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Motorola V170 User Manual

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  • Page 1 V170 motorola.com...
  • Page 3 Welcome Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the Motorola V170 wireless phone. Earpiece Headset Jack Insert headset accessory for handsfree use. Lanyard Attachment Left Soft Key Perform functions identified by left...
  • Page 4 1-800-331-6456 (United States) 1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired) 1-800-461-4575 (Canada) MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 5: Menu Map

    Menu Map Main Menu • Messages • Phonebook • Recent Calls • MyMenu • Ring Style • Alarm Clock • Settings • More • Quick Dial • Games • Chat Note: The Main Menu above represents the standard phone menu layout. You or your service provider may have changed the order of the menu layout or changed the feature...

  • Page 6: Settings Menu

    Settings Menu • Call Forward * • Voice Calls • Cancel All • Phone Status • My Numbers * • Active Line * • In Call Setup • In-Call Timer • Call Cost Setup * • My Caller ID • Answer Options •...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Use and Care ........9 Getting Started .
  • Page 8 Calling Features ....... 25 Displaying Your Phone Number ....25 Redialing a Number .
  • Page 9 Editing a Phonebook Entry ..... . . 50 Deleting a Phonebook Entry..... . 50 Copying Phonebook Entries .
  • Page 10 News and Entertainment ......73 Games........73 Using My Tones.

  • Page 11: Use And Care

    Use and Care To care for your Motorola phone, please keep it away from: liquids of any kind Don’t expose your phone to water, rain, extreme humidity, sweat, or other moisture. extreme heat or cold Avoid temperatures below -10°C/14°F or above 45°C/113°F.

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    032380o dependent features. All service providers in all geographical areas may not offer these features. Contact your service provider for information about availability. Optional Accessories Features marked with this label require the use of an optional Motorola Original accessory. 032259o...

  • Page 14: Attaching The Battery Door

    Attaching the Battery Door To close the battery door, slide the door in and push it down to lock it. Do not close the battery door as shown below. Otherwise, you may break it. Changing Your SIM Card and Battery Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card contains your phone...

  • Page 15: Battery Tips

    Battery Tips Battery life depends on the network, signal strength, temperature, features, and accessories you use. • Always use Motorola Original batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers. • New batteries or batteries stored for a long time may take more time to charge.

  • Page 16: Turning On/Off Your Phone

    Turning On/Off Your Phone To turn on/off your phone, press and hold the Power/ End key code and press Note: If you enter an incorrect code 3 times, your SIM card is disabled and the phone displays SIM Blocked . If necessary, enter your 4-digit code and press phone.

  • Page 17: Adjusting The Volume

    Adjusting the Volume When you are in a call, you can adjust the earpiece speaker volume by pressing S right or left. When the phone display is in idle, press S right or left to adjust the ring volume. Increase/decrease the volume by pressing to the right/left.

  • Page 18: Learning To Use Your Phone

    Learning to Use Your Phone Symbols on the Screen GPRS Active Signal Strength Alert Type Alert Type Shows the current selected alert profile. The default alert setting is loud ring. Signal Strength Shows the strength of your phone’s connection with the network. GPRS Active Indicates that your phone is using a high-speed GPRS network connection.

  • Page 19: Using The Menu

    Roam Appears when your phone uses another network system outside your home network. Message Appears when you have a new voice or text message waiting. An icon here can also indicate your text entry mode, alphabet, numeric, symbol and etc. Battery Level Shows the amount of charge left in your battery.

  • Page 20: Entering Text

    The following demonstrates how to select a feature and enter information: Find the Feature Press M, scroll to Recent Calls , then select it to see the information of the last call. Selecting a Feature Scroll through numeric items. Press VIEW/SELECT ( see the details of a highlighted item.

  • Page 21: Character Chart

    can enter all characters (letters, numbers, and symbols) using the standard Tap method. To enter text with the Tap method, press a number key 1 or more times to cycle through characters. Release the key to enter the displayed character. Press OK/SEND ( you are finish editing.

  • Page 22: Folding Back The Phone

    Note: Sizes of characters may vary from 1 language to another. Folding Back the Phone Whenever you fold back your cell phone, all ongoing operations will be canceled and the screen displays the original entrance screen content. change the words to initial...

  • Page 23: Setting Up Your Phone

    Setting Up Your Phone Setting the Time and Date Find the Feature Changing Personal Greetings Find the Feature Choosing Alert and Ring Tones Your phone rings and/or vibrates to notify you of an incoming call, message, or other event. This ring and/or vibration is called an alert.

  • Page 24: Setting Backlight

    To assign alert profiles to specific events: Find the Feature Setting Backlight Find the Feature Setting Contrast Find the Feature Setting Display Scrolling To set the cursor to stop or to wrap around when it reaches the top or end of a list: Find the Feature Setting Main Menu Animation Find the Feature...

  • Page 25: Setting Display Timeout

    Setting Display Timeout To conserve the phone’s power: Find the Feature Note: The screen saver does not come on if Display Timeout is set to ON . Resetting All Options To restore all options to factory default values, except unlock code, security code, and lifetime timer: Find the Feature To reset all options, you need to enter the Security Code (000000).

  • Page 26: Setting Up Your Phone For Optional Handsfree Use

    all options back to their factory settings except for the unlock code, security code, and lifetime timer. Find the Feature To clear all information, you need to enter the Security Code (000000). Setting Up Your Phone for Optional Handsfree Use Handsfree operation makes it possible for you to make and receive calls without using your hands.

  • Page 27: Calling Features

    Calling Features Displaying Your Phone Number You must enter your phone number before you can display From the idle display: Find the Feature Press 1 View ( 2 CHANGE ( DELETE 3 Ok ( DELETE 4 DELETE ( Note: Your phone number must be programmed on your SIM card in order to use this feature.

  • Page 28: Redialing A Number

    Redialing a Number You can redial a previously dialed phone number, whether the call connected or was busy. From the idle display: Press Find the Feature Press Using My Caller ID The calling line identification (Caller ID) feature lets you see who is calling before you 032380o answer.

  • Page 29: Terminating An Incoming Call

    Terminating an Incoming Call While the phone is ringing or vibrating: Press or IGNORE ( Depending on your phone settings and the type of subscription you have, the call may be 032380o forwarded to another number or go directly to voicemail, or the caller may hear a busy signal.

  • Page 30: Dialing International Numbers

    Dialing International Numbers To dial the local international access code: Action Press access code + , then enter in the country code for the country that you would like to connect to (for example, +44 for the U.K., +33 for France), then enter the rest of the phone number.

  • Page 31: Viewing Received, Dialed, Or Missed Calls

    Viewing Received, Dialed, or Missed Calls Your phone keeps lists of the numbers from calls you recently received, dialed, and missed, even if the calls did not connect. The lists are sorted from the newest to oldest entries. The oldest entries are deleted as new ones are added.

  • Page 32: Returning A Missed Call

    Returning a Missed Call When powered on, your phone keeps a record of your missed calls. When you cannot answer a call, your phone displays the unanswered call. Press 1 VIEW ( Note: If you have an unanswered call, the phone will display 1 Unanswered Call .

  • Page 33: Using Voicemail

    Using Voicemail You can listen to your voicemail messages by calling your network voicemail phone number. 032380o Voicemail messages are stored on the network— not on your phone. Contact your service provider for more details. Storing/Changing Your Voicemail Number Store your voicemail number in your phone to make it faster and easier to use voicemail.

  • Page 34: Speed Dialing

    they are new or not.) If you delete all voicemail messages, the voicemail indicator will disappear. Listening to a Voicemail Message To listen to your voicemail message at any time: Find the Feature Your phone calls the voicemail phone number you stored. If you do not have a voicemail number stored, the phone guides you through storing a number.

  • Page 35: 1-Touch Dialing

    1-Touch Dialing You can call phonebook entries 1 through 9 with the push of a single key. The first 9 numbers from the SIM card are stored in the 1-touch dialing locations 1-9. Press and hold the 1-digit speed dial number for 1 second. Find the Feature Note: To change 1-touch dialing numbers, go to Phonebook to change the Speed number .

  • Page 36: Using Call Waiting

    Using Call Waiting If you subscribe to call waiting, an alert tone sounds while you are on a call to indicate that 032380o you have received a 2nd call. To put the 1st call on hold and answer the 2nd call. Press 2 Swap ( To activate or deactivate call waiting:...

  • Page 37: Conference Calls

    Press 2 Select ( Exit 4 Select ( Back The Call Forward option includes Voice Calls and Cancel All . Note: You can repeat this procedure to enter forwarding information for other call types. Conference Calls To talk to more than 1 person on a call, you can make a conference call.

  • Page 38: Barring A Call

    Press 6 LINK ( Barring a Call Call barring lets you restrict outgoing or incoming calls. You can restrict all calls, calls to 032380o international numbers, or calls while roaming. Find the Feature Press 2 SELECT ( 4 SELECT ( call the number Your phone displays a new active call indicator over the...

  • Page 39: Putting A Call On Hold

    Press 6 SELECT ( 7 keypad keys 8 OK ( Putting a Call on Hold Action Press Hold ( ) (if available). Press M > Hold . select On or Off enter your call barring password (from your service provider) submit your password...

  • Page 40: Messages And Chat

    Messages and Chat Text messages are brief messages that you can send and receive (such as Where are we meeting? ). 032380o Received messages appear on your phone display or in your text message inbox. You must set up the text message inbox before you can send and receive these messages.

  • Page 41: Sending Messages, Pictures, And Sounds

    Press 4 OK ( Sending Messages, Pictures, and Sounds You can send text messages and pictures or sounds to one or more recipients. You can manually enter each recipient’s phone number, or select one or more numbers from the phonebook or recent calls lists. When the messages are sent, they will be saved to the outbox.
  • Page 42 Press M > Quick Notes M > Insert Media > object type > object 3 SEND ( 4 [NEW Entry] > keypad keys M > Phonebook DONE REMOVE 6 SEND ( 7 YES ( insert a Quick Note insert media such as a picture, animation, or sound file in the message Note: Message length is...

  • Page 43: Viewing Message Status

    Press ), then CANCEL Viewing Message Status Text messages that you send are stored in the Outbox . To view the content of your Outbox : Find the Feature Text messages are sorted from the newest to oldest. Note: Your Outbox includes 3 options: Draft , Unsent and Sent . Receiving and Reading Messages Note: You must set up the text message inbox before you...
  • Page 44 Options Call Back Reply Forward Lock Store Number Create Message Description Call the number in the message header or embedded in the message. Open a new message. The phone will automatically use the sender’s number as the destination number. Open a copy of the text message, with an empty To field.

  • Page 45: Sending Quick Notes

    Sending Quick Notes To insert a Quick Note: Find the Feature To edit a quick note: Press 1 READ ( 2 SEND ( DELETE keypad keys 3 SEND ( 4 [NEW ENTRY] > keypad keys 5 OK ( 6 YES ( 7 SELECT ( M >...

  • Page 46: Using Info Services

    Using Info Services Info Services allow you to receive broadcasting messages such as the latest stock information or news. Before you use the feature, make sure you have done Info Srvc Setup . Note: This feature depends on your service provider. Find the Feature Using Chat You can exchange text messages in real time with another...

  • Page 47: Review Chat History

    Press 7 OK ( 8 CHAT ( 9 OK ( 10 SUSPEND ( Note: When your phone displays Memory is Full , you must delete some existing messages from your inbox, outbox, or drafts folder to receive new chat messages. Review Chat History You can see chat history from: Find the Feature...

  • Page 48: End A Chat Session

    If reminders are turned on, your phone sends a reminder at regular intervals until you respond to the chat notification or turn off your phone. If you receive another chat request during a chat session, the new request appears as an incoming text message, with the requester’s chat name at the beginning of the message.

  • Page 49: Phonebook

    Phonebook You can store a list of names and phone numbers in your phone’s SIM card. You can view these entries and call them directly from your phone. To see the list of names stored in your phonebook, press M > Phonebook from the idle display. Scroll to a name and press View ( ) to view details of the phonebook entry.

  • Page 50: Entering Information

    Entering Information Find the Feature Press 1 SELECT ( 2 CHANGE ( 3 keypad keys 4 OK ( 5 CHANGE ( 6 OK ( 8 CHANGE ( 9 keypad keys M > Phonebook > New Entry go to Entry Details screen select Name enter a name for the phonebook entry...

  • Page 51: Dialing A Phonebook Entry

    Press 10 OK ( Completing the Entry When you finish entering information for a phonebook entry: Press DONE Note: Users can only store the phone numbers to the SIM card but not into the phone memory. Dialing a Phonebook Entry You can use the phonebook list, speed dial, or 1-touch dial to call a number stored in your phonebook.

  • Page 52: Editing A Phonebook Entry

    Editing a Phonebook Entry You can edit a phonebook entry stored on your SIM card. If you change an entry’s speed dial number, the entry is moved to the new speed dial location and the original entry is deleted. Find the Feature Press 2 VIEW ( 3 EDIT (...

  • Page 53: Copying Phonebook Entries

    Copying Phonebook Entries You can copy a phonebook entry from a SIM card location to another SIM card location. Note: This function copies the original entry to a new location. It does not delete the original entry. Find the Feature Press 4 SELECT ( 5 YES (...
  • Page 54 Press 3 SELECT ( select Capacity Your phone displays the number of SIM card phonebook entries available.

  • Page 55: Personalizing Your Phone

    Personalizing Your Phone You can adjust your phone menus and features. Customizing Menus Your can customize the order of the items in your phone’s main menu, depending upon your usage. Find the Feature Press 2 GRAB ( 4 Insert ( CANCEL M >...

  • Page 56: Redefining Soft Keys

    Redefining Soft Keys Find the Feature Press 2 SELECT ( 4 SELECT ( Selecting a Favorite Wallpaper Find the Feature Setting Set Layout Picture M > Settings > Other Settings > Personalize > Keys scroll to Left or Right open the key editor scroll to the new key function confirm the new function M >...

  • Page 57: Selecting A Customized Screen Saver

    Selecting a Customized Screen Saver Find the Feature Press Selecting Languages Find the Feature Selecting a Greeting Find the Feature M > Settings > Other Settings > Personalize > Screen Saver select the Animation that appears when your phone is idle select Idle Time to set how long your phone must be idle...

  • Page 58: Selecting A Color Setting

    Selecting a Color Setting Find the Feature Customizing a Banner Your can customize your banner so that it will display under the name of your service provider on the phone’s screen. Find the Feature Press 1 keypad keys 2 OK ( DELETE Using MyMenu MyMenu...
  • Page 59 Use a MyMenu Key Command If you know the MyMenu key number: Press 2 MyMenu key number Select a Feature From the MyMenu list To select a feature from the MyMenu list: Find the Feature Note: To edit or delete a MyMenu feature, highlight it in the list and press M to open a menu of options for the feature.
  • Page 60 Press 5 CHANGE ( DONE change the MyMenu key number, if necessary select the MyMenu key number and close the editor...

  • Page 61: Getting More Out Of Your Phone

    Getting More Out of Your Phone Dialing Options Fixed Dialing When you activate the Fixed Dial feature, your phone can place calls only to the numbers in the Fixed Dial list. Note: Employers can use Fixed Dial to limit employees’ phones to a predefined list of numbers, country codes, or other prefixes.

  • Page 62: Calling A Number In A Text Message

    Service Dialing You can dial preprogrammed numbers stored on your SIM card. Your service provider can program your SIM card with phone numbers for services such as taxi companies, restaurants, and hospitals. Find the Feature Calling a Number in a Text Message If you receive a text message with an embedded phone number, you can dial the number directly.

  • Page 63: Using Dtmf Tones

    Press 5 CALL ( Back If the message contains more than 1 phone number, scroll to the desired number and press CALL to dial. Using DTMF Tones You can send numbers to the network as Dual Tone Multi- Frequency (DTMF) tones during a call. Use DTMF tones to communicate with automated systems that require you to submit a PIN code or credit card number.
  • Page 64 The amount of network connection time you track on your resettable timer may not be equal the amount of time for which you are billed by your service provider. For billing information, please contact your service provider directly. To view a call timer: Find the Feature Press 2 SELECT (...

  • Page 65: Viewing And Resetting Call Costs

    Timer Description Received Calls Total time spent on calls received since the last time you reset this timer. All Calls Total time of dialed and received calls since the last time you reset this timer. Life Time Total time of all calls on this phone.
  • Page 66 Your phone network can provide the following call cost information: Cost Tracker Credit Available Last Call Cost All Calls Cost Reset All Cost Description Amount of your credit remaining. For GSM advice-of-charge, this is only available if you set a credit limit.

  • Page 67: Network Selection

    Network Selection M > Settings > Other Settings Find the Feature > Network Your service provider registers your phone to a network. You can view information about the current network, change how your phone searches for a network, specify your preferred networks, and activate alerts that indicate when a call is dropped or network registration changes.

  • Page 68: Personal Organizer Features

    Personal Organizer Features Alarm Clock You can create a New Alarm or activate a predefined alarm profile. To create a new alarm profile: Find the Feature Action 1 Create/edit alarm details: Name : Time : Alert: Volume: 2 Scroll to the item you want to edit 3 Press CHANGE ( selected item.

  • Page 69: Calculator

    Note: The alarm clock in your phone must be set while your phone is on. You can then power your phone off to conserve your phone’s battery. Although your phone is powered off, the alarm clock will play an audible alert at the time you have set.

  • Page 70: Converting Currency

    Converting Currency Find the Feature Press 1 number keys 2 OK ( 3 number keys 5 SELECT ( Using the Stop Watch Find the Feature Press 1 START ( 2 STOP ( 3 RESET ( Note: After Stop Watch is activated, you can press SNAPSHOT ) to keep track of the time elapsed for later reference.

  • Page 71: Security

    Security Locking and Unlocking Your Phone You can lock your phone manually or set your phone to lock automatically whenever you turn it off. When you try to use a locked phone, it prompts you to enter the unlock code. (The default unlock code is 1234.) A locked phone still rings or vibrates for incoming calls or messages, but you must unlock it to answer.

  • Page 72: Changing Your Unlock Code

    Press 1 keypad keys 2 OK ( Unlock Your Phone Press 1 keypad keys 2 OK ( Changing Your Unlock Code Your phone’s 4-digit unlock code is originally set to 1234, and the 6-digit security code is originally set to 000000. Your service provider may reset these numbers before you receive your phone.

  • Page 73: If You Forget A Code Or Password

    Press 2 SELECT ( 3 keypad keys 4 OK ( 5 keypad keys 6 OK ( 7 keypad keys 8 OK ( If You Forget a Code or Password If you forget your security code (originally set to 000000), SIM PIN, SIM PIN2, or call barring password, contact your service provider.

  • Page 74: Protecting The Sim Card

    Protecting the SIM Card Your PIN (Personal Identification Number) code protects the information stored on your SIM card. When the SIM PIN feature is activated, you must enter your SIM card PIN code each time you turn on the phone or insert a SIM card. Your SIM card PIN code is given to you by your service provider.

  • Page 75: News And Entertainment

    News and Entertainment Games Your phone comes with 3 games. If you receive an incoming call, message, alarm, or alert while playing a game, the game pauses. When the game is over, you can purchase more advanced game levels. Find the Feature Press SELECT When the game is over, you can play again or return to the...

  • Page 76: Using My Tones

    Using My Tones You can create custom alert tones for your phone. The tones you create appear in the list of available alerts. Creating a Tone Find the Feature Press 1 S up or down 2 EDIT ( 3 CHANGE ( 4 keypad keys 5 OK ( 6 CHANGE (...
  • Page 77 Entering Notes To create a new tone, use the keypad keys to enter each note. Press a key multiple times to cycle through its available notes or options (pitch, octave, or length). The default setting for a new tone is a quarter note in octave 2.
  • Page 78 Display Enter a note as follows: Task Change the octave Select the note (required) Change a note to a sharp or flat Description move cursor left move cursor right Action Set the new octave ( 1 , 2 or 3 ) before selecting the note.
  • Page 79 Task Change a note’s length Add a rest Example Press these keys to play this sequence of notes and rests in octave 3: C (quarter note), E flat (quarter note), half rest, and G (whole note): Press Action Set the new length ( h , w , or q ) after selecting the note.
  • Page 80 Press Playing a Note Find the Feature Press 1 S up or down 3 S up or down 4 SELECT ( 5 Play ( CANCEL Editing a Tone You cannot edit the standard alert tones included with your phone. To edit a custom tone that you created: Find the Feature enter a half rest...

  • Page 81: Deleting A Tone

    Press 6 S up or down 7 EDIT ( 8 S up or down 9 CHANGE ( 10 keypad keys 11 OK ( Deleting a Tone You cannot delete the standard alert tones included with your phone. To delete a custom tone that you created: Find the Feature Press 1 S up or down...

  • Page 82: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Check Here First If your phone does not seem to work properly, look here first. If you still need help, see “Service and Repairs” on page 83. Phone Automatic Power On/Off Question: My phone powers off automatically while in standby mode.

  • Page 83: No Backlight On The Display

    Whenever you replace the battery and turn on the phone’s power, be sure to enter the correct time and date: Find the Feature Storing Phone Numbers in Phone Memory Question: Why can’t I store phone numbers in phone memory? Answer: Storing phone numbers in phone memory is not a feature of this phone.
  • Page 84 No Incoming Call Ring Tone Question: Why don’t I hear a ring tone for incoming calls or messages? Answer: The volume may be set to level 0 (silent). Check volume setting by pressing S to scroll left or right. Screen Saver Does Not Appear Question: Why doesn’t the screen saver appear after it has been set? Answer: If Battery Save is set to On , the screen saver...

  • Page 85: Service And Repairs

    If you have questions or need assistance, we’re here to help. Go to www.motorola.com/consumer/support, where you can select from a number of customer care options. You can also contact the Motorola Customer Support Center at 1-800-331-6456 (United States), 1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing...

  • Page 86: Specific Absorption Rate Data

    Specific Absorption Rate Data The model wireless phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S.
  • Page 87 The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements. 2. The SAR information includes the Motorola testing protocol, assessment procedure, and measurement uncertainty range for this product.

  • Page 88: Index

    Index accessories 11, 24 alert 21, 34 animation 4 backlight 22 barring calls 36 battery 12 extending battery life 13 calculator 67 call making and answering call barring 36 call cost information 64 call timers 61 call waiting 34 caller ID 26 chat 44 clock 66 codes 70, 71...
  • Page 89 earpiece 15 emergency number 27 Entry Method 19 event alert 21 exchange rate 68 factory setting 23 ignoring a call 29 inbox text message 38 incoming call 27 indicators 16 international numbers dialing 28 iTAP 19 keypad volume 21 language setting 55 Last Call menu 59 lock 69...
  • Page 90 profile 16 quick dial 33 quick notes 43 received calls list 63 recent calls 61 viewing 29 redial 26 redialing 26 reminders 46 resetting 61, 63 Security 69 special characters inserting 28 storing a call 32 symbol 19 tap method text entry 19 text entry entering text 18 text message 38...

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