Doro PhoneEasy 506 ® English
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English 1. Earpiece 2. Left selection button 3. Call button 4. Speed dial 5. Voice mail 6. Key lock 7. Silent / Input method 8. Microphone 9. Message shortcut 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
English Contents Installation ................................................................................ 1 Installing the SIM card and the battery .................................. 1 Charging .................................................................................... 2 Symbols .................................................................................... 3 Assistive functions ............................................................... 3 Display status symbols .....................
English Display................................................................................22 Calls ...................................................................................23 Messages ............................................................................27 Assistance .......................................................................29 Security ..............................................................................31 Additional functions......................................
English Installation IMPORTANT! Turn off the phone and disconnect the charger before removing the battery cover. Installing the SIM card and the battery The SIM card holder is located behind the battery. 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 2 3 4 Remove the battery cover and the battery if it is already installed. Insert the SIM card by gently sliding it into the holder. Make sure that the SIM card’s contacts are facing inwards and that the cut off corner is pointing downwards.
English Charging CAUTION Only use batteries, charger and accessories that have been approved for use with this particular model. Connecting other accessories may be dangerous and may invalidate the phones type approval and guarantee. When the battery is running low, is displayed and a warning signal is heard. To charge the battery, connect the mains adapter to a wall socket and to the charging socket y. is displayed briefly when the charger is connected to the phone, when it is disconnected.
English Symbols Assistive functions The following symbols indicate information in the manual about assistive functions for: Seeing Handling Hearing Safety Display status symbols Signal strength No network coverage Ring only 5 Unread message in Inbox Ring + vibration Alarm active Vibration only Battery level Silent Call forward activated Roaming (in other network) Headset connected Missed call Voice mail message received 3
English Display main symbols Mute Charger connected Message sending successful Charger removed Message sending failed Headset in Error Headset out Warning Speaker on Query Speaker off Done (confirmed) Incoming call New message Outgoing call Battery level low Call ended Searching Missed call. Press Read to see the missed calls.
English Operation Activating the phone on the phone to turn it on/off. Press and hold the red button Confirm with Yes to power off. If the SIM card is valid but protected with a PIN code (Personal Identification Number), PIN is displayed. Enter the PIN code and press OK ( upper left corner of keypad). Delete with Clear ( upper right corner of keypad). Note! If PIN and PUK codes were not provided with your SIM card, please contact your service provider.
English Changing the language, time and date The default language is determined by the SIM card. See General, p.17 on how to change language, time and date. Making a call 1. 2. 3. Enter the phone number including the area code. Delete with Clear. to dial. Press Abort to cancel dialling. Press to end the call. Press Tip: For international calls, always use + before the country code for best operation. Press * twice for the international prefix +. Making a call from the Phonebook 1. 2. 3.
English Use / to move the cursor within the text. Press # to cycle upper case, lower case and numerals. Press and hold # to change input language. Call options During a call the selection buttons1 ( functions: ) give access to additional Options (left selection button) A menu with the following options is displayed: Hold single call/Retrieve single End single call New call Phonebook Messages Mute Hold/retrieve the current call. End the current call (same as ). Call another number (Conference).
English Call waiting An alert tone will be heard if there is an incoming call while talking. To put the current call on hold and answer the incoming call, press Options, select Answer and then OK. Tip: Call waiting must be activated, see Call setup, p.25. Call information During a call, the outgoing or incoming phone number and the elapsed call time is displayed. If the identity of the caller is withheld, Unknown is displayed.
English Headset When a headset is connected, the internal microphone in the phone is automatically disconnected. When receiving a call you can use the answer key on the headset cable (if it has one) to answer and end calls. CAUTION Using a headset at high volume may damage your hearing. Adjust the volume level carefully when using a headset.
English Assistance button IMPORTANT! Always inform recipients in the Number list that they are listed as your assistance contacts. CAUTION When an assistance call is activated the phone is pre-set to handsfree/speakerphone mode. Do not hold the device near your ear when the handsfree mode is in use, because the volume may be extremely loud. The Assistance button allows easy access to contact your predefined help numbers (Number list) should you need help.
English Note! Some private security companies can accept automatic calls from their clients. Always contact the security company before using their phone number. IMPORTANT! Information to the receiver of an assistance call, when Confirm with "0" is activated: • • • • After receiving the assistance message, each number in the Number list will be called sequentially. To confirm the assistance call, the receiver needs to press 0.
English Phonebook The phonebook can store 100 entries with 3 phone numbers to each entry. Creating a phonebook entry 1. 2. and press OK. Press Menu, scroll to Select -New contact- and press Add. 3. Name for the contact, see Entering text , p. 6 . Enter a Delete with Clear. / to select Mobile, Home or Office, and enter Use the phone number(s) including the area code. Press Save. 4. 5. Tip: For international calls, always use + before the country code for best operation.
English Add See Creating a phonebook entry, p.12. Call Press OK to call the contact. Send SMS Press OK to write a SMS message, see Creating and sending SMS, p.15. Delete Press OK to delete the selected phonebook entry. Press Yes to confirm or No to abort. Delete all Select From SIM or From phone and press OK to delete all phonebook entries from the SIM card or phone memory. Enter the phone code and press OK to confirm. The default phone code is 1234.
English 2. 3. Select and press OK, then use / to scroll the list of entries. Press Edit to add or edit information in each entry, see Entering , p. 6 . Delete with Clear. Press Save when done. text Name: Birth: Height: Weight: Language: Insurance: Contact 1: Contact 2: Doctor: Condition: Allergies: Blood type: Vaccination: Medication: Other info: Your own name. Your date of birth. Your height. Your weight. Your language. Your insurance provider and policy number.
English Messages Creating and sending SMS Note! Before you can send any SMS, you need to save your message centre number. The number to your service centre is supplied by your service provider and is usually set on the SIM card. If not, you can enter the number yourself. See Profile set, p.28. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press shortcut button or press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select Write message and press OK. , p. 6 , then press To.
English Reply Type your reply, then press Done. Message is sent immediately. Call Press OK to call the contact. Delete Press Yes to delete the message, or No to return. Edit Edit the message, then press Send. Forward Forward a message. Edit the message (if desired), then press Send. Use number Displays all phone numbers contained in the message as well as the sender's number.
English 3. Press settings: View Delete Delete all Save to dial the number or press Options for the following Show details for the selected call. Delete the call. Delete all calls in the Call log. Save the number in the Phonebook. Settings Note! The settings described in this chapter are carried out in standby mode. to return to standby mode. Press General Time & date Setting the time and date 1. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. 2. Select General and press OK. 3. Select Time & date and press OK. 4.
English Language The default language for the phone menus, messages etc. is determined by the SIM card. You can change this to any other language supported by the phone. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select General and press OK. Select Language and press OK. / to select a language, then press OK. Scroll Start-up wizard Use the Start-up wizard to set some basic settings. Press Yes to change Language, Time & date, Ring tone, Volume, Text size. Press No if you do not want to change.
English Network setup Your phone automatically selects your (service providers) home network if this is within range. If not within range, you may use another network, provided your network operator has an agreement that allows you to do so. This is called roaming. Contact your service provider for more information. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select General and press OK. Select Network setup and press OK. Select one of the following options and press OK to confirm.
English 3. 4. Select Phonebook storage and press OK. Select one of the following options and press OK. SIM Phone 1 phone number per contact. Number and length of the phone numbers/contacts that can be stored will vary depending on SIM card/service provider preferences. 100 contacts with 3 phone numbers each Mobile, Home or Office. Sound Note! Silent needs to be set to Off to access Tone setup, Volume, Alert type and Extra tone. See Silent, p.21.
English Ringtone volume 1. 2. 3. 4. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select Sound and press OK. Select Volume and press OK. / to change the ring volume, then press OK. Scroll Silent 1. 2. 3. 4. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select Sound and press OK. Select Silent and press OK. Select On or Off and press OK. Tip: Press and hold shortcut button # to activate/deactivate Silent mode. Alert type Incoming calls can be signalled by a ring tone and/or vibration. 1. 2. 3. 4.
English 5. 6. Select Error and press On/Off to enable/disable. Press Done to save. Display Wallpaper You can select different display backgrounds. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select Display and press OK. Select Wallpaper and press OK. / to display available wallpapers. Scroll Press OK to confirm or Back to discard changes. Text size You can customise the text size for messages and the phonebook. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select Display and press OK.
English 1. 2. 3. 4. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select Display and press OK. Select Brightness and press OK. Select Level 1–Level 3 and press OK. Calls Voice mail If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voice mail message when you cannot answer a call. Voice mail is a network service and you may need to subscribe to it first. For more information and for the voice mail number, contact your service provider. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK.
English Adding speed dial numbers and press OK. 1. Press Menu, scroll to 2. Select Calls and press OK. 3. Select Speed dial and press OK. 4. Select A and press Add. 5. Select an entry from the phonebook and press OK. 6. Repeat to add speed dial entries for buttons B, C, 0, 2–9. To change contact, select an existing entry and press Options, then select Edit or Delete and press OK. To speed dial an entry from standby, press and hold the corresponding button.
English 1. 2. 3. 4. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select Calls and press OK. Select Call time and press OK. Select one of the following options and press OK. Last call Outgoing calls Received calls Reset all Show the elapsed time of the most recent call. Show the elapsed time of all dialled calls. Show the elapsed time of all received calls. Press Yes to reset the timer, or No to discard changes.
English call on hold and answer the incoming call, press Options, select Answer and then OK. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. and press OK. Press Menu, scroll to Select Calls and press OK. Select Call setup and press OK. Select Call waiting and press OK. Select one of the following options and press OK. Activate Deactivate Query status Enables call waiting. Disables call waiting. Displays if call waiting is active or not. Call divert You can divert calls to an answering service or to another phone number.
English 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK. Select Calls and press OK. Select Call setup and press OK. Select Call barring and press OK. Select one of the following options and press OK. Outgoing calls All calls Internat.calls Int. except home Incoming calls All calls When roaming Cancel all Press OK then select: User can answer incoming calls but not dial out. User can not call international numbers.
English Profile set This number is needed to use the message function. The number to your service centre is supplied by your service provider and is usually set on the SIM card. If the service centre number is saved on the SIM card it is shown. If not, you can enter the number yourself. Contact your service provider for more information. 1. 2. Press Edit and enter the service centre number. Press Clear to delete. Press OK to save the new number.
English Note! If Alert type is set to Ring only the phone will not vibrate. Delivery report You can select if you want the phone to notify you when your SMS has reached the receiver. Select Delivery report and press OK. Select On or Off to enable/disable. Press OK to save. Note! If you choose Delivery report=On, some operators will charge you for that message. Delete Select Inbox to delete all messages in Inbox. Press Yes confirm or No to discard changes.
English 1. 2. 3. Select Empty and press Add. Select Phonebook to add a contact from the phonebook. Alternatively, press Manual. See Phonebook, p.12 on how to add names/numbers. Press OK. Repeat until you have 5 contacts (maximum). To edit or delete an existing entry, select it and press Options, then select Edit or Delete and press OK. SMS The message to be sent to the contacts in numbers list when the Assistance button is pressed. Activation Select one of the following options and press OK.
English Signal type Adjustment of the signal type for notification of the assistance sequence. Select one of the following options and press OK. High Low Silent Loud signals (default). One low signal. No sound indication, like a normal call. Alarm info Please read this important safety information before enabling the assistance function: Be careful about including numbers with automatic answering in the call list, as the alarm sequence stops once the call is answered.
English Note! You need to input the current PIN code to disable/enable SIM lock. Phone lock Select On/Off and press OK to enable/disable. Note! You need to input the current Phone code to disable/enable Phone lock. The default Phone code is 1234. Keypad lock Select one of the following options and press OK. Auto keylock Select the time delay for automatic keypad locking. Press OK to confirm.
English 3. 4. 5. Select Phonebook to add a contact from the Phonebook. Alternatively, press Manual. . Press Enter the number and press OK. Repeat until you have 5 contacts (maximum). To edit or delete an existing entry, select it and press Options, then select View, Edit or Delete and press OK. Fixed dial (FDN) You can limit calls to certain numbers saved on the SIM card. The list of allowed numbers is protected by your PIN2-code. Mode Fixed numbers Select On/Off and press OK. Enter PIN2.
English Reset all If you select Reset all, your phones settings and content, such as contacts, number lists and messages, will be deleted from the phone memory (SIM memory is not affected). Input the phone password and press OK to reset. Note! The default Phone code is 1234. Additional functions Alarm 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. and press OK. Press Menu, scroll to Select On and press OK. Enter the alarm time using the keypad, then press OK. For a single occurrence, select Single and press OK.
English 2. 3. 4. Enter time for the task, then press Enter subject. Press OK. . At the set date/time, an alert tone will be played and the task description will be shown on the display. Press Silent to turn off the alarm or press Snooze to repeat the alarm after 9 minutes. Jump to date Enter the date and press OK.
English Menu Security Remote config. All contacts sent to Doro PhoneEasy 506 by remote configuration are stored in the Phone (even if storage is set to SIM). ® 3 phone numbers for each contact Mobile, Home or Office. Note! SMS format must be *#Command#, otherwise the SMS cannot be identified as a remote control command. Parameters are the content you want to send and you must use # sign to separate two parameters. In tables P = Parameters.
English Note! Only use numerals for parameters 2, 3 and 4. If you use letters in these parameters it will be stored as empty/blank in the Phonebook. Contacts already saved in the Phonebook, will not be replaced. They will be duplicated. This is to avoid unintentional removal of contacts from the Phonebook. Tip: When storing international numbers, always use + before the country code for best operation. Enter the phone number including the area code.
English *#alert#n#1#Jeff Jackson#0700393939# You want the SMS message to be sent out when the assistance button is pressed. Example of content in text message: This is an assistance message. Please take appropriate actions. *#alert#m#1#This is an assistance message. Please take appropriate actions.# You want to turn on the function Confirm with "0". *#alert#c#1# You want to set the Signal type to low. *#alert#s#1# Tip: Remember to write down the positions you send.
English *#memorykey#b#Martha Thomson#0768991014# *#memorykey#c#Steve Lewis#0709441819# Add task to calendar Command P1 P2 P3 task yyyymmdd Date hhmm Time note description of task. max. length = 35 Example 1: You want to send a new calendar task to Doro PhoneEasy 506. It is for a dentist appointment on December 1, 2010 at 10:30.
English Troubleshooting Phone cannot be switched on Battery charge low Battery incorrectly installed Connect the power adapter and charge the battery for 3 hours. Full battery capacity is reached after the battery has been charged 3–4 times. Check the installation of the battery. Failure to charge the battery Battery or charger Check the battery and charger. damaged Battery should only be Improve the charging environment.
English SIM card error SIM card damaged Check the condition of the SIM card. If it is damaged, contact your service provider. Check the installation of the SIM card. Remove the card and reinstall it. Wipe the contact surfaces of the SIM card with a clean cloth. SIM card incorrectly installed SIM card dirty or damp Failure to connect to network SIM card invalid No coverage of GSM service Contact your service provider. Contact your service provider.
English Network services and costs Your device is approved for use on the GSM 900/1800 MHz networks. To use the device, you need a subscription with a service provider. Using network services may result in traffic costs. Some product features require support from the network, and you may need to subscribe to them. Operating environment Follow the rules and laws that apply wherever you are, and always turn off the unit whenever its use is prohibited or can cause interference or hazards.
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. In these areas, sparks can cause explosion or fire which can lead to personal injury or even death. Turn off the unit at filling stations, and any other place that has fuel pumps and auto repair facilities.
English WARNING Excessive exposure to loud sounds can cause hearing damage. Exposure to loud sounds while driving may distract your attention and cause an accident. Listen to a headset at a moderate level, and do not hold the device near your ear when the loudspeaker is in use.
English Care and maintenance Your unit is a technically advanced product and should be treated with the greatest care. Negligence may void the warranty. • • • • • • • Protect the unit from moisture. Rain/snowfall, moisture and all types of liquid can contain substances that corrode the electronic circuits. If the unit gets wet, you should remove the battery and allow the unit to dry completely before you replace it. Do not use or keep the unit in dusty, dirty environments.
English Weight: 82 g (including battery) Battery: 3.7 V / 800 mAh Li-ion battery eZiType is a trademark of Zi Corporation. ™ Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) This device meets applicable international safety requirements for exposure to radio waves. Doro PhoneEasy 506 measures 0.680 W/kg measured over 10 g tissue. ® The maximum limit according to WHO is 2.0 W/kg measured over 10 g tissue.
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