Motorola V197 User manual

MOTOMANUAL
Motorola V197
GSM
www.motorola.com

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HELLOMOTO
Introducing your new Motorola V197 GSM wireless phone. Here’s a quick anatomy lesson.
Left Soft Key
Navigate menus.
Select menu items.
Read messages.
Open menus.
Volume Keys
Charge up.
Right Soft Key
Turn on & off,
hang up, exit menus.
Go handsfree.
or
Make & answer calls.
Go online.
Smart Key

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Home Screen Main Menu
Press and hold the
Power Key O for a
few seconds or until
the display lights up to
turn on your phone.
1
Press the Navigation
Key
up, down, left, or
right
( S ) to highlight
a menu feature.
3
Press the Center Key
(
s ) to select it.
4
Press the Menu M key
to open the
Main Menu .
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Recent Phonebook
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Games & Apps

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Motorola, Inc.
Consumer Advocacy Office
1307 East Algonquin Road
Schaumburg, IL 60196
www.hellomoto.com
1-800-331-6456 (United States)
1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired)
1-800-461-4575 (Canada)
Certain mobile phone features are dependent on the capabilities
and settings of your service provider’s network. Additionally,
certain features may not be activated by your service provider,
and/or the provider's network settings may limit the feature’s
functionality. Always contact your service provider about feature
availability and functionality. All features, functionality, and other
product specifications, as well as the information contained in this
user's guide are based upon the latest available information and
are believed to be accurate at the time of printing. Motorola
reserves the right to change or modify any information or
specifications without notice or obligation.
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. The Bluetooth trademarks
are owned by their proprietor and used by Motorola, Inc. under
license. Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and
other countries.
© Motorola, Inc., 2006.
Caution: Changes or modifications made in the radio phone, not
expressly approved by Motorola, will void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
Manual Number: 6809504A40-A

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contents
contents
menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Use and Care . . . . . . . . . . 8
essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
about this guide. . . . . . . 9
SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . 10
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
turn it on & off . . . . . . . 13
make a call. . . . . . . . . . 13
answer a call . . . . . . . . 13
store a phone number . 13
call a stored phone
number . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
your phone number . . . 14
main attractions . . . . . . 16
Bluetooth® wireless . . 16
play videos. . . . . . . . . . 21
multimedia messages . 22
cable connections . . . . 23
phone updates. . . . . . . 24
basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
text entry. . . . . . . . . . . 28
volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
navigation key . . . . . . . 32
smart key. . . . . . . . . . . 32
external display . . . . . . 32
handsfree speaker. . . . 33
codes & passwords . . . 33
lock & unlock phone . . 34
customize. . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ring style . . . . . . . . . . . 35
time & date . . . . . . . . . 36
wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . 36
screen saver . . . . . . . . 37
display appearance . . . 37
answer options . . . . . . 38
calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
turn off a call alert . . . . 39
recent calls . . . . . . . . . 39
redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
return a call . . . . . . . . . 41
caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
emergency calls . . . . . 41
voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . 42
other features . . . . . . . . 43
advanced calling . . . . . 43
phonebook. . . . . . . . . . 48
messages . . . . . . . . . . 52
personalizing . . . . . . . . 54
call times & costs . . . . 56
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contents
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other features (continued)
handsfree . . . . . . . . . . 57
data & fax calls . . . . . . 58
network . . . . . . . . . . . 58
personal organizer . . . 59
security. . . . . . . . . . . . 60
fun & games. . . . . . . . 60
service and repairs . . . . 63
SAR Data. . . . . . . . . . . . 64
EU Conformance . . . . . 66
Safety Information . . . . 68
Industry Canada Notice 73
FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . 74
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Hearing Aids . . . . . . . . . 79
WHO Information . . . . . 80
Registration . . . . . . . . . 80
Export Law . . . . . . . . . . 81
Recycling. . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Perchlorate Label . . . . . 82
Driving Safety . . . . . . . . 83
index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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menu map
menu map
main menu
n Phonebook
s Recent Calls
• Received Calls
• Dialed Calls
• Notepad
• Call Times *
• Call Cost *
•DataTimes*
•DataVolumes*
e Messages
• Create Message
• Message Inbox
• Outbox
•Drafts
• MMS Templates
•QuickNotes
• Browser Msgs
• Info Services *
•Voicemail
É To o l s
• SIM Applications *
•Calculator
• Datebook
• Shortcuts
•AlarmClock
• Dialing Services
• Fixed Dial *
•QuickDial
• Voice Dial
Q Games & Apps
á Web Access *
•Browser
• Web Shortcuts
• Stored Pages
•History
•GoToURL
•BrowserSetup
• Web Sessions *
h Multimedia
•Pictures
• Sounds
• Videos *
t Ring Styles
•Style
• style Detail
w Settings
• (see next page)
* optional features
This is the standard main
menu layout.
Your phone’s
menu may be different.

menu map
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settings menu
l Personalize
• Home Screen
• Main Menu
• Color Style
• Greeting
• Wallpaper
• Screen Saver
L Connection
• Bluetooth® Link
•Sync
H Call Forward *
• Voice Calls
• Fax Calls
• Data Calls
•CancelAll
• Forward Status
U In-Call Setup
• In-Call Timer
• Call Cost Setup *
• My Caller ID
• Talk and Fax
• Answer Options
• Call Waiting
Z Initial Setup
• Time and Date
• 1-Touch Dial
• Display Timeout
• Backlight
• TTY Setup *
•Scroll
• Language
• Contrast
• Brightness
•DTMF
• Master Reset
• Master Clear
m Phone Status
• My Tel. Numbers
• Credit Info/Available *
• Active Line *
• Battery Meter
• Software Update *
• Other Information
S Headset
• Auto Answer
•VoiceDial
* optional features
J Car Settings
• Auto Answer
• Auto Handsfree
•Power-OffDelay
• Charger Time
j Network
•NewNetwork
•NetworkSetup
• Available Networks
• My Network List *
• Service Tone *
• Call Drop Tone
u Security
• Phone Lock
• Lock Application
• Fixed Dial *
• Restrict Calls *
• Call Barring *
• SIM PIN
•NewPasswords
• Certificate Mgmt *
c Java™ Settings
• Java System
• Delete All Apps
• App Vibration
• App Volume
• App Backlight

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Use and Care
Use and Care
Use and Care
To care for your Motorola phone, please keep it away from:
liquids of any kind dust and dirt
Don’t expose your phone to water, rain,
extreme humidity, sweat, or other moisture.
Don’t expose your phone to dust, dirt, sand,
food, or other inappropriate materials.
extreme heat or cold cleaning solutions
Avoid temperatures below -10°C/14°F or
above 45°C/113°F.
To clean your phone, use only a dry soft cloth.
Don’t use alcohol or other cleaning solutions.
microwaves the ground
Don’t try to dry your phone in a microwave
oven.
Don’t drop your phone.