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Welcome Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the Motorola C353 TDMA wireless phone. Left Soft Key Perform functions identified by left display prompt. Menu Key Open a menu when you see the display.
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RF energy. When you communicate with your phone, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your phone transmits. Your Motorola phone is designed to comply with local regulatory requirements in your country concerning exposure of human beings to RF energy.
Motorola-supplied or approved clip, holder, holster, case, or body harness for this phone, if available. Use of accessories not approved by Motorola may exceed RF energy exposure guidelines. If you do not use one of the...
Aircraft When instructed to do so, turn off your phone when on board an aircraft. Any use of a phone must be in accordance with applicable regulations per airline crew instructions. Medical Devices Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 6 inches (15 centimeters) be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker.
• Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require. Responsible driving best practices may be found in the “Wireless Phone Safety Tips” at the end of this manual and at the Motorola website: www.Motorola.com/callsmart. Operational Warnings...
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(short circuit) and become quite hot. Exercise care in handling any charged battery, particularly when placing it inside a pocket, purse, or other container with metal objects. Use only Motorola original batteries and chargers. Your battery or phone may contain symbols, defined as follows:...
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Parents should monitor their children's use of video game or other features that incorporate blinking lights on the phones. All persons should discontinue use and consult a doctor if any of the following symptoms occur: convulsion, eye or muscle twitching, loss of awareness, involuntary movements, or disorientation.
To obtain the reference guide for your phone, or another copy of this user guide, see the Motorola Web site at: http://motorola.com/consumer/manuals or contact the Motorola Customer Call Center at 1-800-331-6456 in the United States or 1-800-461-4575 in Canada.
Contact your service provider for more information. Optional Accessories This label identifies a feature that requires an optional Motorola Original Assembling Your Phone To assemble your phone: Action 1 Place the keypad in...
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6 If you installed a new battery, you need to charge it before you can use your phone. See “Charging the Battery” on page 15. Note: Always use Motorola Original™ covers. The phone warranty does not cover damage caused from using non-Motorola accessories.
Taking Your Phone Apart To disassemble your phone: Action 1 Press down on the cover release button at the top of your phone. 2 Pull the top of the phone’s back cover to release it. 3 Remove the battery. Note: If the cover has a removable side band, remove it at this point.
See the “Battery Level Indicator” item on page 21. Replacing the Battery Your phone is designed to be used only with Motorola Original batteries and accessories. We recommend that you store batteries in their protective cases when not in use.
4 Attach the bottom end of the back cover, then push the top end downward until it latches. Battery Use To maximize your battery’s performance: • Always use Motorola Original™ batteries and battery chargers. The phone warranty does not cover damage Release button...
• New batteries or batteries that have been stored for long periods of time may require a longer initial charge time. • Maintain the battery at or near room temperature when charging.
Turning Your Phone On Action 1 Press and hold 2 If necessary, enter your four-digit unlock code and press OK ( Note: The unlock code is originally set to 1234. (For more information, see “Locking and Unlocking Your Phone” on page 33.) Note: At startup, you are given the option to personalize your phone.
Making a Call Do not block the antenna while you are on a call. Press 1 keypad keys Answering a Call When you receive a call, your phone rings and/or vibrates and displays an incoming call message. Press ANSWER Note: If the phone is locked, you must unlock it to answer. Viewing Your Phone Number While you are on a call, press dial the phone number...
Learning to Use Your Phone See page 1 for a basic phone diagram. Using the Display The idle display (shown below) is the standard display you see when you are not on a call or using the menu. Clock PH.BOOK (menu) indicator at the bottom center of the display indicates you can press the menu key ( main menu to see more features.
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At the top of the display are the following status indicators: 3 In Use 2 Digital/ Analog Signal 1 Signal Strength 1 Signal Strength Indicator Vertical bars show the strength of the network connection. You cannot make or receive calls when the 2 Digital or Analog Signal Indicator Shows whether you are receiving a digital ( signal.
7 Battery Level Indicator Vertical bars show the battery charge level. Recharge the battery when you see Low Battery and hear the low battery alert. 8 Ring Style Indicator Shows the ring style setting. = loud = vibrate = silent Using the 4-Way Navigation...
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This example shows that from the idle display, you must , scroll to and select Messages from the main press menu, then scroll to and select Inbox . Use the left/right soft keys to select the functions listed in the bottom left and right corners of the display.
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Enter Feature Information Some features require you to enter information: Press to scroll to Name:_____________ other No.:_______________ items. CANCEL Press CANCEL ( without making changes. DONE ) appears when you enter or edit information. • Enter numbers or text with the keypad. •...
When you enter text using the standard Alpha method (see page 27), the flashing cursor changes to a block cursor, and the soft key functions change: Block cursor indicates current highlighted character. After two seconds, block cursor reverts to flashing cursor and moves to next position.
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Note: The text mode you select remains active until you change it by selecting another mode. Use Alpha Method This is the standard mode for entering text on your phone. from any text entry screen and select the Alpha Press menu option.
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Character Chart Use this chart as a guide for entering characters with the Alpha method. Note: This chart may not reflect the exact character set available on your phone. Use iTAP™ Software Predictive Text Entry Method iTAP™ software is a predictive text entry method that lets you enter a word using one keypress per letter.
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Entering Words Action 1 Press a number key one time to enter the first letter of the word. The letters associated with the key are shown at the bottom of the display. 2 Press number keys (one per letter) to enter the rest of the word.
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Entering Novel Words You may enter a word that the iTAP software does not recognize. If the word you want is not displayed: Action 1 Press DELETE ( letters until you see a letter combination that matches the start of the word. 2 Press letter combination.
Entering Numbers Action 1 Enter the first digit and then highlight it to put the iTAP software in number entry mode. 2 Press number keys to add digits to the number. 3 Press SELECT ( flashing cursor location. Deleting Letters and Words Place the cursor to the right of the text you want to delete, and then do the following: Action...
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Press number key multiple times SELECT Symbol Chart Use this chart as a guide for entering characters in symbol mode. Note: This chart may not reflect the exact character set available on your phone. highlight the symbol you want enter the symbol at the flashing cursor location space .
Locking and Unlocking Your Phone You can lock your phone manually or set the phone to lock automatically whenever you turn it off. To use a locked phone, you must enter the unlock code. A locked phone still rings or vibrates for incoming calls or messages, but you must unlock it to answer.
Press 2 OK ( Setting Your Phone to Lock Automatically You can set your phone to lock every time you turn it off. Find the Feature Press 1 keypad keys 2 OK ( Changing a Code or Password Your phone’s four-digit unlock code is originally set to 1234, and the six-digit security code is originally set to 000000 at the factory.
To change a code or password: Find the Feature If the unlock code is the only code you can change, the New Passwords menu is not available. In this case, change the unlock code by selecting > More > Settings > Security > Phone Lock >...
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad You can lock your phone keypad to prevent accidental key presses (for example, when carrying your phone in a purse or pocket). Press Note: Incoming calls and messages unlock the keypad. lock or unlock your keypad...
Setting Up Your Phone Storing Your Name and Phone Number To store or edit user name and phone number information on your phone: Find the Feature Setting the Time and Date You must set the time and date to use the datebook. Find the Feature Setting a Ring Style Your phone rings or vibrates to notify you of an incoming...
The ring style indicator in the display shows the current ring style (see page 22). To set a ring style: Find the Feature Press 2 SELECT ( Each ring style contains settings for specific event alerts, ringer ID, and ringer and keypad volume. To change these settings, press Setting Answer Options You can use different methods to answer an incoming...
Note: When you set an animation as a wallpaper image, only the first frame of the animation appears. Find the Feature Setting Description Picture select the picture or animation for the background image in your idle display Layout select Center or Tile Tip: While viewing an image in Picture Viewer , you can >...
Press up or down 4 SELECT ( 6 CHANGE ( 8 SELECT ( 9 DONE ( Zooming In and Out Press and release in and out on the display. Zoom in to increase text size, zoom out to display more information. You can also zoom in and out from the menu: Find the Feature Setting Display Contrast...
Setting Display Color You can select the color palette that your phone uses to display indicators, highlights, and soft key labels. Find the Feature Adjusting the Backlight You can set the amount of time that the display backlight remains on, or turn off the backlight to conserve battery power.
Calling Features For basic instructions on how to make and answer calls, see page 20. Redialing a Number If you hear an ordinary busy signal: Press Using Caller ID Calling line identification (caller ID) displays the phone number for incoming calls. The phone displays the caller’s name when the name is stored in your phonebook, or Incoming Call...
Canceling an Incoming Call While the phone is ringing or vibrating: Press or IGNORE ( Depending on your phone settings and/or service subscription, the call may be forwarded to another number, or the caller may hear a busy signal. Turning Off a Call Alert You can turn off your phone’s incoming call alert before answering the call.
placed due to network, environmental, or interference issues. Press 1 keypad keys Viewing Recent Calls Your phone keeps a list of the calls you recently received and dialed, even if the calls did not connect. The lists are sorted from newest to oldest entries. The oldest entries are deleted as new ones are added.
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Press VIEW The Last Calls Menu can include the following options: Option Description Store Create a phonebook entry with the number in the No. field. Delete Delete the entry. Delete All Delete all entries in the list. Send Message Open a new text message with the number in the To field.
Option Send Tones Returning an Unanswered Call Your phone keeps a record of your unanswered calls, and displays: • the (missed call) indicator • X Missed Calls Y Unknown , where X is the total number of missed calls and Y is the number of missed calls with no caller ID information Press 1 VIEW (...
Press STORE Attaching a Number While dialing (with digits visible in the display): Press > Attach Number attach a number from the Calling With Speed Dial Each entry you store in your phonebook is assigned a unique speed dial number. To speed dial a phonebook entry: Press 1 keypad keys...
Press Calling With One-Touch Dial To call phonebook entries 1 through 9, just press and hold the one-digit speed dial number for one second. We recommend that you reserve phonebook entry 1 (speed dial number 1) for storing and dialing your voicemail number.
Listening to Voicemail Messages Find the Feature The phone calls your voicemail number. If no voicemail number is stored, your phone prompts you to store one. Shortcut: Your service provider may also store your voicemail phone number as phonebook entry number 1. If so, you can press and hold message(s).
Press 1 keypad keys 2 OK ( Your service provider additionally may store your voicemail number as phonebook entry number 1, so you can use one-touch dial to listen to your voicemail messages. If necessary, see your reference guide for information on how to store your voicemail number as a phonebook entry for one-touch dial access.
Feature Quick Reference You can do more with your phone than make and receive phone calls! For example, you can store frequently called numbers in the phonebook for easy dialing, organize your meetings and other events in the datebook, browse the Web, download ring tones, send messages, and more.
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Messages Feature Send Message Receive Message Chat Features Feature Start Chat Receive Chat Request End Chat Phonebook Feature Create Entry Create a new phonebook entry: Dial Number Call a number stored in the Description Send a text message: > Messages > Create Msg Read a new text message that you have received: Press READ (...
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Feature Description Voice Dial Voice dial a number stored in the Number phonebook: Press entry’s name (within two seconds) Note: To voice dial while using a headset, press the headset’s send/ end key and say the name. To activate this feature, see page 58. Personalizing Features Feature Description...
Feature Soft Keys Shortcuts Menu Features Feature Language Master Reset Master Clear Description Change soft key labels in the idle display: > More > Settings > Other Settings > Personalize > Keys Create a shortcut to a menu item: Highlight the menu item, then press and hold Select a shortcut: >...
Dialing Features Feature Description DTMF Activate DTMF tones: > More > Settings > Other Settings Tones > Initial Setup > DTMF Send DTMF tones during a call: Press number keys Send stored numbers as DTMF tones during a call: Highlight a number in the phonebook or recent call lists, then press >...
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Feature In-Call Timer Handsfree Features The use of wireless devices and their accessories may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas. Always obey the laws and regulations on the use of these products. Tip: When you attach a handsfree device to your phone, the left softkey ( Feature Speaker-...
Feature Description Auto Automatically answer calls when Answer connected to a car kit: > More > Settings > Other Settings (car kit) > Car Settings > Auto Answer Auto Automatically route calls to a car kit Hands- when connected: > More > Settings > Other Settings Free >...
Feature Receive Data Network Features Feature Network Settings Personal Organizer Features Feature Datebook Event View Datebook Event Description Connect your phone to the device, then: > More > Settings > Connection > Incoming Call > Next Call > Data In Only Reset normal voice operation: >...
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Feature Description Respond When an event reminder appears, you to Event can press VIEW Reminder EXIT Set Alarm You can set up to 5 alarms to make Clock your phone ring. > More > Alarm Clock > [New Alarm] Alarms do not appear in the datebook and do not ring if your phone is off.
> Browser Play a game on your phone: > Games & Apps Manage pictures and animations: > More > Media Center > Picture Viewer Use the optional Motorola Original™ FM Stereo Radio Headset accessory: > More > Media Center > Radio...
Specific Absorption Rate Data Information Specific Absorption Rate Data The Motorola C353 TDMA wireless phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S.
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2. The SAR information includes the Motorola testing protocol, assessment procedure, and measurement uncertainty range for this product.
The U.S. Food and Drug Additional Health and Safety Information Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones FDA has been receiving inquiries about the safety of mobile phones, including cellular phones and PCS phones. The following summarizes what is known—and what remains unknown—about whether these products can pose a hazard to health, and what can be done to minimize any potential risk.
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concern because of the short distance between the phone's antenna— the primary source of the RF—and the person's head. The exposure to RF from mobile phones in which the antenna is located at greater distances from the user (on the outside of a car, for example) is drastically lower than that from hand-held phones, because a person's RF exposure decreases rapidly with distance from the source.
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brain cancer) or acoustic neuroma (a benign tumor of the nerve sheath). No statistically significant association was found between mobile phone use and acoustic neuroma. There was also no association between mobile phone use and gliomas when all types of types of gliomas were considered together.
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(CTIA) in particular is expected to lead to FDA providing research recommendations and scientific oversight of new CTIA-funded research based on such recommendations. Two other studies of interest have been reported recently in the literature: 1 Two groups of 18 people were exposed to simulated mobile phone signals under laboratory conditions while they performed cognitive function tests.
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100,000 people each year. At that rate, assuming 80 million users of mobile phones (a number increasing at a rate of about 1 million per month), about 4800 cases of brain cancer would be expected each year among those 80 million people, whether or not they used their phones. Thus it is not possible to tell whether any individual's cancer arose because of the phone, or whether it would have happened anyway.
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• cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best possible information on what is known about possible effects of mobile phone use on human health At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the federal agencies that have responsibility for different aspects of mobile phone safety to ensure a coordinated effort at the federal level.
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• a hand-held phone with a built-in antenna connected to a different antenna mounted on the outside of the car or built into a separate package • a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone carried at the waist Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that mobile phones are harmful.
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1. Muscat et al. Epidemiological Study of Cellular Telephone Use and Malignant Brain Tumors. In: State of the Science Symposium;1999 June 20; Long Beach, California. 2. Tice et al. Tests of mobile phone signals for activity in genotoxicity and other laboratory assays.
This limited warranty is a consumer's exclusive remedy, and applies as follows to new Motorola Products, Accessories and Software purchased by consumers in the...
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Unauthorized Service or Modification. Defects or damages resulting from service, testing, adjustment, installation, maintenance, alteration, or modification in any way by someone other than Motorola, or its authorized service centers, are excluded from coverage. Length of Coverage Ninety (90) days from the date of purchase by the first consumer purchaser of the product.
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This warranty extends only to the first consumer purchaser, and is not transferable. What Will Motorola Do? Motorola, at its option, will at no charge repair, replace or refund the purchase price of any Products, Accessories or Software that does not conform to this warranty. We may use functionally equivalent...
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You will receive instructions on how to ship the Products, Accessories or Software, at your expense, to a Motorola Authorized Repair Center. To obtain service, you must include: (a) a copy of your receipt, bill of sale or other comparable proof of purchase;...
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Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola certain exclusive rights for copyrighted Motorola software such as the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute copies of the Motorola software.
Product registration is an important step toward enjoying your new Motorola product. Registering helps us facilitate warranty service, and permits us to contact you should your product require an update or other service. Registration is for U.S. residents only and is not required for warranty coverage.
Index accessories connector ports 1 optional 53 standard 12 Add Digits feature 45 alarm clock 61 alert creating 55 defined 37 turning off 19, 43 alpha method text entry 27 analog signal indicator defined 22 animation screen saver 39, 40 viewing 62 wallpaper 38 answering a call 20...
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call (continued) recent calls 44 restricting 53 security 42, 62 speakerphone 58 storing 44 three-way call 53 timers 57, 58 unanswered call 46 call waiting 50 caller ID 42, 46 calling line identification. See caller ID car kit automatic answer 58, 59 automatic handsfree 59 charger time 59 power-off delay 59...
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end key functions 1 ending a call 20 Enter Unlock Code message 33, 35 flashing cursor, defined 25 FM Stereo Radio Headset 4-way navigation key 23 games 62 handsfree use automatic answer 58, 59 automatic call routing 59 charger time 59 power-off delay 59 speakerphone, activating voice dial 58...
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end 1 4-way navigation 23 left soft key 1, 21, 56 lock 36 menu 1, 24 navigation 1 right soft key 1, 21, 56 send 1, 20, 44 volume control 19 keypad answering calls 38 locking and unlocking 36 volume, adjusting 55 language, setting 56 left soft key functions 1, 21...
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my telephone number 20, 37, 52 my tones 55 navigation key 1 network settings 60 notepad defined 46 entering digits 46 retrieving digits 46 number storing your number 37 viewing your number 20 viewing your own 52 numeric text mode 26 one-touch dial defined 48 using 48...
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phonebook (continued) speed dial, using 47 storing an entry 54 voice dialing 55 picture screen saver 39, 40 viewing 62 wallpaper 38 predictive text entry 28 privacy 42, 62 radio 62 received calls list 44 recent calls 44 redial busy number 42 reference guide 12 restricting calls 53 right soft key 1...
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speed dial number, defined 47 using 47 storing a call 44 symbol text entry 31, 32 talk secure 42, 62 Talk Secure feature 42, 62 telephone number storing your number 37 viewing your number 20 viewing your own 52 text alpha method 27 block cursor 26 browse mode 26...
1 Get to know your Motorola wireless phone and its features such as speed dial and redial. If available, these features help you to place your call without taking...
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2 When available, use a hands-free device. If possible, add an additional layer of convenience to your wireless phone with one of the many Motorola Original™ hands- free accessories available today. 3 Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be able to access your wireless phone without removing your eyes from the road.
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8 Use your wireless phone to call for help. Dial 9-1-1 or other local emergency number in the case of fire, traffic accident or medical emergencies.* 9 Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other serious emergency where lives are in danger, call 9-1-1 or other local emergency number, as you would want others to do for you.*...
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Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless telephones and their accessories in the areas where you drive. Always obey them. The use of these devices may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas. For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE or visit the CTIA Web site at...