TIPTEL ergophone 6170, ergophone 6171, Ergophone 6160 User Manual

User Guide (en)

tiptel Ergophone
6170/6171

tiptel

Important information

This phone is intended for inexperienced users. The
factory settings only make available the functions
that are generally used most often. This manual
therefore concentrates primarily on these basic
functions.

Use menu option "User level settings" in the "Set­tings" menu to switch the phone from "Beginner
mode" to "Advanced mode". Additional functions
then become available to you.

Note: If you change phone settings in "Ad-

vanced mode", these changes remain
available even if you later revert back to
"Beginner mode".

All options in the Main menu described in this man­ual are in the factory settings for the device. You
can mask the main menu options that you do not
intend to use via menu option "Visibility main menu"
in the "Settings" menu.

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Contents

Important information ........................................ 2

Contents ............................................................. 3

Safety information .............................................. 8

Initial use .......................................................... 10

Installing the SIM card(s),

memory card and battery ............................. 10

Charging the battery .................................... 12

Switching on the phone ............................... 13

Setting the date and time ............................. 13

Display symbols ............................................... 14

General information on using the phone ........ 15

Keypad lock ...................................................... 16

Custom setup ................................................... 17

Using the phone as you want to .................. 17

Call signalling as you want it........................ 18

Making calls as you want to ......................... 20

Making and accepting calls ............................. 20

Accepting calls ............................................. 20

Rejecting calls .............................................. 21

Calling with direct dial .................................. 21

Dialling with redial function .......................... 21

Dialling from Contacts .................................. 21

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Dialling via the Photo Speed Dial

Contacts ....................................................... 22

Dialling with speed dial ................................ 22

During a call ................................................. 23

Contacts ............................................................ 23

Options ......................................................... 24

Call ............................................................. 24

Send text message ................................... 24

View ........................................................... 24

Edit ............................................................. 24

Add new contact ....................................... 24

Delete ........................................................ 26

Additional options ..................................... 26

Main contacts ............................................... 26

Messages (SMS) .............................................. 27

Viewing received messages ......................... 27

Sending messages ....................................... 28

Writing message text .................................... 29

More message options ............................. 29

Silent mode ....................................................... 30

Call histories ..................................................... 30

Displaying missed calls ................................ 31

Camera .............................................................. 31

Image settings .............................................. 32

Storage ......................................................... 32

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Image viewer ................................................ 33

Transferring photos to a computer ........... 33

FM radio ............................................................ 33

Radio mode options ..................................... 34

Channel list ................................................ 34

Auto search ............................................... 34

Additional options ..................................... 34

Sound recorder ................................................ 35

Recorder options .......................................... 35

New record ................................................ 35

List ............................................................. 35

Settings ..................................................... 36

Alarm ................................................................. 36

Calculator ......................................................... 37

Tasks ................................................................. 38

Bluetooth .......................................................... 38

Settings ............................................................. 39

Phone settings ............................................. 39

Time and date ........................................... 39

Tone settings ............................................. 40

Talking keys ........................................... 40

Number announcement ......................... 40

Volume ...................................................... 40

Language .................................................. 41

Additional phone settings ......................... 41

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Alert type ................................................ 41

Ring type ................................................ 41

System alert ........................................... 41

Answer mode ......................................... 41

Display settings ...................................... 42

User level settings ........................................ 42

Security settings ........................................... 42

Additional settings ........................................... 43

Call settings .................................................. 43

Visibility main menu ..................................... 43

Order main menu ......................................... 44

Network settings ........................................... 45

Emergency settings ..................................... 45

Connectivity .................................................. 45

Restore factory settings ............................... 46

Connection to a computer ............................... 46

SOS call ............................................................ 47

Testing the SOS function ............................. 49

Emergency call configuration ...................... 50

Emergency button on/off .......................... 50

Emergency numbers ................................. 51

Emergency volume ................................... 52

User information ........................................ 52

Confirmed emergency call On/Off ............ 52

Cancelling an emergency call ...................... 52

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Important information on

emergency functions .................................... 53

Appendix ........................................................... 54

Warranty ....................................................... 54

Guarantee ..................................................... 54

Declaration of conformity ............................. 54

Disposal ........................................................ 55

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Safety information

 Only use the phone at places where it is

permitted. As a rule, use of mobile phones
is prohibited in hospitals, aircraft and at fill­ing stations.

 Do not open the device yourself, and do not

attempt repairs on your own. Repairs may
only be performed by qualified specialists.

 Do not expose the phone to smoke, chemi-

cals, humidity, dust or excessive heat (di­rect sunlight).

 Keep the phone and accessories away from

children.

 The phone's speaker can be

set to a very loud volume.
Check the volume before use
to avoid damaging your hear­ing. Loud noises over longer periods can
result in hearing damage.

 When driving, only use this phone with an

approved hands-free set. Observe the legal
regulations specific to the country of use.

 Keep the phone 20cm from any implanted

pacemaker. Switch off the phone immedi­ately if you feel or suspect any impairment.

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 Do not use any power supply unit other

than the one supplied.

 Only use original accessories and batteries.
 The phone is not waterproof. Avoid contact

with liquids.

 Do not rely exclusively on your mobile

phone's emergency function in emergen­cies. Establishing an emergency connec­tion may not always be possible for tech­nical reasons.

 Dispose of the device and the battery in line

with environmental guidelines. Your local
waste disposal provider offers collection
points for electronic waste and batteries. Do
not dispose of the device or battery in
household rubbish or throw into a fire.

 Please dispose of packaging materials in

line with local regulations.

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Initial use

Installing the SIM card(s), memory card and battery

A SIM card, available from your mobile

phone supplier, is required to use the

phone.

The SIM card(s), battery and memory card must be
installed before the phone is used for the first time.

A memory card (not included) is required
to send multimedia messages (MMS), to

save photos with the integrated camera
and to record voice notes with the integrated re­corder. The Ergophone 6170/6171 supports Micro
SD memory cards with a capacity of up to 8 GB ­these can be purchased on the accessories market
and at electronics shops.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

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Fig. 3 Fig. 4

The casing cover on the back of the device must be
removed to insert the SIM card, a memory card and
the battery. Press the casing cover and slide it
downwards until it can be removed (Fig. 1).

Carefully install the SIM card in the card holder.
Push the SIM card under the metal clamp with the
contacts pointing downwards and the notch facing
the SOS button (Fig. 2).

To insert an SD memory card, push the metal clip
towards the keypad lock switch, and fold it upwards
(Fig. 3). After inserting the card and closing the
metal holder, push the holder towards the Radio
switch such that it secures the card and can no
longer be opened upwards. Exercise extra care
here. If the metal holder does not slide easily, it is
usually an indication that the card is not inserted
correctly.

The battery is inserted next (only possible in the
correct position - Fig. 4).

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Then replace the case cover and slide it towards
the SOS button until it clicks into place.

Charging the battery

A charger and a power supply unit are supplied
with your phone.

Insert the small connector on the
power supply unit into the jack on
the rear of the charger cradle. The
side of the connector with the USB

logo must be facing the top side of
the charger cradle. If it is not easy to insert the con­nector into the jack, check the direction and avoid
applying force. Then plug the power supply unit in­to the socket.

Place the telephone in its closed position in the
charger; the battery now charges.

Instead of charging via the charger cradle, the
power supply plug can also be connected directly
to the jack on the side of the telephone. The battery
can also be charged via a computer's USB con­nector. In both cases, the USB logo on the con­nector must be facing the front of the phone.

Battery performance diminishes over time. If you
notice after a time that you need to recharge your
phone more frequently, replace the battery.

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For safety reasons, the battery switches off be­fore it is totally discharged. If you have not used
the telephone for a long time, wait up to 10
minutes after you have plugged in the charger.
This switches the battery back on and the charg­ing process starts.

Switching on the phone

To switch on the phone, press the red hang-up key
for 3 to 5 seconds

.

You are then prompted to enter the SIM card PIN (if
enabled for the SIM card). Enter the PIN from the
keypad, then press the left-hand Display key

(OK).

Note: In Settings Security Settings

SIM Security, you can change the SIM
card PIN and enable/disable the
prompt for it.

Setting the date and time

After switching on for the first time (and when the
battery is removed for longer periods), the tele­phone automatically synchronises date and time
from the service provider network.

If your service provider does not support this func­tionality, the date and time must be set manually.

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To do this, press the left Display key

under

"Menu", then keep pressing the "down arrow" key

until "Settings" is displayed. Then press the

key under "OK" three times to access "Set­tings", then "Phone Settings", then "Time and Date".
Select "Set date" then "Set time", and use the key­pad to enter the current date and time.

You can close the settings by repeatedly pressing
the

key under "Back", and also by pressing the

red

hang-up key once.

The correct date and time are then shown on the
display.

Display symbols

Multiple symbols are displayed at the top of the
display depending on your current situation.

Radio network signal strength.

Battery charge status.

Unread text message(s) (SMS
or MMS).

Missed call(s).
Keypad lock enabled.
Silence on/off.

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Alarm enabled.

Headset connected.
Bluetooth enabled.
The phone is registered with a network

abroad (roaming).
Emergency call function active.

General information on using the phone

The left and right Display keys have different
functions depending on the status of the device.
The functions currently available for the keys are
shown above the keys on the display.

The right-hand Display key is usually used to cancel
the function or to go back one step. The left-hand
Display key is usually used to confirm functions or
open the Options menu.

In standby, the left Display key calls up the main
menu, the right Display key opens the contacts.

The

and keys are used to select entries in

menu lists. When the phone is in standby, the
key is used to access the main photo contacts and

the

key to write an SMS.

The red hang-up key

is used to end a call, re-

ject a call and (with prolonged pressing) switch the

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device on and off. Within menus, settings can be
cancelled with this key.

The green Dial key

is used for calling after a
number is entered, or to select a contact. Pressing
this key in standby opens the list of recently called
numbers for redial.

Prolonged pressing of the

key enables and

disables Silent mode. Press the

key twice in
quick succession for the + sign (necessary for mak­ing international calls).

The

key enables you to toggle between upper
and lower case during the text entry of, for example,
an SMS or a name in Contacts.

Keypad lock

Your Ergophone 6170/6171 has a keypad lock to
prevent functions from being activated or numbers
called unintentionally. Move the keypad lock switch
on the right-hand side of the phone downwards to
enable the keypad lock, and upwards to disable it.
The keypad lock can also be disabled by pressing

the right Display key

("Unlock") and then press-

ing the

key within three seconds. The factory
setting is keypad lock automatically enabled (re­gardless of keypad lock switch) when no key on the
phone is pressed for five minutes. This can be

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changed from Settings

Security Settings

Auto Keypad Lock.

Custom setup

An ergonomic telephone should be simple to use
and make communication more easy for the user.
At the same time it should also meet your needs,
however individual they may be. The tiptel Ergo­phone [phone] enables you to customise the
phone to your needs in a special way.

Note: Some of these functions can only be

set in "Advanced mode", but are also
available afterwards in "Beginner
mode".

Using the phone as you want to

Are you a new user wanting a mobile that enables
you to "only" make and receive calls quickly and
easily, or are you an experienced user who attaches
importance to comprehensive functionality?

"Tell" this to your tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171 in Set­tings Userlevel settings. In Settings, and when
using the phone, the "Beginner mode" setting only
makes available functions that are normally used
frequently. "Advanced mode" gives you access to
the full functionality of the device. As a new user,

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you are able to read and write text messages (SMS)
for example. As an experienced user, you can in
addition use templates, create drafts and create
multimedia messages (MMS).

Not using all of the phone's functions and do not
want to be shown functions that are not used?

"Tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171, in Settings

Visibility main menu, which functions you want

to be shown in the main menu.
You want quick access to frequently used func-

tions?
„"Tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171, in Settings

Order main menu, the order in which you want

functions to be displayed.

The function assignments of keys

and in
standby mode for calling main photo contacts and
writing an SMS not as you would like them?

"Tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171, in Settings

Phone Settings Arrow Keys, which func­tions you want to be assigned to these keys in
standby mode.

Call signalling as you want it

Have a favourite tune and want to use it as the ring­tone for your mobile?

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Install in the mobile a memory card with the tune on
it, and "tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171, in Set­tings

Phone settings Tone settings
Incoming call, that you would like this tune to be
used.

Not only want to hear that you are being called, but
also know who is calling?

Save your contacts in the telephone's memory and
select, in the contact details with caller ringtone, a
specific ringtone for this caller. Or use the integrat­ed sound recorder to record a message, such as
"William is calling", and select it as your caller ring­tone.

Do you also want to see as well as hear who is call­ing?

"Tell" this to your tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171 by
storing contacts in the memory and adding a pic­ture of the caller. It is then shown on the display for
incoming and outgoing calls.

Good at remembering numbers and want the num­ber of the caller to be announced before the phone
rings?

Tell your tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171, in Settings

Phone Settings Tone settings Number
announcement, that you would like numbers to be
announced.

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Making calls as you want to

Want the phone to verbally repeat digits as you en­ter them to check you are entering them correctly?

"Tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171, in Settings

Phone settings Tone settings Key-

pad, that you would like to enable "Talking keys".
Have a few contacts who you ring often?
"Tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171, in Contacts

Options Main contacts, who these con­tacts are and your mobile will always display them
at the top of the contact list. Also, these contacts
(possibly with photo) are available for speed dialling

after pressing the

key when the phone is in

standby.

Making and accepting calls

Accepting calls

With an incoming call, the phone rings (provided
the "Silent" profile is not enabled) and vibrates (pro­vided vibration is enabled in alert type).

The caller number is shown on the display. If the
caller having the number is stored in Contacts, the
name of the caller (and possibly picture) is dis­played instead of the number.

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The call is accepted by pressing the green Dial but­ton

.

Rejecting calls

Pressing the red hang-up key rejects an in­coming call.

Calling with direct dial

To dial directly, enter the required number using the
number buttons and then press the green Dial but-

ton

. The connection is established as re-

quired.

Dialling with redial function

Pressing the green Dial key without first enter­ing a number when the phone is in standby opens
the call log. It shows you recently dialled numbers,
and the calls you have accepted and missed.

Use the

and keys to scroll up and down

the call log. Re-press the green Dial button

to

dial the number selected this way.

Dialling from Contacts

In standby, if you press the right Display key ("Con­tacts" in the display), contacts are called up and the

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first entry is displayed. The

and arrow

buttons enable you to scroll up and down.

Pressing the green Dial key

directly dials the

number selected.

Dialling via the Photo Speed Dial Contacts

Contacts specified as main contacts can be ac­cessed directly by pressing the

key. A photo

stored for the contact is shown on the display. The
call is made by pressing the green Dial key

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Dialling with speed dial

The phone has speed dial keys that are used to
store numbers dialled frequently. When the phone
is in standby, these speed dial buttons can be used

by pressing digits - for about 2 seconds. The

associated number stored is then dialled automati­cally. Prolonged pressing of the  key calls the an­swer machine.

Note: To use the speed dial buttons, they

must first be enabled and configured in
Settings Call settings Speed
dial. The number of the answer ma­chine is prompted for automatically af­ter prolonged pressing of the  button
(if not already stored).

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During a call

During a call, you can toggle between hands-free
and hands-held using right-hand display key

.
Use the left-hand display key to access the Options
menu with the "Record" and "Mute" (microphone off)
functions.

Contacts

Contacts are made up of a name and the
associated call number; they form your

phone book for calling others and sending
short text messages. To call contacts when the
phone is in standby mode, press the right-hand

display key

. The contacts are opened. You
can also access the contacts via the main menu,
under "Contacts".

All contacts stored are displayed and the first con­tact is selected automatically. The

and

buttons enable you to switch within the contact list.
Pressing a digit key on the keypad (in quick suc-

cession when necessary) selects from the contact
list the contact beginning with that letter. For exam­ple, pressing  once selects the first contact be­ginning with "M". If you select  three times in
quick succession, the first contact beginning with
the letter "O" is selected.

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Pressing the green Dial key

calls the contact

selected.

Options

Pressing the left display key in the contact list
opens the Options menu.

Call

"Call" dials the phone number of the contact. In­stead of selecting this menu option, you can simply

press the green Dial key

when a contact is se-

lected.

Send text message

Select "Send text message" from the Options menu
to write a short message (SMS) to the contact.

View

Shows the details of a contact selected.

Edit

Changes the settings for the contact selected.

Add new contact

You can create a new entry with "Add new contact".
Both "Name" and "Number" open. A separate ring

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tone and a picture of the caller can be specified in
addition for contacts stored on the phone.

First select "Name" and then press the left display
button

"Change". Then use the numeric keys
to enter the name. Pressing a digit key once selects
the first letter shown on it; successive pressing se­lects the following letters.

Press

to enter a space character. The key
enables you to toggle between upper and lower
case, initial letter of a word in upper case and the
rest in lower case, and numerical entry only. Press

the

key for a selection of special characters.
Once you have entered the name, press the left
Display key and select "Done".

Next, select "Number" with the

key and press

the left-hand display key

. Enter the number us-

ing the numeric keys. After entering the number, re­confirm with the left display key

and select

"Done".
Once name and number are entered, press the

right display key

"Done" and confirm saving of

the new entry.
Use "Caller ringtone" to select a ringtone other than

the default ringtone for a contact.

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In "Caller picture", you are able to select an image
that is displayed when an incoming call is from, or
an outgoing call is to, the person. The photos for
this must be stored in JPG format, be of size
160x128 pixels and not exceed a file size of 10 KB.
The caller picture selected is also used for the "Main
photo contacts for speed dialling" function (availa-

ble from the

key when the phone is in

standby).

Tip: Also take caller pictures with the inte-

grated camera. Set an image size of
160x128 in the camera options.

Delete

Deletes the contact selected.

Additional options

Available to you as additional options in "Advanced
mode" are the deletion of all contacts, copying of
single and multiple contacts, creation of main con­tacts and memory settings for contacts (SIM card,
phone or both).

Main contacts

Contacts are read by the telephone from the SIM
card and phone memory, and shown in alphabeti-

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cal order. The "Main contacts" option enables you
to define up to eight contacts for the top places in
the contact list so that they can be accessed partic­ularly quickly. In "Advanced mode", access the con­tacts, and then the options using the left display key

, and there "Main contacts". In the list of main
contacts shown, you can now select up to eight
contacts to always be listed at the top of the contact
list.

Main contacts are automatically transferred to the
Photo Speed Dial Contacts. They are accessed by

pressing the

key when the phone is in
standby. Photo Speed Dialling can only be used
sensibly when the main contacts are stored in the
phone memory and a caller picture is assigned.

Messages (SMS)

Your phone enables you to receive and
send short text messages (SMS).

Viewing received messages

An SMS received is shown on the display.

Press the left display key

for an overview of
messages received; the most recent message is
shown at the top. To view the message, press the

left display key

and then "View".

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Pressing the left Display button while the message
is being displayed opens the Options menu, allow­ing you to respond to the sender with an SMS, to
call the sender or to delete the message.

Provided you have not deleted them, received SMS
messages remain available to you in your "Inbox"
under "Messages" in the main menu.

Sending messages

In addition to answering received messages, you
can also write and send messages by yourself.

To do this, select from the Main menu "Messages"
and then "Write message". A window opens ena­bling you to enter the message from the keypad.

Briefly pressing the right display key

deletes
the character entered last, and prolonged pressing
deletes the entire text.

Once you have finished your text, press the left dis­play key

to access the options, then select

"Send to".
The recipient window opens in which you can

chose to enter the recipient number manually or
copy it from the contacts. The recipients selected
are displayed at the bottom.

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To send, choose one of the recipients selected,
then press the left display key

"Options" and
then "Send". The editing and removing of the recipi­ent selected, or all recipients, are available as addi­tional options.

Writing message text

The numeric keys are used to write the actual text
message. Three to four letters are printed next to
digit buttons  to . Pressing a key once displays
the first letter, twice in quick succession the second
letter, etc.

So for the word "Hello", you would have to press 
twice,  twice,  three times,  three times and
then  three times.

Press  to enter a space. The - button enables
you to toggle between upper and lower case letters,
initial letter of a word in upper case and the rest in
lower case, and numerical entry only. Press the 
button for a selection of special characters.

More message options

Besides writing text messages in "Advanced mode",
you can also write multimedia messages (MMS)
and access incoming and outgoing mail, drafts,
saved (sent) messages, templates and the mes­sage settings for SMS and MMS messages.

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Text messages written and successfully sent are not
saved with the phone's factory settings set. Enable
the saving of successfully sent SMS messages in
Messages Message settings Text mes­sage

Save sent message.

Silent mode

You can switch the silent mode on and off
via the "Silent Mode" item in the main

menu. Calls and messages continue to be
received in Silent mode but the phone does not
ring. This setting is always recommended when the
phone ringing is likely to disturb others.

Tip: Enable and disable Silent mode more

easily with prolonged pressing of the

key.

Call histories

Pressing the green Dial button when
the phone is in standby accesses the call
history, with all calls being displayed in one

list (dialled, incoming and missed calls).
You can view the individual "Missed calls", "Dialled

calls" and "Received calls" histories from menu op­tion "Call history" in the Main menu.

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Use the and keys to scroll within the call
histories.

Press the green Dial key

to call the number

selected.
Pressing the left Display button opens the call histo-

ry options. Here, besides dialling numbers, you can
also send a message or delete the call selected.

Displaying missed calls

The display shows you when you have received
calls in your absence.

End this display with the right display key

. Use

the left display key

to display the missed calls

in the list of missed calls.

Camera

The Camera function is opened from the
"Camera" option in the Main menu. A

memory card (not included in the scope of
delivery) is required to use the integrated camera.
The Ergophone 6170/6171 supports Micro SD
memory cards with a capacity of up to 8 GB - these
can be purchased on the accessories market and at
electronics shops.

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After the camera is started, the picture is shown on
the display. Remember not to cover the camera
lens on the back of the device.

The integrated camera features a zoom function to
magnify the object to be photographed.

Press the

key to magnify the object and the

key to reduce its size.

Press  to take a photo. The photo is saved auto­matically.

Pressing the left display key

in camera mode
enables you to select between "Image viewer", "Im­age settings" and "Storage".

Image settings

This is were you set the picture size and quality. Im­age size 640x480 and image quality "Good" should
be selected. Select image size 160x128 to take a
picture to be used as a photo for contacts.

Storage

Here you specify whether photos are saved in the
internal camera memory or on a memory card in­stalled. Select "Memory card" here.

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Image viewer

Select "Image viewer" to display all photos saved.
Use the

and keys to select a picture from

the list. Pressing the left display key

allows
you, from Options, to view or delete the image, to
rename the file, and to select the memory (phone
memory or memory card) from which you want to
view images.

When one of the images is being shown on the dis­play, you can show the next with the

key or the

previous with the

key.

Transferring photos to a computer

You can use a USB cable to connect the phone to a
computer to transfer photos to it. Please refer to the
"Connecting to a computer" section for more de­tailed information.

FM radio

Your telephone features an integrated FM
(VHF) radio. It can be accessed from "FM
radio" in the Main menu.

When you turn the radio on, the station last tuned is
selected.

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Use the  and  keys to select the previous and
next station saved. In Radio mode, you control the
loudspeaker volume with the +/- rocker on the left­hand side of the phone. Switch playback on and off
with the  key (muting). End radio mode by press-

ing right display key

or from the "Quit Radio"

option. Access the options in radio mode with left
display key

.

Radio mode options

Press the left display key in radio mode to ac­cess the options.

Channel list

Shows the radio stations stored and provides the
option of setting up stations manually and of edit­ing/deleting stations after an automatic search.

Auto search

This function searches for radio stations and stores
them automatically in the station list.

Additional options

"Advanced mode" also provides you the option of
manually entering a radio frequency.

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Sound recorder

With the recorder you can record memos,
to be saved in the device memory or on a

memory card.

To do this, select "Sound recorder" from the Main
menu.

The

key enables you to start, pause and re­sume a new recording. A recording in progress can
also be paused and resumed with the left display

key

. Stop a recording with the right display

key

.

Recorder options

The options are available from the left display key

provided neither recording nor playback is in

progress.

New record

Starts a new recording.

List

Accesses the list of recordings stored. A recording
selected can be played back and deleted, and the
file name changed, from "Options". Playback can be

paused and resumed with the

key. The  and

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 keys are used to switch to the next and previous
recording respectively.

Settings

In Settings, select the storage medium for record­ings.

Note The internal device memory can only

store a few short recordings. If you
want to make recordings more fre­quently, inserting a memory card is
recommended.

Alarm

To use your phone as an alarm, open
"Alarm" from the main menu.

Five alarms are displayed. Use the

and

keys to select an alarm and change its settings by
pressing the left display key

.

In Settings, you can switch an alarm on and off, and
set wake-up time, ring tone and type (ring, vibrate
or both).

An alarm symbol is shown in the top left of the dis­play as soon as an alarm is enabled.

At the wake-up time, the phone rings and/or vi­brates and shows the date and time. "Stop" and

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"Snooze", controlled from the left and right display
keys

, are also displayed. "Stop" ends the
alarm function. "Later" delays the wake-up call by
about 5 minutes.

As with a conventional alarm, the device automati­cally turns off when you select "Stop", and must be
turned back on if, for example, you wish to be wok­en again the next morning.

In "Advanced mode", you also have the option of
setting the alarm to ring on a daily basis or on cer­tain weekdays.

Calculator

To use the calculator on your phone, open
"Calculator" from the main menu.

Use the keypad numerals to enter the

numbers for the calculation. For number of deci­mals, you enter a point with the  key.

Arithmetic operators +, -, x, / and = are selected
using the

and keys.

Selecting the right display key

first deletes the
calculation result; pressing it a second time closes
the calculator.

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Tasks

Over this main menu item, you can config­ure tasks of which the telephone can later
remind you. Accessing this menu option

shows a list of tasks configured.
The options enable you to add new tasks and ed-

it/delete existing tasks.
If you add a new task or edit an existing task, enter

a date, time and subject.
At the time selected, the telephone displays the

date, time and subject whilst emitting a ring tone.

Use the left display key

to confirm the task,

and the right display key

to be reminded of the

task again five minutes later.
Available in addition to date, time and subject in

"Advanced mode" when creating or editing tasks is
the ability to set reminder times before tasks and
automatic repeats of tasks.

Bluetooth

Your Tiptel Ergophone 6170/6171 is com-

patible with Bluetooth headsets and hands-

free kits.

The function can be enabled and disabled from this
main menu option.

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In "Advanced mode", you can also specify whether
your mobile can be seen by other Bluetooth devic­es, change the name of your mobile, show coupled
Bluetooth devices, add new devices and configure
other settings.

Settings

With this menu item, you can perform most
of your telephone settings. The Settings
menu has several sub-menus that also

have sub-categories for settings.
Your phone is supplied with convenient default set-

tings so that you need only customise individual
settings when needed.

Only a few setting options are available in the
"Basic" user setting. Switching to "Advanced mode"
provides considerably more setting options. Set­tings configured in "Advanced mode" are retained
on reverting back to "Beginner mode".

Phone settings

Here you can set the date, time, tones, volumes
and language.

Time and date

Enter the current date and time here.

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If you set "Auto update of time" to "On", the phone
automatically takes date and time from the service
provider network, and automatically adjusts for
transitions between summer and winter time and
changes across time zones. This service is not of­fered by all providers however.

Tone settings

Here you can set the tones for incoming calls and
messages, for switching the device on and off, for
key presses and for call announcements.

Talking keys

A special function on this device is the setting of
"Talking keys" - these can be enabled from "Tone
settings" "Keypad". If "Talking keys" is enabled,
the phone announces the digits pressed.

Number announcement

If number announcement is enabled for incoming
calls, the phone announces the digits of the caller's
number before sounding the ring tone.

Volume

Here you can set the volume for the ringing, mes­sage and button tones.

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Language

The language of display messages is set here. If
"Automatic" is set, the phone's automatic setting is
the language of the SIM card installed.

Additional phone settings

Additional phone settings are available in "Ad­vanced mode".

Alert type

You can set here whether the phone rings, vibrates
or does both simultaneously, or vibrates first and
then rings.

Ring type

Here you can select whether the phone signals in­coming calls by ringing repeatedly or only once.

System alert

Here, you can enable and disable warning and
connexion tones.

Answer mode

Set here is whether the phone accepts incoming
calls when any key is pressed instead of only the
Dial key, or automatically when the headset is used.

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Display settings

A separate background image for the display in
standby can be selected. Whether the date and
time are shown on the display, and the duration of
the display lighting and its brightness, can be set.

User level settings

In the "Beginner mode" setting, the phone only of­fers those functions in all menus and in Settings
that are generally used frequently. Foregoing non­used functions makes using the phone very simple
in this setting.

All functions supported by the phone remain avail­able in all menus and settings in "Advanced mode".

If you make phone setting changes in "Advanced
mode", these changes remain available even if you
later revert back to "Beginner mode". So if you want
to change a setting not available in "Beginner
mode", you can temporarily enable "Advanced
mode" to make the setting change.

Security settings

Here you specify whether a prompt is issued for the
PIN stored on the SIM card (code, password) when
the phone starts up; you can also change this set­ting.

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The time until automatic key lock can also be set
here.

"Advanced mode" enables you to set up a lock on
the phone in addition to blocking the SIM card.

Note: The phone password (factory setting

) is also used as a prompt for
resetting the device to the factory set­tings.

Additional settings

Available in the Settings menu of "Advanced mode"
are additional menu options and sub-menus that
are not available in "Beginner mode".

Call settings

Available here as additional settings:

 Enable/disable call waiting
 Enable/disable call divert
 Set up speed dial (prolonged pressing of

assigned key required in standby to use)

Visibility main menu

The main menu also makes available functions that
perhaps you do not need. If you do not use the
alarm, the tasks and the calculator for example,

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these functions can be hidden in "Visibility main
menu".

Accessing this menu option shows all main menu
options - each one can be enabled or disabled indi­vidually.

Even if you disable options in the main menu, the
respective functionality remains available in part.
Disabling "Messages" in the main menu for example
means the phone still receives short messages, no­tifies you of them and lets you read and answer
them. Disabling "Contacts" for example means the
contacts continue to be available from the right Dis­play key.

Order main menu

You can specify here the order in which the main
menu options are displayed. This means you can
position frequently used functions at the start, and
less commonly used functions at the end of the
main menu.

Accessing this menu option shows all main menu
options in the current order, and "Select" is shown

on the left display key

.

Use the

and keys to select the main

menu option you want to move to another place,
and then press the left display key

. The Dis-

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play key text changes to "Moving". Now use
and

to select the main menu option in front of

which you want to move the menu option selected,
and then re-press the left display key

.

The main menu is then displayed in the new order.
You can move more menu options or exit the set­ting for the order using the right display key

("Back").

Network settings

Specified here is whether the connection to the
wireless network is established automatically or
manually.

Emergency settings

The settings for the emergency function are config­ured here. Please refer to the "Emergency" section
for a description.

Connectivity

Here are the data accounts required for MMS - they
can be aligned manually to your provider and new
accounts can be added.

The phone is preconfigured for some service pro­viders in Europe. Using another provider means the

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settings must be configured manually according to
the provider specifications.

In addition to the data account, the profile appropri­ate for the service provider must be selected in
Messages

Message settings Multimedia

message

Data account.

Restore factory settings

The phone can be reset to the factory settings here.
Please note that only the settings are reset. Func­tions set up by users are not reset (such as Con­tacts, Alarm and Tasks), nor are files stored in the
phone memory deleted, such as photos and re­cordings.

The phone password (factory setting )
must be entered to reset the phone to the factory
settings.

Connection to a computer

Connect the telephone's micro USB jack to the USB
port on your computer. "Mass Storage" is shown on

the display. Press the left display key

. Now the
memory integrated in your phone and any memory
cards inserted are displayed on your computer as
new devices with exchangeable media.

Displayed here for example are folders "Photos" and
"Audio". The "Photos" folder contains photos taken

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with the camera, and the "Audio" folder contains
voice messages saved with the recorder and tele­phone call recordings.

If you wish to use your own ring tones or back­ground image, copy the relevant audio or image file
from your computer to the phone memory or
memory card. These files are selected in the phone
as ringtones or background images and must re­main stored in memory. We therefore recommend
creating a folder in memory for these kinds of files
so that they are not deleted accidentally.

SOS call

Your phone features an emergency function, acti­vated by pressing the emergency key on the back
of the device for about two seconds. If the keypad
lock is enabled, the emergency call button must be
pressed briefly once, and then again for about two
seconds. Then the "Emergency call" prompt on the
display must be confirmed with the left display

key

("Yes").

The unconfirmed emergency call does not check
whether the voice at the other end is a person or an
answering machine, and should therefore only be
used when a contract with a professional emergen­cy call service is in place that ensures there is al­ways help available from a person on the emergen­cy number entered.

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Use the confirmed emergency call if you are using
the emergency call function when the phone is be­ing used for personal purposes. After the connec­tion is established, the phone expects that the other
end presses the "5" key. This prevents a connection
to an answering machine or voice service being ac­cepted as a successful emergency call.

If at least one emergency number is entered in the
configuration and the emergency key is enabled,
the phone initiates an emergency call when the
emergency key is pressed for 2 seconds or so.

The phone then sounds an alarm tone and (if acti­vated) sends an SMS with an individually configu­rable text to the (up to 5) emergency number(s)
stored.

Next, the telephone will call the first of the saved
emergency numbers. If the call is accepted, the Er­gophone (only when the emergency call is con­firmed) requests the called party to press the "5" key
on the phone at the other end. If the called party
presses this key, the connection stays up until ei­ther you or the called party hangs up. If the called
party does not press the "5" key within 60 seconds,
your phone breaks the connection and calls the
next emergency number entered.

If the call is not accepted, the phone calls the next
emergency number stored. If a connection to a per-

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son cannot be established on any of the emergency
numbers, the phone repeats up to three times in
succession all emergency numbers entered.

If confirmed emergency call is not set, the emer­gency call is ended after a connection is estab­lished. No more emergency numbers are then
called.

Whilst the telephone is calling one of the emergen­cy numbers, the number is displayed. Since the call
is made in hands-free mode, you can hear whether
the called party picks up.

Once an emergency call has been initiated, the
phone shows on the display the user information
(configurable by you), automatically accepts incom­ing calls and switches to hands-free mode. This al­lows contact with an incapacitated person even
when an emergency call has already ended. Exit
this function with prolonged pressing again of the
emergency call button.

Testing the SOS function

Thoroughly test the emergency call function after
setup. This process should involve the owner of the
Ergophone and those whose numbers are stored in
the phone.

During the test, remember that the user of the
phone is in a stressful situation when making the

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emergency call. Those receiving the emergency call
should therefore be familiar with using the emer­gency function so as to be able to issue instructions
as required (such as on how to end the emergency
call function).

Emergency call configuration

To configure emergency calling, it must be enabled
and the emergency text and numbers must be en­tered.

With the phone in standby, select the left Display
key, then "Settings" in the main menu and then
"Emergency settings". This is where all the settings
for configuring emergency calls are.

Note: The emergency settings are only avail-

able in "Advanced mode". If an SOS
call has been set up in this user setting,
it remains available even if the user set­tings are reset to "Basic".

Emergency button on/off

Here you specify whether the emergency key on
the back of the phone is enabled or disabled.

When the key is enabled, the emergency function is
active as described. With the key disabled, the

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emergency call function is not available, even if you
have saved the emergency numbers and text.

Emergency numbers

Enter your emergency numbers (up to five) under
"Emergency numbers". In an emergency, the first
number entered is called first, then the second, etc.

Accessing the menu option shows the five memory
locations for emergency numbers. Press the left

display key

and select the emergency number
from the contacts, or enter it manually. Available to
you after selecting the emergency number(s) are
the options that can be set differently for every
number.

You are able to edit the content of the SOS SMS
with "Edit message".

Use "Send SMS" to specify whether the SOS SMS is
sent before the emergency number is dialled.

Note: If you enable SMS for numbers of tele-

phones that cannot receive SMS mes­sages, the service provider calls the
subscriber and reads out the SMS. This
call would block the emergency num­ber telephone at the very moment the
mobile telephone is trying to make the
emergency call.

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Therefore only enable sending of the
SOS SMS if the telephone is able to re­ceive SMS messages as text.

Emergency volume

Specified here is the volume of the alarm signal
sounded at the start of the emergency call.

User information

You can enter here information shown on the
phone's display when the emergency call function
has ended.

Confirmed emergency call On/Off

Specify here whether you want confirmed emer­gency call activated. Selecting "Off" here means un­confirmed emergency call is used.

Cancelling an emergency call

If an emergency call is triggered accidentally, it can
be aborted with prolonged pressing again of the
emergency call key. Briefly pressing the red hang-

up key

cancels the current call, but the emer­gency call function continues with the next emer­gency number.

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Important information on emergency functions

Do not rely exclusively on this emergency function.
The emergency function cannot be enabled in cer­tain situations (such as no network coverage or no
credit for outgoing calls).

Make sure that no answer machines are connected
to emergency numbers.

Discussing the entering of emergency numbers with
the holders of these numbers is absolutely impera­tive so that they know exactly what to do in an
emergency.

The general emergency number for mobile net­works (112) may not be entered as an emergency
number; this also applies to 110 and other official
emergency numbers.

After setting up the emergency function, test it thor­oughly and rectify any mistakes.

Please note that the emergency call might also be
initiated by coming into contact with other objects
(such as when in a handbag), so take appropriate
care of the phone when the emergency function is
enabled.

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Appendix

Warranty

Your point of contact for warranty obligation bene­fits is the specialist retailer where you acquired your
device.

Warranty conditions are based upon the legal regu­lations of the country in which the device was pur­chased. Your specialist retailer will be glad to pro­vide more information.

Guarantee

Tiptel provides a voluntary guarantee on the device,
the conditions of which are published on
http://www.tiptel.com. The guarantee conditions
applicable at the time of purchase apply. The origi­nal sales slip (receipt, bill) with serial number and/or
IMEI number is used as proof of purchase. Please
keep these documents in a safe place.

Declaration of conformity

This device satisfies the requirements of the EU di­rective on radio and telecommunication terminal
equipment and the mutual recognition of their con­formity. The CE mark on the device confirms con­formity with the above directive.

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We hereby declare that the device satisfies all fun­damental requirements of European directives.

For details on the declaration of conformity please
visit http://www.tiptel.com.

Disposal

Packaging: Dispose of card and cardboard boxes
in the used paper container and throw plastic parts
into a recycling container.

Device disposal: Used electrical devices should not
be disposed of in the household waste. Dis-pose of
the device at your local collection points (scrap or
recycling yards). Please contact your local authority
for information on disposal sites.

(Rechargeable) batteries: (Rechargeable) batteries
may not be disposed of in the household waste. As
a consumer, you have a legal obligation to return
(rechargeable) batteries. Please contact your local
authorities, or the specialist retailer from where you
purchased the device, for information on disposal
sites.

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