English Contents Overview ......................5 Congratulations on your purchase ..............6 Getting started ....................6 Unbox your new phone ................. 6 Insert SIM card, memory card and battery ........... 7 Charge the phone................... 9 Save energy ..................10 Turn the phone on and off..............10 Get to know your phone................
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English Read and handle messages..............26 Create and send a voice message............27 Message settings.................. 27 Weather ....................... 32 Camera ......................32 Alarm ......................34 Torch......................34 Organiser ..................... 35 Calendar ....................35 Calculator ..................... 36 Unit conversion ..................36 My files ....................
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English Emergency calls..................59 Vehicles ....................59 Protect your personal data ..............59 Care and maintenance ................. 60 Warranty ...................... 61 Device OS software warranty .............. 61 Specifications ....................62 Copyright and other notices ..............62 Hearing aid compatibility..............63 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) ............
English Overview 1. Speaker 15. Camera flash and torch 2. Left selection button 16. Red light = battery level low/ 3. OK-button charging 4. Call button 17. Green light = New message/ missed call 5. Camera shortcut 18. Camera lens 6.
Congratulations on your purchase Doro Leva L20 is an excellent choice for anyone who wants ease of use and great sound in a stylish clamshell design. Calling, texting and taking pictures are all made easier thanks to well separated, high contrast keys and a large 2.8"...
• Appearances and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. • You can purchase additional accessories from your local Doro retailer. • Make sure accessories are compatible with the device before purchase. • Only use batteries and accessories that have been approved for use with this particular model.
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English Insert the SIM and memory cards Insert the nano-SIM (4FF) card by gently sliding it in- to the SIM card slot. Make sure that the SIM card’s contacts are facing inwards and that the cut off cor- ner is as shown. Take care not to scratch or bend the contacts on the SIM card.
English Charge the phone While it is possible that your phone will already come with enough power to be turned on right out of the box, we recommend charging the device fully before using it. When the battery is running low, is displayed and a warning signal is heard. When the charger is connected to the phone, is displayed briefly, and when it is disconnected.
English Note! To protect the environment we might not provide chargers and USB- cables with all our products. Your device supports charging with a USB-C cable and a charger that is compliant with applicable country regulations and international and regional safety standards, such as UKCA or CE. Do not use chargers that do not meet applicable safety standards.
English Unlock with PUK code 1. Enter the PUK code and press OK. Delete entries with Clear. 2. Enter a new PIN code and press OK. 3. Re-enter the new PIN code and confirm with OK. Note! If PIN and PUK codes were not provided with your SIM card, please contact your service provider.
English Notification panel and status bar At the top of the screen you can see if there are any notifications. Press OK to open the main menu to see what applications that have a notification. Also at the top of the main screen you can see the status symbols, such as network signal strength, battery level, Bluetooth activity and more.
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English Assistance button Press to make an assistance call. Top 10 Press to access the Top 10 contact. Select the wanted contact and press . See also Manage Top 10, p.21. Camera Press to initiate the camera app and take a picture or a video. Messages Press to initiate the messaging app and to send a text (SMS) or picture (MMS) message.
English Silent mode You can also set your device to silent mode: press and hold until pears. To re-enable ring and message tones, press and hold until dis- appears. See also Alert type, p.52 to switch off notification sounds. Headset Note! You must use a headset with a 3.5 mm stereo plug.
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English Enter text with predictive text In some languages you can use predictive text input method which uses a dictionary to suggest words. See Predictive text, p.40 on how enable/dis- able the feature. • Press each key once, even if the displayed character is not the one you want.
English Numerals Select to change writing language, see also Writing Writing language language, p.40 Hearing aid compatible This phone is hearing aid compatible. Hearing aid compatibility is not a guarantee that a specific hearing aid will work with a specific phone. Mo- bile phones contain radio transmitters that may interfere with hearing aid performance.
English Note! If set, enter the phone code and press OK. 2. Wait until the phone or memory card appears as external disks in the file explorer. 3. Drag and drop selected files between the phone and the computer. Note! You can transfer files using a USB cable on most devices and operating systems supporting a USB Mass Storage interface.
English 2. Press to end the call. Tip: Press either of the volume keys to temporarily mute the ring signal during an incoming call. Call options Mute During a call, press Mute to disable the microphone. Press mute to re-enable the microphone. Loudspeaker During a call, press the right softkey Speaker to activate loudspeaker mode.
English IMPORTANT! Mobile phones use radio signals, the mobile phone network, the terrestrial network and user-programmed functions. This means that a connection cannot be guaranteed in all circumstances. Therefore, never rely only on a mobile phone for very important calls such as medical emergencies.
English Contacts Add contact 1. Press to open Add contact and select where to save Contacts 2. Select Set picture and press OK to add a picture for the contact. 3. Enter Name, Mobile number, Home number, Work number and you may also choose a special ringtone for calls from the selected contact.
English • Send message to send a message. See Create and send text mes- sage (SMS)/picture message (MMS), p.25. • Owner number this may be preset by the service provider. If not, you can set the name and number assigned to your SIM card. ÷...
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English trauma, it is critical to have this information as early as possible to increase the chances of survival. All fields are optional, but the more information provided the better. ICE (In Case of Emergency) information can be found in the beginning of your phonebook.
English Assistance button If you need help, the Assistance button allows easy access to contact your defined Helpers. Make sure that the assistance function is activated and configured before use, enter recipients (Helpers) in the numbers list and edit the text message. See Assistance settings, p.23. Make an assistance call CAUTION When an assistance call is activated the phone is pre-set to loudspeaker...
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English Helpers Add numbers to the list that is called when the Assistance button is pressed. IMPORTANT! Always inform recipients in the numbers list that they are listed as your assistance contacts. 1. Press Menu Assistance Helpers. 2. Press Add Manual to add names/numbers manually.
English time, and the positioning information of the Doro user. If no position can be found the message contains the latest known position. 1. Press Menu Assistance Position SMS. 2. Select On to activate the sending of the position message.
English Note! If you choose to add multiple recipients, you will be charged for each recipient. 3. Go to the message field and write your message, see Enter text p.14. 4. Press for more options: • Add picture to use the camera to take a picture or to add a picture from your gallery.
English • Add to contacts to save the number to a new or an existing contact. 4. Select an individual message and press OK to Open the message. 5. Press for the same options as above and additionally: • Play to view a multimedia message. •...
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English Note! The service center number is normally preset on your SIM card and it might not be possible to change. 3. Press OK to confirm. SMS validity period If the recipient mobile phone is offline, an SMS message is stored tempora- rily in the SMS center.
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English characters takes up more space and the size of each message might be re- duced to 70 characters. GSM alphabet converts any special character to plain alphabet characters, e.g. Î becomes I. Each message can contain 160 characters. 1. Press Menu Messages Settings Input method.
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English • Gateway to add a gateway proxy address. • Port to add gateway proxy port. • Homepage to add homepage. • Advanced settings for more advanced settings: • DNS address to add a DNS IP address for your service provider. •...
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English • Languages to select for what languages broadcast messages should be displayed. • Channel settings for channel settings: Check the related channel to receive messages on it. Press for channel handling: • Add channel to add a new channel to receive broadcast messages on.
English 2. Enable/disable message type with OK button. Set Voice mail If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voice- mail message when you are unable to answer a call. Voice mail is a net- work service and you may need to subscribe to it first. For more information and for the voicemail number, contact your service provider.
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English To get sharp photos and videos, wipe the lens clean with a dry cloth. 1. Press shortcut button Alternatively press Menu Camera. 2. Use to zoom in and out. Note! Zoom may reduce picture quality. 3. Press or the OK to take photo or start/stop video recording. 4.
English Note! This option is only available when a compatible external memory is inserted in the device. See Insert SIM card, memory card and battery, p.7. Alarm Note! The alarm will work even if the phone is turned off. 1. Press Menu Alarm.
English ÷ Tip: You can longpress to activate/deactivate the torch. Organiser Calendar Note! Calendar reminders will work even if the phone is turned off. Snooze or turn off • When the calendar reminder goes off a signal will sound, if set. Press OK to turn off the reminder or press to silence the reminder.
English • Clear/Delete to delete the events for the day. Note! Only visible in weekly/monthly view. • Clear all/Delete all to delete all events. Note! Only visible in weekly/monthly view. • Go to date to go to a date. • Monthly for a monthly view. •...
English The files are normally stored in the folders corresponding to the type of file. 1. Press Menu Organiser My files. 2. Select Phone or MemoryCard. Note! Only visible if a memory card is installed. 3. Select a folder, e.g. Photos and press OK to open it. 4.
English Options 1. Press Menu Media FM radio. 2. The phone will automatically search for available radio stations. 3. Switch between stations with 4. Press for options: • Auto save channels to search for available radio stations. • Channel list to see your saved channels. Press OK to play channel for more options: •...
English • Delete to delete the current recording. • Details to view detailed information about the file, e.g. date, size, type. • Edit to rename the recording. • Search to search for a recording. • Sort to change the sorting order for the recordings. •...
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English 2. Select the wanted format and press OK. Set automatic time and date update 1. Press Menu Settings General Time & date Automatic date & time. 2. Check Use network-provided time to automatically update time and date according to current time zone. Note! Setting the time or date manually will turn off the automatic time and date update.
English 1. Press Menu Settings General Battery Battery care. 2. Select the feature to be Off or On. Block function Select an app or function you want to block for usage. 1. Press Menu Settings General Block function. 2. Uncheck the app/function you want to disable. Check to enable the app/function.
English 1. Press Menu Settings Display Brightness. 2. Set the brightness to comfortable level and press OK when done. Note! The brighter the display is, the more battery power it will consume. Backlight Select the delay time for the display backlight. 1.
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English IMPORTANT! If you deactivate the PIN code and the SIM card is lost or stolen, it is unprotected and must be blocked by your service provider. See also Phone lock, p.43 for extra security. 2. Press Modify PIN to change you SIM PIN code. 3.
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English Note! Make sure the code is easy for you to remember, but difficult for others to guess. Fixed dialling number (FDN) You can limit calls to certain numbers saved on the SIM card. The list of al- lowed numbers is protected by your PIN2-code. Note! The PIN2-code is needed to apply fixed dial.
English • Check Audio call interception to enable blacklist blocking for incom- ing calls. • Check Message interception to enable blacklist blocking for incom- ing messages. Whitelist Select to only accept incoming calls from contacts saved in the phonebook. Note! If enabled and no numbers are in the phonebook, no calls can be received.
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English • Press Activate to enable call waiting. • Press Cancel to disable call waiting. • Press Check status to check the status of call waiting. Call barring Your phone can be restricted to block certain types of calls. Select a condi- tion and press Activate to activate the barring.
English Any key answer 1. Press Menu Settings Calls Any key answer. 2. Press On to be able to answer incoming calls by pressing any button, (except ). Press Off to disable the function. Connections Flight mode In Flight mode you cannot make or receive calls or do anything that re- quires a network connection.
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English • New connection: Follow the steps below if your service provider is not in the list. Contact your service provider for correct settings. • Name to add account name. • Username to add username. • Password to add password. •...
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English Data service counter The Data service counter gathers traffic information from all apps using mobile data. You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over the mobile network since last reset. 1. Press Menu Settings Connections Data service counter.
Tip: Already at the age of 50 it is normal to have a hearing loss at the high frequencies, so why not try our optimised sound profile called Doro ClearSound.
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English • ClearSound (optimised) for moderate hearing impairment or use in a very noisy environment. • HAC for use with hearing aid. 2. Press OK to confirm. Note! Try different settings to find the one that suits your hearing the best. Tone setup Select various ringtones and alerts on your device.
English • In-call volume. • Volume lock, see Volume lock , p.52. 3. Press Save to save. Volume lock When locked, volume can only be changed in the volume menus described previously. Tip: This feature can be useful to prevent the user from accidentally changing the volume when handling the phone.
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English Bluetooth settings Visibility to other devices Note! To prevent other devices from finding your device, select Off. Even if you select Off, paired devices can still detect your device. Your phone is visible to other Bluetooth devices as long as you have the Bluetooth activated and Bluetooth visibility is set to On.
English Device name 1. Press Menu Settings Bluetooth Device name. 2. DFC-0520 is displayed. 3. Edit the name. 4. Press Save to save the device name. This name should now appear for other Bluetooth devices. Bluetooth file storage You can both send and receive files via Bluetooth. Here you can set where the files received via Bluetooth should be stored.
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English 3. Press for software update settings: • Check again to re-check for update packages to be downloaded. • Version Info to see software version information. • Release notes to see information about the software update package. 4. If there is a an update available, you will be asked if you want to down- load it.
English Additional functions Display status symbols Signal strength No network coverage Battery level Alarm active Vibration only Call divert activated Silent Bluetooth on Voicemail message received Missed call Flight mode activated Headset connected Message received Data transmission Display main symbols Charger connected Charger removed Query...
English Safety instructions CAUTION The unit and the accessories can contain small parts. Keep all of the equipment out of the reach of small children. The mains adapter is the disconnect device between the product and mains power. The mains socket outlet must be close to the equipment and easily accessible. Network services and costs Your device is approved for use on the 4G LTE FDD 1 (2100), 3 (1800), 7 (2600), 8 (900), 20 (800), 28 (700) MHz, 4G LTE TDD 38 (2600), 40 (2300), 3G UMTS 1 (2100), 8 (900) MHz,...
English Areas with explosion risk Always turn off the unit when you are in an area where there is a risk of explosion. Follow all signs and instructions. There is a risk of explosion in places that include areas where you are normally requested to turn off your car engine.
English Emergency calls IMPORTANT! Mobile phones use radio signals, the mobile phone network, the terrestrial network and user-programmed functions. This means that connection cannot be guaranteed in all circumstances. Therefore, never rely only on a mobile phone for very important calls such as medical emergencies.
The advice applies to the unit, battery and other accessories. If the device is not working as it should, please contact the place of purchase or Doro support for service. Don’t forget the receipt or a copy of the invoice.
• In some cases, regular OS upgrades may cause delays to planned security updates. • Doro will always do our best to deliver the security updates at earliest possible time to applicable models. Delivery time of security patches may vary depending on the re- gions, software variants and models.
English provide a warranty, or take any responsibility for the functionality, content, or end-user support of third-party apps provided with your device. Content copyright The unauthorised copying of copyrighted materials is contrary to the provisions of the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries. This device is intended solely for copying non-copyrighted materials, materials in which you own the copyright, or materials which you are authorised or legally permitted to copy.
EU Declaration of Conformity Hereby, Doro declares that the radio equipment type DFC-0520 (Doro Leva L20) is in com- pliance with Directives: 2014/53/EU and 2011/65/EU including delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 amending Annex II.
English UK Declaration of Conformity Hereby, Doro declares that the radio equipment type DFC-0520 (Doro Leva L20) is in com- pliance with the relevant UK legislation. The full text of the UK declaration of conformity is available at the following internet ad- dress: www.doro.com/dofc...
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