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  • Page 1 C261 English motorola.com...
  • Page 3 HELLOMOTO Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the Motorola C261 wireless phone. Earpiece Listen to your voice calls & messages. Menu Key Power Connector Open a menu Insert the charger.

  • Page 4: Check It Out

    check it out! Lanyard Attachment Headset Jack Camera Lens Insert the headset accessory for handsfree use. Speakers Battery Note: Your phone may not appear exactly as the phone image above. check it out!
  • Page 5 Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation. MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by Motorola, Inc. under license. Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  • Page 6 Motorola products may not be modified, reverse-engineered, distributed, or reproduced in any manner to the extent allowed by law. Furthermore, the purchase of the Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or...

  • Page 7: Feature Locator

    feature locator main menu á Phonebook Web Access • Start Browser Recent Calls • Web Shortcut • Received calls • Go to URL • Dialed Calls • Browser Setting • NotePad • Stored Pages • Call Times • History • Call Cost •...

  • Page 8: Settings Menu

    settings menu Ring Style Phone Status • Style • My Numbers • Detail • Active Line • Battery Meter Call Divert • Voice Calls Headset • Fax Calls • Auto Answer • Data Calls Network • Cancel All • New Network •...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    contents check it out!..2 basics ....32 display ... . 32 feature locator .
  • Page 10 calls ....47 other features ..54 recent calls ..47 advanced calling ..54 redial .

  • Page 11: Safety Information

    RF energy does not exceed the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always follow these instructions and precautions. External Antenna Care If your mobile device has an external antenna, use only a Motorola- supplied or approved replacement antenna. Use of unauthorized antennas,...

  • Page 12: Safety And General Information

    Motorola-supplied or approved clip, holder, holster , case, or body harness. If you do not use a body-worn accessory supplied or approved by Motorola, keep the mobile device and its antenna at least 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) from your body when transmitting.

  • Page 13: Follow Instructions To Avoid Interference Problems

    shielded, designed, or otherwise configured for RF energy compatibility. In some circumstances your mobile device may cause interference with other devices. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 14: Hearing Aids

    • Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require. Responsible driving practices can be found in the “Smart Practices While Driving” section at the end of this guide and/or at the Motorola website: www.motorola.com/callsmart. Safety and General Information...

  • Page 15: Operational Warnings

    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 16: Choking Hazards

    Use only Motorola Original ™ batteries and chargers. Caution: To avoid risk of personal injury, do not dispose of your battery in a fire.

  • Page 17: Repetitive Motion

    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. Seizures/Blackouts Some people may be susceptible to epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights, such as when playing video games.

  • Page 18: European Union Directives Conformance Statement

    The above gives an example of a typical Product Approval Number. You can view your product's Declaration of Conformity (DoC) to Directive 1999/5/EC (the 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.

  • Page 19: Caring For The Environment By Recycling

    Caring for the Environment by Recycling When you see this symbol on a Motorola product, do not dispose 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. In some countries or regions, collection systems are set up to handle electrical and electronic waste items.

  • Page 20: Essentials

    essentials about this guide This guide shows how to locate a menu feature as follows: Find it : Press M > Recent Calls > Dialed Calls 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.

  • Page 21: Battery

    battery battery installation 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: Find it: Press M >...

  • Page 22: Battery Charging

    Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. battery tips Battery life depends on the network, signal strength, temperature, features, and accessories you use. • Always use Motorola Original™ batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers. essentials...

  • Page 23: 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 24: 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 SIM Blocked. Contact your service provider. To turn off your phone, press and hold P for 2 seconds. make a call Enter a phone number and press N to make a call.

  • Page 25: Main Attractions

    main attractions multimedia messages For more message features, see page 59. send a multimedia message A Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message contains pages with text and media objects (including photos, pictures, animations, or sounds). You can send the multimedia message to other phones with MMS and to email addresses.

  • Page 26: Receive A Multimedia Message

    To select a phonebook entry, highlight the entry and press the ADD key. Repeat to add other phonebook entries. To enter a new number, highlight [One Time Entry] and press the SELECT key. To enter and store a new number, highlight [New Entry] and press the SELECT key.

  • Page 27: Using Instant Messaging

    using instant messaging Use instant messaging (IM) to exchange messages in real time with other wireless phone users. The messages you send display immediately on the other users' phones. logging in to IM Find it: Press M > Office Tools > IM > Sign On 1 Press keypad keys to enter your IM ID.

  • Page 28: Sending And Receiving Instant Messages

    • Offline Contacts are logged out of IM. You can press SEND IM to send a message, in case the person has logged in since you refreshed your list. Note: To refresh your Contact List, press M > Refresh List while viewing the list.

  • Page 29: Setting Your Online Status

    • Press M > Add Contact to add the screen name to your Contact List. • Press M > End Conversation to end the conversation. Note: If you log out of IM, you can still view the conversation text by pressing M > IM > Offline Convs. from the home screen.
  • Page 30 setting your busy message If you are logged in to IM but not responding to new messages, you can set the (busy) indicator to display next to your name in everyone else's Contact List. From the IM Online menu, select My Status > Busy. To create or edit a busy message that is automatically sent to IM users attempting to contact you, select Busy Message from the IM Online menu.

  • Page 31: Camera

    camera To activate your phone's camera using the menu system: Find it: Press M > Multimedia > Camera The active viewfinder image appears on your display. Press up or down to zoom in or out. Photo storage IMAGE space used (phone). AREA Press left or...
  • Page 32 From the active viewfinder, you can press M to enter the Pictures Menu: option Go to Pictures Go to the picture library. Auto-Timed Capture Set the camera to take a photo automatically after counting down 5 or 10 seconds. Picture Setup Adjust the picture settings.
  • Page 33 After Capture, you can choose how to store your picture. Options are listed below. option Send in Message If you choose this option, an MMS message will be initiated with the captured picture. You can edit the MMS message and send it with captured picture. Store only If you choose this option, the captured picture will be stored in Pictures.

  • Page 34: Basics

    basics See page 1 for a basic phone diagram. display The home screen displays when you turn on the phone. To dial a number from the home screen, press the number keys and N. Note: Your home screen may look different from the one on this page, depending on your service provider.
  • Page 35 Find it: Press M> Personalize > Home Screen > Home Keys > Icons Status indicators can display at the top of the home screen: 1 Signal Strength Indicator − Vertical bars show the strength of the network connection. You cannot make or receive calls when ! or ) displays.
  • Page 36 4 Roam Indicator − Shows when your phone is seeking or using a network outside of your home network. Indicator shows W. 5 Active Line Indicator − Shows ? to indicate an active call, or > to indicate when call forwarding is on.

  • Page 37: Menus

    9 Battery Level Indicator − Vertical bars show the battery charge level. Recharge the battery when your phone shows Low Battery. menus From the home screen, press M to enter the main menu. Currently Highlighted Menu Feature Icon Select Exit the main highlighted menu.
  • Page 38 Some features require you to select an option from a list: Highlighted Option VIEW Press the Press the BACK key to see key to go details of back to highlighted previous option. screen. Press open sub-menu • Scroll up or down to highlight the option you want. •...

  • Page 39: Text Entry

    text entry Some features let you enter text. For indicator Character descriptions, see Counter following section Flashing cursor indicates insertion point. INSERT Press the CANCEL Press the to insert a quick note, to exit without saving Press picture, or sound. any changes.
  • Page 40 Press # in any text entry screen to select one of the following entry methods: Primary The primary text entry method (see below to set). Num er b Enter numbers only (see page 54). Symbol Enter symbols only (see page 54). Secondary The secondary text entry method (see below to set).

  • Page 41: Tap Mode

    For example, if you press 7 7 6 4 , your phone displays: Press key to DELETE Press the key to enter “prog” . delete last letter. • If you want a different word (such as Progress), continue pressing keypad keys to enter the remaining characters.

  • Page 42: Volume

    For example, if you press 8 one time, your phone displays: Character displays at insertion point. Press the DELETE key to delete character to Press left of insertion accept & point. store text. numeric mode Press the number keys to enter the numbers you want. symbol mode Press a keypad key to show its symbols at the bottom of the display.

  • Page 43: Navigation Key

    navigation key Press the navigation key S up, down, left, or right to scroll and highlight options. handsfree speaker You can use your phone’s handsfree speaker to make calls without holding the phone to your ear. During a call, press the SPKR ON key to turn the handsfree speaker on.

  • Page 44: Lock & Unlock Phone

    If you forget your security code: If you forget your security code, SIM PIN code, PIN2 code, or call barring password, contact your service provider. lock & unlock phone You can lock your phone to keep others from using it. To lock or unlock your phone, you need the unlock code.

  • Page 45: Customize

    customize ring style Your phone rings and/or vibrates to notify you of an incoming call, message, or other event. This ring and/or vibration is called an alert. You can select one of six different alert profiles: Loud Ring, Soft Ring, Vibrate, Vibrate & Ring, Vibrate then Ring, and Silent.

  • Page 46: Time, Date, Date Format, And Nitz Setup

    Find it: Press M > Settings > Initial Setup > Time and Date Note: To choose an analog or digital clock for your home screen, press M > Personalize > Home Screen > Clock Set. time, date, date format, and NITZ setup When you activate the NITZ feature, your phone's clock will automatically adjust to the correct time zone...

  • Page 47: Screen Saver

    screen saver You can set a photo, picture, or animation as a screen saver image. The screen saver displays when no activity is detected for a specified time. Tip: This feature helps save your screen but not your battery. To extend battery life, turn off the screen saver. Find it: Press M >...

  • Page 48: Personal Greetings

    Find it: Press M > Settings > In Call Setup > Answer Options option Multi-key On Answer by pressing any key. Answer by pressing N. Multi-key Off personal greetings You can create personal greetings that display when you turn on the phone: Find it: Press M >...

  • Page 49: Calls

    calls This chapter describes features related to making and answering calls. recent calls Your phone keeps lists of incoming and outgoing calls, even for calls that did not connect. The most recent calls are listed first. The oldest calls are deleted as new calls are added. Shortcut: Press N from the home screen to see the Dialed Calls list.

  • Page 50: Redial

    option Hide ID Hide your caller ID for the next call. Send Message Deliver the message. Add Digits Add digits after the number. Attach Number Attach a number from the phonebook or recent calls lists. redial 1 Press N from the home screen to see the Dialed Calls list.

  • Page 51: Hold Or Mute A Call

    not call. These digits remain in the notepad even when you turn off the phone. To call the number, create a phonebook entry, or perform other operations with the number stored in the notepad: Find it: Press M > Recent Calls > Notepad •...

  • Page 52: Caller Id

    caller ID Calling line identification (caller ID) shows the phone number for an incoming call in your external and internal displays. Your phone shows the caller's name and picture when they're stored in your phonebook, or Incoming Call when caller ID information isn't available.

  • Page 53: International Calls

    international calls If your phone service includes international dialing, press and hold 0 to insert your local international access code (indicated by +). Then, press the keypad keys to dial the country code, such as +44 for the U.K., +33 for France, etc., and phone number.

  • Page 54: Voicemail

    voicemail You can listen to your voicemail messages by calling your network voicemail phone number. Voicemail messages are stored on the network – not on your phone. Contact your service provider for more details. To store your voicemail number in your phone: Find it: Press M >...
  • Page 55 option p (pause) Your phone waits until the call connects before it dials the next digit(s) in the series. w (wait) Your phone waits until the call connects, then prompts you for confirmation before it dials the next digit(s). You can add a pause or a wait while your call is dialing. To add a pause before the phone connects, press and hold * When p appears, press it to add a pause.

  • Page 56: Other Features

    other features advanced calling feature conference call After your first participant is connected, dial the next number, press N and then press the LINK key. attach a phone Dial an area code or prefix for a number phonebook number, press M >...
  • Page 57 feature change phone If you have a SIM card for dual line phone lines, 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 which phone line is active (see page 24).

  • Page 58: Phonebook

    phonebook feature add new entry An entry stored on the SIM card stays on that SIM card. If you replace that card with another, you won’t find the same entry. An entry stored on the phone stays on the phone. If you replace the SIM card with another, you will find the same entry.
  • Page 59 feature download You can try this function by sending from ringtones one handset to another one: M > Messages > Create > SMS/EMS or MMS or MMS Templates > Insert > Sound The ringtone download is through EMS or MMS. When you receive the EMS and MMS from another party, you can retrieve the ring tone from EMS or MMS message.
  • Page 60 feature search Press a keypad key 1 or more times to phonebook jump to entries that begin with the key’s entry letters. Press a second letter to jump to entries beginning with the two letters you entered. You can enter up to three letters.

  • Page 61: Messages

    feature set a picture ID When receiving a call from a phone for phonebook number stored on your phone or SIM entry card, the picture associated with that number is displayed. M > Phonebook > entry. M > Edit > Picture. Note: The Picture option is not available for entries stored in SIM cards.
  • Page 62 feature send a Open a multimedia template with multimedia preloaded media: template M > Messages > Create > MMS Templates read new Read a new text or multimedia message message: Press the READ key when the New Message notification displays. read old Read old messages: messages...

  • Page 63: Instant Messaging

    feature sending and You can send the vCard by sending receiving MMS with an attachment (vCard is the vCard attachment). You can also receive vCard from another party through MMS with an attachment. You can save the received vCard by opening MMS with the vCard attachment.

  • Page 64: Chat

    chat feature M > Office Tools > Chat M > New Chat start chat receive chat Press the ACCEPT key or the IGNORE request key. end chat During a chat session: M > End Chat personalizing feature language Set menu language: M >...
  • Page 65 feature main menu Reorder items in your phone’s main menu: M > Personalize > Main Menu > Reorder show/hide Show or hide menu feature icons in the menu icons home screen: M > Personalize > Home Screen > Home keys >...

  • Page 66: Call Times & Costs

    feature master clear To reset all options to their factory settings and clear all user entries (such as downloaded wallpapers, main menu animation, and sounds): Warning: This option erases all information you have entered (including phonebook entries) and content you have downloaded.

  • Page 67: Handsfree Operation

    feature call times Display call timers: M > Recent Calls > Call Times in-call timer Display time during a call: M > Settings > In Call Setup > In-Call Timer call cost Display call cost trackers: M > Recent calls > Call Cost call cost setup Set a credit limit: M >...

  • Page 68: Network

    network feature network Display network information and settings adjust network settings: M > Settings > Network personal organizer feature M > Office Tools > Alarm Clock set alarm turn off alarm When an alarm displays: To turn off the alarm, press the DISABLE key.
  • Page 69 feature M > Office Tools > Stop Watch stop watch Press the START key to start counting the time, the STOP key to stop counting the time, and press RESET to reset the stopwatch. Note: After Stop Watch is activated, you can press SNAPSHOT to keep track of elapsed time for later reference.

  • Page 70: Fun & Games

    security feature SIM PIN Lock or unlock the SIM card: 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 SIM Blocked. M >...

  • Page 71: Service And Repairs

    service and repairs check here first If your phone does not seem to work properly, read this page first. phone automatic power on/off Question: My phone powers off automatically while in standby mode. What should I do when this happens? Answer: This phone has an on/off feature that automatically turns the power on/off at specific times.

  • Page 72: No Backlight On The Display

    Find it: Press M > > > > Settings Other Settings Initial Setup Time and Date using the send/end key on the headset Question: When I use the headset with my phone, nothing happens when I press Send/End on the headset. Why? Answer: This phone does not support the Send/End function on the headset.

  • Page 73: Attaching The Battery Door

    To prevent damage to the battery door, install only as described here. If you have questions or need assistance, we're here to help. Go to www.motorola.com/consumer/support, where you can select from a number of customer care options. service and repairs...

  • Page 74: Sar Information

    Specific Absorption Rate Data SAR Data This model meets international guidelines for exposure to radio waves. Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international guidelines.
  • Page 75 The limit incorporates a substantial margin for safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements. Additional related information includes the Motorola testing protocol, assessment procedure, and measurement uncertainty range for this product.

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