Doro Secure 681 User manual

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Doro Secure®681

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1. Earpiece
2. Left selection button
3. Call button
4. Microphone
5. Speed dial (Telecare
functions)
6. Voice mail
7. Silent / Input method
8. SMS shortcut
9. Arrow buttons
10. End call/Power on/off
11. Right selection button
12. Red = Battery low/Charging
13. Green = New message/
Missed call
14. Assistance button
15. Volume control
16. Battery cover
17. Charging socket
18. Headset socket
19. Loudspeaker
20. Lanyard
21. Charging stand
Note! Depending on phone version some functionality may not be
accessible.
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Contents
Installation ..................................................................................................... 1
Installing the SIM card, memory card and the battery ....................... 1
Charging......................................................................................................... 2
Symbols.......................................................................................................... 3
Assistive functions................................................................................. 3
Phone indicators ................................................................................... 3
Display status symbols ......................................................................... 3
Display main symbols ........................................................................... 4
Operation ....................................................................................................... 4
Activating the phone ............................................................................. 4
Making a call ......................................................................................... 5
Making a call from the phonebook ...................................................... 6
Receiving a call...................................................................................... 6
Volume control....................................................................................... 6
Entering text
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Call options ............................................................................................ 7
Call waiting............................................................................................. 8
Call information ..................................................................................... 8
Speed dial ........................................................................................ 8
Silent ...................................................................................................... 9
Headset.................................................................................................. 9
SOS calls ................................................................................................ 9
Assistance button ............................................................................. 9
Phonebook..................................................................................................... 9
Creating a phonebook entry ................................................................. 9
ICE entry (In Case of Emergency) ..................................................10
Managing phonebook entries.............................................................10
ICE (In Case of Emergency) ....................................................................11
Messages.....................................................................................................12
Creating and sending SMS .................................................................12
Creating and sending voice message ................................................13
Creating and sending MMS ................................................................ 14
Inbox, Sent, Outbox .............................................................................15
Call log.......................................................................................................... 16
Retrieving and dialling ........................................................................ 16

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Settings ........................................................................................................ 17
General................................................................................................. 17
Sound
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Display ...........................................................................................21
Calls......................................................................................................23
Messages............................................................................................. 27
Connectivity .........................................................................................30
Security ................................................................................................ 31
File manager........................................................................................32
Point the way ...............................................................................................34
Point the way .......................................................................................34
Compass ..............................................................................................35
Connecting the phone to a computer ........................................................36
Drag and drop content between phone and a computer .................36
Disconnect the USB cable safely........................................................36
Additional functions .................................................................................... 37
Alarm .................................................................................................... 37
Calendar............................................................................................... 37
Calculator.............................................................................................38
FM radio...............................................................................................38
Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................40
Safety instructions.......................................................................................42
Network services and costs................................................................42
Operating environment .......................................................................42
Medical units .......................................................................................42
Areas with explosion risk ....................................................................43
Li-ion battery........................................................................................43
Protect your hearing............................................................................43
Emergency calls...................................................................................44
Vehicles................................................................................................44
Care and maintenance ...............................................................................44
Warranty.......................................................................................................45
Specifications ..............................................................................................45
Hearing aid ..........................................................................................45
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) ..........................................................45
Declaration of Conformity ...................................................................45

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Installation
IMPORTANT!
Turn off the phone and disconnect the charger before removing the
battery cover.
Installing the SIM card, memory card and the battery
The SIM and memory card holder’s are located inside the battery
compartment.
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1. Remove the battery cover and the battery if it is already installed.
2. 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. Take care not to scratch or bend the
contacts on the SIM card.
3. Optional: Insert the memory card into the slot under the SIM card
holder. Make sure that the memory card contacts are facing up-
wards and push the card in, until you hear a click. Take care not to
scratch or bend the contacts on the card.
To remove or replace the card, push the card in until you hear a click
and then pull the card out.
4. Insert the battery by sliding it into the battery compartment with the
contacts facing upwards to the right. Replace the battery cover.
IMPORTANT!
Use only compatible memory cards for use with this device. Compatible
card type: microSD, microSDHC.
Incompatible cards may damage the card and the device and corrupt
data stored on the card.
Memory cards are sold separately.
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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. Doro Secure
®681 supports the Universal Charging Solution
(UCS) standard, so any adapter in the market that complies with the
UCS standard can be used with this phone for charging. Doro takes no
responsibility for compatibility with other UCS power adapters not
provided by Doro.
Note! The battery can also be charged while connected to a computer.
Users have to use the connection to USB interfaces with a USB 2.0
version or higher.
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, and
when it is disconnected. The battery charge indicator will be ani-
mated while charging. It takes approximately 3 hours to fully charge the
battery.
is displayed on the screen when charging is completed. If the phone
is turned off when the charger is connected to the phone only the battery
charge indicator will be shown on the display.
Note! To save power the LCD backlight goes off after a while. Press any
button to illuminate the display. Full battery capacity will not be reached
until the battery has been charged 3–4 times. Batteries degrade over
time, which means that call time and standby time will normally
decrease with regular use.
Save energy
When you have fully charged the battery and disconnected the charger
from the device, unplug the charger from the wall outlet.
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Symbols
Assistive functions
The following symbols indicate information in the manual about assistive
functions for:
Seeing Handling
Hearing Safety
Phone indicators
LED light on the phone will:
•flash green when you have a new message or a missed call. After
reading the new message/missed call, the flashing will stop.
•flash red when the battery is running low and during charging. It may
take up to 2 minutes of charging before the charge indicator illumi-
nates, if battery is totally empty.
Display status symbols
Network signal strength
strong. The higher the bar,
the stronger the signal.
Network signal strength in-
sufficient, no network
Ring only 5Unread message in Inbox
Ring + vibration Bluetooth on, visible to
others
Vibration only Bluetooth on, invisible to
others
Silent Bluetooth connected
Roaming (in other network) Alarm active
Missed call Battery level
Call forward activated Headset connected
Voice mail message
received PAGPS activated
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Geofence activated GPS activated
GPRS activated
Display main symbols
Mute Charger connect
Message sending success Charger removed
Message sending failed Headset in
Error Headset out
Warning Speaker on
Query Speaker off
Done (confirmed) Incoming call
Battery level low Call ended
New message Outgoing call
Searching Missed call. Press Read to
see the missed calls.
Assistance call Call on-hold
vCard message SOS call
Volume control Processing, please wait
Operation
Activating the phone
Press and hold the red button
on the phone to turn it on/off. Con-
firm with Yes to power off.
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If the SIM card is valid but protected with a PIN code (Personal Identifica-
tion Number), PIN: is displayed. Enter the PIN code and press OK (left se-
lection button1
). Delete with Clear (right selection button).
Note! If PIN and PUK codes were not provided with your SIM card, please
contact your service provider.
Attempts: #shows the number of PIN attempts left. When no more at-
tempts remain, PIN blocked is displayed. The SIM card must now be un-
locked with the PUK code (Personal Unblocking Key).
1. Enter the PUK code and confirm with OK.
2. Enter a new PIN code and confirm with OK.
3. Re-enter new PIN code and confirm with OK.
Start-up wizard
When starting the phone for the first time, you can use the Start-up wiz-
ard to set some basic settings.
•Press Yes to change or No if you do not want to change.
Standby (idle mode)
When the phone is ready to use, and you have not keyed in any charac-
ters, the phone is in standby.
Left selection button in standby is Menu.
Right selection button in standby is Name.
Tip: You can always press
to return to standby.
Changing the language
The default language is determined by the SIM card. See General, p.17
on how to change language.
Making a call
1. Enter the phone number including the area code. Delete with Clear.
2. Press
to dial. Press Abort to cancel dialling.
3. Press to end the call.
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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. Press Name to open the phonebook.
2. Use the arrow buttons
/ to scroll through the phonebook, or
quick search by pressing the key corresponding to the first letter of
the entry, see Entering text , p.6.
3. Press Call to dial the selected entry, or press Back to return to stand-
by mode.
Receiving a call
To answer an incoming call when the flip is closed, open the flip.
To answer an incoming call when you have set Open to answer to Off
(see Answer mode, p.25):
1. Open the flip and press
to answer, or press Silent to switch off
the ring signal and then Reject to reject the call (busy signal).
Alternatively, press to reject the call directly.
2. Press to end the call.
Tip: Press and hold +or –to temporary switch off the ring signal without
opening the flip.
Volume control
Use the side buttons +/–to adjust the sound volume during a call. The
volume level is indicated on the display. If you use hearing aid or have
hearing difficulties when using the telephone in noisy environment, you
can customize the phone's audio settings, see Audio setup
, p.19.
Entering text
Press a numerical key repeatedly until the desired character is shown.
Wait a few seconds before entering the next character.
Press *for a list of special characters. Select desired character with
/ and press OK to enter it.
Use the side buttons +/–or / to move the cursor within the text.
Press #to cycle upper case, lower case and numerals.
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Entering text with predictive text
In some languages you can use the Smart ABC (eZiType™) input method
which uses a dictionary to suggest words. See Predictive text
, p.27 on
how to activate predictive text.
Press each key once, even if the displayed character is not the one you
want. The dictionary will suggest words based on the keys you have
pressed.
1. To write the word “Fred”, press 3,7,3,3. Complete the word
before looking at the suggestions.
2. Use / to view the suggested words.
3. Press Select and continue with the next word.
Alternatively, press 0to continue with the next word.
Entering text manually
If none of the suggested words are correct, press #to change to manual
input mode. The icon on the top left of the display indicates the input
mode:
Abc Sentence case with predictive text
ABC UPPER CASE with predictive text
abc lower case with predictive text
Abc Sentence case
ABC UPPER CASE
abc lower case
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Note! The selected menu language determines the available input
methods.
Call options
Options (left selection button)
A menu with the following options is displayed:
Hold single
call/Retrieve
single
Hold/retrieve the current call.
End single
call
End the current call (same as
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End all calls End all connected calls.
New call Call another number (Conference).
Phonebook Search the phonebook.
Messages Write or read messages.
Mute Disable the microphone.
SPK on (right selection button)
CAUTION
Do not hold the device near your ear when handsfree mode is in use,
because the volume may be extremely loud.
Activates handsfree mode, which allows you to speak without holding the
phone. Speak clearly into the microphone at a maximum distance of 1 m.
Use the side buttons +/–to adjust the loudspeaker volume. Press SPK
off to return to normal mode.
Note! The handsfree function allows only one person at a time to talk.
Switching between talk/listen is triggered by the sound of the person
talking. Loud noises (music, etc.) in the background may interfere.
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 are displayed. If the identity of the caller is withheld, Unknown
is displayed.
Speed dial
Note! Some phone versions may have different functionality for the A,
Band C-buttons. This is described in a separate leaflet.
Use A–B,C,0and 2–9to speed dial an entry from standby.
•Press and hold the corresponding key. See Speed dial , p.23.
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Silent
Silent is a fixed profile with Keypad tone, Message tone and Ringtone dis-
abled, while Vibration, Events and Alarm are unchanged.
Tip: Press and hold shortcut button #to activate/deactivate Silent.
Headset
When a headset is connected, the internal microphone in the phone is
automatically disconnected.
When receiving a call you can use the answer button on the headset ca-
ble (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.
SOS calls
As long as the phone is switched on, it is always possible to place an SOS
call by entering the main local emergency number for your present loca-
tion followed by
.
Some networks accept calls to emergency numbers without a valid SIM
card. Contact your service provider for more information.
Assistance button
This function is described in a separate leaflet.
Phonebook
The Phonebook can store 300 entries with 3 phone numbers in each en-
try when Phone is set as storage for the entries, see Phonebook storage,
p.19.
Creating a phonebook entry
1. Press Menu, select
and press OK.
2. Select -New contact- and press Add.
3. Enter a Name for the contact, see Entering text , p.6. Delete
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4. Use
/ to select Mobile,Home or Office, and enter
the phone number(s) including the area code.
5. Press Save.
Tip: For international calls, always use +before the country code for best
operation. Press *twice for the international prefix +.
ICE entry (In Case of Emergency)
With this additional information and medical information, first responders
can access this information from the victim's phone in case of emergency.
In the event of a trauma, it is critical to have this information as early as
possible which can increase the chances of survival. All fields are option-
al, but the more information provided the better. See ICE (In Case of
Emergency) , p.11 on how to configure your ICE information.
Managing phonebook entries
1. Press Menu, select
and press OK.
2. Select a contact and press Options.
3. Select one of the following options and press OK:
View
Show details for the selected contact.
Edit
1. Use side buttons +/–and
/ to move the cursor. Delete with
Clear.
2. Press Save.
Add
See Creating a phonebook entry, p.9.
Send SMS
Press OK to write a SMS message, see Creating and sending SMS, p.12.
Call
Press OK to call the contact.
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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.
Copy all
Select From SIM and press OK to copy all phonebook entries from the
SIM card to the phone memory. Press Yes to confirm or No to abort.
Select From phone and press OK to copy all phonebook entries from the
phone memory to the SIM card. Press Yes to confirm or No to abort.
Send vCard
Select Send by SMS and press OK to send the selected phonebook entry
as a vCard via SMS. Enter the phone number of the recipient.
Alternatively use the arrow buttons
/ to scroll through the phone-
book, or quick search by pressing the key corresponding to the first letter
of the entry, see Entering text , p.6. Press OK to send.
Select Send by Bluetooth and press OK to send the selected phonebook
entry as a vCard via Bluetooth
®. See Bluetooth, p.30 on how to connect
with Bluetooth.
ICE (In Case of Emergency)
First responders can access additional information such as medical infor-
mation from the victim's phone in case of emergency. In the event of a
trauma, it is critical to have this information as early as possible to in-
crease the chances of survival. All fields are optional, but the more infor-
mation provided the better.
1. Press Menu, scroll to and press OK.
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2. Select
and press OK, then use / to scroll the list of
entries.
3. Press Edit to add or edit information in each entry, see Entering text
, p.6. Delete with Clear. Press Save when done.
Name: Your own name.
Birth: Your date of birth.
Height: Your height.
Weight: Your weight.
Language: Your language.
Insurance: Your insurance provider and policy number.
Contact 1:
Contact 2:
Doctor:
Press Options and then OK to Add or Delete a contact
from the phonebook, or Save to accept the current en-
try. If possible, add your relationship to your ICE con-
tacts in the phonebook, such as “ICE Wife Mary
Smith”.
Condition: Any medical conditions/medical devices (e.g. diabetic,
pacemaker).
Allergies: Any known allergies (e.g. penicillin, bee stings).
Blood type: Your blood type.
Vaccination: Any relevant vaccination.
Medication: Any medication that you are treated with.
Other info: Other information (e.g. organ donor, living will, con-
sent to treat).
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 Messages, p.27.
1. Press shortcut button
or press Menu, select and press OK.
2. Select SMS and press OK.
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3. Type your message, see Entering text
, p.6, then press To.
4. Select an already added recipient from Phonebook and press Add.
Alternatively, select Enter recipient and press Select to add recipient
manually and press Done.
5. Select Add to add more recipient or select Send to send, then press
OK.
6. You can also modify the recipients by selecting one and press Op-
tions to Edit,Delete or Delete all.
Note! If you choose to add multiple recipients, you will be charged for
each recipient (maximum 10). For international calls, always use +
before the country code for best operation. Press *twice for the
international prefix +.
Creating and sending voice message
A voice message use the same technology as a MMS. Both you and the
recipient must have subscriptions that support MMS. The settings for
MMS is supplied by your service provider and can be sent to you auto-
matically via SMS. If not, see MMS, p.28 on how to set your MMS profile.
1. Press shortcut button
or press Menu, select and press OK.
2. Select Voice message and press OK.
3. Recording will start immediately. Press Stop when done and press
Yes to save.
4. Select an already added recipient from Phonebook and press Add.
Alternatively, select Enter recipient and press Select to add recipient
manually and press Done.
5. Select Add to add more recipient or select Send to send, then press
OK.
6. You can also modify the recipients by selecting one and press Op-
tions to Edit,Delete or Delete all.
Note! If you choose to add multiple recipients, you will be charged for
each recipient (maximum 10). For international calls, always use +
before the country code for best operation. Press *twice for the
international prefix +.
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Creating and sending MMS
A MMS message can contain text and media objects such as pictures,
sound recordings and video. Both you and the recipient must have sub-
scriptions that support MMS. The settings for MMS is supplied by your
service provider and can be sent to you automatically via SMS. If not, see
MMS, p.28 on how to set your MMS profile.
1. Press shortcut button
or press Menu, select and press OK.
2. Select MMS and press OK.
3. Type your message, see Entering text , p.6, then press Options.
4. Add items to your message from the options Add subject,Add pic-
ture,Add sound and Add video.
5. Add recipients with To and Send when ready.
Add subject
1. Select Add subject and press OK.
2. Type your subject, see Entering text
, p.6, then press Done.
Add picture
1. Select Add picture and press OK.
2. Select My pictures and press OK.
3. Select Phone/Memory card and press Open.
4. Select a folder, eg Photos and press Open.
5. Select a file and press OK.
Add sound
1. Select Add sound and press OK.
2. Select My sounds and press OK.
Alternatively, select Record sound and press OK for using the micro-
phone to record sound. Recording will start immediately. Press Stop
when done and press Yes to save.
3. Select Phone/Memory card and press Open.
4. Select a folder, eg Audio and press Open.
5. Select a file and press OK.
Add video
1. Select Add video and press OK.
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2. Select My videos and press OK.
3. Select Phone/Memory card and press Open.
4. Select a folder, eg Received and press Open.
5. Select a file and press OK.
Add recipients (To)
1. Select To and press OK to select recipient from Phonebook and
press Add.
Alternatively, select Enter recipient and press Select to add recipient
manually and press Done.
2. Select Add to add more recipient or select Send to send, then press
OK.
3. You can also modify the recipients by selecting one and press Op-
tions to Edit,Delete or Delete all.
Inbox, Sent, Outbox
SMS unread SMS sent
SMS read SMS unsent
1. Press shortcut button
or press Menu, select and press OK.
2. Select Inbox/Sent/Outbox and press OK.
3. Select a message and press Read.
Use / to scroll the message up/down.
4. Press Options fot the following options:
View (MMS only)
To view the message.
Call
Press OK to call the contact.
Resend
Send again to the same recipient.
Reply
Type your reply, then press Done. The message will be sent immediately.
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