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  • Page 1 BenQ M305 Mobile Phone User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2004. BenQ Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of BenQ Corporation.
  • Page 3 Safety Information For your safety, please read the guidelines below carefully before you use your phone: Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals Max. SAR measurement EU: GSM900: 0.32 mW/g; DCS1800: 0.84 mW/g. USA: PCS1900: 1.26 mW/g. To avoid exceeding the FCC RF exposure limits, please do not wear the phone in front of your chest.
  • Page 4 • Department of Health and Welfare Canada. Safety Code 6 These standards are based on extensive scientific review. For example, over 120 scientists, engineers and physicians from universities, government health agencies and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the updated ANSI Standard. The design of your phone complies with these standards when used normally.
  • Page 5 All batteries can cause property damage, injury or burns if a conductive material such as jewelry, keys or beaded chains touches exposed terminals. The material may complete electrical circuit and become quite hot. To protect against such unwanted current drain, exercise care in handling any charged battery, particularly when placing it inside your pocket, purse or other container with metal objects.
  • Page 6 • Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference. If you have any reason to suspect that the interference is taking place, turn your phone OFF immediately. Hearing Aids Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference you may want to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives.
  • Page 7 Blasting Areas To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your phone OFF when in a “blasting area” or in area posted “TURN OFF TWO-WAY RADIO.” Obey all signs and instructions. Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Turn your phone OFF and do not remove the battery when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions.
  • Page 8 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Safety Information ............i 1. Preparing Your Phone For Use........1 Inserting Your SIM Card ............. 1 Installing the Battery ............2 Installing the Back Cover ............. 2 Charging the Phone.............. 3 Turning the Phone On ............4 2.
  • Page 10 Speed Dialing ..............24 Listening to Voicemails ............25 Phone Book................. 26 Adding Contacts to the Phone Book........26 SIM Card Phone Book ............29 Finding Contacts in the Phone Book ........30 Last Missed, Dialed, and Received Calls......32 Operations During a Call ........... 34 In-Call Menu ..............
  • Page 11 Symbol Input Mode ...............67 Direct Connection to URLs ..........68 4. Menus ................. 70 Phone Book................. 70 Find ..................70 Add..................70 Edit ..................71 Copy ..................71 Delete ..................71 Caller Group ................71 Business Card .................72 My Number ................73 Memory Status ...............73 Call Records ................ 74 Missed Calls ................74 Received Calls .................74 Dialed Calls................74...
  • Page 12 Melody ..................82 Cleanup All ................83 Memory Status ...............83 Tools..................84 Alarm ..................84 World Clock ................85 Calendar..................86 Shortcuts .................87 Calculator................88 Currency Converter ...............88 Stopwatch ................89 Oper. Service............... 90 WAP Service ................90 STK..................100 Settings ................101 Date & Time .................101 Auto Power On/Off..............101 Profiles ..................102 Display ..................105 Audio..................107...
  • Page 13 5. Care and Maintenance ..........117 6. Troubleshooting............118 Table of Contents...
  • Page 14 Table of Contents...

  • Page 15: Preparing Your Phone For Use

    Preparing Your Phone For Use Inserting Your SIM Card Slide the entire SIM card into the slot in the direction of arrow shown on the compartment, with the metal contacts of the SIM card facing down and the cut corner at the top left. SIM card A SIM card can be easily damaged if its metal contacts become scratched.

  • Page 16: Installing The Battery

    Installing the Battery 1. Place the battery onto the back of the phone, with the battery's contacts facing downwards and the tab on its top edge in alignment with the holes in the battery compartment. 2. Push the battery against the top of the compartment and press it down to click it into the compartment.

  • Page 17: Charging The Phone

    Charging the Phone 1. Insert the charger connector into the charger socket at the bottom right of your phone. Make sure that the connector is inserted in the right direction. Charger socket Charger connector 2. Plug the charger into a power outlet. 3.

  • Page 18: Turning The Phone On

    Turning the Phone On 1. Long press to turn the phone on. The phone will display the welcome animation. • You can select and set a welcome animation, image, or message that will display when you turn on your phone, as well as the music that will be played.
  • Page 19 3. When the PIN code entered has been accepted, the phone will automatically search for the designated network. This search process may take a few seconds. 4. The standby screen will be displayed, as well as network signal strength and the name of the network operator. You can now use the phone.

  • Page 20: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to Know Your Phone Your Phone at a Glance The figure below shows the main parts of your phone: Front view 1 Earpiece LCD display OK key Left soft key Right soft key Scroll key Dial/Answer key Power on/off key Alphanumeric keys Microphone Getting to Know Your Phone...
  • Page 21 Bottom and back views Hands-free headset/ Data cable jack Charger socket Mirror used to take a self portrait Camera lens Buzzer Battery Contacts Back cover Battery compartment SIM card holder For your safety, please do not wear the phone in front of your chest. Getting to Know Your Phone...

  • Page 22: Standby Screen

    Standby Screen Main Screen Status bar Name of network operator Time and date Wallpaper Soft key bar Press Press to enter Press to use the enter the Phone camera function. the main menu. Book Getting to Know Your Phone...

  • Page 23: Icons In The Lcd Display's Status Bar

    Icons in the LCD display's Status Bar • You can set the animation or image you wish to use as wallpaper when the phone is in standby mode by going to the menu Media Center → Album. Alternatively, you can go to the menu Settings →...
  • Page 24 Icon Function Description Shows the current level of battery power. The more bars indicated, the more power that remains. Four bars: fully charged. No Battery status bars: immediate charging needed. When charging the phone, the icon will scroll through the bars until the battery is fully charged.
  • Page 25 Icon Function Description Shows that the Normal profile is in use. To set the operating mode, go to the menu Normal Settings → Profiles. See page 102. Meeting Shows that the Meeting profile is in use. Outdoors Shows that the Outdoors profile is in use. Personal Shows that the Personal profile is in use.

  • Page 26: Using The Keys In The Standby Mode

    Using the Keys in the Standby Mode In this user manual, "long-press" means to press and hold down a key for about two seconds before release. "Press" means to press a key and release immediately. The chart below is meant only to introduce the commands accessible with keys when the phone is in standby mode.
  • Page 27 Commands and functions Left soft key • Press to access the Phone Book (when Names is shown). • Press to save the phone number keyed in from the standby screen to the Phone Book (when Save is shown). Right soft key •...
  • Page 28 Commands and functions # key • Press to enter "#". • For extensions: After entering a phone number, long- press to enter a "P" and then enter the extension number. • Long press this key to lock the keypad. Alphanumeric keys •...

  • Page 29: Menu Navigation

    Menu Navigation When the phone is in standby mode, press to bring up the main menu and highlight the first item in that menu: Phone Book. For details on how to use the various functions listed in the menu, see page 70, "Menus".
  • Page 30 Sub-menus The highlighted The name of the row is the currently current menu. selected item. Press enter the highlighted menu Press item for editing. return to the Press to enter the sub-menu previous menu represented by highlighted item or or screen. to activate the highlighted function.
  • Page 31 Menu navigation example The example given below demonstrates how to use menus to change the language setting. Regular access 1.In the standby mode, press or to open the main menu. 2.In the main menu, press to scroll to the Settings menu icon.
  • Page 32 4.Press to scroll to the language you wish to use. Then press to confirm your selection. If, for example, you wish to set English as the display language, scroll to highlight English, and then press . The display will automatically return to the Settings menu, displayed in English.
  • Page 33 Access through number shortcuts 1.In the standby mode, press or to bring up the main menu. 2.The location of items in the main menu corresponds to the position of the keys in the alphanumeric keypad. Thus, pressing will bring up the Settings menu.
  • Page 34 4.Press to scroll to the language you wish to use. Then press to confirm your selection. If, for example, you wish to set English as the display language, scroll to highlight English, and then press . The display will automatically return to the Settings menu, displayed in English.

  • Page 35: Main Menu Map

    Main menu map Find Phone book Edit Missed Calls Copy Received Calls Delete Dialed Calls Call Records Caller Group Cleanup All Business card Call Duration My Number Call Cost Memory Status SMS Chat Messages Voicemail Cell Broadbast Memory Status Game Cherry Boy Eda Mouse Camera...

  • Page 36: Using Your Phone

    Using Your Phone Making a Phone Call To make a phone call, check your phone is powered on showing the idle screen. Enter the desired number using the alphanumeric keys . Press to dial your call. During a call, you can use the options. See page 35, "In-Call Menu". To modify a phone number that you have entered, press (Clear) to delete individual digits.

  • Page 37: Answering A Phone Call

    Answering a Phone Call When a call is received, your phone rings or vibrates, with the display showing the caller's number (if supported by your network vendor). If the caller is a contact stored in the Phone Book, the phone will show the name recorded in the Phone Book.

  • Page 38: Making An Emergency Call

    Making an Emergency Call To call emergency services, enter 112 (the international emergency number) and then press to dial the call. You can make an emergency call even if your phone is locked or cannot access your network, or there is no SIM card inserted, so long as you are within range of a network of the type supported by your phone.

  • Page 39: Listening To Voicemails

    Listening to Voicemails When your voicemail inbox contains new messages, your network vendor will send you a text message to inform you of a new voicemail message (if the network vendor supports it, the voicemail icon will appear on the LCD display). There are two ways to access and listen to voicemail: 1.

  • Page 40: Phone Book

    Phone Book Adding Contacts to the Phone Book The Phone Book will have different formats and data headings depending on whether you have chosen to use a phone book stored on your SIM card or in your phone's memory. The phone book in your phone's memory can store up to 500 contacts.

  • Page 41: Add

    If you do not wish to save a modified Phone Book record, press (Back) to abort. You can also add a new contact by going to the menu Phone Book → Add. • The default data fields for a contact are as follows: The contact's name.
  • Page 42 • In addition to the contact data fields described above, you can also add the data fields listed below by pressing (Option) and then selecting Add New Field. The contact's mobile phone number. The contact's home phone number. The contact's office phone number. Other phone number for the contact.

  • Page 43: Sim Card Phone Book

    SIM Card Phone Book In the standby mode, press (Names) and then press (Option), select Add. The Add function will prompt you to select from To SIM or To Phone. Select To SIM here to add a contact to your SIM card.

  • Page 44: Finding Contacts In The Phone Book

    Finding Contacts in the Phone Book In the standby mode, press (Names) to display contacts stored in the Phone Book. There are two ways to locate a specific contact in the Phone Book: • Press to scroll through the names (listed in alphabetical order) until the one you want is highlighted.

  • Page 45: Copy

    Copy to SIM (Phone): If you are currently using a phone book stored in the phone's memory, you can copy the contact's data to the phone book stored on your SIM card. Conversely, if you are currently using a phone book stored on your SIM card, you can copy the contact's data to the phone book stored in the phone's memory.

  • Page 46: Last Missed, Dialed, And Received Calls

    • Copy to SIM (Phone): If you are currently using a phone book stored in the phone's memory, you can copy the contact's data to the phone book stored on your SIM card. Conversely, if you are currently using a phone book stored on your SIM card, you can copy the contact's data to the phone book stored in the phone's memory.
  • Page 47 The icon will appear beside missed calls; the icon will appear beside dialed calls; the will appear beside received calls. If a phone number has already been stored in the information for a contact in the Phone Book, the display will show the name of this contact.

  • Page 48: Operations During A Call

    Operations During a Call The following options marked with an asterisk (*) are dependent on network support and may require a subscription. Mute Press (Mute) to turn off the microphone. The person on the other end of the line will not be able to hear your voice. To restore the microphone's function, press (Unmute).

  • Page 49: In-Call Menu

    Call Waiting* If there is an incoming call while you are on the phone, a tone will sound through the earpiece and the display will show that a second call is currently waiting. You can handle the waiting call and currently active call in the following ways: 1.

  • Page 50: Call Records

    Call Records Allows you to view information on missed, received, and dialed calls. See page 32, "Last Missed, Dialed, and Received Calls". Conference* Conference calls allow you to converse with more than one party at a time. The conference menu contains the following options: The maximum number of parties that can be accommodated during a conference call depends on the particular service provided by a network vendor.

  • Page 51: Messages

    Enter the phone number and then press to send the DTMF string. End Call End All Ends all calls, whether active or on hold. End Active Ends only the active call. End Hold Ends only a call or calls on hold. End One Ends only a single call.

  • Page 52: Using The Silent Profile

    Using the Silent Profile From the standby screen, you can long-press to activate the Silent profile. Once it is activated, the phone will alert you to an incoming call by vibrating with no ring tone. • When you long-press to activate the Silent profile, the phone will vibrate for one second.

  • Page 53: Camera Function

    Camera Function You can take photos using your phone's embedded camera, and then set photos as wallpapers for the LCD display's standby screen, or send them to others through MMS. 1. From the standby screen, press (Camera), which will bring up the view finder.
  • Page 54 Scene was set to Automatic. Scene was set to Indoors. Scene was set to Outdoors. Scene was set to Night. One filled star indicates that Low resolution was chosen. Two filled stars indicate that Medium resolution was chosen. Three filled stars indicate that High resolution was chosen. You can also use the camera by going to the menu: Camera.
  • Page 55 (Save) to save this photo to Media Center Album. To 5. Press → take another photo simply press (Discard) to take a new one. After you have saved a photo to the phone, you can manage this photo using the options below: •...

  • Page 56: Shortcuts Menu

    Shortcuts Menu You can use the Shortcuts menu to assign 8 alphanumeric keys as shortcuts to commonly used functions or frequently dialed numbers. The number 1 key has been assigned to voicemail dialing and you are not allowed to change it. Entering the Shortcuts Menu From the standby screen, press to enter the...
  • Page 57 3. From the Add Function menu, press select the function to be represented by the shortcut key , and then press Alternatively, you can press a corresponding alphanumeric key to select the function you want. The functions listed in the Add Function menu are selected from various other menus.

  • Page 58: Setting Phone Number Shortcuts

    Setting Phone Number Shortcuts 1. The method for setting a phone number shortcut key is largely the same as for a function shortcut key. After selecting the shortcut key, press (Option) to bring up a pop-up menu. After selecting Add Phone, press to confirm.

  • Page 59: Using Function And Phone Number Shortcuts

    5. Repeat the above step to add or modify a phone number shortcut. Different categories of phone numbers will be represented by different phone number shortcut icons. Using Function and Phone Number Shortcuts There are two ways to use shortcuts: 1.

  • Page 60: Messages Menu

    Messages Menu Your phone supports various messaging services including SMS (Short Messaging Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging service). SMS allows you to insert simple animations and ring tones into your short messages, while MMS enables you to send photos, colored images and music through your phone.

  • Page 61: Sms

    Editing and Sending a New Short Message 1. Go to menu: SMS > New to bring up the message editor so you can write a new short message. Use the alphanumeric keys to enter text. For information on how to use the input methods provided by the phone for writing messages, see The "1/9 Page"...
  • Page 62 Image: You can select an animation from the image library to insert into your message. Press to select image you wish to insert, press once to preview and then press again to insert the image. Melody: You can select a ring tone from the melody library to insert into your message.
  • Page 63 number editor. c. Press to send. When the phone is sending a message, "Sending... x/x" will appear on the upper screen. For example, if you are sending a message to three people, "Sending... 1/3" will appear when it is sending the message to the first recipient, and "Sending...
  • Page 64 • Save the phone number from which the message was sent (the number shown on the display in the "Sender Info" item) to the Phone Book. • Save the phone number displayed in the message's contents. (the option for a directly displayed number). •...
  • Page 65 • Press (Option) to delete the draft or to delete all. • Press to edit the contents of the message. Using the SMS Templates > Go to menu: SMS Templates. You can use the quick message templates in this menu to compose a message without having to enter the entire text character by character.
  • Page 66 Enter the message number provided by the network vendor. After you are finished, press to confirm. Bearer Mode This can be set according to whether you are using a GPRS network system or a regular GSM dialup network. If you are using a GPRS network, you can use both the GPRS and dialup network to send and receive SMS messages.
  • Page 67 After activating this function, the network vendor will report to you when a message has been delivered. Direct Reply You can request that your reply to an SMS be sent directly through the sender's message center. Using Your Phone...

  • Page 68: Mms

    Before you start to use MMS, you have to subscribe to both GPRS and MMS services provided by your operator. Then you have to adjust MMS settings in your phone to be able to use MMS. Because MMS uses your operator's MMS server on a GPRS network to send messages to phones, you need to adjust the following settings correctly in order to use MMS: Go to menu: Oper.Service >...
  • Page 69 c. Press to send. • Subject : press to enter the text for the subject. • : press to enter the slide editor. See below for details Content on the options of editing the content. • Cc : You can send the message as a carbon copy to others. •...
  • Page 70 the highlighted photo. Press will display the next or previous photo. Press again to save the photo into the slide. Templates: Insert the default MMS templates into your messages. Those templates contain images and text. You can customize those by inserting more objects you like. Image: You can select a image saved in the image library to insert into a MMS slide.

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