Motorola Fire XT 530, Fire XT 531 User manual

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1Congratulations
Congratulations
MOTOROLA FIRE™ XT
Your MOTOROLA FIRE™ XT phone delivers more for
your work and play!
Search: Touch Search to search across your
apps, contacts, web, and maps—or just enter the
address for a place or a web page.
Apps: Open
Market to download games for fun,
social networking apps to keep in touch (like
Facebook or Twitter), or find something else you
like with “Apps” on page 5!
Touch Display: Browse the web and pinch to zoom
on the 8.9cm HVGA touch display in “Web” on
page 18.
Camera: Capture photos and videos with the 5MP
auto-focus camera with flash in “Photos & videos
on page 20.
Note: Some apps and features might not be available
in all countries.
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information packaged with your
product.
More
Support: Phone updates, PC software, online help
and more at www.motorola.com/support
.
Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products
.
2 Your phone
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
Note: Your phone might look a little different. Your
phone requires OMTP headsets.
3.5mm OMTP
Headset Jack
Front Camera
Notification
Light
Flash=missed
call, new
message, or
other
notification
Micro USB
Microphone
Volume Keys
Light Sensor
Camera Key
Power/Sleep
Key
Hold=power
Press=sleep
Menu
Open options.
Home
Touch=
home screen
Hold=
recent apps
Search
Touch=text
Hold=voice
Back
Go back one
screen.
Contents
Let’s go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Home screen & apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Personalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bluetooth™, Wi-Fi, & cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tips & tricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety, Regulatory & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3Let’s go
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1 Cover off 2 SIM in
3 microSD in (may
already be inserted)
4 Battery in
5 Cover on 6 Charge up
3-6H
Caution: Please readBattery Use & Safety” on
page 31.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on
page 28.
Set up & go
Note: This phone supports data-intensive apps and
services. It is strongly recommended that you
purchase a data plan that meets your needs. Contact
your service provider for details.
When you turn on your new phone, you can create or
enter a Google™ account so that you can download
apps, use Gmail™, and much more:
1 Press and hold Power to turn
on your phone.
2 Touch the Android™ image to
begin setup.
3 Touch a button to
Create a
Google account,
Sign in with one
you have, or
Skip.
To create an account later, touch Menu >
Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account >
Google. You can log into your account from a
computer at accounts.google.com
.
Power
Key
4 Let’s go
4 Enter details to create or sign into your account.
When your phone confirms the account, it shows
account sync options.
To change whether your phone shows the
Google account’s contacts, Gmail™, and
calendar, touch the Google account name.
To add another account, touch
Add account. For
details, see “Email” on page 13.
To exit setup touch Home .
If your phone cannot connect, you can touch Menu
>
Wireless settings to change mobile network
settings.
Power & sleep
Your screen sleeps when
you hold it to your ear
during a call, or when it is
inactive. To change the
sleep delay, touch
Menu >
Settings >
Display > Screen
timeout
.
Silence
Unlock
Power/Sleep
Key
Hold=power
Press=sleep or
wake up
Keys
Use your phones keys to
navigate and open
options at any time.
Press the volume keys to
change the ringer volume
(in the home screen), or
the earpiece volume
(during a call).
From any screen, press
the camera key on the right side of the phone to open
the camera.
Touch Home to return to the home screen. Touch
and hold Home to see your recent apps.
Camera Key
Volume Keys
Menu
Open options.
Home
Touch=
home screen
Hold=
recent apps
Search
Touch=text
Hold=voice
Back
Go back one
screen.
5Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps
a few essentials
Use your home screen for quick access to apps,
search, and more. Download social networking apps
(like Facebook™ or Twitter) to keep in touch!
Quick start: Home screen
You’ll see the home screen when you turn on the
phone or touch Home from a menu:
11:19
BrowserContacts Market Maps
Notifications
Flick down for details.
Status Indicators
Shortcuts
Open the app menu.
Widgets
Touch to open. Touch & hold to
move or delete.
Drag or flick to open panels (or
scroll in lists).
To open shortcuts or widgets, touch them. Touch
Home to return to the home screen.
When you open shortcuts or widgets,
touch Menu for options.
To move or delete shortcuts or widgets, touch and
hold them until you feel a vibration, then drag it to
another spot, another panel, or at the bottom.
In lists like
Contacts, touch and hold list items for
options.
To add shortcuts, widgets, or wallpaper, touch and
hold an empty spot until you see the menu. You can
also add a folder to organize your shortcuts.
To show more panels, drag or flick right or left.
Touch and hold to show panel thumbnails.
In lists like
Contacts, drag or flick to scroll.
To change your ringtone, display brightness, and more,
touch Menu >
Settings > Sound or Display. For
details, see “Personalize” on page 7.
Apps
To show your app menu, touch .
To scroll through the menu, flick up or down.
To open an app, touch an icon.
6 Home screen & apps
To group your apps, touch Menu > Manage
groups
> Add New Group, then enter the name (to
close the display keyboard, touch Back ). In the
app menu, touch and hold an app to drag it to the
groups tab. Touch the groups tab to open it.
To close the app menu, touch Back .
Tip: To show the last eight apps you opened, touch
and hold Home .
To download new apps from Android Market™, touch
>
Market. Touch Search to find an app, or
touch
Downloads to show or reinstall the apps you
downloaded. To download apps from websites, you
need to change your security settings: Touch
Menu >
Settings > Applications > Unknown
sources
.
Warning: Apps downloaded from the web can be from
unknown sources. To protect your phone and personal
data, only download apps from sources you trust.
To move or uninstall your apps, touch Menu >
Settings > Applications > Manage applications. Touch
an app in the list to show details and options.
On your computer, you can browse and manage apps
for all your devices powered by Android™ at
market.android.com
.
Phone status & notifications
In the status bar at the top
of your screen, the right
side shows phone status.
The left side shows new
messages or events (for
details, flick the bar down).
network strength battery strength
new voicemail new text message
Bluetooth™ on Bluetooth
connected
Wi-Fi connected airplane mode
USB connected alarm set
silent ringer silent ringer, vibrate
on
mute call speakerphone
Clear
Notifications
10:32
New voicemail
Dial (Your Voicemail Number)
11:19
7Personalize
Personalize
add your personal touch
Customize your phones sounds and appearance to
make it unique to you!
Quick start: Personalize
From the home screen, touch Menu > Settings >
Sound or Display.
Display settings
Brightness
Screen timeout
All window animations are shown
Animation
Auto-rotate screen
Adjust the delay before the screen
automatically turns off
Sound settings
General
Incoming calls
Only in Silent mode
Vibrate
Volume
Silent mode
Silence all sounds except media &
alarms
Phone ringtone
Notifications
Notification ringtone
Choose separate volume
settings for incoming calls,
media, alarms, and notifications.
Call & Message Notifications
Turn on or off menu animations.
To choose a ringtone or vibration for calls and
messages, touch Menu >
Settings > Sound,
then choose
Phone ringtone, Notification ringtone,
or
Vibrate.
To change the volume, touch Menu >
Settings
>
Sound > Volume.
To tu r n dialpad sounds on or off, touch Menu >
Settings > Sound > Audible touch tones.
To turn menu selection sounds on or off, touch
Menu >
Settings > Sound > Audible selection.
To change your wallpaper, touch and hold an empty
spot on the home screen, then touch
Wallpapers.
To change shortcuts and widgets on your home
screen, touch and hold them. For details, see Home
screen & apps” on page 5.
To set display brightness, touch Menu >
Settings > Display > Brightness.
To control whether some apps rotate the screen
when you rotate your phone, touch Menu >
Settings > Display> Auto-rotate screen.
To turn on or off animations that make your menus
look smoother, touch Menu >
Settings >
Display > Animation.
To calibrate the sensors used by some games or
navigation apps, touch Menu >
Settings >
8 Calls
Display > G-Sensor Calibration (movement) or
E-Compass Calibration (direction).
Language & region
To set your menu language and region, touch
Menu >
Settings > Language & keyboard > Select
language
Calls
it’s good to talk
Dial numbers, see recent calls, combine calls, or set
up forwarding, restrictions, and more.
Quick start: Calls
From the home screen, touch .
Contacts FavoritesPhone Call log
May, 31 2012
Christine Fanning
11:19
Dialling PadAdd call
SpeakerMuteRecord
End
Christine Fanning
Home 222-333-4444
Hold
05:32
Open a list, then touch an entry
to call.
Hide the dialer to show a list of
both recent calls and Contacts.
Use a connected Bluetooth™
device.
Hang up.
Start a conference call.
Call.
9Calls
To make a call, touch , enter a number, then
touch .
When dialing, touch Menu to add a pause
(pauses two seconds), or wait (waits for your
confirmation). To enter the international dialing
code, touch and hold .
To voice dial, touch >
Voice Dialer, say “Call,
and then a contact name or phone number.
To answer a call, drag to the right.
•During a call, touch Menu to switch to a
Bluetooth headset (see “Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, & cable
connections” on page 24). Touch Home or
Back to hide the active call display (to reopen it,
touch ).
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while
driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
To end a call, touch .
To ignore an incoming call, drag to the left.
Tip: For quick access to contacts, seeFavorites” on
page 11.
Recent calls
To show recent calls, touch > Call log
0
+
End call
To call, text, open, or save an entry, touch and hold
it.
To clear the list, touch Menu >
Clear call log.
Conference calls
To start a conference call, call the first number. After
they answer, touch
Add call and call the next number.
When the next number answers, touch
Merge calls. To
remove individual callers, touch
Manage.
Call waiting
If you are on a call and a new call arrives:
With call waiting on, you can drag to the right to
answer the new call and put the old call on hold.
Then, touch
Swap to switch between calls, or Merge
calls
to combine them.
With call waiting off, the new call goes straight to
your voicemail.
To turn on call waiting, touch Menu >
Settings >
Call settings > Additional settings > Call waiting.
Call forwarding
To forward calls, touch Menu > Settings > Call
settings
> Call forwarding. You can forward calls all
10 Calls
the time, or only when your phone is busy,
unanswered, or unreachable (not on the network)
Restricted calls
To restrict your phone so that it can only dial a few
numbers, touch Menu >
Settings > Call settings >
Fixed Dialing Numbers.
To turn fixed dialing on, touch
FDN activation.
To add or delete the allowed numbers, touch
FDN
list
.
Your phone number
To show your phone number, touch Menu >
Settings > About phone > Status > My phone number.
Your caller ID
To hide your number from the people you call, touch
Menu >
Settings > Call settings > Additional
settings
> Caller ID.
Cool down
In very limited circumstances, such as where your
phone has been exposed to extreme heat, you may
see “Cool Down” messages. To avoid possible
damage to your battery and phone, you should follow
these instructions until the phone is within its
recommended temperature range. When your phone
is in “Cool Down” mode, only emergency calls can be
made.
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more
emergency phone numbers that you can call under any
circumstances, even when your phone is locked.
Emergency numbers vary by country. Your
pre-programmed emergency number(s) may not work
in all locations, and sometimes an emergency call
cannot be placed due to network, environmental, or
interference issues.
1 Open the phone, then touch (if your phone is
locked, touch
Emergency Call).
2 Enter the emergency number.
3 Touch
Call to call the emergency number.
Note: Your mobile device can use AGPS satellite
signals to help emergency services find you (“Location
Services (GPS & AGPS)” on page 35).
11Contacts
Contacts
contacts like you’ve never had before
Keep each friend’s email, phone number, and even
address all in your
Contacts for quick access.
Quick start: Contacts
From the home screen, touch > Contacts.
To create a contact, touch >
Contacts >
Menu >
New contact, choose where you want
Phone
Displaying 20 contacts
Contacts FavoritesCall log
A
B
C
Arthur Baudo
Barry Smyth
Cheyenne Medina
Christine Fanning
Search
New contact
Accounts
Import/Export
More
Display options
Touch to open and call or text.
Touch & hold for options.
Drag or flick to scroll.
Switch to the dialer, recent calls,
or favorites.
Touch to search, create, and
more.
to store the contact, then enter details (to close the
display keyboard, touch Back ).
Contacts shows the contacts from your Google™
account, which you can open from any computer at
contacts.google.com
(or open your contacts within
mail.google.com
). To stop synchronizing with your
account, touch >
Contacts > Menu >
Accounts, touch your Google account, then uncheck
Sync Contacts.
To call, text, or email a contact, touch >
Contacts, touch the contact, then touch (call),
(text), or (email).
To edit or delete a contact, touch >
Contacts,
touch the contact, then touch Menu .
Favorites
For quick access to a favorite contact, open the
contact, then touch the star next to their name. To
show your favorites, touch and touch
Favorites at
the top.
To add a shortcut to your favorites, touch and hold a
blank spot on your home screen, then touch
Folders >
Starred contacts. You can also add a shortcut for an
individual contact: Touch and hold a blank spot on your
home screen, then choose
Shortcuts > Contacts.
12 Messaging
Storage & transfer
When you create a new contact, your phone asks if
you want to store it in your Google™ account, phone
memory, or SIM card. Contacts in all three places
appear in your
Contacts list, but if you change phones:
Contacts in your Google™ account can download
when you log into your Google account on a new
Android™ device. You can open these contacts from
any computer at contacts.google.com
.
Contacts on your SIM card can load to a new device
when you insert your SIM card.
Contacts in your phone memory stay in your old
phone, unless you export them.
To import or export contacts between your phone
memory and a SIM or memory card, touch >
Contacts, then touch Menu > Import/Export.
Messaging
sometimes it’s best to text or email...
Send and receive text with photos or other
attachments, in quick text messages or full emails.
Quick start: Text messaging
From the home screen, touch > Messaging.
Tip: To see more messages, flick or drag up.
To create a text message, touch >
Messaging
>
New message. For options like attaching files,
touch Menu .
Messaging
New message
Compose new message
12254558787
14447772222
You had 1 missed call from
122545458787 ... 17 Aug
Wanna catch something to eat tonight? How about ...
17 Aug
12223334545
Ha! Thanks.
16 Aug
Settings
Delete threads
Search
Compose
Touch to open. Touch & hold to
open options.
Drag or flick to scroll.
Touch to change settings and
more.
13Messaging
To open text messages, touch > Messaging,
then touch the sender’s name.
When you see in the status bar at the top of your
screen, flick down the status bar and touch the new
message to open it.
To respond to a text message, just open it and
enter your response in the text box at the bottom.
To forward, copy, and more, touch >
Messaging, touch the sender’s name, then touch
and hold the message.
Attachments
To send a file in a text message, touch >
Messaging > New message, then touch Menu >
Attach.
When you open a message with an attachment, touch
Download to download it. Touch the downloaded
attachment to open it, then touch it again to save it,
share it, and more.
Tip: To send and receive large attachments faster, use
Wi-Fi networks” on page 25.
Email
To set up Google or Corporate (Microsoft™
Exchange server) accounts, touch Menu >
Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account. For
details, contact the account provider.
To set up standard email accounts (not Gmail™ or
Microsoft™ Exchange), touch >
Email and
follow the wizard. To add more standard accounts,
open
Email and touch Menu > Accounts >
Menu >
Add account. For details, contact the
account provider.
To open email, touch >
Email or Gmail.
Touch a message to open it.
Tip: Touch Menu for options like
Refresh or
Search.
To create an email, touch >
Email or
Gmail, then touch Menu > Compose.
Tip: Touch Menu for options, like
Attach or Add
Cc/Bcc
.
Gmail synchronizes with your Google™ account mail,
which you can open from any computer at
mail.google.com
. To stop synchronizing with your
account, touch Menu >
Settings > Accounts &
sync
, touch your Google account, then uncheck Sync
Gmail
.
14 Text entry
Voicemail
When you have a new voicemail, shows in the
status bar at the top of your screen. To hear
voicemails, touch then touch and hold
1.
If you need to change your voicemail number, in the
home screen touch Menu >
Settings > Call
settings
> Voicemail settings. For your voicemail
number or other details, contact your service provider.
Text entry
keys when you need them
When you enter text, like in a message or search, you
have keyboard options.
Quick start: Text entry
To change the keyboard, touch and hold a blank spot
in a text box. A menu opens, where you can choose
Input Method > Moto keyboard, Swype, or
Handwriting.
Note:
Swype and Handwriting are not available in all
regions. Your keyboard might change depending on
what you’re entering.
Swype lets you drag your finger over the letters of a
word, in one continuous motion.
Send
:-)
asdfghj k l
qwe r t y u i op
z
xcvbnm
EN @#
12 3
_
%()
!7890
/
?
&$456
+
:;
,
.
SYM
To enter a word, just
trace a path through
the letters.
To capitalize, go above
the keypad.
For double letters,
circle the letter.
To enter a word, just
trace a path through
the letters.
To capitalize, go above
the keypad.
For double letters,
circle the letter.
Anne
Anne
a
e
n
15Text entry
To move the cursor, touch and hold a word you
entered. This opens a magnifier where you can drag
the cursor.
To copy and paste, double-tap a word to highlight it
(if needed, drag the ends of the highlight). Now
touch and hold a blank spot for the copy and paste
menu.
To add a word to your dictionary, double-tap the
word to highlight it. Now touch and hold a blank
spot to open the menu where you can add the
word.
To enter the small number or symbol at the top of
a key, touch and hold the key.
To enter several numbers or symbols, touch
SYM.
To enter apostrophes in common words (like “I’ll”)
in Swype, drag through the apostrophe key.
If Swype doesn’t know a word, touch individual
letters to enter it. Swype remembers, so next time
you can just drag over the letters.
Handwriting lets you enter letters by drawing them.
Enter numbers and symbols, touch Alternate .
Touch to return to letters.
Enter one capital letter, touch Shift (touch twice
to enter capitals until you touch again).
and
AOo s
. ,
ghi
pqrs
abc
jkl
tuv
def
mno
wxyz
A B C
Touch to choose a letter or word,
or touch for more words.
Drag in the large square to trace
a letter without lifting your finger.
Drag in the small square
for symbols.
For Bell touch and drag for a
letter.
Full screen handwriting
Bell text entry:
For Qwerty or Bell , touch a
letter to enter it, then touch an
option that appears above.
Touch to choose handwriting,
Qwerty, or Bell text entry.
16 Text entry
•Cut or copy selected text, touch and hold text to
select it, then touch and hold an empty spot in the
text box to choose
Cut or Copy.
•Paste cut or copied text, touch and hold a blank spot
in a text box to choose
Paste.
Delete, touch Delete (hold to delete more).
To close the display keyboard, touch Back .
Moto keyboard lets you enter letters by touching them
one at a time.
Budget Meet
Meeting Meetings Me
Meet
asdfghj kl
qwe r t y u i op
z
xcvbnm
. ,
DEL
M
M
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e
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?123
Delete
Symbols/Numbers
Voice Recognition
Touch this, then speak the recipient’s name or the text
message.
Touch and hold an
empty spot to open a
menu.
Text entry dictionary
Your phone’s dictionary stores special words or names
to recognize when you enter them.
To open your dictionary, from the home screen touch
Menu >
Settings > Language & keyboard > User
dictionary
.
To add a word, touch Menu >
Add.
To edit or delete a word, touch and hold it.
17Schedule
Schedule
helping you stay in control
Yo u r
Calendar events can synchronize with your
Google™ account, and the
Clock can wake you up!
Quick start: Schedule
From the home screen, touch > Calendar.
To create an event, touch >
Calendar >
Menu >
More > New event, then enter details
(to close the display keyboard, touch Back ).
Calendar synchronizes with your Google™ account
calendar, which you can open from any computer at
Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat
Fri
28
29
30 31 123
456 8910
11 12 13 15 16 17
18 19 20 22 23 24
25 26 27 29 30 31
123 567
7
14
21
28
4
June 2012
Day
Week
Agenda
Today
More
Month
Touch to open. Touch & hold to
open options.
Drag or flick to scroll.
Color indicates events.
Touch to choose the calendar
view. Choose More to create an
event or change settings.
calendar.google.com (or open your calendar within
mail.google.com
). To stop synchronizing with your
account, touch Menu >
Settings > Accounts &
sync
, touch your Google account, then uncheck Sync
Calendar
.
To edit or delete an event, touch >
Calendar,
touch the event to open it, then touch Menu >
Edit event or Delete event.
Alarm clock
To set an alarm (like to wake up), touch > Clock,
then touch the alarm.
To turn an alarm on or off, touch next to it.
To add an alarm, touch
Add alarm, then enter alarm
details.
To change an alarm, touch the time.
To s et a snooze period, in the
Alarm Clock list
touch Menu >
Settings > Snooze duration.
When an alarm sounds, touch
Dismiss to turn it off or
Snooze to delay it. To cancel a snoozed alarm, drag
down the status bar bar and touch the alarm name.
Date & time
To set the date, time, time zone, and formats, touch
Menu >
Settings > Date & time.
18 Web
Web
surf the web with your phone
Open
Browser or just touch Search to find a page,
then bookmark it, send it, or just explore.
Quick start: Web
From the home screen, touch > Browser.
To enter a website address in the browser or your
home screen, just touch Search .
BookmarksNew window Windows
MoreRefresh
Web Images Local News more
Near me now
Chicago
Google
11:19
Forward
Touch to open. Touch & hold to
open options.
Drag or flick to scroll.
Enter a web page URL.
Touch to open bookmarks,
windows, and more.
Connection
Mobile Network:
Wi-Fi:
To zoom in or out,
pinch two fingers
together or apart.
To send the
website address
in a message,
touch Menu >
More > Share page.
Note: Your phone automatically uses your mobile
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Tip: You can connect to the web with “Wi-Fi
networks” on page 25.
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> Menu >
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You can download “Apps” on page 5.
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