Motorola C331 User manual

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Welcome
Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless
communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the
Motorola C331 wireless phone.
Antenna
Power/End Key
Press & hold to
power phone on
& off.
Left Soft Key
Perform functions
identified by left
display prompt.
Earpiece
Menu Key
Right Soft Key
Perform functions
identified by right
display prompt.
Send Key
Send and answer
calls, view recent
dialed calls list.
Accessory
Connector Port
Insert charger and
phone accessories.
Microphone
Navigation Key
Scroll through
lists, set volume.

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Personal Communications Sector
600 North U.S. Highway 45
Libertyville, Illinois 60048
1-800-331-6456 (United States)
1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States)
1-800-461-4575 (Canada)
www.motorola.com (United States)
www.motorola.ca (Canada)
MOTOROLA, the Stylized M Logo and all other trademarks indicated as
such herein are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. ® Reg.U.S.Pat. & Tm. Off.
TrueSync, Sidekick, Starfish, and the Stylized Starfish Logo are registered
trademarks of Starfish Software, Inc., a wholly owned independent
subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. All other product or service names are the
property of their respective owners.
© 2002 Motorola, Inc.All rights reserved.
Software Copyright Notice
The Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted
Motorola and third party software stored in semiconductor memories or
other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for
Motorola and third party software providers certain exclusive rights for
copyrighted software, such as the exclusive rights to distribute or
reproduce the copyrighted software.Accordingly, any copyrighted
software contained in the Motorola products may not be modified,
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extent allowed by law. Furthermore, the purchase of the Motorola
products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication,
estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the copyrights, patents, or
patent applications of Motorola or any third party software provider,
except for the normal, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use that
arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.
Manual number:
Cover number: 8988485L49-O

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Menu Map
Main Menu
• Recent Calls
• Received Calls
• Dialed Calls
• Notepad
• Call Times
• Phonebook
• Voice Dial
• Datebook
• Radio
• Messages
• Create Msg
• Voicemail
• Text Msgs
• Quick Notes
• Outbox
• Drafts
• Ring Styles
• Style
•
Style Detail
• My Tones
• Shortcuts
• Web Sessions
• Calculator
• Games
• Settings
(see next page)
Shortcuts
Change display zoom:
Press M , then
press and hold M
Lock/unlock keypad:
Press M *
Display my phone number:
Press M #
Go to dialed calls list:
Press N
Exit menu system:
Press O
Note:This is the standard phone
menu layout.You or your service
provider may have changed the
menu layout or changed some
feature names.Not all features
may be available for all users.
For example, the Radio feature on
the main menu (left) is displayed
only when the optional FM Stereo
Radio Headset accessory is
plugged into the accessory
connector port on your phone
(see phone illustration, page 1).

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Settings Menu
• Phone Status
• My Tel. Number
• Active Line
• Battery Meter
• Other Information
• Connection
• Incoming Call
• In-Call Setup
• In-Call Timer
• Answer Options
• Security
• Phone Lock
• Lock Keypad
• Lock Application
• Talk Secure
• Restrict Calls
• New Passwords
• Other Settings
• Personalize
• Main Menu
•Keys
• Greeting
• Initial Setup
• Time and Date
• Backlight
• Zoom
• TTY Setup
• Scroll
• Animation
• Language
• Battery Save
• Contrast
• DTMF
• Master Reset
• Master Clear
• Network
• Car Settings
• Headset

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Contents
Contents
Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
AboutThis Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
AssemblingYour Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
TakingYour Phone Apart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
TurningYour Phone On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
SeeingYour Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
AboutYour Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Zooming In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Battery Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Redialing a Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Using Talk Secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Returning Unanswered Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Calling an Emergency Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Turning Off a Call Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Canceling an Incoming Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Calling With Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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Contents
Calling With One-Touch Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Calling a Number In a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Additional Calling Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using FeaturesWhile On a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Additional On-Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Navigating to a Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selecting a Feature Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Entering Feature Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
EnteringText . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Choosing a Text Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using Tap Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using Symbol Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using iTAP™ Software Predictive Text Entry Method 48
Menu Feature Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Viewing Received Calls or Dialed Calls . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using the Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Viewing and Resetting Call Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Viewing Entry Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Storing a Phonebook Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storing a PIN Code with a Phone Number . . . . . . . . 71
Recording a Voice Name For a Phonebook Entry . . . 73
Dialing a Phonebook Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Editing a Phonebook Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Deleting a Phonebook Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Contents
Setting the Primary Number for a Phonebook Entry .76
Checking Phonebook Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Sorting the Phonebook List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Datebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Week View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Day View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Event View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Adding a Datebook Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Changing Event Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Copying an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Deleting an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Turning the Radio On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Tuning a Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Storing a Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Selecting a Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Sending and Receiving Calls with the Radio On . . . .85
Messages—Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
StoringYour Voicemail Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Receiving a Voicemail Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Listening to a Voicemail Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Messages—Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Setting Up the Text Message Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Reading, Locking, or Deleting a Text Message . . . . .91
Storing Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Sending a Quick Note Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Viewing the Status of Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . .97

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Contents
Ring Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Selecting a Ring Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Customizing a Ring Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Creating Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Setting Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Standard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Creating a Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Using Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Starting a Browser Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Interacting With Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Calculating Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Converting Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Playing a Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Game Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Blackjack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Falling Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Video Poker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
AdjustingYour Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Reordering Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Customizing a Soft Key Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
TTY Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Hands-Free Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Data Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
ConnectingYour Phone to an External Device . . . . 127
Making a Data Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Receiving a Data Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Contents
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Assigning a New Code or Password . . . . . . . . . . . .132
IfYou Forget a Code or Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Locking and UnlockingYour Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Locking and UnlockingYour Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Restricting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Activating Talk Secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Specific Absorption Rate Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Additional Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . .150
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Export Law Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Wireless Phone SafetyTips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

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About This Guide
About This Guide
This user guide introduces you to the many features in
your Motorola wireless phone.
Navigating to a Menu Feature
Use the menu system to access your phone’s features.
This guide shows you how to select a menu feature as
follows:
This example shows that you must press
M
, scroll to and
select
Messages , then scroll to and select Text Msgs .
Optional Features
This label identifies an optional network 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.
Find the Feature
M
> Messages
> Text Msgs