3 Customer Services, Hutchison 3G UK Ltd, PO Box 333, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7YW, United Kingdom. three.co.uk Getting set up 1 Published by Hutchison 3G UK Limited. All rights in this publication are reserved and no part may be reproduced without the prior written permission of the publisher. Your mobile explained 2 Get going 3 Today on 3 4 Calls 5 Contacts 6 Media centre 7 Mail & Messaging 8 Extra features & Security 9 © 2004 Hutchison 3G UK Limited. A Hutchison Whampoa company.
Ready for it. User guides can be daunting things, can’t they? Well, we’ve made this one as simple as possible. Let’s go. Your user guide is designed to do two things. First there’s an explanation on how to use your new Motorola C975, so finding your way around the mobile will soon become second nature. Then there’s an introduction to the wide range of services offered by 3 to make sure you get the best from them. If all you want to do is power up and get going, that’s fine.
Contents The sections in orange describe 3 services, and those in black describe Motorola services. 4.13 Games 1 Getting set up 4.15 Finding a game 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 2 3 4.16 4.17 4.19 4.20 4.21 Your mobile explained 2.1 2.3 2.5 4.23 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 Getting to know your Motorola C975 Your mobile’s start screen Your mobile’s keys and navigation Get going 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.
First things first. There are a few simple things to do before you can use your new mobile. This section shows you how to install your SIM and battery and how to charge it up. 1.1 Installing the SIM card 1.2 Installing the memory card 1.3 Installing and charging the battery 1.
Installing the memory card How to get your own mobile number and other details onto your mobile. The memory card is not supplied with the mobile. Your SIM (subscriber identity module) contains your mobile number, service details and contacts, and must be inserted into your mobile. If the SIM is removed then your mobile becomes unusable until a valid one is inserted. 1. Slide the SIM with the gold plate facing down into the SIM card holder and the notch in the upper left corner.
Installing and charging the battery 1 The battery is not fully charged when you buy your mobile. Before you can use your mobile you need to install and charge the battery as shown. 1. Insert the battery under the tab at the top of the battery compartment. 3. Replace the battery cover and slide into place until it locks. 2. Then push battery down into position. 4. Plug in the travel charger with the release tab facing upwards on the mobile. Plug the charger into an electrical outlet.
Your Motorola C975 can do a lot of things, so it makes sense for you to know your way around its navigation and controls. Spend a few minutes familiarising yourself with your mobile’s screen and icons now, and you’ll be ready to explore all its features. This section explains what all the icons and symbols mean, and shows you how to find your way around your mobile. 2.1 Getting to know your Motorola C975 2.3 Your mobile’s start screen 2.
Getting to know your Motorola C975 Familiarise yourself with its features. 2 Camera Left soft box Displays a variety of prompts. Left soft key Activates the prompts displayed on screen in the left soft box. Video send key To make video calls and view recent calls. 5-way Navigation key Voice Send key To make voice calls and view recent calls. Microphone 2.
Your mobile’s start screen Your mobile’s screen is divided into three basic screens: the Status bar, Start screen and the Prompt box. Icon 2 Description Your mobile explained Signal strength – indicates the strength of your mobile’s connection with the network. 1 Status bar The status bar shows what operations are taking place and reminds you of battery and signal strength. This appears through all activity. The table opposite gives a brief explanation of the icons and their function.
Your mobile’s keys and navigation There aren’t a lot of buttons on your mobile, but they do a lot. 2 This key is your one-touch access to 3 services and a world of communications, information and entertainment. This key takes you to the main menu from the start screen. When it appears on other screens it gives you access to a submenu related to that particular feature. 6 Soft keys The left and right soft keys activate the prompts that appear in the soft boxes directly above them.
3 Get going 3.1 Turning your mobile on and off 3.2 Setting the time and date 3.3 Choosing ringtune and alert profiles 3.4 Setting a wallpaper 3.5 Customising menus, wallpaper and the screen 3.6 General shortcuts 3.7 Choosing a text entry method 3.8 Text entry shortcuts 3 Get going This section shows you how you can adjust various settings to make your mobile perform exactly as you like.
Turning your mobile on and off Setting the time and date Ensure that your SIM is in your mobile and the battery is charged. You’ll need to set the time and date before you can use your Calendar and other functions. Once you’ve done so, it will also help increase the speed of 3 services. 3 Press Press and hold (On / Off power) until the screen lights up.
Choosing ringtune and alert profiles Setting a wallpaper Your mobile will ring or vibrate to notify you of an incoming call, message or event. This ring is called an ‘alert’. You can change the background image (wallpaper) on the mobile’s start screen.
Customising menus, wallpaper and the screen General shortcuts There are many ways in which you can make your mobile unique. Use the chart below as a guide for general navigation shortcuts and key functions. Press Scroll to Personalise press You can change the settings for the following features... Home Screen – change the features linked to the right soft key and 5-way Navigation key in the start screen. Main Menu – choose the Icon view or List view. Also reorder the 12 items on the main menu.
Choosing a text entry method Text entry shortcuts While writing a message, entering contact details, appointments etc, you will need to select an appropriate text entry method. The default text entry method is multitap. Use the chart below as a guide for entering numbers, letters, symbols, spaces and other characters. TAP (multitap) If you do not press a key for 2 seconds, the character in the block cursor is accepted and the cursor moves to the next position.
4 Today on 3 3 brings you a whole world of communication, information and entertainment services. You can ask for directions within major cities, get the latest news, keep up to date with Premier League footie action, play games and much, much more. Check three.co.uk for the latest updates to this user guide. 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.23 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.
Today on 3 Using Today on 3 It’s where you get the latest on 3 every day laid out on one screen, ready for you to check it out. Today on 3 is the first screen you will see after pressing . It brings you the pick of the day’s video, audio and text stories. The content is updated throughout the day, seven days a week. One press of and you’re straight into Today on 3 – the fastest way to find exactly what’s new in the world of 3. In the morning, you get the latest news, sports and entertainment stories.
Getting to know the services screen The service icons A whole range of amazing services laid out as a series of icons. These service icons provide quick access to the home page of each service. Weather You can also select at the top of the Today on 3 screen, where you’ll find colourful icons like these. Each icon represents a 3 service you can select. You can scroll through the services screen by pressing the Navigation key down.
The service icons Many services are updated regularly. Check out our timetable on three.co.uk for more information. More of the services you can get on 3… Note: Some of these services may not be available in the voice & picture service area. News Keep up to date with the breaking stories from Reuters and ITN. Watch ITN Headlines, updated regularly throughout the day. Stand out from the crowd. Transform your mobile with original ringtunes and imaginative screen wallpaper designs.
Tunes & Pix on 3 4 4.
Downloading a ringtune Get the sound that says it’s your mobile that’s going off. To access… 4 Press At Today on 3 At press press At 3 Tunes & Pix press Scroll to Ringtunes and press To download a new ringtune… Scroll to your preferred style of ringtune and press to see the list of available ringtunes Scroll to your preferred ringtune and press Scroll to Buy ringtune and press Press STORE Scroll to Apply as ringtune and press At 3 phone number press To set the downloaded ringtune, see page 3.3. 4.
Music on 3 Accessing Music Watch a video on your mobile. Press To play a video clip… Select Scroll to Scroll to At Videos press Scroll to your preferred video clip Scroll to your preferred singer / band and press Press PLAY 4 Today on 3 Bang on. and press Scroll to MUSIC VIDEOS and press To view the clip without downloading… At Quickplay press To save the clip and watch… Scroll to Save & play and press Once the download is completed, it will automatically play.
Games on 3 4 4.13 User guide Today on 3 The next level.
Finding a game Playing a game Download a game to your mobile. Pick anything from fast-paced shoot-’em-ups to classic brainteasers. Play a game you have already downloaded. 4 At press Press Scroll to and press Scroll to Scroll to your preferred game and press Your mobile will display a brief description of the game. Scroll to Download Game and press Today on 3 Press and press Scroll to your preferred game and press Your game will automatically play.
Football on 3 4 4.
Accessing football services How to set goal alerts for your football team Get the latest news, match reports, live scores and video clips, with Barclays Premiership and UEFA Champions League goal action. To alert you to goals, half-time and full-time results and match highlights. You can only get these alerts once you’ve initially set up your alerts.
Downloading and storing match highlights from an alert If you set up a video alert for your favourite Premiership team, 3 will send you a text message containing a link to the full-time match highlights. Scroll to your preferred match result and press To play a video clip… To view the clip without downloading… At Scroll to Message Inbox and press At Quickplay press Scroll to your preferred video clip Press Scroll to Go To and press Your mobile will display match results.
Comedy on 3 4 4.23 User guide Today on 3 Laughing gear.
Accessing comedy How to have a laugh whenever you feel the need.
Setting your favourite locations Using Quick Map We recommend that you set your favourite locations upfront. This will save you from having to enter them each time you use the service. So whenever you use Quick Map, Find or A to B, your favourite locations will appear in a drop down menu. View a map of where you are now – or another location.
Using My Nearest Viewing the latest news Find a bank, restaurant, florist, or whatever you need, wherever you are. This example shows how to find your nearest florist. Keep up to date with news as it breaks. Press Press At press Scroll to and press At At To view the clip without downloading… You have two options to select a location... At Quickplay press © Crown Copyright 2004 Option 1 At My locations press Scroll to your preferred location and press Option 2 Scroll to Find and press 4.
Setting up a financial portfolio How to keep track of your stocks and shares. Press At press Scroll to and press Scroll to Finance Page and press Scroll to My Portfolios and press Your mobile will display You currently have no Portfolio, would you like to set one up? Scroll to Proceed and press At the query box press Enter the name of your portfolio Scroll to Submit and press At My Portfolios press At your portfolio name press to add shares, rename, or delete a portfolio 4.
5 Calls Right. Let’s get some basic functions sorted out. Making and receiving calls is as easy as you’d expect. But there’s also a number of useful 3 services that will make it easier for you to manage your calls. Grouptalk, Caller ID, Call Divert… take a look at the list below for the complete picture. Making and receiving a voice call 5.2 Making and receiving a video call 5.3 Making a call from Contacts or recent calls list 5.4 Grouptalk 5.5 Caller ID 5.
Making and receiving a voice call Making and receiving a video call The basics... How to speak face to face on a mobile. To make a voice call... To de-activate hold or mute... Make a video call... Enter the number including the full area code Press RESUME / UNMUTE Enter the number including the area code To delete a digit press DELETE. Press Press Press SPEAKER to finish the call Press To delete a digit press DELETE. At CAMERA OFF Press to make the call To block the sound...
Making a call from Contacts or recent calls list Grouptalk Saves time typing in the number. You can talk to up to 5 other people simultaneously. To make the call... From your Contacts... Enter the first person’s number Scroll to Press Key in the first letter of your contact and then scroll to your preferred contact Enter the second person’s number to make a voice call Press to make a video call Press to finish the call To switch to Grouptalk, when there are 2 or more calls connected...
Caller ID Diverting incoming voice / video calls and faxes Handy if you don’t want the person you’re calling to know it’s you. When you don’t want to take calls, but you want to hear what your callers have to say.
6 Contacts Your Motorola C975 gives you a great way to keep in touch with friends and colleagues. Contacts lets you find their details whenever you want – wherever you are. The next few pages show you how to create and manage your contacts and store them according to what type they are – home, work, mobile number, email address and so on. Storing a contact 6.2 Editing a contact 6.3 Searching and deleting a contact 6.4 Copying contact(s) between mobile and SIM 6 Contacts 6.
Storing a contact Editing a contact Contacts gives you quick access to names, numbers and email addresses. It’s easy to keep up to date with changes to your contacts’ details. To store a contact... To edit a contact...
Searching and deleting a contact Copy contact(s) between mobile and SIM You can access your contact in a matter of seconds. You can copy all contact details at once between your mobile and SIM. Also you can copy a contact detail between your mobile and SIM (so if you upgrade your mobile you can take your contacts with you). You can also copy from SIM to mobile. To search for a contact...
7 Media Centre Your Motorola C975 is more than just a mobile. It’s also a camera – for photos and video – and a way to play music, too. The next few pages show you how to take pics and video clips and store them – and how to play different kinds of music files. 7.1 Taking a photo 7.2 Making a video clip 7.3 Viewing and deleting a photo / video 7.
Taking a photo Making a video clip You can take and store a library of photos on your mobile. You can send up to a 10-second video clip. Press the right-hand side of the mobile Press CAPTURE Press OPTIONS Press QUICK MENU Scroll to Store Only and press At Make Video press Press CAPTURE or Press OPTIONS / STORE Scroll to Apply as Wallpaper and press Scroll to Store Only and press or Scroll to Apply as Screen Saver and press Scroll to Apply as Contact Entry and press 7.
Viewing and delete a photo / video You can delete media files to create more space on your mobile. You can download music from your PC to your mobile and listen to your favourite tunes. Your mobile plays the following types of files: MP3, Window’s media (version 9) and WAV. To view a photo / video from start screen… Press QUICK MENU Scroll to Listen to Music and press Scroll to Scroll to To listen to an audio clip...
8 Mail & Messaging You can send and receive emails and manage all your mail in one place with 3’s Mail service. This also lets you access and retrieve your voicemail, email and faxmail either by using the email application on your mobile, browsing in (using the Triangle key), or by phoning in from your mobile. However you want to do it, there’s a way. Setting up and listening to your Voicemail 8.2 Setting up your Videomail 8.3 Creating and sending a text message 8.
Setting up and listening to your Voicemail Setting up your Videomail Choose your PIN and record a greeting by calling in from your mobile. Videomail is an answer-phone service for video calling. It’s like voicemail – you can record a video greeting from your mobile. You will first need to setup your voicemail. Press and hold Once connected to 3, follow the voice prompt. Choose a new 4-digit PIN and press Confirm your new PIN and press Then you’ll be asked to record your name.
Creating and sending a text message Addressing a message using Contacts It’s one of the key ways to stay in contact. This is a shortcut to sending a text / video message.
Setting up your email username Configuring your email profile Once you have chosen a username, you need to set up email settings on your mobile. After this you can start sending and receiving emails on it. Once you have chosen a username, you need to set up email settings on your mobile. After this you can start sending and receiving emails on it. Press Scroll to and press Scroll to Enter Username and select a username, eg, johnsmith If the username has already been taken, enter another one.
Capturing and sending a photo / video as a multimedia message Creating and sending emails – direct How to use the email application on your mobile. You can record up to 10 seconds of video and send it as a video message to a mobile number or any email address.
Setting up your POP3 email account Browsing into Mail You can collect emails stored in your other email accounts on your mobile, once you have completed the configuration to access them. From the 3 browser, you can view emails and headers of voicemails and faxmails. You can also create and send new emails.
9 Extra features & Security Your Motorola C975 has a bunch of useful extra features, including a Calendar with alarms to remind you of specific appointments, and a way to lock your mobile. Storing an appointment 9.2 Setting alarms 9.3 Setting the SIM PIN code 9.4 Locking your mobile Extra features & Security 9.
Storing an appointment Setting alarms Now you need never miss an appointment again. You can use the Time function as an alarm clock – It’s ideal for regular alarms you don’t want to include in your Calendar or To do list. You can set up to three alarms.
Setting the SIM PIN code Locking your mobile Your PIN (Personal Identification Number) code protects the information stored on your SIM. You can lock your mobile whenever you like to stop anyone else from using it, or you can set it to lock every time you turn it off.
The information in this section gives you detailed guidelines on how to use your mobile as safely as possible. 10.
A message from Motorola your mobile manufacturer IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION. READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USING YOUR PHONE. Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Your phone contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits RF energy. When you communicate with your phone, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your phone transmits.
A message from Motorola your mobile manufacturer Facilities Turn off your phone in any facility where posted notices instruct you to do so. These facilities may include hospitals or healthcare facilities that may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF energy. Aircraft Medical Devices Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 6 inches (15 centimetres) be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker.
A message from Motorola your mobile manufacturer Blasting Caps and Areas To avoid possible interference with blasting operations, turn OFF your phone when you are near electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area, or in areas posted ‘Turn off electronic devices’. Obey all signs and instructions. Batteries can cause property damage and / or bodily injury such as burns if a conductive material such as jewellery, keys, or beaded chains touch exposed terminals.
A message from Motorola your mobile manufacturer Specific Absorption Rate Data European Union Directives Conformance Statement Hereby, Motorola declares that this product is in compliance with: All other relevant EU Directives The above gives an example of a typical Product Approval Number. You can view your product’s Declaration of Conformity (DoC) to Directive 1999/5/EC (the R&TTE Directive) at www.motorola.
11 Troubleshooting, Index & Useful Numbers 11.1 Troubleshooting 11.3 Index 11.5 Useful Numbers Troubleshooting, Index & Useful Numbers Facing a problem? Use this section to track down what’s wrong – and correct it...
Troubleshooting You can also find help on your mobile. Problem Solution Your mobile doesn’t turn on. The battery level indicator should have at least one bar showing If it doesn’t, recharge your battery. (See pages 1.3–4). . You can’t make calls. The signal strength indicator should have at least one bar showing If it doesn’t, move to an area with a stronger signal. . While on a call, press the top of the volume control key on the side of your mobile. The other person can’t hear you.
Index A D Alarm Alert profiles Appointments Audio clip – deleting – playing 9.2 2.4, 3.3, 3.6 9.1 7.4 7.4 B Battery 1.3 – 1.5 Date E Email 8.5 – 8.11 – creating and sending 8.8 – inbox 8.11 – setting email profile 8.6 – setting email username 8.5 – setting up pop mail 8.9 F Caller ID 5.5 Calls 5.1 – 5.6 – diverting 5.6 – from contacts list 5.3 – from recent calls list 5.3 – grouptalk 5.4 – mail 8.1 – video 5.2 – videomail 8.2 – voice 5.1 – voicemail 8.1 Camera 2.5, 7.1 – 7.2 Contacts 6.1 – 6.
Useful Numbers Mobile Other Mobiles 3 Customer Services 333 0870 7330 333 Mail (Voicemail, Email and Faxmail) 123 07782 333 123 ThreePay top-up 444 0870 7330 444 Directory enquiries 118 333 118 333 International directory enquiries 118 313 118 333 Disabled & elderly enquiries 195 Emergency calls* 999 *112 is the international standard emergency number from your mobile. Contact Centre 3 Customer Services Hutchison 3G UK Ltd P.O. Box No 333 Hemel Hempstead HP2 7YW 12.
