Motorola EX126 Quick Start Guide
MOTOROLA EX126
Getting Started Guide
Congratulations
MOTOROLA EX126
Your MOTOROLA EX126 phone is loaded with
premium fea tures including music, photos, videos,
browsing, and more—all in a streamlined touchscreen
design.
•Music. Tap, tap, play—instant music. Just open
your media player and select a playlist.
• Photos. Use your phone’s camera to take photos
and send them to your friends .
•Web. Surf to your heart’s content. Search, browse,
everything you want to do, all made easier.
We’ve crammed all the main features of your phone
into this handy guide, and in a matter of minutes w e’ll
show you just ho w easy y our ph one is to use. You may
be surprised at what you discover.
Caution: Befor e assemblin g, c harging, or usi ng your
phone for the first time, please rea d the important
legal and safe ty information pack aged with your
product.
More
• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products
.
1Congratulations
Your phone
Microphone
Call Key
Camera
Key
Stylus
Confirm
Key
Camera (on
back of phone)
Volume Keys
Touchscreen
Earpiece
3.5mm
Headset Jack
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect to PC.
End Key
Power/
Lock Key
the important keys & connectors
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
2 Your phone
Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Bluetooth® wireless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Manage your life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Media player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3Contents
Let’s go
4H
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1 cover off 2 SIM card in
3 battery in 4 microSD in
5 cover on 6 charge up
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 39.
4 Let’s go
Turn it on & off
To turn your phone on or off, press
and hold Power/Lock (on the
side of the phone).
Make & answer calls
To make a call from the home
screen, tap with the stylus to open the dialer. Enter
a number, then press Call
To ans wer a call, press Call . To turn off the
incoming call alert, tap
To end a call, press End .
Reject
.
Cool content & more
Surf the web for cool content and more (see “Web”
on page 18). An opti onal mic roSD memory card can be
installed in your phone—you can load it up with
photos, videos, and music from your computer.
5Let’s go
Touchscreen & k eys
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Email
Email
Delete messages
Delete messages
Archive
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Sent messages
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Sent messages
Outbox
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a few essentials
Touch tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your
phone.
Tap
T o c hoos e an icon or opti on, tap
it with the stylus. Try it: In the
home screen, tap to open
the main menu.
Drag
To scroll through a list or move
slowly, drag across the
touchscr een. Try it: In the
home screen, tap
Messaging
list up or down.
Tip: When you drag a list, a
scroll bar appears on the right.
Drag the scroll bar to move the
list.
6 Touchscreen & keys
, then drag your
Flick
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Email
Delete messages
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Call
Key
End
Key
Confirm
Key
To scroll through a list or move
quickly, flick across the
touchscreen (drag quickly and
release).
Tip: When you flick a long list,
tap the screen to stop it from
scrolling.
Key tips
L2
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Write message
Inbox
Drafts
Outbox
Sent messages
Archive
Delete messages
Email
OK
Messaging
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Back
Confirm, send, & end
From the home
screen, press
Confirm to open
the main menu.
When you’re in a
menu, press
Confirm to select
the highlighted menu
item or perform the option shown in the bottom center
of the touchscreen.
7Touchscreen & keys
From the hom e screen, press Call to go to the
Volume Keys
All calls
list. Tap a number, and press Call to call it.
Press End to end calls and exit menus.
Sleep & wake up
To save your batte ry, prevent
accidental taps, or when you want
to wipe smudges off your
touchscr een, put the touchs creen to
sleep by pressing Power/Loc k .
To wake up the touchscreen , just
press Power/Lock again.
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep aut oma ti cally, tap
Settings >Phone settings >Display >Screen
>
saver
>
Waiting
.
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys
to change the ring
volume (in the home
screen), or the earpiece
volume (during a call).
When playing music or
video files, press the
volume keys to adjus t
media volume.
8 Touchscreen & keys
Home screen
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Status Indicators
Flick left or right to open
more panels of widgets &
shortcuts.
Visible Panel Indicator
Widgets
Tap and hold in the home
screen to see the widgets
list.
Shortcuts
Tap to open.
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 press End from a menu. It’s basically like
this:
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Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
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9Home screen
The home screen extends beyond what you see on
the screen to give you more room for adding widgets .
Flick the home screen left and right to see more
panels.
Widgets
Add a widget, such as a cloc k, slide show, or a calendar
that shows upcoming appointments.
To add widgets, tap and hold the home screen for a
few seconds until a widget list shows. Tap the widget
you want, then tap
Ok
.
Shortcuts
Your shortcuts are shown at the bottom of the home
screen.
Main menu
All the apps on your phone are shown in your main
menu.
To open the main menu, from the home screen,
tap . Tap a n app to o pen it, and tap
the home screen. You can also press End to return
to the home screen at any time.
10 Home screen
Back
to return to
Phone status & notifications
The status bar at the top of the screen contains icons
that tell you about messages and phone status.
status i ndicator s
Signal Strength General Profile
Active Call Meeting Profile
Phone Lock Outdoor Profile
Alarm Headset
Roaming Service Bluetooth®
New Messages Battery
11Home screen
Calls
it’s good to talk
In-call options
During a call, tap
more. T ap to turn the speak erphone on and
to turn the speakerphone off.
Redial
1 Tap >
2 Tap the contact you want to call, and then press
Call .
Save a contact
1 Tap and enter a number.
Options
2 Tap
contact
3 Enter contact details and tap
12 Calls
Options
Call History
>
Save to Phonebook
or
Replace existing
to make a new call, and
>
Add new
.
Done
, then
Yes
.
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more
emergency phone numbers (such as 911 or 112) that
you can call under an y circumstanc es, ev en when y our
phone is locked. Emergency numbers vary by country.
Your pre-programmed emergency number(s) may not
work in all locations, and sometimes an emergency
call cannot be placed due to network, environmental,
or interference issues.
1 Tap (if your phone is lock ed, tap
Emergency Call
2 Enter the emergency number.
3 Press Call to call the emerge ncy number.
Cool down
In very limited circumstances, such as where your
phone has been exposed to extreme heat, “Cool
Down ” mes sage scree ns wil l appe ar. To av oid possibl e
damage to your battery and phone, you should follow
these instructions until the phone is within its
recommended temperature range. When your phone
is in “Cool Down” mode, only emergency calls can
be made.
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Contacts
Add new contact
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Quick start: Contacts
Find it:
Add new contact
Phonebook
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Tap or drag to scroll up/down
through the contact list.
Contacts List
Tap to view contact
information.
Options Back
Search
Tap to open keypad
& enter search text.
Tap to view, call, text, edit,
delete, copy, move, or send
the selected contact.
Tip: To see more contacts, flick or drag up or down.
14 Contacts
Create contacts
Find it:
Enter the contact name and details, the n tap
>
Phonebook >Add new contact
Yes
.
Done
Call contacts
Tap a contact, then press Call .
Tip: Press the volume keys to scroll to a contact, then
press Call .
15Contacts
Messaging
sometimes its best to text or email...
Create & send messages
Find it:
Use the touchscreen keypad to enter your message.
Tap
you finish composi ng the message, tap
>
recipients from your phonebook. To send the
message, tap
Receive a message
When you receiv e a message, your phone plays an
alert and shows the new message indicator at the
top of the screen.
To read the new message, tap
To read messages stored in your inbox,
tap
16 Messaging
Messaging >Write message
Options
to insert a picture, sound, or video. Wh en
Send to
to enter phone numbers or select message
Options >Send
Messaging >Inbox
.
View
.
.
Options
Set up an account
Find it:
press
Messaging >Email >Email accounts
Options >New account >Yes
The email setup wizard will guide you through setting
up your email account.
Create a new email
Find it:
Messaging >Email >Write Email
Enter the recipient email address and message, then
Done >Send
tap
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17Messaging
Web
surf the web with your phone
Note: T o use the browser, you must have data service
activated for your account (additional fees may appl y
for this service).
Use your phone’s browser to surf your favorite web
sites, upload video s to a video blo g, and downloa d files
and applications to your phone. Log onto y our
internet-based email account to check your email.
Internet
>
Find it:
• To go to your home page, tap
• To go to a web page, tap
• To bookmark a web page, tap
Add to Bookmarks
>
• To go to a link on a web page, tap it.
Note: If you can ’t connect, contact your service
provider.
18 Web
Internet service
Homepage
Input address
Options
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