Motorola MILESTONE - User manual

Motorola XT300

MOTOROLA MILESTONE

TM

1Congratulations

Congratulations

MOTOROLA MILESTONE

TM

MOTOROLA MILESTONE

™

gives you a premium

browsing and messaging experience with the very

latest from Google

™

, all in a thin touch QWERTY slider.

•Browsing. Get more from the web with a huge

screen, full HTML and support for Adobe® Flash®

Player. Search, browse, everything you want to do,

all made easier.

Tip: Touch Market to download and install

Adobe® Flash® Player, see “Apps for all” on

page 29.

• Maps, entertainment, and more. The latest

technology and apps. MOTONAV

™

and Google

Maps Navigation

™

to find your way. YouTube™ to

stay entertained. Easy access to Google and

thousands of Android applications to expand your

world.

Caution: Before assembling, charging or using

your phone for the first time, please read the

important legal and safety information packaged

with your phone. Once your phone is up and

running, touch Menu > Settings > About

phone

> Safety information to read the full

information.

Note: Certain apps and features may not be available

in all countries.

More

•Answers: Touch > Help centre.

You can also flick your home screen left or right to

see the Getting started and Tips & tricks widgets.

• Support: Phone updates, PC software, user guides,

online help and more at

www.motorola.com/milestone.

• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at

www.motorola.com/products.

2 Your phone

Your phone

the important keys & connectors

Phone

Messaging Market

Contacts Browser Maps

Press - sleep.

Press & hold to

turn off.

3.5mm headset jack

Home key

Back key

Microphone

Menu key

To u chscreen

Camera key

Power key

Volume keys

Touch to open

menu options.

Touch to return

to the home

screen.

Touch to go

back.

Search key

Touch - search.

Touch & hold -

voice search.

Micro USB

connector

Charge or

connect

to PC.

Note: Your phone might look a little different.

When you open or turn your phone,

the screen adjusts for you.

Scroll &

Return

Space

Alternate

Shift

select

Delete

Search

Menu

3Contents

Contents

What’s new. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Let's go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

YouTube™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Wi-Fi™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Personalise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Memory card & file transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Safety, regulatory & legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

What’s new

If you already have a MOTOROLA MILESTONE

™

your

software may be updated over-the-air. If you are new to

MOTOROLA MILESTONE

™

, congratulations, you have

access to outstanding features:

• Faster processing powered by Android.

• Pinch-to-zoom for easy viewing, see

“Pinch-to-zoom” on page 7.

• Voice dialler to make things quicker, see “Voice

recognition” on page 18 and 51.

• Support for Adobe® Flash® Player providing a full

and rich web access, see “Web” on page 22.

Tip: Tou ch Market to download and install

Adobe® Flash® Player, see “Apps for all” on

page 29.

• Google Maps Navigation

™

to find your way with

voice directions, see “Google Maps Navigation™”

on page 24.

• Wi-Fi connectivity anywhere, see “Wi-Fi hotspot”

on page 33.

4 Let's go

Let's go

let's get you up and running

Assemble & charge

Caution: Please read “Battery use & safety” on

page 58.

1 SIM in 2 microSD in (may

already be inserted)

3 Battery in 4 Cover on

5 Charge up

3H

Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 35.

Set up & go

The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard

guides you through signing in to your existing Google

™

account. If you don’t have a Google account, you can

create one using the wizard.

Tip: Remember to write down your username and

password, and keep them in a safe place.

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.

Turn it on & off

To turn your phone on, press and

hold Power/Lock (on top of the

phone).

To turn your phone off, press and

hold Power/Lock , then touch

Power off on the screen.

Wi-Fi

TM

connect

If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster

Internet access, touch Menu > Settings

> Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.

5Touchscreen & keys

Cool content & more

Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps

on the planet from Android Market™, see “Apps for

all” on page 29.

Your phone comes with a microSD memory card

installed—you can fill it with photos, videos and music

from your computer using “Memory card” on

page 45.

Touchscreen & keys

a few essentials

Touchscreen on/off

Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when

you don’t.

• To make your touchscreen sleep or wake up, just

press Power/Lock .

• When you hold the phone to your ear during calls,

your touchscreen sleeps to prevent accidental

touches.

• To let the touchscreen adjust brightness

automatically, touch Menu > Settings > Display

> Brightness and check Automatic brightness.

Note: Your touchscreen might stay dark if the sensor

just above it is covered. Don't use covers or screen

protectors (even clear ones) that cover this sensor.

Touch tips

Here are some tips on how to navigate around your

phone.

6 Touchscreen & keys

Tou ch

To choose an icon or option,

touch it.

Touch & hold

To open special options,

touch and hold an icon or

other item. Try it: on the

home screen, touch

Contacts

, then touch and

hold a contact to open

options.

Phone

Contacts Browser Maps

Alex Pico

Dan Smith

Kate Shunney

Keith Zang

Luke Carmody

A

L

M

L

Drag

To scroll through a list or

move slowly, drag across

the touchscreen. Try it: on

the home screen, touch

Contacts, then drag

your Contacts list up or

down.

Tip: When you drag or

flick a list, a scroll bar

appears on the right. Drag the scroll bar to move the

list to a letter A – Z.

Flick

To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the

touchscreen (drag quickly and release).

Tip: When you flick a long list, touch the screen to stop

it from scrolling.

Alex Pico

Dan Smith

Kate Shunney

Keith Zang

D

K

L

7Touchscreen & keys

Pinch-to-zoom

Get a closer look at maps, webpages or photos. To

zoom in, touch the screen with two fingers and then

slide them apart. To zoom out, drag your fingers

together.

My sign

Draw on your screen to get to your favourite apps. To

open my sign, touch > My Sign.

N Clark St

Wacker Dr

M

E Ohio St

N Rush St

N Wabash Ave

N Dearborn St

E Grand A

v

N Micigan Ave

W Lake St W Lake St

E Wacker Pl

State/Lake

Grand Red

Lake

Randolph

St Metra

Randolph/

Wabash

Washington-Blue

E S WaterSt

M

E Randolph St

Ontario St

E Ontario St

Kukreja Ave.

Laurel Ln

Pinch to zoom

in and out.

Draw the sign for the action

you want. For example,

draw a "V" to go to

voicemail.

To see which actions are

already assigned to specific

signs, touch Menu .

You’ll also see several signs

that are unassigned.

To assign an action to a

sign, touch Menu , touch

the unassigned sign, then

touch an app from the list.

Key tips

Menu, home, back & search

To u ch H o m e t o

close any menu or app

and return to the home

screen. On the home

screen, touch and hold

Home to show the

last few apps you used,

then touch an app to

open it.

Call voicemail

*86

Home keyMenu key

Back key Search key

8 Touchscreen & keys

Touch Search for text search, or touch and hold for

voice search.

Touch Menu to open menu options, or touch

Back to go back.

Sleep & wake up

To save your battery, prevent

accidental touches or when you

want to wipe smudges off your

touchscreen, put the touchscreen to

sleep by pressing Power/Lock .

To wake up the touchscreen, just

press Power/Lock again, or open the phone.

To change how long your phone waits before the

screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu

> Settings > Display > Screen timeout.

Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,

use “Screen lock” on page 55. To unlock the screen,

press Power/Lock or open the phone. Then, drag

bar to the right.

Power/Lock key menu

Press and hold Power/Lock to open the

Power/Lock key menu, where you can turn off the

phone (Power off), or turn Flight mode or Silent mode

on or off.

Adjust volume

Press the volume keys to

change the ring volume (on

the home screen) or the

earpiece volume (during a

call).

When playing music or

video files, press the volume keys to adjust media

volume.

Rotate the screen

When you rotate the phone, the touchscreen can

rotate to stay right-side up:

Find it: Menu > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate

screen

Volume keys

9Home screen

Home screen

quick access to the things you need most

Quick start: Home screen

The home screen gives you all your latest information

in one place. It's what you see when you turn on the

phone or touch Home from a menu. It’s basically

like this:

Note: Your home screen might look a little different.

Phone

Messaging Market

Contacts Browser Maps

Status bar

Touch & drag this bar down

to check notifications.

Status indicators

Shortcuts

Touch to open.

Drag up to see

all your apps.

App menu

You can flick the home screen left and right to see

more panels. You’ll have plenty of room for adding

shortcuts, widgets and more.

Widgets

Add a widget, such as a clock, music player or a

calendar that shows upcoming appointments.

To open a widget, touch it. To add widgets, touch

Menu > Add >Widgets. If your home screen is

full, you won’t see the option to add. You’ll have to

delete widgets or shortcuts to make room.

Phone

Messaging Market

Contacts Browser Maps

10 Home screen

Note: If you install apps from Android Market that

have widgets, touch and hold the home screen, then

select a widget to add to the home screen.

Shortcuts

To add shortcuts to the home screen, open the app

menu, then touch and hold the shortcut you want. It

will be added to the home screen. Or, touch Menu

> Add > Shortcuts.

App menu

Quick start: App menu

The app menu shows you

all of your applications. To

open it from the home

screen, touch and

drag up.

Flick up and down to see all

of your apps. Any new

apps that you download

(see page “Android

Market™” on page 29) are

added to the app menu.

To close the app menu, touch Home or Back .

Phone

Messaging Market

Contacts

Phone

Contacts

Dialer

Maps

Recent apps

Touch and hold Home to see the last few apps you

used, then touch the app you want. Touch Home

to return to the home screen.

Search

To search, touch Search on the front of the phone,

or press Search on the keyboard.

Web

Search

AppsAll

Touch to search by

voice.

Touch here to enter text.

11Home screen

Notifications & phone status

At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you

about new messages or events (notifications). Icons

on the right tell you about phone status. Flick the bar

down to show notification details.

Bluetooth™ active network (full signal)

GPS active network (roaming)

Wi-Fi™ active 3G (fastest data)

downloading flight mode

vibrate sync active

volume voicemail message

silent alarm set

mute call battery (charging)

speakerphone active battery (full charge)

GPRS (fast data) EDGE (faster data)

Alex Pico

Meeting

What time are we going out?

10:32

10:30

10:32

10:30

Clear

Notifications

Alex Pico

Meeting

What time are we going out?

10:35

10

8 September 2010

8 September 2010 :35

Tip: To see today’s date, touch and hold the status bar

at the top of the screen.

12 Calls

Calls

it’s good to talk

Quick start: Calls

Dialling options

Find it: Phone

Call log FavouritesContactsPhone

123

456

789

0

ABC DEF

GHI JKL MNO

TUVPQRS WXYZ

Contacts

Touch to open, then touch an

entry to call.

Touch to open, then touch an

entry to call.

Call

Enter a phone number &

touch here to call it.

Recent calls

Voicemail

In-call options

During a call:

• To use a Bluetooth™ device, touch Bluetooth.

(The device must be turned on and previously

paired—see “Connect new devices” on page 31.)

• To mute a call, touch Mute.

• To use the speakerphone, touch Speaker.

12:41

Add call

Bluetooth Mute

DialpadEnd

Mobile 555-555-7931

Hold

Kristine Kelley

Speaker

00:11

Call timer

End call

Dialpad

Touch to enter

numbers during a call.

13Calls

Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while

driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.

Always obey the law and drive safely.

Tip: You can touch Home or Back to leave the

active call display. To reopen it, drag the notification bar

down and touch the active call or touch Phone >

Return to call in progress.

Make, answer & end calls

To make a call, touch Phone, enter a number, then

touch .

To answer a call, drag bar to the right.

To end a call, touch .

To ignore a call, drag bar to the left.

Note: Your phone includes a proximity sensor. When

you hold the phone to your ear, the display goes dark

to prevent accidental touches. When you move your

phone away from your ear, the display lights up again.

Hands-free

Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while

driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.

Always obey the law and drive safely.

During a call:

• To use the speakerphone, touch Speaker.

End call

• To use a Bluetooth™ device, touch Bluetooth (The

device must be turned on and previously

paired—see “Connect new devices” on page 31).

Recent calls

Find it: Phone > Call log

• To call a number, touch it.

• To send a text message, create a contact, view a

contact or other options, touch and hold an entry.

• To clear the list, touch Menu > Clear call log.

Frequent calls

Find it: Phone > Favourites

• To call a number, touch it.

• To send a text message, view a contact or other

options, touch and hold an entry.

Conference calls

To start a conference call, call the first number. After

the call connects, touch Add call. Dial the next number,

or select it from contacts or favourites. When the next

number answers, touch Merge calls.

Your phone number

Find it: Menu > Settings > About phone > Status

> My phone number

14 Calls

Call forwarding & waiting

You can forward calls all the time, or only when your

phone is busy, unanswered or unreachable (not on the

network):

Find it: Menu > Settings > Call settings > Call

forwarding

When you’re on a call and a second call comes in, Call

waiting

lets you answer it by dragging bar to the

right. You can turn off Call waiting to send second calls

straight to your voicemail:

Find it: Menu > Settings > Call settings

> Additional settings > Call waiting

Restrict outgoing calls

To restrict your phone so that it can only dial a few

numbers:

Find it: Menu > Settings > Call settings > Fixed

Dialling Numbers

• To turn fixed dialling on, touch Enable FDN.

• To add or delete the allowed numbers, touch FDN

list

.

Emergency calls

Note: Your service provider programs one or more

emergency phone numbers (such as 999 or 112) 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 it may not be

possible to place an emergency call due to network,

environmental or interference issues.

1 To u ch Phone (if your phone is locked, touch

Emergency call).

2 Enter the emergency number.

3 Touch to call the emergency number.

Note: Your mobile device can use GPS and AGPS

signals to help emergency services find you. See "GPS

& AGPS" in your legal and safety information.

15Contacts

Contacts

contacts like you’ve never had before

Quick start: Contacts

Find it: Contacts

Tip: To search the list, open your phone, then type a

name. When you flick or drag the list, drag the scroll

bar that appears to move the list faster.

ContactsPhone Call log Favourites

A

D

L

K

Alex Pico

Displaying 5 contacts

Dan Smith

Kate Shunney

Keith Zang

Luke Carmody

Contacts list

Touch to view

contact information.

Touch & hold to edit,

delete & more.

Menu options

Touch Menu to

edit sync groups or

to add/import new

contacts.

Call or email contacts

Find it: Contacts

View contact

, Call contact, Text contact, Send email

and more, touch and hold the contact.

Edit or delete contacts

Find it: Contacts

Touch the contact, then touch Menu > Edit contact

or Delete contact.

Create contacts

Find it: Contacts > Menu > New contact

16 Contacts

Slide out the keyboard or touch any entry area to open

the touchscreen keyboard.

When you’re finished, touch Done.

Groups

Find it: Contacts > Menu > Display options

You can put your Contacts into groups that you create

(like "friends", "family" or "work"). You can then find

contacts faster by showing one group at a time.

Phone

First name

Surname

Phone

Home

email

Google

Edit contact

[email protected]

Done

Revert

Touch + to add another

entry.

Touch - to remove this entry.

To see more details, flick up.

Touch + to add another

entry.

Touch - to remove this entry.

To see more details, flick up.

Transfer contacts

Get all your contacts, all in one place. Here’s a few

helpful hints:

• Use Gmail

TM

All your Gmail contacts will be automatically synced

to your phone. Various computer applications for

mobile phones and email accounts allow you to

export your contacts as a ".CSV" file. You can then

use Gmail to import the file. For more details, go to

www.motorola.com/transfercontacts or log into

your Gmail account on your computer and select

"Help".

• Use a SIM

You can transfer contacts from your old phone to

your new Motorola phone using your SIM card—see

“Transfer contacts using your SIM” on page 16.

• More

There are other methods and tools to help you at

www.motorola.com/transfercontacts.

Transfer contacts using your SIM

1 On your old phone, copy all the contacts you want

to your SIM card.

2 Insert your SIM card in your new phone, see

“Assemble & charge” on page 4.

17Text entry

3 Import the contacts from your SIM card, touch

Contacts

, then touch Menu > Import/Export

> Import from SIM card.

Tex t e n t ry

think keyboard, now think smaller

Typing tips

To use the full keypad, just open your phone:

To...

Enter a capital letter Press Shift

Enter all capital letters,

until you press Shift

again

Press Shift twice

Enter alternate characters

(at the top of keys)

Press Alternate

Enter several alternate

characters, until you press

Alternate again

Press Alternate

twice

Enter symbols chosen from

a list

Press Alternate

> Symbols

Select text Hold Shift then

press Scroll left or

right

18 Text entry

Cut, Copy or Paste text you

selected

Touch and hold a

blank spot in the text

box to open the

editing menu

Delete a character (hold to

delete more)

Press Delete

Delete the current line Press Alternate

+ Delete

Jump to the beginning/end

of a line

Press Alternate

then press Scroll

Start a new line (email) Press Enter

To...

Touchscreen keypad

When your phone is closed, open the touchscreen

keypad by touching a text box. To close the keyboard,

touch Back .

Voice recognition

To use voice recognition, touch , then speak the

recipient’s name or voice input.

Tip: Speak naturally but clearly. Use the microphone in

a similar way to the speakerphone, so there's no need

to shout or hold the phone close to your mouth.

as

zxc vbnm

df gh jk l

we r tyu i op

?123

Done

.

DEL

x

q

Enter message here

Delete

Return

Space

Symbols/numbers

Touch to open a keypad for

symbols or numbers.

Shift

Voice

recognition

Touch for voice

input.

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