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Welcome
Thank you for choosing Motorola—a global leader in
communications technology.
All Motorola phones are designed and manufactured
to meet Motorola’s exacting specifications and world-class
quality standards. During development, our laboratory
™
testing team took the durable digital V. Series phone through
its paces. They cooked it, steamed it, shook it, shocked it, dusted
it, and dropped it—and the phone still worked! We are
confident that the one you purchased can meet your own
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Guide Overview Okay, you’ve got a brand new phone with a bunch of nifty features. Now what? Afraid you’ll press the wrong key? Or forget a feature or two? Don’t sweat it! We’ve designed this guide to take you step-by-step through each feature of ™ your new digital V. Series phone. We’ll show you what key to press and what happens when you press it. Follow along, chapter-by-chapter, and you’ll find it’s as easy as 1-2-3. Here’s an idea of what you’ll learn in each chapter: Gettin
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Guide Overview * Using Messaging ™ This digital V. Series phone supports optional messaging services, like Caller ID, which allows you to see who is calling before you answer. It can even receive alphanumeric messages just like a pager and tell you when you have Voicemail. Turn to page 52 to begin “Using Messaging.” * Using the Minibrowser and Data Features With a service subscription, your phone can access up to the minute information with the Minibrowser! You can use the
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Contents Introduction Guide Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting Started Package Content Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Introduction to Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Charging Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using Messaging Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Receiving Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Viewing Your Caller IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Checking Your Voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Reading Your Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 The Works Introducing the Menu Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 The
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Safety Information Important: Read this information before using your wireless handheld phone. Exposure Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio to Radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out Frequency radio frequency (RF) signals. In August 1996, the Federal Signals Communications Commissions (FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for handheld wireless phones. Those guidelines are consistent w
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Safety Information Tips on Efficient Operation: Observe the following guidelines to operate your phone most efficiently: • Extend your antenna fully. • Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is in use. Contact with the antenna affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than otherwise needed. Caution: All batteries can cause property damage, injury or burns if a Batteries conductive material, such as jewelry, keys or bea
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Safety Information Persons with pacemakers: • Should ALWAYS keep the phone more than six inches from their pacemaker when the phone is turned ON; • Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket; • Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the poten- tial for interference. • Should turn the phone OFF immediately if you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place. Hearing Aids Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids.
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Safety Information Turn your phone OFF and do not remove the battery when in any area Potentially Explosive with a potentially explosive atmosphere, and obey all signs and Atmospheres instructions. Sparks from your battery in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always, clearly marked. They include fueling areas such as gasoline stations; below deck on boats; fuel or
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Getting Started ™ The digital V. Series phone comes equipped with a standard battery and an AC adapter to get you up and running. An exciting line of accessory options can customize your wireless package for maximum performance and portability. This chapter will show you how to get started with your new wireless package. In this chapter we will explain how to: • Attach and charge batteries. • Use chargers. Package Content Options Digital V8162 Phone 10 VIB
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Getting Started Package Content Options Slim LiIon Battery Slim Battery Cover Holster AC Adapter Your phone and accessories may not look exactly as pictured. 11
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Introduction to Batteries Each battery is shipped in an uncharged state with a protective clip on it. Before you can use your phone, you will need to remove the clip from the battery and charge it. Battery Clips It is a good idea to save the protective clip to store and carry the battery when not in use. The clip prevents objects from touching the battery terminals, thereby reducing the risk of injury or damage from a short circuit. Removing the Main Battery Clip 1. Pres
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Getting Started Installing Batteries Battery Installation To install a battery: 1. Remove Slide the release latch toward the top of the Cover phone. With your other hand, rotate the cover away from the phone. 2. Insert Insert the battery, printed arrows first, into the Battery top edge of the battery compartment. Continue to push the arrows forward gently. Then push the bottom edge down until it snaps into place. Replace Insert the tabs of the battery cover into the 3. Cover
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Installing Batteries Battery Removal To remove a battery: 1. Remove Slide the release latch toward the top of the Cover phone. With your other hand, rotate the cover away from the phone. 2. Remove Push the battery toward the top of the phone Battery until the bottom edge comes clear. Rotate the bottom edge of the battery up and lift the bat- tery from the phone. 3. Replace Insert the tabs of the battery cover into the Cover notches on the bottom edge of the battery compartme
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Getting Started Charging Batteries Using the Internal Rapid Charger Believe it or not, there is a battery charger built right into your phone! To make use of the internal charger, you will need either * an AC adapter or a vehicle power adapter. Keep in mind: When the internal charger is in use and the phone is ON, you can still place and receive calls. However, talking on the phone requires energy, so your phone may not charge while the call is in progress. 1. Attach Pl
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Charging Batteries The Battery Indicator In the upper right corner of your phone’s display, there is a battery indicator filled with three segments. The more segments you see, the greater the charge. • The border of the battery icon will flash during charging. • When the battery is fully charged, the battery icon will stop flashing and become solid. Low High Battery Storage and Disposal To prolong the life of batteries, avoid exposing them to temperatures below -10°C (14°F)
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Getting Started Charging Batteries ® Expert Performance (E•P )Charging System The E•P system enables your phone’s built-in charger to communicate with installed batteries and tailor its charging cycle to optimize performance. If you see Invalid Battery when you power up the phone, the built-in charger is not able to communicate with the battery and cannot charge it. There are several possible reasons for this message. The most likely one is that the battery is not a Motorola orig
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Charging Batteries Using the Desktop Charger The Desktop Charger’s front pocket can charge batteries while they are attached to your phone, and the rear pocket can charge batteries separately. If you have a Desktop Charger: 1. Attach Plug the AC adapter into the back of the Adapter charger, with the release tab facing up. 2. Plug In Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a Adapter wall socket. 3. Insert Insert the phone into the front pocket with a Phone battery attached. & Ins
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Getting Started Charging Batteries Desktop Charger Indicators The LED indicators on the left front of the Desktop Charger let you know the current state of any charging batteries. The Front Pocket LED Indicator: • Yellow means the phone with a battery is securely installed. Tip: • Open the phone to see the charge status for the front pocket. See pages 26-27 The Rear Pocket LED Indicator: to learn how to read the display. • Red means the battery is charging. • Flashing yellow means the batter
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Phone Overview Function Keys Turns the phone ON and OFF. ¡ Opens messaging menus. ø Acts as a “shift” key to access the secondary functions ƒ of other keys. Recalls phone numbers from memory and acts as the ‰ left soft key for Minibrowser navigation. Stores phone numbers into memory and acts as the ¬ right soft key for Minibrowser navigation. Clears characters from the screen. Ç Ends phone calls and exits the menu. º Places or answers calls. æ Can be used to scroll through memory entries « an
