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 During a call ..........22 Loudspeaker volume ........22 Contacts ............23 Option ............23 Call ............. 24 Send text message ........24 View ............24 Edit ............. 24 Add new contact ........24 Delete ............
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Additional options ........32 Alarm ..............32 Calculator ............33 Bluetooth ............34 Settings ............. 34 Phone settings ..........35 Time and date ........... 35 Tones ............35 Talking keys ........... 35 Number announcement ......36 Volume ............36 Language ..........36 Additional phone settings ......
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Network settings ........... 41 Emergency settings ........41 Restore factory settings ....... 41 Connection to a computer ....... 42 SOS call ............43 Testing of the emergency call function ..45 Emergency call configuration ...... 45 Emergency button on/off ......46 Emergency numbers .........
Safety information Only use the phone at places where it is permitted. As a rule, use of mobile phones is prohibited in hospitals, air- craft and at filling stations. Do not open the device yourself, and do not attempt repairs on your own. Repairs may only be performed by qualified specialists.
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Keep the phone 20cm from any im- planted pacemaker. Switch off the phone immediately if you feel or sus- pect any impairment. Do not use any power supply unit other than the one supplied. Only use original accessories and bat- teries.
The Ergophone 6230/6232 supports Micro SD memory cards with a capacity of up to 8 GB - these can be purchased on the accessories market and at 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. To do this, insert a fingernail into the notch in the top right corner and remove the case cover (Fig.
Then replace the casing cover and press it on all sides 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.
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"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 "Phone Settings", then "Time and Date". Select "Set date" then "Set time", and use the key- pad to enter the current date and time.
Display symbols Multiple symbols are displayed at the top of the display depending on your current situation. Radio network signal strength. Battery charge status. Unread SMS messages. Missed call(s). Silence on/off. Alarm enabled. Headset connected. Bluetooth enabled. The phone is registered with a network abroad (roaming).
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 6230/6232 enables you to customise the phone to your needs in a special way.
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"Tell" this to your tiptel Ergophone 6230/6232 under Settings User level settings. In Settings, and when using the phone, the "Beginner mode" setting only makes available functions that are normally used frequently. "Advanced mode" gives you ac- cess to the full functionality of the device.
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 (in WAV or MP3 format), and "tell" your tiptel Er- gophone 6230/6232, under Settings Phone...
Making calls as you want to Want the phone to verbally repeat digits as you en- ter them to check you are entering them correctly? "Tell" your tiptel Ergophone 6230/6232, under Set- tings Phone settings Tone settings Keypad, that you would like to enable "Talking...
The caller number is shown on the display. If the caller having the number is stored in Contacts, the name of the caller (and possibly picture) is dis- played instead of the number. The call is accepted by pressing the green Dial key Rejecting calls Pressing the red hang up key rejects an in-...
Dialling from Contacts In standby, if you press the right Display key ("Con- tacts" in the display), contacts are called up and the first entry is displayed. Use arrow keys to scroll up and down. Pressing the green Dial key directly dials the number selected.
Note: To use the speed dial buttons, they must first be enabled and configured in Settings Call Settings Speed Dial. A prompt is automatically shown for the an- swering machine number (if not already stored) after prolonged pressing of the key.
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".
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. Send text message Select "Send text message" from the Options menu to write a short message (SMS) to the contact.
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Press to enter a space character. The keys enables you to toggle between upper and lower case, initial letter of a word in upper case and the rest in lower case, and numerical entry only. Press key for a selection of special characters. Once you have entered the name, press the left Display key and select "Done".
Delete Deletes the contact selected. Additional options Available to you as additional options in "Advanced mode" are the deletion of all contacts, copying of single and multiple contacts, creation of main con- tacts and memory settings for contacts (SIM card, phone or both).
this, the "Main Contacts" function must be assigned to the key in Settings Phone Settings Arrow Keys. Messages (SMS) Your phone enables you to send and re- ceive short text messages (SMS). Viewing received messages An SMS received is shown on the display. Press left Display key for an overview of mes- sages received;...
To do this, select from the Main menu "Messages" and then "Write message". A window opens ena- bling you to enter the message from the keypad. Briefly pressing right Display key deletes the character entered last, and prolonged pressing de- letes the entire text.
So, for the word "Hallo", you would need to press twice, then once, then three times, then three times and then three times. Press to enter a space character. The key en- ables you to toggle between upper and lower case, initial letter of a word in upper case and the rest in lower case, and numerical entry only.
Silent mode You can enable and disable Silent mode with the "Silent mode" setting in the Main menu. Calls and messages continue to be received in Silent mode but the phone does not ring. This setting is always recommended when the phone ringing is likely to disturb others.
Pressing the left Display button opens the call histo- ry options. Besides dialling numbers here, you can also send a message, save the number as a contact and delete the call selected. Displaying missed calls The display and additional display show you when you have received calls in your absence.
Radio mode options Press the left Display key to open the options in Radio mode. Channel list Shows the radio stations stored and provides the option of setting up stations manually and of edit- ing/deleting stations after an automatic search. Auto search This function searches for radio stations and stores them automatically in the station list.
In Settings, you can switch an alarm on and off, and set wake-up time, ring tone, snooze time and alert type (ring, vibrate or both). An alarm symbol is shown in the top left of the dis- play as soon as an alarm is enabled. At the wake-up time, the phone rings and/or vi- brates and shows the date and time.
Bluetooth Your Tiptel Ergophone 6230/6232 is compatible with Bluetooth headsets. The function can be enabled and disa- bled from this main menu option. In "Advanced mode", you can also specify whether...
Only a few setting options are available in the "Basic" user setting. Switching to "Advanced mode" provides considerably more setting options. Set- tings configured in "Advanced mode" are retained on reverting back to "Beginner mode". Phone settings Here you can set the date, time, tones, volumes and language.
tings" "Keypad". If "Talking keys" is enabled, the phone announces the digits pressed. Number announcement If number announcement is enabled for incoming calls, the phone announces the digits of the caller's number before sounding the ring tone. Volume Here you can set the volume for the ringing, mes- sage and button tones.
System alert Here, you can enable and disable warning and connexion tones. Answer mode Set here is whether the phone accepts incoming calls when the phone is open, when any key is pressed instead of only the Dial key, or automatical- ly when a headset is used.
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. Foregoing non- used functions makes using the phone very simple in this setting. All functions supported by the phone remain avail- able in all menus and settings in "Advanced mode".
Additional settings Available in the Settings menu of "Advanced mode" are additional menu options and sub-menus that are not available in "Beginner mode". Call settings Available here as additional settings: Caller ID Call waiting Call divert Set up speed dial (prolonged pressing of assigned key required in standby to use) Visibility main menu The main menu also makes available functions that...
means the phone still receives short messages, no- tifies you of them and lets you read and answer them. Disabling "Contacts" for example means the 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.
Network settings Specified here is whether the connection to the wireless network is established automatically or manually. Emergency settings The settings for the emergency function are config- ured here. Please refer to the "Emergency" section for a description. Restore factory settings The phone can be reset to the factory settings here.
Connection to a computer Connect the telephone's micro USB jack to the USB port on your computer. "Mass Storage" is shown on the display. Press left Display key . Now the memory integrated in your phone and any memory cards inserted are displayed on your computer as new devices with exchangeable media.
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. The unacknowledged emergency call does not check whether the voice at the other end is a per- son or an answering machine, and should therefore only be used when a contract with a professional emergency call service is in place that ensures...
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Next, the telephone will call the first of the saved emergency numbers. If the call is accepted, the Er- gophone (only when the emergency call is con- firmed) requests the called party to press the "5" key on the phone at the other end. If the called party presses this key, the connection stays up until ei- ther you or the called party hangs up.
lows contact with an incapacitated person even when an emergency call has already ended. Exit this function by switching off the phone. Testing of the emergency call function Thoroughly test the emergency call function after setup. This process should involve the owner of the Ergophone and those whose numbers are stored in the phone.
Note: The emergency settings are only available in "Advanced mode". If an SOS call has been set up in this user setting, it remains available even if the user settings are reset to "Basic". Emergency button on/off Here you specify whether the emergency key on the back of the phone is enabled or disabled.
Send message From "Settings", select whether the SOS SMS is sent before the emergency number is dialled. Note: If you enter as emergency numbers phones which cannot receive SMS mes- sages, the service provider calls the sub- scriber and reads out the SMS. This call would block the emergency number tele- phone at the very moment the mobile tel- ephone is trying to make the emergency...
Cancelling an emergency call If an emergency call is triggered accidentally, it can be aborted with prolonged pressing again of the emergency call key. If you press the red hang-up only slightly, the phone will disconnect this call but will start with the next number anew. Important information on emergency functions Do not rely exclusively on this emergency function.
Your specialist retailer will be glad to pro- vide more information. Guarantee Tiptel provides a voluntary guarantee on the device, the conditions of which are published on http://www.tiptel.com. The guarantee conditions applicable at the time of purchase apply. The origi- nal 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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