Motorola Fire XT 531 User manual

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 read “Battery 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 phone’s 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

group’s tab. Touch the group’s 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 phone’s 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, see “Favorites” 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

a

e

n

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

e

?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

phone network to connect to the web. Your service

provider may charge to surf the web or download data.

If you can’t connect, contact your service provider.

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