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V173
GSM
English
motorola.com
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Welcome Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the Motorola V173 wireless phone. . Antenna Ear Piece Exposed on the Listen to your top-back of the voice calls & phone. messages. Menu Key Headset Jack Open a menu when Insert headset you see in the accessory for display. hands-free use. Lanyard Right Soft Key Attachment Perform functions Left Soft Key identified by right Perform functions display prompt. identified by le
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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) 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. © Motorola, Inc. 2005. Certain mobile phone features are dependent on the capabilities and settings of your ser
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Contents Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Package Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Removing and Replacing the Battery Door . . . . . . . . . . 10 Changing Your SIM Card and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Battery Tips . . . . . . .
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Setting Up Your Phone for Optional Handsfree Use . . . 24 Powering Off in Standby or Automatically Turn Off . . . . 24 Calling Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Redialing a Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using My Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Terminating an Incoming Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Logging into IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Sending and Receiving Instant Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Setting Your Online Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Setting Up IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Start a Chat Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Review Chat History . . . . .
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Using DTMF Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Monitoring Phone Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Network Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Personal Organizer Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Converting Currency . . .
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Menu Map Main Menu • Messages Recent Calls Games Quick Dial IM Chat Address Book Media Net Audio Alarm Clock MyMenu Settings More Calculator Fixed Dial Service Dial Stop Watch Shortcut In idle, press up or Note: down to access The Main Menu above Address Book, right or represents the standard phone left to adjust volume. menu layout. You or your service provider may have Go to Dialed Calls: changed the order of the menu press . layout or changed the feature
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Settings Menu Call Forward * Other Settings* Voice Calls Personalize Cancel All Main Menu Phone Status Keys My Numbers * Greeting * Battery Meter Banner In Call Setup Screen Saver In-Call Timer Quick Dial * My Caller ID Wallpaper Answer Options Color Setting Call Waiting Initial Setup Security Time and Date Phone Lock Power On/Off+ Fixed Dial* 1-Touch Dial Call Barring* Backlight SIM PIN Scroll New Passwords Main menu animation Lang
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Getting Started Getting Started 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. 032259o Package Content Your wireless phone comes with a replaceable internal battery and is typically equipped with a charger. Other accessories can customize your phone to its maximum performance and portability. About This Manual Optional Features Features marked with this label are optional 0323
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Removing and Replacing the Battery Door To remove the battery door, press down on the two ridges at the top of the door, slide it down towards the bottom of the phone and remove it completely. Press Here To replace the battery door, slide it on from the bottom of the phone and up towards the top of the phone until it snaps in place. 10 Getting Started
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Getting Started Changing Your SIM Card and Battery Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card contains your phone number, service details and Address Book/ message memory. Install it in your phone by placing it in the SIM card slot located on the back of your phone beneath the replaceable battery. 11
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Battery Tips Battery life depends on the network, signal strength, temperature, features, and accessories you use. Always use Motorola Original™ batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non- Motorola batteries and/or chargers. New batteries or batteries stored for a long time may take more time to charge. When charging your battery, keep it near room temperature. When storing your battery, keep it uncharged in a cool, dark, dry place, such as a refrige
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Getting Started Turning On/Off Your Phone To turn on/off your phone, press and hold the Power/ End key . If necessary, enter your SIM card PIN code and press . Note: If you enter an incorrect code 3 times, your SIM card is disabled and the phone displays SIM Blocked. If necessary, enter your 4-digit code and press to unlock your phone. The default unlock code is set to 1234. Note: To automatically turn the phone on or off, see “Powering Off in Standby or Automatically Turn Off” on page
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Adjusting the Volume When you are in a call, you can adjust the earpiece speaker volume by pressing right or left. When the phone display is in idle, press right or left to adjust the ring volume. Increase/decrease the volume by pressing to the right/left. 14 Getting Started
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Learning to Use Your Phone Learning to Use Your Phone Symbols on the Screen GPRS In use Roam Message Active Battery Signal Level Strength Alert RECENT IM Type Clock Menu Alert Type Shows the current selected alert profile. The default alert setting is loud ring. Signal Strength Shows the strength of your phone’s connection with the network. GPRS Active Indicates that your phone is using a high-speed GPRS network connection. GPRS allows faster data transfer speeds.
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In use Indicates when a call is in progress and when you have a secure or insecure connection. Roam Appears when your phone uses another network system outside your home network. Message Appears when you have a new voice or text message waiting. An icon here can also indicate your text entry mode, alphabet, numeric, symbol and etc. Battery Level Shows the amount of charge left in your battery. The more bars visible, the greater the charge. Clock Displays the real time (see pa
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Learning to Use Your Phone The following demonstrates how to select a feature and enter information: Find the Feature > Recent Calls > Dialed Calls Press , scroll to Recent Calls, then select it to see the information of the last call. Selecting a Feature Scroll through numeric items. Press VIEW/SELECT () to see the details of a highlighted item. Press again to enter the sub-menu. Press BACK/EXIT ( ) to return to a previous screen. Entering Feature Information Features such as Address Boo
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can enter all characters (letters, numbers, and symbols) using the standard Tap method. To enter text with the Tap method, press a number key 1 or more times to cycle through characters. Release the key to enter the displayed character. Press OK/SEND () when you are finish editing. ® To cycle through iTAP , Tap and Numeric modes, press to enter Entry Method, then scroll to the entry mode you would like to apply. Character Chart Use this chart as a guide for entering spaces, numbers, le
