Motorola I296 User Manual

User 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.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Me, and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. T9 is a trademark owned by Tegic Communications. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.

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

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

Press and hold the

Power Key for a

few seconds, or until

the screen lights up,

to turn on your phone.

Press the Menu Key / to open the main menu.

Ready

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Press the Navigation Key up, down, left or right

Contcs Mesg

to highlight a menu feature.

Press the r key to select.

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

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

about this guide . . . . . . 7

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

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

turn it on & off . . . . . . 10

enable security. . . . . . . 11

make a phone call. . . . . 11

answer a phone call . . . 11

advanced calling . . . . . . 11

make a

push to talk call . . . . . 12

answer a

push to talk call . . . . . 13

store a phone

number or PTT ID . . . . 13

contacts . . . . . . . . . . . 14

call a stored phone

number or PTT ID . . . . 14

find your phone number and PTT ID . . 15

messaging . . . . . . . . . 15

datebook. . . . . . . . . . . 21

use your phone

as a modem . . . . . . . . 22

basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

display . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

main menu . . . . . . . . . 24

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

volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

navigation key. . . . . . . 27

handsfree speaker . . . 28

transmitters off. . . . . . 28

use GPS with

map software . . . . . . . 28

features for the

hearing impaired. . . . . 29

TTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

security features. . . . . 31

main attractions . . . . . . 32

media center . . . . . . . 32

push to talk features. . 33

one touch PTT . . . . . . 40

PTT Features menu . . 41 Bluetooth® wireless. . 42

call features. . . . . . . . . . 45

turn off a call alert . . . . 45

recent calls . . . . . . . . . 45

redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . 46

call forward. . . . . . . . . 47

voice names . . . . . . . . 47

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contents

call features (continued)

emergency calls . . . . . 48

international calls. . . . . 48

speed dial . . . . . . . . . . 49

voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . 49

LINCaround . . . . . . . . . . 50

switch to LINCaround . 51

exit LINCaround. . . . . . 51

channels and codes . . . 51 private LINCaround

calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

making emergency calls while in

LINCaround mode . . . . 56

setup options. . . . . . . . 56

customize. . . . . . . . . . . . 58

ring tones . . . . . . . . . . 58

backlight . . . . . . . . . . . 59

wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . 59

hide or show location . 60

contents

Safety, Regulatory

& Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

main menu

Settings

• (see next page)

Downloads Store

Mobile Web

Java™Apps

• Java™ System

Recent Calls

PTT Features

• Send Mesage

• Send Picture

• Send Event

• Send My Info

• Send Contact

• Configure

Bluetooth®

• Hands Free

•LinktoDevices

• Device History

• Setup

•FindMe

GPS

• Position

• Privacy

• Interface

Datebook

menu map

My Info

•My Name

• Line 1

• Line 2

• PTT ID

• Group ID

• Carrier IP

• IP1 Address

• IP2 Address

Vo ice Record

• [New VoiceRec]

Call Alert

Ring To n e s

• Buy Ring Tones

• Vibrate All

• (Ringers)

• Vibrate

• Silent

Profiles

Call Timers

• Last Call

• Phone Reset

• Phone Lifetime

•Prvt/Grp Reset

• Prvt/Grp Life

• Kbytes Reset

Memo

Shortcuts

Call Forward

Messages

• [Create Message]

•Voice Mail

• Inbox

•Drafts

• Outbox

• Sent Items

• Net Alert

• Fax Mail

Contacts

• [New Contact]

• [New Msg Group]

Media Center

LINCaround

• Go To LINCaround

• Setup

•Help

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

• Prepend

menu map

• Push To Talk

• Tkgrp Silent

•Tkgrp Area

• One Touch PTT

•Alert Type

• PTT Quick Notes

• On/Off 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

• 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

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

u Settings

select it.

u Settings >Phone Calls

, and press the center key r to

Press the navigation keys to scroll to

Phone Calls

symbols

, 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.

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SIM card

insert the SIM card

battery

Note:

Please review “Battery Use &

Safety” on page 62 before using your phone.

battery installation

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

Warning:

remove the 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 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.

essentials

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 28.

for a few

If you press@ for more than four

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

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.

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 48. To hang up press

or use a voice command. See

answer a phone call

•

If you want to answer the call on speakerphone, press the

)

speaker key

•

If you want to answer the call using the phone, press

•

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

. To hang up press @.

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

essentials

feature 3-way call

any key answer

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.

To answer phone calls by pressing any keypad key, press

Phone Calls >Any Key Ans >On

/ >3Way

andK under

/ >u Settings

. Enter

Join

make a push to talk call

Your PTT ID is the number at which you receive one-to-one push to talk calls.

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

essentials

make

Note:

there is no activity on the call for a few seconds.

a push to talk call: Enter the PTT 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.

end

the call press@.

A push to talk call ends automatically if

send call alerts

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

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

send

a call alert:

Enter the PTT ID you want to call.

PressK under

When

Ready To Alert

press the PTT button until you see

Alert Successful

Alert

appears in the display,

answer a push to talk call

When your phone emits a chirping sound or vibrates to indicate you are receiving a push to talk 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 push to talk calls until you do one of the following:

option

Answer

Press the PTT button to begin a

push to talk 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 PTT ID

You can store a phone number or PTT ID in

Contacts

Find it: / >

L Contacts >[New Contact]

essentials

Shortcut:

under

From the home screen, pressK

Contcs

and select

Enter a name for the new entry, then

press up to 20 characters.

Highlight a Select the entry type (

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

choose Enter the number for the entry, then

press PressK under

. The entry’s name can contain

, or

PTT ID

Ringer

, then press

Other

Save

[New Contact]

Mobile, PTT ID, Work1

)

. To store a

to save the entry

PTT

contacts

feature edit/delete

contact entry

ID,

set ringer ID

PressK under Highlight a contact and

/ >Edit

press desired content, then

press PressK under

Highlight a contact and

/ >Edit

press and chose your desired ring tone. Press

under

Contcs

. Change the

Done

Contcs.

. Select

Ringer

Done

call a stored phone number or PTT ID

essentials

Find it: / >

Shortcut:

under

From the home screen, pressK

Contcs

L Contacts

Highlight the

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

PTT ID, Work1, Work2, Home

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

If you chose a PTT ID or talkgroup ID, press and hold the PTT button to call the number.

Contacts

entry.

, etc.).

Mobile

find your phone number and PTT ID

Find it: / >

J My Info

messaging

You can send and receive SMS text messages.

create & send messages

Find it: / >

Shortcut:

under

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

Press pre-written quick note phrase in the message field.

E Messages >[Create Message]

From the home screen, pressK

Mesg

and select

, or pressK under

under

[Create Message]

QNotes

to insert a short,

Mesg

field.

essentials

When finished writing your message,

press

To send the message, pressK under

Send.

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

To read your messages later, press

E Messages >Inbox

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manage received messages

feature forward a

message

reply to a message

call a phone number in a message

call a PTT ID in a message

Highlight the message and press/ >

Embedded objects and attachments are also forwarded.

Open the message and pressK under to the sender only.

Open the message, highlight the number, and press

Open the message, highlight the PTT ID, and press the PTT button to call it.

to call it.

Forward

to reply

feature call a

talkgroup ID in a message

delete a message

Open the message, highlight the talkgroup ID,

/ >Talkgroup

press press the PTT button to call it.

Highlight the message and pressK under

Press confirm.

under

, and

Delete

Yes to

message groups

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

create message groups

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

Shortcut:

under

From the home screen, pressK

Contcs

and select

[New Msg Group]

Select

[Add Member]

you want to add to the group.

When you are finished adding members to the group, press

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

and select the contacts

under

Save

Done

essentials

manage message groups

feature view a

message

group add

members

remove members

essentials

/ >L Contacts

Press 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

/ >L Contacts

/ >Edit

under

/ >L Contacts

/ >Edit.

Save

Select the

under

Done

Save

the member to

ressK

feature delete a

message group

/ >L Contacts

Press highlight the message group and press

Delete Msg Group

> under

Yes

to confirm

. PressK

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

E Messages

Inbox

Sent Items

, press/ >

Setup

Choose a cleanup option from the following list:

option

Off

Messages are never

automatically deleted.

5 Messages

Messages are deleted in the

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

10 Messages

Messages are deleted in the

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

1Day

Messages are deleted if they

are older than one day.

3Days

Messages are deleted if they

are older than three days.

F-In F-Out

Messages are deleted as

necessary on a first-in first-out basis.

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

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: / >

>None

Subject

E Messages

Sender

, press/ >

Threading

edit & send drafts

Saved unsent messages are stored in the drafts folder.

Find it: / >

E Messages >Drafts

essentials

edit

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

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:

delete

a draft without sending it,

highlight the message you want to delete

under

Delete

and press

. PressK under

Yes to confirm.

more mesage management

feature delete an

unread message

view unsent messages

essentials

/ >E Messages

Press

Inbox

. Highlight the

> message and press

Delete

under

Yes

to confirm.

Press

Outbox

. Press K under

/ >E Messages

feature resend a

failed message

cancel an unsent message

forward a sent message

/ >E Messages

Press

Outbox.

Highlight the

message and press

Resend

under Press

Outbox.

/ >E Messages

Highlight the

message and press

Delete Message

> Press

Sent Items

/ >E Messages

. Highlight the

message and press

Forward

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

Send

under

feature delete a

sent message

datebook

feature create

datebook events

see datebook event

To create a new datebook event, press and press

To see a datebook event, press to the date and select it, then scroll to the event and select it.

/ >E Messages

Press

Sent Items

> message and press under

Yes

. Highlight the

Delete

. PressK under

to confirm.

/ >D Datebook

under

/ >D Datebook

New

. Scroll

feature

event reminder

receive datebook events via PTT

When an event reminder occurs, pressK under

To close the reminder, press

under

Back

To view the information while still in a private call, press

The five most recent events received from a private ID are stored with that private ID on the recent calls list.

To store events to the

datebook, press while viewing the event you want to store.

under

View

Save

essentials

datebook setup

Find it: / >

You can view or change the following options:

options

Start View

Daily Begin

Delete After

Time Shift

D Datebook

Sets the datebook to start in day

view, week view, or month view.

Sets the beginning of your day.

This is the earliest time of day displayed in week view, if you have a 12-hour day view.

Sets the amount of time the

datebook waits to delete an event after it occurs.

Lets you shift the times of all

datebook events. This is useful if you are traveling to a different time zone.

essentials

, press/ >

Setup

options

Alert Timeout

Clock

Sets the amount of time a tone continues to sound when you receive a datebook reminder.

Controls whether the time and

date appear on the home screen; sets time and date format; sets year.

use your phone as a modem

Your phone can be connected to a computer via USB for use as a modem. For more specific information on how to set up your phone for use with your computer, please visit www.motorola.com/support the FAQ section.

and look under

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See page 1 for a basic phone diagram.

display

The home screen appears when you turn on the phone. To dial a number from the home screen, press number keys and

Note:

Your home screen may look different.

Ready

Time &

Left Soft

Key Label

Soft key labels show the current soft key functions. For soft key locations, see page 1.

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Date

Contcs Mesg

Right Soft Key Label

status indicators

Status indicators are shown at the top of the home screen:

1Signal Strength Indicator:

show the strength of the network connection. You can’t make or receive

calls when

shows.

Vertical ba rs

basics

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