Vodafone 550 User Manual
Page 1: ...Vodafone 550 User Manual ...
Page 2: ...he Vodafone Group Notice The information in this manual is subject to change without notice Every effort has been made in the preparation of this manual to ensure accuracy of the contents but all statements information and recommendations in this manual do not constitute a warranty of any kind expressed or implied Please read the Product Safety Information carefully to ensure the correct and safe ...
Page 3: ...1 Battery 11 Inserting the Memory Card13 Inserting the rope 14 Contacts 15 Making and receiving calls17 Calls 18 Sending and receiving messages 19 Sending and receiving email 22 Profiles 22 Settings 23 Organizer 26 Balance 28 My Files 28 Games App 29 Social 29 Internet 30 Bluetooth 30 Camera 31 Media 34 RF Exposure 36 Safety Precautions 38 Declaration of RoHS Compliance46 Disposal of your old appl...
Page 4: ...arts may cause a choking hazard Avoid contact with magnetic media This device may produce a loud sound Avoid Extreme Temperatures Keep away from pacemakers and other personal medical devices Avoid contact with liquid keep dry Switch off when instructed in hospitals and medical facilities Do not try and disassemble Switch off when instructed in aircrafts and airports Do not rely on this device for ...
Page 5: ...5 Your Phone Send key Touch screen Receiver Volume keys Camera key End key Status bar Power key USB charge connector ...
Page 6: ...ter unpacking 1 Remove the back cover by prising it open using the notch on the bottom edge 2 Insert the battery by aligning the gold coloured contacts with the contacts in the battery slot 3 Push down the upper section of the battery until it clicks into place 4 Replace the battery cover and close it gently until you hear a click ...
Page 7: ...IM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and then slide it into the card holder with the gold coloured contacts facing downward Replace the battery first Replace the battery cover Every mobile phone has a SIM card Subscriber Identity Module This is a micro chip that holds your personal information such as names and phone numbers Your phone won t work without it If you already have contacts on...
Page 8: ...Keypad lock set the auto keypad lock time If your phone is not operated within this time the keypad will be locked Or you can press the Power key to lock the screen To unlock the keypad press the Power key then hold the lock icon and slide along the direction of the arrow Note In this User Manual press a key means to press the key and release it while hold a key means to press the key for at least...
Page 9: ...ight bar Tap any application to open it Interface icons Indicator What it means Indicator What it means Signal strength NewSMS messageboxfullwhenblinking New voicemail New MMS Missed call MMS downloading or sending Edge Call diverting Headset Keypad locked Silent Battery status Normal Bluetooth Outdoor Roaming Meeting Alarm clock set ...
Page 10: ... letters In ABC abc Abc DE de De method tap the corresponding letter key till the letter appears Input words In Smart ABC Smart abc Smart Abc Smart De Smart de Smart DE method input any letter with a single button tap Tap each button only once for every letter The word changes after each button stroke Predictive text input is based on a built in dictionary When you have finished writing the word a...
Page 11: ...keypad Move cursor Tap on the place in the text that you want to move the cursor to Adjust the volume When you re on the phone or listening to songs movies or other media the Volume keys on the left side of your phone adjust the audio volume Otherwise the keys control the volume for the ringer and other sound effects Battery Removing the battery 1 Make sure that your mobile phone is switched off 2...
Page 12: ...completely A new battery s full performance is achieved only after three complete charge and discharge cycles Connect your travel adapter to the side of your mobile phone as shown in the diagram Connect the other end of the travel adapter to the mains socket When you charge the battery the battery charging indicator appears When the battery is fully charged disconnect the charger ...
Page 13: ...usic and so on Do not take out the card or switch off the phone while transmitting or storing data which may cause data loss or damage to the phone or the card Insert the memory card as follows The memory card slot is on the side of the SIM card holder Insert the card with the metal contacts facing down until it clicks to the right position ...
Page 14: ...14 Inserting the rope 1 Remove the back cover 2 Pass the rope through the hole as shown in the picture 3 Pass the rope through this rib ...
Page 15: ...pe has been inserted as shown Contacts There are some numbers that you may want to call again and again so it makes sense to add these numbers to your Contacts You can then access these numbers quickly and easily ...
Page 16: ...ontacts You can also save a number right after you ve made or received a phone call or a text message from someone who is not yet in your Contacts list Quick search Toquicklysearchforthecontacts tap the blank input box then enterthefirstletterofyour desiredcontactonthescreen Delete one record To delete someone from your Contacts list first select the name then select Options Delete Copy or move re...
Page 17: ...eck the memory status of both phone and SIM Making and receiving calls Basic way to make a call Inthestandby mode select Dialer icon or go to Menu Dialer Tap the numeric buttons to input the number then press the Send key or tap to dial Dial from the Contacts Go to Menu Contacts Find the name of the person you want to call and press the Send key or tap to dial Make an emergency call You can make e...
Page 18: ... the call options You can use the speakerphone by tapping the H Free button You can put a call on hold make a new call and use applications such as Messages Contacts while you re on a call Calls Dialled calls Missed calls and Received calls are saved in Calls If the records are full the earliest saved records will be deleted Select Options to enter the submenu View View your call record details Ca...
Page 19: ...pport this function Sending and receiving messages Write a new message You can use your mobile phone to send and receive messages Go to Menu Messages Create new 1 Write your message Formore information on input method see section Input Text The default message type is SMS 2 If you want to change to MMS you can press Options and choose Switch to MMS or you can choose to directly insert multimedia c...
Page 20: ...sages Upon receiving a message the mobile phone will alert you with a ringtone prompt and a new message icon 1 Press View to open the Inbox You can also go to Inbox through the main menu to read the message 2 While the message is open use Options to reply delete or forward the message You can also call back the sender You can view the message boxes in the Messaging interface Select Inbox to view r...
Page 21: ...torage to SIM or Phone Preferred connection Set the preferred connection to GPRS or GSM or GSM only Go to Menu Messages Message settings Multimedia message Data account You can select the primary and secondary data account Common settings In Compose you can set Slide time Creation mode Picture resizing Auto signature and Signature In Sending you can set Validity period Delivery report Read report ...
Page 22: ...te Email to edit your email When you finish writing select to send or save the email Receive emails If you want to receive emails go to Menu Email Enter an account and then select Options RetrieveEmail theemailsinyourmailboxwillbedownloadedtoyourphone Profiles GotoMenu Profiles Youcanselectyourpreferredprofileinthismenu Theprofileoptionsare Silent Normal MeetingandOutdoor Thedefaultsettingsforeach...
Page 23: ...t Note You can not customize the Silent mode Settings You can adjust various settings of your phone Go to Menu Settings Bluetooth See chapter Bluetooth Phone settings Time and date You can set home city foreign city time and date and format You can also select update with time zone automatically Schedule power on off Set auto power on and off time Language You can set the phone language Display Yo...
Page 24: ...s You can contact the network provider to activate this service You can set the call divert service so that voice calls and data calls are diverted to a preset number under different conditions Call barring You can bar outgoing and incoming calls Please contact your network provider for details Advance settings You can set Blacklist Auto redial Background sound Call time display Call time reminder...
Page 25: ...quired to unlock the SIM card if you have incorrectly input the PIN code for three consecutive times The PIN code and the PUK code may be supplied along with the SIM card If not contact the network provider Phone lock Phone lock can prevent your mobile phone from unauthorized use Select On Off to enable or disable the phone lock protection Auto keypad lock Select a time for auto keypad lock and th...
Page 26: ...ompts Tap the centre of the cross until the calibration is completed Restore factory settings You need to input the correct phone lock password and press OK Yes to restore factory settings Organizer Go to Menu Organizer STK SIM card Toolkit STK services are value added services provided by your network provider Your mobile phone supports STK service but if your SIM card and network provider do not...
Page 27: ...ows on the screen to switch the year and month Tasks You can add tasks to do lists World time You can view the time in different cities Calculator You can perform simple calculations You can add subtract multiply or divide and select M MR and MC to perform relevant operations Note This calculator has limited accuracy and rounding errors may occur especially in long division Unit converter Your mob...
Page 28: ...sfer or transfer your balance to Other Mobile Numbers Scale setting Select from 10 Euro 25 Euro or 50 Euro It will be shown as the maximum scale value of the Balance Indicator in the idle screen PBI switch Select ON or Off for showing PBI on the wedge bar or not Note The Balance menu can be only activated when you insert a Vodafone Prepaid SIM card My Files You can check all the folders in the pho...
Page 29: ...additional J2ME applications from the Internet You can select Download Applications or Download Games to search for more applications or games online And you can select Manage Certificate Authorities to check Service Provider Download Games Use OperaMini web browser to view the preset websites and download games Social Go to Menu Social There are 4 preset SNS Social Networking Services application...
Page 30: ...s must be paired before the communication is performed Turn on or off the Bluetooth on your phone Go to Power you can turn on or off Bluetooth Make your phone visible Go to Visibility you can choose to be visible or not When your phone is visible and the Bluetooth is turned on all other Bluetooth enabled devices within range can detect your phone Create a Bluetooth partnership 1 Go to My device Se...
Page 31: ...opposite party find that item press Options Send vCard Via Bluetooth and then select the device name If you want to send a multimedia file find the file from the media folder and then press Options Send Via Bluetooth and then select the device name Connect a Bluetooth hands free or stereo headset For hands free phone conversations or to listen to music you can use a Bluetooth hands free or stereo ...
Page 32: ... Capture mode Set the capture mode Image size Set Image size Face detection Select On or Off for Face detection White balance Select Auto Daylight Tungsten etc Effects Select Normal Grayscale Sepia etc In Misc settings you can set the follow features Storage Set the preferred storage to Phone or Memory card Image quality Set Image quality Shutter sound Set Shutter sound Anti flicker Set Anti flick...
Page 33: ...ideo recorder In Video settings you can set the follow features Switch to Camera Switch to enter Camera mode White balance Select Auto Daylight Tungsten etc Effects Select Normal Grayscale Sepia etc In Misc settings you can set the follow features Storage Set the preferred storage to Phone or Memory card Video quality Set Video quality Record audio Select On or Off for Record audio Anti flicker Se...
Page 34: ... baseline Mpeg4 3GP formats Sound recorder Tap the icon on the bottom left corner and then select New record to record a sound clip Select Settings to set preferred storage file format and audio quality Select List to view the sound clips you recorded FM radio With the radio you can search for radio channels listen to them and save them on your device Note that the quality of the radio broadcast d...
Page 35: ...d the current radio program Append Continue to record AMR files on the current file File list Display the list of files Note The wired headset works as an antenna so always connect the headset when using the radio Download pictures You can view the pre set websites and download pictures Download Music You can view the pre set websites and download music Download ringtones You can view the pre set ...
Page 36: ... of all persons regardless of age and health The guidelines use a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR The SAR limit for mobile devices is 2 W kg and the highest SAR value for this device when tested at the ear was 0 563W kg As mobile devices offer a range of functions they can be used in other positions such as on the body as described in this user guide As SAR is meas...
Page 37: ...ls concerned about limiting their exposure to RF fields the World Health Organisation WHO provides the following advice Precautionary measures Present scientific information does not indicate the need for any special precautions for the use of mobile phones If individuals are concerned they might choose to limit their own or their children s RF exposure by limiting the length of calls or using han...
Page 38: ...one are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use You must always switch off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment Alwaystreatyourphoneanditsaccessorieswithcareandkeepitinacleananddust freeplace Do not expose your phone or its accessories to open flames or lit...
Page 39: ...it down Small Children Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it They could hurt themselves or others or could accidentally damage the phone Your phone contains small parts with sharp edges that may cause an injury or which could become detached and create a choking hazard Demagnetisation To avoid the risk of demagnetisation do not...
Page 40: ...ch it on until instructed to do so in the installation instructions Antenna Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily Normal use position When placing or receiving a phone call hold your phone to your ear with the bottom towards your mouth or as you would a fixed line phone ...
Page 41: ...ng games with your phone Do not grip the phone too tightly Press the buttons lightly Make use of the special features in the handset which minimise the number of buttons which have to be pressed such as message templates and predictive text Take lots of breaks to stretch and relax Emergency Calls This phone like any wireless phone operates using radio signals which cannot guarantee connection in a...
Page 42: ...ble to you you still risk damaging your hearing Reduce the sound volume to a reasonable level and avoid using headphones for an excessive period of time to avoid hearing damage Different headphones earphones or ear buds may deliver a higher or lower volume at the same volume setting on your device Always start at a low volume setting Do not listen to music or video with headphones while driving Br...
Page 43: ...epair the phone or its accessory If your phone or its accessory has been submerged in water punctured or subjected to a severe fall do not use it until you have taken it to be checked at an authorised service centre Battery Handling Safety Always switch the device off and disconnect the charger before removing the battery Only use the battery and charger supplied or manufacturer approved replaceme...
Page 44: ...ker Toachievethis usethephoneontheoppositeeartoyourpacemakeranddonotcarryitinabreastpocket Hearing Aids People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience interfering noises when using wireless devices or when one is nearby The level of interference will depend on the type of hearing device and the distance from the interference source increasing the separation between them may red...
Page 45: ...n aircraft Interference in cars Please note that because of possible interference to electronic equipment some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a handsfree kit with an external antenna is included in the installation Petrol stations and explosive atmospheres In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres obey all posted signs to turn off wireless ...
Page 46: ...ATION is in compliance with the Directive 2002 95 EC of the European Parliament RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances with respect to the following substances 1 Lead Pb 2 Mercury Hg 3 Cadmium Cd 4 Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI 5 Polybrominated biphenyls PBB s 6 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE s Compliance is evidenced by written declaration from our suppliers assuring that any potential trace c...
Page 47: ...arately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities 3 The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health For this product s Recycling Manual based on WEEE directive please send an email to weee zte com cn or visit the website below to download...
Page 48: ...ion Terminal Equipment Directive EC Directive 1999 5 EC was performed by American TCB Notified Body No 1588 based on the following standards Safety EN60950 1 2006 A11 2009 EMC EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 EN 301 489 7 V1 3 1 EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 EN 55013 2001 A2 2006 EN 55020 2007 Radio EN 301 511 V9 0 2 EN 300 328 V1 7 1 Health EN 50360 2001 EN 62209 1 2006 EN 62209 2 2010 EN 50332 1 2000 EN 50332 2 2003 ...