Motorola V557 User manual

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V557
GSM
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HELLOMOTO
Introducing your new Motorola V557 GSM wireless phone.
Here’s a quick anatomy lesson.
Left Soft Key
Smart Key
Navigate menus.
Select menu items.
Take a picture.
Open menus.
Go handsfree.
Volume Keys
Charge up.
Right Soft Key
Turn on & off,
hang up, exit
menus.
Make & answer
calls.

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Motorola, Inc.
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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.
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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. All other product or service names are the
property of their respective owners.
© Motorola, Inc., 2005.
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: 6809495A69-O

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contents
contents
menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Conformance
Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
about this guide . . . . . . 8
SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
turn it on & off. . . . . . . 12
make a call . . . . . . . . . 12
answer a call . . . . . . . . 12
store a phone
number . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
call a stored
phone number . . . . . . 13
your phone number . . 14
main attractions . . . . . . 15
MEdia™ Net
Live Ticker. . . . . . . . . . 15
automatic setup . . . . . 16
take & send a photo . . . 20
multimedia
messages . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bluetooth
®
wireless . . 23
basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
display. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
text entry . . . . . . . . . . 34
volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
navigation key . . . . . . . 39
smart key . . . . . . . . . . 39
external display. . . . . . 39
handsfree speaker . . . 40
codes & passwords. . . 40
lock & unlock phone . . . 40
customize . . . . . . . . . . . 42
audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
time & date. . . . . . . . . 43
wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . 43
screen saver . . . . . . . . 44
themes . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
display appearance . . . 45
answer options . . . . . . 46
calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
turn off a call alert . . . . 47
recent calls . . . . . . . . . 47
redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
return a call . . . . . . . . . 49
caller ID. . . . . . . . . . . . 49
emergency calls . . . . . 49
voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . 50

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contents
other features . . . . . . . 51
advanced calling . . . . 51
address book. . . . . . . 55
messages . . . . . . . . . 59
personalizing . . . . . . . 61
call times. . . . . . . . . . 64
handsfree . . . . . . . . . 65
data & fax calls . . . . . 66
network. . . . . . . . . . . 66
personal organizer . . . 66
security . . . . . . . . . . . 69
fun & games . . . . . . . 69
service and repairs . . . 73
SAR Data . . . . . . . . . . . 74
index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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menu map
menu map
main menu
Q Games & Apps
e Messages
• Create Message
• Message Inbox
•Voicemail
•BrowserMsgs
•EmailMsgs
•QuickNotes
•Outbox
•Drafts
•MMSTemplates
s Recent Calls
• Received Calls
• Dialed Calls
• Notepad
• Call Times *
•DataTimes*
•DataVolumes*
á MEdia Net *
Cingular Mall
ã IM
h My Stuff
•Camera
• Video Camera
• Sounds
•Pictures
• Videos
• Themes
n Address Book
w Settings
• Tools
• SIM Applications
•Calculator
• Datebook
• Shortcuts
•AlarmClock
•IM
• Dialing Services
• Activation List *
• Voice Records
• (see nex 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
•Skin
• Greeting
• Wallpaper
• Screen Saver
t Audio
•Style
• Style Detail
L Connection
• Bluetooth Link
•Sync
H Call Forward *
• Voice Calls
•FaxCalls
• Data Calls
• Cancel All
• Forward Status
U In-Call Setup
• Dialing Prefix
• In-Call Timer
• My Caller ID
• Talk and Fax
• Answer Options
• Call Waiting
Z Initial Setup
• Time and Date
• 1-Touch Dial
• Display Timeout
• Backlight
•TTYSetup*
•Scroll
• Language
• Brightness
•DTMF
• Master Reset
• Master Clear
m Phone Status
• My Tel. Numbers
• Battery Meter
• Other Information
S Headset
• Auto Answer
•VoiceDial
J Car Settings
• Auto Answer
• Auto Handsfree
• Power-Off Delay
• Charger Time
j Network
•NetworkSetup
• Service Tone
•NetworkJingle*
•CallDropTone
u Security
• Phone Lock
• Lock Application
• Fixed Dial *
• Restrict Calls *
• SIM PIN
•NewPasswords
• Certificate Mgmt *
c Java Settings
• Java System
• Delete All Apps
• App Vibration
• App Volume
• App Backlight
u Web Sessions
•MEdiaNet
• Web Shortcuts
• Stored Pages
•History
•GoToURL
•BrowserSetup
•WebSessions
* optional features

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Conformance Statement
European Union Directives
Conformance Statement
Conformance Statement
Hereby, Motorola declares that this product is in
compliance with
• The essential requirements and other relevant provisions of
Directive 1999/5/EC
• All other relevant EU Directives
The above gives an example of a typical Product Approval Number.
You can view your product’s Declaration of Conformity (DoC) to Directive
1999/5/EC (to R&TTE Directive) at www.motorola.com/rtte. To find your
DoC, enter the product Approval Number from your product’s label in the
“Search” bar on the web site.

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essentials
essentials
about this guide
This guide shows how to locate a menu feature as follows:
Find it: Press M > sRecent Calls > Dialed Calls
This example shows that, from the home screen, you press
the menu key
M to open the menu. Highlight and select
sRecent Calls , then highlight and select Dialed Calls .
Press the navigation key
S to highlight a menu feature.
Press the center key
s 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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