Motorola A1200 Quick Start Guide

Check It Out!

Turn on/off the phone

• Press and hold O

Answer a call

• Open flip or press N

Ear Piece

Camera Key

Make a call

• Tap Call/ press N

End a call

• Close flip or pressO

Up Volume Key

Installing a Battery

Installing / Removing SIM Card

MOTOMING A1200

Quick Start Guide

Touchscreen

Display

Send Key

Microphone

Accessory

Connection Port

Recognition Key

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Stylus

Mirror

Smart Key

Down Volume Key

Camera Mode Switch

Camera Lens

Speaker

Playing Music and Video Clips

RealPlayer® is embedded to enable you to listen to music or to watch videos everywhere you go.

• Tap Player > > Open > Files

• Tap MyAudio or MyVideo to open a list of audio or video files.

• Tap file name(s) > Open

• Tap file name again to start playing.

You can now enjoy your video in full screen. To enjoy this feature,

• Open the clip, tap > > Screen Mode > Full Screen

(Fig.19)

5-Way Navigation Key

Headset Jack

Charging Battery

1. With the phone facing up, plug in the USB charger.

2. Unplug the charger after charging.

Installing / Removing Memory Card

Phone Set Up

Get the most out of your new mobile phone. Phone SETUP will ensure that your device has all the proper settings for internet and MMS. (Data subscriptions required)

Where is Phone SETUP? Go to the main menu. At the end of the list, you will find Phone SETUP.

Running Phone SETUP?

1. When you open Phone SETUP, press start to begin the update process and follow the instructions prompts.

2. Once all necessary information is gathered, you will be notified that the settings

message has been sent to your phone.

3. When the message is received, open and select INSTALL to begin the update.

Enter PIN Code if required.

4. You will then be notified when update is complete. (Fig.4)

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Listening to FM Stereo Radio

• Tap FM Radio

• Tap or to step down or up to the next frequency setting.

• Tap or to search and set the previous or next active FM station.

Can’t capture the card clearly?

Remember to plug in your headset before launching the FM Radio.

Listen to radio while accessing other features?

In the screen of radio, tap Hide to return to main menu.

(Fig.20)

Synchronize Using Data

• The A1200 supports desktop synchronization. Use the Motorola Phone Tools software to sync Calendar and Contacts with your desktop via USB cable or Bluetooth.

1 Removable memory card is available at various storage capacity. 2 Bluetooth® headset and its accessories and removable memory card are optional accessories. 3 The feature detailed here may be a network, subscription and SIM card or service provider dependent feature

and not available in all areas.

Note: The functions on this headset may vary in different regions and nations. Please contact your local customer centers, agencies or retailers if you have any questions about the handset functions. Motorola reserves the rights to revise and change this Quick Start Guide with obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. The pictures and simulated screen-shots are enhanced to show details for ease of reference. Please refer to your handset for actuality. RealPlayer and the Real Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. Playback, stream RealVideo and RealAudio are 3GPP-compliant content. Picsel, Picsel Powered, all Picsel logos and other Picsel related marks or logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Picsel Technologies Ltd. Opera is a trademark of Opera Software ASA.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by Motorola, Inc. under license. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved. Printed in PRC. P/N: 6809510A63-O

Have Questions? Get Answers! www.motorola.com/support/ming

Tap Hide to return to main menu

Fig.1

Transferring Files to Computer

You can transfer the files saved in memory card from the phone to the computer.

On your phone

• > Setup > USB Mode > Mass Storage

• Plug in USB cable between phone and computer.

On your computer

• Open ‘My Computer’ window, where your phone’s memory card shows as a ‘Removable Disk’.

• Click the icon of your memory card to access the saved files.

• Drag and drop the files from memory card to your computer.

Note: Please insert the memory card before plugging in the USB cable to connect the phone to the

computer for data transfer. If a ringtone stored in the memory card has been selected as the handset’s ringtone, it cannot be temporarily applied as ringtone when the phone has been switched to USB Storage (Mass Storage) and is connected to the computer.

(Fig.1)

Launching Applications

1. Press the Smart Key to illuminate the screen.

2. Press the Smart Key again to open the Shortcut Menu.

(Fig.6)

3. Press the Up/Down Key to select the application and press the Smart Key to confirm.

Messaging

Sending Messages

• Tap > Compose > To… to choose the recipient(s)

• Tap the writing area to input text

• Tap to close keyboard

• Tap , to insert pictures or audio files respectively

• Tap Send to send the message

Handwriting Input Method

Handwriting input method provides you with an alternative to enter the text in a convenient way.

• Tap Message > Compose > tap text – entering area to input text.

• Tap and select Handwriting as the input method.

• Tap PRT, ESP or ENG to choose to write Portuguese, Spanish or English

characters respectively;

• Write the Portuguese, Spanish or English characters in the writing areas.

Handwriting feature also applies to writing e-mails or jotting down notes.

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Accessing Shortcuts

You can also access the shortcuts when the flip is closed.

Changing Alert Styles

1. Press the Smart Key to illuminate the screen.

(Fig.2-3)

2. Press the Up/Down Volume Key to select the desired alert style. (Fig.4)

3. Press the Smart Key again to confirm the alert style. (Fig.5)

Making the Phone Visible to Other Devices

• Turn Bluetooth on if necessary.

• Tap > Discoverable to put the phone into discoverable mode.

(Fig.10)

• If a device bonds with the phone, enter the passkey (e.g.0000) to create connection.

Note: The headset must be charged for 2 hours prior to starting and be paired with the phone first before it can be

used. For the operation and other information on the headset, please refer to the user manual of the headset.

Imaging

A 2.0 mega-pixel camera with macro mode is housed in this handset which lets you capture clear and fine pictures everywhere you like.

Taking photos

• Tap camera

• Point camera lens at the photo subject.

• Tap or to zoom in or out; tap or to adjust exposure.

• Tap Capture or press Navigation Key to capture a picture.

• You can also tap the following thumbnails to change the photo effect.

Description

Photo Resolution Photo Modes

Note: For better performance of the handset, it is suggested to set the default storage to removable

memory card. To switch the storage device, please refer to the user manual of the handset.

Recording videos

• Tap Video > point camera lens at subject.

• Tap Record to start recording and Done to stop capturing.

Note: The length of video captured depends on the available storage on the phone memory and the

memory card.

Switching back to Camera mode immediately?

Tap to change back to Camera mode.

Using the camera when the flip is closed?

Press the Camera Key twice to launch the camera. Press this key again to capture a photo.

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Taking close-up photos?

Slide the camera mode to switch to the left to set macro mode.

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macro mode

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Description

Photo Styles Light Condition

Press Camera Key to launch camera

Connecting with Bluetooth

This device supports Bluetooth wireless connection, stereo and printing. You can set up a wireless link with a Bluetooth accessory for data exchange or connection.

Turning Bluetooth on

• The phone’s Bluetooth feature is off by default.

• Tap Bluetooth > > Turn On

Pairing with headset

• Headset

must be powered on and in pair mode.

• Tap Bluetooth > Search

• Choose device from list > Bond

(Fig.8)

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Tap Bond to pair with device

• Bond with device per device instructions.

Using Opera™ Browser

To browse the Internet with Opera™ Browser, the correct Internet profile has to be selected.

To browse WAP pages

• Tap Browser > > Setup > Profiles

To browse WAP pages

• Tap Browser > > Setup > Profiles > Internet

Call 800-520-6421 for any questions.

• Tap > Edit > scroll to Network link

• Select desired GPRS profile from list > Save

Storing Business Cards

Business Card Reader helps you save time from entering information of business cards as contacts in phone’s address book just by capturing the cards.

Capturing a business card

• Tap BCR > Capture Business Card

• Use the red border to vertically frame the business card.

(Fig.15)

• Press the Navigation Key to capture the card.

• Information like name, mobile phone number, work telephone number is displayed.

(Fig.16)

• Tap Save to store the information.

The information of the business card will then be automatically saved to Phonebook. To access the information again,

• Tap > scroll and tap the entry.

Can’t capture the card clearly?

Remember to switch the camera to macro mode before capturing the business card.

Viewing Documents

Document Viewer enables you to handle various document types including PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel files, images, HTML and plain text.

• Tap Viewer > select file from list.

• Tap Full Screen to browse the document in full screen mode.

Scrolling a document

• Tap and drag the document to scroll the document.

Zooming in / out a document

• Quickly tap the document twice, then drag up and down to zoom in or out a document.

• Or you can also press the up/down Volume Keys to zoom in or out.

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