Tools. Motorola Defy plus

status bar at the top of your screen, touch USB connection , and choose USB connection .

Tools

helping you stay in control

Alarm clock

Find it: > Alarm & Timer

To turn on an alarm, touch the check box.

Alarm Timer

To add an alarm, touch Menu

> Add alarm , then enter alarm details.

To set a snooze period, in the

Alarm Clock list touch Menu

> Settings > Snooze duration .

When an alarm sounds, drag

Dismiss to turn it off or touch the screen to delay.

7:00 AM every day

Alarm Name

8:30 AM

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Alarm Name

9:00 AM

Alarm Name

To cancel a snoozed alarm, drag down the status bar bar and touch the alarm name.

To use the timer, just open the alarm clock, touch

Timer at the top of the screen, and enter the countdown time.

Calendar

Find it: > Calendar

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Your calendar events can be viewed in different ways:

Touch Menu > Agenda , Day , or Week . When you highlight an event in the day and week views, more details appear.

Add calendar events

From any calendar view, touch Menu > More > New event . Enter event details and touch Save .

December 2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

28 29 30 31 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Manage calendar events

To edit an event, touch and hold it, then touch Edit event . When you’re done, touch Save .

To delete an event, touch and hold it, then touch Delete event .

To go to today, touch Menu > Today .

Calculator

Find it: > Calculator

Your calculator has two views: basic and advanced. To change your views, touch Menu > Advanced panel or Basic panel . To clear history, touch Menu >

Clear history .

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Quickoffice

Use Quickoffice to view and edit files on your memory card.

Find it: > Quickoffice

Touch a file or folder to open, or touch and hold a file for options. You can edit most text or spreadsheet files:

• Place your cursor by touching the text.

• Select text by double-touching it.

• Open a keyboard, choose formatting, save the file, or choose other options by touching Menu .

To manage your folders and transfer files, see

“Memory card & file transfer” on page 41.

Accessibility

See, hear, speak, feel, and use. Accessibility features are there for everyone, helping to make things easier.

Voice recognition

• Dialing and commands : Touch > Voice

Commands . To dial, say “Call” and then a contact name or phone number. You can also say a command from the list shown, like “ Send Message

<Name or #> ” or “ Go To <Menu> .”

• Search : Touch and hold Search to open voice search, then say what you want to search for, like

“Motorola accessories”.

• Text entry : Touch a text entry field to open the touchscreen keyboard. Touch , then say what you want to type.

Note: There is no on the Swype keyboard. To change the keyboard, touch and hold a blank spot in the text box. A menu opens, where you can choose

Input Method > Multi-touch keyboard .

Tip: Speak naturally but clearly, like using a speakerphone.

Voice readouts

Note: You might need to download text-to-speech software (data charges may apply).

To turn on voice readouts, touch Menu > Settings

> Accessibility . Touch Accessibility to enable the settings, then touch Voice Readouts .

• Menus and screens : When you touch an item in a menu or screen, your phone speaks the name. To select an item, double-touch it.

Note: Touching a home screen widget or shortcut will open it.

• Dialer & text entry : As you type, your phone speaks each number or letter.

• Notification : When you flick the status bar down, your phone speaks all of the notifications. Your phone uses Caller ID readout for incoming calls.

Tip: Navigate through your apps and menus to hear how voice readouts work on your phone.

Caller ID

When you want to hear who’s calling:

• Read out loud : Have your caller announced—touch

Menu > Settings > Call settings > Caller ID readout .

• Ringtones : Assign a unique ringtone to a contact—touch Contacts , open a contact, then touch Menu > Edit . Ringtones are listed under Additional info .

Voice settings

Find it: > Voice Commands > Menu

> Settings

You can refine recognition of your voice ( Adaptation ) and set options like prompts and shortcuts.

Volume & vibrate

Find it: Menu

Vibrate

> Settings > Sound > Volume or

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Tip: To set separate volumes for calls and notifications

(like new messages), choose Volume and uncheck Use incoming call volume for notifications .

Zoom

• Pinch to zoom : You can pinch to zoom on maps, web pages, and photos: To zoom in, touch the screen with two fingers and then drag them apart.

To zoom out, drag your fingers together.

Display brightness

Find it: Menu > Settings > Display > Brightness

Uncheck Automatic brightness to set your own level.

Touchscreen & keys

You can hear or feel when you touch the touchscreen.

Touch Menu > Settings > Sound :

• Touchscreen : To hear screen touches (click), select

Audible selection .

• Keys : To feel screen keyboard touches (vibrate), select Haptic feedback .

• Screen lock : To hear when you lock or unlock the screen (click), select Screen lock sounds .

Messages

Create, send, and receive text messages, IMs, email, and more, all in one place.

Find it: > Messaging > Universal inbox

To make text entry even easier, you can use features like auto-complete, auto-correct, and auto-punctuate—touch Menu > Settings

> Language & keyboard . Of course if you don’t want to type at all, then use your voice—touch on the touchscreen keyboard.

Hearing aids

To help get a clear sound when using a hearing aid or cochlear implant, your phone may have been rated for use with hearing aids. If your phone’s box has “Rated for Hearing Aids” printed on it, then please read the following guidance.

Note: Ratings are not a guarantee of compatibility (see

“Hearing Aid Compatibility with Mobile Phones” on page 60). You may also want to consult your hearing

health professional, who should be able to help you get the best results.

• Call volume : During a call, press the side volume keys to set a call volume that works for you.

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• Position : During a call, hold the phone to your ear as normal, and then rotate/move it to get the best position for speaking and listening.

Apps

Want more? No problem. Android Market™ provides access to thousands of apps, and many provide useful accessibility features.

Find it: > Market

TTY

You can use your phone in TTY mode with standard teletype machines. Touch Menu > Settings > Call settings > TTY mode and select the mode you need:

• TTY full : Type and read text on your TTY device.

• TTY HCO : Hearing-Carry-Over—type text on your

TTY device and listen to voice replies on your phone’s speaker.

• TTY VCO : Voice-Carry-Over—speak into your phone and read text replies on your TTY device.

Note: You’ll need a cable/adapter to connect your TTY device to the headset jack on your phone.

Refer to your TTY device guide for mode and usage information.

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