Easylife Easyphone EL5860 User manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Model No. EL5860
Please read carefully before use and keep for future reference
Imported and distributed by Easylife Group Ltd, London NW1 0JP
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IN5860-1 © 2014 Easylife Group Ltd
DISPOSAL
• Pleaserespecttheenvironment!
• Disposeofthepackagingaccording
tothelocalrecyclingregulations.
• Disposeoftheapplianceatthe
endofitslifespanaccordingto
environmental considerations.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Easylife Group Ltd
11-13King’sTerrace
London
NW1 0JP
ThisproductcarriestheCEmark.
BIG BOLD
NUMBERS
FOR
FIDDLE-FREE
DIALLING
Dear Customer
ThankyouforpurchasingtheBig
ButtonEasyphone.
Mobilephonesaregreatfor
convenienceandcondence.But
whyarethekeypadssosmall?Often
they’rehardtouse,evenhardtosee
withoutreadingglasses.Thankfully
theBigButtonEasyPhoneredresses
thebalance.Thetouch-sensitive
keypadmakesdiallingrefreshingly
easy.ThelargeLCDdisplayisclear
andhighlylegible.Andthefunctions
arepracticalinawaythat
makes sense.
CONTENTS
Safety precautions .................... Pg4-5
Parts list..................................... Pg6-9
MountingtheSIMcard............... Pg10
Chargingthebattery .................. Pg11
SwitchingyourphoneON/OFF.. Pg12
Making/answeringcalls............ Pg13
Select functions and options...... Pg13
Usingthepersonal
handsfreehandset ..................... Pg14
Guidanceonentrymethods..Pg14-16
General information ..............Pg17-19
Phonebook ...........................Pg20-22
Textmessage........................Pg23-29
Calllog ....................................... Pg30
Multimedia.............................Pg31-34
Organiser ..............................Pg35-38
Settings .................................Pg39-43
Important information ............Pg44-50
Batteryinformation................Pg51-53
Usage&Maintenance...........Pg54-57
Emergencycalls....................Pg58-59
Troubleshooting................... Pg60-62
Manual Statement .................... Pg63
AvailableAccessories............... Pg63
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Beforeusingyourphone,please
readthefollowingimportant
information to eliminate or reduce
anypossibilitycausingdamage
and personal injury.
• Donotusewirelessphones
w h i l e d r i v i n g .
• Switchoffwirelessdevicesinan
aircraft.Thesignalmaycause
interference.Usingthemonaircraft
i s i l l e g a l .
• Donotusemobilephoneswhere
blastingisinprogress.Followany
r e g u l a t i o n s a n d r u l e s s t r i c t l y .
• Donotusemobilephonesat
refuelingpoints.Don’tusenearfuel
orchemicals.
• Followregulationsorrulesin
hospitalandhealthcarefacilities.
Switchphoneoffnearmedical
equipment.
• Allwirelessdevicesmayget
interferencethatcouldaffect
performance.
• Onlyqualiedservicepersonnel
c a n i n s t a l l o r r e p a i r t h i s d e v i c e .
• Useonlyapprovedaccessories
and batteries.
• U s e o n l y i n n o r m a l p o s i t i o n .
• Donotexposeyourphoneto
extremehightemperaturesabove
+60°C(+140°F).
• Donotuseanythingstatictoclean
y o u r p h o n e .
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PARTS LIST
Mobilephone
Chargerandplug
Hands free adaptor
Instructions
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PARTS LIST (continued)
Note: In idle mode, press UP
directionkeytoenterthemain
menu,usethegreenbutton(3)
to enter functions and select
options. If you want to delete
somethingyouentered,please
pressreturnkey(4)todelete.
1. Receiver
2. DisplayScreen
3. Dialkey/Leftkey(green)
4. Powerkey/Returnkey
5. UP/Downdirectionkey(red)
6. Number key
7. USBport
8. SOSkey
9. Speaker
10.Torch
3
5
8
10
1
9
2
4
6
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MOUNTING THE SIM CARD/
MICRO SD CARD (T-Flash card -
max. 3.2GB)
• KeepallSIMcardsoutof
c h i l d r e n ’ s r e a c h .
• PleaseconsultwithyourSIMcard
dealer on SIM card services and its
usages.TheSIMcarddealercould
betheserviceprovider,network
o p e r a t o r o r o t h e r r e l a t e d d e a l e r s .
Note:Alwaysmakesurethephoneis
switchedoffbeforeyouinsertor
removetheSIMcard,otherwise
i t m a y d a m a g e t h e S I M c a r d .
1.Removethebatterycovercarefully
byinsertingyourngerora
non-metallicobjectinthebaseof
thephoneandseparateitfrom
thephone.
2.InserttheSIMcard,withthenotch
attheupperleftandmakesurethe
goldcontactsarefacedowninthe
card slot.
3.Replacethebatteryandclosethe
covertightly.
CHARGING THE BATTERY
1.ConnecttheUSBlead/power
l e a d t o t h e p h o n e .
2.PlugtheUSBlead/powerlead
into a UK mains outlet.
3.Whenyourphoneindicatesthat
thebatteryisfullycharged,remove
theUSBlead/powerleadfromthe
phoneandpowersource.
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SWITCHING YOUR PHONE ON/OFF
1.Pressandholdthepowerkey(4)
forafewsecondstoswitchyour
phoneon.
2.Ifthephoneasksforaphonelock
code,enterthephonelockcode,
andpressOK.
3 . T h e d e f a u l t c o d e i s 1 2 3 4 .
4.IfthephoneasksforaPINcode,
enterthePINcode,andpressOK.
ThePINcodeisusuallysupplied
withtheSIMcard.Pleaseconsult
your network operator for
more information.
5.Pressandholdpower
key(4)forafewseconds
t o s w i t c h y o u r p h o n e o f f .
MAKING/ANSWERING CALLS
1.Enterthephonenumber(with
theareacode).Accordingtoyour
requirements,enterthecountry
c o d e a n d / o r d i a l i n g c o d e .
2.Pressthepickupkey(3)tomake
a call.
3.Toansweranincomingcall,press
thepickupkey(3).Toendorreject
anincoming/ongoingcall,pressthe
hangupkey(4).
SELECT FUNCTIONS & OPTIONS
Thismobilephoneprovidesa
series of functions for you to use
andcustom.Thesefunctionsor
optionsarearrangedinthemenu
andsubmenus.Youcanusetheleft
orreturnkey(3)toexecutethese
functionsindicatedattheleftorright
ofthepromptbaronthescreen.
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USING THE PERSONAL HANDS
FREE HANDSET
Connectthehandsfreehandset
toyourmobilephone,youcanstill
answercallsandusethemicrophone
withoutholdingthephone.This
devicecanalsobeusedtocharge
yourphonebyconnectingittothe
USBplugadapterorPC/Mac.
GUIDANCE ON DATA
ENTRY METHODS
Thisphoneprovidesinputmethodsof
Abc,abc,Numeric(123)andothers,
etc.Thiscanbeusedtoeditthe
phonebook,textmessages,alarms
andothertextapplications.
1 . S w i t c h I n p u t M e t h o d s
Press#keytoswitchtheinput
methods,usethedirectionkey
tomoviethebar,andthenpress
left key select. If you want to input
specialsymbols,suchas“.!?=<
>”,etc.,pleasefollowthestepsas
below:
Pressthe*keytodisplaythe
symbols.PresstheUp/Down,to
movethecursorinthesymbol
table, and select one symbol.
Presstherightsoftkeytocancel
thesymbolsselection.
2 . N u m e r i c I n p u t M e t h o d
Whentheiconoftheinputmethod
is“123”,pressthenumberkeysto
enterthenumbersdirectly.
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GUIDANCE ON DATA
ENTRY METHODS (continued)
3. How to input a letter
Whentheiconis“Abc”or“abc”,
pressthenumberkeys(2to9)
repeatedlyuntilthedesiredletter
appearinthetextarea.Pressthe
numberkeyoncefortherstletter.
Presstwiceforthesecondletter.
So,pressnumberkeystoreach
t h e d e s i r e d l e t t e r i n t h e s a m e w a y .
Press0toenterablankspaceor“0”.
Note:Whileusingthenumericentry,
pleaseswitchtothemethodof
Abcorabcrstifablankspace
isrequired,andthenpress0to
enter a blank space.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1 . A n t e n n a
Useofotherantennadevicescould
damageyourmobilephoneand
reduceperformance.Yourphonehas
a built-in antenna area unnecessarily
whenthephoneisswitchedon.
Contactwiththeantennaaffectscall
qualityandmaycausethephoneto
operateatahigherpowerlevelthan
otherwiseneeded.
2 . N e t w o r k S e r v i c e
Alotoffeaturesdescribedinthis
manual are called network service.
Theyarespecialservicesprovidedby
wirelessserviceproviders.Youshould
subscribetotheseservicesfrom
yourhomeserviceproviderandlearn
instructions onuses before you select
thenetworkyouwanttouse.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
(continued)
3 . A c c e s s o r i e s
Lithiumbatteryisthemanufacturer-
approvedrechargeablebattery
availableforyourphone.Maybesome
batteries perform best after several
f u l l c h a r g e / d i s c h a r g e c y c l e s .
Useonlybatteries,chargersand
accessoriesapprovedbythephone
manufacturerforusewiththis
particular model.
Theuseofanyothertypeswill
invalidate any approval or warranty
applyingtothephone,andmaybe
d a n g e r o u s .
Pleaseconsultwithyourdealerfor
availability of approved accessories.
4 . P h o n e L o c k C o d e
Thefactorysettingforthephonelock
codeis1234.Toavoidunauthorized
useofyourphone,youcanchange
thecodeintheSettings>Security
Setup. Remember your new code and
write down in a safe place.
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PHONE BOOK
ToaccessthePhoneBookpressthe
˄(UP)buttononceandselectthe
‘phonebook’iconinthetopleftcorner
bypressingthegreenbutton.Youwill
bedirectedtoanothermenuthatwill
showthefollowing10options,simply
pressthegreenbuttontoselectany
oneoftheseoptionsandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.
1.Call:Youcanmakeacalltothe
number.
2.Writemessage:Thisfunction
enables you send
aSMS/MMS.
3.Edit:Editthecontact’snameand
number.
4.Viewcontact:viewdetailsandedit
yourphonenumber.
5.Delete:Youcanselecttodelete
entriesfromtheSIMcard/
phone.
6.Deletemultiple:Deletemultiple
contacts in your
phonebook.
7.Export/Import:Exportthecontacts
fromSIMcard&
phonememory/
Importthebackup
from memory card.
8.Addtoblacklist
Thisfunctionenablesyouaddsome
numberstoblacklistifyoudon’t
wanttoreceivethisnumbertocallor
message.
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PHONE BOOK (continued)
9 . A d d ( N e w C o n t a c t )
• ToSIM:Presstheleftkeytoselect
OKtostarttoeditthe
contact’snameandphone
number.
• ToPhone:Youcanaddthe
contact’sname,phone
number and so on.
1 0 . O t h e r s
Youcancheckthememorystatusand
setupthespeeddialnumber.
Speed dial number: In standby mode,
longpressing2,3,4...9,*(starkey)
and#keytoquicklydialthenumber
y o u h a v e s e t .
TEXT MESSAGES
Only when your network operator
supports this service, you can use
the function.
Toaccess,manageandcomposea
textmessagepressthe˄(UP)button
once,usingthe˅(DOWN)button
scrolldownoptiontothemessage
iconandthenpressthegreenbutton
toselectthemessagesub-menu.
1. WriteMessage:Inthemessage
sub-menupressthegreenbutton
onceforNo.1‘writemessage’.
Thiswillthendirectyoutoanother
screenwhereyoucancompose
yourtextmessage.Thisphone
doesnotsupportpredictivetext
messaging.Youcanchangethe
casesettingsfromnormal,upper,
lowerandnumericandthe
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TEXT MESSAGES (continued)
languagebysimplypressingthe
hashbuttononce.Thiswilldirect
youtoanothermenuwhereyou
canselectoneoftheseoptions.
Pressthegreenbuttontoselect
yourchosemessagesetting.
2. Inbox:Inthemessagesub-menu
scrolldowntoNo.2‘Inbox’and
pressthegreenbuttononce.You
cannowselectanincomingtext
messagebypressingthegreen
buttononce.Youwillthenbe
directedtoanothersub-menuthat
willgiveyou11options.Simply
pressthegreenbuttononceto
selectanyoftheseoptions.
3. Outbox:Youcanviewyourunsent
messagesbyscrollingdownto
No.3‘Outbox’andpressingthe
greenbuttononce.Toselecta
messagesimplypressthegreen
buttononce.Youwillnowhave9
options,pressthegreenbutton
oncetoselectanyofthese
options.
4. Drafts:Ifyouhavesaveda
messageitwillbeheldinthe
‘drafts’sub-menu.Simplyscroll
downtoNo.4‘Drafts’inthe
messagesub-menuandpress
thegreenbuttononce.Pressthe
greenbuttononceagainbelow
‘options’andyouwillnowhavea
choiceof8options,simplypress
thegreenbuttontoselectanyone
ofthese.
5. Sentbox:Youcanviewyoursent
messagesinthemessagesub-
menubyscrollingdowntoNo.5
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TEXT MESSAGES (continued)
‘Sentbox’.Simplypressthegreen
button once to select any one of
thesemessagesandyouwillbe
given9optionstochoosefrom.
Simplypressthegreenbutton
once more to select any one of
theseoptions.
6. Templates:Inthemessage
sub-menu scroll down to No.6
‘Templates’whereyoucanadd,
viewandeditamessagetemplate
ofyourchoice.Oncesavedyou
canthensendthesemessage
templateswhenyoucomposea
newtextmessage.Simplypress
thegreenbuttononcetoselecta
messagetoedit,composeyour
messageandthenpressthe
greenbuttonagaintoconrm.
Thismessagewillnowbesaved
in your templates.
7. Broadcastmessage:Your
network provider may send you
messages,toreceivethese
scrolldowntoNo.7‘Broadcast
Messages’andpressthegreen
buttononce.Pressthegreen
buttonagainandscrolldown
tooption3‘settings’.Youcan
selecttoreceivemessagesfrom
your network provider by simply
selectingtheOn/OFFoption.
8. Voicemailservice:Thevoice
mailserviceismuchlikean
answeringphone,shouldyoufail
toansweranincomingcallitwill
dulytransfertovoicemail.Inthe
messagesub-menuscrolldown
toNo.8‘VoiceMailServer’
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TEXT MESSAGES (continued)
to listen and edit your
voicemessages.
9. Deleteall:Inthemessagesub-
menuscrolldowntooptionNo.9
‘Deleteall’whereyoucandelete
messagesinyourinbox,sentbox,
outboxanddraftmessages.
Simplypressthegreenbuttonto
selectanyoneoftheseoptions.
10. Messagecapacity:Youcancheck
themessagecapacitybyscrolling
downtooptionNo.10‘Message
capacity’.Simplypressthegreen
buttononceandusingthescroll
button you can view your SIM and
phonememorycapacity.
11. SMSSettings:Youcancongure
thedefaultinformationregarding
yourSMSpropertiesbyscrolling
down to option No.11 ‘ SMS
settings’.Simplypressthegreen
button once to select any one of
theseoption.
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CALL LOG
Withthisfunction,youcanviewyour
missed calls, dialed calls, received
calls, rejected calls and you can also
managetheserecordsviathedelete
alloption.Toaccessandmanage
yourcalllogsimplypressthe˄(UP)
buttononcethenusingthe˅(DOWN)
buttonscrolldowntothe‘CallLogs’
icon.Pressthegreenbuttonto
s e l e c t a n y o f t h e f o l l o w i n g o p t i o n s .
1.MissedCalls:Displaysthelistof
r e c e n t m i s s e d p h o n e n u m b e r s ;
2.DialedCalls:Displaysthelistof
r e c e n t d i a l e d p h o n e n u m b e r s ;
3.ReceivedCalls:Displaysthelistof
r e c e n t r e c e i v e d p h o n e n u m b e r s .
4.Deleteall:Youcandeleteall
records.
MULTIMEDIA
Toaccessthemultimediaoptions
simplypressthe˄(UP)buttononce
thenusingthe˅(DOWN)buttonscroll
downtothe‘Multimedia’icon.Press
thegreenbuttontoselectanyofthe
followingoptions.
1. Recorder
Youcantakeasoundrecording(use
asaDictaphone)inthisfunction;
simplypressthegreenbuttontostart
arecording.Note.Youwillneeda
micro-SDcard(T-Flashcard-max.
3.2GB)toenablethisfunction(not
supplied).
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MULTIMEDIA (continued)
2 . A u d i o
Inthemusicplayerinterface,select
thefollowingoptionstoperformthe
followingfunctions:
• P l a y : T o p l a y t h e s p e c i e d m u s i c .
• MusicList:Youcanrefreshthe
musiclelistofthememorycard.
Foranyrecordyoucanperformthe
followingoperations:Play,Return
t o p l a y , S e t a s r i n g t o n e , a n d s o o n ,
• Repeat>youcanselectOff,
O n e o r A l l .
• BackgroundPlay>PressRed
keytoenterBackgroundPlay,the
music will continue to play even if
youexitthePlayingScreen(music
willstopwhenacalliscoming).
Note1:Thecurrentsystemdoesnot
supportsomeMP3withanon-
standard format.
Note2:Press*or#Keytoadjust
thevolume.
3.Video
Youcanplayvideosthatarestoredon
yourSDcard(SDcardnotprovided).
4.FMradio
Youcanuseyourphonetolisten
toFMradiostations.Pressgreen
buttontoenterthisoption,thenyou
canselect:play/pause,Autosearch,
Channellistandsoon.Toadjustthe
volumesimplypressthe*‘star’keyto
decreasethevolume,toincreasethe
volumepressthe#‘hashtag’button
t o i n c r e a s e t h e v o l u m e .
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MULTIMEDIA (continued)
5.Image
Youcanuploadanddownloadimages
toyourphonebyinsertingtheUSB
cablesuppliedintoyourPCorMac.
Whenthecableisconnectedtothe
phoneyouwillnote3optionsare
displayed–Charging,UDiskandPC
connecting.ScrolldowntoUDiskand
pressthegreenbuttontoconrm.You
willthenseeanAutoplaymessage
appearonyourPCorMac.Youcan
thenuploadanddownloadimages
savedinyour‘Wallpaper’.Please
notethatanSDcardisrequiredto
usethisoption(notsupplied)
ORGANIZER
Toaccesstheorganizeroptions
simplypressthe˄(UP)buttononce
thenusingthe˅(DOWN)buttonscroll
downtothe‘organizer’icon.Press
thegreenbuttontoselectanyofthe
f o l l o w i n g o p t i o n s .
1.Torch
YoucanturnthetorchONandOFF
bysimplyscrollingdowntooption
No.1‘torch’andthenpressthegreen
buttononce.SelectONbypressing
thegreenbuttononcetoturnthe
torchON,toturnthetorchOFFselect
OFFandpressthegreenbutton
toconrm.
2 . A l a r m
Themobilephoneprovidesseveral
alarmsandyoucansetthemasyour
need.ScrolldowntooptionNo.2
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ORGANIZER (continued)
‘alarm’andpressthegreenbutton
once.Thereare3alarmsettings,
usethescrollbuttonstoaccesseach
ofthese.Pressthegreenbuttonto
activateandediteachofthese.
3 . C a l e n d a r
Youcanviewdatewiththisfunction,
alsoyoucanaddnewschedule
accordingtoyourneed.Scrolldown
tooptionNo.3‘calendar’andpress
thegreenbuttononce.Youwill
nowseethedatesinthatcalendar
month.ToByusingthescrollbuttons
itispossibletosetupareminder/
schedule.Simplyscrolltothedate
requiredandpressthegreenbutton
once. You will now be directed to
anothermenuwith4furtheroptions.
Allofwhichcanbeselectedby
followingtheinstructionson
thescreen.
4 . C a l c u l a t o r
Thecalculatorcanadd,subtract,
multiplyanddivide.Press*toinput
point.Presstheup,down,andthe
greenbuttontoselect+,-,*,/,=
respectively. Press Return key to
deletethegure.
5 . M y l es
Youcanusethefunctiontomanage
alltypesoflessavedinthememory
c a r d a n d o n t h e p h o n e .
6.Bluetooth
Bluetooth:Openorclose
theBluetooth
Bluetoothvisibility:Openorclose
thevisibility.
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ORGANIZER (continued)
Paireddevice:Showthedevicewhich
is connected
Devicename:Showoffthename
ofBluetooth.
BluetoothleStorage:Youcanselect
Storagememorycard.
Help:Youcanreadsomehelpful
informationthatmayassistyou.
SETTINGS
1 . P h o n e S e t t i n g s
• Languagesettings:Selectthe
desiredlanguageforthe
displaytext.
• TimeandDate:YoucansetTime/
DateandTimeFormat.
• DisplaySettings:Youcancongure
thewallpaper,Contrast,Keypad
backlighttime,Autokeypadlock
and so on.
2 . C a l l S e t t i n g s
• Networkselection:choicethe
modesofsearchingthephone
network,includingAutoand
Manual modes.
• CallDivert>Thisnetworkservice
allowsyoutodivertyourincoming
callstoanthernumber.Fordetails,
contact your service provider.
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