Asus Tucana User Manual
Asus Mobile
Tucana Cell Phone
User Guide
Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of an Asus Mobile Tucana
Cell Phone. The following illustration displays the features found
on the front of your phone.
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Left/Menu
Soft Key
Press to display
menu or select
left menu
functions.
Send/Answer
Key
Press to turn on
the power or end
a call.
Right Soft Key
Press to select
right menu items
Power/End Key
Press turn on
the power, end a
call, exit menu.
Speaker
Strap Eyelet
Attach phone
strap to carry
easily.
Screen
Up/Down
Navigation Key
Scroll through
menu items.
Keypad
Overview
The Tucana’s stylish design and color display make it a
pleasure to carry around. The Tucana’s has features to meet
your communication needs and more.
Stay in touch with wireless networking
The Tucana is a phone for people who want to stay in touch with
the world. In addition to all the basic calling and messaging
functions you would expect with a cell phone, it supports
multimedia messaging, allowing you to send and receive
pictures. Wireless networking capabilities allow you to check email or browse web services covering news, entertainment,
reservations, finance, navigation services (GPS), and more.
Manage your time with the PIM
The Tucana is a phone for people on the go. The Personal
Information Manager (PIM) helps you schedule appointments in
the calendar, set alarms, or jot down important notes.
Play and create with camera, photo editing, games
The Tucana is also a phone for people with a sense of creativity
and fun. Not only does it include a built-in camera, but it offers a
variety of photo editing options. Finally, for moments of fun,
there are games and a music composer.
Unpacking list
The following items come included in the box with your phone.
Note: Please save the original box and packing materials in
case you need to repack any items or send them for servicing.
User M
anual
Cell phone
Battery charger
User manual
Contents
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Inserting the SIM card and battery . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Turning the phone on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Turning the phone off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Making a call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Answering a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Standby mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Function keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Text entry: The basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Choosing text entry methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Multitap text entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
T9™ text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Calling Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Redialing a number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Showing or hiding personal information. . . . . 17
Canceling an incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Call logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Returning a missed call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Answer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Call barring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Timing Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
International calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Emergency numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Phone Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Editing contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Copying contact information to SIM card . . . . 22
Searching for a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deleting a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using a group list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using a fixed dialing list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Speed Dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Viewing your own number.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Viewing the status of the phone. . . . . . . . . . . 23
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sending messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Text messages (SMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Multimedia Messages (MMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Composing a new multimedia message . . . . 27
Information Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Camera and Managing Photos. . . 32
Taking a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Self-portrait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Managing your photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adding effects to your photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fun and Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Composer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Settings in Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Entering your name and phone number . . . . . . 46
Time and date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ring style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ring volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Wallpaper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Start-up Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Menu display schemes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SIM card lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Keypad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Network information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reset settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Personal Information Manager (PIM) . . . . . . 52
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adding Appointments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Viewing and Editing Appointments. . . . . . . . . 53
Deleting Appointments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Adding Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Viewing and Editing Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Deleting Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sending Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adding Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Listening to Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Viewing Information about Voice Memos. . . . 59
Renaming Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Setting Voice Memos to a Ringtone. . . . . . . . 60
Deleting Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
WAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) . . . . . . 61
Homepage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Profile Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
WAP Push . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SIM Application Toolkit (STK) . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
FCC Regulation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
RF Exposure Information (SAR). . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Getting Started
Inserting the SIM card and battery
When you register with a service provider, you receive a SIM
card (Subscriber Identity Module card). Your phone must have a
SIM card in order to make calls. The SIM card is a computer
chip that contains your phone number, phone book information,
and service provider information. Handle it with care and do not
bend it or expose it to static electricity or dirt. Be sure the power
to your phone is off before you insert your SIM card.
1. Press the notch on
the back cover and
slide forward to
remove it.
2. Remove the
battery. The battery
has side tabs to
make it easier to
grasp.
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3. Place the new SIM
card in the lower
right corner. The
gold plate on the
SIM card should
face down.
4. Slide the SIM card
into position,
secured under the
metal clips.
5. Replace the battery
cover. Place the
back cover against
the phone case,
then slide it
upwards to lock into
place.
Metal
Clips
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Turning the phone on
1. Hold down the Power/end key until the screen lights
up.
2. If needed, enter your SIM card PIN code and press OK.
Turning the phone off
Press the Power/end key and hold until the phone shuts
down.
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Charging the battery
1. Connect the
charger plug to an
outlet.
2. Connect the
charger to the
socket at the bottom
of the phone. The
connector can only
be inserted one
way.
Note: For best battery
performance, allow the
battery to charge and
discharge completely
the first few times you
use it.
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Making a call
1. Enter the number you wish to dial. If you make a mistake,
select Clear to delete. (The right soft key is just under
the word Clear on the lower right screen, so select this key
to clear a number.) To delete an entire number, press and
hold the key.
2. Press the Send/Answer key to connect.
3. Press the Power/End key to disconnect.
Answering a call
1. Press the Send/Answer key to answer a call.
2. Press the Power/End key when the call is finished.
Adjusting the volume
To adjust the volume during a call, press the right soft key to
increase volume, and the left soft key to decrease volume.
Using Your Phone
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Using Your Phone
Standby mode
When your phone is on, but not in use, it is in standby mode.
During standby mode, the upper part of the display screen
shows various icons.
The date and time is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Beneath the date and time are Menu in the left corner and
Camera in the right corner. Press the left navigation key to view
the menu, and the right navigation key to use the camera.
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The Standby screen icons are as follows:
Bars indicate the strength of the GMS
network signal. Five bars means your
current position has the best reception.
Alarm is set.
A text message has been received.
A multimedia message has been
received.
Call forwarding is activated.
The SMS memory is full.
Musical notes indicate sound-on
mode. Notes with a line over them
indicate sound-off mode.
Roaming means your phone searches
for available service providers when
outside of your service provider area.
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Menu
To view the menu, select the left soft key from the main display.
After the menu appears, scroll through menu items with the up
and down navigation keys.
Beneath the main menu are Select, to the left, and Exit, to the
right. Press the key just under Select, the menu key, to select
an item. Press the key just under Exit, the right soft key, to exit
the menu.
The right and left soft keys can also be used for selecting
various options in sub-menus.
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For example, to view missed calls, use the navigation key to
scroll to Call Logs. Press the right navigation key to select. In
the submenu, scroll down to Missed Calls, the second item,
then press the right navigation key to select
Here are the icons for categories in the main menu:
Tip: Hitting the Power/End key is an
alternative way to exit any menu.
Phonebook is the place to store names and
telephone numbers for easy access and
caller recognition.
Call logs store information about calls
made, received, and missed.
Messages enables you to compose and
send text and multimedia messages, and
stores messages received.
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Personal Information Manager (PIM)
contains a simple calculator and a calendar
for scheduling appointments. You can also
enter notes or record memos.
Camera enables you to take pictures with
your phone. Pictures are also stored here.
Fun and Games has a number of games as
well as tools to manipulate audio and
pictures.
Settings lets you adjust settings including
time, display, and security settings.
WAP provides you with wireless access to
the internet and e-mail.
STK provides you with access to services
and information through your SIM card.
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Function keys
The following table lists the phone’s keys and their functions.
Power/end key
• Hold to turn the phone on or off.
• Press to stop an incoming call or cancel a
call you are dialing.
• Press to exit any menu view.
Send/answer key
• Press to send or answer calls.
• Hold to redial last number called.
Left/menu soft key
• Press to perform the functions that are
displayed in the lower left screen.
• Press to move left when playing games.
Right soft key
• Press to perform the functions that are
displayed in the lower left screen.
• Press to move right when playing games.
Using Your Phone
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Text entry
When you add names to your address book, send a text
message, or use your WAP browser, you need to enter text.
Your cell phone has two text entry methods. You can enter
letters individually or with predictive text entry, which helps you
complete words as you enter them.
Text entry: The basics
Use the Clear function, in the lower right of the screen, to clear
a letter if you make a mistake. Use the key to enter
spaces between words.
Choosing text entry methods
From any text entry screen, such as a message window, select
Options>Input Method. Select either Multitap or T9.
Up and down navigation key
• Press to scroll through menu items.
• Press the up arrow to view the main
menu.
• Press to move up and down when playing
games.
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Multitap text entry
Multitap text entry enables you to enter individual letters. This is
ideal for adding a phone book entry or entering a WAP address.
Press a key repeatedly to scroll through the assigned
characters. When you find the desired character, enter it by
typing the next letter on another key. When you press a key, the
characters in the upper right of the screen as you scroll through
them.
Here is a table showing Roman alphabet characters and their
assigned keys.
Key Assigned Characters
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D E Fè É 3
G H I Ì
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For practice, try entering text into a text message (SMS).
From the menu, go to Messages
>
New SMS. To enter the word,
“hello,” first make sure that the entry method is set to multitap.
Press Options, then select Input Method. Select Multitap. To
enter the words “my phone” into the text entry area, follow these
steps:
1. Press the key to select m.
2. Press the key three times to select y.
3. Press to enter a space.
M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6
P Q R S ß 7
Y U V Ü ü 8
W X Y Z 9
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