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USER MANUAL GSM Mobile Telephone // Dual SIM Maxcom MM236...
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If any technical assistance is required, please contact our hotline at (+48) 32 325 07 00 or e-mail us at serwis@maxcom.pl Our website: http://www.maxcom.pl/ The Set Includes: GSM Telephone Charger Battery User Manual Warranty Card Headphone Set Keeping the original package is recommended as it might be used for transport.
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The Mobile Telephone GSM 900/1800 Dual SIM (2 miniSIM cards) Big, Backlit Keypad Big, Colored Display Screen (2,8’’) Camera (2MPix) MicroSD Memory Card Slot Big Font, Easy Menu Speakerphone Phonebook (500 entries) Sending & Receiving Messages (200 entries) Speed Dial (8 phone numbers) Call Duration Notification Black Listed Numbers Loud Ringtone...
1. Safety Precautions Reading the guidelines below will minimize the risk of misusing the phone. • Never use the phone in any area where the use of mobile phones is prohibited such as refueling points or hospitals. Using phones in such places might expose others to danger.
• Any repairs or modifications of the phone are not allowed. Any defects should be repaired by the qualified service only. • Only original batteries and chargers should be used. Using other accessories might damage the phone or cause an explosion. •...
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• When the phone is switched off, use your fingernail to lift up he battery cover, and gently pull it up to remove it --> as shown below: • Remove the battery by lifting it up with your fingernail where there is a notch. •...
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• There is a microSD memory card (up to 16GB) slot on the left from SIM slots. Insert the memory card onto the slot as shown below: Be careful while using memory cards especially while inserting and uninstalling the card. Some memory cards must be formatted on a computer before the first use.
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other factors might damage the card or make the card lose its content. Battery Installation: • Insert the battery so that metal contacts +/- will go toward the top edge of the phone. • After installing the battery put the battery cover back in place and gently push it until it clicks.
Charging Battery Important! Only the battery included in the set should be used. Using other batteries might damage the phone and shall void warranty. Never plug in the charger while the back cover is removed. To charge the phone: 1. Plug the charger into a power outlet. 2.
As soon as the charging process is complete, the battery icon will stop blinking. If the phone was off, a notification “Battery Full” will appear Important!! • Before you start the charging process, make sure the battery is properly installed. •...
3. Keys Description 1 microUSB slot/charging port Left Key 2 Headphones Set Right Key 3 Speakerphone Up Key 4 Display Screen Down Key...
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5 Left Function Key – LFK OK Key Numeric 6 Right Function Key – RFK Keypad Green Receiver – Making Camera Lens Phone Calls Red Receiver – Ending Phone Torch/Flash Calls/Return to Home Screen Key Primary Functions Function Press: return to Idle mode, end Red Receiver phone calls.
Press: Digit 1 Press & Hold: Voicemail Press: Digit 0 Press: digits 2 to 9 Press & Hold: dial a speed dial number (if such speed dial has been already enabled) Enter symbols: *, +, P, W. While typing text messages: special symbols Press: Change the text input mode while typing a message, entering...
Warning: If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times in a row, the SIM card will be locked. You might unlock the card by entering the PUK code. If you enter the incorrect PUK ten times, the SIM Card will be permanently locked.
Vibration, EDGE Data Ringtone Later Connection Vibrations Only Silent Call Alarm Clock On Forwarding Enabled Keypad Bluetooth Active Locked Missed Phone Roaming Call Active * The icon appears Icons might vary depending also in domestic roaming if on software the User is using another provider’s network.
There is no need to unlock the keypad to answer an incoming phone call. Select Menu Phone Settings Display Auto. Keypad Lock MENU To enter MENU, in Idle mode press the key OK and the Left Function Key (LFK). To navigate in MENU use the keys UP/DOWN/RIGHT/LEFT.
RFK, and then using the key UP select New Contact. Select where you want to save the Contact. Enter the Contact’s name and number, and press Options Save. Viewing Contacts Method 1 1. Enter MENU and select Phonebook. 2. Enter the first or subsequent letter(s) of the name you are looking for.
Deleting Contacts 6.3.1 Deleting Single Contact If you want to delete a Contact from your phone or the SIM Card, do as follows: 1. In MENU, select Phonebook 2. Select the Contact you wish to delete, press Options Delete 3.
Copying Contacts 6.4.1 Copying Single Contact To copy Contacts from the SIM Card onto the phone, or from the phone onto the SIM card, do as follows: 1. In MENU select Phonebook 2. Select the Contact you wish to copy 3.
Mark Multiple In MENU select Phonebook Options Mark Multiple and then: - Send Text Mssg, if you want to send a text message to multiple recipients - Delete Multiple, if you want to delete multiple Contacts, see chapter Błąd! Nie można odnaleźć źródła odwołania.
6.7.3 Additional Numbers (Fixed Dialing) In MENU select Phonebook Options Settings Additional Numbers FDN, to enable/disable the Fixed Dialing Number option. Important! Service Provider’s Function! 6.7.4 Memory Status This option allows you to check the status of the memory in each SIM Card and in the phone about Contacts.
Dialing Number from the Phonebook In Idle mode press the RFK to enter the Phonebook. Use the keys UP/DOWN to select the number you wish to call. If you want to go quickly to the Contact whose name starts with the letter U, press the key 8 twice. To call the selected number, press the green receiver key, and then select SIM1 or SIM2.
Options While Calling To enable the speakerphone while talking on the phone, press the RFK (Speakerphone). To disable the speakerphone, press the key again. While having a phone conversation, press Options to enable additional functions: - Suspend: suspends a phone call - End phone call: ends connection - New phone call: allows you to make a new phone call - Phonebook: allows you to enter the Phonebook, eg.
Call Log To go to Call Log, go to the main MENU and select Phone Call Center Call Log, and then select: Missed Phone Calls (to have missed phone calls displayed). If there are any phone calls you have missed, in Idle mode a symbol of a receiver will appear in the top left corner of the screen.
Phone Call Settings To enter Phone Call Settings, go to MENU and select: Phone Call Center Call Settings select SIM1 or SIM2 8.2.1 Call Waiting It is a network service. If your provider offers such service, configuration will be required. In MENU select: Phone Call Center ...
(incoming calls are forwarded if the phone is switched off or out of reception), 3 If I don’t answer (incoming phone calls are forwarded if you don’t answer the phone) 4 If busy (incoming phone calls are forwarded if you are currently talking on the phone), 5 Forward all phone calls 6 Annul all forwards.
8.2.4 Advanced Settings • Black List: You can select numbers to be automatically blocked/rejected by the phone. • Auto Re-Dial: If this option is enabled and if you fail to make a phone call, the phone will automatically redial the number •...
9. Text & Multimedia Messages The phone allows you to send and receive text and multimedia messages. If there is the icon displayed on the screen, there is at least one unread message on your phone. To enter in MENU Text Messages in Idle mode press the LFK, and then select Messages Inbox.
so go to MENU and select: Mssgs Settings Text Save Sent Mssgs. Enable. If you want to send a multimedia message, select in MENU: Messages Create Message MMS, enter the text, press Options and select content, (add attachment such as photo, sound), and then select Options and Send and select a recipient.
Text Message Boxes 9.3.1 Inbox Displays received messages listed in order by the date they have been received. To navigate within the inbox, use the keys UP & DOWN. To have additional options displayed, press „Options” while viewing the inbox. - Preview: allows you to view a message - Reply by Text: create a text message to the sender - Reply by MMS: create a multimedia message...
9.3.3 Drafts You can save unsent messages in the folder „Drafts”. To do so, type your message, and after pressing the LFK select „Save”. Go to Drafts to send, delete or edit saved messages. 9.3.4 Outbox If you fail to send a message, it will be saved in Outbox. Deleting Messages To delete a selected message, go to Options and select „Delete”.
Multimedia Messages • Data Account Allows you to select a data account necessary to send multimedia messages. These are so-called APN accounts; all MAXCOM telephones are designed to automatically serve the four biggest service providers in Poland. • Common - Composition: allows you to set time for each slide,...
- Sending: allows you to set delivery reports, priority, auto save. - Downloading: allows you to download multimedia messages in your home network and roaming, and set message filters. - Preferred storage: allows you to select a location to store messages - Memory Status: allows you to check the memory status.
10. File Manager Select in MENU: File Manager Press the Left Function Key [Options]: • Open – select to open a disc/folder you need. • Format – format selected memory. After opening the folder, there are following options available under the left program key: •...
- Delete event: allows you delete a given event, - Go to Date: enter the date you want to go to - Go to Current Date: allows you to go to today’s date - Week View: go to a different calendar view - First Day of Week: allows you to select the first day of the week (Sunday or Monday).
World Clock This option allows you to view time in other parts of the world. Torch This option allows you to switch on/off the torch. To switch on/off the torch, you can also press and hold the OK key in Idle mode. 12.
E-book Reader This tools allows you to read E-books on the phone. TXT it the only supported format. The application by itself detects TXT files on the phone or memory card, depending on what default memory is currently used. 13. Network Services WhatsApp It is a basic WhatsApp application available for smartphones and other devices with Android system.
Due to the phone display screen resolution and WAP technology, websites might appear differently than original websites. Some details of websites might be lost. Contact your service provider about service availability, prices, and the User manual. You can get configuration settings necessary to view the browser from the service provider.
The phone supports the following files: WAV, AAC, AMR. 15. Multimedia Camera/Video Camera The phone allows you take photos and record videos. To switch on the camera, in MENU select: Multimedia Camera or Video Camera. An image will appear on the screen.
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White Balance Allows you to adjust white balance Scene Modes Automatic or Night Allows you to use negative effect, Effect Settings width scale, etc. Allows you to select whether your Memory images will be saved on the Card memory or in the phone memory Restores default settings of the photo Restore Default camera.
- Memory, allows you to select whether the image will be viewed and saved on the memory card or in the phone memory -Image details, you can view the image details. After the image is enlarged, there is an option to Rotate the image.
You can send images and videos taken with your phone to a computer. To learn more, go to: Computer Connection. Video Player In MENU select: Multimedia->Video Player. You can view previously taken videos (folder Videos) with the video player. Use keys Up/Down to select the video you want to view.
Voice Recorder You can record music and surrounding sound. - Select in MENU: Multimedia Voice Recorder - To start or pause recording, press OK New Recording on Navigation Key UP - To stop recording, press the Right Function Key, to pause –...
• RIGHT: increases frequency by 0,1 MHz • LEFT: decreases frequency by 0,1 MHz • UP: after pressing the key, it changes the function of RIGHT/LEFT keys into searching for a previous/next radio station. • DOWN: enters settings directly • #: volume up •...
In Idle mode, press and hold the key # to enable the profile Meeting, press and hold this key again to return to the previous profile. 17. Settings Select in MENU: Settings, and then: DUAL SIM Settings This option allows you to manage SIM Cards that is you can enable or disable a selected SIM Card slot.
17.2.2 Schedule Phone Auto Power On/Off This options allows you automatically manage switching on and off the phone; this option is useful eg. to get the phone automatically turned off at night. 17.2.3 Language This option allows you to change the language of the phone menu.
17.2.5 Navigation Key This option allows you to set shortcuts to selected functions under navigation keys: Up, Down, Right, Left (by default: Video Player, Alarm Clock, Messages, Profiles). 17.2.6 . Flight Mode You can select the flight mode. If the flight mode is enabled, there is no connection with the GSM network;...
Font Size You can select the font size for the telephone menu. There are four sizes available: default, small, medium, and large. Test all options to select the font size to best fit your needs. Security Settings 17.5.1 PIN Lock (SIM1 & SIM2) You can enable/disable the phone’s request to enter the PIN Code every time you switch on the phone and update the PIN Code.
My Name Select a name for your device In the MM236 phone, in sub-menu ADVANCED you can set an audio path, memory, and you can check the BT address. Files received on the phone MM236 are saved in the folder „Received”.
messages and using WAP browser will NOT be available. Notification Settings This options allows you to configure notifications for Messages and Downloaded Files (eg. via BT). Restore Factory Settings This option allows you to restore factory settings. Select in MENU: Settings ...
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Only qualified service workers are authorized to repair the phone. Any attempts of unauthorized repair and modifications void the Manufacturer’s warranty. „Cannot make a Make sure the number you are dialing is phone call” correct. If you make an international phone call, dial a country code before the actual number (eg.
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„Can I make If you are in the area with no reception by an emergency any network, no phone calls can be call if there is made. no reception or if there are no funds on If you have no funds available on the my account?”...
„ When is the A fee for making a phone call is charged fee for making as soon as a phone call is made. To learn a phone calls more about charging details, contact your charged?” service provider. “Is there any Enable Delivery Report option.
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of suspecting such interference, the phone should be switched off immediately. • Never use the phone in hospitals, airplanes, refueling points or at proximity to flammable materials. • Never repair nor modify the phone on your own; any repairs should be made by authorized service only. •...
close to an ear, while using a speakerphone. Lower the volume prior to using headphones. 21. Terms of Warranty The phone is covered under the warranty; proof of purchase is necessary to use such warranty. There is a fee for repair of the phone damaged due to misuse, electrostatic discharge or lightning strike.
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Never keep the phone in excessively hot places. High temperatures might negatively impact both the battery and the phone. Never use a battery that is clearly damaged. Doing so might cause a short circuit, and might damage the phone. Check battery installation for proper polarization. Leaving the battery in excessively hot or cold places will reduce the battery life.
23. SAR Information This telephone meets all international standards pertaining to the impact of radio waves. The product both receives and emits radio waves. It is designed not to exceed any limits pertaining to impact of radio waves recommended international guidelines.
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According to WHO current research, there is no need to apply any special restrictions in using portable devices. According to WHO, in order to reduce radiation, a length of conversation should be reduced, or headphones or speakerphone should be used, or the phone should not be held in proximity to head or body.
24. Protect Your Environment Important: The phone is marked in compliance with the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive of 2012/19/UE (WEEE) and the Polish Act on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, and with the symbol of waste electricals. Such a symbol tells us that the device, after use, must not be disposed of in the normal household waste stream.
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We reserve the right to make any updates in the product and its options, without any prior notification about it. For technical assistance please call +48 32 325 07 00 or email us at serwis@maxcom.pl MAXCOM S.A. 43-100 Tychy, ul Towarowa 23a POLAND tel.
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