i600 Page 0 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM MotorolaTM iDEN® Digital Portable i600 - Multi-Service Phone Getting Started 0 i600 GETTING STARTED
CONTENTS YOUR PORTABLE PHONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About Your Phone’s Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Feature Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Detaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Receiving Multiple Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Storing Numbers in the Phone List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Entering Phone Numbers Using the Keypad . . . . 21 Entering an Alias Using the Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . 21 Entering and Changing Names and Numbers. . . . 22 PRIVATE CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Group/Private Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Making A Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auto Call Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Message Mail Memory Full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 PROGRAMMING MENU OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 ERROR MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 SAFETY AND GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . 39 Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Cleaning Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 For Further Information . . . . . . . . .
Patent Information This product is protected under one or more of the following patents: 4817157, 4896361, 4857928, 5041793, 5060294, 5066923, 5134718, 5140156, 5239963, 5257411, 5287387, 5265219, 5289504, 5316168, 5317247, 5338396, 5389927, 5406588, 5424921, 5457376, 5460906, 5551063, 5557079, 5596487, 5615412, 5638403, 5559468, 5469465, 5170413, 5140615, 5519730, 5241544, 5584059, 5574992, 5396656, 5487091, 5533004, 5299199, 5343499, 5369501, 5509031, 5515379, 5528723, 5598417, 5066923, 5241650, 5278833,
i600 Page 1 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM C ongratulations on purchasing your Motorola iDEN i600 digital portable phone. Superior features and state-of-the-art technology help to keep you in constant touch with all of your business and personal contacts. The i600 phone is a multi-service communication unit that offers the following functions: ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ Phone Private Call Group Call Voice Mail Message Mail ABOUT YOUR PHONE’S FEATURES This guide describes the features that most people use every day.
Your Portable Phone i600 Page 2 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM FEATURE LOCATOR 1. Antenna 2. Earpiece 17. Volume Control Keys 3. Alphanumeric Display 16. Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button 4. Option Keys 15. MENU Key 5. Scroll Keys 14. LED 6. Mode Key 13. ON/OFF Key 7. END Key 12. Alphanumeric Keypad 8. SEND Key 11. Speaker 9. Group/Private Speaker Key 10.
i600 Page 3 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Extend for optimal signal. 2. Earpiece Hold to your ear to listen during phone calls and Group/Private low-audio communication . 3. Alphanumeric Display View up to four lines (up to 12 characters per line) on the display. 4. Option Keys Press to select the option that appears directly above the left or right key on the fourth line of the display. 5.
Your Portable Phone i600 Page 4 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM BATTERY Charging the Battery You should charge the portable phone battery for at least 16 hours before you use it for the first time. This allows the battery to achieve its maximum capacity and life. Place the battery in the charger, as shown. You can also place the portable phone with the battery attached in the charger.
i600 Page 5 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Your Portable Phone DISPLAY ICONS After you turn on the portable phone, icons appear along the top of the display to inform you of the following conditions. Signal Strength Indicator Shows the signal strength. Six bars indicate the strongest signal. Calls and messages may not be sent or received in weak signal areas. Battery Strength Indicator Shows the remaining charge in your battery. Three bars show full charge.
Your Portable Phone i600 Page 6 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM POWERING ON Press until a set of icons and squares appears on your display. (For a description of the icons, see page 5.) Then the message “Please Wait” displays while the unit registers on the system. Please Wait The LED indicator located above the button shows the in-service states of your portable phone. See the following table.
i600 Page 7 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM You can set the VibraCall feature to notify you of all incoming calls and messages, or you can select individual services for vibration alert. Selecting All Incoming Calls and Messages 1. Press to access the VibraCall Programming Menu item. 2. Press 1 9=Vibrate Alert:Off under “All”. Exit After you set the vibration alert for all incoming calls and messages, the display returns to the previous mode and the Vibrate All icon appears.
Your Portable Phone i600 Page 8 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM 3. Press under “Selct”. 1 This allows you to individually set a vibration alert for incoming calls and messages. 9=Vibrate Alert: Off Selct The first selection is Vibe. To view other vibration alert choices, press on the keypad. 1 Phone Vibrate: Vibrate Off Exit Vibe The vibration selection that you make affects only the service shown. In this example, vibration is set only for Phone mode.
i600 Page 9 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Your Portable Phone The VibraCall feature notifies you of incoming phone calls and messages by a non-audible alert. The choices are: • Vibrate Only Produces only a vibration. • Vibrate/Ring Produces a vibration followed by a ring tone. • Vibrate Off Turns off the vibration and produces only a ring tone. In “Mail” and “Group/Prvt” modes, the choices are only on or off.
Your Portable Phone i600 Page 10 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE You can customize your portable phone to operate in one of three languages: • English, Spanish, or French, or • English, Spanish, or Portuguese The choices that you have depend on your service provider. To change the display language: 1. Press to quickly access the Programming Menu item associated with multi-language support. 2. Press under “Ok”. 3. Press or to scroll through the language options.
i600 Page 11 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Press modes. to switch between Phone, Group, and Private Call When your portable phone is in service, your display looks like the following screens for the Phone, Group Call, and Private Call modes. If the word “Ready” does not appear after the mode name in the display, your unit is out of service.
Your Portable Phone i600 Page 12 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM MENU Each mode has menu options that appear on the last line of the display. 1 You can select available options in each mode. Phone Ready Line 1 Name Mail Phone Mode Menu Options Name Mail Forwd Spd# Memo Prgm Wait Line 2 Group Mode Menu Options Alert Mail Area Prgm Private Mode Menu Options Alert Mail Name Prgm To use menu options: 1. Press to select the mode (Phone, Group, or Private). 2.
i600 Page 13 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM PHONE In Phone mode, you can make and receive phone calls, forward calls, use the call waiting and call hold features, and use three-way calling. MAKING A PHONE CALL Press until “Phone Ready” appears on your display. You are now in Phone mode. Phone mode allows you to place phone calls. You can receive incoming phone calls from any mode (Phone, Group, or Private).
i600 Page 14 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM information, see “Storing Numbers in the Phone List” on page 21. 4. Press to place the call. 5. Press to hang up. Name Method 1. Press under “Name”. Phone 2. Press the numeric key with the first letter of the name. 3. Press or to scroll through the list. 4. Press to place the call. 5. Press to hang up. Emergency Dialing The Emergency Dial feature allows you to call the emergency phone number by continuously pressing a single key.
i600 Page 15 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM RECEIVING A PHONE CALL 1. Press to answer an incoming phone call. Or, you may press any numeric key (0 through 9), the asterisk (*), or the pound sign (#). 2. Press to hang up. RECALLING YOUR OWN PHONE NUMBER Phone NOTE If your portable phone has two phone lines, first set the line for the phone number that you want to display, and then continue here. For more information, see “Setting the Active Line” on page 20. 1.
i600 Page 16 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM SELECTABLE RING STYLES Your phone has nine selectable ring styles. Portable phones with two phone lines can use the same ring style or different ring styles for each phone line. 1. Press to quickly access the Programming Menu item for ring style selection. The display shows your current selection. Phone 2. Press 1 31=Set Ring Style:1 Exit Ok under “Ok”. 3. Press the keys to scroll through the available Ring Styles. 4.
i600 Page 17 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM CALL FORWARDING You can forward incoming phone calls to any number that you specify. Selecting a Call Forward Number You can select the call forward number in one of four ways: entering the number using the alphanumeric keypad, using the scroll keys to select the number from your phone list, using Name Search, or using Speed Dial. Unconditional Call Forwarding 1. Within Phone mode, press until you see “Forwd” on the last line of the display. under “Forwd”. 3.
i600 Page 18 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM NOTE You must turn off Unconditional Call Forwarding before you can use Conditional Call Forwarding options. Phone 1. Within Phone mode, press until you see “Forwd” on the last line of your display. 2. Press under “Forwd”. The next two screens display the conditional call-forwarding options. Phone Ready Line 1 Forwd Spd# 3. Press once until you see “Busy” and “NoAns” on the last line of your display.
i600 Page 19 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM CALL WAITING Using the Call Waiting feature, you can answer an incoming call when you are on another call. Call Waiting is on unless you turn it off for a particular call. 1. You will hear a tone to alert you of an incoming call. Your display shows the incoming number and asks “Accept Call?”. To accept the call, press under “Yes” on the last line of your display. 3. Press 555-1212 Take Call On Line 1? No Yes Phone 2.
i600 Page 20 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM ALTERNATE PHONE LINE If your portable phone is programmed with two phone lines, you can switch between them. Your phone must be inactive in Phone mode (Phone Ready) to change phone lines. The following settings are independent for each phone line. When you enable a setting, it applies only to the active line.
i600 Page 21 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Receiving Multiple Calls 1. Press under “Yes” to answer the call on the other line. Your previous call will be placed on hold. 2. Press to end the call or press “Hold” to place the current call on hold. 1 2 55512148200 Take Call On Line 2? No Yes When the call is terminated, the unit remains active in the last active line selected. STORING NUMBERS IN THE PHONE LIST Entering Phone Numbers Using the Keypad To enter a number, press the corresponding number key.
i600 Page 22 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Entering and Changing Names and Numbers 1. Press . 2. Press under “Ok”. The “20=Phone List Program” line appears on your display. 3. Select the type of edit that you want to perform: Add To add a new entry, press ÒOkÓ. Edit To edit an existing number, under Phone press once, then press under ÒOkÓ. Erase To erase an existing number, press twice, then press 4. Enter the number and press under ÒOkÓ. under “Store”. 5.
i600 Page 23 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM PRIVATE CALL A Private Call is a one-to-one communication between two individuals. Each unit is identified by a name or a number that contains up to five digits. GROUP/PRIVATE SPEAKER You can hear the audio through either the earpiece or the speaker in Private mode. Pressing the key turns the Group/Private Speaker on or off. If you set the Group/Private Speaker key on, you will hear incoming audio through the speaker.
i600 Page 24 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Name Method 1. Press until you see the “Name” menu option on the last line of your display. 2. Press under “Name”. 3. Press the key with the first letter of the name associated with the private ID. 4. Press or to scroll through the list. 5. Press and hold the PTT button, wait for the chirp, then speak into the microphone. RECEIVING A PRIVATE CALL When you receive an incoming Private Call, you hear a brief tone.
i600 Page 25 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Receiving a Call Alert When you receive a Call Alert, you hear a tone and see a message on your display. 1. Press the PTT button to return the Call Alert. 2. Press under “Clear” to clear the Call Alert, or press any key other than the PTT button to silence the alert tones. NOTE Until the Call Alert is cleared or returned, you will be blocked from receiving any additional Phone, Group, or Private calls.
i600 Page 26 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM PRIVATE CALL ID PROGRAMMING You can add radio IDs to your Private Call list and store them with names or aliases. 1. Press . 2. Press under “Ok”. The “21=Radio Id List Program” line appears on your display. 3. Select the type of edit that you want to perform. Add To add a new entry, press Edit To edit an existing number, press once, then press Erase under ÒOkÓ. To erase an existing number, press twice, then press Private Call under ÒOkÓ. under ÒOkÓ.
i600 Page 27 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM GROUP CALL A Group Call is an instant communication between you and others in a selected talkgroup. A talkgroup is a pre-defined set of individuals who share a common communication need. Talkgroups appear on your display as names or numbers; for example, Sales Reps, Service, Talkgrp10. GROUP/PRIVATE SPEAKER You can hear the audio through either the earpiece or the speaker in Group mode. Pressing the key turns the Group/Private Speaker on or off.
i600 Page 28 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM RECEIVING A GROUP CALL No action is necessary to receive a Group Call as long as your unit is not busy in an active Phone or Private Call. Any communication activity within the talkgroup that you select automatically switches your unit into Group mode. You will receive the talkgroup transmission as long as your phone is powered on. AREA SELECTION When in Group mode, you can send your communication only to those talkgroup members in a specific location.
i600 Page 29 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Voice Mail VOICE MAIL Your portable phone provides full support for Voice Mail. You can access this function from any mode by pressing under the “Mail” menu option. When you receive new voice mail messages in your network-based voice mailbox, the icon appears on your display and you hear the Voice Mail alert tone (if Mail Notification Display is turned on). • To turn on mail notification, press then press under “On”.
i600 Page 30 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM NOTES: 30 i600 GETTING STARTED
i600 Page 31 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM MESSAGE MAILTM Your portable phone provides full support for Message Mail. You can access this function from any mode by pressing under the “Mail” menu option. Message Mail can be either a numeric page or a text message of up to 140 characters. Your portable phone can receive and store 16 mail messages at any time. RECEIVING NEW MESSAGE MAIL When you receive a new message, the icon flashes. You may also receive an audible alert.
i600 Page 32 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM SAVING AND ERASING MAIL After you view a text or numeric message, you can either Save or Erase the message. Press under the desired option. AUTO CALL BACK You can respond to numeric pages and text messages containing a call-back number. To automatically dial a number contained within a Message Mail, press . Message Mail MESSAGE MAIL MEMORY FULL If all 16 message registers are full, your phone displays the message “Mail Waiting, Memory Full”.
i600 Page 33 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM PROGRAMMING MENU OPTIONS You can customize the settings on your portable phone using the Programming Menu. You may access the Programming Menu from any Mode (Phone, Group, or Private). 1. Press until you see “Prgm” on the display. 2. Press under “Prgm”. 3. Press under “Ok”. 4. Press or to scroll to the desired Programming Menu Option or enter the number of the Option.
i600 Page 34 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Table 3: Programming Menu Options Keypad Number Menu Option Function 6 Auto Answer Turns on or off automatic answering of incoming phone calls after 1-4 rings. 9 Vibrate Alert Provides non-audible notiÞcation of incoming calls and messages. Programming Menu The following options require you to press two keypad numbers. For example, to enter keypad number 10, press 1 then press 0. 10 Last Call Timer Displays the duration of the most recent phone call.
i600 Page 35 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Table 3: Programming Menu Options Menu Option Function 30 Ringer Volume Allows you to set the ringer volume using the volume control keys, or lower the volume to silence the ringer. 31 Set Ring Style Allows you to select a distinct ring style for incoming phone calls. 32 Mail Volume Allows you to set the volume of incoming Message Mail and Voice Mail tones using the volume control keys, or lower the volume to silence the mail alert tones.
i600 Page 36 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Programming Menu NOTE Contact your service provider before performing the shaded programming menu features below. Option Number Menu Option Function 41 Feature Reset Returns all feature settings to their original defaults. 42 Master Clear Performs Feature Reset and erase all stored lists. 43 Master Reset Resets the phone identiÞcation number. 44 Change Service Key Changes or resets the fraud prevention service key.
i600 Page 37 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM ERROR MESSAGES You may receive error messages under certain conditions. Before contacting your service provider, note the message, numeric code, and the conditions under which it appeared. The following table lists and describes the error messages. Table 4: Error Messages Message Description Number Not in Service The number that you entered is not valid. User Not Available The unit of the party that you called is either busy, out-ofrange, or turned off.
i600 Page 38 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Table 4: Error Messages Message Description Self Check Error A fault was detected with your portable phone. Should this error recur, note the error code and contact your service provider. Self Check Fail An operational fault was detected with your portable phone. Note the numeric code, turn your phone off, and contact your service provider immediately.
i600 Page 39 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Safety annd General SAFETY AND GENERAL INFORMATION IMPORTANT! Read this information before using your phone. RADIO OPERATION Your radio contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives, and also transmits, radio frequency (RF) energy. The radio operates in the frequency range of 806MHz to 866MHz, and employs digital modulation techniques.
Safety and General i600 Page 40 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Speak directly into the mouthpiece and position the antenna up and over your shoulder. When using the radio as a traditional two-way radio while making group or private calls with the Group/Private Speaker ON (no speaker icon visible in the display), hold the radio in a vertical position with the microphone one to two inches away from the lips.
i600 Page 41 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Interference to Other Electronic Devices RF energy may affect improperly or inadequately shielded electronic operating and entertainment systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or representative to determine if these systems are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Also check with the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to the vehicle.
Safety and General i600 Page 42 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM • Children ! Caution • Do not allow children to play with your radio. It is not a toy. Children could hurt themselves or others (by poking themselves or others in the eye with the antenna, for example). Children also could damage the radio, or make calls that increase your service bills.
i600 Page 43 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Turn your radio OFF and do not replace the battery when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere. It is rare, but your radio or its accessories could generate sparks which might trigger an explosion. ! WARNING Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always, clearly marked.
Safety and General i600 Page 44 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM • For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag ! WARNING An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including communication equipment, in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If the communication equipment is improperly installed and the air bag inflates, this could cause serious injury.
i600 Page 45 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM Safety and General OWNER’S INFORMATION Mobile Equipment Identifier (IMEI) _____________________________ Phone Number _____________________________ Own Private ID _____________________________ Date Purchased ______________ Dealer Telephone Number _______________________ Customer Service Number _______________________ i600 GETTING STARTED 45
Safety and General i600 Page 46 Tuesday, June 9, 1998 10:16 AM RADIO ID DIRECTORY Private ID Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TALKGROUP ID DIRECTORY Talkgroup ID Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 46 i600 GETTING STARTED
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