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V170/V171
GSM
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Welcome Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the Motorola V170/V171 wireless phone. . Antenna Ear Piece Exposed on the Listen to your top-back of the voice calls & phone. messages. Menu Key Headset Jack Open a menu when Insert headset you see in the accessory for display. hands-free use. Lanyard Right Soft Key Attachment Perform functions Left Soft Key identified by right Perform functions display prompt. identified
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Motorola, Inc. Consumer Advocacy Office 1307 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196 www.hellomoto.com 1-800-331-6456 (United States) 1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired) 1-800-461-4575 (Canada) MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2005. The information contained in Motorola’s user’s guides is believed to be correct at the t
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Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Package Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Attaching the Battery Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Changing Your SIM Card and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Battery Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Turning On/Off Y
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Calling Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Redialing a Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Using My Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Terminating an Incoming Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Dialing an Emergency Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Dialing International Numbers. . . . . . . . .
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Sending and Receiving Instant Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Setting Your Online Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Setting Up IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Using Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Start a Chat Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Review Chat History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Respond to Chat. . . . . .
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Personal Organizer Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Converting Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Using the Stop Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Locking and U
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Menu Map Main Menu • Messages Phonebook Recent Calls MyMenu Ring Style Alarm Clock Settings More Quick Dial Games Browser IM Chat Shortcut In idle, press up or Note: down to access The Main Menu above phonebook, right or left represents the standard phone menu layout. You or your to adjust volume. service provider may have Go to Dialed Calls: changed the order of the menu press . layout or changed the feature names. Exit the menu system: Not all features may b
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Settings Menu Call Forward * Other Settings* Voice Calls Personalize Cancel All Main Menu Phone Status Keys My Numbers * Greeting * Active Line * Banner In Call Setup Screen Saver In-Call Timer Quick Dial * Call Cost Setup * Wallpaper My Caller ID Color Setting Answer Options Initial Setup Call Waiting Time and Date Security Power On/Off+ Phone Lock 1-Touch Dial Fixed Dial Backlight Call Barring * Scroll SIM PIN Main menu animation Ne
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Getting Started Getting Started CAUTION: Before using the phone for the first time, read the Important Safety and Legal Information included in the gray-edged pages at the back of this guide. 032259o Package Content Your wireless phone comes with a replaceable internal battery and is typically equipped with a charger. Other accessories can customize your phone to its maximum performance and portability. About This Manual Optional Features Features marked with this label are optional 0323
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Attaching the Battery Door To close the battery door, slide the door in and push it down to lock it. Do not close the battery door as shown below. Otherwise, you may break it. 10 Getting Started
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Getting Started Changing Your SIM Card and Battery Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card contains your phone number, service details and phonebook/ message memory. Install it in your phone by placing it in the SIM card slot located on the back of your phone beneath the replaceable battery. 11
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Battery Tips Battery life depends on the network, signal strength, temperature, features, and accessories you use. Always use Motorola Original™ batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non- Motorola batteries and/or chargers. New batteries or batteries stored for a long time may take more time to charge. When charging your battery, keep it near room temperature. When storing your battery, keep it uncharged in a cool, dark, dry place, such as a refrige
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Getting Started Turning On/Off Your Phone To turn on/off your phone, press and hold the Power/ End key . If necessary, enter your SIM card PIN code and press . Note: If you enter an incorrect code 3 times, your SIM card is disabled and the phone displays SIM Blocked. If necessary, enter your 4-digit code and press to unlock your phone. The default unlock code is set to 1234. Note: To automatically turn the phone on or off, see “Powering Off in Standby or Automatically Turn Off” on page
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Adjusting the Volume When you are in a call, you can adjust the earpiece speaker volume by pressing right or left. When the phone display is in idle, press right or left to adjust the ring volume. Increase/decrease the volume by pressing to the right/left. 14 Getting Started
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Learning to Use Your Phone Learning to Use Your Phone Symbols on the Screen GPRS In use Roam Message Active Battery Signal Level Strength Line Alert Selection Type Clock Menu Alert Type Shows the current selected alert profile. The default alert setting is loud ring. Signal Strength Shows the strength of your phone’s connection with the network. GPRS Active Indicates that your phone is using a high-speed GPRS network connection. GPRS allows faster data transfer
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In use Indicates when a call is in progress and when you have a secure or insecure connection. Roam Appears when your phone uses another network system outside your home network. Message Appears when you have a new voice or text message waiting. An icon here can also indicate your text entry mode, alphabet, numeric, symbol and etc. Battery Level Shows the amount of charge left in your battery. The more bars visible, the greater the charge. Line Selection Displays the current
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Learning to Use Your Phone Press and hold to turn on/off the phone. Press and release to end calls and exit menus. Scroll through menus/lists, and set feature values. The following demonstrates how to select a feature and enter information: Find the Feature > Recent Calls > Dialed Calls Press , scroll to Recent Calls, then select it to see the information of the last call. Selecting a Feature Scroll through numeric items. Press VIEW/SELECT ( ) to see the details of a highlighted item.
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Entering Text The default Tap Method makes it easy for you to enter names, numbers and text messages on your phone. You can enter all characters (letters, numbers, and symbols) using the standard Tap method. To enter text with the Tap method, press a number key 1 or more times to cycle through characters. Release the key to enter the displayed character. Press OK/SEND () when you are finish editing. To cycle through iTap, Tap and Numeric modes, press to enter Entry Method, then scroll
