connected device sends a file, the message 'Receive data from?' and the name of the originating device will appear on your mobile. Click the middle selection key to accept or press the right selection key to reject the file. You have around 30 seconds to accept or reject.

If you accept, the standard message alert tone will play and notification of an image or file received will appear on your phone. Select Show to view and you’ll be taken to the destination folder in your Gallery.

The functions of the blue selection key buttons either side of the central selection button, and the four-way navigation key around the central button change according to the network that supplied your mobile.

Generally the left button gives access to applications, settings and bookmarks through the Go to menu, while the right selection key often gives single-click access to your network providers internet services. The navigation keys will also be set by the phone provider but by default are Camera (up), Contact Names (down), Calendar (right) and New text message (left).

All of these functions can be changed to meet your own requirements. From the standby screen, click Menu, select Settings and click Select. Scroll to highlight My shortcuts and click Select. You'll see the current settings for the Left and Right selection keys, and an option to view the settings for the Navigation key. The method for changing the function of any key is almost identical for all six.

To change the function of the Right selection key, for instance, highlight the Right selection key option in My shortcuts and click Select. The available functions are listed. Use the navigation key to highlight the function you want to assign to the right selection key and click Select. Click the red End key to return to the desktop and the new function will be assigned.

To change the function of one of the four navigation keys, highlight Navigation key in My shortcuts and click Select. You'll see the functions of the four navigation buttons listed alongside an icon representing the direction (in the order up, down, left, right). To change the function of the left navigation key, highlight the fourth line and click Change. Again, highlight the function you want to assign to the key and click Select. You'll see the confirmaton message 'Function assigned to navigation key'. Click the red End key to return to standby mode and test your new shortcut.

If the default text size you see when writing and receiving SMS messages is too large or small, try the Nokia 6500 Slide’s smaller or larger fonts instead. To change font size:

• From Standby mode, click Menu
• Highlight Messaging and click Select
• Scroll up to highlight Message settings and click Select
• Highlight General Settings and click Select
• Highlight Font size and click Select. You’ll see three choices – Small font, Normal font and Large font

• Highlight your choice of font size and click Select
• Click the red end key to return to Standby mode

Next time you write or receive a text, it will appear in the active font size.

The Go to menu on the Nokia 6500 Slide, usually accessed by clicking the left-hand blue selection key on the front of the slider, gives rapid access to your favourite applications, settings and web pages.

Your service provider may have preselected a few options for you, but it's very easy to edit to suit your own needs.

In Standby mode, click the left selection key to view the Go to menu. The menu items will appear on your screen. Click the left key again to select Options.

To add or remove items from the Go to menu, highlight Select options and click Select. All the possible menu items are listed. Those that are currently on your menu will be marked with a tick.

To remove any items, scroll to highlight their names and click Unmark so that the tick disappears. Likewise, to add an item, highlight it and click Mark so a tick appears.

Some items, specifically Bookmarks and Applications, will be marked with a small folder icon. To select an individual web address or application within a folder, highlight the folder name and click Select. Available pages or applications can be added or removed by marking or unmarking, as above.

When you've made your changes, select Done using the right-hand blue selection key, and when prompted, Save changes by clicking Yes.

The Go to menu can be customised further by changing the order in which the items are listed, so the most frequently used options are at the top. To move an item up or down a menu, first display the Go to menu by clicking the left-hand selection key. Click the left key again to select Options, highlight Organise and click Select.

To move an item up or down a list, simply scroll to highlight the item, click Move and the highlight colour will change. Use the navigation keys to move the item up or down, and when you're happy with its new position, click OK.

When you've re-ordered the menu, select Done using the right-hand blue selection key, and when prompted, Save changes by clicking Yes.