Welcome Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the Motorola V975 3G wireless phone. Welcome - 1 www.motorola.com MOTOROLA and the Stylised M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc., 2004.
Contents Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Installing the UICC or SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Battery Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety and General Information Phone Operation IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION. READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USING YOUR PHONE. Body-Worn Operation The information provided in this document supersedes the general safety information in user guides published prior to December 1, 2002. Exposure To Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Your phone contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits RF energy.
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 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.
Getting Started About This Guide This guide describes the basic features of your Motorola wireless phone. Optional Features This label identifies an optional network, SIM card, or subscription-dependent feature that may not be offered by all service providers in all geographical areas. Contact your service provider for more information. Optional Accessories This label identifies a feature that requires an optional Motorola Original™ accessory.
Installing the Battery Charging the Battery Your phone is designed to use only Motorola Original™ batteries and accessories. New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you can use your phone, you need to install and charge the battery as described below. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/ discharge cycles. Action 1 Plug the travel charger into your phone with the release tab facing up. 1 2 2 Plug the other end of the travel charger into the appropriate electrical outlet.
Changing the Call Alert In the home screen, press the down volume key to switch the alert for incoming calls and other events to vibrate alert, then silent alert. Press the up volume key to reset ring alert. Viewing Your Phone Number To view your phone number from the home screen, press M #. While you are on a call, press M > My Tel. Numbers. Note: Your phone number must be stored on your SIM card to use this feature. To store your phone number on the SIM card, see page 55.
Highlight Features You can do much more with your phone than make and receive calls! This section describes some of your phone’s highlight features. Making Video Calls If you call someone else who has a video phone, you can see each other while you talk.
Note: • The files that you download or receive as attachments might have a copyright lock that keeps you from saving them on external memory, forwarding them, or editing them. • Normal airtime and/or carrier usage charges apply. To download a picture with the micro-browser, see page 28. To store a picture from a message, see page 75.
During video clip playback, press M to open the Videos Menu to perform various operation on the video: Option Play Full Screen Send in Message Zoom New Details Delete Mark Mark All Categories Assign to Category Video Setup View Free Space Description Stretch the video to fill the display. Insert selected video in a new message. Zoom in or out on the video. Capture a new video. View video information. Delete the selected video. Mark the video to move, copy, send or delete it.
Setting Up a Cable Connection Attach a Motorola Original™ USB cable to the phone and external device as follows. Note: Check your computer or hand-held device to determine the type of cable you need. Action 1 Plug the end of the cable with the Motorola logo into the phone’s accessory connector port. Make sure that the logo and the phone are both facing you. 2 Plug the other end—the USB connection—into the USB port on the device.
Learning to Use Your Phone See page 1 for a basic phone diagram. Using the Display The home screen is displayed when you are not on a call or using the menu. You must be in the home screen to dial a phone number. Press the 5-way navigation key (S) left, right, up, or down to select one of the menu feature icons. If you select a menu icon by mistake, press o to return to the home screen. Note: Your home screen may look different from the display shown above.
Using Menus 6. Message Indicator Displays when you receive a new message. Indicators can include: É = text message è = voice and text message From the home screen, press M to enter the main menu. Ë = voicemail message Ò = answering machine 7. Ring Style Indicator Shows the ring style setting. õ = loud ring Ì = vibrate and ring Î = vibrate ô = soft ring ö = vibrate then ring Í = silent 8. Battery Level Indicator Vertical bars show the battery charge level.
Entering Text Choosing a Text Entry Mode Some features require you to enter information. Multiple text entry modes make it easy for you to enter names, numbers, and messages. The mode you select remains active until you select another mode. Press # in any text entry screen to select one of the following entry modes: Primary Numeric Symbol Secondary The message centre lets you compose and send text messages. The primary text entry mode (see the following section). Enter numbers only (see page 47).
When you enter 3 or more characters in a row, your phone may guess the rest of the word. For example, if you enter prog you might see: 0 * # change text case, for capital letters enter a space (hold to enter a return) change text entry mode (hold for default) Note: This chart may not reflect the exact character set available on your phone. In an email address or URL editor, 1 first shows common characters for that editor.
Press 2 S left or right 3 SELECT key To highlight the symbol you want enter the highlighted symbol Symbol Chart Use this chart as a guide for entering characters with symbol mode. 1 .?!,@'-_:;()&"~10¿¡%£$¥¤£+x*/\[]= ><#§ @_\αß /:;δ∆εϕΦ "&'γΓηι ()[]{}κλΛ ¿¡~µνωΩ <>=πΠρσΣ $£¥¤£θΘτυ #%*ζξΞχψΨ +-x*/=><#§ enter a space (hold to enter a return) change text entry method (hold for default) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 * # Note: This chart may not reflect the exact character set available on your phone.
Changing a Code, PIN, or Password Your phone’s 4-digit unlock code is originally set to 1234, and the 6digit security code is originally set to 000000. Your service provider may reset these codes before you receive your phone. If your service provider has not reset these codes, we recommend that you change them to prevent others from accessing your personal information. The unlock code must contain 4 digits, and the security code must contain 6 digits.
Setting Up Your Phone Storing Your Name and Phone Number To store or edit your name and phone number information on your SIM card: M Find the Feature > Settings > Phone Status > My Tel. Numbers Shortcut: Press M# from the home screen to view or edit your name and phone number. If you do not know your phone number, contact your service provider. Setting the Time and Date Your phone uses the time and date for the Datebook.
Setting Display Brightness Java™ Screen Savers You can turn on a Java screen saver that preloaded or downloaded onto your phone. Find the Feature M > Settings > Java Settings > Java Screen Saver > On or Off Note: To download a screen saver or other Java file, see page 87. You cannot view a list of the Java screen savers on your phone. You can set a photo, picture, or animation as a screen saver image. The image shrinks to fill the display, if necessary.
Calling Features With automatic redial, your phone automatically redials the number. When the call goes through, your phone rings or vibrates one time, displays the message Redial Successful, and then connects the call. For basic instructions on how to make and answer calls, see page 19. Changing the Active Line Change the active phone line to make and receive calls from your other phone number. Note: This feature is available only for dual-line-enabled SIM cards.
Press View / Store key To if View displays above the left soft key, this displays entry details if Store displays above the left soft key, this stores the entry in the phonebook or M open the Last Calls Menu to perform various operations on the entry The Last Calls Menu can include the following options: Option Store Delete Delete All Hide ID/Show ID Send Message Add Digits Attach Number Send Tones Description Create a phonebook entry with the number in the No. field. Delete the entry.
Press 1 keypad keys 2 OK key To enter your voicemail number store the number You cannot store a p (pause), w (wait), or n (number) character in this number. If you want to store a voicemail number with these characters, create a phonebook entry for it. Then, you can use the entry to call your voicemail. To store these characters in a number, see page 77.
Phone Features Menu Map Main Menu e Messages V s Q h M n w É • Message Inbox • Create Message • Email Msgs • Voicemail • Browser Msgs • Quick Notes • Outbox • Drafts • MMS Templates • Info Services * Browser Recent Calls • Received Calls • Dialled Calls • Notepad • Call Times • Call Cost * • Data Times * • Data Volumes * Games & Apps Multimedia • Camera • Record Video • Pictures • Videos • Sounds • Themes Datebook Phonebook á l t Tools • Shortcuts • Calculator • Alarm Clock • Dialling Services • Fa
Feature Use MMS Template Description Open an MMS template with preloaded media: Feature Reply to Message M > Reply M > Messages > Create Message > MMS Templates Create MMS Template Tip: To rename a template you created, highlight it in this list and press M > Rename. Save an MMS messge to use as a template: While editing a message, press M > Save as Template Insert Pictures and Other Objects View Sent Messages Read Message Tip: To download templates or other objects from a Web page, see page 86.
Feature Set Ringer ID for Entry Description Assign a distinctive ringer alert to a phonebook entry: Feature Set Primary Number Description Set the primary number for a phonebook entry with multiple numbers: 1-Touch Dial M > Phonebook, scroll to entry, press M > Set Primary > phone number Set 1-touch dial to call entries stored in your phone memory phonebook or the SIM card phonebook: M > Phonebook > entry M > Edit > Ringer ID > ringer name Set Category for Entry Note: The Ringer ID option is not ava
The amount of network connection time you track on your resettable timer may not equal the amount of time for which you are billed by your service provider. For billing information, contact your service provider.
Security Feature SIM PIN Description Lock or unlock the SIM card: Feature Download Game or Application (Micro-Browser) M > Settings > Security > SIM PIN Lock Application Caution: If you entre an incorrect PIN code three times in a row, your SIM card is disabled and your phone displays SIM Blocked.
Specific Absorption Rate Data This model phone meets international standards for exposure to radio waves Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population.
Index A accessories 13, 31 accessory connector port 1 active line indicator 35 active line, changing 60 alarm clock 85 alert defined 55 setting 18, 55, 79 turning off 18, 62 animation downloading 30, 86 managing 23 screen saver 25, 57 viewing 87 wallpaper 25, 57 answering a call 19, 56 application, locking and unlocking 86 automatic redial 60 B backlight 59 barring calls 73 battery charging 17 extending battery life 15, 59 installing 16 level indicator 36 brightness, setting 59 browser key 50 browser.
5-way navigation 1, 36 left soft key 1, 34, 80 menu 1 power 1 right soft key 1, 34, 80 send 1, 50 voice 1, 50 volume 50 volume control 1, 18 keypad answering calls 56 volume, setting 79 L language, setting 80 left soft key functions 1, 34 personalising 80 line, changing 60 lock application 86 phone 52 SIM card 86 Low Battery message 36 M making a call 19 master clear 80 master reset 80 memory card 14 menu entering text 40 icons, changing in home screen 80 icons, converting to text 79 language, setting 80
transmission indicator 35 travel charger 17 U UICC 13 Universal IC Card 13 unlock application 86 phone 52 unlock code bypassing 54 changing 52 default 52, 54 entering 18 volume earpiece 18 games 87 keypad 79 ringer 18, 79 speaker 18 volume key 50 volume keys 1, 18 W wallpaper 25, 57 Web pages 28 Web sessions 30, 86 Welcome 1 V vibrate alert setting 18, 55, 79 turning off 18, 62 video clip downloading 30, 75, 76 managing 87 recording 25, 27 voice dial 77, 83 voice key 50 dialling a number 77 illustration
