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Phone Basics
Tip: Phone Software Upgrades – Updates to your phone’s software may become available from time to time. Sprint will automatically upload critical updates to your phone. You can also use the menu to check for and download updates. Touch Menu > Settings >
About phone > System updates > Update Motorola Software to search for and download available updates.
Your Phone’s Layout
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Note: From the home screen, press the voice key to start a voice search. If you’re composing a message, press the voice key to begin dictation.
Key Functions
●
Speaker Button lets you use the speakerphone.
● Message Light allows you to see when you have a new messa ge or see your phone’s charging status at a glance.
● Volume Buttons adjust the ringer volume or adjust the voice volume during a call.
● Direct Connect (DC) Button use Direct Connect to talk with other push-to-talk users.
● Home Key returns you to the home screen. Press and hold the home key to see your most recently used apps.
● Menu Key opens additional options for whatever screen you are viewing.
● Micro USB Connector connects the phone charger or an optional USB cable
(included).
● Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
● Voice Key lets you use the hands-free speaker or voice recognition feature when entering text.
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● Camera Button opens your camera to take photos or videos.
● Search Key opens a Google ™ search screen so you can search the Web.
● Back Key lets you return to the previous screen.
● Touchscreen lets you display all the information needed to operate your phone, such as the call status, the Contacts list, the date and time, and the signal and battery strength.
● Power/Screen Lock Button : turn the phone on or off or put the display to sleep.
● 3.5 mm Headset Jack allows you plug in either a stereo headset (included) or an optional headset for convenient, hands-free conversations.
CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone.
Turn Your Phone On and Off
Turn Your Phone On
► Press and hold the Power/Lock button.
Once your phone is on, it may display “ Searching for Service .” When your phone finds a signal, it enters standby mode
—the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal is found, your phone automatically returns to standby mode.
Tip: The Power Save feature conserves your battery power when you are in an area where there is no signal.
Turn Your Phone Off
► Press and hold the Power/Lock button to open the phone options menu. Touch
Power off to turn the phone off.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery is charging).
Turn Your Screen On and Off
Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use
► To quickly turn the screen off, press the Power/Lock button. Pressing it again or receiving an incoming call will turn on your phone screen and show the lock screen.
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To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone’s screen is off.
Turn the Screen On and Unlock It
1. To turn the screen on, press the Power/Lock button.
2. Drag the lock
to the right to unlock the screen.
If you have set up a screen lock, you will be prompted to draw the pattern or enter
the password or PIN. See Set Up Screen Lock .
Touchscreen Navigation
Touch
To choose an icon or option, touch it.
Touch and Hold
To open special options, touch and hold an icon or other item. Try it: In the home screen, touch > Contacts , and then touch and hold a contact to open options.
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Drag
To scroll through a list or move slowly, drag across the touchscreen. Try it: In the home screen, touch > Contacts , and 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.
Zoom
Get a closer look at maps or Web pages. To zoom in, double-touch the screen. To zoom out, double-touch the screen again.
You can also zoom in or out by pinching your fingers together or moving them apart on the screen.
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Phone Covers
Your touchscreen might stay dark during calls if the sensor just above it is covered. Don’t use covers or screen protectors (even clear ones) that cover this sensor.
Screen protectors can also interfere with touchscreen performance.
Your Home Screen
The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens.
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
Customize the Home Screen
Add Items to the Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen. (If the cur rent home screen doesn’t have room, swipe the screen left or right to display an extended screen.)
2. On the Add to Home screen menu, touch the type of item you want to add and then select the item.
Widget: Add widgets to a screen such as a clock, calendar, mail, people, Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth
®
toggles, social networking apps, and more.
Shortcut: Add shortcuts to applications, bookmarks, contacts, settings, and more.
Touch a category and then touch the item you want to add.
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Folder: Add a folder where you can organize screen items. Add a shortcut to all your contacts, contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Contact details are automatically updated when there are changes in the source.
Wallpaper: Select a wallpaper source from your picture gallery, Sprint ID wallpapers, live wallpapers, or other preloaded options.
Move or Remove Items on the Home Screen
► Touch and hold the item you want to move or remove from the home screen.
To move the item, drag it to a new area and release it.
To remove the item, drag it to the Trash icon at the top of the screen and release it.
Extended Home Screens
In addition to the main home screen, your phone has six more home screens to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Touch Home
and then drag across the screen to move from the main screen to an extended screen.
● You cannot add more screens.
● While on an extended screen, touch Home to return to the main home screen.
To go directly to a particular screen:
1. From the main home screen, you can touch Home to show thumbnails of all screens.
2. Touch the screen you want to open.
App Menu
The app menu shows you all of your applications. To open it from the home screen, touch .
Flick up and down to see all of your apps. Any new apps that you download (see Android
Market™ ) are added to the app menu.
To close the app menu, touch Home or Back .
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Recent Apps
Touch and hold Home to see the last few apps you used, and then touch the app you want.
Touch Home to return to the home screen.
Widgets
A widget is small app on the home screen that displays information, such as weather, news, and social networking updates. You can add a widget, such as a clock, music player, or a calendar that shows upcoming appointments. To open a widget, touch it.
Creating Widgets
1. Find an empty spot on your home screen where you want to add a widget. You can flick left or right to open other panels on your home screen.
2. Touch and hold the empty spot until you see the Add to Home screen menu.
3. Touch Motorola widgets or Android widgets .
4. Touch the type of widget. If necessary, enter the widget settings.
Tip: You can change a widget’s size. Just touch and hold the widget. When the widget’s outline turns white, drag one of the corners to make it the size you want.
Note: If you install apps from Android Market™ that have widgets, touch and hold the home screen, and then select a widget to add to the home screen.
Setting Up Widgets
You can customize some widgets. Touch a widget to open it, and then touch Menu . You may already have several useful widgets on your home screen:
● Messages : Change the widget name or choose how long it shows new messages. To
add email accounts, see Setting Up Messaging Accounts .
● Music : Set this widget to an artist, album, or song, playlist. For more information, see
● News : Change the widget name, choose how long it shows new stories, or choose a news source. To choose a source, touch Add , and then choose preset Bundles or
Channels, or choose Custom to enter a URL for a Webpage or an RSS feed.
● Weather : Change temperature units or add locations. To add locations, touch Add , enter a city, and touch Search . When you open the weather widget, flick left to see other locations you added.
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Search
► Touch Search Search to start a Google™ Search.
Note: You can also use the Voice search key on the keyboard.
Status Bar
Your phone’s display provides information about your phone’s status and options. This list identifies some of the symbols you’ll see: To view notification alerts, touch the status bar and drag it down.
Status Icons
Icon Description
Bluetooth
®
active
GPS active
Wi-Fi active downloading vibrate mode silent mode mute call speakerphone active network (full signal) network (roaming)
3G (data service) airplane mode sync active alarm set
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battery (charging) battery (full charge)
DC Connect active
DC alert or invite
To view notification alerts, touch the status bar and drag it down.
Enter Text
You can type on your phone’s QWERTY keyboard or touchscreen keyboard.
QWERTY Keyboard
Tip: When you type, your phone suggests words for you. You can turn this on or off or explore other options by touching Menu > Settings > Language & keyboard .
Note: When you’re entering text, press the Voice Key to begin voice recognition dictation.
Touchscreen Keyboard
Certain applications let you use a touchscreen keyboard in landscape mode. Touch a text field to open a touchscreen keyboard when your phone is in landscape mode. Touch Back to close it.
To move the cursor, touch where you want to move it.
Multi-Touch Keyboard
Use the touchscreen keyboard to enter letters one at a time.
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Tips for Editing Text
To…
Enter alternate characters
Enter one capital letter
Enter only capital letters , until you touch Shift again
Select
Cut or
Move
Paste
text
Copy selected text
the cursor
cut or copied text
To enter characters appearing at the top of the keys
(including numbers), press ALT on the keyboard or touch ?123
on the multi-touch keyboard.
Touch Shift .
Touch Shift twice. Touch again to revert to lowercase.
Touch and hold text to select it.
Or, when viewing a Web page or received message, touch and hold text until you see two bookend cursors. Drag the cursors to either end of the text to select. Touch the selected text for more options.
Touch and hold text, then touch Select word or
Select all .
Touch and hold again, then select Cut or Copy .
Touch where you want to move the cursor. When you see a red icon, drag it to where you want the cursor.
Touch and hold location to paste, then touch Paste .
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To…
Delete a character (hold to delete more)
Touch Delete .
Auto-Correction
As you type, your phone suggests words from your dictionary and chosen language.
Your phone also automatically enters apos trophes in some words, like “dont.” You can also touch two keys at the same time, such as Shift with a letter.
Text Input Settings
► Touch Menu > Settings > Language & keyboard .
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