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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Action buttons Numeric keypad Text input Voice control (Luna Voice Assistant) Screen Reader Touchscreen SOS button 3.10 External keyboard 3.11 File transfer from PC to BlindShell BlindShell functions Main screen Call Messages Contacts Applications Settings Manual Turn off the phone...
  • Page 3 Certifications Regular use and safety information Regular use and safety information Regulatory information Regulatory information Legal information Legal information...

  • Page 4: Blindshell Classic 3 User Guide

    1 BlindShell Classic 3 User Guide BlindShell Classic 3 is a button phone for blind and visually impaired people. The phone is controlled via the physical keypad, touchscreen or by voice commands. Feed­ back is provided by the built-in synthetic voice, vibrations, and additional acoustic sig­...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    2 Getting started 2.1 Package contents • BlindShell Classic 3 phone. • Battery - a flat rectangular object. • Earphones - on one end of the earphones, there is a 3.5MM connector (jack), the other end has two earbuds. •...

  • Page 6: Taking Off The

    • Camera - highlighted by a tactile edge. Used for image taking in phone applica­ tions. • Camera LED flashlight - the round-shaped notch next to the camera. It assists the camera in low-light settings. • SOS button - the round-shaped button under the camera. Used in emergencies to call an assigned emergency contact.

  • Page 7: Inserting Sim Cards

    Inserting SIM cards The phone has two micro SIM card slots placed in the upper part of the battery com­ partment. Next to them, on the right side, there is a slot for an SD memory card. To insert a SIM card, place it in a way that card contacts are facing downwards, and its beveled edge is its upper left corner.

  • Page 8: Charging

    2.5 Charging The phone can be charged via a USB cable or charging cradle. To use the charging cradle, connect the USB Type-C cable to the cradle’s socket, which is on the back- bottom part of the cradle. Place the phone in the cradle. The phone’s USB socket should be face down.

  • Page 9: Controlling The Phone

    3 Controlling the phone 3.1 Volume Volume buttons are on the left side edge of the phone. The volume up button increases the current volume of voice or audio output. The volume down button decreases it. 3.2 Navigation Navigation buttons are in the upper part of the keypad. Their usage is to navigate through phone menus and item lists.

  • Page 10: Down Button

    Down button The down button is the line-shaped button placed in the middle in the second row of buttons. The down button does the following: • Press to move to the next item in a menu. • While writing a message or other text input, press to move to the next character. •...

  • Page 11: Action Buttons

    3.3 Action buttons Action buttons trigger the same specific action anywhere on the phone. Left action button The left action button is the dot-shaped button placed on the left in the first row of keypad buttons. Short pressing the left action button Press to open a state menu where you can find information about the state of the phone, such as time and date, battery level, information about networks, or missed notifications.

  • Page 12: Numeric Keypad

    • Press to open your favorite applications list. • Long press to invoke voice control. • While writing a message or other text input, long press to invoke voice dictation of the text. 3.4 Numeric keypad The numeric keypad consists of four rows of convex buttons. The first row contains buttons one, two, and three.

  • Page 13: Time Input

    • Button zero contains the number 0 and space. • The hash button changes the capitalization of the letters and switches between numeric and alphanumeric keyboard entry. • The long press of the hash button opens a menu with emojis. Press the confirm button to input the selected emoji.

  • Page 14: Screen Reader

    Screen Reader is a function that allows you to navigate in third-party applications on the BlindShell phone, through a keyboard or touch screen. Screen Reader focuses on the elements of the app and reads them aloud. These elements could be text fields, la­...

  • Page 15: Touchscreen

    Touchscreen is enabled in third-party apps where the Screen reader is on and other BlindShell apps that support this feature. The control is explained in the app’s manual if it supports touchscreen control. For third-party apps, touchscreen control is enabled by default as an additional control besides a physical keypad.

  • Page 16: Sos Button

    The F2 key has the same function as the Hash button. • When NumLock is enabled, numerical keypad can be used to input numbers. 3.11 File transfer from PC to BlindShell Windows machines The phone should be recognized as an external device. Afterward, files can be copied...

  • Page 17: Apple Machines

    recognized by the computer, please install the latest updates and check if there is an MTP driver present. Apple machines To copy files from a Mac device to the phone, Android File Transfer software is re­ quired. This software can be downloaded here: https://www.android.com/filetrans­ fer/.

  • Page 18: Blindshell Functions

    4 BlindShell functions 4.1 Main screen The main screen is a starting point when using the phone. It provides the current time information and brief information about the number of missed notifications such as unread messages, missed calls, etc., if there are any. The following actions can be done from the main screen: •...

  • Page 19: Dial Contact

    Dial contact The Dial contact menu item opens the list of contacts. Move through the list and press the confirm button to dial the selected contact. While going through the list of con­ tacts, type the letter on the keypad to move to the contacts starting with that letter. Dial number The Dial number menu item opens a place where you can input numbers.

  • Page 20: Recording A Phone Call

    Start recording call menu item. To stop recording, press the confirm button and select Stop recording call. The recorded phone call is saved in the BlindShell/recordings folder and can be found in the Records list of the Voice recorder application.

  • Page 21: Conference Call

    The Messages menu item allows writing messages to numbers or contacts in the con­ tact list. It also contains past conversations (incoming and outgoing messages), SMS templates, drafts, and messaging settings. BlindShell supports receiving MMS mes­ sages that contain text only (e.g. MMS group messages).

  • Page 22: Write Sms To Multiple Recipients

    Write SMS to multiple recipients The Write SMS to multiple recipients menu item opens a form menu with the following items: • Recipients - add recipients of the message. More recipients can be added. To delete the recipient from the list, move to the recipient in the list and press the confirm button.

  • Page 23: Messaging Settings

    Drafts The Drafts menu item opens the list of messages saved as drafts. A draft is an unfin­ ished message which was not sent. Press the confirm button on the selected draft to finish it, send it, or save it as a draft again. Messaging settings The Messaging settings menu item opens the menu to set notifying about message delivery, edit SMS templates or to turn on and off sending messages with diacritics.

  • Page 24: Add New Contact

    Add new contact The Add new contact menu item opens a form for adding a new contact. The follow­ ing contact information can be stored: first name, surname, mobile phone number, home phone number, work phone number, another phone number, e-mail address, and postal address.

  • Page 25: Applications

    Beepers Beepers help to find personal objects such as keys, bags, wallets, apparel, etc. Simply place the beeper on the object and use the BlindShell phone to ring the beeper in case of need. This function requires the beeper device. The beeper can be purchased separately from your BlindShell distributor.

  • Page 26: Magnifying Glass

    Simply place the NFC tag sticker on the object and scan it with the phone. This function requires NFC tag stickers which are included in the phone’s package. Stickers can be also purchased separately from your BlindShell distributor. Tag an object •...

  • Page 27: Book Reader

    EPUB, Daisy and books in txt files. To list a book in the Book reader, download a book in the Library application or copy the book files to a BlindShell/Books directory of the phone’s internal storage or SD memory card. The folder or file in this directory is recognized as a single book in the Book reader.
  • Page 28 • Play previous chapter - plays the previous chapter/part of the book, if there is any. • Add a bookmark - creates a bookmark of the current position in the book. Enter the name of the bookmark or leave empty input to set the current timestamp as the bookmark’s name.

  • Page 29: Working With E-Mail

    Working with E-mail Browsing E-mails If multiple accounts are set up in BlindShell, you must first choose the account you want to work with after launching the app. Once selected, all folders of that account will load, and you can browse the e-mails within them. When you open a specific e- mail, you can read its content manually or press the 8 key to start continuous reading of the message.
  • Page 30 All communication is encrypted. You can com­ municate with other BlindShell phone users as well as with smartphones running An­ droid or iOS. Simply send them an invitation, and they can install the Tandem app.

  • Page 31: Contact List

    After creating and sending the new invitation in the Tandem app, you need to wait until the other party accepts it. Once they accept, you can start using all communication options with this contact. Contact List The contact list contains all the contacts that have been created by sending or accept­ ing invitations.
  • Page 32 Remote Control The Remote Control function allows another user to remotely control your phone or, conversely, you can control theirs. This feature is especially useful if you need as­ sistance with phone settings or specific functions. When you initiate remote control, your phone is controlled by another user.
  • Page 33 • The shutter sound indicates that the picture has been taken. Then select save or view the image. • You are prompted to record a short description when saving the image. This de­ scription identifies the image in the gallery. Observo - image desctription Observo is designed to assist you by describing the content of any photo you capture with your phone.
  • Page 34 (AES). The decryption key is contained in the text message and only sent to the recipient of your choice and never transferred anywhere else. Although the encrypted image data is stored on our servers, nobody (including the BlindShell company) can view the content of shared images without the key.

  • Page 35: Internet Radio

    YouTube site. Important notice: • All YouTube videos are the work of independent authors. BlindShell is not affiliated with the YouTube platform or the content creators in any way and can not be held responsible for anything published on YouTube.

  • Page 36: Video Player

    • The lists of your favorite videos, history, or channels stored in your BlindShell are not synchronized to other devices or your YouTube account. • Some videos or live streams may use incompatible video formats that can not be played back on your phone.

  • Page 37: Internet Browser Menu

    Settings Video mode - sets the video image orientation. The portrait image is the default orien­ tation of the phone, the video is centered on the screen. The landscape image rotates the video image 90 degrees clockwise and makes it fullscreen. Only the sound option plays only the sound of video files.
  • Page 38 • 9 - Jump to the bottom of the page. • * - Go back in browsing. • 0 - Speak the title of the current page and navigation mode. • # - Opens context menu containing quick actions and help. Long-pressing the but­ ton toggles the text overlay without affecting the global setting.

  • Page 39: New Alarm

    Private mode - when selected, visited pages will not be saved in the history. • Use app for watching YouTube videos - when selected, YouTube videos will be opened in the BlindShell application. • Clean up Browser files - deletes the cache and temporary browser files.
  • Page 40 • Activate/deactivate alarm - an inactive alarm is stored in the phone but will not go off because it is no longer an active alarm. • Change alarm - opens a form menu to change the alarm’s time and days. •...

  • Page 41: Browsing The Calendar

    Browsing the calendar To browse the calendar by weeks and days, select the Browse calendar menu item. Se­ lect a year, month and week to see the number of events that week. Press the confirm button to browse events by day or by the entireweek. Find event To find an event, select the Find menu item and enter the name of the event.

  • Page 42: Unit Converter

    Pausing and canceling the countdown • While the timer is running, press the confirm button. • Select the Pause menu item to pause the timer at its current time or select the Cancel menu item to stop the timer and reset it to its initial time. •...

  • Page 43: Local Weather

    • To save the recording, press the confirm button while recording. • To pause recording, press the back button while recording. To resume recording, press the confirm button. To save the recording, press the back button while the recording is paused. •...

  • Page 44: File Manager

    List of saved cities can be found here or deleted. Barometer Function for measuring current atmospheric pressure using a BlindShell phone sen­ sor. Measured pressure is the pressure that is measured at your current location and real altitude. It is measured by smartphone barometric sensor. Sea level pressure is the average atmospheric pressure at mean sea level.

  • Page 45: Text Editor

    or the folder is saved to the clipboard. Then browse to where you want to copy or move the file or the folder and select copy here or move here from the folder menu. If you choose to copy, the original file will remain unchanged when pasted to the new location.

  • Page 46: Third-Party Apps

    In the third-party apps, you can find applications developed by other companies than BlindShell. Third-party applications are not verified or endorsed by BlindShell, thus BlindShell is not responsible for any issues resulting from the use of these applica­ tions and installation is at your own risk. Popular third-party apps for your localiza­...

  • Page 47: Settings

    - when selected, updates of apps have to be done manually through the Up­ date menu item. Notifications about application updates can be enabled or disabled here. You can also be notified about new applications in the BlindShell Catalog. 4.6 Settings...

  • Page 48: Voice Output

    • Toggle the Night mode state by pressing the confirm button • To set start and end time of the Night mode, select the Start time or End time menu item. • To choose the night profile, select the Night profile menu item. •...

  • Page 49: Notification Reminder

    • Only vibrations • No sounds, no vibrations Announcements • Incoming call caller announcement - when set, caller name is announced automat­ ically during incoming call. Otherwise, press the right action button to announce the caller’s name. • Locked keyboard announcement - when set, the phone announces that it is locked when any key is pressed multiple times when the phone is locked.

  • Page 50: Reading During Deleting Characters

    • Manual keypad lock - the keypad can be locked only manually by long-pressing the asterisk key. To unlock the keypad, long press the asterisk key. • Automatic or manual keypad lock - the keypad is locked automatically after the screen timeout time or manually by long-pressing the asterisk key.

  • Page 51: Brightness Setting

    • Read characters - announces all characters during writing. • Don’t read letters - announces other characters than letters. • Don’t read any character - reading of characters during writing is disabled. Emoticons list Edit emoticons list - Emoticons can be deleted or moved up or down in the list Add - Search to add emoticon Delete all - This action will delete all emoticons Reset to default - After resetting to default, the list of emoticons will be set to default.

  • Page 52: Screen Timeout

    Screen timeout The Screen timeout menu item allows setting a period of inactivity. After this period, the phone goes into sleep mode to save battery power. To wake up the phone from sleep mode, press any key. When the automatic keypad lock is enabled, the phone keypad is also locked.
  • Page 53 • Normal text size. • Huge text size - this option may break the word wrapping, and a single word may occupy multiple lines. Touch screen functionality A touchscreen functionality allows you to enable or disable interactions with the screen and exploring by touch in the third-party applications.
  • Page 54 • Some devices may require entering a verification code. In this case, enter a code provided by the BlindShell phone to the external Bluetooth device. • To unpair a device, select the device in the Paired devices list and select Unpair device.

  • Page 55: Important Notice

    Some devices may turn themselves off after a period of inactivity. • There are a vast number of Bluetooth devices on the market. BlindShell cannot guarantee compatibility with every device available. Your BlindShell vendor might be able to give you advice or offer you a tested model.

  • Page 56: Connection Test

    Connection test The Connection test menu item runs an internet connection test. The result provides information about internet connection quality and BlindShell server availability. SIM cards The SIM cards menu item allows managing preferred SIM cards for outgoing calls, outgoing messages, or data transfers.
  • Page 57 List item announcement It announces the order of items below each other in the third-party application as fol­ lows example: 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3. Grid item announcement It announces rows and columns for certain items in third-party application, such as photos in the album.

  • Page 58: Sd Card Format

    you in the Internet browser. To enable, you’ll be asked to consent with the terms and conditions. SD Card Format • Formatting an SD card means preparing it for use by erasing all existing data and setting up a new file system. This process makes the card ready to store new files. •...

  • Page 59: About Phone

    The service menu is not a part of the BlindShell system and receiving calls and other standard phone functions are not available. To leave the Service menu, select the Restart phone menu item.

  • Page 60: Factory Reset

    The backup feature allows you to create and restore backups of application data. Back­ ups are saved to the SD card, from where they can be restored later. They can also be transferred via the SD card to another BlindShell Classic 3 phone for restoration. Creating Backups •...

  • Page 61: Restoring Backups

    Data migration is a one-time operation designed to transfer user data from a Blind­ Shell Classic 2 to a new BlindShell Classic 3. It involves creating backups on the BlindShell Classic 2, transferring them along with a list of installed applications, and restoring the data on the BlindShell Classic 3.
  • Page 62 BlindShell Classic 3. Performing Migration 1. Place the BlindShell Classic 2 and BlindShell Classic 3 phones next to each other. 2. On the BlindShell Classic 3: – Connect the phone to the internet (via Wi-Fi or a SIM card with mobile data). A Wi-Fi connection or unlimited mobile data plan is recommended, as download­...

  • Page 63: Manual

    – Monitor the extraction of the migration package into the phone’s storage. – Observe the download and installation of applications. – Monitor the restoration of application data. 9. Once the migration is complete, the BlindShell Classic 3 will restart and be ready for use. 4.7 Manual The Manual menu item contains this document structured in sections.

  • Page 64: Favorite Applications

    4.11 Favorite applications To quickly access favorite applications, press the side action button. This opens a cus­ tomizable list of applications that have been added to favorites. To add an app to fa­ vorites, select the Add favorite application menu item. For further adjustments, such as ordering the applications in the list, go to the phone’s settings.

  • Page 65: Technical Specification

    5 Technical specification 5.1 Connectivity • GSM (2G): 850/900/1800/1900 MHz • WCDMA (3G): B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 • FDD-LTE (4G): B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71 • TDD-LTE (4G): B38/B40/B41 • VoLTE • Bluetooth: 4.2 • WiFi: 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) • GNSS: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou •...

  • Page 66: Certifications

    • Magnetometer • Barometer • Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Proximity sensor • Light sensor 5.4 Certifications • CE, FCC, IC, ICASA, ACMA, RoHS, HAC, UN38.3, MSDS, IEC 62133 • HAC: M3/T3...

  • Page 67: Regular Use And Safety Information

    6 Regular use and safety information 6.1 Regular use and safety information Personal use • Do not disassemble the phone. The only removable parts of the phone are the back cover and the battery. No tools are necessary to access the battery compartment. Disassembling the phone will void its warranty.

  • Page 68: Battery And Charging

    • Do not place the phone or any of its accessories in a microwave oven. • Do not place the phone near credit cards or other storage devices carrying informa­ tion on magnetic strips. The phone’s speaker contains a magnet which can erase information on magnetic storage media.
  • Page 69 waste. If you are not certain how to dispose of your phone, its accessories, or its pack­ aging please contact your distributor. Small children and animals Keep the phone and its accessories away from small children and animals. Your phone contains (or comes with) small parts, plastic elements, and parts with sharp edges that may cause an injury or create a choking hazard.
  • Page 70 Software and services' availability The software of the phone is offered as is, with all its possible faults.The manufac­ turer makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents provided by the phone, and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions presented by the phone.

  • Page 71: Regulatory Information

    7 Regulatory information 7.1 Regulatory information Regulatory information - United States FCC ID: 2ATXD-BS-02 FCC RF exposure information In August 1986 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States with its action in Report and Outer FCC 96-326 adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters.

  • Page 72: Normal Position

    guidelines with safety levels for hand-held wireless phones. Those guidelines are con­ sistent with the safety standards previously set by both U.S. and international stan­ dards bodies: • ANSIC95.1 (1992) • NCRP Report 86 (1986) • ICNIRP (1999) Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations of the rele­ vant scientific literature.

  • Page 73: Hearing Aid Compatibility (Hac)

    NOTE: 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 pro­ vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in­...

  • Page 74: Regulatory Information - Canada

    However, hearing aid compatibility ratings don’t guarantee that interference to your hearing aids won’t happen. Results will vary, depending on the level of immunity of your hearing device and the degree of your hearing loss. If your hearing device hap­ pens to be vulnerable to interference, you may not be able to use a rated phone suc­...

  • Page 75: Simplified Declaration Of Conformity

    Directive 2014/53/EU The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.blindshell.com/conformity Information on disposal for users of WEEE This symbol on the product and / or accompanying documents means that used elec­...

  • Page 76: Declaration Of Conformity

    Regulatory information - South Africa Declaration of conformity This device complies with ICASA standard(s). The full text of the declaration of con­ formity can be found online at following internet address: www.blindshell.com/con­ formity Regulatory information - Australia & New Zealand Declaration of conformity This device complies with ACMA standard(s).

  • Page 77: Legal Information

    Failure to respect the information provided in the Safety, Regulatory and Legal Information document. • Damage caused by using an unoriginal battery, or using the BlindShell battery in another device. • Damage resulting from an attempted repair done by unauthorized personnel.
  • Page 78 We recommend backing up the user data at least once a month to prevent any un­ wanted data loss. The manufacturer is not responsible for data loss because of a de­ vice malfunction, repair or replacement of the device. Limits of the manufacturer's liability The warranty described herein sets out the full extent of Matapo’s responsibilities, and the exclusive remedy regarding the product.
  • Page 79 30 calendar days from the date of the first consumer purchaser’s purchase of the Product. To opt out, you must send notice by e-mail to info@blindshell.com, with the subject line: “Arbitration Opt Out.” In the opt out email you must include following information: 1.

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