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User Manual FX-850C/FX-852C Dual band Wireless Local Loop Phone...
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Congratulations on the purchase of your Motorola FX-850C product! Please retain your original dated sales receipt for your records. For warranty service of your Motorola FX-850C product, you will need to provide a copy of your dated sales receipt to confirm warranty status.
Index 1. PREPARING YOUR PHONE FOR USE .......... 10 1.1. P AC/DC ........... 10 LUGGING THE ADAPTOR 1.2. SIM C ..............10 ARD AND BATTERY 1.3. C ..............13 OMBINING 2. FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS..............14 3. ABOUT THE PHONE ................. 15 3.1.
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4.3. A ................. 19 NSWERING A CALL 4.4. S ................19 PEAKER MODE 4.5. A ..............20 DJUSTING THE OLUME 4.5.1. Adjusting the ringer volume ............. 20 4.5.2. Adjusting earpiece volume............20 4.6. R .......... 20 EDIALING THE LAST DIALED NUMBER 4.7.
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7.8 D ..............31 ELETE NTRIES 7.9 G ....................31 ROUP 7.10. M .................. 32 UMBER 8. SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES ......33 8.1. W ................34 RITE ESSAGE 8.2. I ....................34 NBOX 8.3. O ................... 34 UTBOX 8.4 D .....................
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10.2.5. Caller ID.................. 44 10.3. N ................44 ETWORK ETUP 10.3.1. Network Select mode............... 44 10.4. S ................45 ECURITY ETUP 10.4.1. Phone Lock ................45 10.4.2 Change Password..............45 10.5. F ................ 46 ACTORY EFAULT 11. TONE ....................47 11.1.
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15. SAFETY INFORMATION..............54 15.1 EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) ENERGY ..54 15.2 OPERATIONAL PRECAUTIONS..........54 15.3 EXTERNAL ANTENNA CARE ..........54 15.4 PHONE OPERATION..............55 15.5 DATA OPERATION ..............55 15.6 APPROVED ACCESSORIES............55 15.8 MEDICAL DEVICES ..............55 16.
1. PREPARING YOUR PHONE FOR USE Before using your phone, the phone must be set up according to the following instructions. 1.1. Plugging the AC/DC adaptor • Connect the adaptor to the AC Wall outlet. • Insert the adaptor plug into the DC jack of the cradle. 1.2.
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Be sure to carefully match the positive and negative terminals as shown on the battery. Caution: • It is prohibited to use the SIM card for this Fixed Wireless Phone in other GSM phone. Once the SIM pin number is entered, the SIM pin is automatically changed so the initial PIN is no longer valid.
2. FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS Dial tone generation Codeless Form factor Auto Dialing Voice mail Short Message Service Emergency call Call logs Call restriction Caller ID Alarm clock Calculator Graphic display Blue back light for LCD and keypad Multi-ring tone Speaker phone Multi-language (English, Spanish, Portuguese, It may vary by market) 100 Phone Book memory Rechargeable battery...
3. ABOUT THE PHONE This phone can operate in different bands (depending on the service provider). It supports dual band(850MHz / 1900MHz). 3.1. The FX-850C Phone Antenna Receiver Display Earphone Slot Right soft key Left soft key Speaker End key Power on/off Send key Speaker key...
3.2.2. Send key • Press to make a call to a name / number shown on the screen. • Press to answer a call. • Press and hold for 2 seconds to access the list of recently dialed numbers. 3.2.3. End key •...
3.3. Display indicators and icons The display indicators and icons provide information about the operation of the phone. 3.3.1. Start screen The start screen is displayed when the phone is turned ON. Several features can be used only when the phone is at the start screen. 3.3.2.
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Cannot make or receive calls Network forwarding Phone lock indicator. : Phone lock Message indicator Text message Voice message Alarm indicator: shows when the alarm is activated Mute indicator : shows when the ring-tone is silent Battery level indicator: Vertical bars show the battery charge level. (Full) (Empty) Ringer volume indicator: When you press , the upper key once...
4. BASIC OPERATIONS 4.1. Switching the phone ON and OFF To turn on your phone, press and hold “End key” for a few seconds or until the display turns on. If prompted, enter your 4-digit PIN code. Caution: If you enter an incorrect PIN code 3 times in a row, your SIM card is disabled and your display shows SIM Blocked.
seconds after you dial the number. To answer a call: • When the phone rings, press to turn ON the speaker phone mode. 4.5. Adjusting the Volume (Highest) (Mute) 4.5.1. Adjusting the ringer volume You can adjust the ring tone volume by pressing the scroll keys on the phone. 1) Press up to enter the ring volume control screen.
4.7. Caller ID Requires a subscription to a calling plan that supports this feature. Not available in all areas. Contact you telephone service provider for availability and details. When Caller ID is active, your phone shows the caller’s phone number during an incoming call, as long as this number is a part of your service provider’s wireless network.
Each submenu contains options that allow you to use the Phone Book, change the ring tone, etc. You can use menus and sub-menus in two ways: by scrolling or by using shortcuts. 5.1.1. Scrolling through menus 1) From the Start screen, press Menu, and then scroll through the menus using key.
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2. From phone to SIM card 6. Delete all entries 1. Delete all Phone entries 2. Delete all SIM entries 7. Group 1. Family 2. Friends 3. Office 4. Others 8. My Number 2. Message 1. Write Message 2. Inbox 3.
6. ENTERING LETTERS AND NUMBERS You can enter letters, as well as numbers, when storing information in your phone by using your phone’s keypad. To enter letters, press the key associated with the letter you wish to enter until it appears on the screen (numbers will also appear). 6.1.
Press to scroll the cursor to the right. Press Delete to correct any mistakes. Press the left soft key OK to save changes or the right soft key to cancel. 6.1.2. Changing the case of letters and numbers You can switch the mode among uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers by pressing # key.
7. USING THE PHONEBOOK 7.1. Using the Phone Book New entries can be stored in the SIM card or in your handset. You can store up to 100 entries in the phone and an additional 100 in the SIM depending on the SIM limitations. Entries stored in the phone allow numbers of up to 30 digits, and names of up to 16 characters.
Delete All Entries: Delete all Phone or SIM entries Group: Organizing group of phone book My number: Inputting your own number 7.3. Browse (by name) : From the Phone Book menu, select Browse and press right OK or just press 1. : Enter the first letters of the name you need and the cursor goes to the name you wanted directly after two seconds.
Press left Option and select Accept to complete input. Select ‘Number’, Press left Option and choose Edit. 7. Add Number 8. Press left Option and select Accept to complete input. 7.5. Memory Status : To press ‘Storage Status’ and you can see the SIM card Total / SIM card used and NVM Total capacity 7.6.
or vice versa: Press Menu > Phone Book. Scroll to Copy and press OK Press From SIM card to phone or From Phone to SIM Card depending on where you want to copy all Phone Book entries. Press OK then the copy process is done promptly 7.8 Delete All Entries You can delete all Phone Book entries: Press Menu >...
8. SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES Requires a subscription to a calling plan that supports this feature. Not available in all areas. Contact you telephone service provider for availability and details. You can send or receive text messages with your phone. Text messages that you receive may contain ring tones that you can store in your phone.
8.1. Write Message You can send a text message to one recipient. You can manually enter each recipient’s phone number, or you can select the numbers from the Phone Book. Note: The maximum length of a text message differs, depending on the capabilities of the network from which it originated.
From the list, highlight the one you need and press OK. You can choose four options Forward: You can send the chosen message. Edit: You can edit the chosen message. Delete: You can delete the chosen one. Delete All: You can empty the Out box 8.4 Drafts : You can see draft messages which you already saved.
8.6. Broadcast Message There are 2 submenus you can choose Receive Mode Languages 8.7. Message Setting There are 5 submenus you can choose Service Center Number: The SMS Center Number is required in order to send messages. Ask your service provider for this number. Expire Period: Set the period of time the message is stored in the service center.
Long time, no see! I arrived safely Happy Birthday Happy New Year! Thank you! I will be there soon! : You can select left Option (Edit/Forward) Edit: You can modify pre-saved texts Forward: You can send selected text to others 8.9 Memory Status : Check memory status in the SIM and in the Phone.
9. CALL Record The Call History function keeps track of: Incoming Calls Outgoing Calls Missed Calls Call Duration Note: Your phone can store up to 30 call numbers including missed, received and dialed calls. When you miss a call(s), the Missed Calls icon appears on your phone’s screen. You can press Read to view the Missed Calls list or press Back to ignore the message and go back to Standby.
9.2. Deleting Call Log You can choose to delete Missed Calls, Dialed Calls or Received Calls and Delete All when you have any call log. Press Menu > Call Records Choose one of them; Incoming call 2) Outgoing call 3) Missed call and press OK You can press left Option You can see six different menus...
10. SETTINGS Setting menu includes: Phone Settings Call Setup Network Setup Security Setup Factory Default 10.1. Phone Settings 10.1.1. Clock setting 10.1.1.1 This menu guides you to set Time/Date. Set Time/Date Set the correct time and date to ensure the Alarm is working correctly.
DD/MM/YY(day/month/last two digits of this year) MM/DD/YY DD/MM/YYYY(day/month/full digits of this year) MM/DD/YYYY 10.1.1.3 Date Separator: There are four types of separators of date digits OO-OO-OO (Hyphen) OO/OO/OO (Slash) OO.OO.OO (Dot) OO OO OO (Blank) 10.1.1.4 Time Display format: You can choose 12h or 24 hours. For example, if the time is 1:22 pm(12h expression) , it can be shown as 13:22 (24h expression) 10.1.2.
10.2 Call Setup The following features may require a subscription to a calling plan that supports them. Not available in all areas. Contact you telephone service provider for availability and details 10.2.1. Call Divert Call Divert is a network or subscription dependent service. It allows you to forward a call to another number, based on various conditions.
This feature allows you to restrict or bar certain or all types of calls to and from your phone. 1) Press Menu > Settings 2) Press Call Setup and press OK 3) Press Call Barring and press OK 4) Select one of the options below, and then press OK All Outgoing Calls: Bar all outgoing calls.
Active: Activate Call Waiting function. Deactivate: Call Waiting function. Check Status: Check current Call Waiting setting status. 10.2.4. Auto Redial Setting the Auto Redial to ON enable the phone to keep dialing if the called party is not available. Press Menu > Settings Press Call Setup and press OK Press Auto Redial and press OK Toggle ON or OFF, and then press OK...
on or to manually select the network you need. Press Menu > Settings. Press Network Setup and press OK Press Network Select mode and press OK Select Automatic selection or Manual selection and then press OK Manual mode: The phone starts searching available networks.
Press Menu > Settings Press Security Setup and press OK Press Change Password and press OK You need to input three times. Old password, the new password and confirmation. Every time you enter the input, press OK 10.5. Factory Default This feature resets the current settings to the factory default values.
11. Tone 11.1. Tone setup Set tones for Incoming Call and Message Tone. Note: For each tone setup, you can choose one of 10 singing ring tones and 4 MIDI tones. 11.2 Volume Eight volume levels are available for Call, ring tone and keypad tone. Adjust the volume to your preference.
12. Display 12.1 Idle Display 12.1.1 Clock and Date When you choose Enable, you can see the date and clock on your idle display 12.2.2 Idle Text When you choose Enable, you input your own text which will be shown on the idle display.
13. Accessories Accessories includes: Alarm Calculator Calendar 13.1 Alarm When alarm is set, the icon appears on the standby screen. Press Menu > Accessories and press OK Select Alarm and press OK Select Alarm 1, 2 or 3 and Press OK Select Option >...
Press Edit and OK You can select time. Use your numeric key. After finishing input, press OK Press and press Option to choose Alarm ring. You can select three different rings 13.2. Calculator You can calculate 9 digits. Key description: +, -, /, x : Use up and down arrow keys to select.
The calculating mark will toggle among Enter the second value by number keys Press left to display the result of calculation. And you can continue the next calculation from step3. 13.3 Calendar You can change the month by Navigation key Press Menu >...
14. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 14.1. Specific Absorption Rate Data This wireless phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S.
MHz or 900 MHz), While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all met the governmental requirements for safe exposure. Please note that improvements to this product model could cause differences in the SAR value for later products; in all cases, products are designed to be within the guidelines.
Your Motorola phone is designed to comply with local regulatory requirements in your country concerning exposure of human beings to RF energy. 15.2 OPERATIONAL PRECAUTIONS To assure optimal phone performance and make sure human exposure to RF energy is within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards;...
8 inches (20 centimeters) from your body. 15.6 APPROVED ACCESSORIES Use of accessories not approved by Motorola, including but not limited to batteries and antennas, may cause your phone to exceed RF energy exposure guidelines.
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Persons with pacemakers should: • Always keep the phone more than 8 inches (20 centimeters) from your pacemaker when the phone is turned ON. • Turn OFF the phone immediately if you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place. Hearing Aids Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids.
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Your battery or phone should not be disposed of in a fire Your battery or phone may require recycling in accordance with local laws. Contact your local regulatory authorities for more information. Your battery or phone should not be thrown in the trash Please don’t use any damaged battery or charger and use the battery only for its intended purpose.
(“Products”), to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal consumer usage for the period(s) outlined below. This limited warranty is a consumer’s exclusive remedy, and applies as follows to new Motorola branded Products manufactured by BRIGHTSTAR, and purchased by consumers around the world, which are accompanied by this written warranty: 16.1 PRODUCTS COVERED...
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BRIGHTSTAR, are excluded from coverage. Use of Non-Motorola branded Products and Accessories. Defects or damage that results from the use of non-Motorola branded or certified Products, Accessories, Software or other peripheral equipment are excluded from coverage. Unauthorized Service or Modification. Defects or damages resulting from service,...
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owned or new Products, Accessories or parts. No data, software or applications added to your Product, Accessory or Software, including but not limited to personal contacts, games and ringer tones, will be reinstalled. To avoid losing such data, software and applications please create a back up prior to requesting service. How to Obtain Warranty Service or Other Information For information on how to obtain service, contact the place where the product was purchased or a BRIGHTSTAR Service Center in your country.
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KIND, OR LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABILITY OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCTS, TO THE FULL EXTENT THESE DAMAGES MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW. Some states and jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, or limitation on the length of an implied warranty, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.
17. REGULATORY Brightstar Corp. hereby declares this unit to be in compliance with the relevant Provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89 / 336 / EEC. Brightstar Corp. hereby declares this unit to be in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EEC.
18. FCC Notice To Users We have not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user. Any changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. See 47 CFR Sec. 15.19(3). 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...
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receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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19. Trouble shooting Before contacting the after-sales service, perform the following simple checks. They may save you the time and expense of an unnecessary service call. When you switch your phone on, the following messages appear Insert SIM Card • Check that the SIM card is correctly installed. (Try opposite direction) Phone Locked •...
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• Are you accessing the right cellular network? • You may have set an outgoing call barring option. Your correspondent cannot reach you • Is your phone switched on ( pressed for more than one second)? • Are you accessing the right cellular network? •...
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Settings menu options. Phone Password The phone password can be set to avoid unauthorized use of the phone. The password generally supplied with the phone is 0000. You are advised to change it before you start using your phone. Keep the new password secret and in a safe place, separate from the phone. The PIN (Personal Identification Number) protects your SIM card against unauthorized use.