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 Dialling with the M1 and M2 memory buttons ........... 22 During a call ..........22 Loudspeaker volume ........22 Contacts ............23 Options ............24 Call ............24 Add new contact ........24 Edit ............26 Delete ............
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FM radio ............. 33 Additional options ........33 Sound recorder ..........33 Alarm ..............34 Calculator ............35 Bluetooth ............35 Settings .............. 36 Phone settings ..........36 Time and date ........... 37 Language ..........37 Font size ........... 37 Tones ............
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Restore factory settings ....... 43 Connection to a computer ........ 43 SOS call ............. 44 Testing of the emergency call function ..45 Emergency call configuration ...... 45 Emergency numbers ........ 46 Emergency button on/off ......46 Emergency SMS ........46 SOS alarm tone ........
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.
A memory card (not included in the deliv- ery) is required to save photos with the in- tegrated camera. The Ergophone 6250 supports Micro SD memory cards with a capacity of up to 8 GB - these can be purchased on the acces- sories market and in electronics shops.
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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. Press this cover at the top and then slide it downwards (Fig. 1). Carefully install the SIM card in the card holder.
Then replace the casing cover and slide it upwards until it clicks into place (Fig. 4). 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.
To do this, press the left Display key under "Menu", then keep pressing the "down arrow" key until "Settings" is displayed. Then press the key under "OK" three times to access "Set- tings", then "Telephone Settings", then "Date and Time". Select "Set date" then "Set time", and use the keypad to enter the current date and time.
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Call divert enabled. Alarm enabled. Headset connected. Compatibility with Bluetooth devices enabled. Roaming. The phone is registered in a network abroad. The phone is connected to a computer.
General information on using the phone The left and right Display keys have different functions depending on the status of the device. The functions currently available for the keys are shown above the keys on the display. The right-hand Display key is usually used to cancel the function or to go back one step.
At the same time it should also meet your needs, however individual they may be. The tiptel Ergo- phone 6250 enables you to customise the phone to your needs in a special way.
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"Tell" this to your tiptel Ergophone 6250 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 6250, under Set- tings Phone settings Tone settings Ring tone, that you would like this tune to be used.
"Tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6250, under Settings Phone Settings Tone Settings Other Tones that you would like to enable "Talking keys". Have a few contacts who you ring often? "Tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6250, under Contacts Options Main contacts, who these con- tacts are and your mobile will always display them at the top of the contact list.
Rejecting calls Pressing the red hang up key rejects an in- coming call. 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.
Pressing the green Dial key directly dials the number selected. Dialling via the Photo Speed Dial Contacts Contacts specified as main contacts can be ac- cessed directly by pressing the key. The photo stored for the contact is shown on the display. The call is made by pressing green Dial key .
Dialling with the M1 and M2 memory buttons The phone has two buttons labelled M1 and M2. Prolonged pressing of these enables a contact stored to be called. Note: To use the M1 and M2 buttons, they must first be configured in Contacts Options Other M1/M2...
Contacts A contact consists of a name and the cor- responding call number; it structures your phone book for calling subscribers and sending short text messages. To access the con- tacts, press right Display key when the phone is in standby. The contacts are opened. You can also access the contacts via the main menu, under "Contacts".
Options Pressing the left display key in the contact list opens the Options menu. Call "Call" dials the phone number of the contact. In- stead of selecting this menu item, you can also simply press the green selector key once the contact is open.
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Once you have finished entering the name, press the left display key, "OK". Next, select "Number" with the key, and press left Display key . Enter the number using the numeric keys. After entering the number, confirm again with left display key , "OK".
Tip: Also take caller pictures with the inte- grated camera. Edit Changes the settings for the contact selected. Delete Deletes the contact selected. Additional options In the “Advanced” user level settings, the writing of SMS text messages, displaying of contact details and copying of individual contacts are available as additional options.
tacts, and then the options using left Display key , and there "Main Contacts". In the list of main contacts shown, you can now select up to eight contacts to always be listed at the top of the contact list. Contacts specified as main contacts can be ac- cessed directly by pressing the key.
you to respond to the sender with an SMS or to call the sender. Provided you have not deleted them, received SMS messages remain available to you in your "Inbox" under "Messages" in the main menu. Individual or all messages can be deleted from the list of messages.
To send, choose one of the recipients selected, then press left Display key "Option" and then "Send". The editing and removing of the recipient selected, or all recipients, are available as additional options. Writing message text The numeric keys are used to write the actual text message.
to you. You can configure the message settings and the answering machine (mailbox) number. Text messages written and successfully sent are not saved with the phone's factory settings set. Enable the saving of SMS messages successfully sent in Messages Message Settings SMS Set- tings Sent Messages.
buttons enable you to scroll within the call history. Press the green selector key to call the cho- sen number. "Advanced mode" also makes available the histories for outgoing, received and rejected calls. From Op- tions, you can make a call, write the caller an SMS, add the caller to the contacts, delete the individual call and all calls from the history, and view the call duration.
Image viewer Select "Image viewer" to display all photos saved. Use the keys to select an image from the list. Press left Display key to show or delete the image from Options. When one of the images is shown on the display, you can show the next with key, or the previous with the key.
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. Select the previous and next saved stations with the M1 and M2 keys.
To do this, select "Sound recorder" from the Main menu. Use the M1 key to start, to pause and continue, and M2 to stop and save, a recording. You can playback and delete memos from the “Options”. "Expert mode" also enables you to select the stor- age medium and recording format.
Bluetooth Your Tiptel Ergophone 6250 is compatible with Bluetooth headsets. The function can be enabled and disabled from this main menu option. In "Expert mode", you can also specify whether your...
change the name of your mobile, show coupled Bluetooth devices and add new devices. Settings Most of your phone settings are configured in this menu option. The Settings menu has several sub-menus that also have sub- categories for settings. Your phone is supplied with convenient default set- tings so that you need only customise individual settings when needed.
Time and date Enter the current date and time here. If you set "Auto update" to "On", the phone automat- ically takes the date and time from the service pro- vider network, and automatically adjusts for transi- tions between summer and winter time and chang- es across time zones.
Talking keys A special function on this device is the set of "Talk- ing keys" - these can be enabled from "Tones" "Other tones" "Key Tone". If "Talking keys" is enabled, the phone announces the digits pressed. Volume This is where you set the volumes for the ring, mes- sage and key tones, the alarm, for switching on and off the phone, and the receiver.
Alert type You can set here whether the phone rings, vibrates or does both simultaneously, or vibrates first and then rings. User level settings In the "Beginner mode" setting, the phone only of- fers those functions in all menus and in Settings that are generally used frequently.
Additional settings Call settings Available here as additional settings: Call forwarding Call waiting Number display Accept mode (call accepted by opening the phone, pressing any key or automatic) Visibility main menu The main menu also makes available functions that perhaps you do not need.
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. This means you can position frequently used functions at the start, and less commonly used functions at the end of the main menu.
Security settings Here you specify whether a prompt is issued for the PIN stored on the SIM card (code, password) when the phone starts up; you can also change the PIN. You are also able to set up a block on the phone and change the phone password in addition to locking the SIM card.
Restore factory settings The phone can be reset to the factory settings here. Please note that only the settings are reset. The phone password (factory setting ) must be entered to reset the phone to the factory settings. Connection to a computer Connect the telephone's micro USB jack to the USB port on your computer.
SOS call Your phone features an emergency function, acti- vated by pressing the emergency key on the back of the device for about two seconds. 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.
times each), the phone sets Auto answer mode. It then automatically accepts incoming calls. Whilst the telephone is calling one of the emergen- cy numbers, the number is displayed. Since the call is made in hands-free mode, you can hear whether the called party picks up.
"Emergency settings". This is where all the settings for configuring emergency calls are. Emergency numbers Enter your emergency numbers (up to five) under "Emergency numbers". In an emergency, the first number entered is called first, then the second, etc. Accessing the menu option shows the five memory locations for emergency numbers.
Note: If you enter as emergency numbers phones which cannot receive SMS messages, the service provider calls the subscriber and reads 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.
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 de- vice, the conditions of which are published on http://www.tiptel.com. The guarantee conditions applicable at the time of purchase apply. The orig- inal 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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