The Nokia 1208 
September 22, 2008
The control buttons
The function of the selection buttons keep changing. The screen always 
shows you what they’re for.
What the other buttons do:
Button When at the main screen When not at the main 
screen
Green If there are any digits on the 
screen, dial them, otherwise show 
the list of dialed numbers
Nothing
Red Turn the phone off or change 
profiles or end call
Power (hold the button 
down) or go to main 
screen or end call
Left scroll Type a text message Move left, previous
Up scroll Flashlight(double-click to turn on) Move up, previous
Down scroll Show contacts Move down, next
Right scroll Show calendar Move right, next
Note: there’s no button in the middle
Left selection button 
Right selection button
Scroll buttons