11-13 King’s Terrace London NW1 0JP This product carries the CE mark. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Imported and distributed by Easylife Group Ltd, London NW1 0JP Customer service: 0871 855 6100 Model No. EL5860 For more innovative products from Easylife please visit: www.easylifegroup.com Please read carefully before use and keep for future reference...
Dear Customer Switching your phone ON/OFF .. Pg12 Making / answering calls .... Pg13 Thank you for purchasing the Big Select functions and options ..Pg13 Button Easyphone. Using the personal Mobile phones are great for handsfree handset ..... Pg14 convenience and confidence. But Guidance on entry methods ..Pg14-16 why are the keypads so small? Often General information ....Pg17-19 they’re hard to use, even hard to see without reading glasses. Thankfully Phone book ......Pg20-22 the Big Button EasyPhone redresses Text message ......Pg23-29 the balance. The touch-sensitive Call log ........Pg30 keypad makes dialling refreshingly Multimedia ......Pg31-34 easy. The large LCD display is clear Organiser ......Pg35-38...
• F ollow regulations or rules in SAFETY PRECAUTIONS hospital and health care facilities. • B efore using your phone, please Switch phone off near medical read the following important equipment. information to eliminate or reduce • A ll wireless devices may get any possibility causing damage interference that could affect and personal injury. performance. • D o not use wireless phones • O nly qualified service personnel while driving. can install or repair this device. • S witch off wireless devices in an • U se only approved accessories aircraft. The signal may cause and batteries.
PARTS LIST Hands free adaptor Mobile phone Charger and plug Instructions...
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PARTS LIST (continued) 1. Receiver 2. Display Screen 3. Dial key / Left key (green) 4. Power key / Return key 5. UP / Down direction key (red) 6. Number key 7. USB port 8. SOS key 9. Speaker 10. Torch Note: In idle mode, press UP direction key to enter the main menu, use the green button (3) to enter functions and select options. If you want to delete something you entered, please press return key (4) to delete.
MOUNTING THE SIM CARD/ 2. I nsert the SIM card, with the notch MICRO SD CARD (T-Flash card - at the upper left and make sure the max. 3.2GB) gold contacts are face down in the card slot. • K eep all SIM cards out of children’s reach. 3. R eplace the battery and close the cover tightly. • P lease consult with your SIM card dealer on SIM card services and its CHARGING THE BATTERY usages. The SIM card dealer could be the service provider, network 1. C onnect the USB lead / power...
SWITCHING YOUR PHONE ON/OFF MAKING/ANSWERING CALLS 1. P ress and hold the power key (4) 1. E nter the phone number (with for a few seconds to switch your the area code). According to your phone on. requirements, enter the country code and / or dialing code. 2. I f the phone asks for a phone lock code, enter the phone lock code, 2. P ress the pickup key (3) to make and press OK. a call. 3. T he default code is 1234. 3. T o answer an incoming call, press the pickup key (3). To end or reject 4. I f the phone asks for a PIN code, an incoming/ongoing call, press the enter the PIN code, and press OK. hang up key (4). The PIN code is usually supplied with the SIM card. Please consult SELECT FUNCTIONS &...
USING THE PERSONAL HANDS 1. S witch Input Methods FREE HANDSET Press # key to switch the input methods, use the direction key Connect the hands free handset to movie the bar, and then press to your mobile phone, you can still left key select. If you want to input answer calls and use the microphone special symbols, such as “. ! ? = < without holding the phone. This >”, etc., please follow the steps as device can also be used to charge below: your phone by connecting it to the Press the * key to display the USB plug adapter or PC/ Mac. symbols. Press the Up/Down, to move the cursor in the symbol GUIDANCE ON DATA table, and select one symbol. ENTRY METHODS Press the right soft key to cancel This phone provides input methods of...
GUIDANCE ON DATA GENERAL INFORMATION ENTRY METHODS (continued) 1. Antenna 3. How to input a letter Use of other antenna devices could When the icon is “Abc” or “abc”, damage your mobile phone and press the number keys (2 to 9) reduce performance. Your phone has repeatedly until the desired letter a built-in antenna area unnecessarily appear in the text area. Press the when the phone is switched on. number key once for the first letter. Contact with the antenna affects call Press twice for the second letter. quality and may cause the phone to So, press number keys to reach operate at a higher power level than the desired letter in the same way. otherwise needed. 2. Network Service Press 0 to enter a blank space or “0”. A lot of features described in this manual are called network service. Note: W hile using the numeric entry, They are special services provided by please switch to the method of...
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GENERAL INFORMATION 4. Phone Lock Code (continued) The factory setting for the phone lock 3. Accessories code is 1234. To avoid unauthorized use of your phone, you can change Lithium battery is the manufacturer- the code in the Settings > Security approved rechargeable battery Setup. Remember your new code and available for your phone. Maybe some write down in a safe place. batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. Use only batteries, chargers and accessories approved by the phone manufacturer for use with this particular model. The use of any other types will invalidate any approval or warranty applying to the phone, and may be dangerous.
PHONE BOOK 5. Delete: Y ou can select to delete entries from the SIM card/ To access the Phone Book press the phone. ˄ (UP) button once and select the ‘phonebook’ icon in the top left corner 6. Delete multiple: D elete multiple by pressing the green button. You will contacts in your be directed to another menu that will phonebook. show the following 10 options, simply 7. Export/ Import: E xport the contacts press the green button to select any from SIM card & one of these options and follow the phone memory / instructions on the screen. Import the backup from memory card. 1. Call: Y ou can make a call to the 8. Add to blacklist number. This function enables you add some 2. Write message: T his function numbers to blacklist if you don’t enables you send want to receive this number to call or...
PHONE BOOK (continued) TEXT MESSAGES 9. Add (New Contact) Only when your network operator supports this service, you can use • To SIM: P ress the left key to select the function. OK to start to edit the contact’s name and phone To access, manage and compose a number. text message press the ˄ (UP) button • To Phone: Y ou can add the once, using the ˅ (DOWN) button contact’s name, phone scroll down option to the message number and so on. icon and then press the green button 10. Others to select the message sub-menu.
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TEXT MESSAGES (continued) green button once. To select a message simply press the green l anguage by simply pressing the button once. You will now have 9 hash button once. This will direct options, press the green button you to another menu where you once to select any of these can select one of these options. options. Press the green button to select your chose message setting. 4. D rafts: If you have saved a message it will be held in the 2. I nbox: In the message sub-menu ‘drafts’ sub-menu. Simply scroll scroll down to No.2 ‘Inbox’ and down to No. 4 ‘Drafts’ in the press the green button once. You message sub-menu and press can now select an incoming text the green button once. Press the message by pressing the green green button once again below button once. You will then be ‘options’ and you will now have a directed to another sub-menu that choice of 8 options, simply press will give you 11 options. Simply the green button to select any one press the green button once to of these.
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TEXT MESSAGES (continued) This message will now be saved in your templates. ‘ Sentbox’. Simply press the green button once to select any one of 7. B roadcast message: Your these messages and you will be network provider may send you given 9 options to choose from. messages, to receive these Simply press the green button scroll down to No. 7 ‘Broadcast once more to select any one of Messages’ and press the green these options. button once. Press the green button again and scroll down 6. T emplates: In the message to option 3 ‘settings’. You can...
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TEXT MESSAGES (continued) your SMS properties by scrolling down to option No.11 ‘ SMS to listen and edit your settings’. Simply press the green voice messages. button once to select any one of 9. D elete all: In the message sub- these option. menu scroll down to option No. 9 ‘Delete all’ where you can delete messages in your inbox, sentbox, outbox and draft messages. Simply press the green button to select anyone of these options. 10. M essage capacity: You can check the message capacity by scrolling down to option No.10 ‘Message capacity’. Simply press the green button once and using the scroll...
CALL LOG MULTIMEDIA With this function, you can view your To access the multimedia options missed calls, dialed calls, received simply press the ˄ (UP) button once calls, rejected calls and you can also then using the ˅ (DOWN) button scroll manage these records via the delete down to the ‘Multimedia’ icon. Press all option. To access and manage the green button to select any of the your call log simply press the ˄ (UP) following options. button once then using the ˅ (DOWN) 1. Recorder button scroll down to the ‘Call Logs’ You can take a sound recording (use icon. Press the green button to as a Dictaphone) in this function; select any of the following options. simply press the green button to start a recording. Note. You will need a 1. M issed Calls: Displays the list of micro-SD card (T-Flash card - max. recent missed phone numbers; 3.2GB) to enable this function (not 2. D ialed Calls: Displays the list of supplied).
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MULTIMEDIA (continued) Note1: T he current system does not support some MP3 with a non- 2. Audio standard format. In the music player interface, select Note2: P ress * or # Key to adjust the following options to perform the the volume. following functions: 3. Video • Play: To play the specified music. You can play videos that are stored on • M usic List: You can refresh the your SD card (SD card not provided). music file list of the memory card. For any record you can perform the 4. FM radio following operations: Play, Return You can use your phone to listen to play, Set as ringtone, and so on, to FM radio stations. Press green • R epeat>you can select Off, button to enter this option, then you One or All. can select: play/pause, Auto search, • B ackground Play > Press Red Channel list and so on. To adjust the key to enter Background Play, the volume simply press the * ‘star’ key to...
MULTIMEDIA (continued) ORGANIZER 5. Image To access the organizer options simply press the ˄ (UP) button once You can upload and download images then using the ˅ (DOWN) button scroll to your phone by inserting the USB down to the ‘organizer’ icon. Press cable supplied into your PC or Mac. the green button to select any of the When the cable is connected to the following options. phone you will note 3 options are displayed – Charging, U Disk and PC 1. Torch connecting. Scroll down to U Disk and You can turn the torch ON and OFF press the green button to confirm. You by simply scrolling down to option will then see an Autoplay message No.1 ‘torch’ and then press the green appear on your PC or Mac. You can button once. Select ON by pressing then upload and download images the green button once to turn the saved in your ‘Wallpaper’. Please torch ON, to turn the torch OFF select note that an SD card is required to OFF and press the green button use this option (not supplied) to confirm. 2. Alarm The mobile phone provides several alarms and you can set them as your need. Scroll down to option No. 2...
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ORGANIZER (continued) following the instructions on the screen. ‘alarm’ and press the green button once. There are 3 alarm settings, 4. Calculator use the scroll buttons to access each The calculator can add, subtract, of these. Press the green button to multiply and divide. Press * to input activate and edit each of these. point. Press the up, down, and the 3. Calendar green button to select +, -, *, /, = respectively. Press Return key to You can view date with this function, delete the figure. also you can add new schedule according to your need. Scroll down 5. My files to option No. 3 ‘calendar’ and press You can use the function to manage the green button once. You will all types of files saved in the memory now see the dates in that calendar card and on the phone. month. To By using the scroll buttons 6. Bluetooth it is possible to set up a reminder / Bluetooth: Open or close schedule. Simply scroll to the date the Bluetooth required and press the green button once. You will now be directed to Bluetooth visibility: Open or close another menu with 4 further options.
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ORGANIZER (continued) SETTINGS Paired device: Show the device which 1. Phone Settings is connected • L anguage settings: Select the Device name: Show off the name desired language for the of Bluetooth. display text. Bluetooth file Storage: You can select • T ime and Date: You can set Time/ Storage memory card. Date and Time Format. Help: You can read some helpful • D isplay Settings: You can configure information that may assist you. the wallpaper, Contrast, Keypad backlight time, Auto keypad lock and so on. 2. Call Settings • N etwork selection: choice the modes of searching the phone network, including Auto and Manual modes.
SETTINGS (continued) Adjust Volume and Ring type according to your need. • C all Waiting > Activate, the network will notify you of a new incoming Note1: I nsert the earphone to call while you have a call in access the Headset mode progress (Network Service). automatically. • C all Barring > Activate, this Note2: I n the Silent mode, you cannot network service allows you to hear any sounds except the restrict incoming calls from your vibration. phone. For details, contact your service provider. 4. Security • O thers: The settings item include Your phone is equipped with a Auto redial, Call time minute versatile security system to prevent reminder, Reply SMS after reject,...
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SETTINGS (continued) • U ser info: this is owner information for SOS, the user can edit personal • P hone Lock: The default password related deceases and blood type is 1234. so that ambulance man rescue • M odify cellphone password: under emergency status. Change the default password • Help: Help information. about you phone. • F ixed dialing: This service is supplied by the network. Please 6. R estore Factory Settings contact you network operator. All settings can be restored to factory • B lacklist: Active, you will not settings with this function. The factory...
IMPORTANT INFORMATION card unauthorized use. The PIN (continued) code is usually supplied with the SIM card. When the PIN code request is 1. Use of Passwords enabled, the password is asked every Your mobile phone and SIM card time the phone is turned on. Three have various passwords. Those times wrong PIN input, the SIM card passwords avoid unauthorized use will be locked and you will need to use of your phone and SIM card. You the PUK to unlock it. PUK is usually can change PIN, PIN2 and phone set by the network operator. password in the “Settings > Security • E nter the correct PUK to unlock the Setup”. SIM card, and then enter the new 2. Phone Code PIN and press OK. The Phone code can be used to avoid • I f you are prompted to enter the unauthorized use of your phone. The new PIN again, enter it and factory setting for the phone code is...
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please consult your network operator (continued) to confirm whether your SIM card supports those services or not. Three PUK (8 digits) times wrong PIN2 input, the SIM card The PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) will be locked and you will need to use code is required to change a blocked the PUK2 to unlock it. PIN code. Please contact your • E nter the correct PUK2 to unlock network operator for the code. PIN2, and then enter the new PIN2 Note: T en times wrong input in and press OK. succession, the SIM card will be • I f you are prompted to enter the invalid and you need to consult new PIN2 again, enter it and...
IMPORTANT INFORMATION • U se only batteries approved by (continued) the phone manufacturer and recharge your battery only with Note: T en times wrong input in the charges supplied. succession, the SIM card will be • W e strive to produce products invalid and you need to consult in compliance with global with your network operator for a environmental standards. new SIM card. • T he charger meets the standard Barring Code for safety of information technology To activate call barring, you need a equipment and office equipment Barring Code. You can obtain the use. It must be used for this password from your service provider.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION TIPS FOR BATTERY (continued) • P lacing the battery in hot or cold s creen. If you have selected Alert places, such as in a closed car in Tone (Warning Tone of any profile summer or winter, will reduce the in Profiles), the phone will sound capacity and lifetime of the battery. the alert tone. • D o not let the metal contacts on • W hen a charger is not in use, the battery touch another metal disconnect it from the power contact. It could short-circuit source. Do not leave the battery and damage the battery. connected a charger for longer Use the battery only for its than 12 hours, since overcharging intended purpose. may shorten its life. • D o not disassemble or modify the • T emperature extremes will affect battery by yourself.
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TIPS FOR BATTERY (continued) Please follow local regulations for disposal of batteries. t han normal, please change the original battery approved by manufacturer. • Do not short-circuit the battery. • T urn off the mobile phone before removing the battery. • Do not dispose of batteries in fire. • I f you smell anything strange from the battery or find that the battery is overheated, you should stop using it immediately and contact the authorized Service Center in your region. • I f you don’t use the battery for a long time, please fully charge the battery before you store it. • B atteries should never be placed in municipal waste. Batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly.
USAGE & MAINTENANCE • D o not expose your product to extreme high or low temperatures. • T o keep your product working Your phone operates best in well, take a moment to review the temperature between 15°c and following usage & maintenance 25°c. Minimum and maximum tips, which will help you to fulfill any temperatures recommended by the warranty obligations and help you manufacturer are -10°c and 55°c. to fulfil any warranty obligations and to enjoy this product for • D o not expose your product many years. to open flames or lit tobacco products. • K eep your phone and all its parts and accessories out of • D o not attempt to disassemble children’s reach.
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USAGE & MAINTENANCE authorized service facility. The (continued) qualified personnel there will assist you, and if necessary, arrange • K eep anything magnetic, such for service. as credit cards, far away from your product. • I f you find that the battery has any crack, deformation or anything else, you should stop using the battery immediately. • I f the electrolyte leak out and contact your skin or clothes, you should immediately use soap and clean water to clean it. In case the electrolyte spatters into your eyes, you must use the clean water to wash your eyes thoroughly and go to the hospital immediately.
EMERGENCY CALLS Never hand off the call please until you are given permission to do so. This phone, like any wireless phones, operates using radio signals, wireless and landline networks which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you should never rely solely upon any wireless phone for essential communications (e.g. medical emergencies). To make an emergency call: 1> S witch your phone on. Some networks may require that a valid SIM card is properly inserted in the phone. 2> D ial the official emergency number. Emergency numbers vary by location. While making an emergency call, please remember to give all information as particularly as possible.
TROUBLESHOOTING • M ake sure that the signal intensity is high enough. The section lists some problems that you might meet while using your • M ake sure that the line switch phone. If you feel that your phone in call setting is the system do not operate normally, please preset line. reset settings first, and then follow • C heck whether you have set up Troubleshooting Guide. If you are call barring or fixed dialing or any still unable to solve problem please other safety function. contact the authorized service • M ake sure the own number center or the store from where you function in the call setting is system purchased the phone.
TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) THANK YOU FROM EASYLIFE Thank you for selecting our mobile No ring phone. This user guide will provide • C heck whether you have set up the you with the general information and “Silent” option. operation instructions. • M ove away from a noisy place to check if you can hear the phone ringing. AVAILABLE ACCESSORIES • C heck whether you have set up Note: call diverts. Use only accessories approved by the phone manufacturer to ensure safety. Failing to comply with this will violate the terms and conditions of the warranty.
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