Motorola I850 - SOUTHERNLINC, i850 User Manual

SouthernLINC Wireless

iDEN

Digital Multi-service Data-capable Phone

i850 Phone User’s Guide

IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE READ
PRIOR TO USING YOUR PHONE

The SIM card provided in this kit is intended for use with
the phone provided in this package.

Loss of certain features will result when using a SIM
card from one of the following models: i30sx, i35s,

Contents

Get ti ng S tarted.... ... .. ........................... ....... 1

Locating Your SIM Card....................................3

Battery...............................................................3

Activating Service..............................................6

Powering On and Off.........................................6

Enablin g Ove r- th e-A ir S ecuri ty....... .... .... ...........7

Using Mute......................................................22

Making Emergency Phone Calls.....................22

LINCaroundSM...........................................23

Channels and Codes.......................................24

Private LI NC aroun d Cal ls.. .... .... .... ..................2 6

Making Emergency Calls while in LINCaround

SM

Mode...........................................................27

Setup Options .................................................27

Contacts ................................................... 36

Accessing Contacts.........................................37

Creating Entries...............................................37

Storing N umbe rs Fast er ...... ... .........................39

Editing Entries.................................................39

Viewin g Entr ie s....................................... .........4 0

Deleting Entries...............................................42

Checking Capacity ..........................................42

Calling 2 People..............................................49

Creating Pauses and Waits While Dialing.......50

Making International Calls...............................50

One Touch PTT...............................................50

Setting Flip Actions .........................................51

Group Cal ls . ... .... ................... ..........................51

Call Timers......................................................52

Using Your Phone as a Modem ......................53

Ent er in g Tex t..... ...................... ................. 62

Using Word Mode............................................62

Special Function Keys.....................................63

Messages ................................................. 65

Message Notifications .....................................65

Message Center..............................................66

Voi ce Ma il M e s sag e s............................... 67

Taking Pictures ...............................................73

More Actions for Captured Pictures ................75

Accessing the Media Center ...........................76

Customizing the Camera.................................76

Managing Memory ..........................................76

Media Cen te r. ............ ................................78

Viewing the Media Center...............................78

Forward Locked Items.....................................79

Usi ng L IN C Vi e w . ... ...................... ............ 88

Sending a Picture............................................88

Receiving a Picture .........................................89

Sending My Info and Contact Information.......90

My Info ..... ............ ..................................... 93

Viewin g My Info...............................................93

Editing My Info.................................................93

Setting Sen d ing Op tio ns.. ................... .............9 4

Resuming Applications..................................103

Ending Applications.......................................103

Downlo ad in g Appli ca ti on s......... ....................103

Deleting Applications.....................................104

Managing Memory ........................................104

Shortcuts on the Main Menu .........................104

Java Applications and GPS Enabled ............105

GPS E n ab l e d. ... .. ................................ .....108

Managing Memory.........................................119

Customizing Your Phone......................120

Setting th e Volu m e..................................... ...12 0

Setting Your Phone to Vibrate.......................120

Changin g the Loo k of Your Pho ne . .... ........... 12 0

Airplane Mode—Temporarily Turning Of f

Calls..........................................................122

Using Settings ...............................................122

Deleting Shortcuts.........................................133

Usi ng a He a d set .....................................134

Attaching a Headset......................................134

Using a Remote PTT Button .........................134

Understanding Status Messages..........135

Safety and General Information ............137

RF Operational Characteristics .....................137

Hearing Aid Compatibility..................... 145

MOTOROLA LIMITED WARRANTY ...... 147

Patent and Trademark Information ...... 151

Index ....................................................... 152

Driv i ng S af e ty Tip s ................................ 158

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party Name: Motorola, Inc.
Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard

Note: This equipment has been tested and

found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Ru les. These limits are design ed to
provide reasonable prot ection against
harmful in terference in a resi dential
ins tall ation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may
cau s e harmful interference to ra dio
communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur

Gettin g Started

camera lens

retractable
antenna

Getting Started

c

Camera key — accesses camera;
captures picture.

c

t Acts like s when the flip is closed; turns

spea k e r on; us ed wit h vo ic e na mes and
voice records .

Lo c ating Yo ur SIM Card

Loca t ing Your SI M Ca rd

Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is a
small piece of plas tic loc ated in the SIM card
holder in the back of your phone, underneath the
battery.

If there is no SIM card in your phone or the box,
contact Southern LINC Wireless at
1-800-406-0151.

Battery

Removing the Battery Door

1 Make sure the phone is powered off. See

“Pow eri ng On and Off ” on page 6.

2 Slid e t h e re le as e b utt on ba ck un til it re le as es t he

Getting Started

3 Allo w th e ba tte r y do or to po p up , sli de it fo rwa r d,

and remove it from the back of your phone.

3 Repl ac e t he ba tt e ry do or a nd pr es s it ge nt ly un ti l

you he ar a cl ic k.

Battery

3 Plug the other end of the charger into the

accessory connector.

Charging Times

See your battery and charger to determine the
appropriate charg ing time.

Battery Charger

Rapid Standard

High
Performance

2 hours 4 hou rs

Getting Started

Removing the Battery

1 With the phone power ed off, remove the batter y

door.

2 Remove the battery by pushing it toward the

antenna and lifting it out.

• Lithium Ion batter ies have a self discharge rate
and without use, lose about 1% of their charge
per day.

• The battery capacity is degraded if the battery is
stored for long per iods while fully charged. I f
long term storage is required, store at half
capacity.

Activating Service

The first time you pow er on your phone, you must

Enabling Over-the-Air Security

To power your phone off:

1 Open the flip.
2 Press and hold p.

When You Power On For the First
Time

If the Enter SIM PIN Code screen appears, enter
your SIM PIN. See “Entering the PIN” on page 12.
Press A under Ok.

As your phone connects to the network, you will
see a welcome m essage and a connecting
message. When the idle scr een appears, t he
phon e is read y to use.

Getting Started

Note: If you pre ss A under Later, you will be

prompted to enable security each time
you power on your phone until you press

A under Ok.

2 Press A un de r Ok.
3 You are prompted to enable security. Press A

under Yes. A series of screens appears. If you
subscribe to the appropriate SouthernLINC
Wireless plan, your home page appears.

4 Press e to return to the idle screen.

Phone Basics

Any time your phone is powered on, the display
provides you with information and options .

The external display shows a shortened version of
the int e rnal di sp lay. T o se e mor e i nfor ma tio n, op en
the flip.

status icons

text area

Phon e Basics

Display Options

Two di splay options appear at the bot tom of most
screens. You se lect a display option by pressing
the option key below it.

Menus and Lists

Your phone’s features are arranged in menus,
submenus, and lists.

To access the items in a menu or list, scroll using

• Confirms actions

• Places and answer cal ls

Menu Key

Many features provide context-sensitive menus
that let you access related features and actions.
This icon S appears any time a context-sensitive
menu is available. Press m to access the menu.

Main Menu

Getting Started

e

Message s Access messages. See

page 6 5.

f

Call Forw a rd Set cal l for war ding op ti ons.

See pa ge 45.

o

Datebook Schedule appointments.

See pa ge 95.

g

Memo Store a number to access

later. See page 57.

l

GPS Find your approximate

geog raphical location. See
page 1 08.

m

Ring Ton es Assign ring to nes and turn

ring er of f . Se e pa ge 58.

M LINCaround Launch/Exit LINCaround.

Access LINCaround Setup
and Help. See page 23.

C Camera Access camera and take

Phon e Basics

Status Icons

Status icons appear at the top of the display. Some
appe ar at all times. Others appear only when your
phon e is engaged in certain activities or when you
have acti va te d ce r tai n f ea tu r es .

abcd
efgd

Battery Strength — A fuller battery
ind ic ate s a great er ch arge.

o p q r

Signal Strength — More bars next

G J
H K
I

L

Call Forw a rd — Your phone is set
to forward c alls. See page 45.

Q

RM

Ringer Off — Your phone is set to
not ring. See page 58.

u

Speaker Off — Sounds asso ci ate d
with InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile
and group calls are set to come
through the earpiece rather than

Getting Started

Entering Numbers Fro m the Keypad

To enter numbers at the idle screen or any screen

Note: Except for making emergency calls, your

phone wil l not func tio n with out the SIM
card.

To pre ve nt unau th orized us e of yo ur ph one, you r
SIM card ma y be pro t ect ed by a PIN that you e nter
each time the phone is powered on. You can
change the PIN or turn off the requirement that it
be entered.

Entering the PIN

N O

TTY — You are read y to use your
phone to make calls using a
teletypewriter device. See page 54.

t

Roaming — You are using your
phone out si de o f th e S o uthe r nL INC
Wir e less network .

SIM Card Security

Changing the PIN

1 From the main menu, select Se ttings >

Security > Change Passwords > SIM PIN.

2 At the Enter Old SIM PIN screen, enter the

current SIM PIN.

3 Press A un de r Ok.
4 At the Enter New SIM PIN screen, enter the

new 4- to 8-digit SIM PIN.

5 Press A un de r Ok.

Important: When the SIM PIN requirement is off,

the personal data on your SIM card is
not protected. Anyone can use your
phone and access your personal data.

1 From the main menu, select Se ttings >

Security > SIM PIN.

2 Select On or Off.
3 Enter the current SIM PIN.
4 Press A under Ok .

Getting Started

2 At So uthernLINC Wireless representative’s

request, provide the information needed to give
you a PU K cod e.

3 Select Unblock PIN.
4 Enter the PUK code.
5 Enter a new 4- to 8-d ig it S IM PI N.
6 Re-e nt er yo ur S IM PI N.

If you entered the codes properly, SIM Unlocked
appears on the display.

• Text Message drafts, outbox messages, and
cust om i ze d quick notes

• Informa t io n st ore d in Mem o

• Pictures and audio recordings in the media

cen ter, except those that are forward locked

• 3 most recent GPS Enabled locations

• Voice records

• Voice name s

• Datebook events

SIM Card Security

3 Open the SIM card holder.

5 Close the SIM card ho lder.

Getting Started

2 Slide the latch away from the SIM ca rd holder.

4 Caref ul ly slid e y ou r SI M card ou t of t he SI M c ard

holder.

latch

Antenna

Note: Protect your SIM card as you would any

delicate object. Store it carefully.

Antenna

The retractable antenna on your i850 phon e is
designed to be extended during calls.

To extend the antenna, pull gently on the rou nded
tip un t il t he a nte nna i s ful ly ex tend ed a nd cl icks i nt o
position.

Important: Failure to fully extend or retract the

antenna until the antenna clicks into
place causes severely degraded
performance, which may result in
missed calls, dropped calls, or garbled
audio.

Accessories

To order accessories, log on to the SouthernLINC
Wireless website at www.southernlinc.com/store or

Making Calls

Your i850 phone makes two ty pes of calls: digital
cellular phone calls and InstantLINC Mobi le to
Mobile calls. With InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile
calls, you use your phone as a long-range, digital
walkie-talkie.

Phone Calls

With the Flip Open

With the Flip Closed

You can make phone calls with the flip closed
usin g a voice name or the recent calls list to select
the number you want to call. See “Using a Voice
Name” on page 20 and “Mak ing Calls From the
Recent Calls List” on page 34.

To end the call, press

..

InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile

Receiving Calls

An InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call ends
automatically if there is no activity on the call for a
few seconds.

Tip: To let someone know you want to talk to

him or her on an Instant LINC Mobile to
Mobile call, send a ca ll alert. Se e “C al l
Alerts” on page 29.

Receiving Calls

To answ er a cal l by op en i ng the fl i p, yo u mus t ha ve
the Flip to Ans feature turned on (see “Setting Flip
Actions” on page 51). To answer a call by pressing
any number key, you must have the Any Key Ans
feature turned on (see “Phone Calls Features” on
page 123).

Sending to Voice Mail

If the flip is closed, press

.. -or-

Press e. -or-

Making Calls

Ending

If the flip is closed, press

.. -or-

Press e. -or-
Press A un de r Exit. -or-
Close the flip.

An InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call ends
automatically if there is no activity on the call for a
few seconds.

• Select the number from Contacts. See “Making
Calls From Contacts” on page 43.

• Select a number stored in Datebook. See
“Making Calls From Datebook and Datebook
Reminders” on page 99.

• Use One Touch PTT to make an InstantLINC
Mobile to Mobile call. See “One Touch PTT” on
page 50 .

• Use the number in Memo. See “Memo” on page

57.

Missed Pho ne Calls

3 If you are making a phone ca ll, the call is placed

automatically.
Tip: To stop a phon e call from be ing comp lete d,

press

. if the flip is closed or press e.

If you are making an InstantLINC Mobile to
Mobile call, press and hold the PTT butt on to
place t he cal l.

Using Speed Dial and Turbo Dial

®

Each phone number stored in Contacts is assigned

Missed Phone Calls

When yo u mi ss a call , t his i con V and the number
of phone calls you have missed appear briefly.

With the Flip Open

If you want to dismiss the missed call message,
press A under Back. -or-

If you want to view the missed call on the recent
call s lis t , pr es s A under View.

Making Calls

With the Flip Closed

When you make a call with the flip closed,
speakerphone is always on.

Openi ng the flip turn s speakerphone off.

Using Mute

Muting calls lets you listen to incoming sound
without transmitting sound. Mute is available
whenever you are on an active call.

When you make an emergency call, your phone’s
GPS Enabled feature can help emergency service
personnel find y ou, if you are in a location where
your ph on e' s GPS a nten na ha s est abl is he d a cl ear
view of the open sky and your local emergency
response center has th e equipment to process
location information. See “GPS Enabled” on page
108, and particularly “IMPORTANT: Things to
Keep in Mind” on page 108 and “Making an
Emergency Call” on page 110, for more
inform at io n on the limita ti on s of this fe atu re.

LINCaround

SM

Note: This is an optional feature. Go to

www.southe rnlinc.com/downloads or
contact S outhernLIN C Wireless at
1-800-406-0151 about its availability for
purchase.

LINCar o un d all ow s dir ec t two -w ay ph one- t o-p ho ne
communications between two or more phones
equipped for LINCaround. You can make and

• Incoming message notification

• Musical ring tones

• GPS

• Call forwarding

• Messages

• Call Timers

• Call alerts

• Voice records

LINCaround

SM

While in LINCaround, this ic on M appear s on the
display, indicating that there is no network signal
and LINCaround is active.

Exitin g LI N C around

To set your phone to network mode when
LINCaround is active:

1 From the LIN Caround idle screen, press m.
2 Scroll to LA Options an d press O.
3 Select Exit LINCaround.

Channels are divided into sets of frequencies that
allow you to make and receive LINCa round c alls.
Other parties may also be talking on the same
channel.

Codes h elp minimize interference from unwanted
messages and other disturbances when you are on
the sam e ch an nel as others .

To have a conversation, all parties must be on the
same channel and code. For private LINCaround
calls, the person you ar e calling must be in

Channels and Codes

2 Scroll to Code.
3 Press A un de r Edit.
4 Select a code.
5 When you are finished, press A under Back to

return to the LIN Caro un d idl e scr e en .

Making and Receiving Code Calls in
LINCaround

To make a code call in LINCaround:

Note: An incomi ng LINCaround call can be

terminated at any time by pressing e.

Receive All

You can set your phone to receive LIN Caround
transmissions from any phone that is set to the
same channel, regar dless of the code (1-1 5), by
setting the code to Receive All. When you receive
transmissions with the code set to Receive All, the
display changes from Receive All to th e code on
whic h the tr an smis s ion was rece iv ed .

LINCaround

SM

To reply to a call when the code is set to Receive
All:

Press the PTT button.

Private LINCaround Calls

You can have a private conversation with another
person using LINCaroun d. When on a private
LINCaround call, no other parties can hear your
conversation. In order to make a private
LINCaround Call, you must use the valid 10-digit

Note: You will be required to enter a valid PTN

before pre ssin g the PTT butto n.
To set the code to Pvt Only:
1 From the LINCaround idle scr een, press A

under Edit.

2 Scroll to Code.
3 Press A under Edit.
4 Select Pvt Only.

Making Emergency Calls while in LINCaroundSM Mode

Endi ng a Pr ivate LINCa round C al l

A private LINCaround call will end if ther e is no
communication for 6 seconds.

Note: A private LINCaround call may be

interrupted during the 6 second idle time
by an other code call or pri v ate ca ll.

The display will return to the LINCaround idle
screen.

Setup Options

LINCaround setup options are available in t he LA
Options screen in both network and LINCaround
modes.

To access Setup Options in network:

1 From the main menu, select LINCaround.
2 Select Setup.

To access Setup Options in LINCaround:

LINCaround

SM

Note: If Direct Launch is set to On, you will not

see LA Options when you select
LINCa r ound fr o m the mai n me nu . In or der
to have access to your setup options,
Direct Launch must be set to Off. Or you
can access setup options while in
LINC aro und by pr es s ing m and selecting

LA Options.

To turn off Direct Launch:
1 From the Setup screen, scroll to Direct Launch

To turn off State Tone:
3 From the Setup screen, scroll to State Tone and

press O.

4 Select Off.

Call Alerts

Sen din g a call aler t let s the re c ip ie nt know yo u
want to talk to him or her on an InstantLINC Mobile
to Mobile call.

When you send a call alert, the recipient’s phone
emits a series of beeps, or vibrates, and displays
your name or LINC ID.

The recipient can:

Receiving Call Alerts

When you receive a call alert, you must answer,
queue, or clear it. You cannot receive phone calls
or InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile calls until you do.

To answ er a call alert:

Press the PTT button to make an InstantLINC
Mobile to Mobile call to the sender.

To queue a call alert:

Call Alerts

Viewing Call Alerts

1 From the main menu, select Call Alert.
2 Scroll through the list.

Viewing Date and Time

To view the date and time a call alert was received:

1 From the main menu, select Call Alert.
2 Select the call alert you w ant information on.

3 Press A under Alert. Ready to Alert appears

on the display.

4 Press the PTT button until Ale rt Successful

appears on the display.

Deleting Call Alerts

To delete a ca ll alert fro m the queue:
1 From the call alert queue, scroll to the call alert

you want to delete.

2 Press m.

Recent Calls

The recent calls list displays information
associated with calls you have made and recei v ed
and call alerts you have received. It also displays
My In fo an d co ntact info r m at io n sent to yo u from
other phones.

The rece nt call s lis t di sp la ys up to 20 item s.

Calls and Call Alerts

The LIN C I D Cont ac t s ty pe ico n app ear s when you
receive an InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call or call
alert, even if the number is not stored in Contacts.

Call alerts you have received appear as
Inst a ntL IN C Mo bi le to Mob il e ca lls . Li ke al l it e ms i n
the recent calls list, they remain listed until you
dele te them or until they reach the end of the list.

For ph one calls , an addit io n al ic on appea rs gi vi ng
information about the call:

Recent Calls

This icon

j appea rs with My Info from oth er

phones on the recent calls list, along w ith the LIN C
ID of the person who sent the information.

When yo u se lect My I nfo f rom ot her p ho nes t o vi ew
its deta ils , yo u se e all th e in forma tio n sent.

If you receive My Info from the same phone more
than once, only the mo st recently sent version
appears in the recent calls list.

Contact Information From

The name or LINC ID of the person w ho sent the
contact information appears as a separate item on
the recent calls list, above the information sent. If
one person sends you more than one item of
contact information, all the items appear below the
person’s name or LINC ID.

Whe n you select con t ac t inform a t io n to vi ew its
detail s, yo u see th e na me or LI N C ID of the pe r so n
who sent the information and all the information in
the item.

Storing Items to Contacts

With the Flip Closed
1 Press

..

2 If you want to view the rest of the recent calls

lis t, press the volume controls.

3 Press

. to dismiss the recent calls list.

Choosing Picture View or List View

You can set your phone to show the picture
associated with each item as you view the recent
calls list or show the list without picture s .

Tip: If the item you want to store is a call, Store

does not appear if the number is already
stored in Contacts.

3 To store the item as a new entry, select [New

Contact]. -or-

To store the n umber to an exist ing entry, se lect
the entry.

Note: Stori ng My Inf o or c o ntact inform ati on

from another phone to a Contacts entry

that has a name assigned to it does not

Recent Calls

2 Press A un de r Delete. -or-

If Delete is not on e of your op tio ns : Pr es s m.

Select Delete.
3 Press O or pr e ss A under Yes to confirm.
To delete all items on the recent calls list:

1 From the recent calls list, press m.
2 Select Delete All.
3 Press O or pr e ss A under Yes to confirm.

3 To place the call now, go to step 4. -or-

Scroll left or right to display the Contacts type for
the number you want to call.

4 To make a phone call, press s. -or-

To make an InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call,
press the PTT butto n.

You can also make calls while viewin g the details
of an item on the recent calls list:

1 From t he recent calls list, sel ect the item

Making Calls From the Recent Calls List

• If you scroll to My Info from another phone,
you can make a call to the LINC ID of the
phon e that sent the information.

• If you scroll to contact informat ion from
another phone, you can make a call to the
number curre ntly displa yed.

3 To make a phone call, press

t on the top of

your phone. -or-
To make an InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call,

press the PTT butto n.

Contacts

Contacts stores up to 600 numbers or addresses.
Each Contacts entry can stor e several numbers or
addresses.

Information stored in Contacts is saved on your
SIM card.

A Cont acts entry c ontains:

• A name — A name is required if you are storing

• A Con tacts type — Each number or address

stored must be assig ned a Contacts type:

A

Mobile phone number

B

LINC ID LINC ID number

C

Work1 phone number

D

Work2 phone number

Accessing Contacts

Note: Y ou can store numbers up to 64 digits

long, but every 20 digits must be
separated by a pause or wait. See
“Creating Pauses and Waits” on page 42.

• A Speed D ial number — When yo u store a
phone number, it is assigned a Speed Dial
number. You can accept the default Speed Dia l
number or change it.

• A voi ce na me — I f yo u cr ea te a voi ce na me for a
number, you can then dial that number by saying

To cancel a Contacts entry at any time, press e to
retur n to the idl e scree n.

To create a Contacts entry:
1 To access the entry details screen:

Select Contacts > [New Contact]. -or-
From the Contacts list, press m. Select New

Contact.

2 If you want to assign a name to the entry:

Contacts

Enter the nu mber or addre s s. For phone
numbers, us e the 10-digit format. For email
addresses, see “Entering Text” on page 62.

Tip: Press A unde r Browse to select a number

or addr ess from Contacts , the rece nt calls
list, or Memo.

When you are finished, press O.

6 If you want to change th e default Speed Dial

number or a cr eate a voice na me for the entry,
select [Options]. See “Assigning a Speed Dial

2 If you want to assign a ring tone from the list of

ring tones:
With Ringer highlighted, scrol l left or right to

choose a ring tone. -or-
Select Ringer. Select the ring tone you want to

assign.

3 If you want t o assign a pict ure from the media

center:
Scroll to Picture. Scroll left or right to choose a

Storing Numbers Faster

This is always the next available Speed Dial
location.

If you want to assign the phone number to a
different Speed D ial location:

With the Speed # field highligh t e d, pr e ss O.
Press A un de r Delete to delete the curr ent

Speed Dial number.
Enter the new Speed Dial number using the

keypad.

To stor e numbers to Cont acts from the idle screen:
1 Use the keypad to enter the number you want to

store.

2 Press m.
3 Select Store Number.
4 To store th e numb er as a new en try, sele ct [New

Contact]. -or-

To store the n umber to an exist ing entry, se lect
the entry.

Contacts

3 Follow the applicable instructions in “Creating

Entries” on page 37 to edit the various fields.

Viewing Entries

Whe n yo u view Co n tac t s entries , yo u can choose
how much detail you wan t to see.

Viewing the Contacts List

In this view, each entr y shows:

Selecting an Entry

In this view, each entry shows:

• The name assigned to the entry

• A small version of the picture assigned to the

entry

• The name of the ring tone assigned to the entry

• The numbers and addresses stored in the entry

To select an entry:

Viewing Entries

If you select a phone number, you can view its
Speed Dial number and see whether it has a
voice name.

To return to the entry, press A under Back or
press O.

View ing a Large P ic tu re

To view a large version of the pictur e assigned to
an entry:

1 Select the entry.

3 Select List View to show the Contacts list

without pictures. -or-
Select Picture View to show the picture

assigned to each entry.

Searching for a Name

To search for a name in Contacts:

1 From the Contacts list, press A under Search.

-or-

Contacts

To set Contacts to show all entries:

1 From the Contacts list, press m.
2 Select Filter.
3 Set this option to Show All.

Deleting Entries

Delete an Entry

1 From the Contacts list, scroll to or select the

Note: If an entry contains only one number or

address, deleting the number or address
del etes th e entry.

Checking Capacity

To see how many numbers are stored in Contacts:

1 From the Contacts list, press m.
2 Select Capacity.

International Numbers

If you w ant a pause longer than 3 seconds, press
and ho ld * more than once. Each P represents a
3-s ec on d pa us e.

To program a wa it:

Pres s and hol d * until t h e le tt e r W ap pear s. Th e
W means your phone waits before dialing
further.

If you store 1703 5551235W1234, when you se lect
this number and make a call, your phone dials the
first 11 digits and then waits. A message appears

2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call.

Tip: To find Contacts entries faster, use the

keypad to en ter th e first lett er of the name .

3 To place the call now, go to step 4. -or-

Scroll left or right to display the Contacts type for
the number you want to call.

4 To make a phone call, press s. -or-

To make an InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call,
press the PTT butto n.

Contacts

After Select ing an Entr y

1 Access Contacts.
2 Select the Contacts entry that contains the

number you want to call.

3 Scroll to or select number you want to call.
4 To make a phone call, press s. -or-

To make an InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call,
press the PTT butto n.

If you t ry to mak e a t ype of ca ll that do es not mat c h

Call Forwarding

Call f orwarding sends cal ls to the phone numbers
you specify. You can forward all calls to one
numbe r or forward missed cal ls to different
numbers depending on the reason you missed the
call.

You can forwa rd phone lines 1 and 2
independently.

To forward all calls:

1 From the main menu, select Call Forwa rd >

Forward > All Calls.

2 Select To.

If you specified a forwarding number for all calls
before, this number displays.

K

Phone line 2 is active; c alls to phone lines 1
and 2 are being forwarded.

Call Forw a rdin g

Turning Off Call Forwarding

If you do not want all your calls forwarded, turn the
feature off:

1 From the main menu, select Call Forwa rd > To.
2 Set this option to Off.

All your calls are now sent to your phone.
Call s you mi ss are forwar d ed accor d in g to the

options set for missed calls. By default, missed

Note: If you want a type of missed call sent to

voi ce mail, the call forwarding number for
that type of missed call must be your
voi ce mail access number.

To for ward missed calls:

1 From the main menu, select Call Forwa rd >

Forward > Detailed.

2 Select If Busy to specify a forwarding number

for calls re ceived when your phone is busy.

3 If you sp ecif ied a for ward ing numbe r for th is typ e

Vie wing Call Forwarding Settings

Viewing Call Forwarding
Settings

1 From the main menu, select Call Forwa rd >

Forward > All Calls.

2 With To highlighted, press A under Status.

Advanced Calling
Features

Call Waiting

Call Waiting lets you receive a second call while on
an active call. Call Waiting is always available,
unless you turn it off for a specific call.

If you ar e on a call and receive a second call, your

Turn Off Call Waiting

To turn off Call Waiting during a call:

1 Press m.
2 Select In Call Setup > Ca ll Waiting.
3 Set this option to Off.

Tip: To turn Call Waiting back on while still on

the call, set this option to On.

To turn off Call Waiting for the next call you make

Putting a Call on Hold

Putting a Call on Hold

1 While on an active call, press m.
2 Select Hold.

If you want to make the call active again, press A
under Resume.

Calling 2 People

Putting a Call on Hold, Makin g a

Merging 2 Calls into a 3-Way Call

After you put a call on hold and place a second
cal l, you can co m bi ne thes e ca ll s in t o a 3- w ay ca ll:

1 Press m.
2 Select Join.

All 3 people in the call can speak to and hear each
other.

Making a 3-Way Call

Adva n c ed C al li ng Features

Creating Pauses and Waits
While Dialing

You can enter a pause or wait while dialing a
numbe r. For i nformation on using pauses and
waits, see “Cr eating Pauses and Waits” on page

42.

To create a pause while dialing a phone number:
1 From the keypad, enter the digits you want to

occur before the pause.

One Touch PTT

One Touch PTT set s your phone to call the m ost
recent LIN C I D on t he re ce nt ca ll s l is t, or a LINC ID
you choose, every time you pre ss the PTT button.

Setti ng On e Touch PTT

To the Most Recent LINC ID
1 From the main menu, select Se ttings >

InstantLINC > One Touch PTT.

Setti ng Fli p Act ion s

Turnin g Off One Touch PTT

1 From the main menu, select Se ttings >

InstantLINC > One Touch PTT.

2 Set this option to Off.

Setting Flip Actions

For Answering Calls

To set your phone to answ er calls when you open

To set your phone not to end calls when you close
the flip:

Set Flip to End to Off in step 2.
Note: If you ar e using your phone wi th a

head s et, and you ha ve the Flip to End
option set to On, closing your flip sends
inc oming sound to the headset and does
not end the call.

Group Calls

Adva n c ed C al li ng Features

To receive group calls made to any of these
Tal kg r ou ps , yo u must join the Talkgr o up .

1 Press A un de r Contcs. -or-

From the ma in men u, scro ll to Contacts and
press O.

2 Scroll to the Talkgroup you want to join.
3 Press A un de r Join.

Note: You can only monitor one Talkgroup at a

time.

The LINC ID or name of the person who is
speaking will appear on the display below the
Talkgroup number.

Turning of f Gro up Calls

To set your phone to prevent you from hearing
grou p ca lls to yo ur T a lk group :

1 From the main menu, select Se ttings >

InstantLINC > Tkgrp Silent.

2 Set this option On.

Using Your Phone as a Modem

•Prvt/Grp Reset — keeps a running total of all of
your InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile calls and
group call minutes, until you reset it.

• Prvt/Grp Lifetime — displays the total minutes
of all your InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile calls
and gro up cal ls .

• Circuit R es et — keeps a running total of all of
your circuit data use, until you reset it.

• Circuit Lifetime — displays the total minutes of
all of your circuit data use.

Using Y our Phone as a Modem

Note: Contact your SouthernLINC Wireless

sales representative for more information
on this feature.

To use your phone as a modem with a laptop,
handheld device, or desktop computer:

1 Open the connector cover.

Adva n c ed C al li ng Features

2 With the phone’s display facing up, insert a data

cable’s connector into the accessory connector,
until you hear a click.

To use these services , you must install the iDEN
Wireless Data Services software (available
separately). For more information on setting up
your comp ut er an d you r i850 p hone for packet and
circu it da ta call s, refer to the Wireless Data
Services User’s Guide or conta ct SouthernLINC
Wireless.

Making TTY Calls

To use your phone to make phone calls using a

Maki ng TTY Cal ls

TTY device features such as Turbo-Code,
High- Speed, and Interruption are not supported by
your phone. These features must be tu rned off or
disabled to use your TTY device with your phone.

Turning On the TT Y Featur e

Your p hone’s TTY feature must be on if you want
to make TTY calls, set the TTY mode, or change
the TTY baud rate. To make sure the TTY feature
is on:

When you make a TTY call, the call begins in the
TTY mode you last select ed.

To change mode during a call using your phone:

1 Press m.
2 Select In Call Setup > T TY > Type.
3 Select the mode you want.

To change mode during a call using your TT Y
device, issue one o f the following commands:

• “VCO please” — to select VCO mode

Adva n c ed C al li ng Features

To change the TTY baud rate:

1 From the main menu, select Se ttings > Phone

Calls > TTY > Baud .

2 Select the baud rate for your location.

Memo

Memo lets you store a number, m ake a call to that
number, and save it to Contacts.

To create a memo:

1 From the main menu, select Memo.
2 Enter the number using your keypad.
3 Press O.

To view the memo later:

To store the memo number to Contacts:

1 From the main menu, select Memo.
2 Press m.
3 Select Store to Contacts.
4 To store th e numb er as a new en try, sele ct [New

Contact]. -or-

To store the n umber to an exist ing entry, se lect
the entry.

5 With the Contacts type field highlighted, scroll

Ring Tones

To set the ring tone your phone makes when you
receive phone calls, call alerts, message
not ificat io n s, pict ure s se nt usin g LINC View , or
Datebook reminders:

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.
3 Scro ll th r ough t he l is t of ri ng t o nes and se l ect th e

one you w ant to assi gn. Vibrate sets you r phon e

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones >

VibeAll.

2 Set this option to On.

Tip: Pressing the volume controls to turn down

the volume as far as possible sets VibeAll
to On.

Note: Y ou must press the volume up key tw ice

from VibeAll in order to rest ore ring tone.

To set your phone to vibr ate instead of making a

Ring and Vibrate

These icons indica te how the ringer is set.

Assigning Ring Tones to
Contacts

Note: This feature requires a subscription to

Caller ID to func tio n pro per ly. Contact
you r sales re presentative or
SouthernLINC Wireless for more
infor mation.

You can set the ring tone your phone makes when
you receive phone calls or call alerts from

Q The ph on e a l ways vi bra te s in st ea d o f ma ki ng

a sound.

R

The phone vibrates instead of making a
sound for phone calls.

u

Group calls and InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile
calls are heard through the earpiece, not the
speaker.

Ring Ton es

5 Select Overview.
6 Scroll to view ring tones assigned to featur es

and Contact ent ries.

Downloading More Ring
Tones

If you wa nt to us e ot h er ring ton es, yo u ca n
download them into your phone for a fee. Go to
www.southernlinc.com/downloads for a selection

Managing Memory

To view the amount of memory available for
custom ring tones:

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make su re VibeAll is set to Off .
3 Highlight any ring tone.
4 Press m.
5 Select Me m o r y U sa ge.

Deleting Custom Ring Tones

Except for DRM ring tones, if you delete a ring tone
that you purchased from your phone, you wil l have
to purchase it again. Under certain conditions,
some DRM vendors will not charge you if you
download an item multiple times within a given time
frame. Please contact the DRM vendor to learn
more about their download regulations.

To delete a custom ring tone:

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.

Entering Text

You can enter t ext, numbers, and symbols into
your phone us ing Alpha, Word, Numer ic, or
Symbol text input modes.

Us in g Wo rd Mo de

In Word mode, T9 Text Input analyzes the letters
on the ke ypa d but t on yo u pr es s and ar ra ng es them
to create words. As you type, T9 Text Input
matches your keystrokes to words in its database
and displays the mos t commonly used matching
word. You can add your own words to this
database.

Enterin g a Word

l

Alpha — Press a key several times for each
character.

j

Word — Press a key once for each letter
while words likely to be the one you want are

Special Function Keys

Ad di ng Words to the Database

1 Select Alpha as your text input mode.
2 Type the word using Alpha mode.
3 Select Word as your text input mode.
4 Press #.

The word you typed in Alpha text entry mode is
now in t he database.

Note: You cannot store alphanumeric

com bi natio ns , su ch as Y 2K.

Capitalization

When you pres s and hold the # key, it acts as a
3-wa y toggle. Press and hold # to make the next
letter typed uppercase (shift), to make all
subsequ en t l ett ers type d up pe rcas e ( ca ps lock ) , or
to go back to lowercase letters.

These icons appear in the top row of your display:

m or X

Shift is on.

Enteri ng Te xt

Note: Additional punctuation s y mbols are

availabl e in Sy mbols mode.

Messages

You can receive the followin g types of mess ages
on yo ur ph one:

• Voice mail mes sa ge s

• Text messages

• Fax mail

• Net alerts

You have 2 ways to access the mess ages you

If you dismis s the notification, th e message is not
deleted. It can be accessed through the message
center.

If you are not on a phone call when you receive a
message, your phone sounds a notif ication tone
every 30 secon ds until you access the message,
you dismiss the notification, or the al ert time-out
expires.

Setting Notification Options

Messages

Message Center

The message center manages your messages.
All your messages are stored in the message

center. The me ssage center shows how many
messages you have of each type.

To access your messages through the message
center:

1 From the main menu, select Messages.

Vo ic e M a il M e ss a ges

Note: T o rece ive vo ice ma il mess ages, you must

first set up a voice mail account with
SouthernLINC Wireless.

Receiving a Message

When you receive a voice mail message, New
Voice Mail Message appears on the display.

Sending Unanswered Calls to
Voice Mail

To send a phone call to voice mail instead of
answer ing it:

If the flip is closed, press .. -or-
Press e. -or-
Press A under No.

Text Messaging

Your p hone can send and receive short messages.

Setting Up

Before you begin using Text messaging, you may
need to set up your signature, service center
number, an d ex pi r at ion inform at io n:

1 From the main menu, select Messages.

This is the amount of time messages you send
are saved at the service center if they cannot be
delivered. After this period, they are discarded.

Scroll to select th e number of days you want
your messages to be saved.

When you are finished, press O.

8 Select Auto Clean Up. Set this option to On if

you want your phone to dele te sent messages.
If you set Auto Clean Up to On, sel e ct Clean

Reading fr om the Message Ce nter

If your phone is power ed off when you receive a
text message, your phone notif ies you the next
time you power it on. If you are out of your
coverage area, your phone alerts you when you
return to yo ur co ve r a ge ar ea .

Tip: While reading a text and numeric message

that contains a phone number, you can
press s to call that nu mb e r.

Reading from the Message

storing the sender’s number in Contacts, press
m.

Creating and Sending
Messages

1 From the main menu, select Messages >

[Create Message]. -or-

Select [Create Message] from Text Inbox, Text
Outbo x, or Drafts. -or-

Text Messaging

To use a quick note: Press A under Browse.
Scroll to the quick note you want. For more
information on quick notes, see “Using Quick
Notes”.

When you are finished, press O.

4 If yo u wa nt to s end t he me ssa ge , pr es s A un der

Send. -or-

To edit the message, press O. -or-
To delete the mess age without sending it, press

5 Follow step 3 through step 4 of “Creating and

Sending Messages” on page 69.

Beginning Messages From the Idle
Screen

1 Using the keypad, enter the number you want to

send a message to.

2 Press m.
3 Select Com pos e SMS. The message is

automatically addressed to the phone number

Creatin g and Sen ding Messages

Tip: For more options, including sending the

quic k note, press m.

Using Drafts

When you save a message as a draft, it is saved in
the drafts folder.

To edit a draft:

1 From the main menu, select Messages >

Drafts.

Deleting Sent Messages

To delete a sent message:

1 From the main menu, select Messages > Text

Outbox.
2 Scroll to the message you want to delete.
3 Press A under Delete.
4 Press A under Yes to confirm.

To delete all unlocked sen t messages:

Text Messaging

4 Select Lock.
Unlo c ki ng a Me ss ag e
1 From the main menu, select Messages > Text

Outbox.

2 Scroll to the message you want to lock or

unlock.

3 Press A un de r Unlock.

Sorting Messages

The tex t i nbox ho l ds 20 mes sa ges . If the te xt inbo x
is ful l, you cannot receive messa ges unt il you
delete some existing messages.

The outbox and drafts folder share memory space.
Toget her the y ca n ho l d 30 mes s ages . I f the ou t bo x
and drafts folder memory is full, you cannot send
messages or sa ve drafts until you delete some
existing messages.

To view the amount of memory available in y our
text inbo x :

Camera

The camer a in your i850 phone takes pictures. You
can sav e thes e pi ctu r e s in yo ur ph on e and vi ew
them through the media center.

You can send the pictures you take in InstantLINC
Mobile to Mobile calls, assign them to Contacts
entries, or set them as your phone’s wallpaper.

Accessing the Camera

Taking Pictures

1 Access the camera.
2 If you want t o adjust the zoom, lighting, picture

quality, picture size, or a timer, set these options.

See “Setting Picture Options”.
3 Aim the camera lens on the flip. Use the internal

di sp la y as th e vi ew f inde r.
4 When the image you want to capture is in view,

press c or press O or press A under Capture.

Camera

Tip: You can also set zoom by scrolling up and

down and set picture size by scrolling left
and right.

If you either discard the picture or save it by either
pressing O or selecting Save from the
context-sensitive menu, the only picture option that
changes is the timer. The timer returns to its
default: Off.

If you choose any other action, all picture options
retur n to their de fau lt s.

Normal is the default.

Picture Quality

The Picture Quality option lets you choose the
sharpness the picture will have af ter it is captur ed.

The values are:

• Nor mal — no change

• Standard — higher resolution

When you receive your phone, Normal is the

More Actions for Captured Pictures

Self-Timer

The Self-Timer option lets you delay capturing the
picture for the number of seconds you choose.The
camera captures the picture after the amount of
time you chose elapses.

To tur n off the timer before the picture is captured,
press A un de r Cancel.

The values are: Off, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20
seconds.

Sending in InstantLINC Mobile to
Mobile Calls

For information on sending captured pictures in
InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile calls, see “S tarting a
Call by Sending a Picture” on pa ge 89.

Assigning to Contacts

Note: This feature may require a subscription to

Caller ID to func tio n pro per ly. Contact
you r sales re presentative or

Camera

Setting as Wallpaper

1 After you have captured a picture, press m.
2 Select Set As Wallpaper.

Note: If yo u lat er se t your wa ll pap er to Auto

Cycle, the picture is included and will

appe ar on th e id le sc re en. See
“Wallpaper” on page 120.

Accessing the Media Center

Note: The volume of the shutter sound is

con trolled by your phone’s speaker
volu m e.To set your ph on e’s speaker
volume, see “Setting the Volume” on page

120.

•Default Size — sets the default value for the

Pictu re S iz e option.

• Default Quality — sets the default value for the

Picture Quality option.
To access the Camera Setup menu:

Managing Memory

Tip: This option is available from many

con te xt - se ns itive menu s when yo u are
usin g the camera.

To free memory, delete items from the media
center. See “M edia Center” on page 78.

Media Center

The media center lets yo u access pictures and
audi o recordings.

All pic tu r e s sa ve d in your phon e ca n be acces s ed
through the media center.

The following audio recordings can be accessed
through the media center:

• V oi ce reco rds cr e ate d whe n yo ur ph on e was not

Viewing the Media Center

To access the media center:

From the main menu, select Media Center. -or-

From the camera, press m. Sele ct Media

Center.
Scroll to view the items in the media center.

Choo s in g Th um bnail View or Li st

For ward Locked Items

2 Press m.
3 Select Filter.
4 Select All, Pictures, or Audio.

Tip: You can also scroll thro ugh these options

while viewing the list of items by either
scrolling left or right or pressing * or #.

Keeping the Last Filter Setting

You can set the media center to show all items
every time you access it or to keep the filtering

Sort ing by Time or N am e

You can set the media center t o sort items by the
time the item was creat ed or by the name of the
item.

1 Access the media center.
2 Press m.
3 Select Setup.
4 Select Sort.
5 Select By Time or By Name.

Media Center

When you view items in the media center, one of
these icons appears next to each forward locked
item:

When an item is locked, it cannot be deleted from
the medi a ce nt er. See “ Lo cki ng It em s” on pa ge 82.
Locking an item has no effect on its for ward

Note: While you r phone supports gifting and

Tell-A-Friend services for DRM items,
these services may not be offered by
SouthernLI NC Wireless. Please contact
SouthernLINC Wireless for more
infor mation.

Pictures

The media center lets you view pictures, send
them in InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile calls, assign

f

Forward locked.

c

Forward lock and locked.

Audio Recordings

If the picture does not fit in the display, scroll left
and ri gh t and up an d d own t o vie w d iff ere nt p art s o f
the picture.

Sending in InstantLINC Mobile to
Mobile Calls

For information on sending stored pictures in
InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile calls, see “Starting a
Call by Sending a Picture” on page 89.

5 If you selected an entry with a pic ture assigned,

press O or press A under Yes to overwrite the

assi gned picture. -or-

Press A under No to return to the list of entries

without overwriting the assigned picture.

Setting as Wallpap er

1 Scroll to or select the picture you want to set as

wallpaper.
2 Press m.

Media Center

Tip: When viewing t he list of items in the media

cente r, you can scroll left or right, or pres s
* or #, to chan ge th e ty pe of medi a t ha t is
displayed in the list.

To stop the audio recording befor e it has finished
playing:

Press O. -or-
Scroll le ft.

To restart the audio recording, scroll right.

Renaming Items

1 Access the media center.
2 Scroll to or select the item you want to rename.
3 Press m.
4 Select Rename.
5 Delete the item’s name and enter a new name.
6 Press O.

Locking Items

Deleting Items

Deleting Items

Deleting items from the media center deletes them
from all part s of your phone, including the list of
ring tones, th e lis t of vo ic e r ec or ds , and Co nta c ts .

Under certain conditions, some DRM vendors will
not charge you if you download an ite m multiple
times w ith in a gi ven t ime fra me . Ple as e cont ac t the
DRM ven dor to learn mo re about their download
regulations.

Accessing the Camera

You can access the camera from t he media center
at any time, except when you are viewing a list of
audi o recordings, play ing an audio recording, or
usin g the Setup menu.

Select [Camera] from the list of items. -or-

Press c. -or-

Press A under Camera.

Digital Rights Management

Digital Rights
Management

When you download multimedia content available
onl in e, such as audio, im ag es , or Ja va
applications, these items may be subject to DRM
restrictions. DRM, or digital rights management, is
a system that defines how copyrighted multimedia
content can b e distributed and used.

To send the DRM installation to the background,
press e.

Understanding DRM Status
Icons

Depending on how a give n third- party vendor has
set rights for an item, the item may include the
following status icons:

Managing DRM Items

that contains the link for purchasing the item. The
friend can then purchase the item quickly and
easily. Sending this type of mess age is called
Tell-A-Frie nd.

Gifting

To check if a DRM item is giftable:
1 Go to the location on your phone that contains

the item you want.

2 Highlight the DRM item you want to gift.

Tell-A-Friend

1 Go to the location on your phone that contains

the ite m yo u w ant.
2 Highlight the DRM item you want to tell your

friend about.

3 Press m.
4 Select Tell-A-Friend.

The Create Message screen opens.
5 Compl ete an d s en d the me ssa ge . Se e “Cre at ing

Digital Rights Management

• The name of the item’s vendo r
To view the license o f a DRM item:
1 Go to the location on your phone that contains

the item you want.

2 High li ght the DRM item yo u wan t t o view li cens e

information for.

3 Press m.
4 Select License Info.

Deleting Items

If you delete a D RM item that you purchased from
Sou thernL IN C W ir e l es s from your ph on e, yo u w il l
have to purchase it again to download it.

Under certain conditions, third-party vendors will let
you down l oad an i te m mul t iple ti mes wit hi n a give n
time f rame, even if you deleted the item. Please
contact the third-party vendor of an item to learn
more about the vendor’s download regulations.

Managing DRM Items

When ring tones and wallpapers expir e, they are
automatically removed from their respective lists.
For expired items that continue to display in their
respective lists, you can either choose to renew the
license for the item or else manually delete the
item.

Note: You cannot delete locked items.

Using LINC View

Note: LINC View requires a subscription. Please

con tact your sales representative or
SouthernLINC Wireless at
1-800-406-0151 for more information.

LINC View lets you exchange pictures, My Info,
and contact information with ot her phones that
have this capability. You do this through
InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile calls.

You cannot talk or listen on an InstantLINC Mobile
to Mobile call while a picture is being transmitted.
Other activities, such as taking or searching for a
picture, do not prevent you from talking or listening.

Taking a Picture to Send

Note: For more informa tion on taking pictures,

see “Taking Pictures” on page 73.

1 While in an InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call,

press c or press A unde r Camera.