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  • Page 1 Consumer Cellular Link II USER GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Thank you for choosing Consumer Cellular! the nano-SIM Card ...................7 We know you’re excited to use your new Consumer Cellular Link II, and this Charging the Battery ..................8 user guide will help you get familiar with it, so you can start using it as soon Extending the Battery Life ................
  • Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Knowing the Basics .................20 Contacts ...................43 Phone Status Icons ..................20 Adding a New Contact .................43 Notification Icons ....................21 Setting Up Your Own Profile...............43 External Display Icons ...................21 Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts .........44 Entering Text ....................
  • Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Gallery ....................58 More Apps ..................68 Opening the Gallery..................58 Calculator ......................68 Sharing/Deleting Pictures or Videos ............58 Setting a New Alarm ..................68 Playing Videos ....................58 Checking World Time .................. 69 Working With Pictures ................. 59 Using Stopwatch and Countdown ............69 File Manager ....................

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLING A microSDHC™ CARD Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Mobile Phones ..83 CTIA Requirements ..................85 Power off your phone before installing or removing the microSDHC card. Distractions ......................86 1. Place your finger in the slot at the lower left of the Product Handling ...................87 back cover to lift and remove the cover.

  • Page 6: Charging The Battery

    GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED CHARGING THE BATTERY EXTENDING THE BATTERY LIFE Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth usage, and GPS a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as functionality can drain your battery.

  • Page 7: Getting To Know Your Phone

    GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PHONE Auxiliary Microphone Earpiece Camera Volume Up Key External Display Internal Display Volume Down Key 4-way Navigation Key OK Key Left Soft Key Right Soft Key Speaker 3.5 mm Headset Jack Send Key Power/End Key Camera Key Clear Key...

  • Page 8: Key Functions

    GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED KEY FUNCTIONS Function Ringtone Key Press to silence or restore the incoming call ringtone. Function Press to launch the Camera application from the home Press and hold to power on or power off. screen or the apps menu. Power/End Key Press to end or reject a call.

  • Page 9: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    GETTING STARTED GETTING TO KNOW THE HOME SCREEN PERSONALIZING The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, CHANGING THE SYSTEM LANGUAGE and menus. Status and 1. From the home screen, select Menu > Settings > Phone settings > Notification Bar Languages &...

  • Page 10: Changing The Phone, Notification, Or Alarm Ringtone

    PERSONALIZING PERSONALIZING CHANGING THE PHONE, NOTIFICATION, OR ALARM ADJUSTING VOLUMES RINGTONE 1. From the home screen, select Menu > Settings > Sound & notifications > Volume. You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls, the default 2. Highlight the Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring volume, or Notification notification sound, and the default alarm sound.

  • Page 11: Applying New Wallpapers

    PERSONALIZING PERSONALIZING PROTECTING YOUR PHONE WITH A SCREEN LOCK NOTES: • Silent and vibration modes will not silence your alarms. You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you • To instantly turn off an incoming call ringtone, press the Volume Up/Down need to enter a numeric PIN to unlock the phone.

  • Page 12: Knowing The Basics

    KNOWING THE BASICS KNOWING THE BASICS NOTIFICATION ICONS The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on PHONE STATUS ICONS the left side. Below are some of the icons you may see. The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service Indicator What it means Indicator...

  • Page 13: Entering Text

    KNOWING THE BASICS KNOWING THE BASICS ENTERING TEXT Entering Symbols 1. Press the * Key. Changing the Input Mode or Language 2. Use the 4-way Navigation Key to select a symbol. You can enter text using the following input modes: abc, Abc, ABC, T12 abc, 3.

  • Page 14: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    CONNECTING TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES CONNECTING TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES Turning Bluetooth On/Off 1. From the home screen, select Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth. CONNECTING TO MOBILE NETWORKS 2. Press the Left Soft Key to turn Bluetooth on or off. Selecting Preferred Network Type When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the status bar.

  • Page 15: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    CONNECTING TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES CONNECTING TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES Pairing is successfully completed when the other device accepts the • Charge only: Charge your phone via USB. connection or the same pairing code is entered. • Install driver: Install the driver needed for some USB connection modes NOTE: The Bluetooth pairing code may be fixed for certain devices, such (such as MTP).

  • Page 16: Phone Calls

    CONNECTING TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES PHONE CALLS To erase and format the microSDHC card: 1. From the home screen, select Menu > Settings > Phone settings > Storage You can place calls from Recent calls, the Contacts app, or other apps that >...

  • Page 17: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    PHONE CALLS PHONE CALLS ANSWERING OR REJECTING CALLS USING REAL-TIME TEXT (RTT) When you receive a phone call, you can answer or reject the call, or reject it Your phone supports Real-Time Text. If you or the person on the other end with a text message.

  • Page 18: Working With The Call History

    PHONE CALLS PHONE CALLS 3. When the RTT operation mode is set as Always visible, select RTT on Switching Between RTT and Voice-only Call Outgoing Call and RTT on Incoming Call to set the default modes for • During a voice-only call, select Options > Switch to RTT call to start an RTT outgoing and incoming calls.

  • Page 19: Calling Your Contacts

    PHONE CALLS PHONE CALLS CALLING YOUR CONTACTS 3. Select Options > Add to contacts > Create new contact, enter the contact details, and select Save. 1. From the home screen, select Contacts. - or - 2. Highlight a contact listing, and then press the Send Key to place the call. If Select Options >...

  • Page 20: Using Options During A Call

    PHONE CALLS PHONE CALLS USING OPTIONS DURING A CALL MANAGING MULTI-PARTY CALLS You can use the following options during a call: When the call waiting and three-way call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call. •...

  • Page 21: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    The call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact another phone number. Consumer Cellular for more information. 1. From the home screen, select Menu > Settings > Call settings > Calls > Call forwarding.
  • Page 22 NOTE: The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect PIN2 2. Select from the following voicemail settings: code more times than allowed can get your nano-SIM card locked. Contact Consumer Cellular for assistance. • Voicemail number: View or edit the voicemail number. Setting Call Waiting •...

  • Page 23: Contacts

    PHONE CALLS CONTACTS Setting Real-Time Text (RTT) Options From the home screen, select Menu > Settings > Call settings > RTT settings. To see your contacts, press the Left Soft Key from the home screen or select For details, see Phone Calls – Using Real-Time Text (RTT) – Setting Up RTT Menu >...

  • Page 24: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts

    CONTACTS CONTACTS 3. Add the contact image, name, phone number, email, and other information Exporting Contacts to the nano-SIM Card you want the same way as adding a new contact. 1. From the home screen, select Contacts. 4. Select Save. 2.

  • Page 25: Working With Groups

    CONTACTS CONTACTS WORKING WITH GROUPS Editing a Group 1. From the home screen, select Contacts > Groups. Viewing Your Contact Groups 2. Select the group you want to edit. 1. From the home screen, select Contacts > Groups. 3. You can rename the group, add new members, or remove members. 2.
  • Page 26 CONTACTS CONTACTS 4. Edit the contact name, phone number, email, or any other information you Deleting Contacts would like to change. 1. From the home screen, select Contacts. NOTE: Select the contact icon at the top to remove the contact image or 2.

  • Page 27: Messages

    MESSAGES MESSAGES NOTE: If you want to send contact information as an SMS, select Options > Add attachments > Contacts as text. You can use Messages to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia 5. Press the OK Key to send the message. messages (MMS).

  • Page 28: Deleting Messages Or Threads

    MESSAGES CALENDAR 4. Enter a recipient. Edit the content if necessary. 5. Press the OK Key to send the message. To open Calendar, from the home screen, select Menu > Calendar. DELETING MESSAGES OR THREADS VIEWING YOUR CALENDAR AND EVENTS 1.

  • Page 29: Creating An Event

    CALENDAR CREATING AN EVENT CAMERA 1. In any Calendar view, select Add. You can take photos and record videos with the Camera app. Photos and videos are stored to the phone’s microSDHC card or to the phone’s internal storage. NOTE: In Weekly and Daily views, you can also select a time block to add an You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app.

  • Page 30: Recording A Video

    CAMERA CAMERA RECORDING A VIDEO 3. Press the OK Key or the Camera Key to take a picture. If Photo auto review is on, press the OK Key again to save the photo. 1. From the home screen, press the Camera Key or select Menu > Camera. 2.

  • Page 31: Gallery

    GALLERY GALLERY WORKING WITH PICTURES Highlight a picture and press the OK Key to view it. OPENING THE GALLERY From the home screen, select Menu > Gallery to view all pictures and videos on your phone. Scroll up and down to see them all. SHARING/DELETING PICTURES OR VIDEOS 1.

  • Page 32: Music

    MUSIC MUSIC PLAYING MUSIC From the home screen, select Menu > Media center > Music to play audio Select a song in the music library to listen to it. The following playback screen files stored on your phone or microSDHC card (if one is installed.) will appear.

  • Page 33: Video

    VIDEO VIDEO Use the Video app to manage your video library and to watch videos. OPENING THE VIDEO LIBRARY From the home screen, select Menu > Media center > Video. Scroll up or down to view the video files. DELETING OR SHARING VIDEO FILES 1.

  • Page 34: Fm Radio

    FM RADIO FM RADIO OTHER OPTIONS AND SETTINGS With the FM Radio, you can search for radio channels, listen to them, and save To set the FM frequency range: them on your phone. Note that the quality of the radio broadcast depends on FM radio frequency ranges differ in different regions.

  • Page 35: Sound Recorder

    FM RADIO SOUND RECORDER To turn off FM radio: From the main FM Radio screen, select Options > Exit. Sound Recorder enables you to record and listen to voice memos. To delete a saved channel: RECORDING A VOICE MEMO 1. From the main FM Radio screen, select Options > All channels. 2.

  • Page 36: More Apps

    MORE APPS MORE APPS CHECKING WORLD TIME 1. From the home screen, select Menu > Tools > World clock. CALCULATOR 2. World time lets you check local times for cities around the world. Select Add to add a new city. 1.

  • Page 37: Notifications

    MORE APPS NOTIFICATIONS SETTINGS When you see notification icons on the status bar, use the Notification feature From the home screen, select Menu > Settings. The Settings app contains to view details or access other options to handle the notifications. most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone.

  • Page 38: Sound & Notifications

    SETTINGS SETTINGS SOUND & NOTIFICATIONS PHONE SETTINGS Select Settings > Sound & notifications to manage the sound and vibration Languages & Input settings. Select Settings > Phone settings > Languages & input to set the system You can adjust different types of volume (see Personalizing – Adjusting language.

  • Page 39: Call Settings

    SIM PIN more times than allowed, your nano-SIM card will be locked and you cannot access the mobile phone network. Contact Consumer Cellular for a PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to restore the nano-SIM card. Reset Options Select Settings >...

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    If your particular problem cannot be resolved poor on the part of your better-quality network link using the information in the chart, contact Consumer Cellular customer service provider. support at (800) 686-4460. or phone line.
  • Page 41 Unable to You are not within the Check the service area with connect to the network’s service area. Consumer Cellular. If you are not able to network connect to the network, the Move to an open space, or phone will continue to send Change your location to The signal is poor.

  • Page 42: For Your Safety

    FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR YOUR SAFETY FCC RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION (SAR) This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission GENERAL SAFETY limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States. Don’t make or receive handheld Your phone may produce a bright During SAR testing, this device was set to transmit at its highest certified...

  • Page 43: Fcc Regulations

    FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR YOUR SAFETY For this device, the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 0.29 W/kg, and for usage near the body is 1.31 W/kg. installation.

  • Page 44: Ctia Requirements

    FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR YOUR SAFETY While some wireless phones are used near some hearing devices (hearing T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to aids and cochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or be more usable with a hearing device’s telecoil (“T Switch”...

  • Page 45: Distractions

    FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR YOUR SAFETY PRODUCT HANDLING • Replace the battery only with another battery that has been qualified with the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725. Use of an unqualified battery General Statement on Handling and Use may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage or other hazards. Only You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any authorized service providers shall replace the battery.
  • Page 46 FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR YOUR SAFETY • Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories. Only • Do not disassemble, squeeze or puncture the battery, as this can cause authorized personnel can do so. explosion or fire. • Do not place your phone inside or near heating equipment or high- •...

  • Page 47: Electrical Safety

    FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR YOUR SAFETY Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) • Press the buttons lightly. Do not touch the metallic connectors of the nano-SIM card and the • Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of microSDHC card. pressing buttons, such as Message Templates and Predictive Text.

  • Page 48: Radio Frequency Interference

    FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR YOUR SAFETY Connection to Vehicles Hearing Aids Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience electrical system. interfering noises when using wireless devices or when one is nearby. The level of interference depends on the type of hearing device and the distance Faulty and Damaged Products from the interference source.

  • Page 49: Explosive Environments

    FOR YOUR SAFETY EXPLOSIVE ENVIRONMENTS SPECIFICATIONS Handset specifications are shown in the following table. Gas Stations and Explosive Atmospheres In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to Network capability 4G LTE/GSM/UMTS turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other radio equipment. Areas Dimensions 4.287"...

  • Page 50: Support

    Check your minutes or change your plan. included in any guarantee. With Consumer Cellular you are in control and can change your plan at any This guarantee does not apply if batteries other than Consumer Cellular time. To check your usage and change your plan just go to My Account at original batteries are used.
  • Page 51 ConsumerCellular.com © 2020 Consumer Cellular, Inc. Consumer Cellular and the Consumer Cellular logo are trademarks of Consumer Cellular, Inc. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by ZTE Corporation is under license. microSDHC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. Other...

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