Doro 820 Mini Claria Mobile Quick Start Guide

Doro 820 Mini Claria mobile quick start guide

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Contents

General description

Items supplied with the Doro Claria

Orientation

Front

Back

Left edge

Right edge

Top edge

Getting started

Inserting the SIM card

Inserting the battery

Charging your phone

Switching your phone on and off

Using the keypad

Finding the home button

The keypad

Adjusting the volume

Making a phone call

Dial a number

End the call

Answering an incoming call

Sending and receiving a text message

Send a text message

Check your text messages

Reply to a text message

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Enter a pin number

How to contact RNIB

Terms and conditions of sale

This Getting Started guide is one of two documents available to help you learn how to use Doro Claria. There is also a fully vocalised user guide which contains more detailed information within your phone.

General description

The easy to use, talking smartphone for the blind.

Doro 820 Mini Claria is the most complete and easy to use smartphone for blind or visually impaired users. It does what other smartphones do, but with Claria technology that makes it the perfect companion for anyone unable to see. A tactile keypad overlay provides points of reference on the screen, and the 100% talking interface guides you every step of the way, at a pace that suits you. There’s even talking pedestrian GPS navigation for effortlessly getting around, as well as safety features like an Assistance

button to help you to feel more secure. And of course you can surf the internet and listen to music to get the most out of your smartphone.

Navigate easily with the tactile keypad overlay, dictate e-mails and text messages, and “read” documents, colours, news and more.

Items supplied with the Doro Claria

1 x Doro Claria smartphone with polymer overlay
1 x Battery
1 x Mains charger
1 x Micro USB cable
1 x In-ear headphones

SIM card not included. Micro-sim required.

Orientation

Hold the phone so that the smooth screen is facing towards you and is in the top half.

Front

On the front of the phone you’ll find the screen, number keypad and function keys.

Back

Turn the phone over so that the screen is facing downwards but it still in the top half. Approximately one centimetre from the top of the phone is a smooth circular area which is the camera. To the right of this is the camera flash and to the left is the speaker. Just below the camera is a rectangular emergency button.

Left edge

There are two buttons on the left hand edge. The longer button at the top is the volume control and the shorter button underneath is the sleep/wake button.

Right edge

Approximately half way up the right hand edge is a USB socket which is used for charging the phone. The other button can be used for taking photos for the OCR feature.

Top edge

Along the top edge, on the left hand side is a small circular socket which is for connecting the headphones.

Getting started

Remove the phone, battery and mains charger from the box. The elastomer overlay will already be in place over the front of the phone and is used to help you navigate your way around the operating keys on the touch screen.

Inserting the SIM card

First remove the battery cover, ensuring the phone is switched off. Hold the phone face down in one hand with the flip screen closed and the back of the phone facing you. Using your other hand, locate the recessed indentationnear the lower edge of the cover on the back of the phone. With your thumb pushing in on the indentation easethe cover away from the case and remove.

With the back facing you and the battery bay at the bottom, the SIM-card slot is located in thecentre of the top edge of the battery bay and is accessible when the battery is removed.

With the brass coloured contacts of the SIM Card facing down and the cut off corner of the SIM-card on the topright, slide the SIM-card into the SIM-card slot under the metal bridge piece, making sure it is pushed as far as it will go.

To remove the SIM card, push down with your thumb on the top of the SIM and easing it towards you until it comes out.

Reinsert the battery with the three battery contacts at the top rightof the battery being inserted first, and replace the battery cover by placing it over the open back of the phone with the indentation in the lower left corner and press down.

Inserting the battery

With the back facing you and the battery bay at the bottom , insert the battery with the three battery contacts at the top rightof the battery being inserted first, and replace the battery cover by placing it over the open back of the phone with the indentation in the lower left corner and press down.

Charging your phone

You can charge your phone by using the supplied mains charger or USB cable connected to a computer. It is recommended that you charge your phone for a few hours before using it for the first time.

If using the mains charger, insert the three pin plug into the wall socket and then insert the micro-USB connector on the other end, into the charging socket on the right hand edge of the phone. If using the micro-USB computer cable, insert the larger USB connector into a USB port on your computer and then insert the micro-USB connector on the other end, into the phone’s charging socket.

Take care when inserting the micro-USB connector. It is asymmetrical in shape, to help you connect it the right way and should not be forced into place.

Switching your phone on and off

To switch your phone on, press and hold the sleep/wake button for a few seconds. The complete switch on process will take around 30 seconds.

To switch the phone off, press and hold the sleep/wake button for one second and then select 1-power off in the general options menu.

Using the keypad

If the elastomer keypad overlay is already on the phone: the home button will be easy to find.

Finding the home button

Hold the phone so that the smooth screen is facing towards you and is in the top half.

Along the bottom edge is a series of three buttons. The home button is the one in the middle and has a small house symbol printed on it. It is also marked with two small raised dots to make it easier for you to find.

Pressing the home button will take you back to the home screen at any point. For example, if you want to quit an application, launch a new one or if you get lost while using the phone, simply press the home button to start back from a familiar point.

The keypad

The six navigation keys are located on the top two lines of the keyboard, underneath the screen. They are separated from the other twelve keys by a thin horizontal line.

Starting from the left and moving to the right, the top row of keys are:

Menu
Previous or up
Correction (allows you to delete characters while in a text input screen and gives you information about your connection status, battery, GPS and Bluetooth from other screens)

The second row of navigation keys, from left to right are:

OK (to make a selection or move forwards from one screen to another)
Next or down
Back (for moving backwards from one screen to another)

Underneath the six navigation keys is the standard numerical keyboard.

the first row contains keys one, two and three
the second row contains keysfour, five and six
the third row contains keys: seven, eight and nine
the last row contains keys: star, zero and hash

A physical dot can be found under the number five key.

In a text input screen, the keypad is similar to a keypad on a traditional mobile phone with buttons. For example press quickly two times on the number two key to type the letter b or three times to type the letter c. Note that by holding down key number two for a longer time you will enter the number two.

While on a text input screen, you can scroll through the different typing modes available (lower case, upper case, numbers) by pressing the # (Hash) key, which is under the nine key.

Adjusting the volume

Locate the volume control button which is on the left hand edge of the phone at the top. Press the top half of this button to turn the volume up and press the bottom half to turn the volume down.

Making a phone call

Dial a number

From the Home screen select “1-Phone” and then “1-Dial a number”. You can then dial a number using the numerical keypad. Press OK to start the call.

You can also use voice recognition to dial the number you wish to call. Make sure you are connected to internet data to enable the voice recognition to work and then press the Menu button on the top left of your navigation panel.

The phone will make a slight noise and will vibrate to let you know when to start talking. Once you confirm the number, press OK to start the call.

End the call

To hang up, just press the back key during a call.

If you left the call screen during your conversation, press the home key and then key one twice, to go back to the current call screen.

Note: make sure to take the phone a few centimetres away from your ear to use the keyboard as a proximity sensor inside the phone deactivates the screen when too close to your ear.

Answering an incoming call

To answer a phone call, simply press OK. To reject a call, press the back key. To have the caller’s name or number read during the ringtone, tap anywhere on the display area with one finger. Please note that the name of the caller will only be read out if he or she is already in your contacts list.

Sending and receiving a text message

On the Home screen select “2- Text messages” then press “OK”.

Send a text message

To start writing a new text message, go to the first line of your text messages home screen and press OK.

Enter the recipient manually (“1-Dial a number”), from your contact list (“2-Select contact”) or through voice recognition (“3-Vocal input”).

Enter your text message with the keyboard or by using the voice recognition (by pressing the Menu key at the top left of your navigation panel).

Press OK to confirm the content of your message, and send it by pressing OK once more.

Check your text messages

To browse your text messages, use the up and down arrow keys. When inside the text messages inbox, you have access to an overview of your text messages, displaying the name of the sender, date and day as well as the beginning of the message.

To read one of your text messages in detail, select the message in your inbox and press OK to open it.

Reply to a text message

To reply to a text message, open the message you want to reply to using OK from your inbox and press OK once more from the message display screen. This will open a text input screen from which you can enter your message either with the keyboard or using voice recognition.

Connecting to Wi-Fi

If you don’t feel comfortable setting up your Wi-Fi, we would recommend you seek support from a sighted person. The two common mistakes easy to make are either entering a wrong password (often very long and mixing both upper and lower cases) or connecting to a public network which allows only temporary connections with a mandatory identification via the internet browser, making the connection process even more difficult.

You should keep in mind the above particularly when connecting to free networks in public places.

To access the Internet via Wi-Fi, select “9- Settings” then “1- Connections” from the Home screen.

On the first row of this menu you will find “1- Wi-Fi”. Press Ok to access Wi-Fi settings.

You can enable or disable Wi-Fi on the first line by pressing OK.

On the second line, you can choose the network which you wish to connect to. Select the desired network by pressing OK.

Enter the WEP key/password if necessary using the ABC keyboard, and press OK.

Your phone will connect to the desired network and will indicate that it is connected.

Enter a pin number

The default settings of the PIN entry screen, show stars (*) for each number typed, to respect confidentiality. To have Claria read out loud what you entered, press the hash (#) key, under the nine key. Press OK to confirm.

How to contact RNIB

Phone number: 0303 123 9999

Textphone: 0845 758 5691

Web address: rnib.org.uk/shop

Postal address: RNIB, PO Box 173, Peterborough PE2 6WS, U.K.

Email:

RNIB Technology Team

Telephone 0845 90 00 015

Email for international customers

Terms and conditions of sale

This product is guaranteed from manufacturing faults for 12 months from the date of purchase. If you have any issues with the product and you did not purchase directly from RNIB then please contact your retailer in the first instance.

For all returns and repairs contact RNIB first to get a returns authorisation number to help us deal efficiently with your product return.

You can request full terms and conditions from RNIB or view them online.

Registered Charity No. 226227

This product is CE marked and fully complies 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).

Date: September 2015