Content Section Page This manual provides detailed step-by-step procedures for proper use of your Alto II • General information mobile phone. • Preparation • Prepare the Alto II mobile phone • Startup according to the instructions found from • Call section page 7.
General Information The Alto II mobile phone is a simple, convenient and robust solution for communication. It has been designed to compensate several sensory and cognitive troubles: • Simplified menus • Improved readability • Voice Guide (with SMS reading) • Audio up to 60dB •...
Preparation Remove the back panel of your Alto II, and insert the SIM card:...
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Insert the battery and replace the back panel: Insert the handset in the cradle, connect the adapter cable and the AC plug: N.B: You must let your Alto II in the cradle during 1h at least for the first charging.
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Voice-guide Once your mobile phone is switched-on, You can mute or tune the volume using the voice-guide starts to speak to deliver the following right-side keys. information about proper usage: Mute Key: Will enable / disable the voice-guide “Welcome to the mobile phone + Key: Alto.
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Display Once your mobile phone is switched on How to read your screen: and waiting for use, the main screen is the following: GSM signal Voice-guide Battery level mute level Upper item Pointed item Central zone: improved readability Lower item You can access the main menu by pressing the OK key.
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Important notifications Special events are notified with specific background colors:...
Startup After pressing the RED key for more than 3 If the operator is smart enough to provide seconds, step through the illustrated steps. date and time the related steps are The PIN code has only to be inactivated the automatically skipped.
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Main menu and sections The main menu is accessed by pressing the OK key. The different sections can be covered using the up and down keys:...
Call Section Calls management covers: • Selecting a contact to call • Input a number to call • Starting an emergency call • Enter the call log and access to received and sent calls. These operations are explained and detailed step-by-step in the present section.
Emergency call Emergency call to SOS numbers: SOS numbers are selected among the contacts (see the settings section). They To generate an SOS alarm call, press any are chain-called until success. If no SOS key except RED key for more than 5 contacts are selected, SOS call is disabled.
Options during a call During call, you can tune the volume: During call, you can generate DTMF tones to make selections operations: Internal keyboard can alternately be used for such purpose.
Contacts section Manage the contacts list present in your Alto II requires the following actions: • Add a contact • Delete a contact • Modify a contact These operations are explained and detailed step-by-step in the present section.
Read outgoing messages These operations are explained and detailed step-by-step in the present section. N.B: Alto II does not allow to send MMS (multi-media messages), but only to receive them. The options to write the message content are limited to enhance...
Write and send a message Compose a new message and send it:...
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Write and send a message Compose a new message and send it: During message writing, different input modes are accessible by using the # key: 1. Dictionary / Upper-case (default) 2. Dictionary / Lower-case 3. Multikey / Uper-case 4. Multi-key / Lower-case 5.
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Read incoming messages Navigate in the list of received messages, select and read a message. Optionally delete the message.
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Read outgoing messages Navigate in the list of sent messages, select and read a message. Optionally delete the message:...
Settings section The settings provide the user with a high degree of configurability to enhance the experience with your Alto II mobile phone. Possible settings are: • Setup time and date • Tune the screen brightness • Select the voice-guide gender •...
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Setup the date Enter the settings section and change the date:...
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Setup the time Enter the settings section and change the time:...
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Tune the screen brightness Enter the settings section and tune screen brightness:...
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Select the voice-guide gender Enter the settings section and select the voice-guide gender:...
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Select the language Enter the settings section and select the language:...
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Set-up the emergency numbers Enter the settings section and configure the SOS numbers (1/2):...
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Set-up the emergency numbers Enter the settings section and configure the SOS numbers (2/2):...
Alarms section Alarms can be configured to remind important things with various schedules. • Daily events like medicine • Weekly event like exercise • Monthly events like visits • Yearly events like anniversaries • Single events (once) like weddings Alarm configuration is harder a task than simply having call.
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Set a yearly alarm Configure an alarm for an anniversary (1/3):...
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Set a yearly alarm Configure an alarm for an anniversary (2/3):...
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Set a yearly alarm Configure an alarm for an anniversary (3/3):...
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Set a daily alarm Configuration of an alarm for the daily taking of a medicine (1/3):...
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Set a daily alarm Configuration of an alarm for the daily taking of a medicine (2/3):...
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Set a daily alarm Configuration of an alarm for the daily taking of a medicine (3/3):...
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Disable an alarm Disable an alarm (1/2):...
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Disable an alarm Disable an alarm (2/2):...
Safety precautions Please read these simple guidelines. Not following Follow any restrictions. Wireless devices can cause them may be dangerous or illegal. interference in aircraft. Do not switch the phone on when Mobile Phone use Keep the phone and all its parts, including is prohibited or when it may cause interference or accessories, out of the reach of small children.
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Enjoy your Alto II mobile phone ! GoldGMT CH-2002 Neuchâtel, Switzerland...
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