Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless
communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the
Motorola C155 wireless phone.
Lanyard
Attachment
Ear Piece
Listen to your
voice calls &
messages.
Left Soft Key
Perform functions
identified by left
display prompt.
Send/Answer Key
Make & answer
calls. Press in idle
screen to see
recently dialed calls.
Headset
Connector Port
Microphone
Antenna
Enclosed on topback of the phone.
Power Connector Port
Insert charger.
Menu Key
Open a menu when
you see in
display.
Right Soft Key
Perform functions
identified by right
display prompt.
Power/End Key
Press & hold to
turn on/off phone.
Press & release to
end phone calls,
exit menu system.
Navigation Key
Scroll through
lists, set volume.
Note:
Your phone may not appear exactly as the phone
image above, however all key locations, sequences, and
functions remain the same.
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modify any information or specifications without notice. The contents of
Motorola’s user’s guides are provided “as is.” Except as required by
applicable law, no warranties of any kind, either express or implied,
including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose, are made in relation to the accuracy,
reliability, or contents of this guide.
The Main Menu above
represents the standard phone
menu layout. You or your
service provider may have
changed the order of the menu
layout or changed the feature
names.
Not all features may be
available for all users.
Shortcut
In idle, press up or
down to access
phonebook, right or left
to adjust volume.
Go to Dialed Calls:
press .
Exit the menu system:
press .
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Settings Menu
+
• Call Forward *
•Voice Calls
• Cancel All
• Phone Status
• My Numbers *
• Active Line *
• Battery Meter
•In Call Setup
•In-Call Timer
• Call Cost Setup *
•My Caller ID
• Answer Options
• Call Waiting
• Security
• Phone Lock
• Lock Keypad
• Auto Key Lock
• Fixed Dial
• Call Barring *
• SIM PIN
•New Passwords
* Optional Network, SIM card, or subscription-dependent features.
This function allows you to have your phone automatically turned
on and off at specified times, helping you save battery life.
Be sure to turn off the power on/off feature when
traveling on an airplane or in other situations where the
use of the mobile phone is prohibited.
• Other Settings*
• Personalize
•Main Menu
•Keys
• Greeting *
• Banner
• Screen Saver
• Quick Dial *
• Wallpaper
•Color Setting
• Initial Setup
• Time and Date
• Power On/Off
• 1-Touch Dial
• Backlight
•Scroll
• Main Menu Animation
• Language
• Battery Save
• Contrast
•DTMF
•Master Reset
• Master Clear
•Network
•New Network
•Network Setup
•Avail. Networks
• My Network List
• Service Tone
• Call Drop Tone
• Band Selection *
• Headset
• Auto Answer
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Getting Started
CAUTION:
first time, read the Important Safety and Legal Information included in the
gray-edged pages at the back of this guide.
Before using the phone for the
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Package Content
Your wireless phone comes with a replaceable internal
battery and is typically equipped with a charger. Other
accessories can customize your phone to its maximum
performance and portability.
About This Manual
Optional Features
Features marked with this label are optional
network, SIM card, and/or subscriptiondependent features. All service providers in all
geographical areas may not offer these
features. Contact your service provider for information
about availability.
Optional Accessories
Getting Started
Features marked with this label require the use of
an optional Motorola Original accessory.
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Assembling Battery Door
When you want to close the battery door, slide it in and
push down to lock it.
Getting Started
Do not close the battery door as shown below. Otherwise,
you may break it.
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Changing Your SIM Card and
Battery
Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card contains
your phone number, service details and phonebook/
message memory. Install it by placing it in the SIM card
slot on your phone (located on the back of your phone
underneath the replaceable battery).
Getting Started
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Charging Your Phone’s Battery
New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before
you can use your phone, you need to install and charge
the battery, as indicated by the following instructions.
Some batteries perform best after several full charge/
discharge cycles.
To charge your phone, plug the travel charger into the right
jack on the bottom of your phone. Plug the other end of the
travel charger into the appropriate electrical outlet. After
the phone is fully charged, remove the charger.
Turning On/Off Your Phone
Getting Started
To turn on/off your phone, press and hold . If necessary,
enter your SIM card PIN code and press . (Note that
after you enter an incorrect code 3 times, your SIM card is
disabled and the phone displays
enter your 4-digit code and press to unlock your
phone. (Note that the default unlock code is set to 1234.)
SIM Blocked
. If necessary,
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Learning to Use Your
Phone
Adjusting the Volume
When you are in a call, you can adjust the earpiece
speaker volume by pressing right or left.
When the phone display is in idle, press right or left
to adjust the ring volume. By pressing to the very left,
you may mute the phone or turn the phone to the vibrate
mode.
Learning to Use Your Phone
Making and Answering Calls
To make a call
DELETE
() to erase the last digit, or hold
erase all digits.)
Press to end the call. To make a call from the
phonebook, see page 50.
To answer a call,
end the call. Or, you can apply the
Find the Feature
enter the number and press . (Press
DELETE
() to
press to receive the call and to
Any Key
answer function.
>
Settings > In Call Setup
>
Answer Options
>
Multi-Key On
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Symbols on the Screen
q
p
GPRS
Active
o
Signal
Strength
n
Alert
Type
n
Alert Type
The default alert setting is loud ring.
o
Signal Strength
connection with the network.
p
GPRS Active
high-speed GPRS network connection. GPRS allows
faster data transfer speeds. The indicator does not mean
that you are in a call, only that you are registered on the
network via a GPRS connection.
Learning to Use Your Phone
q
In Use
you have a secure or insecure connection.
Indicates when a call is in progress and when
In Use
Shows the currently selected alert profile.
Shows the strength of your phone’s
Indicates that your phone is using a
r
Roam
]
^
_
`
a
Message
Battery
Level
Line
Selection
Clock
Menu
r
Roam
network system outside your home network.
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Appears when your phone uses another
]
Message
message waiting. Icon here can also indicate your text
entry mode, alphabet, numeric, symbol and etc.
^
Battery Level
your battery. The more bars visible, the greater the charge.
_
Line Selection
are using, depending on the service provider.
`
Clock
a
Menu
open the system menu.
Appears when you have a new voice or text
Shows the amount of charge left in
Displays the current phone line you
Displays the real time (see page 19).
Indicates that you may press Main Menu to
Using the Menu
Navigating to a Feature
Use these keys to move through the phone’s menu system
and access many of your phone’s features:
Apply the function indicated on the bottom right of the
screen.
Apply the function indicated on the bottom left of the
screen.
Make and answer calls, and view recent dialed calls.
Press anf hold to turn on/off the phone. Or press to end
calls and exit menus.
Scroll through menus/lists, and set feature values.
Learning to Use Your Phone
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The following shows how to select a feature and enter
information:
Find the Feature
Press , scroll to
information of the last call.
Recent calls
>
Recent Calls > Dialed Calls
, and select it to see the
Selecting a Feature
Scroll through numeric items. Press
see the details of the highlighted item. Or press
again to enter the sub-menu.
Press
BACK/EXIT
() to return to a previous screen.
VIEW/SELECT
Entering Feature Information
Features such as
detailed information.
Enter numbers or text with the keypad.
Press
CANCEL
Note: OK () appears when you enter information. Press
it to save the information.
Press
Learning to Use Your Phone
CHANGE
scroll through the numeric items.
Phonebook
() to exit without making changes.
() to edit a selected item. Also, you may
and
Greeting
require you to enter
() to
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Entering Text
The default Tap method makes it easy for you to enter
names, numbers and text messages on your phone. You
can enter all characters (letters, numbers, and symbols)
using the standard Tap method.
To enter text with the Tap method
or more times to cycle through characters. Release the key
to enter the displayed character. Press
you finish editing.
To switch from iTap, Tap and Numeric mode, press
to enter
like to apply.
Entry Method
and then confirm the item you would
, press a number key 1
OK
() when
Character Chart
Use this chart as a guide for entering spaces, numbers,
letters, symbols, and other characters with the Tap method
text mode. Press the same key repeatedly to cycle through
available characters.
. 1 ? ! , @ _ & ~ : ; " - ( ) ' ¿ ¡
% £ $ ¥
A B C 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
Learning to Use Your Phone
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P Q R S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9
+ - 0 x * / \ [ ] = > < #
Note:
The Tap sequence could be different in different
language Tap input method.
§
Capitalization
PressTo
(up/down)
or
Delete Letters and Words
Action
Press
DELETE
Learning to Use Your Phone
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Press and hold
message.
Note:
Sizes of characters may vary from one language to
another.
change the words to initial
character capitalized, all
uppercase characters,
all lowercase characters
add a space
() to delete 1 letter at a time.
DELETE
() to delete the entire
Setting Up Your Phone
Setting Time and Date
Find the Feature
>
Settings > Other Settings
>
Initial Setup > Time and Date
Changing Personal Greetings
Find the Feature
>
Settings > Other Settings
>
Personalize > Greeting
Choosing Alert and Ring
Tones
Your phone rings and/or vibrates to notify you of an
incoming call, message, or other event. This ring and/
or vibration is called an alert. You can select 1 of 6 different
alert profiles:
Ring
, and
Each alert profile contains settings for ringer and keypad
volume. It also includes alert tone settings for different
events: incoming calls, text messages, voicemail and
messages. You can change the setting in each profile.
To choose an alert profile:
Find the Feature
Loud Ring, Soft Ring, Vibrate, Vibrate & Ring, Vibrate then
Silent
.
>
> desired profile
Ring Styles > Ring Type
Setting Up Your Phone
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To assign alert profiles to specific events:
Find the Feature
>
Ring Styles > Tone Details
> desired event
> alert for event
Setting Backlight
To set the time span that the display backlight lasts:
Find the Feature
>
Settings > Other Settings
>
Initial Setup > Backlight
> desired time span
Setting Display Contrast
Find the Feature
>
Settings > Other Settings
>
Initial Setup > Contrast
> desired amount
Setting Display Scrolling
To set the cursor to either stop or wrap around when it
reaches the top or end of a list:
Find the Feature
>
Settings > Other Settings
>
Initial Setup > Scroll
> desired scroll
Setting Up Your Phone
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Setting Main Menu Animation
Find the Feature
>
Settings > Other Settings
>
Initial Setup
>
Main Menu Animation
> desired mode
Setting Battery Save
To conserve the phone’s power usage:
Find the Feature
Note:
The screen saver does not come on if
is set to
ON
.
Resetting All Options
To restore all options to factory default values, except the
unlock code, security code, and lifetime timer:
Find the Feature
To reset all options, you need to enter the
(000000).
>
>
> desired mode
>
>
Settings > Other Settings
Initial Setup > Battery Save
Battery Save
Settings > Other Settings
Initial Setup > Master Reset
Security Code
Setting Up Your Phone
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Clearing All Information
To reset all options to their factory settings and clear all
user entries (such as downloaded wallpapers, main menu
animation, and sounds):
Warning:
stored in your phone memory, including phonebook entries
and downloaded files. Once you erase the information, it
cannot be recovered. It resets all options back to their
factory settings except for the unlock code, security code,
and lifetime timer.
This option erases all user-entered information
Find the Feature
To clear all information, you need to enter the
Code
(000000).
>
Settings > Other Settings
>
Initial Setup > Master Clear
Setting Up Your Phone for
Optional Handsfree Use
Handsfree operation makes it possible for you to make and
receive calls without using your hands.
Note:
The use of wireless devices and their accessories
may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas. Always
obey the laws and regulations on the use of these
products.
Find the Feature
Setting Up Your Phone
>
Settings > Other Settings
>
Headset
>
Auto Answer
> desired mode
Security
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Powering Off in Standby or
Automatically Turn Off
To specify when the phone turns on or off automatically.
Find the Feature
>
Settings > Other Settings
>
Initial Setup > Power On/Off
Setting Up Your Phone
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Calling Features
Displaying Your Phone Number
You must enter your phone number before you are able to
display it.
From the idle display:
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Calling Features
Find the Feature
PressTo
1
View
()
2OK ()
or
Cancel
()
Note:
Your phone number must be programmed on
your SIM card in order to use this feature.
>
Settings > Phone Status
>
My numbers
change
confirm or cancel the change
Name
or
No.
Redialing a Number
You can redial a previously dialed phone number, whether
the call was connected or busy. From the idle display:
PressTo
1
2
go directly to the dialed calls
list
redial the highlighted number
or
Find the Feature
PressTo
1
2
>
Recent calls
Calls, Dialed Calls, Missed Calls
or
NotePad
>
Received
scroll to the entry you want to
call
redial the highlighted number
Using My Caller ID
The calling line identification (Caller ID)
feature lets you see who is calling before
answering. If the caller’s name is stored in your
phonebook, the phone automatically displays
the name. Otherwise, the phone displays the caller’s
phone number.
If Caller ID information is not available, your phone
displays
Incoming Call
.
Calling Features
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Terminating an Incoming Call
While the phone is ringing or vibrating:
PressTo
or
IGNORE
()
Depending on your phone settings and the type
of subscription you have, the call may be
forwarded to another number, go directly to
voicemail, or the caller may hear a busy signal.
cancel the incoming call
Dialing an Emergency Number
Your service provider programs one or more emergency
phone numbers (such as 112 or 911) that you can call
under any circumstances, even when your phone is locked
or the SIM card is not inserted. You can dial and call the
Calling Features
emergency number even when your phone is locked, when
you are prompted to enter a code or password.
Note:
Emergency numbers vary by country. Your
phone's preprogrammed emergency number(s) may
not work in all locations, and sometimes an emergency
call cannot be placed due to network, environmental, or
interference issues.
To call the emergency number at any time:
PressTo
1
keypad keys dial the emergency number
(such as 112)
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PressTo
2
call the emergency number
Dialing International Numbers
To dial the local international access code:
Action
Press
access code “+” and then enter in the country code for
the country that you would like to connect to (for
example, +44 for the U.K., +33 for France, etc.)
followed by the rest of the phone number.
for 2 seconds to insert the international
Calling Features
Inserting Special Characters
into Dialing Sequences
In addition to pressing numbers on your keypad, you can
insert special characters in a phone number.
While dialing (with digits visible in the display), press
and hold to display a
to display a
OptionDescription
Insert Pause
(insert a
w
.
p
)
p
. Continue to press and hold
Your phone waits until the call
connects before it dials the next
digit(s) in the series.
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OptionDescription
Insert Wait
(insert a
w
)
Your phone waits until the call
connects, then prompts you for
confirmation before it dials the
next digit(s).
Viewing the Received Calls,
Dialed Calls, or Missed Calls
List
Your phone keeps lists of the numbers from calls you
recently received, dialed, and missed, even if the calls did
not connect. The lists are sorted from newest to oldest
entries. The oldest entries are deleted as new ones are
added. Each entry tells you the person’s number (or name,
if available) and whether the call was connected or not.
You can call, store, or delete the numbers on these lists.
Calling Features
Shortcut:
Press to go directly to the dialed calls list
from the idle display.
To open the recent calls menu:
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Find the Feature
PressTo
1
2
SELECT
()
>
scroll to
or
Missed Calls
select
Recent Calls
Received Calls, Dialed Calls
Received Calls
or
Dialed Calls
,
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