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4.6 Settings

Sounds

Profiles

The Profiles menu item allows setting the sound profile used for incoming calls, mes­

sages, and other notifications.  To quickly access these settings, long press the hash

button.

The following profiles are available:

• Ringtone and vibrations.

• Vibration only.

• Ringtone without vibrations.

• Silent without vibrations.

• Airplane mode - suspends phone’s radio-frequency signal transmission technologies

(Bluetooth, telephony, and Wi-Fi).

Volume

The Volume menu item allows setting the volume level for incoming calls, notifications,

alarms, and the phone’s sound feedback.

Melodies

The Melodies menu item allows setting a melody for incoming calls, notifications, and

alarms. To set a custom melody, copy the melody file to the phone’s internal storage.

For ringtones use the Ringtones folder, for notifications use the Notifications folder,

and for alarm use the Alarms folder.

Voice output

The Voice output menu item allows setting the properties of the phone’s voice output.

The following properties can be changed or set:

• Speech rate.

• Voice variant.

• Speak date and time - when set, date and time is announced every time the phone

is unlocked.

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Summary of Contents for Classic 2

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Page 2: ... 4 Numeric keypad 11 3 5 Text input 11 3 6 Voice control 12 3 7 SOS button 13 3 8 File transfer from PC to BlindShell 13 4 BlindShell functions 14 4 1 Main screen 14 4 2 Call 14 4 3 Messages 16 4 4 Contacts 18 4 5 Applications 20 4 6 Settings 36 4 7 Manual 43 4 8 Turn off the phone 43 4 9 Missed notifications and information about phone status 44 4 10 Favorite applications 44 5 Technical specifica...

Page 3: ...3 7 Regulatory information 51 8 Legal information 57 ...

Page 4: ...nt notice If you let your phone s battery discharge completely it may appear that the phone is not able to charge at all In such a case leave the phone on the charger for several hours Afterward the phone should start charging again Leaving a discharged battery in the phone for a longer period of time might lead to damaging the battery Such a case is not covered by the phone s warranty We recommen...

Page 5: ...hat can be attached to the phone It comes with a little hook that helps you to push the lanyard through the lanyard hole 2 2 Phone description Front side of the phone The front side of the phone consists of the following parts They are listed as they are placed on the phone from top to bottom Earpiece line shaped protrusion used as a speaker during a phone call LCD screen the smooth area of the ph...

Page 6: ... and audio output On the right side edge there is a side action button used for opening favorite appli cations list and invoking voice control 2 3 Taking off the back cover To remove the back cover of the phone hook your fingernail into the opening slit located on the bottom right edge of the phone and pull the back cover away from the device When returning the back cover on the phone make sure al...

Page 7: ...an SD memory card To remove an SD memory card push the card into the slot until the clicking sound signals that the card is released Then slide the card out of the slot Inserting the battery To insert the battery locate a protrusion on the edge of the battery This protrusion should point towards the top corner of the battery compartment Slide the battery from the top to the bottom into its compart...

Page 8: ... To turn on the phone long press the back button The phone will play a start up melody after a while The phone is ready when it starts speaking Registration to the mobile network may take up to a minute after the phone turns on ...

Page 9: ...the first or last item Navigation in a menu or list of items follows To move to the next item press the down button To move to the previous item press the up button To enter a menu item or select the item press the confirm button To leave the current menu or item list press the back button Tip Long press the up button to jump to the first item in the menu To jump to the last item long press the do...

Page 10: ...er a menu item select list item confirm actions or accept calls While being on the main screen press to open the main menu Back button The back button is the red slash shaped button placed on the right in the second row of buttons The back button does the following Press to go back in a menu cancel actions reject or hang up calls While writing a message or other text input press to delete the prev...

Page 11: ...ttons one two and three The second row contains buttons four five and six The third row contains buttons seven eight and nine The last fourth row contains buttons asterisk star zero and hash number sign Asterisk button The asterisk button is the left button in the bottom row of the numeric keypad Long press the asterisk button to lock the phone To unlock the phone long press the asterisk again Thi...

Page 12: ...y pressing the down button This allows writing another character of the same button immediately without waiting for the click sound which indicates that the character was entered Text input by voice dictation While writing a message or other text input voice dictation can be invoked by pressing the side action button After a beep tone start dictating the text After each dictated segment the phone ...

Page 13: ...red If no contact is assigned to the SOS button then the long press of the button opens a menu for assigning an emergency contact 3 8 File transfer from PC to BlindShell Windows machines The phone should be recognized as an external device Afterward files can be copied via any file explorer application from the computer to the phone If the device is not recognized by the computer please install th...

Page 14: ...ns a menu for assigning a quick dial To open call history long press the confirm button To return to the main screen from anywhere on the phone long press the back button 4 2 Call The Call menu item allows making phone calls to numbers or contacts in the contact list It also contains call history statistics and blocked numbers settings Answering an incoming call To answer an incoming call press th...

Page 15: ...lock number Delete the call from the call history Delete all history This will delete all calls from the call history Call statistics The Call statistics menu item opens a list of call statistics of the last month The last item allows setting a monthly cycle start day It sets the starting day of the month from which the statistics are recorded Blocked numbers The Blocked numbers menu item opens a ...

Page 16: ...nd incoming call The second incoming call during an active call is signaled by repeated beeps Press the right action button to announce the caller s name of the second incoming call Press the confirm button to answer the second call and hold the current call Press the back button to hang up an active call 4 3 Messages The Messages menu item allows writing messages to numbers or contacts in the con...

Page 17: ...sage item to open a menu with the following options Reply opens text input Type the message and press the confirm button to send it as a reply Forward allows forwarding the message Select a contact number or e mail address to forward the message to Call dials the contact or the phone number Delete deletes the message Delete conversation deletes all incoming and outgoing messages of this conver sat...

Page 18: ...Recipients is pre filled with contact s e mail address only available when contact has e mail address filled Edit contact opens a form for editing contact s details Assign ringtone opens a list of ringtone melodies Move through the list and press the confirm button to assign a ringtone to the contact This melody will play during an incoming call from this contact Send contact as a business card op...

Page 19: ...m the file to the phone s contacts list To import contacts copy vcf file to the root folder of the SD memory card if present or to the root folder of the internal phone s internal storage The file has to be named Contacts vcf If Contacts vcf is present in both storages the file located on the SD memory card will be used Contacts in the Contacts vcf file identical to contacts already stored in the ...

Page 20: ...ith the following options Set time opens number input which accepts 4 digits as a time The first pair of digits represents hours and the second pair of digits represents minutes Set repeating opens a list of days of the week Select the days the alarm should go off If none of the days is selected the alarm will go off daily Save alarm saves the alarm and activates it Editing the alarm Select the ex...

Page 21: ...ime the end time of the event Repetitions select if the event should be repeated periodically Set the number of repetitions the end date of repetitions or unlimited repetitions Reminder sets the reminder for the event Save event saves the event Browsing the agenda To browse the agenda select the Agenda menu item To edit or delete the event press the confirm button Browsing the calendar To browse t...

Page 22: ...he countdown To set the timer press the confirm button Select the Set time menu item to set hours minutes and seconds of the countdown Select the Activate menu item to activate the timer Pausing and canceling the countdown While the timer is running press the confirm button Select the Pause menu item to pause the timer at its current time or select the Cancel menu item to stop the timer and reset ...

Page 23: ...he Weather application shows the current weather of the current location and a forecast for the upcoming three days To see more details press the confirm button To see weather information in another city select menu item Forecast in a different city Note This function requires an internet connection Voice recorder The Voice recorder application allows taking voice memos or recording sound To save ...

Page 24: ...tion To use Telegram the phone number has to be registered Enter a phone number first If the number already has been registered a verification code will come in the SMS message and login will proceed If the number has not been registered before enter first and last name which will be visible to other users on Telegram Then finish the login process Messaging To start a new conversation select a con...

Page 25: ...e down up but ton To add the radio station to favorites press the confirm button while playing and select Save to favorites Take the same steps to remove it from favorites To play the sound from the loudspeaker press the confirm button while playing and select Play from speaker Take the same steps to switch back To tune the frequency precisely press the confirm button while playing and select Manu...

Page 26: ...standard SMS fee by your mobile provider and for the data transfer if you use mobile data All images sent through this function are end to end encrypted using a secure cipher AES The decryption key is contained in the text message and only sent to the recipient of your choice and never transferred anywhere else Although the encrypted image data is stored on our servers nobody including the BlindSh...

Page 27: ...n not be held responsible for anything published on YouTube We access YouTube in anonymous mode BlindShell does not require or support user login YouTube Premium content or age restricted content is not available The lists of your favorite videos history or channels stored in your BlindShell are not synchronized to other devices or your YouTube account Some videos or live streams may use incompati...

Page 28: ...he down up button In a text file book to move to the next previous utterance press the down up button Playback menu To open the playback menu press the confirm button while playing The playback menu has the following options Jump to a percent of the book select and enter the percent of the book that the book reader should jump to number 0 99 Play next chapter plays the next chapter part of the boo...

Page 29: ...ides you can change the number of sides the virtual die has Starting from two a coin through six a normal Ludo die up to 99 sides Hangman Hangman is a simple word game The goal of the game is to guess a hidden word letter by letter You have a limited number of attempts To change the amount of attempts select the Difficulty menu item Gameplay A word to guess is represented by a sequence of letters ...

Page 30: ... play Ace the opponent must also play Ace or pass their turn 6 If you play Seven the opponent must also play seven or take two cards The penalty doubles each time seven is played Control The default view is the table It shows and reads back the last card number of cards you and your opponent have To repeat this information press the right action button Press the confirm button to open a menu with ...

Page 31: ...r The beeper beeps multiple times when turned on To set up the beeper open the Beepers application on the BlindShell phone Use this app to find the beeper or edit its properties Add pair the beeper To pair the beeper with the phone select the Add beeper menu item Then press the button on the beeper repeatedly When the beeper connects to the phone you will be prompted to enter a custom name for the...

Page 32: ...nd the estimated location via SMS message move through the list of obtained information and select the Send message with position item Important notice The accuracy of the location estimation may vary You should not rely on the result absolutely but take the accuracy into account Important notice This function requires an internet connection Magnifying glass The Magnifying glass application allows...

Page 33: ...owser menu To start browsing the Internet select either the Insert URL or search menu item To return to the menu while browsing press the back button To return to the already opened web page select the Browse page menu item To reload the page go back or forward in browsing select the Navigation menu item Browsing To navigate over the page elements press the down or up button To click on the focuse...

Page 34: ...e page with the large text of the focused element Private mode when selected visited pages will not be saved in the history Use app for watching YouTube videos when selected YouTube videos will be opened in the BlindShell application Clean up Browser files deletes the cache and temporary browser files BlindShell App Catalog BlindShell App Catalog allows downloading and installing new applications ...

Page 35: ...anaging installed packages To browse and manage packages installed on the phone select the Installed pack ages menu item Select the package to run the application get package information uninstall the package or access advanced options of the package Advanced options of the packages allow deleting temporary data of the package or deleting the application user s data Note Preinstalled apps cannot b...

Page 36: ...nu item allows setting the volume level for incoming calls notifications alarms and the phone s sound feedback Melodies The Melodies menu item allows setting a melody for incoming calls notifications and alarms To set a custom melody copy the melody file to the phone s internal storage For ringtones use the Ringtones folder for notifications use the Notifications folder and for alarm use the Alarm...

Page 37: ... plays a soft beep every five minutes This periodic beeping dismisses when the new missed event is checked Automatic speakerphone The Automatic speakerphone menu item allows turning on or off automatic speaker phone during a phone call When turned on voice output automatically switches to a loudspeaker when the phone is moved away from the ear during a phone call Keyboard Keypad lock The Keypad lo...

Page 38: ...llows setting how capital letters are signaled in a text input The following options are available Signal verbally announces capital when typing capital letters Signal with higher pitched voice changes the pitch of voice output when typing capital letters Don t signal signaling of capital letters is disabled Display Brightness setting The Brightness setting menu item allows changing the display br...

Page 39: ...ons are available Icons and text Only text Icons only Text size The Text size menu item allows changing the font size used in the phone s environment The following options are available Normal text size Huge text size this option may break the word wrapping and a single word may occupy multiple lines Networks WiFi The WiFi menu item allows connecting to a WiFi network To enable WiFi connection sel...

Page 40: ...luetooth devices How to pair a new device Enable the pairing mode on the Bluetooth device Some devices are in the pairing mode by default when turned on and out of signal Other devices have a special key or combination of keys that will trigger the pairing mode This is device specific and can be found in the manual of the device Turn on Bluetooth and select the Scan for devices option The scan may...

Page 41: ... result provides information about internet connection quality and BlindShell server availability Mobile data The Mobile data menu item allows turning on and off mobile data Note This menu item is available only when a SIM card is present in the phone Pin code The Pin code menu item allows activating deactivating or changing the PIN code When enabled the PIN code is requested at the phone startup ...

Page 42: ...lows updating the phone s software The updates bring new features enhance current features and fix bugs A new update is announced via notification To manually check for updates select the Check for update menu item If an update is available select Download update and then Install update To install an update an internet connection via WiFi is required Important notice The update process takes sever...

Page 43: ...ave users preferences of applications and phone settings including media stored in the in ternal storage of the phone Full backup without media does the same excluding media stored in the internal storage of the phone The backup file will be generated with the timestamp and the backup extension Restore data The Restore data function allows restoring user data from a backup file previously created ...

Page 44: ...the Calendar application WiFi state select to open WiFi settings Network state select to turn on off mobile data Battery state Bluetooth state select to open Bluetooth settings 4 10 Favorite applications To quickly access favorite applications press the side action button This opens a customizable list of applications that have been added to favorites To add an app to favorites select the Add favo...

Page 45: ...iver NFC 5 2 Hardware Dimensions 135 2 x 54 6 x 16 7 mm Weight 100 g phone 49 g battery Display 2 83 480 x 640 Memory RAM 2 GB Internal storage 16 GB External storage micro SD memory card up to 128 GB FAT32 Camera 13 MP SIM Card Dual micro SIM Battery 3000 mAh Loudspeaker 1 5 W Microphone Dual microphone noise reduction 3 5 stereo audio jack USB Type C Buttons SOS Volume Side action button Indicat...

Page 46: ...46 Gyroscope Proximity sensor 5 4 Certifications CE FCC IC ICASA ACMA RoHS HAC UN38 3 MSDS IEC 62133 HAC M3 T3 ...

Page 47: ...ibutor To prevent possible hearing damage do not listen at high volume levels for long periods of time The loudspeaker and earpiece of the phone are very loud Please take extra care when using the highest volume especially when the phone is close to your ears Make sure that you can hear ambient sounds when commuting with earphones This can put you into potentially dangerous situations in traffic T...

Page 48: ...ause an electric shock Only use the original battery and only use the original battery for powering the phone it is intended for The battery is designed exclusively for this specific device Other batteries may not fit well or have different properties and they could damage your phone All batteries have limited lifespan and will experience drop in capacity after a few hundred charging cycles The po...

Page 49: ...ice with an implanted medical device consult your healthcare provider SAR ratings The phone is classified for use in a typical domestic environment The highest Specific Absorption Rate SAR value reported for the phone according to CE standard when tested at the head is 0 623 W kg 10g and when properly worn on the body is 1 474 W kg 10g The minimum distance for body worn operation is 5mm The highes...

Page 50: ...The software is continuously updated The manufacturer reserves the right to adjust the software or contents of the user manual without prior notice When in doubt contact the distributor If you have any questions concerns or encounter a situation where you need assistance please contact the distributor from which you have purchased the phone You may also contact the manufacturer of the phone direct...

Page 51: ...was tested for typical body worn operations with the back front of the phone kept 10mm from the body To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements a minimum separation distance of 10mm must be maintained between the user s body and the back front of the phone including the antenna Third party belt clips holsters and similar accessories containing metallic components shall not be used Body worn acces...

Page 52: ...ration is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment Such modifications could void the user s authority to oper...

Page 53: ... phone is considered hearing aid compatible under FCC rules if it is rated M3 or M4 for acoustic coupling and T3 or T4 for inductive coupling These ratings are given on a scale from one to four where four is the most compatible Your phone meets the M3 T3 level rating However hearing aid compatibility ratings don t guarantee that interference to your hearing aids won t happen Results will vary depe...

Page 54: ...hat cannot maintain 10mm separation distance between the user s body and the back of the phone and have not been tested for typical body worn operations may not comply with RSS 102 limits and should be avoided Operation of this device is restricted to indoor use only W52 band Regulatory information EU Simplified Declaration of Conformity Hereby Matapo a s declares that the radio equipment type mob...

Page 55: ...E EL ES FI FR HR HU IE IT LV LT LU MT NL PL PT RO SK SI SE UK Frequency bands and power According to the Radio Equipment Directive RED 2014 53 EU the maximum output power of the equipment is following GSM 900MHz 33 72dBm 1800MHz 29 8dBm WCDMA B1 22 72dBm B2 23 32dBm LTE FDD B1 23 22dBm B3 23 81dBm B7 23 38dBm B8 23 52dBm B20 23 42dBm B28 23 7dBm LTE TDD B38 23 6dBm B40 23 59dBm B41 23 82dBm Blueto...

Page 56: ...tion Australia New Zealand Declaration of conformity This device complies with ACMA standard s The full text of the declaration of con formity can be found online at following internet address www blindshell com con formity ...

Page 57: ...wing cases Normal wear and tear of the product and reduction in the battery charge by its use Damage resulting from improper use exposure to humidity or liquid or heat source Damage resulting from using accessories or connectors not supplied by the manu facturer Damage caused by dropping the device or caused by applying excessive pressure which results in cracks or breaking of parts of the device ...

Page 58: ... any circumstances proceed as part of a class action The arbitration shall be conducted before a single arbitrator whose award may not exceed in form or amount the relief allowed by the applicable law The arbitration shall be conducted according to the American Arbitration Association AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules applicable to consumer disputes The AAA Rules are available online at adr org or ...

Page 59: ...mer purchaser s purchase of the Product To opt out you must send notice by e mail to info blindshell com with the subject line Arbitration Opt Out In the opt out email you must include following information 1 your name and address 2 the date on which the Product was purchased 3 the Product model name or model number and 4 the IMEI which can be found on the Product box on a label on the back of the...

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