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Motorola C123 Manual

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  • Page 1 C123 English motorola.com...
  • Page 2 HELLOMOTO Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the Motorola C123 wireless phone. Menu Key Open a menu when Earpiece you see å in the Listen to your voice display. calls & messages.

  • Page 3: Check It Out

    Battery Compartment Headset Jack Insert the headset accessory for handsfree use. Note: Your phone may not appear exactly as the phone image in this picture. However all key locations, sequences, and functions are the same. check it out!
  • Page 4 Motorola, Inc. under license. Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 5 The Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola and third-party software stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola and third-party software providers certain exclusive rights for copyrighted software, such as the exclusive rights to distribute or reproduce the copyrighted software.
  • Page 6 • Loud Ring/Soft Ring/ Vibrate/Vibe & Ring/ Silent Detail • My Tones Alarm Clock * network or subscription dependent features The above gives an example of typical structure of main menu. Please refer to your handset for the actual structure. feature locator...
  • Page 7 • Headset • My Caller ID • Answer Options • Call Waiting * network or subscription dependent features The above gives an example of typical structure of main menu. Please refer to your handset for the actual structure. feature locator...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    ..17 calls ....37 SIM card ... 17 recent calls .
  • Page 9 ..50 security ... 51 games ... . 51 service and repairs . . . 52 check here first .

  • Page 10: Safety Information

    Exposure To Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Your mobile device contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits RF energy. When you communicate with your mobile device, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your mobile device transmits.
  • Page 11 When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your mobile device just like you would a landline phone. If you wear the mobile device on your body, always place the mobile device in a Motorola-supplied or approved clip, holder, holster, case, or body harness.
  • Page 12 RF energy. Driving Precautions Check the laws and regulations on the use of mobile device in the area where you drive. Always obey them. When using your phone while driving, please: •...
  • Page 13 If your mobile device or battery has been submerged in water, punctured, or subjected to a severe fall, do not use it until you take it to a Motorola Authorized Service Center. Do not attempt to dry it with an external heat source, such as a microwave oven.
  • Page 14 Glass Parts Some parts of your mobile device may be made of glass. This glass could break if the product is dropped on a hard surface or receives a substantial impact. If glass breaks, do not touch or attempt to remove. Stop using your mobile device until the glass is replaced by a qualified service center.
  • Page 15 These may occur even if a person has never had a previous seizure or blackout. If you have experienced seizures or blackouts, or if you have a family history of...

  • Page 16: Eu Conformance

    You can view your product’s Declaration of Conformity (DoC) to Directive 1999/5/EC (to R&TTE Directive) at www.motorola.com/rtte. To find your DoC, enter the product Approval Number from your product’s label in the “Search” bar on the Web site. European Union Directives Conformance Statement...

  • Page 17: Recycling Information

    Caring for the Environment by Recycling When you see this symbol on a Motorola product, do not dispose Recycling Information the product with household waste. Recycling Mobile Phones and Accessories Do not dispose of mobile phones or electrical accessories, such as chargers or headsets, with your household waste.

  • Page 18: Essentials

    This example shows that, from the home screen, you press M to open the menu, highlight and select Recent Calls, then highlight and select Dialed Calls. Press S to scroll to and highlight a menu feature. Press the SELECT 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.

  • Page 19: Battery

    Note: If you remove the battery for a long time, the phone will ask you to reset the time and date. If you choose to cancel or ignore, the time and date will be affected. You can input the correct time and date by:...
  • Page 20 Find it: Press M > Settings > Other Settings > Initial Setup > Time and Date But, if you remove the battery just for a few seconds (e.g., quickly change SIM card), the system either won’t ask you to reset the time and date or if prompted, you can choose CANCEL on the time and date screen, the clock will only be slightly affected.

  • Page 21: Turn It On & Off

    • New batteries or batteries stored for a long time may take more time to charge. • When charging your battery, keep it near room temperature. • When storing your battery, keep it uncharged in a cool, dark, dry place, such as a refrigerator.

  • Page 22: Make A Call

    Caution: If you enter an incorrect PIN code 3 times in a row, your SIM card is disabled and your phone displays PIN1 Blocked. Contact your service provider if your PIN is blocked. To turn off your phone, press and hold P for 2 seconds.

  • Page 23: Basics

    Status Left Soft Key Label Right Soft Key Label The menu indicator å shows that you can press M to open the menu. Soft key labels show the current soft key functions. For soft key locations, see page 1. Press S up, down, left, or right to scroll main functions. You may select to show or hide the icons on the home screen.
  • Page 24 3 Call Forward Indicator – shows when All Calls for Call Forward is activated. 4 In Use Indicator – indicates when a call is in progress. 5 Roam Indicator – appears when your phone uses another network system outside your home network.
  • Page 25 = text message t = voicemail message Note: A flashing message indicator means that your inbox is full. You will not be able to receive new messages until you delete old ones. 8 Battery Level Indicator – vertical bars show the amount of charge left in your battery.

  • Page 26: Menus

    From the home screen, press M to enter the main menu, then press S to scroll up and down through the main menu list. Exit the main Select menu. highlighted menu feature. Scroll up or Exit menu without down.

  • Page 27: Text Entry

    Some features require you to select an option from a list: Highlighted Option VIEW Press the BACK Press the key to see key to go back details of to previous highlighted screen. option. Press open sub-menu. Scroll up or down to highlight the option you want.
  • Page 28 Enter numbers only. symbol Enter symbols only. To set your text entry modes, press M in a text entry screen and select the desired entry mode. Tip: Pressing 0 will toggle between uppercase and lowercase in English alphabet text entry.
  • Page 29 • If you want a different word (such as Text), continue pressing keypad keys to enter the remaining characters. • If you don’t want to save your text or text edits, press P to exit without saving. • Tap Extended mode cycles through additional special characters and symbols as you repeatedly press a keypad key.

  • Page 30: Volume

    When you are in a call, press S right to increase earpiece speaker volume, left to decrease it. When the phone display is idle, press S right or left to increase or decrease ringer volume. Tip: During a call, you can set your phone to mute by pressing M >...

  • Page 31: Lock & Unlock Phone

    Press M > Settings > Security > Phone Lock > Lock Now. To automatically lock your phone whenever you turn it off: Press M > Settings > Security > Phone Lock > Automatic Lock > On. Note: You can make emergency calls with a locked keypad (see page 40).

  • Page 32: Customize

    You can change the ring or key volume and select vibrate/silent/ring details for incoming calls and other events. Your changes are saved in the current ring style profile. Find it: Press M > Ring Styles > Vibrate Details > desired event > Change > alert for event my tones This feature allows you to create custom alert tones for your phone.
  • Page 33 8 Press OK to store the name. 9 Press DONE to store the tone. entering notes To enter a note, press S up and down to select the note name. You can also enter a note by pressing the key associated with the note name.
  • Page 34 Find it: Press M > Ring Styles > My Tones 1 Press S up or down to scroll to the tone you want to play. 2 Press M to open My Tones. 3 Press S up or down to scroll to Play.

  • Page 35: Time & Date

    You can delete a custom tone you created. Find it: Press M > Ring Styles > My Tones 1 Press S up or down to scroll to the tone you want to delete. 2 Press M to open My Tones.

  • Page 36: Display Appearance

    You can set the contrast of your phone display: Find it: Press M > Settings > Other Settings > Initial Setup > Contrast To set your phone to play an animation when you open the main menu: Find it: Press M > Settings > Other Settings > Initial Setup > Animation To save battery life, the backlight turns off when you're not using your phone.

  • Page 37: Personal Greetings

    You can create personal greetings that display when you turn on the phone: Find it: Press M > Settings > Other Settings > Personalize > Greeting customize...

  • Page 38: Calls

    The oldest calls are deleted as new calls are added. Find it: Press M > Recent Calls 1 Highlight Received Calls or Dialed Calls, and press the SELECT key. 2 Highlight a call. A next to a call means the call connected.

  • Page 39: Redial

    Calls, or Notepad. 2 Highlight the entry you want to call, then press N. If you hear a busy signal and you see Call Failed, Number Busy, press N to redial the number. Tip: Press N from idle screen to see a list of recent calls.

  • Page 40: Hold Or Mute A Call

    • To switch between calls, press the SWITCH key. • To connect the two calls, press the LINK key. • To end the call on hold, press M > End Call On Hold. To turn the call waiting feature on or off: Find it: Press M >...

  • Page 41: Caller Id

    To show or hide your phone number for the next outgoing call or for all calls: Find it: Press M > Settings > In Call Setup > My Caller ID emergency calls Your service provider programs one or more emergency...

  • Page 42: International Calls

    You can set 1-Touch Dial to call the entries in your SIM card’s phonebook or Fixed Dial list: Find it: Press M > Settings > Other Settings > Initial Setup > 1-Touch Dial > SIM, or Fixed Dial Note: To change 1-touch numbers, go to Phonebook > Speed No.
  • Page 43 Find it: Press M > Messages > Voicemail Your phone calls the voicemail phone number you stored. If you do not have a voicemail number stored, the phone guides you through the process of storing a number. If you don't know your voicemail number, contact your service provider.

  • Page 44: Other Features

    If you have a SIM card for dual line phones, you can change your line to make and receive calls from your other phone number. M > Settings > Phone Status > Active Line The active line indicator shows the active phone line. other features...
  • Page 45 Turn fixed dialing on or off: M > Settings > Security > Fixed Dial Tip: Enter your SIM PIN first and then you may turn on/off the feature. Use the fixed dial list: M >...

  • Page 46: Phonebook

    M > Phonebook > M > New > Name or No. add new entry Shortcut: Enter a phone number in the home screen, and press the STORE key to create an entry for that number. dial number Call a number stored in the phonebook: M >...
  • Page 47 Check message memory meter: memory meter M > Messages > M > Memory Meter text message To set up text message information: setup M > Messages > M > Text Msg Setup > Srvce center No.:/ Reply Type/ SMS Alert other features...

  • Page 48: Personalizing

    Set the highlight bar to stop or wrap around in the menu lists: M > Settings > Other Settings > Initial Setup > Scroll M > Ring Styles > style Detail > Ring Volume ring volume M > Ring Styles > style Detail > Key Volume keypad...
  • Page 49 Use a shortcut: Press M, then press the shortcut number. power on/off To set the power on/off time and mode: M > Settings > Other Settings > Initial Setup > Power On/Off Note: This feature is not available in all regions. headset...

  • Page 50: Call Times & Costs

    Network connection time is the elapsed time from the moment you connect to your service provider's network to the moment you end the call by pressing P. This time includes busy signals and ringing. The amount of network connection time you track on your resettable timer may not equal the amount of time for which you are billed by your service provider.

  • Page 51: Network

    Display network information and settings adjust network settings: M > Settings > Other Settings > Network more features feature M > More > Calculator calculator M > More > Exchange Rate currency converter Enter exchange rate, press the OK key.

  • Page 52: Security

    Turn on/turn off the SIM PIN: M > Settings > Security > SIM PIN Caution: If you enter an incorrect PIN code 3 times in a row, your SIM card is disabled and your phone displays PIN1 Blocked. phone lock Lock the phone immediately, or turn on/off the Automatic Lock.

  • Page 53: Service And Repairs

    To access this feature: Find it: Press M > Settings > Other Settings > Initial Setup > Power On/Off Note: If your phone automatically switches on or off at a specific time, please check if this feature is turned...
  • Page 54 Question: During phone operation, why don’t I see a backlight on the display? Answer: The Backlight may be set to Off. To view and/or change the backlight setting: Find it: Press M >...
  • Page 55 Find it: Press M > Settings > Other Settings > Network > Band Selection Note: Because this feature depends on your service provider's setting, you might not see this feature in your phone. when the backlight is turned off, it can seem like your phone isn’t working...
  • Page 56 M and *. If you would not like this feature enabled on your phone, please go to M > Settings > Security > Auto Key Lock, to disable the auto keypad lock function or change the timers associated with it.
  • Page 57 To attach the battery door, slide it into the grove on the handset (arrow 1) and then gently push the door down (arrow 2) until it clicks to lock it in place. To prevent damage to the battery door, install only as described here.

  • Page 58: Sar Data

    0.88 W/kg. As mobile devices offer a range of functions, they can be used in other positions, such as on the body as described in this user guide. In this case, the highest tested SAR value is 0.35 W/kg.
  • Page 59 They note that if you want to reduce your exposure then you can do so by limiting the length of calls or using a “hands-free” device to keep the mobile phone away from the head and body.

  • Page 60: Who Information

    WHO Information for any special precautions for the use of mobile phones. If you are concerned, you may want to limit your own or your children’s RF exposure by limiting the length of calls or by using handsfree devices to keep mobile phones away from your head and body.
  • Page 61 MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark office. All other products or service names are the property of their respective owners. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by Motorola, Inc. under license.

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