Motorola i296 User's Guide

i296

User’s Guide

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 N 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.

Text Input Patent and Trademark Information.

T9 This product is covered by U.S. Pat. 5,818,437, U.S. Pat. 5,953,541,

U.S. Pat. 6,011,554 and other patents pending.

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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, turn 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

WT 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 the Menu Key

to open the main menu.

Press and hold the

Power Key for a

few seconds, or until

the screen lights up,

10:05pm 10/23

Contcs Mesgs

Ready

Press the Navigation Key up, down, left or right

to highlight a menu feature.

Press the to select.

key

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

essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

about this guide . . . . . . 7

SIM card. . . . . . . . . . . . 8

battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

turn it on & off . . . . . . . 11

enable security. . . . . . . 11

make a phone call. . . . 12

answer a phone call . . 12

advanced calling . . . . . 12

make a

walkie-talkie call . . . . . 13

answer a

walkie-talkie call . . . . . 14

store a phone number

or walkie-talkie ID. . . . 15

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

call a stored phone number or

walkie-talkie ID . . . . . . 16

find your phone number and

walkie-talkie ID . . . . . . 17

messaging . . . . . . . . . 17

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

basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

display . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

main menu . . . . . . . . . 27

text entry . . . . . . . . . . 27

volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

navigation key. . . . . . . 31

handsfree speaker . . . 31

transmitters off. . . . . . 31

use GPS with

map software . . . . . . . 31

features for the

hearing impaired. . . . . 32

TTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

security features. . . . . 34

main attractions . . . . . . 35

media center . . . . . . . 35

Get Stuff. . . . . . . . . . . 36

walkie-talkie features . 36

one touch WT . . . . . . . 41

WT service . . . . . . . . . 42

Bluetooth® wireless. . 42

call features. . . . . . . . . . 46

turn off a call alert . . . . 46

recent calls . . . . . . . . . 46

redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . 47

call forward. . . . . . . . . 48

(continued next page)

contents

call features (continued)

voice names . . . . . . . . 48

emergency calls . . . . . 49

international calls. . . . . 50

speed dial . . . . . . . . . . 50

voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . 50

customize. . . . . . . . . . . . 52

ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . 52

backlight . . . . . . . . . . . 53

wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . 53

hide or show location . 54

Safety, Regulatory

& Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

contents

main menu

Re-Boost

Get Stuff

WT Service

• Send Pictures

• Send Event

• Send My Info

• Send Contact

• Configure

Web

Recent Calls

Contacts

• [New Contact]

• [New Msg Group]

Settings

• (see next page)

Bluetooth®

• Hands Free

•LinktoDevices

• Device History

• Setup

•FindMe

menu map

Profiles

My Info

•My Name

• Line 1

• Walkie-Talkie #

• Carrier IP

Ringtones

• Buy Ringtones

• Vibrate All

• Ringers (1-12)

• Vibrate

• Silent

Messages

• [Create Message]

•Voice Mail

• Inbox

•Drafts

• Outbox

• Net Alert

• Sent Items

Games & Apps

Shortcuts

Datebook

Vo ice Notes

Memo

GPS

• Position

• Privacy

• Interface

Call Forward

•Forward

•To

Call Alert

Call Timers

• Last Call

• Phone Reset

• Phone Lifetime

•WT Reset

• WT Lifetime

• Kbytes Reset

Media Center

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

menu map

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

menu map

•WT Options

• One Touch WT

•Alert Type

•WT Quick Notes

• On/Off WT Features

• Store Rcvd Info

•Personalize

• Menu Options

•Up Key

•Down Key

•Left Key

• Right Key

• Center Key

• Left Sftkey

• Right Sftkey

•Power Up

• Volume

• Line 1

• Messages

• Earpiece

• Speaker

•Keypad

• Java™ Earpiece

• Java™ Speaker

•Data

•Security

• Phone Lock

• Keypad Lock

•SIM PIN

• GPS PIN

• Change Passwds

•Advanced

• Alert Timeout

• Headset/Spkr

• Connectivity

• Reset Defaults

• Return to Home

• Transmitters

• Baud Rate

essentials

Caution:

time, read the important “Safety, Regulatory & 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: / >

This means that, from the home screen:

Press the menu key / to open the main menu.

Press the navigation keys to scroll to

R Settings

select it.

R Settings

, and press the center key r to

Phone Calls

Press the navigation keys to scroll to

Phone Calls

symbols

Note:

this printed guide may not be the most current version for your phone. Visit www.boostmobile.com/userguides the most recent version of the user’s guide.

, and pressr to select it.

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

This means a feature requires an optional accessory.

Because of updates in phone software,

to access

essentials

SIM card

inserting & removing the SIM card

Important:

areas of your SIM card.

Note:

delicate object. Store it carefully.

Do not touch the gold-colored

Protect your SIM card as you would any

battery

Note:

Please review “Battery Use &

Safety” on page 56 before using your phone.

Warning:

batteries and chargers with your phone. Failure to use a Motorola-approved battery or charger may increase the risk that your phone will overheat, catch fire, or explode, resulting in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.

Use only Motorola-approved

Warning:

information stored on your SIM card, do not remove the SIM card from your phone unless absolutely necessary.

To avoid damaging or losing

essentials

battery installation

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

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.

essentials

battery charging

New batteries are not fully charged.

Warning:

Li-ion battery as you can be burned.

Note:

service, vibrate mode, browser use, and other variables may reduce the battery’s talk and standby times.

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.

Do not handle a damaged or leaking

Long backlight settings, searching for

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 connector 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.

battery indicators

The battery is between 90% and

100% 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 the

power key

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

Note:

seconds, the phone will turn on in transmitters off mode. See “transmitters off” on page 31.

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

for a few

If you press@ for more than four

for

enable security

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

PressK under Ok.

essentials

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 the

talk key

“place a call using a voice name” on page 49. To hang up press

or use a voice command. See

answer a phone call

•

To answer the call on speakerphone,

)

press the speaker key

•

To answer the call using the phone,

. To hang up press @.

press

essentials

•

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

Note:

When your phone is off, calls go directly

to voicemail.

advanced calling

feature call waiting

To accept the second call

and put the active call on

hold, press To accept the second call

and end the active call,

press

under

Yes

feature 3-way call Note:

talk with two other people at the same time. When using this feature, the normal airtime rates will be charged for each of the two calls.

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.

any key answer

To answer phone calls by pressing any keypad key, press

Phone Calls >Any Key Ans >On

3-way calling lets you

/ >3Way

andK under

R Settings

. Enter

Join

make a walkie-talkie call

You can use your phone as a long-range, digital two-way radio using one-to-one walkie-talkie calls.

Yo u r walkie-talkie ID (private ID) is the number at which you receive one-to-one walkie-talkie calls.

To make a walkie-talkie call:

Enter the walkie-talkie ID you want to call.

Tip:

Be sure to entire the entire number,

including the asterisks.

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

Release the WT button to listen.

To end the call press

essentials

Note:

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

Note:

The number of digits in each part of a walkie-talkie ID (Private ID) may vary. For example, your walkie-talkie ID may be formatted as 999*999*9999, while another valid number may appear as 555*555555*55.

send call alerts

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

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

To send a call alert:

Enter the walkie-talkie ID you want to call.

PressK under

essentials

Alert

When

ReadyToAlert

press the WT button until you see

Alert Successful

appears in the display,

answer a walkie-talkie call

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

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

Release the WT button to listen.

To end the call press

answer a call alert

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

option

Answer

Press the WT button to begin a

walkie-talkie call with the sender.

Queue

PressK under

call alert to the call alert queue.

Clear

PressK under

and delete the call alert.

Queue to

Clear

to dismiss

store the

store a phone number or walkie-talkie ID

You can store a phone number or walkie-talkie

Contacts

ID (private ID) in

Find it: / >

e Contacts

[New Contact]

Enter a name for the new entry, then

press up to 20 characters.

Select a

Select the entry type (

Work1 IP

, or

choose

Enter the number for the entry, then press

Tip:

sure to entire the entire number, including the asterisks.

PressK under

. The entry’s name can contain

Ringer

, then press

Work2, Home, Email, Fax, Pager, Msg Group

Other

)

. To store a

Walkie-Talkie

When you store a walkie-talkie ID, be

Save

Mobile, Walkie-Talkie,

walkie-talkie

to save the entry

ID,

ICE - In Case of Emergency

To make it easier for emergency personnel to identify important contacts, you can list your local emergency contacts under “ICE” in your phone’s contact list. For example, if your

essentials

mother is your primary emergency contact, list her as “ICE–Mom” in your contact list. To list more than one emergency contact, use “ICE1–___,” “ICE2–___,” etc.

call a stored phone number or walkie-talkie ID

contacts

feature edit/delete

contact entry

set ringer ID

essentials

under

Contcs

. Change the

Done

Contcs.

. Select

Press Highlight a contact and

/ >Edit

press desired content, then

press

PressK under

Highlight a contact and

/ >Edit

press and chose your desired ringtone. Press

Done

Ringer

under

Find it: / >

Highlight the

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

Mobile, Walkie-Talkie, Work1, Work2, Home

(

If you chose a phone number, press` to call the number.

If you chose a walkie-talkie ID, press and hold the WT button to call the number.

e Contacts

Contacts

entry.

, etc.).

find your phone number and walkie-talkie ID

Find it: / >

X My Info

messaging

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

create & send messages

Find it: / >

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

Y Messages

, or pressK under

[Create Message]

Mesg

field.

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

•

Quick notes are short, pre-written

phrases. Press a quick note.

•

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

Add QNotes, Add Picture, Insert Audio

Record Voice

Note:

time. To remove an item from a message, highlight it and press under

•

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

Record Voice

You can only insert one item at a

Delete

[New] >Browse Pictures

under

....MORE.... >Attach

/ >Insert

Browse Audio

QNotes

to enter

, or

essentials

Note:

You can only attach pictures and audio files 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,

and press

When finished writing your message, press

To send the message, pressK under

Send.

/ >Unattach

receive messages

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

•

To view the message, pressK under

Read

•

To dismiss the message notification,

under

Exit

press

essentials

To read your messages later, press

Y Messages

manage received messages

feature forward a

message

reply to a message

Inbox

Highlight the message and press/ >

Embedded objects and attachments are also forwarded.

Open the message and pressK under to the sender only.

For MMS messages you can also reply to all recipients: Press

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

Forward

and select

[Create Reply]

to reply

Reply All

to create

feature view, play,

or open an embedded object or attachment

save an embedded object

save an attachment

delete an embedded object or attachment

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.

Highlight the picture or audio file and press

Save Picture

> Highlight the attachment

and press/

Save Attachment

> Highlight the embedded

picture, audio file, or attachment and press

Delete Picture

Delete Attachment

Save Audio

Delete Audio

, or

feature delete a

message

Highlight the message and pressK under

Press confirm.

message groups

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

create message groups

Find it: /

Select you want to add to the group.

When you are finished adding members to the group, press

e Contacts > [New Msg Group]

[Add Member]

and select the contacts

under

Delete Yes to

Done

essentials

Type a name for the message group in the

Name

field.

Note:

If you do not provide a name for the

message group, the default name will be

Msg Group

followed by the number of group members. For example, a message group with three members would be named

Msg Group (3)

PressK under

manage message groups

feature view a

message group

essentials

Save

Press highlight the message group and press

e Contacts

feature add

members

remove members

delete a message group

Press

e Contacts

highlight the message group and press

[Add Member].

> contact(s) you want to add and press Press

Press highlight the message group and press Highlight remove and press

Remove Member. P

> under

Press highlight the message group and press

Delete Msg Group

> under

/ >Edit

Select the

under

e Contacts

/ >Edit.

the member to

Save

e Contacts

Yes

to confirm

Save

. PressK

Done

ressK

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.

....MORE....

High

When creating the message, select for these options:

option

Subject

Create or edit the subject line.

Attach

Attach a picture, audio file, or

voice record.

Send a copy of the message to

someone else.

Auto Replies

Priority

Create a list of short answers

for the recipient to choose when replying to your message.

Set priority

Normal

option

Valid Until

Set a date after which attempts

to deliver the message end, or

under

press

manage your messages

cleanup messages

Set how long and/or how many messages are stored in the inbox and sent items folders. This feature deletes only read messages, unlocked messages, and sent messages.

Find it: / >

Cleanup

Select

Y Messages

Inbox

Sent Items

No Date

, press/ >

Setup

essentials

Choose a cleanup option from the following list:

option

Off

Messages are never

automatically deleted.

5Messages

1Day

3Days

F-In F-Out

Messages are deleted in the

order they were received, starting with the oldest, until five are left.

0 Messages

Messages are deleted in the

order they were received, starting with the oldest, until 10 are left.

Messages are deleted if they

are older than 1 day.

Messages are deleted if they

are older than 3 days.

Messages are deleted as

necessary on a first-in first-out basis.

essentials

option

Custom

Specify clean-up settings of up

to 199 messages or 99 days for the inbox and sent items.

PressK under messages now, or press 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: / >

> None

edit & send drafts

Saved unsent messages are stored in the drafts folder.

Find it: / >

Subject

Yes

Y Messages

Sender

Y Messages

to automatically delete

under No to

, press/ >

Drafts

Threading

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