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User's Guide series Personal Communicator Model V100 GSM900/1800 MHz...
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Personal Communicator provides prompts and messages that assist you with the next task or confirms your selection. • You can add nine of your most used features in your Quick Access menu so you can get to them with just a couple of presses of a button. •...
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• With VibraCall™, your Personal Communicator alerts you of new messages and calls with a vibration if you don’t want to disturb others, or if you are in a noisy environment. • You can personalise the menus by choosing the features you want readily available and storing the ones you use less frequently out of sight.
Contents Safety ............5 Ending a Call..........23 Getting Started..........11 Receiving a Call .......... 23 Installing the SIM Card and Battery ....11 In-Call Menu ..........24 Control Buttons ..........13 Hold Call ............24 The Display ...........15 Make a New Call ..........24 Backlight ............15...
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Received Messages........48 Features in Your Quick Access Menu ..68 Outgoing Messages ........50 Adding or Editing Voice Tags Message Editor ..........51 to Features in Your Quick Access Menu ...69 VoiceNotes............52 Non-Roman Characters ......70 Cell Broadcast..........53 Message Settings .........54 Accessories ..........72 Phone Setup ..........
Safety Information Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals Your Personal Communicator is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. International agencies have set standards and recommendations for the protection of public exposure to RF electromagnetic energy.
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Operation Normal Operation - The communicator is designed to be used with a headset for talking and listening. The communicator can also be placed inside the holster, then the holster can be clipped onto your belt, pocket, handbag, or other apparel and used with the headset.
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Driving Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless telephones in the areas where you drive. Always obey them. Observe the following guidelines when using your Personal Communicator while driving. • Give full attention to driving--driving safely is your first responsibility.
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Turn your Personal Communicator OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
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An air bag inflates with great force. Do NOT place objects, including both installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If in-vehicle wireless equipment is improperly installed and the air bag inflates, serious injury could result.
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European Union Directives Conformance Statement This product is in conformance with the requirements of the applicable EU Council Directives. Declarations of Conformance with the requirements are located at: Motorola Ltd. Personal Communications Sector - Europe, Middle East and Africa Midpoint, Alençon Link...
Note: Your SIM card can be used in someone else’s personal Personal Communicator and you will be charged for the call, so keep it in a safe place. Do not bend or scratch it and do not expose it to static electricity or water.
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Port Personal Communicator and plugging the adapter into a wall outlet. • Charge your battery at room temperature and never leave it in really hot, cold, or wet places. • Charge only Motorola batteries in your Personal Communicator.
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Press and hold to turn on or off. Press to accept and end a call, setting, or option. Used to reject or cancel a call, setting, option, and to return to the previous screen. When in text mode, press to delete the previous character.
Home Zone. Availability depends on your service provider. Displayed when a Short Message Service (SMS) message is received. Flashes when you have an unread SMS message, or your message storage area is full. Displayed when you have voicemail. Availability depends on your service provider.
Entering your SIM Card Personal Identification Number (PIN) 1. When prompted, enter your PIN and press (. • If you make a mistake, press and release ) to remove the last character, or hold down ) to remove the multiple characters.
Please read this section carefully. When you understand the menu navigation, you will be able to access and change settings with ease. Entering the Menus % - press to enter the Main Menu when your Personal Communicator is in the Standby • mode.
1. To move a feature from the extended menu to the short menu, highlight the feature then press and hold ( until a menu prompting a decision is displayed. 2. Select either to move or keep it on the short menu, or to move or keep it in the extended menu.
(and a PIN, if required) your service provider gave you, then try making a call. When you reach a friend or family member, ask them to send a message to you or call you back. Refer to the following sections for information about SMS messages and making and receiving calls.
5. Choose from the menu selections to enter the phone number, then follow the prompts given by your Personal Communicator. 6. When the phone number you want to send your message to is displayed, press (. Entering Text To type a single capital letter, press and release +, then type the letter.
Entering Numbers in Text Mode To type a single number, press M then type the number. • To type a series of numbers, press M M. To stop entering numbers, press M M • again. Storing an SMS Message 1. Press and type your message.
Sending Email Messages using SMS Contact your service provider to find out if this option is supported and to get the email server number. Here’s an example of what you type to send a “Hello” message to email address “abc123@isp.com”: abc123:isp.com#Hello.
The world-wide GSM standard provides a single number, 112, to dial in cases of emergency. The emergency call is directed to a central operator. The call can be made without any security codes and, depending on the network, without a SIM card inserted.
In-Call Menu There are lots of things you can do during a call. To access the in-call menu, press % during a call, to exit the menu, press ). Note: Menu selections depend on the state of the call, the type and setting of your SIM card, and your subscription to these services.
Use to go back to a call that’s on hold. Reconnect Held Call This is similar to Reconnect. If you have a call on hold, and a call waiting, select this option to connect with your held call. End Held Call Time to say bye to the person you put on hold.
Conference Calls Let’s have a phone party! If you have both Conference Call and Call Waiting, you can talk to up to 5 people at the same time. Starting a Conference Call 1. Call one of the people you want to conference with.
Split Call Want to share a secret or a private joke with someone? Split call allows you to separate a conference call member and have a private conversation with them. Note: You cannot have any calls on hold to have a split call.
With VoiceNotes, you can record up to three minutes of voice messages for yourself or record part of a call. You can record when your Personal Communicator is idle, when you are on a single call, or when you are on an active call with a waiting call.
•You cannot record Voice Tags if you have selected to prevent access to phone memory, see “Prevent Access” on page 40. Adding Voice Tags for Phone Book Entries You can have up to 25 Phone Book Voice Tags, and add a new Voice Tag when you set up a Phone Book entry.
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Add Voice Tag When you add an entry to your Personal Numbers list, your Personal Communicator asks you if you want to add a Voice Tag. If you don’t want to add a Voice Tag, press ). To add a voice tag: 1.
Voice Activation from the Standby Mode 1. Press ]. When prompted, say the Voice Tag name. The Personal Communicator highlights the matching entry in your phone book list. If there is no matching entry, the Personal Communicator highlights an alternate entry in the list.
1. Highlight the option menu you want, then press (. 2. To return to the previous screen, press ). If the text in a menu is too wide for the screen, the Personal Communicator uses two screens and repeats each half of the menu until you make a selection.
To display the browser menu: 1. Press and hold % for at least 2 seconds. Note: If you release % too quickly, you might enter the menu for the currently highlighted option. 2. Scroll to the menu selection you want, then press (.
Communicator. Entering or Editing Text Within a Mobile Internet Session You can enter or edit text the same way you do for all other text functions. However, you can’t access the non-Roman characters. For a single capital letter, press and release +.
To set up your mobile internet access: 1. From the browser menu, select Setup, then press (. 2. Enter your user information by first selecting an item and choosing the softkey to edit it as necessary. 3. When you have entered all information, exit to the Standby Screen, turn your Personal...
(1 to 9). Internet Service Alerts You do not need to be using the mobile internet to receive an internet service alert. When you receive an alert, your Personal Communicator displays a screen with the details. Press ( to view the contents or ) to reject it.
A name. Up to 16 characters for phone locations. Up to 50 characters for SIM card locations. • A location label - from 1 to 255 in your Personal Numbers list, or 1 to 40 in your Fixed Dial list.
2001. Then you can dial: 5556911 1066 The first part of the number calls the voicemail system. When the call is answered, there is a pause before the tones for 1066 are sent. Then there is a second pause before the tones for your password of 2001 are sent.
Use to select a number from your list of Phone Book locations. 1. At the prompt, enter a location number, then press (. If the number is not valid, the Phone Book list is displayed and the number closest to your entry is highlighted.
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Check Phone Capacity and Check SIM Capacity - displays the phone and SIM capacity. Prevent Access Select to prevent access to your Personal Numbers list. Note: You will not be able to record Voice Tags if you choose to prevent access to phone memory. •...
Switch View - to display information for the selected entry. Note: The list is stored on your SIM card. Depending on your service provider, one or more of these entries is already defined and you may not be able to change them.
Press ( to make a call. Setup Fixed Dialling Use to turn Fixed Dialling on or off, and to enter or change entries in the list. After you enter your PIN2 code, you can: Edit Entry - scroll to the entry you want to change, press ( to edit the entry or ) to •...
Set Alarm Each alarm can be set to alert on a specific day and time, daily, weekly, every Monday to Friday, or every Monday to Saturday. 1. To set an alarm, select the day(s) for the alarm to occur.
When selected, displays the alarms that are set. Use to select an alarm. From the submenu, you can: • Switch View - see the details for alarm. Select Switch View again to return to the previous screen. • Edit Alarm - change the time, date, and attached memo.
On and takes priority over Detailed Diversion settings. • Divert All Voice Calls - divert all incoming Voice calls to a single number. To divert, select On, then enter a diversion phone number. Note: When set to On, this option takes priority over all other Voice call diversion settings.
• Divert Fax Calls - diverts Fax calls to a single number. When set to On, you need to enter a diversion phone number. • Divert Data Calls - diverts Data calls to a single number. When set to On, you need to enter a diversion phone number.
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Bar Outgoing Calls • Int’t Calls - bars all outgoing international calls. • Int’l Calls Except Home - bars all outgoing international calls except those to your home country. • All Calls - bars all outgoing non-emergency calls. • Off - removes call barring for all calls.
1.Use to scroll through your message list. 2. Most times, only a portion of your message is displayed. To view the entire message, press (to see your options. Switch View Displays the entire message. Press (return to the view options screen.
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Reply to Message Type your message then press ( to send it. Return Call When there is a phone number attached to a message, you can call the person who sent the message to you. Edit Message You can use the message editor to edit the message. Then you can either send the edited message or store it in your Outgoing Message list.
Note: You cannot send outgoing messages until the Message Service Center number has been set. You can view and manage your outgoing messages that are stored on your SIM card. When selected, the number of messages is displayed followed by the first message in the list.
Use to display the next outgoing message. Message Editor Compose an SMS message and send it to a friend, or store it to send it later. For a single capital letter, press and release +, then type the letter. •...
1. Scroll to the VoiceNote you want to play, then press (. 2. Press ) to stop playback. 3. To erase, set an alarm for a VoiceNote, or go to the next VoiceNote, press ( to display the options menu.
Channel List • Channel Index - displays a list of available channels that you can edit. When you edit a channel, you also remove any message associated with it. Select the channel index you want to modify then press (. Type in the channel number and press (. The channel details are stored and your Personal Communicator returns to the channel index list.
Service Centre You can modify or delete it as desired. Remember to add the + symbol and the appropriate country code prefix to the phone number. Note: Before you can send messages, you need to enter your Message Service Centre number provided by your service provider.
You can select Text (default), Fax, X400, Paging, E-Mail, ERMES or Voice. You do not need to select Voice to send messages to Voicemail boxes. Phone Setup You can set custom alerts, the time and date, security codes, the contrast of your display, and other features. Select Phone Line Allows you to switch between Line 1 and Line 2 of your Personal Communicator.
Use to select a musical alert or a standard ringing tone for incoming calls. Set Ringer Tone 2 Use to select a tone alert for incoming calls on Line 2. This option is not available if you do not subscribe to Line 2.
You can also change the tempo of your tune to 1 (slowest), 4 (fastest), or 2 and 3 for somewhere in between. Now you are ready to listen (play) to your new tune. If you like it, you can save it, or you can go back and edit it or erase it and compose a new one.
Lets you lighten or darken your display. Require SIM Card PIN When set to On, you need to enter your SIM card PIN each time it is inserted or your Personal Communicator is turned on. Note: This is not available if the SIM card does not support PIN code disabling.
The security code is set by the manufacturer to 000000. If this code does not work, see your service provider. Extended Menus Turn extended menus on or off. When Off, you are not be able to access any of the extended features. Show Time and Date When selected, the time and date is displayed until you press another button.
All your prompts and help messages will be displayed in the language you select. Battery Saving Mode Set this to On to help your battery lasts longer. All status indicators and the backlight for incoming Cell Broadcast messages are turned off.
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Master Clear Note: All phone book entries are deleted with this option! Please use it with caution. The master clear option performs the same operations as the Master Reset, but it also does the following: •...
• All remaining networks in descending order of signal strength. Change Band This feature lets you select another band. If your Personal Communicator cannot connect to a network after changing the band, use the Available Networks option. Available Networks Use this to see which networks are operating in your area. When scanning is complete, press % to display the list.
Automatic Search - Your Personal Communicator automatically generates a list of networks and then tries to register with the first network in the list. If registration fails, it tries to register with the next listed network. If registration totally fails, it starts searching all over again.
To store one in your preferred list, follow the instructions given by your Personal Communicator. • You can select one from a list of known networks, then store it in your preferred list. • To add a new network code, follow the instructions given by your Personal Communicator to enter the service provider number before storing it into your preferred list.
Show Call Charges You can find out the charges for last call cost, the total for all your calls, and how much credit you have left. Note: If you do not have the “Advice of Charge” service, your Personal Communicator only keeps track of the length of the call.
Set Audible Call Timers You can set single or repetitive audible alerts at preset times to help you keep track of your time and charges. Set In-Call Display Set this option to display the time or charge meters displayed during a call.
• When set to On, you need to enter a new limit as either units or currency, depending on the setting of your Set Charge Type option. Note: Units are entered as whole numbers and currency is entered by name. For example, GBP for UK, DEM for Germany, or FFR for France.
Quick Access Menu Example Press to display the Quick Access menu. The menu shown in the example represents some of the features you can set up in your Quick Access menu. With appropriate setup, you can use a Quick Access feature by: Pressing ] and say the Voice Tag name.
Important Notes: • If any one of the 9 Quick Access features has a Voice Tag assigned to it, and you attempt to display the Quick Access menu while wearing your headset, you need to say a tag name or your Personal Communicator returns to the Standby screen.
Non-Roman Characters To enter non-Roman characters, press M * and the letter key from the following table. Multiple presses of the key may be required to access the character. For example, to type è, press M *, then press E twice.
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Keyboard Character 1 time 2 times 3 times 4 times 5 times 6 times 7 times Γ Λ Ξ Ç β ñ Ñ ¿...
Accessories The following accessories are designed to work with your Personal Communicator. Additional accessories may be available separately. Please refer to your local service provider or retail outlet for more information. Headset The headset provides hands free use of your Personal Communicator and is required for phone operation.
You can’t make • Check the signal strength meter. If the signal is weak, move to an open calls space or, if in a building, move close to a window. • Check your network settings. Try to select another network.
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• Check the battery contacts. Are they clean and dry? • Check the battery temperature. If it is warm, let it cool before recharging. • Is it an old battery? Replace the battery. • Are you using a Motorola original battery? Your charging system may not be able to communicate with your battery.
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The battery • Are you in an area of variable coverage? This uses extra battery power. loses charge • Is it a new battery? A new battery needs two to three charge/discharge faster than cycles to attain normal performance. normal •...
Use and Care glub Do not immerse in water. Do not use alcohol or other Clean with a soft cloth cleaning solutions. dampened with soap and water. Do not expose to ... or extreme shock ..or moisture. excessive heat ...
Motorola Personal Communicator, Motorola wants to hear from you. Please contact the Motorola Response Centre by fax on: +44 (0) 131 458 6732, or use one of the local phone numbers in the following countries: •...
You must inform Motorola of the lack of conformity to the applicable specifications of any of the Products within a period of two (2) months from the date on which you detect a defect in material, workmanship or lack of conformity and in any event within a term not to exceed the Warranty Term, by submitting the Product for service to Motorola.
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Motorola please avoid leaving any supplementary items like SIM cards. The Product should also be accompanied by a label with your name, address, and telephone number; name of Carrier and a description of the problem. In the case of vehicular installation, the vehicle in which the Personal Communicator is installed should be driven to the Authorised Repair Centre, as analysis of any problem may require inspection of the entire vehicular installation.
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Motorola. WHAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY This warranty is not valid if the defects are due to damage, misuse, tampering, neglect or lack of care and in case of alterations or repair carried out by unauthorised persons.
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The warranty for Motorola rechargeable batteries becomes void if (i) the batteries are charged other than by Motorola approved battery chargers specified for the charging of the battery, (i) any of the seals on the battery are broken or show evidence of tampering, (iii) the battery is used in equipment or services other...
Calls Language Selection ........60 GSM Emergency ........23 Last Ten Calls ..........41 International ..........22 Lifetime Timer ..........67 Change Band ..........62 Change SIM PIN2 Code ......59 Making a Call ..........22 Conference Call ........... 26...
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Outgoing Messages ........50 Received SMS ........48 Sending an SMS ........20 Mobile Internet ..........32 Pauses ser Menu .........33 Inserting into Phone Numbers ....38 Ending the Session .........36 Personal Numbers ........39 Entering/editing Text .......34 Prevent Access ........40 Making and Receiving Calls ....35 Phone Book ..........37...
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Transfer Calls ..........27 Setup ............57 Troubleshooting ........... 73 Receiving a Call ........... 23 Unlock Code ..........16 Redialling the Last Number Called ....23 Entering ..........16 Restrict ID on Next Call ....... 44 Restrict My Number ........24 Voice Activation Restrict My Phone Number ......
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Personal Numbers You can use this page to keep track of important numbers. Service Provider Number Family and Friends Number...
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Press to read a message. Press to write a message. Used to enter numbers 0 - 9. Press once for single number, press twice for multiple numbers. Press twice to stop entering numbers. Press once to capitalise a letter. Press twice for continuous capitalisation, press twice again to stop capitalisation.
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SIM Card and Battery Installation 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Align the SIM card so the notch in the card lines up with the notch in the recess, insert card. 3. Align the battery contacts with the contacts in the battery compartment.