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 "Set- tings"...
Contents Important information ........2 Contents ............. 3 Safety information ..........7 Initial use ............9 Installing the SIM card(s), memory card and battery ............. 9 Charging the battery ........11 Switching on the phone ....... 12 Setting the date and time ......12 Display symbols ..........
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Dialling with speed dial ........ 21 During a call ..........21 Contacts ............22 Options ............22 Call ............. 23 Send text message ........23 Add new contact ........23 Edit ............. 24 Delete ............24 Additional options ........24 Main contacts ..........
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Sound recorder ..........31 Recorder options .......... 31 New record ..........31 List ............. 32 Audio quality ..........32 Alarm ..............32 Calculator ............33 Bluetooth ............34 Settings ............. 34 Phone settings ..........35 Time and date ........... 35 Tones ............
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Additional settings ........... 38 Call settings ..........39 Visibility main menu ........39 Order main menu ......... 40 Network settings ........... 41 Emergency settings ........41 Restore factory settings ....... 41 Connection to a computer ....... 42 SOS call ............42 Testing of the emergency call function ..
Safety information Only use the phone at places where it is permit- ted. As a rule, use of mobile phones is prohibit- ed in hospitals, aircraft and at filling stations. Do not open the device yourself, and do not at- tempt repairs on your own.
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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. Establish- ing an emergency connection may not always be possible for technical reasons.
Initial use Installing the SIM card(s), memory card and battery A SIM card, available from your 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 in the deliv- ery) is required to record voice notes with the integrated recorder.
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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. (Fig. 1). Carefully install the SIM card(s) 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.
Then replace the casing cover and slide it upwards until it engages. 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.
For safety reasons, the battery switches off be- fore 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 charg- ing process starts.
until "Settings" is displayed. Then press the green Dial key under "OK" three times to ac- cess "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. Exit the settings by repeatedly pressing the red hang up button under "Back".
Headset connected. Compatibility with Bluetooth devices enabled. Roaming. The phone is registered in a network abroad. The phone is connected to a computer. Emergency call function active. General information on using the phone The red hang-up key is used to end a call, to reject a call and (with prolonged pressing) to switch the device on and off.
SMS or a name in Contacts. Keypad lock Your Ergophone 6210 has a keypad lock to prevent functions from being activated or numbers called unintentionally. The switch on the left-hand side of the phone is used to enable and disable the keypad lock.
"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 6210 under Set- tings User level settings. In Settings, and when using the phone, the "Beginner mode" setting only makes available functions that are normally used frequently.
Have a favourite tune and want to use it as the ring- tone for your mobile? Install in the mobile a memory card with the tune on it, and "tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6210, under Set- tings Phone settings Tone settings Incoming Call, that you would like this tune to be used.
Do you also want to see as well as hear who is call- ing? "Tell" this to your tiptel Ergophone 6210 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.
"Tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6210, under Contacts Options Main contacts, who these con- tacts 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...
Calling with direct dial For direct dialling, enter the desired call number with the numeric keys, then press the green Dial . The connection is established as re- quired. Dialling from Contacts In standby, pressing the red Hang-up button ("Contacts" in the display) accesses the contacts and the first entry is displayed.
Dialling with speed dial The phone has speed dial keys that are used to store numbers dialled frequently. When the phone is in standby, the speed dial keys are accessed by pressing digits - for about 2 seconds. The rele- vant number stored is then dialled automatically.
Contacts A contact consists of a name and the corre- sponding call number; it structures your phone book for calling subscribers and sending short text messages. To access the con- tacts, press red Hang-up key when the phone is in standby. The contacts are opened. You can also access the contacts via the main menu, under "Contacts".
Call "Call" dials the phone number of the contact. Send text message Select "Send text message" from the Options menu to write a short message (SMS) to the contact. Add new contact You can create a new entry with "Add new entry". Both "Name"...
Once the number has been entered, confirm it us- ing green Dial key and select entry “Save”. Use "Caller ringtone" to select a ringtone other than the default ringtone for a contact. 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.
Main contacts Contacts are read by the telephone from the SIM card and phone memory, and shown in alphabeti- 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 partic- ularly quickly.
Messages (SMS) Your phone enables you to send and re- ceive short text messages (SMS). Viewing received messages An SMS received is shown on the display. Press green Dial key for an overview of mes- sages received; the latest message is displayed at the top.
To do this, select from the Main menu "Messages" and then "Write message". A window opens ena- bling you to enter the message from the keypad. Briefly pressing red Hang-up button deletes the character entered last, and prolonged pressing deletes the entire text. When you have finished your text, press green Dial to access the options, then select "Send to".
So, for the word "Hallo", you would need to press twice, then once, then three times, then three times and then three times. Press to enter a space character. The key en- ables 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.
Tip: You can enable and disable Silent mode more easily with prolonged pressing of the key. Call histories You can view the individual "Missed calls", "Dialled calls" and "Received calls" histories from menu option "Call history" in the Main menu. Use the keys to scroll within the call histories.
FM radio Your phone 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. You select the previous or next saved sta- tion with the ...
Additional options "Advanced mode" also provides you the option of manually entering a radio frequency. Sound recorder The sound recorder enables you to record memos - which are saved to the memory card. To do this, select "Sound recorder" from the Main menu.
List Accesses the list of recordings stored. A recording selected can be played back or deleted from "Op- tion". Playback can be paused and resumed with key. The key is used to switch to the next, the key to the previous recording. The vol- ume is set with the ...
At the wake-up time, the phone rings and/or vi- brates and shows the date and time. "Stop" and "Snooze" are also displayed - these can be selected with green Dial button and red Hang-up but- . "Stop" ends the alarm function. "Snooze" delays the wake-up call by the snooze time set.
Bluetooth Your Tiptel Ergophone 6210 is compatible with Bluetooth headsets. The function can be enabled and disabled from this main menu option. In "Advanced mode", you can also specify whether your mobile can be seen by other Bluetooth devic- es, change the name of your mobile, show coupled Bluetooth devices, add new devices and configure other settings.
Phone settings Here you can set the date, time, tones, volumes and language. Time and date Enter the current date and time here. 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.
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, mes- sage and button tones. Language The language of display messages is set here.
System alert Here, you can enable and disable warning and connexion tones. Arrow keys Use the "arrow keys" to set which phone function is accessed when keys are pressed when the phone is in standby. Selecting "Main Contacts" here accesses the Quick Photo Selection function when the key is pressed.
All functions supported by the phone remain avail- able 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"...
Call settings Available here as additional settings: Enable/disable call waiting Enable/disable call number display Enable/disable call divert Set up speed dial (prolonged pressing of assigned key required in standby to use) Enable/disable automatic call redial ...
tifies you of them and lets you read and answer them. Disabling "Contacts" for example means the contacts continue to be available from the right Dis- play key. Order main menu You can specify here the order in which the main menu options are displayed.
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 config- ured here. Please refer to the "Emergency" section for a description. Restore factory settings The phone can be reset to the factory settings here.
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 green Dial key . Now the memory card used in the phone is displayed on your computer as a new device with exchangeable media.
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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 acti- vated) sends an SMS with an individually configu- rable text to the (up to 5) emergency number(s)
is made in hands-free mode, you can hear whether the called party picks up. After an SOS is triggered, the phone 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.
With the telephone in standby, select green Dial key , next "Settings" in the main menu, then "Emergency Call Settings". This is where all the set- tings for configuring emergency calls are. Note: The emergency settings are only available 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".
Otherwise the service provider would call the subscriber and read 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. Emergency numbers Enter your emergency numbers (up to five) under "Emergency numbers".
Important information on emergency functions Do not rely exclusively on this emergency func- tion. The emergency function cannot be enabled in certain situations (such as no network cover- age or no credit for outgoing calls). Make sure that no answer machines are con- nected to emergency numbers.
Your specialist retailer will be glad to pro- vide 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 origi- nal sales slip (receipt, bill) with serial number and/or IMEI number is used as proof of purchase.
We hereby declare that the device satisfies all fun- damental 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.
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