Motorola I296 User Manual

User’s Guide

i296

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party Name: Motorola, Inc. Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard

Plantation, FL 33322 USA Phone Number: 1 (800) 453-0920 Hereby declares that the product: Product Name: i296 Model Number: H88XAH6JR2AN FCC-ID: IHDP56KY1 Conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d) and section 15.109(a)

FCC Notice to Users

The following statement applies to all products that have received FCC approval. Applicable products bear the FCC logo, and/or an FCC ID in the format FCC-ID: IHDP56KY1 on the product label.

Motorola has not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user. Any changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. See 47 CFR Sec. 15.21.

Class B Digital Device

As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. See 47 CFR Sec. 15.19(3).

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interf erence by one or more of the following measures:

•

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Industry Canada Notice to Users

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. See RSS-GEN 7.1.5.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Motorola, Inc. Consumer Advocacy Office 600 North US Highway 45 Libertyville, IL 60048

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:

1-800-453-0920 (United States) 1-877-483-2840 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired)

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. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

HELLOMOTO

Left Soft Key

Perform function

in lower left

display.

Right Soft Key

Perform function in lower right display.

End/Power Key

End calls, exit menu system, turns phone on/off.

Talk Key

Make &

answer calls.

OK Key

In menus & lists, press to select highlighted option.

4-Way Navigation

Key

On/Off Key

Volume Keys

PTT Button

2.5mm Audio Jack

Micro USB Connector

Connects charger

and accessories.

Speaker Key

Menu Key

From home screen,

open main menu.

Introducing your new Motorola wireless phone. Here’s a quick anatomy lesson.

check it out

To turn on your phone,

press and hold the

Power Key until

the screen lights up.

Press the Menu Key / to open the main menu.

Ready

10:05pm 10/23

Press the Navigation Key up, down, left or right

to highlight a menu feature.

Press the r key to select a menu item.

contents

check it out . . . . . . . . . . . 2

menu map. . . . . . . . . . . . 5

use and care . . . . . . . . . . 7

essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

about this guide . . . . . . 9

SIM card. . . . . . . . . . . 10

battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

turn it on & off . . . . . . 13

enable security . . . . . . 13

make a phone call. . . . 13

answer a phone call . . 13

advanced calling. . . . . 14

make a private call . . . 14 answer a private call . . 15 store a phone number or

private ID . . . . . . . . . . 16

contacts . . . . . . . . . . . 16

call a stored phone number or private ID . 17 find your phone number

and private ID . . . . . . . 17

messaging . . . . . . . . . 17

datebook. . . . . . . . . . . 24

using your phone as a

modem. . . . . . . . . . . . 26

basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

display . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

main menu . . . . . . . . . 28

text entry . . . . . . . . . . 28

volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

navigation key. . . . . . . 32

handsfree speaker . . . 32

transmitters . . . . . . . . 32

use GPS with map

software . . . . . . . . . . . 32

features for the hearing

impaired . . . . . . . . . . . 33

TTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

security features. . . . . 34

main attractions . . . . . . 36

media center . . . . . . . 36

PTX features . . . . . . . . 37

one touch PTT . . . . . . 44

PT manager . . . . . . . . 45

Bluetooth

call features. . . . . . . . . . 49

turn off a call alert . . . . 49

recent calls . . . . . . . . . 49

redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . 50

call forward. . . . . . . . . 50

voice names . . . . . . . . 51

emergency calls . . . . . 52

™

wireless. . 46

contents

international calls. . . . . 52

speed dial . . . . . . . . . . 53

voice mail . . . . . . . . . . 53

Talk Around . . . . . . . . . . 54

switch to Talk Around . 55

exit Talk Around . . . . . . 55

channels and codes . . . 55 private Talk Around

calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

making emergency calls while in Talk Around . . 59

setup options. . . . . . . . 60

customize. . . . . . . . . . . . 62

ring tones . . . . . . . . . . 62

backlight . . . . . . . . . . . 63

wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . 63

hide or show location . 64

Legal and Safety . . . . . . 66

Safety and General

Information . . . . . . . . . 66

contents

Operational

Precautions . . . . . . . . . 67

RF Energy Interference/

Compatibility . . . . . . . . 67

Caring for the Environment by

Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Driving Precautions . . . 69 Operational Warnings . 69 Service and Repairs. . . 71 Export Law

Assurances . . . . . . . . . 71

Battery Use and Safety 72

Battery Charging . . . . . 74

Specific Absorption

Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

AGPS and Emergency

Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Limited Warranty Motorola Communications Products (International) 76

Hearing Aid Compatibility With Mobile Phones . . 79 Information From the World Health

Organization . . . . . . . . 79

Product Registration . . 80 Wireless: The New

Recyclable . . . . . . . . . . 80

California Perchlorate

Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Patent and Trademark

Information . . . . . . . . . 80

Software Copyright

Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Privacy and Data

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Smart Practices While

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

main menu

Settings

• (see next page)

Java Apps

Messages

• [Create Message]

•Voice Mail

• Inbox

•Drafts

• Outbox

• Sent Items

• Net Alert

•Fax Mail

Media Center

Contacts

• [New Contact]

• [New Msg Group]

• Boost

Call Alert

Ring Ton es

• Vibrate All: On/Off

• Ring tones

• Vibrate

• Silent

Shop

Bluetooth

• Hands Free

• Link to Devices

• Device History

menu map

• Setup

• Find Me

Browser

Profiles

My Info

•My Name

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Private ID

• Group ID

• Carrier IP

• IP1 Address

• IP2 Address

Datebook

VoiceRecord

• [New VoiceRec]

Call Forward

GPS

• Position

• Privacy

• Interface

Shortcuts

•[New Entry]

• 1)Shortcuts

• 2)Cntcs[New Contact]

• 3)Recent Calls

• 4)Contacts

• 5)Datebook

• 6)Messages

•7)VoiceRecord

•8)Browser

• 9)Call Forward

Recent Calls

Memo

PT Manager

• Send Event

• Send My Info

• Send Contact

• Configure

Call Timers

• Last Call

• Phone Reset

• Phone Lifetime

•Prvt/Grp Reset

•Prvt/Grp Life

• Kbytes Reset

Talk Around

•Go To TA

• Setup

•Help

•

This is the standard Main Menu layout. Your phone’s menu may be a little different. Press

to see more features.

settings menu

Display/Info

• Wallpaper

•Text Size

• Theme

• Home Icons

• Backlight

•Clock

• Menu View

• Large Dialing

• Language

Phone Calls

• Set Line

•Any Key Ans

• Auto Redial

• Call Waiting

• Auto Ans

• Minute Beep

• Call Duration

• TTY

• Hearing Aid

• Notifications

• DTMF Dialing

• Prepend

2-Way Radio

• Tkgrp Silent

•Tkgrp Area

• One Touch PTT

• Alert Type

• PTT Quick Notes

•On/Off PTT

• Store Rcvd Info

Perso nalize

• Menu Options

•Up Key

•Down Key

•Left Key

• Right Key

• Center Key

• Left Sftkey

• Right Sftkey

•Power Up

Vol u me

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Messages

• Earpiece

• Speaker

•Keypad

• Java Earpiece

• Java Spkr

•Data

Security

• Phone Lock

• Keypad Lock

• SIM PIN

•GPS PIN

• Change Passwds

Advanced

• Alert Timeout

• Headset/Spkr

• Connectivity

• Reset Defaults

• Return to Home

• Transmitters

• Phone Only

•Baud Rate

use and care

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.

essentials

Caution:

time, read the Important Safety and Legal information included in the gray-edged pages at the back of this guide.

Before using the phone for the first

about this guide

This guide shows how to locate a menu feature as follows:

Find it: / > u >

This means that, from the home screen:

Press the menu key / to open the main menu.

Press the navigation keys to scroll to

Settings u menu option and press the

center key

Phone Calls

to select it.

Press the navigation keys to scroll to

, and press the center key r to

Calls

select it.

symbols

This means a feature is network or subscription dependent and may not be available in all areas, or might not be offered by your service provider. Contact customer service for more information.

This means a feature requires an optional accessory.

essentials

Phone

SIM card

insert the SIM card

battery

Note:

Please consult “Battery Use and

Safety” on page 72 before using this product.

battery installation

Press down on the battery door latch, and slide the battery door up.

Warning:

remove your SIM card from your phone unless absolutely necessary.

To avoid loss or damage, do not

essentials

Remove the battery door.

Push the battery down until it clicks in place.

Replace the battery door, and slide it toward the base of the phone until it locks into place.

battery charging

New batteries are not fully charged.

charge using the charger

Pull out the connector cover, rotate it, and insert the charger into the micro USB connector on your phone as shown.

essentials

charge from your computer

You can partially charge your phone’s battery by connecting a Motorola-approved USB cable from your phone’s micro USB port to a high power USB connector on a computer (not a low-power one, such as the USB connector on your keyboard or bus-powered USB hub). Typically, USB high-power connectors are located directly on your computer.

essentials

battery indicators

The battery is at approximately 100% to 90% capacity when the indicator is blue and displaying three bars.

The battery is at approximately 65% capacity when the indicator is green and displaying two bars.

The battery is at approximately 10% capacity when the indicator is yellow and displaying one bar.

The battery is at approximately 5% capacity when the indicator is red and has a flashing red bar.

The battery is charging.

turn it on & off

To turn on your phone,

press and hold seconds or until the display turns on. If prompted, enter your four-digit unlock code.

Note:

If you press the @ for more than four seconds, the phone will turn on in mode. See “transmitters” on page 32.

To turn off your phone, press and hold a few seconds.

for a few

Transmitters Off

for

You are prompted to enable security.

under

Yes

Press instructions.

Press @ to return to the home screen.

and follow on screen

make a phone call

Enter a phone number and press ` or use a voice command. See “place a call using a voice name” on page 51.

To hang up press

enable security

You will need to enable security the first time you power on your phone or within 10 days of first activation of your phone.

Press K under Ok.

answer a phone call

•

If you want to answer the call on speaker phone, press the speaker key

)

•

If you want to answer the call using the

phone, press

. To hang up press @.

essentials

•

If you are using a Bluetooth headset, press the answer key on your headset. To hang up press the key again.

advanced calling

feature any key

answer

To answer phone calls by pressing any key on the

keypad press

Phone Calls

> u >

Any Key Ans

> On.

feature call waiting

3-way call

essentials

To accept the second call and put the active call on

under

Yes

3 Way

. Enter

Join

hold press To accept the second call

and end the active call press

Make or receive a phone call

and press the second phone number, press

You cannot make any other calls during a three-way call, even if one party hangs up.

and K under

make a private call

Your Private ID is the number at which you receive one-to-one Private calls.

Talkgroup numbers are numbers through which you receive one-to-many group calls.

to make a Private call

Enter the Private ID you want to call.

Press and hold the PTT button. Begin talking after your phone emits a chirping sound.

Release the PTT button to listen. To end the call press

Note:

A Private call ends automatically if there is no activity on the call for a few seconds.

send call alerts

Sending a call alert discretely lets the recipient know that you want to talk to him or her on a Private call.

When you send a call alert, the recipient’s phone displays your name and emits a series of beeps or vibrations.

to send a call alert

Enter the Private ID you want to call.

Press K under

When the message the display, press the PTT button until the message

Alert Successful

Alert

Ready To Alert

appears.

appears on

answer a private call

When your phone emits a chirping sound or vibrates to indicate you are receiving a Private call, wait for the caller to finish speaking.

Press and hold the PTT button and begin talking after your phone emits a chirping sound.

Release the PTT button to listen. To end the call press

answer a call alert

When you receive a call alert, you cannot receive phone calls or Private calls until you do one of the following:

option

Answer

Press the PTT button to begin a Private call with the sender.

essentials

option

Queue

Clear

Press K under call alert to the call alert queue.

Press K under and delete the call alert.

Queue to

Clear

to dismiss

store the

store a phone number or private ID

You can store a phone number or private ID in

Contacts

Find it: / > L >

Enter a name for the new entry. Each entry’s name can contain 20 characters.

Select a tone for the

Select a type for the entry (

Work2, Home, Email, Fax, Pager, Talkgroup, IP

Work1

Other

)

. To store a private ID choose

Private

essentials

[New Contact]

Ringer

Mobile, Private,

contacts

feature edit/delete

contact entry

set ringer ID

Enter the number for the entry and press

under

Save

when done

Press K under a contact and press

Edit

. Change the desired

content and press

under

Press K under a contact and press

Edit

. Select

your desired ring tone. Press

under

Save

Ringer

Back

Contcs

Contcs.

and chose

. Select

. Press

Select

call a stored phone

messaging

number or private ID

Find it: / >

Scroll to the

If the Contacts entry contains more than one number, scroll left or right until the type of the number you want to call is displayed (

Work2, Home

If you chose a phone number, press ` to call the entry, or if you chose a Private ID or Talkgroup ID, press and hold the PTT button to call the number.

Contacts

entry.

Mobile, Private1, Private2, Work1

, etc.).

find your phone number and private ID

Find it: / >

My Info

You can send and receive text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS).

create & send messages

From the home screen press K under

Mesg

[Create Message]

Enter the phone number of the person you want to send the message to and

press select a contact or recent call.

Enter your message in the

Optionally, insert (embed) or attach a picture, sound, or quick note:

•

or press K under

Quick Notes are short, pre-written phrases. Press a quick note.

To insert pictures, sounds (audio files), or voice recordings into the body of

under

Mesg

field.

QNotes

essentials

to insert

your message, press / >

Add Picture, Insert Audio

Note:

You can only insert one item at a time.To remove an item from a message, highlight it and press

Delete

under

•

To attach a file to the end of your message, select

Browse Pictures, Browse Audio

Voice

Note:

You can only attach audio files and pictures if they are not forward locked and if they are not DRM-protected.

Tip:

To remove an attachment, select

Attach

. Select the attachment to remove,

under

and press

When finished writing your message, press

essentials

, or

Record Voice

....More.... > Attach > [New]

Unattach

Send.

Add QNotes

, or

Record

receive messages

When you receive a message, your phone plays an alert and shows a notification.

•

To view the message, press K under

Read

•

To dismiss the message notification

under

Exit

press

To read your messages later, press

Inbox

manage received messages

feature forward a

message

Press / > Embedded objects and

attachments are also forwarded.

Forward

> E >

feature reply to a

message

view, play, or open an embedded object or attachment

Press K under

to reply

the sender only. For MMS messages, you

can also reply to all

recipients. Press

Reply All

select

[Create Reply]

Select

and

to create your message, or select a short phrase from the list.

Highlight the embedded picture or audio file to view or play it.

For attachments, press

Note:

Attachments of an

unknown type cannot be opened, but can be deleted.

feature save an

embedded object

save an attachment

delete an embedded object or attachment

delete a message

Highlight the picture or audio file you want to save.

Press

Audio

Save Picture

Highlight the attachment

and press

Attachment

Highlight the embedded picture, audio file, or attachment you want to delete. Press

Picture Attachment

Delete Audio, Save

Highlight the message and press

under

Yes

to confirm.

Save

Delete

Save

Delete

. Press

essentials

message groups

You can create a message group to send messages to groups of up to 20 contacts.

create message groups

Find it: / > L > [New Msg Group]

Select

[Add Member]

you want to add to the group.

When you are finished adding members to the group, press

Type in a name for the Message Group in

Name

the

Note:

Message Group, the default name will be

Msg Group

members. For example, a Message Group with three members would be named

Msg Group (3)

Press K under

field.

If you do not provide a name for the

followed by the number of group

essentials

and select the contacts

under

Save

Done

manage message groups

feature view

message

group add

members

remove members

Press / > L, highlight the Message Group and press r.

Select the Message Group in Contacts and press

Select

Edit.

press contact you want to add and press

Select the Message Group in Contacts and press Edit. remove and press

Remove Member

. Select the

under

Save

Highlight the member to

[Add Member]

Done

. Press

/ >

and

/ >

feature delete a

message group

Select the Message Group in Contacts and press

Delete Msg Group.

Yes

under

to confirm.

/ >

Press K

multimedia message options

Multimedia messages (MMS) contain text, pictures, and audio files. When you create an MMS message, you have more options than for a simple text message.

When creating the message, select

for these options:

....More....

option

Subject

Attach

Create or edit the subject line. Attach a picture, audio file, or

voice record. Send a copy of this message to

someone else.

option

Auto Replies

Priority

Valid Until

Allows you to create a list of short answers for the recipient to choose when replying to your message.

Set priority Set a date after which attempts

to deliver the message end, or press

under

Normal

No Date

High

manage your messages

clean up messages

Set how long and/or how many messages are stored in the Inbox and Sent Items folders. This features deletes only read messages, unlocked messages, and sent messages.

Find it: / > E > / >

Select

Inbox

Sent Items

Setup

Cleanup

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Choose a clean up option from the following list:

option

Off

Messages are never automatically deleted.

5 Messages

If you have more than five messages, messages are deleted in the order they were received, starting with the oldest, until five are left.

10 Messages

If you have more than 10 messages, messages are deleted in the order they were received, starting with the oldest, until 10 are left.

1 Day

Messages are deleted if they are older than one day.

3 Days

Messages are deleted if they are older than three days.

essentials

option

F-In F-Out

Messages are deleted as necessary on a first-in first-out basis.

Custom

Lets you create a clean-up option of up to 199 messages or 99 days for the Inbox and Sent Items.

Press K under messages now or press

Yes

to automatically delete

under No to

delete messages later.

message threads

If message threads are supported by your service provider, you can organize your messages by subject or sender.

Find it:

Subject

Press / > E > / >

, or

Sender

Threading > None

edit & send drafts

Find it:

Press / > E >

Drafts

Saved unsent messages are stored in the drafts folder.

To edit a draft, select it to open it. You can change or add recipients, or edit the message.

To send a draft, select it to open it and

under

Send

press

. When you send a

draft, it is removed from the Drafts folder.

Note:

To delete a draft without sending it,

scroll to the message you want to delete

under

Delete

and press

. Press K under

Yes to confirm.

more message management:

feature delete an

unread message

view unsent

Press / > E > Highlight the message and

under

Yes

to confirm.

press

Press / > E >

messages resend a

failed message

cancel an unsent message

Press / > E > Highlight the message and

press

under

Press / > E > Highlight the message and

press

Cancel

. Press K under

Inbox

Delete

Outbox

Outbox.

Resend

Outbox.

. Press

essentials

feature forward a

sent message

delete a sent message

essentials

Press / > E > Highlight the message and

under

Yes

Forward

to confirm.

press edits if you want, then select the recipient and press

Press / > E > Highlight the message and press

under

Sent Items

. Make

Send

Sent Items

Delete

. Press

datebook

feature create

datebook events

see datebook event

event reminder

To create a new Datebook

Datebook

under

Back

Datebook

. Press

View

to close

event press

[New Event]

To see a calendar event press the navigation key left or right to see the day and up or down to see the events.

When an event reminder occurs press

Press the reminder.

under

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