Micromax GC256 User Manual
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GC256
User Manual
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this Micromax mobile phone. To obtain the best
performance of your phone, please read this user manual carefully.
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Table of Contents
1 Safety ................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 Safety Precautions ........................................................................................ 4
2 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 6
2.1 About your phone ................................................................................. 6
2.2 Phone and Accessories .......................................................................... 6
2.3 Your Phone ............................................................................................ 6
2.4 About SIM Card and the Battery ............................................................ 7
2.5 To switch ON and OFF ........................................................................... 7
3 Phonebook ......................................................................................................... 8
3.1 To Quick search contact ......................................................................... 8
3.2 To Search a contact ............................................................................... 8
3.3 To Add a Contact ................................................................................... 8
3.4 To Copy all ............................................................................................. 8
3.5 To Delete a Contact ............................................................................... 8
3.6 Caller groups ......................................................................................... 8
3.7 Extra numbers ....................................................................................... 9
3.8 Phonebook settings ............................................................................... 9
4 Calling ................................................................................................................ 9
4.1 Call Divert ............................................................................................. 9
4.2 Call Waiting ........................................................................................... 9
4.3 Call Barring ............................................................................................ 9
5 Call Center ......................................................................................................... 11
5.1 Missed Calls/Dialed Calls/Received Calls ............................................... 11
5.2 Delete Call Logs .................................................................................... 11
5.3 Call Time .............................................................................................. 11
6 Messages GSM & CDMA .................................................................................. 12
6.1 Write SMS ........................................................................................... 12
6.2 SMS Inbox ........................................................................................... 12
6.3 SMS Outbox ........................................................................................ 12
6.4 SMS Templates .................................................................................... 12
6.5 SMS Settings ....................................................................................... 12
6.6 Send MMS ........................................................................................... 13
6.7 MMS Inbox .......................................................................................... 13
6.8 MMS Outbox ....................................................................................... 13
6.9 MMS Drafts ......................................................................................... 14
6.10 Templates ............................................................................................ 14
6.11 MMS Settings ...................................................................................... 14
6.12 Voicemail Server ................................................................................. 14
6.13 Broadcast Message .............................................................................. 15
7 Settings ............................................................................................................ 16
7.1 Customized Phone & Call Settings ....................................................... 16
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7.2 Profile Setup ....................................................................................... 17
7.3 Safety .................................................................................................. 17
8 Multimedia ...................................................................................................... 18
8.1 Camera ............................................................................................... 18
8.2 Image Viewer ...................................................................................... 18
8.3 Video Recorder ................................................................................... 18
8.4 Video Player ........................................................................................ 18
8.5 Audio Player ........................................................................................ 19
8.6 Sound Recorder ................................................................................... 19
8.7 FM Radio ............................................................................................. 19
9 Fun & Games .................................................................................................... 20
9.1 Games ................................................................................................. 20
10 Bluetooth ......................................................................................................... 20
10.1 To Power ON/OFF Bluetooth Connectivity ........................................... 20
10.2 To Inquire/Search Audio Device ........................................................... 21
10.3 Remote Control ................................................................................... 21
10.4 To Search My (new) device .................................................................. 21
10.5 Active Device ....................................................................................... 21
10.6 Settings ............................................................................................... 21
11 Organizer .......................................................................................................... 21
12 File Manager .................................................................................................... 22
13 WAP ................................................................................................................. 23
13.1 WAP Browser ...................................................................................... 23
13.2 WAP Setup .......................................................................................... 23
14 Inputting Text ................................................................................................... 23
15 Maintenance .................................................................................................... 24
16 Taking Care of your Device ............................................................................... 25
17 After Services ................................................................................................... 26
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Please read through the following briefings carefully, and act in accordance with
these rules, so as to prevent causing any danger or violating any law.
Safe driving
1) Do not use the phone while driving. When you have to use the phone, please use
the personal hands-free kit.
2) Please put the phone safely in the phone stand. Do not put it onto any passenger
seat or any place from which it may fall down in case of vehicular collision or
emergency braking.
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Turn off during a flight: Flight is influenced by interference caused by the phone. It is
illegal to use a phone on the airplane. Please turn off your phone during a flight.
Turn off the phone when within an area where blasting takes place: Be sure to
strictly observe the related laws and statutes by turning off the phone when you are
within, or in the vicinity of, an area where blasting takes place.
Turn off the phone when any dangerous goods are in vicinity: Please turn off your
phone when you are close to a gas station or in the vicinity of any place where fuel
and chemical preparations, or any other dangerous goods are stored.
In hospital: Please obey the related rules or bylaws of the hospital when using your
phone in a hospital. Be sure to turn off your phone when near any medical
equipment. Your use of any wireless transmission equipment, inclusive of the phone,
will interfere with any medical equipment that is not protected fully, and other
electronic equipment items, too. Should you have any question in this regard, please
consult a related physician or medical equipment supplier.
Interference: Each and every phone’s performance may be affected due to radio
interference.
Professional service: The phone must be installed or repaired by no other personnel
than professionals. You are likely to suffer a huge risk when you install or repair this
phone by yourself, which also goes against the warranty rules.
Fittings and battery: You shall use the fittings and battery acknowledged by the
phone manufacturer only. Using unauthorized accessories may tamper the warranty
of the device.
Emergency call: You may enter a telephone number (112, etc.) to ask for emergency
help after making sure that the phone has been turned on and is in the service status.
Press the Send Key to call out.
Disclaimer: Micromax will not bear any responsibility for any incompliance with the above
mentioned guidelines or improper usage of the mobile phone. Micromax keeps the right to
make modifications to any of the content here in this user guide without public
announcement in advance. The content of this manual may vary from the actual content
displayed in the mobile phone. In such case, the latter shall govern.
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Your phone is allocated with dual card holders- one for GSM and the other for a
CDMA card. The default password for all password based functions in your phone is
0000.
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Open the packing box of the phone and check for its contents which should be as follows:
1.Transreceiver
2.Standard Charger
3.Standard Battery
4.Handsfree Kit
5.USB Cable
6.Card Reader
7.User Guide
8.Service Guide
9.Warranty Card
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Please store the cards out of childrens reach.
The card and the contacts are vulnerable to damage due to scratching or bending. Therefore,
be careful when using, inserting or removing the cards.
Be sure to switch OFF the phone before you insert or remove the battery or the card,
otherwise, the phone may be damaged.
Insert the plug of the charger into the interface of the phone, and insert the charger into the
power socket carefully. The battery icon will blink.
We suggest you recharge the battery when the power is used up so as to increase the life of
the battery
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To switch ON: Long press End key when the phone is in the OFF mode.
If the phone lock has been activated, you need to enter the 4-digit password to unlock. (The
preset unlock code is 0000.)
If the SIM card has been inserted in the phone, and the related PIN code protection is
activated, you need to enter the 4-8 digit password to unlock.
Warning: If you enter three wrong PIN codes in a row, the SIM card will be locked and you
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need to enter the PUK code to unlock. Both the PIN code and PUK code are provided by the
network operator.
To switch OFF: In the standby mode, long press End key.
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Menu > Phonebook
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Menu > Phonebook > Quick search
Input the first character of the name you wish to quick search.
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Menu > Phonebook > Search
Input the name of the contact you wish to look up in your phonebook directory.
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In idle, enter phone numbers.
Options > Save To Phone book/SIM/2 or to CDMA > Select the location for saving
Or: Menu > Phonebook > Add new contact> Select the location for saving
You can edit the name & number.
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In the contact list of the Phonebook, select the name card to be copied
Tip: “Copy” means copying to other storage location. You can copy the entry stored in the
SIM(/UIM) card to the phone memory and vice versa
Menu > Phonebook > Copy All > From SIM to Phone(/UIM to Phone/Phone to SIM/Phone
to UIM).
You can copy all entries from SIM(/UIM) card to Phone and vice versa:
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Menu > Phonebook > Delete>
In the idle screen press the right soft key to view names. In Contacts list, select the entry
you want to delete: Options > Delete
• You can delete all entries from SIM /UIM card
• To delete entries from the phonebook enter the default password (0000) and delete
the desried contacts.
• You can also delete contacts one by one.
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Menu > Phonebook > Caller Groups
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