MOTOROLA i418 User Manual

MOTOROLA i418

Congratulations

MOTOROLA i418

Get the convenience of push-to-talk calls together with a sleek design in an affordable package.

• Private Calls: Stay in touch with your family, friends,

and colleagues with the simple touch of a button.

• My Phone, My Way: It’s your phone—make it that

way. Customize your home screen with personal pictures, and change wallpapers and ringtones.

Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your phone for the first time, please read the important safety, regulatory and legal information provided with your product.

This product meets the applicable SAR limits of

1.6 W/kg (FCC & IC) and 2.0 W/kg (ICNIRP). The

limits and guidelines include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. The highest SAR values measured for this device are listed in the regulatory information packaged with your product.

More information

On your computer: Go to www.motorola.com/support

1Congratulations

Your phone

the important keys & connectors

3.5 mm Headset Jack

Volume Keys

PTT Button

Soft Key

Menu Key

Talk Key

Navigation

Key

Note: Your phone might look a little different.

2 Your phone

Play/Pause Key

Soft Key

Speaker Key

Power/End Key

Micro USB Connector

Menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Push-to-Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SDG calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

3Contents

Menu map

WWW.

main menu

Recent Calls

Contacts

• [New Contact]

• [New SDG List]

• [New Msg Group]

Messages

• [Create Message]

•Voice Mail

•Inbox

•Drafts

• Outbox

•Sent Items

•Net Alert

Web

•Net

Multimedia

• Media Center

• My Images

• My Music

• My Videos

•Camera

•Camcorder

•Ring Tones

• VoiceRecord

4 Menu map

P u sh To Ta lk

• Call Alert

• PT Manager

•Quick PTT

• PTT Options

• PTT Help

Games and Apps

•Buy More

•Alarm Clock Plus

• My Images

• My Music

• My Videos

• Java System

•Memory Card

Tools

•My Info

• Profiles

•Alarm Clock Plus

•Bluetooth

•GPS

• Datebook

• Call Timers

•Memo

Settings

•(see Settings

menu)

This is the standard main menu layout.

Your phone’s menu may be different.

Let’s go

let’s get you up and running

Assemble & charge

Remove back cover.

Insert SIM card.

Replace battery cover.

Charge.

micro

SIM

SIM SIM & Adapter

Insert microSD card.

3 H

Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on page 38.

5Let’s go

Note: A microSD card may not be included with your

phone.

Turn it on & off

To turn on your phone, press and hold Power/End for a few seconds or until the display turns on. If prompted, enter your four-digit unlock code.

Note: If you press Power/End for more than four seconds, the phone will turn on in mode.

To turn off your phone, press and hold Power/End .

Transmitters Off

Enable security

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

1 Press Ok.

Yes

2 You are prompted to enable security. Press

follow the on-screen instructions.

3 Press Power/End to return to the home screen.

6 Let’s go

and

Basics

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Settings

About this guide

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

Settings

Phone Calls

Right Softkey Label

Right Softkey

Settings

, and

Find it: Menu >

This means that, from the home screen:

1 Press the Menu key to open the main menu.

2 Press the navigation keys to scroll to the

menu option, and press Play/Pause to select it.

3 Press the navigation keys to scroll to

press Play/Pause to select it.

Home screen

Your phone shows the home screen when you are not on a call or using the menu.

Status

Indicators

Left Softkey

Label

Left Softkey

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7Basics

Note: Your home screen might look different from the

one shown, depending on your service provider.

Soft key labels in the home screen show the current soft key functions.

Indicators at the top of your phone’s display provide important status information.

Indicators

Signal Strength No Service

Active Phone Line New Message

Speaker On Packet Data

Speaker Off Battery Level

Ringer Off Bluetooth™ On

Vibrate All New Voicemail

Carousel menu

Get quick access to your favorite applications, right on your home screen.

Open applications

1 Press the Navigation Key left or right until you

highlight the desired application.

2 Press Play/Pause to launch the application.

Note: Availability of the Carousel is dependent on your

service provider.

8 Basics

Choose applications

Customize the Carousel with your most often used applications.

Settings

Find it: Menu >

Carousel

Personalize

Auto hide

To set the Carousel to hide when not in use, press Menu >

Auto Hide

Settings

Personalize

Carousel

Adjust volume

Press the volume keys up or down to:

• change the earpiece volume during

calls

• change the ringer volume from the

home screen

• turn off a call alert before answering the call

Tip: While on the home screen, press and hold the

volume key down until your phone vibrates to set your ringer to

Vibrate All

Navigation key

Press the navigation key up, down, left, or right to scroll to items in the display. When you highlight an item, press Play/Pause to select it.

9Basics

Transmitters

Consult airline staff about the use of the

Off

feature during a flight. Turn off your phone whenever

instructed to do so by airline staff.

Find it: Menu >

Transmitters

Transmitters Off

Settings

Off

turns off your phone’s calling and Bluetooth features in situations where wireless phone use is prohibited. You can use the phone’s other non-calling features when the transmitters are turned off.

Note: When you select

Transmitters Off

services are disabled. Emergency calls can still be made.

10 Basics

Advanced

Transmitters

, all wireless

Calls

it’s good to talk

Make & answer calls

Enter a number, then press Talk .

To answer a call, press Talk .

To end a call, press Power/End .

Handsfree

Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey the laws and drive safely.

During a call:

Speaker

• To use the speakerphone, press

• To connect a Bluetooth device, press Menu >

Bluetooth

Recent calls

Find it: Menu >

Tip: When you are in the home screen, you can press

Tal k to g o t o

The recent calls list contains information associated with the last 20 calls you have made and received.

To display call details, highlight an entry and press Play/Pause .

Recent Calls

Use

11Calls

Emergency calls

Note: Your service provider programs one or more emergency phone numbers that you can call under any circumstances, even when your 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 Enter the emergency number.

2 Press Talk to call the emergency number.

Note: Emergency calls can’t be placed while the keypad

is locked, or if the phone is displaying a No Service message. To unlock the keypad, press Menu > .

Note: Your phone can use location based services (GPS and AGPS) to help emergency services find you. See “Location Services” on page 47.

Cool down

In very limited circumstances, such as where your phone has been exposed to extreme heat, you may see “Cool Down” messages. To avoid possible 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.

12 Calls

Push-to-Talk

one or more, talk to them all

Private calls

Private calls are push-to-talk calls between two people.

Make and answer private calls

To make a private call:

• Enter the recipient’s PTT number.

Contacts

• Press Menu >

select a contact that has a PTT number.

To talk, press and hold the PTT Button. To listen, release the PTT Button.

To answer a private call, press the PTT Button after the caller has stopped talking.

To end a private call, press Power/End or do nothing. The call will end after a few seconds.

Set push-to-talk speaker

You can listen to push-to-talk calls through your phone’s speaker or earpiece. Press Speaker to turn the speaker on or off.

, and

13Push-to-Talk

Call alerts

Use call alerts to tell someone you want to speak to them.

To send a call alert:

Alert

• Enter a Private ID, and press

press the PTT Button.

Contacts

• Press

Private ID. Press when prompted.

When you receive a call alert, you can:

•Answer: Press the PTT Button to begin a private call

with the sender.

• Queue: Press

alert queue.

• Clear: Press

Note: Call alerts will automatically be moved to the

queue after a few minutes of inactivity. You won’t be able to make phone calls or private calls until the call alert is moved, or you’ve chosen one of the options above.

, and highlight a contact containing a

Alert

, and press the PTT Button

Queue

to store the call alert to the call

Clear

to dismiss and delete the call alert.

. When prompted,

Turn off a call alert

You can press the volume keys to turn off a call alert before answering the call.

14 Push-to-Talk

SDG calls

Need to talk to more than one person at a time? With SDG (Selective Dynamic Group) calls you can talk to up to 20 people at a time.

Note: SDG calls my not be available from your service provider. To store groups on your phone you need a group-call-capable SIM card. Contact your service provider for more information.

Create SDG lists in contacts

Find it: Menu >

1 Select

2 If you want to assign a name to the SDG list, enter

3 Add Private IDs.

4 Press

Make SDG calls

1 From Contacts or the recent calls list, scroll to or

2 Press the PTT button.

[New SDG List]

the name.

Note: If you do not assign a name, the SDG list is named “SDG” followed by the number of members in the SDG list. For example, “SDG (8)” for an SDG list with eight members.

Save

select the SDG list you want.

Contacts

15SDG calls

Web

WWW.

Find it: Menu >

Note: Your service provider may charge you to surf the

Web or download data.

Go to a Web site

1 From the home page, select

Edit

2 Press

3 Enter the web address and press

Option

4 Press

Create a bookmark

1 While on a web page, press and hold Menu >

Bookmark Page

2 Name the bookmark and select

Access a bookmark

From a web page:

1 Press and hold Menu >

2 Highlight a bookmark and press Play/Pause , or

press its number on the keypad.

16 Web

Web

and select

Net

Go to URL

Done

to go to the web site.

Save

View Bookmarks

Text entry

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter text.

Change character input mode

While entering text, press Menu , options.

Options

Alpha

Word

Symbols

Numeric

Text Input Settings

Insert

Tip: When entering text, press and hold to change letter capitalization (Abc > ABC > abc).

Enter a single letter at a time. Press a key to cycle through the characters. To select a character, press another key or wait a second.

Predicts words as you enter text. Press the Navigation Key right to accept word. If incorrect, press and hold the Navigation Key down for other options. Highlight a word and press Play/Pause to select.

Enter symbols.

Enter numbers.

Select desired entry language and Word Prediction features.

Select an item to be inserted.

Note: Only available with MMS.

17Text entry

Contacts

Store a phone number or Private ID

Find it: Menu >

1 Enter a name for the new contact. Each contact’s

name can contain up to 20 characters.

2 Select a ringtone.

3 Select a type for the contact (

Private2, Work1, Work2, Home, Email1, Email2, Fax Pager, Talkgroup, SDG, Msg Group, IP

Private1

Choose

4 Enter the number for the contact and press

Call a stored phone number or Private ID

Find it: Menu >

1 Scroll to the contact.

2 If the contact contains more than one number, scroll

left or right until the type of number you want to call appears (such as

Home

3 If you chose a phone number, press Talk to begin a

call. If you chose a Private ID, Talkgroup ID, or SDG list, press and hold the PTT Button to start a call.

18 Contacts

Contacts

Private2

Contacts

Mobile, Private1, Work1, Work2

[New Contact]

Mobile, Private1

, or

to store a Private ID.

Other

Save

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