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tell you the current time.

Numeric keypad

Layout of the numeric keypad is identical to layouts which were used in older button 
phones. There are four rows of three buttons each. First row contains buttons one, 
two, and three. Second row contains buttons four, five, and six. Third row contains 
buttons seven, eight, and nine. Last, fourth row, contains buttons 

asterisk

 (star), 

zero

, and 

hash

 (number sign).

0 - 9 buttons

In a menu, pressing a 

number button

 (except zero) will move you to the 

corresponding item in the menu. For example: While being in the main menu, 
pressing the number 3 will move you to the third menu item called 

Contacts

. To 

select the item press the 

confirm button

 afterwards. In the main menu, long 

pressing a 

number button

 will produce a corresponding quick dial contact. 

Pressing the 

confirm button

 afterwards will initiate a call to that contact. If no 

contact is assigned to the pressed number, you will be able to do so now. You can 
have up to 10 contacts stored for the quick dial.

Asterisk button

Long pressing the 

asterisk button

 (bottom left button) anywhere in the menu will 

lock the phone. To unlock the the phone long press the asterisk again. This feature 
can be switched off in the 

Settings

.

Hash button

Long pressing the 

hash button

 (bottom right button) anywhere in the menu will 

bring up a menu with sound profile options (silent, vibration, loud)

Using the numeric keypad to input text

In an input mode the numeric keypad buttons are used to input text, numbers, and 
special characters. Each button, except the hash button, which changes 
capitalization of the letters, contains a group of characters. You can cycle through 
the group of characters by pressing the respective button multiple times. For 
example: 

button two

 contains characters A,B,C, and number 2. To enter the letter 

B – press the button twice. To enter the number 2 – press the button four times.

Button one

 contains punctuation special characters. 

The 

asterisk button

 contains the rest of the special characters. 

Button zero

 contains number 0 and a space. 

The 

hash button

 changes the capitalization of the letters, and switches 

between numeric and alphanumeric keyboard. 

Long press of the 

hash button

 will bring up a menu with emojis. To input an 

emoji, select it with the 

confirm button

Voice dictation

Important notice:

 In order to make use of the voice dictation function, you have to 

be connected to the Internet via WiFi or a mobile network.

As an alternative to inputting text by typing it on the keypad, voice dictation 
function can be used. While in an input mode (typing a message, a note, and so on) 

Summary of Contents for Classic

Page 1: ... earbuds USB charger Standard EU USB charger input 110V 240V 50Hz output 5V USB cable a micro USB cable with standard male USB A on one side Phone description Front side of the phone Upper part of the front side of the phone is occupied by the LCD screen this is the Smooth area of the phone The notch right above the LCD screen is an earpiece Bellow the LCD screen is the alphanumeric keypad with th...

Page 2: ...ne in front of you in a way that the screen and keypad of the phone is facing downwards and the top of the phone camera and SOS emergency button is pointing away from you The rectangular hollow space which is meant for housing a battery should now be in front of you Inserting SIM cards The phone has two micro SIM card slots which are located in the lowest part of the battery space One on the right...

Page 3: ...egistration to the mobile network may take up to a minute after the phone is switched on Interactive tutorial An interactive tutorial automatically starts when the device is powered on for the first time This tutorial has to be completed before you can use the phone The tutorial is later available in the menu item called Manual The interactive tutorial will teach you how to operate the phone Press...

Page 4: ...g press of the button will delete everything Holding the back button for 10 seconds will initiate an emergency reboot of the phone Same effect can be achieved by removing the battery from the phone Directional pad Upper part of the keypad in the middle is occupied by a directional pad This pad has a button in each cardinal direction up right down and left and an extra button in the middle Left and...

Page 5: ...off in the Settings Hash button Long pressing the hash button bottom right button anywhere in the menu will bring up a menu with sound profile options silent vibration loud Using the numeric keypad to input text In an input mode the numeric keypad buttons are used to input text numbers and special characters Each button except the hash button which changes capitalization of the letters contains a ...

Page 6: ...act from you contact list by voice To do so start the voice control and say call NAME for example call Michael or call mom You can create a new message with a recipient from your contact list by voice To do so start the voice control and say send message to NAME for example send message to Michael or send message to mom Afterwards you can either type the text or use the voice dictation to input th...

Page 7: ... the confirm button will bring up a menu with following options call the contact number send a message check the length of the call delete the call from the call history Selecting the delete all history option will erase every single call in the call history list Blocked numbers Menu blocked numbers contains a list of contacts and phone numbers which are prevented from making phone calls to your d...

Page 8: ...s go back to the previous menu with the back button To delete an entry select it and choose delete item Text enter the text of the message and confirm it with the confirm button Send after entering the number and text select this menu item to send the message The selected recipients and text are not final you can edit them before sending the message by selecting the corresponding menu item Convers...

Page 9: ...eld which content after being confirmed will be sent to the contact Edit contact edit name surname phone numbers or e mail of the contact Assign ringtone opens a list of possible assignable melodies Selecting one will assign it to the contact This melody will be played during an incoming call from that contact Send contact as a business card opens a menu to select either a contact or a phone numbe...

Page 10: ...from the Contacts vcf file into the phone s contact list Contacts in the Contacts vcf file which are identical with contacts already stored in your contact list will be skipped during the import After the contact import is finished the Contacts vcf file will be renamed to Contacts imported vcf The phone will announce an error if the Contacts vcf file is not found either on the memory card or in th...

Page 11: ...and change the alarm settings Inactive alarm will be still stored in the phone but it will not go off on its set time Selection of the change alarm menu item will provide following options Set time changes the time of the alarm Set repeating sets the days on which the alarm should go off Save alarm saves the changes to the alarm to discard the changes press the back button Minute timer The minute ...

Page 12: ...ion or use the pick a date option which will show you 7 days of the upcoming week Start time If the event is meant to last whole day leave this empty Otherwise enter the starting time of the event End date in case of one day event the end date should be same as the start date Otherwise enter the last day of the event End time enter the end time of the event If you enter earlier time than the start...

Page 13: ... allows you to perform basic arithmetic operations addition subtraction multiplication and division You can enter an arbitrary long expression with as many numbers and operators as you want Once the confirm button is pressed the result of the expression is presented The result of the previous expression can be used in the next expression as the first number if after pressing the confirm button you...

Page 14: ... sent Once the e mail is sent you will be moved back to the main menu of the e mail account If the sending of the e mail fails you can try to send the e mail again or leave the writing of the e mail saving the e mail to drafts If you are not able to or do not want to send the e mail right away you can press the back button which will bring up these two options Save to drafts finish writing the e m...

Page 15: ...ng an artist you can either browse the artist s songs or albums Albums shows all albums present in the phone After selecting an album songs from the album are shown Favorites shows audio files you have labeled as favorites Each of the above mentioned folders has a search option which is always the last item in the menu You can access it quickly by pressing the left button which will bring you to t...

Page 16: ...ws browsing content of the book by its chapters parts or sections Bookmarks shows a list of bookmarks you have created for the book While listening to a book Pressing the left or right button will move you to the previous or the next section of the book Pressing the back button during the playback will pause it Pressing the back button while the playback is paused will get you to the current playe...

Page 17: ...ed to the Internet via WiFi or a mobile network FM radio The phone has an integrated FM receiver For correct operation of this applications earphones need to be plugged in The earphones serve as an antenna without which the radio signal would be noisy Tuning into a radio station Selecting the play radio menu item will start playing the radio station which was played the last time the FM radio appl...

Page 18: ...n may take up to 30 seconds The result menu contains following information Estimated address Location estimation accuracy Option to send the estimated location via SMS GPS coordinates Important notice The accuracy of the location estimation may vary You should not rely on the result absolutely but take the accuracy in account Important notice In order to make use of the localization application yo...

Page 19: ... with the down button Editing and deleting tags The list tags option in the menu brings you to the list of your tagged objects Here you can edit descriptions or delete a tag that is no longer in use Settings This section of the main menu allows you to customize behavior of the phone It also contains settings of the networks SIM cards and a possibility to update the phone to a newer version when an...

Page 20: ...nputting text and using the keypad lock Keypad lock Selecting this menu item enables or disables the possibility to lock the phone using the asterisk key The keypad lock is mainly intended for prevention of unwanted presses of the phone s keys When the keypad lock is enabled the phone can be locked and switched to a sleep mode by long pressing the asterisk key The phone will be also automatically ...

Page 21: ...he phone will go to the sleep mode to save battery power When the keypad lock is enabled the phone keypad will be locked after the timeout as well Color scheme This option allows you to select from four different color schemes first color denotes the color of the text and the second color denotes the background color There are following options White on black Black on white White on blue Black on ...

Page 22: ...nes The first line of this file is the name of the wifi network case insensitive and the second line is the network password case sensitive Every time an attempt to connect to an encrypted network is made from the BlindShell menu BlindShell will check for presence and correct format of this file If the file is found and is valid the phone will check whether the first line with the network name mat...

Page 23: ...gh the device If you choose to unpair a device this device will become unavailable until you pair it again Some devices may require this action before they can be connected to another phone Notes about Bluetooth Before you can connect a paired device you usually need to turn it on by a switch on the device Some devices may turn themselves off after a period of inactivity There is a vast number of ...

Page 24: ...k in robotized voice You will be also informed about the progress of the update Important notice Do not switch your phone or do other actions with your phone during the update process Doing so might result in damaging the phones software and subsequent necessity to send the phone for repair Time and date settings Time and date are usually automatically set from the network when SIM card is inserte...

Page 25: ...sic or book files voice recordings and others are excluded from this backup This is the content of the backup BlindShell preferences contacts messages calendar call history notes alarms object tagging database e mail configuration The backup is stored in a file called blindshell_backup bin Restore data The restore function will restore user data from a backup previously created using the Backup da...

Page 26: ...ins this document divided to sections to allow for better readability It also contains a start tutorial option to start the interactive tutorial which was started when the device was powered on for the first time Missed events This menu item contains notifications about new messages or missed calls Once you check the corresponding message or call by selecting it the notification will be removed fr...

Page 27: ...with all applicable EU legislation At the end of the product s life you can return it to the supplier or manufacturer for free of charge disposal This is to comply with The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE Matapo s r o 2018 ...

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