Motorola E8 User's Guide

MOTOROKR

User’s Guide

™

HELLOMOTO

One touch from talk to music. That’s all it takes with your MOTO

•

Touch a button and your phone keypad instantly transforms into a dedicated

player, through the magic of Motorola

•

Transfer your favorite

and easily with Microsoft® Windows® Media Player 11 (page 47).

•

Stream

music

•

Store up to

microSD memory card (eAAC+ format at 128 kbps, actual capacity varies by content)

(page 12).

•

Use the

or multimedia file at the speed you want (page 18).

•

Listen to your favorite

•

Personalize your

and appearance to match your style (page 36).

For more information:

www.hellomoto.com

1,500 songs

FastScroll™

music

quickly over a USB 2.0 high-speed cable connection,

to your Bluetooth® wireless stereo headphones (page 51).

in phone memor y, and

touch wheel to find any song, contact, calendar event,

FM radio

phone

! Customize home screen shortcuts, change main menu layout

To learn more about your phone and accessories, see the Web tutorial

ModeShift™

stations with the 3.5 mm stereo headset (page 56).

ROKR™

technology (page 49).

3,000 songs

on an optional 4 GB

E8 phone!

music

Introducing your new MOTO

Headset Jack

ROKR

E8 GSM wireless phone. Here’s a quick anatomy lesson.

Volume Keys

Side Select/Camera Key

Left Soft Key

Music Key

Make & answer calls.

FastScroll™ Touch Wheel

Open menu, select menu

Tip:

Press the center keys to open the main menu and select menu options. Press the

clear/back key

items.

to delete letters or numbers or to go back one menu.

Micro USB Port

Power ON/OFF Key & Lock Key

Right Soft Key

Clear/Back Key

Hang up, exit menus.

Scroll up/down/left/right.

Microphone

Volume Keys

Side Select/Camera

Key

Lanyard Hook Headset Jack

(on top of phone)

Camera Lens

(on back of phone)

Micro USB Port

Power ON/OFF Key & Lock Key

Handsfree Speaker

(on back of phone)

Home Screen Main Menu

Slide down &

hold the

T - Mobile 10:10

10/15/2009

power ON/OFF key

until the

Main Menu

Shortcuts

Note:

This is the standard home screen and main menu layout.

and main menu may be different.

display lights up.

Press

to open the

Main Menu

To change your home screen shortcuts and main menu

appearance, see page 36.

Phone Book

Back

Options

Your phone’s home screen

Press S

up/down/ left/right to scroll to a menu feature.

Press

to select it.

Motorola, Inc. Consumer Advocacy Office 1307 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196

www.hellomoto.com Note:

Do not ship your phone to the above address. If you need to return your phone for repairs, replacement, or warranty service, please contact the Motorola Customer Support Center at:

1-800-331-6456 (United States) 1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired) 1-800-461-4575 (Canada)

Certain mobile phone features are dependent on the capabilities and settings of your service provider’s network. Additionally, certain features may not be activated by your service provider, and/or the provider’s network settings may limit the feature’s functionality. Always contact your service provider about feature availability and functionality. All features, functionality, and other product specifications, as well as the information contained in this user’s guide are based upon the latest available information and are believed to be accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by Motorola, Inc. under license. Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; and Windows XP and Windows Media are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. iTunes is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.

Caution:

Changes or modifications made in the radio phone, not expressly approved by Motorola, will void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Software Copyright Notice

The Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola and third-party software stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola and third-party software providers certain exclusive rights for copyrighted software, such as the exclusive rights to distribute or reproduce the copyrighted software. Accordingly, any copyrighted software contained in the Motorola products may not be modified, reverse-engineered, distributed, or reproduced in any manner to the extent allowed by law. Furthermore, the purchase of the Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the copyrights, patents, or patent applications of Motorola or any third-party software provider, except for the normal, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.

Manual Number: 6809521A11-A

menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Use and Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

about this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

insert your SIM card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

insert a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

turn the phone on & off . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

answer a call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

end a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

FastScroll™ touch wheel . . . . . . . . . . 18

store a phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

call a stored number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

your phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

side select/camera key. . . . . . . . . . . . 23

contents

text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

voice commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

talking phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

handsfree speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

codes & passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

lock & unlock phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

customize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

time & date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

home screen shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . 36

main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

rearrange main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

screensaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

display appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

answer options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

myFaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

turn off a call alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

call log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

return a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

caller ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

music player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

song ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

text messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

mobile email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

instant messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

T-Mobile Mobile Backup . . . . . . . . . . . 73

file manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Bluetooth® wireless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

phone software updates. . . . . . . . . . . 81

other features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

advanced calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

call times. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

personal organizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

fun & games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

service & repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

SAR Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

EU Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

OSS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

contents

main menu

)

Phone Book

Messages

• Create Message

• Inbox

• Folders

• Templates

•Drafts

•Outbox

•Email

•CallVoicemail

• Online Storage

Fun & Apps

•Camera

• Video Camera

•FM Radio

•Voice Notes

• Games & Apps

•Organizer

• File Manager

•Alarm Clock

•Calculator

• Calendar

• World Clock

• Dialing Services

• Task List

• Notes

• Synchronization

menu map

Multimedia

•Music

•Pictures

• Videos

•Voice Notes

• Ringtones

• Wallpapers and Graphics

t-zones

IM & Email

Call Log

;

Mobile Internet

•browser

• My Bookmarks

• Web Pages

•History

•Go to URL

•Browser Setup

Settings

• (see next page)

{

Song ID

This is the standard main menu

Your phone’s menu may be

layout.

different. To change your main menu

appearance and home screen shortcuts, see page 37.

Tip :

Press D to exit the

current menu, or press

to exit

all menus.

* optional features

menu map

settings menu

•Profiles

•Themes

• Connections

• Bluetooth®

• USB Settings

• Media Synchronization

• Memory Card

• Modem

•USB Printing

•Voice Networks*

• Data Connections

• Add a Connection

• Edit a Connection

• Remove a Connection

• Home Screen

• NaviKey Shortcuts

• Change Wallpaper

• Cal l Settings

• Speed Dial

• Call Forward

• In-Call Setup

• In-Call Timer

• Answer Options

• In-Call Message Alert

• Roam Alert

• Call Waiting

• Auto-Redial

• Call Drop Tone

• Dialing Setup

• My Caller ID

•DTMF

• Hyphenation

• Search Mode

• Fixed Dialing

• My SIM Number

• Active Line *

• Phone Setti ngs

• Display Settings

• Display Timeout

• Screensaver

• Brightness

• Airplane Mode

• Battery Meter

• Time & Date

• Language

• Talking Phone

• Text Entry

•

(continued next column)

• Phone Settin gs (conti nued)

• Reset

• Reset All Settings

• Delete All Data

• Delete Memory Cards

•View Memory

• Properties

• Legal Notices

• Java™ System

• OTA Updates

• Headset Settings

• Auto-Answer

•Voice Dial

• TTY Settings

• Download Manager

•Security

• Phone Lock

• Application Lock

• SIM Lock

• Change Passwords

• Certificates

•Synchronization

•Network

• Current Network

• Scan Available Networks

• Find New Network

• Network List

• Search Setup

• Service Tone

* optional features

menu map

Use and Care

To care for your Motorola phone, please keep it away from:

liquids of any kind dust and dirt

Don’t expose your phone to water, rain, extreme humidity, sweat, or other moisture. If it does get wet, don’t try to accelerate drying with the use of an oven or dryer, as this may damage the phone.

extreme heat or cold cleaning solutions

Avoid temperatures below 0°C/32°F or above 45°C/113°F.

microwaves the ground

Don’t try to dry your phone in a microwave oven.

Don’t expose your phone to dust, dirt, sand, food, or other inappropriate materials.

To clean your phone, use only a dry soft cloth. Don’t use alcohol or other cleaning solutions.

Don’t drop your phone.

Use and Care

essentials

CAUTION: Before using the

phone for the first time, read the

Important Safety and Legal Information guide included in

the box.

about this guide

This guide shows how to locate a menu

feature as follows:

Find it:

This means that, from the home screen:

s >:

Press the center keys to open the

menu.

Press the navigation keyS to scroll to

Messages

Messages >Create Message

, and press s to select it.

PressS to scroll to

press

to select it.

This guide uses the following symbols:

symbols

This means a feature is network,

SIM card, or subscription

dependent and may not be

available in all areas. Contact

T-Mobile for more information.

This means a feature requires an

optional accessory.

Create Message

, and

insert your SIM card

Yo u r Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card

stores your phone number and other

information.

essentials

Caution:

card. Keep it away from static electricity,

water, and dirt.

Don’t bend or scratch your SIM

insert a memory card

You can store music, photos, and other

multimedia files on an optional, removable

microSD memory card.

essentials

Caution:

memory card. Keep it away from static

electricity, water, and dirt. Turn off your

phone before you install or remove the

memory card.

Note:

with up to 4 GB capacity (greater than 1 GB

storage guaranteed only for

Motorola-approved microSD cards).

Don’t bend or scratch your

Your phone can use a memory card

battery

insert the battery

remove the battery

charge the battery

New batteries are not fully charged. Open

the protective cover on your phone’s

micro USB port, and plug the battery charger

into your phone and an electrical outlet.

essentials

A battery charge indicator light next to the

micro USB port shows when the battery is

charging. The display shows

when finished.

Note:

When recharging a battery that’s

completely dead, the time it takes for your

phone to power up can vary, depending on

the type of battery charger you use. A

mid-rate charger might require 30 minutes

of charging to power up the phone, while a

rapid-rate charger might require only 10-15

minutes. The type of charger provided with

your phone can vary by region. A charge light

next to the micro USB port on your phone

Charge Complete

activates during charging, to show that the

phone is functioning properly.

extend battery life

•

To turn off

you’re not using it: From the home

screen, press

•

To make your

press

•

To turn off your

press

•

To reduce the display

press

lower number setting.

Bluetooth®

Shortcuts >Turn Off Bluetooth

display

s >@

Display Settings >Display Timeout >5 Seconds

s >@

Display Settings >Screensaver >Off

s >@

Display Settings >Brightness

power when

turn off sooner,

Settings >Phone Settings

screensaver

Settings >Phone Settings

brightness

, and select a

battery use & safety

IMPORTANT: HANDLE AND STORE

BATTERIES PROPERLY TO AVOID INJURY

OR DAMAGE.

Most battery issues arise

essentials

from improper handling of batteries, and

particularly from the continued use of

damaged batteries.

DON’Ts

• Don’t disassemble, crush,

puncture, shred, or otherwise

attempt to change the form of your

battery.

• Don’t let the phone or battery

come in contact with water.

can get into the phone’s circuits,

leading to corrosion. If the phone

and/or battery get wet, have them

checked by your carrier or contact

Motorola, even if they appear to be

working properly.

• Don’t allow the battery to touch

metal objects.

as jewelry, stay in prolonged contact

with the battery contact points, the

battery could become very hot.

If metal objects, such

Water

• Don’t place your battery near a

heat source.

damage the phone or the battery.

High temperatures can cause the

battery to swell, leak, or malfunction.

Therefore:

•

DOs

• Do avoid dropping the battery or

phone.

especially on a hard surface, can

potentially cause damage.

• Do contact your service provider or

Motorola if your phone or battery

has been damaged from dropping

or high temperatures.

Excessive heat can

not

dry a wet or damp battery

with an appliance or heat source,

such as a hair dryer or microwave

oven.

Avoid leaving your phone in your

car in high temperatures.

Dropping these items,

essentials

IMPORTANT: USE MOTOROLA ORIGINAL

PRODUCTS FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE

AND SAFEGUARDS.

identifying authentic Motorola batteries from

non-original or counterfeit batteries (that

may not have adequate safety protection),

Motorola provides holograms on its

batteries. Consumers should confirm that

any battery they purchase has a “Motorola

Original” hologram.

Motorola recommends you always use

Motorola-branded batteries and chargers.

Motorola mobile devices are designed to

work with Motorola batteries. If you see a

message on your display such as

UnabletoCharge

•

Remove the battery and inspect it to

confirm that it has a “Motorola

Original” hologram;

•

If there is no hologram, the battery is

not a Motorola battery;

To aid consumers in

Invalid Battery

, take the following steps:

•

If there is a hologram, replace the

battery and retry charging it;

•

If the message remains, contact a

Motorola Authorized Service Center.

Important:

cover damage to the phone caused by

non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers.

Warn ing:

charger may present a risk of fire, explosion,

leakage, or other hazard.

PROPER AND SAFE BATTERY DISPOSAL

AND RECYCLING

Proper battery disposal is not only important

for safety, it benefits the environment.

Consumers may recycle their used batteries

in many retail or service provider locations.

Additional information on proper disposal

and recycling may be found on the Web:

Motorola’s warranty does not

Use of a non-Motorola battery or

•

www.motorola.com/recycling

•

www.rbrc.org/call2recycle

(inEnglishonly)

essentials

Disposal:

batteries in accordance with local

regulations. Contact your local

recycling center or national recycling

organizations for more information on how

to dispose of batteries.

Warn ing:

because they may explode.

Promptly dispose of used

Never dispose of batteries in a fire

turn the phone on & off

To turn your phone on,

slide down and hold

the power ON/OFF key

(see illustration) until

the display turns on.

make a call

Enter a phone number, then pressN.

Tip:

voice dial

a call, see page 27.

answer a call

When your phone rings and/or vibrates,

press

to answer.

If you’re listening to music or the FM radio

through a headset plugged into the headset

jack, the phone rings as usual when you

receive a call. Press

incoming call through the headset. If the

headset doesn’t have a microphone, use the

phone microphone (see illustration on

page 2) to speak to the other party.

Answer

to answer the

To turn your phone

slide down and hold

the power ON/OFF key

for a few seconds.

off

end a call

To “hang up,” press O.

essentials

FastScroll™ touch

Press & move

counter-clockwise on

lighted track to scroll

back.

Press & move clockwise on lighted track to scroll forward.

Move & then hold here to scroll forward at set speed.

Move & then hold

here to scroll back at

set speed.

wheel

Use the FastScroll touch wheel to scroll

quickly through lists.

Move faster

through your contact list or song lists.

Move and hold

lower-right corner of the FastScroll touch

wheel to continue scrolling at a set speed.

Apply pressure and movement in the

opposite direction to slow or reverse

direction. Release to stop scrolling.

Note:

FastScroll touch wheel, you may notice a

moving shadow in the illuminated area

where pressure is applied. This is normal.

over the wheel to scroll quickly

at the lower-left or

When you press hard on the

store a phone

Apply light pressure on the FastScroll touch

wheel, and move clockwise or

counter-clockwise over the wheel to scroll

forward or back through the list.

Move slowly

scrolling through option lists.

essentials

over the wheel for controlled

number

You can store a phone number in your

Phone Book

From the home screen, press

Create Contact

Enter the contact’s first name and last

name in the appropriate fields.

Shortcuts

Scroll to

Number

and press s to select

it.

Enter the contact’s phone number in

the

Number

field.

Scroll to

Number Type

and press s to

select it.

Select the phone number type (for

example,

Press

Tip:

To learn more about storing phone

numbers and email addresses on your

phone, see page 85.

Home

Work

), then press

Save

to store the contact.

call a stored

Done

the contact name(s) that match your

keypresses. For example, if you press the

letters d-a-n, your display might show:

Press the letters d-a-n

3-2-6

(keys

Entering

Dan Adams Danielle Smith

Options

up/down to scroll to the

Press

contact you want. Press

Press

to send a message.

) on the keypad.

326

Save

to call.

number

To call a phone number stored in your

Phone Book

From the home screen, press keypad keys

to enter the first letters of the contact name

(one keypress per letter). The phone shows

The phone shows the contact name(s) that

match your keypresses. Press

to the contact you want, then press

call the contact. Alternatively, you can press

to send a message to the contact.

essentials

to scroll

your phone number

To see your phone number:

Find it:

To see your phone number while you’re on a

call, press

To store or edit your name and phone

number on your SIM card, select the field

you want to edit. If you don’t know your

phone number, contact T-Mobile.

s >@

My SIM Number

Options >My Telephone Number

Settings >Call Settings

shortcuts

Your phone provides shortcuts to some

frequently-used features. You can use the

following shortcuts from the home screen.

Change the alert profile:

Press

Shortcuts>Change Alert Style

Send a text message:

Press

Shortcuts>Create Message

Create a new contact:

Press

Shortcuts>Create Contact

Set an alarm:

Connect to a Bluetooth® device:

Press

Change the alert profile to vibrate only:

Press and hold

Go to the call log (see page 42):

Press

Shortcuts>Find Bluetooth Devices

Shortcuts>Set Alarm

Change Profile

Activate the camera to take a photo:

Press the side select/camera key, or

press

Shortcuts >Take Picture

View your photos:

Press

Shortcuts>View Pictures

essentials

basics

display

The home screen appears when you turn on

the phone.

Feature

Icons

DateClock

Press the navigation key

or right in the home screen to open basic

features. To show, hide, or change feature

icons in the home screen, see page 36.

Status indicators appear at the top of the

home screen:

up, down, left,

T - Mobile 10:10

Shortcuts

Left Soft Key Label Right Soft Key Label

To dial a number from the home screen,

press number keys and

Press the center key

soft key to open the main menu.

10/15/2009

Main Menu

or the

Main Menu

3 4

1 Signal Strength Indicator –

strength of the wireless network

connection.

basics

Shows the

8512 7

2 Bluetooth Indicator –

Bluetooth status:

(solid blue) = Bluetooth powered

(solid green) = Bluetooth

connected

(flashing blue) = Bluetooth

discoverable mode

3 Messaging Presence

Indicator –

messaging (IM) status:

to IM

4 IM Indicator –

receive a new IM message.

5 Message Indicator –

when you receive a new text or

Shows your instant

(green) = online

= busy

(gray) = invisible

Shows when you

Shows

= offline

= discrete

voice message. Other indicators can

include:

]

= text

message

= email

message

6 Profile Indicator –

profile setting:

= ring only

= vibrate

only

7 Active Line Indicator –

to indicate an active call, or E

to indicate when call forwarding is on.

8 Battery Level Indicator –

show the battery charge level. Recharge

the battery when your phone shows

Low Battery

(

= voicemail

message

Shows the alert

= silent

= vibrate then

ring

Shows

Vertical bars

basics

volume

side select/camera

Press the

volume keys to:

•

turn off an

incoming call

alert

•

change

earpiece or

speakerphone volume during a call

•

change playback volume for a song or

video

•

change radio volume

•

set your phone’s alert profile in the

home screen (press the volume keys

to scroll to a profile, then press

or the side select/camera key to

select it)

key

The side select/

camera key gives you

another way to do

things. For example,

when you scroll to a

menu item, you can

press the side

select/camera key to

select it (instead of pressing

Tip:

From the home screen, press the side

select/camera key to activate the camera.

basics

text entry

Some features let you enter text.

Press

to select a

text entry mode.

Create Message

ÊË

Character Counter

SMS:0

change

your global text entr y settings or

languages:

Find it:

Change text case:

press

letters (

or next letter lowercase (no symbol).

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Text Entry

Settings >Phone Settings

In a text entry screen,

to change text case to all capital

), next letter capitalized (Í),

Options

Change text entry

options.

text entry modes

“word” mode (see page 25)

“abc” mode (see page 26)

numeric mode (see page 26)

symbol mode (see page 26)

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Flashing cursor

indicates insertion

point.

Set word learning:

the words you enter, to improve text

prediction and completion. In a text entry

screen, press

SetTextPrediction >Learn My Words

shows

when word learning is active.

Set text completion:

complete words based on the characters

you enter. In a text entry screen, press

Text Entry >SetTextPrediction >Offer Completions

Your phone shows

is active.

Your phone can learn

Options >Text Entry

Set your phone to

when text completion

. Your phone

Options

Enter punctuation:

Options

Send To

Create Message

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ÊÆ

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You can turn text

completion on (

)

or off (

Press

to delete

character to left of

cursor.

Press

to enter

Prog

& a space.

Press

up/down to see other words. Press

to select

a word.

press and hold

other characters.

Edit or delete text:

press

to move the cursor to the right of

text you want to edit. Press the

clear/back key

left of the cursor. Hold

by word.

In a text entry screen,

to enter punctuation or

In a text entry screen,

to delete the character

to delete word

word mode

Press # in a text entry screen to switch to

“word” predictive text entr y mode. Your

phone shows

Word mode lets you enter words using one

keypress per letter. The phone predicts each

word as you enter it.

in the display.

For example, if you press

your display might show:

Tip:

Need to enter a symbol or punctuation

in word mode? Press and hold

and choose from a list of available symbols.

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to see

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abc mode

Press # in a text entry screen to switch to

“abc” text entry mode. Your phone shows

in the display.

To enter text, press a keypad key repeatedly

to cycle through the letters and number on

the key. Repeat this step to enter each letter.

For example, if you press

display might show:

one time, your

When text completion is activated, your

phone tries to guess the rest of the word:

•

Press s to select the suggested

word.

•

Press S right to enter the

suggested word and a space.

•

If you want a different word, press

keypad keys to enter the remaining

letters.

Character displays at

insertion point.

Create Message

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Options

After two seconds, the character is accepted and the cursor moves to

the next position.

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numeric mode

Press # in a text entry screen until you

see

. Press the number keys to enter the

numbers you want.

Tip:

Just need one number? To enter a

number quickly, press and hold a number

key until the number appears.

symbol mode

Press # in a text entry screen until you

see

. The display shows the symbol

associated with each keypad key. Press

up/down repeatedly to see different

symbols. To insert a symbol, press its key,

or scroll to it and press

“John Smith”). Your phone confirms the

name and makes the call.

voice commands

You can use voice commands to tell your

phone what to do.

Note:

Not all languages support voice

commands.

voice dial a call

You can dial a contact list entry by speaking

its name, or dial any phone number by

speaking its digits.

Press and holdN. The phone loads

the voice recognition software, then

prompts you to say a command or

name.

Wait for the beep, then say the

name

of the contact as it appears in

your contact list (for example,

full

Say “Dial Number.” Your phone prompts

you to speak the digits in the phone

number. Speak the digits. Your phone

confirms the number and makes the

call.

Tips:

•

You can say a contact’s name and

number type together. For example,

say “John Smith mobile” to call the

mobile number stored for John

Smith.

•

For voice command help, press and

hold

, then press

Help

voice activate phone functions

You can use voice commands to open

applications and perform many basic phone

functions.

basics

Press and holdN. The phone prompts

you to say a command.

Wait for the beep, then say a command

from the list.

voice commands

“

<Name>

”

Dial Number

“

Send Message To <Name>

“

Check Calendar

“

Check New Message

“

Check New Email

“

Add New Contact

“

Talking Phone

“

Check Battery

“

Check Signal

“

Check Time

“

Check Date

“

Open Setup

“

Open Recent Calls

“

Open Theme

“

Open Camera

“

Open Web Access

“

”

voice commands

“

Set Normal

Set Vibrate

“

Set Silent

“

Set Ring

“

Set Airplane

“

Set Airplane Off

“

Tip:

Press and holdN to see the list of

voice commands.

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talking phone

You can set your phone to recite caller ID

information for incoming messages, read

the names of menu features or contact

list entries, read messages you receive

(in English only), and/or provide audio

feedback for phone functions.

Find it:

Talking Phone

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