Motorola V186 User manual

V186
GSM

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HELLOMOTO
Introducing your new Motorola V186 GSM wireless phone.
Here’s a quick anatomy lesson.
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Left Soft Key
Navigate menus.Open menus.
Volume Keys
Charge up.
Right Soft Key
Turn on & off,
hang up, exit
menus.
Go handsfree.
Make & answer
calls.

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feature locator
main menu
n Phonebook
t Ring Styles
•Style
• style Detail
e Messages
• Create Message
• Message Inbox
•Voicemail
•BrowserMsgs
• Info Services
•QuickNotes
•Outbox
•Drafts
• Media Templates
É Office Tools
• SIM Tool Kit Apps *
• Web Access
•Browser
•BrowserSetup
•WebSessions
•Calculator
• Datebook
• Shortcuts
•AlarmClock
•Chat
• Dialing Services
•VoiceDial
•FixedDial
•QuickDial
• Service Dial *
Q Games & Apps
s Recent Calls
• Received Calls
• Dialed Calls
• Notepad
• Call Times
h Multimedia
•Themes
• My Pictures
• Sounds
• MotoMixer
B AIM
• Sign On
• Offline Conversati...
• Offline Settings
•Help
w Settings
• (see next page)
* optional features
This is the standard main
menu layout. Your phone’s
menu may be a little
different.

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settings menu
l Personalize
• Home Screen
• Main Menu
•ColorStyle
• Greeting
• Wallpaper
• Screen Saver
•QuickDial
t Ring Styles
•Style
• style Detail
H Call Forward
• Voice Calls
•FaxCalls*
• Data Calls
• Cancel All
• Forward Status
U In-Call Setup
• In-Call Timer
• My Caller ID
• Answer Options
• Call Waiting
Z Initial Setup
• Time and Date
• 1-Touch Dial
• Display Timeout
• Backlight
•TTYSetup*
•Scroll
• Language
• Contrast
•DTMF
• Master Reset
• Master Clear
m Phone Status
• My Tel. Numbers
• Active Line *
• Battery Meter
• Other Information
S Headset
• Auto Answer
•VoiceDial
J Car Settings
• Auto Answer
• Auto Handsfree
• Power-Off Delay
• Charger Time
j Network
•NewNetwork
•NetworkSetup
• Available Networks
• My Network List
• Service Tone
•CallDropTone
u Security
• Phone Lock
• Lock Application
• Fixed Dial
• Restrict Calls
•CallBarring
• SIM PIN
•NewPasswords
• Certificate Mgmt
c Java Settings
• Java System
• Delete All Apps
• App Vibration
• App Volume
• App Backlight
•DNSIP*
* optional features

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contents
contents
feature locator. . . . . . . . . 3
essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
about this guide . . . . . . 7
SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
removable lens . . . . . . 10
turn it on & off. . . . . . . 11
make a call . . . . . . . . . 11
answer a call . . . . . . . . 11
your phone number . . 12
main attractions . . . . . . 13
multimedia messages. 13
USB connectivity . . . . 15
basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
display. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
text entry . . . . . . . . . . 21
volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
navigation key . . . . . . . 26
external display . . . . . . 26
handsfree speaker . . . 26
codes & passwords . . 27
lock & unlock phone . . 27
customize . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ring style. . . . . . . . . . . 28
time & date. . . . . . . . . 29
wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . 29
screen saver . . . . . . . . 29
themes . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
display appearance . . . 30
answer options . . . . . . 31
calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
turn off a call alert . . . . 32
recent calls . . . . . . . . . 32
redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
return a call . . . . . . . . . 34
notepad. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
hold or mute a call . . . 34
call waiting . . . . . . . . . 35
caller ID. . . . . . . . . . . . 35
emergency calls . . . . . 36
international calls . . . . 36
1-touch dial . . . . . . . . . 36
voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . 37

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contents
other features . . . . . . . 38
advanced calling . . . . 38
phonebook . . . . . . . . 40
messages . . . . . . . . . 44
AOL®
Instant Messenger™. 45
chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
personalizing . . . . . . . 46
call times . . . . . . . . . . 49
handsfree . . . . . . . . . 49
data calls . . . . . . . . . . 50
network . . . . . . . . . . . 51
personal organizer . . . 51
security . . . . . . . . . . . 52
fun & games . . . . . . . 53
troubleshooting . . . . . 55
SAR data . . . . . . . . . . . 56
AOL® license. . . . . . . . 58
index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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essentials
essentials
about this guide
This guide shows how to locate a menu feature as follows:
Find it: Press M > Recent Calls > Dialed Calls
This example shows that, from the home screen, you press
M to open the menu, highlight and select sRecent Calls , then
highlight and select
Dialed Calls .
Press
S to scroll to and highlight a menu feature. Press the
SELECT key to select the highlighted menu feature.
symbols
This means a feature is network/subscription
dependent and may not be available in all areas.
Contact your service provider for more information.
This means a feature requires an optional accessory.
CAUTION: Before using the phone for the
first time, read the
Important Safety and
Legal Information
included in the
gray-edged pages at the back of this guide.
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essentials
SIM card
Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card contains personal
information like your phone number and phonebook entries.
Caution: Don’t bend or scratch your SIM card. Keep it away
from static electricity, water, and dirt.
battery
battery installation
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