Motorola V176 user manual

V176

GSM

English

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HELLOMOTO

Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the Motorola V176 wireless phone.

Menu Key

Earpiece

Listen to your 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.

Power Connector

Insert the charger.

Open a menu when it appears in the display.

Right Soft Key

Perform functions identified by right display prompt.

Power/End Key

Press & hold to turn the phone on/off. Press & release to end call or exit menu system.

Navigation Key

Scroll up, down, left, or right.

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1-800-331-6456 (United States) 1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired) 1-800-461-4575 (Canada) Certain mobile phone features are dependent on the capabilities and

settings of your service provider’s network. Additionally, certain features may not be activated by your service provider, and/or the provider’s network settings may limit the feature’s functionality. Always contact your service provider about feature availability and functionality. All features, functionality, and other product specifications, as well as the information contained in this user’s guide are based upon the latest available information and are believed to be accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation.

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Use and Care. . . . . . . . . . 7

essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

about this guide . . . . . . 8

SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

turn it on & off. . . . . . . 11

make a call . . . . . . . . . 11

answer a call . . . . . . . . 12

your phone number . . 12

main attractions . . . . . . 13

multimedia

messages . . . . . . . . . . 13

basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

display. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

text entry . . . . . . . . . . 20

volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

navigation key . . . . . . . 25

handsfree speaker . . . 25 codes & passwords . . . 25 lock & unlock phone . . . 26 check battery meter . . . 26

close & open flip . . . . . 26

customize . . . . . . . . . . . 27

ring style. . . . . . . . . . . 27

time & date. . . . . . . . . 28

wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . 28

screen saver . . . . . . . . 28

display appearance . . . 29

answer options . . . . . . 29

personal greetings . . . 30 optional handsfree

use setup . . . . . . . . . . 30

calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

recent calls . . . . . . . . . 31

redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

return a call. . . . . . . . . 32

notepad. . . . . . . . . . . . 32

hold or mute a call . . . 33

call waiting . . . . . . . . . 33

emergency calls . . . . . 34

international calls . . . . 34

1-touch dial . . . . . . . . . 34

voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . 35

enter special

characters . . . . . . . . . . 36

contents

other features . . . . . . . 37

advanced calling . . . . 37

phonebook . . . . . . . . 39

messages . . . . . . . . . 42

chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

personalizing . . . . . . . 44

call times & costs . . . . . 47

handsfree operation . . . 48

network . . . . . . . . . . . 48

personal organizer . . . 48

fun & games . . . . . . . 50

troubleshooting . . . . . 51

check here first . . . . . 51

service and repairs . . . 52

Specific Absorption

Rate Data. . . . . . . . . . . 53

contents

feature locator

main menu

Phonebook

Recent Calls

• Received calls

• Dialed Calls

• NotePad

• Call Times

• Call Costs

Message

•Create

• Inbox

•Draft

•Outbox

•Quick Notes

•Voicemail

•Browser Msgs

• Info Services

•MMS Templates

Office Tools

•Calculator

• MyMenu

•Alarm Clock

• Stop Watch

•Chat

• Dialing Services

• Operator Service

Games & Apps

Web Access

• Start Browser

•Web Shortcut

•Go to URL

•Browser Setting

• Stored Pages

•History

• General Setting

Multimedia

•Pictures

• Sounds

Personalize

• Home Screen

• Main Menu

•Color Setting

•Greeting

• Wallpaper

• Screen Saver

•Quick Dial

Settings

• (see next page)

feature locator

settings menu

Ring Style

•Style

•Detail

Call Divert

• Voice Calls

•Fax Calls

• Data Calls

• Cancel All

•Divert Status

In Call Setup

• In-Call Timer

•Call Cost Setup

• My Caller ID

• Answer Options

• Call Waiting

Initial Setup

• Time and Date

• 1-Touch Dial

• Display Settings

• Backlight

•Scroll

• Language

• Contrast

•DTMF

•TTY Setup

• Master Reset

• Master Clear

Phone Status

•My Numbers

• Active Line

•Battery Meter

Headset

• Auto Answer

Network

•New Network

•Network Setup

• Avail. Networks

• My Network List

• Service Tone

•Call Drop Tone

• Band Selection

Security

• Phone Lock

• Fixed Dial

•Call Barring

• SIM PIN

•New Passwords

feature locator

Use and Care

To care for your Motorola phone, please keep it away from:

liquids of any kind

Don’t expose your phone to water, rain, extreme humidity, sweat, or other moisture.

extreme heat or cold

Avoid temperatures below -10°C/14°F or above 45°C/113°F.

microwaves

Don’t try to dry your phone in a microwave oven.

dust and dirt

Don’t expose your phone to dust, dirt, sand, food, or other inappropriate materials.

cleaning solutions

To clean your phone, use only a dry soft cloth. Don’t use alcohol or other cleaning solutions.

the ground

Don’t drop your phone.

Use and Care

essentials

CAUTION:

phone for the first time, read the

Important Safety and Legal Information

edged pages at the back of this guide.

Before using the

included in the gray-

about this guide

This guide shows how to locate a menu feature as follows:

Find it:

This example shows that, from the home screen, you press

highlight and select

Press

SELECT

Press M >

Recent Calls

Dialed Calls

to open the menu, highlight and select s

Dialed Calls

to scroll to and highlight a menu feature. Press the

key to select the highlighted menu feature.

symbols

This means a feature depends on the network or subscription and may not be available in all areas. Contact your service provider for more information.

This means a feature requires an optional accessory.

Recent Calls

, then

essentials

SIM card

Yo u r Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card contains personal information such as your phone number and phonebook entries.

Caution:

from static electricity, water, and dirt.

battery

Do not bend or scratch your SIM card. Keep it away

battery installation

essentials

battery charging

Before you can use your phone you need to completely charge the battery. New batteries are not fully charged.

Plug the travel charger into your phone and an electrical outlet. Your phone displays

Tip:

battery. It will perform best after you fully charge and discharge it a few times.

Charge Complete

You can not overcharge your

when finished.

battery tips

Battery life depends on the network, signal strength, temperature, features, and accessories you use.

•

Always use Motorola Original batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers.

•

New batteries or batteries stored for a long time may take longer to charge.

•

When charging your battery, keep it near room temperature.

•

When storing your battery, keep it uncharged in a cool, dark, dry place.

•

Never expose batteries to temperatures below -10°C (14°F) or above 45°C (113°F). Always take your phone with you when you leave your vehicle.

essentials

•

It is normal for batteries to gradually wear down and require longer charging times. If you notice a change in your battery life, it is probably time to purchase a new battery.

Contact your local recycling center for proper battery

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disposal.

Warning:

may explode.

Note:

will ask you to reset the time and date. If you choose to cancel or ignore, the time and date will be suspended.

Find it:

Never dispose of batteries in a fire because they

If you remove the battery for a few seconds, the phone

Press M >

Setting

Other Settings > Initial Setup

Time and Date

turn it on & off

To turn on your phone, press and hold

for 2 seconds. If prompted, enter your 6-digit SIM card PIN code and/or your 4-digit unlock code.

Caution:

your SIM card is disabled and your phone displays Contact your service provider.

To turn off your phone, press and hold prompted, enter your 4-digit unlock code.

If you enter an incorrect PIN code 3 times in a row,

SIM Blocked

for 2 seconds. If

make a call

Enter a phone number and press N to make a call.

essentials

To end the call, close the flip or press P.

answer a call

When your phone rings and/or vibrates, just open the flip or

press

To end the call, close the flip or press

to answer.

your phone number

To see your phone number:

Find it:

To store or edit your name and phone number on your SIM card, press the don’t know your phone number, contact your service provider.

Press M >

essentials

Settings

Phone Status

VIEW

key while displaying it. If you

My Numbers

main attractions

multimedia messages

For more message features, see page 42.

send a multimedia message

A Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message contains pages with text and media objects (including pictures or sounds). You can send the multimedia message to other phones with MMS and to email addresses.

Find it:

Note:

expanded. You can only use the default template.

Press M >

The MMS templates can’t be downloaded or

Messages

Create

MMS

MMS Templates

Press keypad keys to enter text on the page (for details about text entry, see page 20).

To i ns e rt a press the and then the file.

To insert another slide in the message, enter text or objects on the current page and press

. You can enter more text and objects on the new

Slide

page.

When you finish the message, press the OK key.

Choose one or more people to

picture, sound, or other object

INSERT

key or M >

Insert

. Select the object type

Send To

main attractions

on the page,

Insert

Add

To select a press the entries.

enter

To the

a new number, highlight

SELECT

key.

phonebook entry

ADD

key. Repeat to add other phonebook

, highlight the entry and

[One Time Entry]

and press

enter and store

To then press the

When you finish entering numbers/addresses, press the

DONE

key. Your phone displays the message fields.

To enter a then press the

To request a

Receipt

key.

send

cancel or save

subject

and then press the

the message, press the

a new number, highlight

SELECT

key.

for the message, highlight

CHANGE

key.

delivery receipt

the message as a

for the message, highlight

CHANGE

key. Then press the

SEND

key.

Draft

, press M.

[New Entry]

Subject

receive a multimedia message

When you receive a multimedia message or letter, your

New Message

phone plays an alert and displays message indicator such as

READ

Press the

If a multimedia message contains media objects:

•

Photos, pictures, and animations display as you read the message.

key to open the message.

with a

and

SELECT

•

A sound file plays when its slide bar displays.

main attractions

basics

See page 1 for a basic phone diagram.

display

The home screen displays when you turn on the phone. To dial a number from the home screen, press the number keys

and

Note:

Your home screen may look different from the one on

this page, depending on your service provider.

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Date

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Left Soft Key

Label

The Menu Indicator shows that you can press menu. Soft key labels show the current soft key functions. For soft key locations, see page 1.

GAMES BROWSER

Menu Indicator

3:56pm

Clock

Right Soft Key Label

to open the

basics

Press S up, down, left, or right to open basic menu features. You may select to show or hide home screen display icons.

Find it:

Status indicators can display at the top of the home screen:

Press M >

Personalize

Home Screen

Home Keys

Icons

1. Signal Strength

2. GPRS

3. Data

4. Roam

5. Active

Line

1 Signal Strength Indicator

strength of the network connection. You can not make or receive calls when

2 GPRS Indicator

using a high-speed General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network connection. GPRS allows faster data transfer speeds. Other indicators can include:

= GPRS PDP

context active

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OPERATOR

05/04/06

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GAMES BROWSER

−

Vertical bars show the

or ) displays.

−

Shows when your phone is

9. Battery Level

8. Ring Style

7. Location

6. Message

3:56pm

= GPRS packet

data available

basics

3Data Indicator

= secure packet data

transfer

= secure application

connection

= secure Circuit Switch

Data (CSD) call

−

Shows connection status.

= unsecure packet data

transfer

= unsecure application

connection

= unsecure CSD call

4 Roam Indicator

seeking or using a network outside of your home network. Indicators can include:

= 2G home

=2.5G home

5 Active Line Indicator

active call, or on. Indicators for dual phone lines (requires SIM card for 2 phone lines) can include:

= line 1 active

= line 1 active, call

divert on

6 Message Indicator

new message. Indicators can include:

= text message

= voicemail & text

message

−

Shows when your phone is

;

=2G roam

=2.5G roam

−

Shows h to indicate an

to indicate when call diverting is

= line 2 active

= line 2 active, call

divert on

−

Shows when you receive a

= voicemail message

= active chat session

basics

7 Location Indicator

send location information

8 Ring Style Indicator

= loud ring

= soft ring

= vibrate

−

Shows when your phone can

or not Ñ.

−

Shows the ring style setting.

= vibrate then ring

=silent

= vibrate and ring

9 Battery Level Indicator

charge level. Recharge the battery when your phone shows

Low Battery

−

Vertical bars show the battery

menus

From the home screen, press M to enter the main menu.

Currently

Highlighted

Menu Feature

Icon

Select

highlighted

menu feature.

Scroll up, down

left, or right.

basics

Exit the main menu.

Exit menu without making changes.

The following menu icons may be available, depending on your service provider and service subscription options.

menu feature

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Some features require you to select an option from a list:

Phonebook

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Emrys Owens Smith Thompson

Press VIEW key

to see details of

highlighted

option.

•

Scroll up or down to highlight the option you want.

•

In a numbered list, press a number key to enter into an option.

•

In an alphabetized list, press a key repeatedly to cycle through its letters and highlight the closest matching list option.

[New Entry]

VIEW BACK

Press open sub-menu

Highlighted Option

Press BACK key to return to previous screen.

basics

•

When an option has a list of possible settings, scroll left or right to select the setting.

•

When an option has a list of possible numeric values, press a number key to set the value.

text entry

Some features let you enter text.

For indicator descriptions, see following

section.

Flashing cursor

indicates

insertion point.

Press INSERT key

to insert quick

note, picture, or

sound.

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Message 765

INSERT CANCEL

Press

open sub-menu

Character Counter

Press CANCEL key to exit without saving changes.

choosing a text entry method

Multiple text entry methods make it easy for you to enter names, numbers, and messages. The method you select remains active until you select another method.

basics

Press # in any text entry screen to select one of the following entry methods:

Primary

Numeric Symbol Secondary

Alternatively, you can select a text entry method in any text entry screen by pressing

The primary text entry method (see below to set)

Enter numbers only (see page 44). Enter symbols only (see page 44). The secondary text entry method (see

below to set).

Entry Mode

setting up a text entry method

Press M >

Setup

iTAP

Tap

Tap Extended

None

Entry Setup

Secondary Setup

from any text entry screen. Select

, and choose:

Let the phone predict each word as you press keys (see page 42).

Enter letters and numbers by pressing a key one or more times.

Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by pressing a key one or more times.

Hide the for

Secondary

Secondary Setup

setting (only available

Primary

basics

using capitalization

Press 0 in any text entry screen to change text case. The following indicators show capitalization status:

= no capital letters

= all capital letters

= capitalize next letter only

text entry method indicators

When you select the following indicators identify the text entry setting:

entry mode

Primary Secondary

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jp kn io

The following indicators identify Stroke, Pinyin, or ZhuYin entry method:

=Stroke

=ZhuYin

basics

Primary

Secondary

text entry method, the

Tap, no capital letters Tap, capitalize next letter only Tap, all capital letters iTAP, no capital letters iTAP, capitalize next letter only iTAP, all capital letters

= Pinyin

iTAP® mode

Press # in a text entry screen to switch to iTAP mode. If

you don’t see as your primary or secondary text entry mode.

iTAP mode lets you enter words using one keypress per letter. The iTAP software combines your keypresses into common words and predicts each word as you enter it.

or p, press M >

Entry Setup

to set iTAP mode

For example, if you press

7764

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Message 765

Press OK key to

enter prog.

•

If you want a different word (such as pressing keypad keys to enter the remaining characters.

•

Press 1 to enter punctuation or other characters.

prog proh spoi

OK DELETE

, your phone displays:

Press DELETE key to delete last letter.

Progress

), continue

tap mode

Press # in a text entry screen to switch to tap mode. If you

do not see your primary or secondary text entry mode.

or m, press M >

Entry Setup

to set tap mode as

basics

To enter text in tap mode, press a keypad key repeatedly to cycle through the letters and number on the key. Repeat this step to enter each letter.

For example, if you press

one time, your phone displays:

Character

displays at

insertion point.

Press OK to

accept & store

text.

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Message 762

OK DELETE

Press DELETE key to delete character to left of insertion point.

numeric mode

Press the number keys to enter the numbers you want.

symbol mode

Press a keypad key to show its symbols at the bottom of the display.

SELECT

Highlight the symbol you want, then press the

volume

You can adjust the earpiece speaker volume while you are

talking by pressing left/down to decrease the volume.

right/up to increase the volume or

key.

basics

Tip:

During a call, you may set your phone to mute by

pressing

M > Mute

navigation key

Press the navigation key S up, down, left, or right to scroll and highlight options.

handsfree speaker

You can use your phone’s handsfree speaker to make calls without holding the phone to your ear.

SPKR ON

During a call, press the speaker on or off. Your phone displays turn it off or end the call.

key to turn the handsfree

Spkrphone On

until you

Note:

The handsfree speaker does not work when your

phone is connected to a handsfree car kit or headset.

codes & passwords

Your phone’s 4-digit The 6-digit service provider didn’t change these codes, you should change them:

Find it:

You can also change your

If you forget your unlock code:

try entering 1234 or the last four digits of your phone

security code

Press M >

unlock code

is originally set to

Settings

Security

SIM PIN

is originally set to

000000

New Passwords

or call barring passwords.

At the

Enter Unlock Code

1234

. If your

prompt,

basics

number. If that does not work, press M and enter your 6-digit security code instead.

If you forget your security code:

code, SIM PIN code, PIN2 code, or call barring password, contact your service provider.

If you forget your security

lock & unlock phone

You can lock your phone to keep others from using it. To lock or unlock your phone, you need the 4-digit unlock code.

manually lock

Press

Note:

page 34). A locked phone still rings or vibrates for incoming calls or messages,

automatically lock

You can make emergency calls on a locked phone (see

your phone:

Settings

Security

Settings

Phone Lock

your phone whenever you turn it off:

Security

Phone Lock

Lock Now

Automatic Lock

but you need to unlock it to answer

> On.

check battery meter

To check your battery meter:

Settings

Press

Phone Status

Battery Meter.

close & open flip

Whenever you close and then re-open your phone’s flip, all ongoing operations are canceled, and your phone displays the home screen.

basics

customize

ring style

Your phone rings and/or vibrates to notify you of an incoming call, message, or other events. This ring and/or vibration is called an alert. You can select one of six different alert profiles:

Silent

y=Loud |=Vibrate

z Ó

Loud Ring, Soft Ring, Vibrate, Vibrate & Ring, Vibrate then Ring

Soft Ò=Silent

Vibe then Ring Ì=Vibrate and Ring

, and

The ring style profile’s indicator displays at the top of your home screen. To choose your profile:

Find it:

Press M >

Settings

Ring Style

Style

> style name

change alerts in a ring style

You can change the alerts for incoming calls and other events. Your changes are saved in the current ring style profile.

Find it:

Press M >

Change

> alert for event

Settings

Ring Styles

Details

> desired event

customize

time & date

To set the time and date for your phone:

Find it:

Note:

screen, press

Press M >

To choose an analog or digital clock for your home

Settings

Personalize

Initial Setup

Time and Date

Home Screen > Clock Set

wallpaper

You can set a photo, picture, or animation as a wallpaper (background) image in your home screen.

Find it:

option

Set Layout

Picture

Press M >

Personalize

Select display, display, and display size. Select an image for your wallpaper image.

Wallpaper

Center

to center the image in the

Tile

to repeat the image across the

Fit-in-display

to fit the picture into

screen saver

You can set a photo, picture, or animation as a screen saver image. The screen saver displays when the flip is open and no activity is detected for a specified time.

Tip:

This feature helps save your screen but does drain

battery. To extend battery life, turn off the screen saver.

Find it:

Press M >

customize

Personalize

Screen Saver

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