Asus V55- User Manual

10 Unpacking list The following items come included in the box. Note: Please save the original box and packing materials in case you need to repack any items or send them for servicing. User Manual Cell phone Battery charger User manual Battery Headset

11 Menu Map Phonebook • New number • Name • Number • Group • Ringtone • Options • Search • SIM List • Delete All • Copy All to SIM • Memory • Speed Dial List • Fixed Dial List Messages SMS (text message) • New SMS • Options • Send • Save • Insert • Text Format • Input Language • Input Method • Inbox...

12 PIM (Personal Information Manager) • Calendar • New Appointment • View Today • View Week • View All Appointments • Notes • Alarm • Calculator • Voice Memo Camera View Pictures • View • Effects • Animation • Transform • Face Off • Funny Theme • Filter • Adjustment • Options • Set to Wallpaper • Se...

14 Specifications Antenna Internal antenna Battery Lithium ion, >700 mAh Talk Time / Stand by time 2.5-5 hours / 140-200 hours Sounds • 40 SW-MIDI tones• 20 pre-defined ringtones • 4-track midi music composer Display • Color display • 20 wallpapers (pre-defined) Power on-off Animations (pre-defin...

Getting Started Inserting the SIM card and battery When you register with a service provider, you receive a SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module card). Your phone must have a SIM card in order to make calls. The SIM card is a computer chip that contains your phone number, phonebook information, and ...

Gett in g S ta rte d 18 Turning the phone on 1. Hold down the power/end key until the screen lights up. 2. If needed, enter your SIM card PIN code and press OK. Turning the phone off Press the power/end key and hold until the phone shuts down. 5. Replace the battery cover. Place the back cover again...

Gett in g S ta rt ed 19 Charging the battery 1. Connect the charger plug to an outlet. 2. Connect the charger to the socket at the bottom of the phone. The connector can only be inserted one way. Note: For best battery per- formance, allow the battery to charge and discharge completely the first few...

Gett in g S ta rte d 20 Making a call 1. Enter the number you wish to dial. If you make a mistake, select Clear to delete. The right soft key is just under the word Clear on the lower right screen, so select this key to clear a number. Press and hold down the or end key to return to idle screen. 2. ...

Using Your Phone Standby mode When your phone is on, but not in use, it is in standby mode. During standby mode, the upper part of the display screen shows various icons. The date and time is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Beneath the date and time are Menu in the left corner and Camera in t...

Using Y o u r Ph one 23 Menu To view the menu, select the left menu/soft key from the main display. After the menu appears, scroll through menu items by pressing the navigation key . Beneath the main menu are Select , to the left, and Exit , to the right. Press the key just under Select , the left s...

Using Y o ur Phone 26 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 dialing. • Press to exit a menu or sub-menu. Send/answer key• Press to send or answer calls.• Ho...

Using Y o u r Ph one 27 Text entry When you add names to your phone book, send a text message, or use your WAP browser, you need to enter text. Your cell phone has two text entry methods. You can enter letters individually or with predictive text entry, which helps you complete words as you enter th...

Using Y o ur Phone 28 Multitap text entry Multitap text entry enables you to enter individual letters. This is ideal for adding a phonebook entry or entering a WAP address. When you press a key, the assigned characters appear in the upper right of the screen. Press the key repeatedly to scroll throu...

Using Y o u r Ph one 29 For practice, try entering text into a text message (SMS). From the menu, go to Messages > New SMS . To enter the word, “hello,” first make sure that the entry method is set to multitap. Press Options , then select Input Method . Select Multitap . To enter the words “my ph...

Using Y o ur Phone 30 T9™ text entry T9™ text entry is a predictive text entry method. It uses a built-in dictionary to predict the word you are typing. You can choose the correct word from the suggestions on the bottom of the screen. By reducing the number of keystrokes, the T9™ text entry method h...

Using Y o u r Ph one 31 8. Press the key. The T9™ system predicts that baby is the probably the only word in English beginning with bab , and this word only appears on the screen. 9. Select to enter. Note: For T9™ text entry to work properly, ensure the language settings in your phone match the lang...

Calling Features Redialing a number 1. Press the send/answer key. A list of numbers dialed appears, with the last number dialed at the beginning of the list. 2. Select the number you wish to dial and press the send/answer key. Dialed numbers can also be accessed from Call Logs>Dialed. Caller ID I...

Call ing Feat u res 33 Canceling an incoming call If you would like to cancel an incoming call, press the power/end key. Depending on your service provider, the caller may be transferred to your voice mail or may hear a busy signal. Call logs To view missed calls, as well as logs of dialed calls and...

Calling Fea tur es 34 Dialed and received Calls Call Logs also contain lists of dialed and received calls. To dial one of these numbers, follow the same process as for returning a missed call. While viewing a call log number, you can select Options to other functions: Call Logs>All Calls contains...

Call ing Feat u res 35 Silent mode During silent mode, the phone vibrates for an incoming call.Press and hold the key to enable or disable silent mode. When silent mode is not enabled, the icon appears in the standby screen. When silent mode is enabled, the appears. Call waiting If your service prov...

Calling Fea tur es 36 Call timer 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 at Call logs>Call...

Phonebook The phonebook enables you to store information about your contacts, including phone numbers, fax numbers, addresses, and e-mail addresses. You can also set up special information for contacts, such as ringtones, pictures, and groups. Adding contacts Add new contacts from Phonebook>New N...

Phoneb ook 38 Groups You may add the contact to a group. To add a contact to a group:1. Select Options>Grouplist 2. A list of groups appears. Scroll to the desired group, then select. 3. Select View to edit group settings. 4. Select Options>View Members then select numbers to add phonebook ent...

Phone boo k 39 Editing contact information 1. Select the contact. 2. Select View>Edit to edit contact information. Phonebook>Options offers convenient tools for accessing contact information, such as searching and speed dialing, as well as editing options. Searching for a contact 1. To search ...

Phoneb ook 40 Deleting a contact • To delete the current contact, select Delete . • To delete all contacts, select Delete All . Editing a group list. 1. Go to Phonebook>Options>Group List. Select a group, then select View . 2. Information fields appear for name, picture and ringtone. Select an...

Phone boo k 41 2. Select Options>Speed Dial List. 3. Nine frames appear, labeled Key 1 through Key 9 . These correspond to keypad numbers through . Scroll to highlight the speed dialing key you wish to assign. Select edit. You can assign a contact’s number to a key by selecting Speed Dial List. S...

Messages Messages enables you to send and receive text messages (SMS, or Short Message Service) or multimedia messages containing a combination of audio, pictures, or text (MMS, or Multimedia Messaging Service). If you have received a new text message or voice message, the envelope icon in the stand...

M essages 43 The phone supports two types of text entry, Multitap, and T9™ predictive text input. For more information, see Text entry: The basics on page 27. 1. Enter the text of your message. 2. To send the message, select Options>Send . Shortcut keys The key switches between different case ent...

M essages 45 Input language Change your input language. This is essential for T9™ predictive text input. Inbox Go to SMS>Inbox to view all SMS messages stored in your handset.Select View to read the SMS Select Options to: • Delete - Delete the SMS• Reply - Reply with a message to the sender• Edit...

M ess age s 46 Settings Change the following settings in Messages>SMS>Setting : Message Centre Enter the number to call to retrieve voicemail mes-sages. You must obtain this number from your ser-vice provider. Message Format Set the format to Normal (SMS cell phone message), Fax, Voicemail, In...

M ess age s 48 2. Select the photo you wish to add and select OK . The photo is automatically added to the MMS message. In the main MMS screen, you see the text and images of your message combined together. Add audio 1. Select Audio to add an audio file. Two items appear, Sounds and Recording. Selec...

M ess age s 50 Additional multimedia message options When you select Messages<MMS , the following MMS options also appear on the screen: Inbox Received messages are stored here. Drafts You may select a previous draft to work with or delete drafts. Outbox Sent messages are stored here. Templates T...

M essages 51 Settings options Sending Validity period Set a number of days for the service provider to continue trying to send a message. This setting is useful if your contact’s phone is turned off. Read report Request a receipt from your contact when the message is received. Note: A receipt is onl...

M ess age s 52 Retrieval Retrieval mode Set retrieval of MMS to manual or automatic. Read report Set read report to On Request, Always, or Never. Delivery report Set whether to send delivery report after sending an SMS.

M essages 53 Information Services Information services distribute content as text messages with content about weather, news, and financial markets. Manage information services at Messages>Message Info . The phone comes with an information message box already set up. However, you need to enable va...

M ess age s 54 Voicemail Voicemail is provided by your service provider. Voicemail messages are stored on the network server and not on your phone’s SIM card. Your service provider will give you a number to dial to hear your voicemail messages. You may directly dial the number, but you may also stor...

Using the Camera and Managing Photos Your phone has an easy-to-use, built-in digital camera. After you take photos with it, you can send them to friends and family, set them as wallpaper, or even add a photo to your phonebook, so that the picture appears when someone calls you. Taking a photo 1. Sel...

Using the Camera 56 Self-portrait You can take a self-portrait by using the small mirror on the back of your phone. Hold the camera with one hand and use another to press Capture . Look at your reflection in the mirror to position the camera. Settings There are two ways to adjust settings. Select fr...

Using the Camera 57 Note: If you plan to share photos with others, keep in mind that all phones that support photos can receive 120 X 160 photos. Other sizes may not be supported. Tip : High resolution photos require a lot of memory. To save memory space, select middle or low resolution. Lower resol...

Using the Camera 59 Managing your photos View the photo album by selecting Camera>View Pictures . If you prefer to scroll through full-frame views of individual photos, select any individual photo, then push the scroll button to view the next photo. Select a photo, then select Options to view the...

Using the Camera 61 Adding effects to your photos The variety of effects offered in your camera helps you to improve the look of your photos or add creative touches. Bring out the best of a photo by changing the layout or editing photographic elements such as brightness and hue. Add decorative frame...

Using the Camera 62 Animation Transform Animated Frame Adds a decorative animated picture frame. Animated Morph Animates a portion of the photo. The up and down navigation key scrolls among styles. Move the animation frame around different portions of the photo using the 2,4,6, and 8 number keys. An...

Using the Camera 63 Face Off contains the types of effects you would expect to find at a carnival funhouse. Funny Theme superimposes decorative graphics on photos. Morph Distorts appearances much like a funhouse mirror does. You may reapply this function several times to create even weirder effects....

Using the Camera 64 Filter applies a variety of artistic effects to your photos. Blur Decreases definition and contrast of objects. A radius bar appears. Increase or decrease the amount of blur by setting levels on the bar, using the up and down navigation key. Sharpen increases definition and contr...

Using the Camera 65 Adjustment enables you to adjust some of the basic visual components of a photo. After viewing an adjustment, press select to either undo or save the changes. Hue/Saturation Refers to the purity of a color, without dilution by black or white. Increasing hue/saturation makes the c...

Fun and Games The Fun and Games section of the menu contains games, as well as creative sound and image tools. Album Selecting Album opens the photo album, along with the same functions found in Camera>View Pictures . For more information on managing and editing photos, see Managing your photos o...

F un and Games 68 Composer Composer is a midi music composition tool that enables you to compose and edit tunes with up to four channels. Composer stores up to five tunes. The factory default setting for these phones is empty, so you can create completely new melodies. Here is how to create a melody...

F u n a nd Games 69 Below is a table of the keys and the corresponding notes and symbols. 4. Select Options>Play to hear your tune. 5. Select Options , and adjust Tempo , Instrument , and Volume to your liking. 6. Save your work to avoid losing it. Select Options>Set to Ringtone if you would l...

F un and Games 70 Games Your phone contains the exciting Xfinity game. To navigate through games:, Use the and keys to move right and left. If you receive a phone call or message or an alarm sounds while you are playing a game, the game pauses. up and down navigation key Move up and down and keys Mo...

General Phone Settings In the settings section of the menu, you can edit settings for personal preferences, such as display or ring style. You can also set useful features such as time and date or security features. This section of the manual introduces the most commonly used features. Time and date...

Gene ral Phone Set- 72 You may also compose your own ring tone. For more information, see Composer on page 68 Ring volume To adjust ring volume, go to Settings>Sound and Alert>Ring Volume. You can adjust the ring volume of the following features:Any call, Alarm, Message, Cell Broadcast.To adju...

Genera l Pho n e S et - 73 1. Go to Settings>Handset Settings>Display>Wallpaper . Select Change . 2. Select Pictures, Calendar, or No Wallpaper. If you select Pictures , an album of artwork and graphics appears. 3. Select the picture you would like to set as wallpaper. There are two display...

Gene ral Phone Set- 74 Menu display schemes You can also choose between two different menu display schemes. The circular icon scheme displays round icons in a spherical orbit, while the grid icon scheme displays icons in a grid. Set schemes in Settings>Handset>Scheme. Language Set the language...

Genera l Pho n e S et - 75 Phone lock The phone lock offers an addition level of protection for your phone. The SIM card lock prevents unauthorized use of your service provider subscription. The phone prevents others from using the phone, even if your SIM card is replaced with another SIM card. To a...

Gene ral Phone Set- 76 Network information View information about the type of network your phone is operating on at Settings>Handset Setting>PLMN. ( PLMN stands for Public Land Mobile Network Info). For example, if your phone might display “GSM 1800” to show it is on a GSM-type network, with 1...

Personal Information Manager (PIM) Your phone has a Personal Information Manager which includes a calendar, notebook, alarm clock, and calculator. Select PIM on the main menu to access the Personal Information Manager. Calendar Your phone has a calendar which you can use to keep track of your appoin...

Personal Informa- 78 If the Date field is not correct, change it by pressing Select , choosing a day from the calendar, then pressing Select again To enter information in other fields, you must select from preset options. In these fields, red arrows appear at the right of the field. Press the right ...

Pers ona l Informa - 79 3. Select an appointment from the list and press View for more details of the appointment. 4. Press Save to save the appointment or the power/end key to cancel. To edit an appointment: 1. Select Options. Follow the previous steps for viewing an appointment. 2. Select Edit . E...

Personal Informa- 80 Setting the calendar as wallpaper Select Set to Wallpaper to set the calendar as the wallpaper. see Display on page 72. Notes You can use the phone to record important information such as names of people or places or record important reminders.Select Notes from the PIM sub-menu ...

Pers ona l Informa - 81 3. After modifying the notes, select Options , then Save . You can also press Edit from the view mode to edit a note. Deleting notes To delete a note:1. Select the note you want to delete and press Options . 2. Select Delete to delete the selected note or Delete All to delete...

Personal Informa- 82 Alarm Use the alarm to set a time for waking up in the morning or remind you of important times.To set the alarm: 1. Select Alarm from the PIM sub-menu and press the left menu/soft key. 2. Select Set Time . 3. Use the number keys to set the time for the alarm. Press OK . 4. Sele...

Personal Informa- 84 Voice Memo The Voice Memo tool is similar to Notes tool, except that you record your voice instead of words. (See Notes on page 80.) Creating voice memos To create a voice memo:1. Select PIM>Voice Memo>New . 2. Select the record button with the left menu/soft key to begin ...

Pers ona l Informa - 85 Listening to voice memos To listen to a voice memo:1. A list of voice memos appears. Select the voice memo that you want to listen to and select Play . 2. Select Stop to stop playback. Viewing information about voice memos PIM>Voice Memo>Options>Info provides details...

Personal Informa- 86 Setting voice memos to a ringtone To set a voice memo as a ringtone:1. Select the voice memo you want to set as a ringtone and press Options . 2. Select Set to Ringtone . Deleting voice memos To delete a voice memo:1. Select the voice memo you want to delete and press Options . ...

Additional Information FCC Regulation: This model phone complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1) this...

Add iti onal In form a- 90 European Notice Products with the CE marking comply with the Radio & Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive (1999/5/EEC), the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) - as amended by Directive 93/68/ECC - is...

Additiona l Informa - 91 RF Exposure Information (SAR) This model phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves.This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission o...

WAP Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), enables you to browse the web, much like you would on a regular computer. Unlike regular websites, though, sites designed for WAP include only key content, and generally do not include graphics. WAP access is provided through your service provider. Check with...

WAP 94 Note: You can select one or more service providers, as long as you have an account with the provider. Different configurations for providers are stored as profile settings. Although you only need one profile to browse using WAP, you may wish to set up different accounts for different purposes...

WAP 95 Deleting a profile setting 1. Go to WAP>Profile Setting, scroll to the profile you would like to delete. 2. Select Options>Delete . Enter Yes or No . Editing a profile setting You may need to change the profile settings to establish connection, or you may want to enhance or tailor your ...

WAP 96 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) GPRS is a type of wireless access network. GPRS is used for MMS and SMS, as well as WAP access. Your phone can have two simultaneous GPRS connections, which means you can send and receive messages and have an ongoing web session at the same time. Contact yo...

WAP 97 Note: “Homepage” is also a term for the start page that opens each time you open you browser. Many service providers offer specialized WAP homepages which offer links to WAP services and other WAP-optimized web pages. Set the start page for your browser in WAP>Profile Setting > Homepage...