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Asus Castor

User Manual

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Page 3: ... it in a safe place for future reference About this manual Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this manual are correct and up to date However no guarantee is made regarding the accuracy of the contents and the manufacturer reserves the right to make changes without notice Copyright Asus 2005 ...

Page 4: ...rdance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one or more of t...

Page 5: ...frequency RF energy set by the Federal Commu nications Commission of the U S Government The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Spe cific Absorption Rate or SAR The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1 6W kg Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level...

Page 6: ...CC RF expo sure guidelines If you do not use a body worn accessory and are not holding the phone at the ear position the handset a minimum of 1 5 cm from your body when the phone is switched on Proper Disposal The symbol of the crossed out bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic equipment should not be placed in municipal waste Please check local regulations for disposal of electr...

Page 7: ...ace to stop the vehicle before using the phone Do not speak into a hands free micro phone if it will distract you from driving You MUST NOT stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway to answer or make a call except in an emergency The radio equipment should be connected to the antenna via a non radiating cable e g coaxial cable The antenna must be mounted in a position such that no part of the human ...

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Page 9: ...ding Contacts 19 Searching for a Contact 19 Shortcut to Contact Entries 20 Copy Contacts 20 Deleting Contacts 21 Caller Groups 21 Extra Number 22 Settings 23 Messages SMS 25 MMS 27 Chat 29 E mail 29 Voice Mail Server 30 Broadcast Message 30 Calls and Call History Making a Call 31 Answering a Call 31 Answer Mode 31 Canceling an Incoming Call 32 Diverting a Call 32 Redialing a Number 32 Call History...

Page 10: ...y Composer 48 File Manager Phone 49 DRM Rights 49 Fun and Games Java 51 Games 51 Themes 51 Stopwatch 52 Image Editor 53 Game Setting 53 Java Settings 53 User Profiles Profile Settings 55 Organizer Calendar 57 To Do List 57 Alarm 58 World Clock 58 Services Service Provider Settings 59 WAP 59 Data Account 60 Extra Calculator 61 Units Converter 61 Currency Converter 62 Health 62 Bluetooth 63 Shortcut...

Page 11: ...Camera and Video Recorder Taking Photos 67 Viewing and Managing Photos 67 Photo Capture Settings 67 Recording Videos 70 Viewing and Managing Videos 70 Video Capture Settings 71 ...

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Page 13: ... on your purchase of an Asus Castor cell phone The following illustration displays the package contents of your new phone Package Contents UserManual Castor Cell phone Rechargeable Li Ion Battery AC Adapter Headset User Manual ...

Page 14: ...l memory where you can store your contact information messages text graphics and audio files The Castor s audio player enables you to play back your favorite music Wide variety of calling and messaging functions Built in camera Media center with audio player FM radio receiver and games for your entertainment MMS and SMS messaging capability Personal information organizer with alarm calendar calcul...

Page 15: ...e 140 200 hours Talk Time 2 5 5 hours Display 1 8 inch 256K colors TFT 176x220 Camera 1 3mega pixel CMOS Supports video recording 4 6 9 continuous shots WAP Supports WAP 2 0 Java Supports J2ME CLDC MiDP 1 0 3 Messaging Supports SMS EMS MMS Ring tone 64 polyphonic ring tones Supports MP3 Record Record an unlimited number of files up to memory capacity Internal Memory 60 MB External storage Mini SD ...

Page 16: ...lls Received Calls Delete Call Log Call Time Call Cost SMS Counter GPRS Counter Settings Phone Settings Time and Date Schedule Power On Off Language Preferred Input Method Default Encoding Type Display Characteristics Greeting Text Speed Dial Dedicated Key Auto Update of Date and Time Call Settings Caller ID Call Waiting Call Divert Call Barring Line Switching Call Time Reminder Call Time Display ...

Page 17: ...ge Viewer Video Recorder To Player CamCorder Settings Video Settings Effect Setting Storage Restore Default Video Player Photo Artist Audio Player Sound Recorder Record Settings Melody Composer File Manager Phone Open Create Folder Format DRM Rights Fun and Games Java Games Themes Stopwatch Typical Stopwatch nWay Stopwatch Image Editor Game Setting Game Audio Game Vibration Java Setting Java Audio...

Page 18: ...dset Organizer Calendar To Do List Alarm World Clock Services Service Provider WAP Data Account Extra Calculator Units Converter Currency Converter Health BMI Menstrual Bluetooth Power Search Audio Device My Device Setting ...

Page 19: ...re the power to your phone is off before you insert your SIM card The SIM card and the mini SD card slots are situ ated underneath the battery To insert the cards follow these steps 1 Press the back cover and slide the cover off to remove it 2 Remove the battery The battery has a tab at the top to make it easier to grasp and remove 3 Insert the SIM card into the holder with the correct orienta tio...

Page 20: ...nufacturer or ask your local authorities for assistance Charging the Battery 1 Connect the charger plug to a power outlet 2 Connect the charger to the socket at the bot tom of the phone The connector can only be inserted one way Note Note For best battery performance allow the battery to charge and discharge completely the first few times you use it Low Battery Indicator The battery indicator in t...

Page 21: ... the phone will turn itself on when the alarm is activated After you dis able the alarm the phone prompts you if you want to keep the phone turned on or off See the Orga nizer section for details about setting an alarm Function Keys The following table lists the phone keys and their functions Power end key Hold to turn the phone on or off Press to stop an incoming call or cancel a call you are dia...

Page 22: ...ndby mode Down joystick key Press to scroll down through menu items Press to display a list of your shortcuts when the phone is in standby mode Left joystick key Press to scroll left through menu items Press to display the Camera menu when the phone is in standby mode Right joystick key Press to scroll right through menu items Press to display the Media Cen ter menu when the phone is in standby mo...

Page 23: ...11 Features Front View Speaker Screen Up down buttons Charger USB socket Closed Open ...

Page 24: ...12 Left View Right View Headphone jack Volume up Volume down ...

Page 25: ...in the Settings section to learn how to lock the keypad To unlock the keypad do the following 1 The screen shows Unlock in the lower right corner of the screen Select this option by pressing the right soft key which is just under the word Unlock on the screen 2 Press the key on the keypad to unlock the keypad as prompted on the screen The keypad is then unlocked Camera lens Headset jack Battery Co...

Page 26: ... displays Back Press the left soft key situated under OK to select the menu item Press the right soft key which is situated under Back to exit the menu Each menu item also displays a small num ber to the right of the Menu Options title You can also press the number corresponding to a menu item on the keypad to select the item To quickly exit from the menu press the Power End key Use the joystick k...

Page 27: ...s received Compose and send text SMS and multimedia MMS messages here You can also check email chat and broadcast a me sage using this menu Manner Enables you to select and customize the phone settings including the ring tone vol ume ring type and answer mode Settings Lets you adjust phone settings such as call settings themes shortcuts network settings and security settings You can also restore a...

Page 28: ...put enables you to enter individual letters one by one This is ideal for adding a phonebook entry or entering a WAP address When you press a key the characters assigned to the key appear in the lower center of the screen Press the key repeatedly to scroll through these characters Pause for a moment and the selected letter appears on the screen For practice try entering text into a text message SMS...

Page 29: ...baby using smart text entry 1 First press the key The letter a appears on the screen 2 2 Press the key again quickly to go to the next suggestion which is ba If you press the up down joystick keys the phone scrolls through all possible two letter combinations of the letters a b and c 3 3 Press the key again quickly to display three letter combinations of the letters a b and c 4 4 Press the up down...

Page 30: ...d USB cable The phone memory appears on your computer as a removable disk If the mini SD card is installed in the phone it also appears on the computer as a removable disk You can transfer files between the computer and the phone using a file viewer such as Windows Explorer or My Documents For increased functionality including tools for cre ating and editing messages images music and more use the ...

Page 31: ...er using the keypad If you are adding the new entry to the phone you can also add a home number company name e mail address office number fax number an associated sound or picture stored in the phone memory and put the con tact in a caller group Note You can control which fields are available for contact entries in Phonebook Settings Fields See Fields on page 23 for more details Searching for a Co...

Page 32: ...the third contact entry in the phonebook appears Note Only contacts stored on the SIM card can be added as a shortcut Copy Contacts You can move contacts from your SIM card to phone memory or from phone memory to SIM card Follow these steps to move contacts 1 From the main menu select Phonebook Copy All 2 Use the joystick to highlight From SIM to copy contacts from the SIM card or From Phone to co...

Page 33: ... etc To change the name of a caller group 1 From the main menu select Phonebook Caller Group 2 Use the joystick to highlight a caller group then press the Enter key 3 Press the Enter key to select the current group name at the top of the list 4 Use the keypad to enter a new name 5 Use the Right Soft Key to clear charac ters 6 Press the Left Soft Key to select Option Done when the new name is com p...

Page 34: ... If you selected the Add option you must highlight a new member from the displayed list and press the Enter key to confirm Extra Number The extra number setting is used to store special numbers You can store your own number here a service dial number and an SOS number Note Some of these functions may not be sup ported by your service provider The service dial number and SOS number are not configur...

Page 35: ... This option is used to define your preferred stor age medium SIM card or phone memory Fields The Fields option is used to define which fields appear in phonebook entries Select Phonebook Settings Fields Highlight fields to include or exclude and press the Enter key to toggle them on or off Human Voice Prompt The Human Voice Prompt option can be turned on or off When turned on the phone will read ...

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Page 37: ...ype your message 3 Press the Left Soft Key to display the Option menu The Option menu includes the following Done Common Words Insert Object Text Format Input Method Inserted objects can include a picture an anima tion or a sound Some phones may not be able to receive SMS messages that contain a anything other than text Use the Text Format option to adjust the size and style of the text 1 Highligh...

Page 38: ...rds phrase to edit then press the enter key to confirm 3 Use the joystick to highlight the Edit option to edit the wording or select the Erase option to delete it completely The edit screen displays the existing common words phrases and gives you the option to change them Message Settings The settings menu enables you to configure your SMS message settings Up to three profiles can be defined that ...

Page 39: ...he Sent or Received option The number of sent or received messages is displayed MMS MMS messages are like SMS messages but they can also contain sounds and pictures Writing an MMS Message Writing an MMS message is not very different from creating an SMS message MMS messages are made up of slides Each slide contains a combina tion of text images or audio To create an MMS message 1 From the main men...

Page 40: ... move up or down a page press and hold the up or down joystick key Using Templates There are templates stored on your phone which contain text images and sound You can create MMS messages based on templates stored on your phone You can also edit any of the existing templates To use a template 1 From the main menu select Messages MMS Templates A list of available templates appears 2 Highlight a tem...

Page 41: ...ct your service provider for details about e mail settings To set up an e mail account 1 From the main menu select Messages Email Email Profile A list of e mail profiles is displayed 2 Use the joystick to highlight a profile to use then press the Enter key to confirm 3 Use the joystick button to highlight the Edit option then press the Enter key to confirm The profile menu is displayed Here you ca...

Page 42: ...ce provider for voice mail num bers and settings or other voice mail assistance Broadcast Message Use the Broadcast Message option to set cell broadcast parameters To set broadcast message parameters 1 From the main menu select Messages Broadcast Message 2 Use the joystick to highlight the Receive Mode option then press the Enter key to tog gle the setting on or off 3 Select the Read Message optio...

Page 43: ...s code for the country you wish to dial followed by the telephone number including the area code Answering a Call When you receive a call the phone alerts you by sounding the ring tone and vibrating according to the specific ring tone and vibration settings To answer a call do the following 1 Press the Call key to answer the call 2 Press the Power end key to end the call and disconnect Alternately...

Page 44: ...ning of the list 2 Select the number you wish to dial and press the Call key to dial the number Dialed numbers can also be accessed from Calls Dialed Calls Call History Call logs consist of information about missed dialed and received calls To view lists of missed dialed calls or received calls select Call History from the main menu Then select Missed Calls Dialed Calls or Received Calls to view t...

Page 45: ...t Delete Call Log 2 Select from one of the following options Missed Calls Dialed Calls Received Calls Delete All Call Time Cost Depending on the type of service package you have you may pay according to the length of your calls Some users like to monitor the length of their calls Your phone offers a convenient and accurate way to keep track of length and costs of calls using Call Time and Call Cos...

Page 46: ...tarts recording the con versation To stop recording select Stop Mute Mutes a call DTMF Allows the recipient to hear key press tones H Free Switches to hands free loud speaker mode Other call options There are other advanced call features in your phone found in the Settings Call Setup sub menu There are features for call waiting to show or hide your number when making calls control the time of call...

Page 47: ...he Settings Phone Setup Schedule Power On Off option enables you to schedule times to turn power on or off Up to four power on off times can be defined Highlight a number from the list using the joystick and press the enter key Use the right and left joystick keys to change set tings for each field on off The Power field sets whether the phone is to turn on or off The Time field sets the time for ...

Page 48: ...ine and browse to the location of the picture Screen Saver To set the screen saver 1 From the main menu press Settings Phone Setup Display Charac teristic Screen Saver 2 Use the joystick to highlight the Setting option 3 Use the joystick to highlight the Status option and use the joystick left and right keys to set the screen saver to On or Off status 4 Use the joystick to highlight the Waiting op...

Page 49: ...at appears each time the phone is turned on Greeting text can be entered and edited Set the status to On if you want the text to appear or to Off if you do not want it to appear Speed Dial The Settings Phone Setup Speed Dial option assigns single keys to numbers in your phone book so that you can quickly and conveniently dial those numbers Number keys 2 9 can be assigned one speed dial number each...

Page 50: ...ed User Groups and Call Filter Caller ID The Settings Call Setup Caller ID option enables you to withhold your number so that when you call someone your number is not shown You can choose to activate or deactivate this option or let the network set the option Call Waiting If your service provider offers call waiting you first need to enable the Settings Call Setup Call Waiting option To enable cal...

Page 51: ...se Although the network automatically assigns a line to you you may also use the Settings Call Setup Line Switching option select a line to use This option can be used when line quality dif fers or when you have difficulty placing a call because of busy lines To use line switching select the line switching option then press the enter key to toggle among available lines Call Time Reminder If you wa...

Page 52: ...1 Highlight the Closed User Group option then press the Enter key 2 A group list appears Select an empty slot then select Add 3 A text entry screen appears Enter the tele phone numbers of group members You can also input text if desired Network Setup The default network settings in the phone are for automatic detection of the best available lines for the type of content you are sending Your phone ...

Page 53: ...y features include SIM Lock Auto Keypad Lock Fixed Dial Barred Dial and Change Password SIM Lock Using the Settings Security Setup SIM Lock option protects the SIM card from unauthorized use if the phone is stolen or used by others Highlight the SIM Lock option from the Security Setup menu and use the right and left joystick keys to toggle the option to On or Off Note This option requires a defaul...

Page 54: ...the option highlight the Barred Dial option from the Security Setup menu and press the enter key to toggle the option to On or Off NOTE This option requires a password Consult your ser vice provider if you don t know your password This function may not be supported by all service providers Change Password Use the Settings Security Setup Change Password option to change passwords for SIM card PINs ...

Page 55: ...ing Sound Effect Use the Sound Effect option to define the equal izer setting for audio output There are eight differ ent preset equalizer options to choose from Select Settings Sound Effect and press the Enter key Use the joystick to highlight an option and press the Enter key to select it ...

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Page 57: ... the Enter key to display it Image Viewer Options Press the Left Soft Key while using the Image Viewer to display the Options menu View Displays the currently selected image Browse Style Defines the image browsing style as either List or Matrix Forward Sends the currently selected image to another application e g wallpaper Rename Renames the current image Delete Deletes the current image Delete Al...

Page 58: ...d the up down right left joystick keys act as play controls When you push a key the corresponding on screen symbol lights up Down Joystick Stop Left Joystick Reverse Right Joystick Fast Forward Note You need to connect earphones to the ear phone socket on the bottom of the phone to listen to music files Adding music files To add music files to your phone you must first connect the phone to a compu...

Page 59: ... Audio folder of the handset or memory card Skin Select from three different skins or out ward appearances for the audio player Repeat Select One to loop or repeat the current song Select All to repeat all the songs in the playlist Shuffle Select Activate to randomly repeat songs in the playlist Select Deactivate to play the songs in order Background Play Select Background Play to continue listeni...

Page 60: ...up or down an octave by highlighting it with the joystick and then using the joystick up down action to move it up or down Sharpen a note by highlighting it with the joy stick and then pressing the key Change the length of a note by highlighting it with the joystick and pressing the key Add a rest using the 0 key Add a vibration effect by pressing 8 This effect is marked with wavy lines on the sta...

Page 61: ... Phone menu is used to manage files stored on the phone Open The Open option opens the File Manger and you can browse folders stored in phone memory A list of folders is displayed Highlight a folder and press the Enter key to open it Create Folder The Create Folder option lets you create new fold ers in the phone memory Format The Format option formats the phone memory and all files will be delete...

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Page 63: ...Highlight an option to change 3 Use the right and left joystick keys to change the setting Note Not all settings can be changed Some fields only display resources available Games A selection of games comes preloaded on your phone To start a game 1 From the main menu select Fun and Games Games 2 Highlight a game from the list displayed and press the Enter key to launch it Themes Themes are color sc...

Page 64: ...e timing Select Yes or No 6 If you select Yes to save the timing enter a name for the file After entering a file name select Back then Option Done to save the file Note When the Left Soft Key displays the resume message a long press of the key will reset the stopwatch Typical Stopwatch Functions If you select the Typical stopwatch you are then prompted to select one of three functions Split Timing...

Page 65: ...le between the pencil tool and the cursor tool Move the pen or the cursor around the screen using the other number keys 4 Select Option to save the file to adjust pen setting or fill background to cut copy zoom resize or view help In Pen Settings you can set the size of the pen line in pixels set the move factor or the distance the pen moves with each key press or choose from several colors for th...

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Page 67: ...ze the selected profile The profile submenu is displayed For exam ple for Alert Type you can select Ring Vibrate Only Vibrate and Ring Vibrate then Ring or Light Only 5 Highlight a feature from the submenu and press the Enter key to confirm changes Profile Settings Each profile can be customized to suit your own needs To customize a manner 1 From the main menu select User Profiles 2 Press the Left...

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Page 69: ...a calendar date as described in the previous procedure 1 Select Option Tasks List 2 Highlight a task then press the Enter key to view details OR Select Option to view the Option menu The Option menu enables you to view add edit delete or send a task See the Tasks List section in this chapter for more information about tasks To Do List You can create a list of tasks for a date on the cal endar Acce...

Page 70: ...for all relevant dates after the starting date These dates appear framed in red in the calendar Alarm The phone can function as an alarm clock Up to three alarms can be programmed To program an alarm 1 From the main menu select Organizer Alarm A list of alarms is displayed 2 Highlight an alarm to program then press the Enter key to confirm The Edit Alarm screen is displayed 3 Highlight fields to e...

Page 71: ...ange settings To open the WAP menu 1 From the main menu select Services WAP 2 Highlight an option to change 3 Press the enter key to change the highlighted setting Browsing WAP pages Browsing WAP pages is much like browsing web pages with your computer However rather than using a mouse you navigate with the joystick keys and with the enter key Scrolling Some WAP pages are longer than the phone s s...

Page 72: ...rofiles appears 2 Select a profile then press the Enter key The selected profile is activated You can also highlight a profile and press the Left Soft Key Options button You can then either select Activate to activate the profile or Profiles If you select Profiles you can view and edit the profile settings To edit proxy IP address select Conn Type Conn Oriented Data Account ...

Page 73: ...rieve and enter the number in memory The number stored in memory appears in brack ets at the top of the screen Note that most of the functions are selected with the joystick alone with no need to press OK or the Enter key For exam ple compute 239 1 238 439 as follows 1 Enter 239 with the number keys 2 Press the up joystick key once to select the function 3 Enter 1 238 with the number keys 4 Press ...

Page 74: ...rom the main menu select Extra Currency Converter The currency exchange is displayed 2 Use the keypad to enter a conversion factor and press the Enter key to confirm Use the key to enter a decimal point 3 With the top field highlighted use the left and right joystick keys to select the direction of conversion e g 2 1 or 1 2 4 Use the joystick to highlight the Local or For eign currency field and e...

Page 75: ...he Bluetooth power on Search Audio Device Searches for Bluetooth audio devices within range My Devices Displays a list of Bluetooth devices to connect to The Options menu can be accessed with the Left Soft Key key From the Options menu you can Connect to the selected device Rename the selected device Delete the selected device or search for new devices in range You can turn authentication on or of...

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Page 77: ...main menu select Shortcuts A list of current shortcuts is displayed 2 Use the joystick to highlight a number in the shortcut list You can replace this number with a different menu item 3 Press the Left Soft Key to select the Set tings selection A list of available menu items is displayed 4 Highlight an item from the list using the joy stick and press the Enter key to confirm The new item replaces ...

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Page 79: ...e down joystick key You can preview the zoom effect on the phone s screen In addition a slide bar on the right of the screen moves as zoom is applied Brightness While in capture mode adjust the brightness of the display by pressing the right and left joystick keys Viewing and Managing Photos Use the My Album option to view and manage the still images in your album To open My Album 1 While in captu...

Page 80: ...assigned as fol lows 1 Effect 2 White Balance 3 Capture Timer 4 Multi Capture 5 Night Mode 6 Image Quality 7 Image Size Press the key repeatedly to change a given set ting For example if you press 4 for Multi Cap ture pressing again enables you to apply deactivate 4 Shot 6 Shot or 9 Shot to the set ting Image Settings Use the image setting option to set the image size and quality To access the Ima...

Page 81: ...s three or five shots with a single click of the button To enable the multi capture function 1 While in capture mode select Option Multi Capture 2 Select a number of shots Select Deactivate for standard single shots or 4 Shot 6 Shot or 9 Shot for multi capture shots Capture Timer Use the delay timer to add a delay time between pressing the capture button and the picture actu ally being captured Th...

Page 82: ...r also has a zoom func tion To zoom in on an object press the up joystick key To zoom out press the down joystick key You can preview the zoom effect on the phone s screen A slide bar at the bottom of the screen moves as zoom is applied Viewing and Managing Videos Select the My Video option to view and play the videos in your album To open My Video 1 While in video capture mode select Option My Vi...

Page 83: ...s of different size and quality You can also capture videos with special effects or set the default stor age location to handset or memory card To access video capture settings Put the camera into video recorder capture mode as described in the Recording Videos section of this manual then select Option Camcorder Settings The Camcorder Settings includes options related to lighting conditions There ...

Page 84: ...ppears 2 Highlight an effect from the list using the joy stick then press the enter key to apply the setting Default Storage Use the default storage option to set where cap tured videos are stored You can store captured videos either in the handset internal memory or on a mini SD card if installed To set the storage option 1 While in video recorder capture mode select Option Default Storage 2 High...

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