Motorola I686 User Manual

User’s Guide

i686

Motorola Mobility, Inc. Consumer Advocacy Office 600 N US Hwy 45 Libertyville, IL 60048 www.hellomoto.com

Note:

Do not ship your product to the above address. If you need to return your product 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) 1-800-461-4575 (Canada) Certain features, services and applications are network dependent

and may not be available in all areas; additional terms, conditions and/or charges may apply. Contact your service provider for details.

All features, functionality, and other product specifications, as well as the information contained in this guide, are based upon the latest available information and 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.

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Caution:

Changes or modifications made in the radio phone, not expressly approved by Motorola, will void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Product ID: MOTOROLA BRUTE i686 Manual Number: NNTN8086A

HELLOMOTO

Contacts Mesgs

Ready 5/10/10

4-Way Navigation

Key with r

Press r to select.

Left Soft Key K

Perform functions

in lower left display.

K Right Soft Key

Perform functions in lower left display.

Talk Key ]

Make &

answer calls.

@ End/Power Key

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

? Camera Key

Take photos.

Menu Key /

From home screen

open main menu

screen.

Volume Keys

Audio Jack

Speaker On/Off Key )( Smart Key

Micro USB Connector

Connects charger and accessories.

Noise Cancellation Microphone

Do not cover while on a call.

PTT Button

Introducing your new Motorola i686 wireless phone. Here’s a quick anatomy lesson.

check it out

Ready 5/10/10

Contacts Mesgs

Ready 5/10/10

Contacts Mesgs

Press the Navigation Key

up, down, left or right

to highlight a menu feature.

Press the r key

Press and hold the

Power Key

for a

to select.

few seconds, or until the screen lights up, to turn on your

phone.

contents

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

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

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

about this guide . . . . . . 7

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

microSD card . . . . . . . . 8

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

turn handset on & off . 13

enable security . . . . . . 13

make a phone call. . . . 14

answer a phone call . . 14

advanced calling . . . . . 14

make a private call . . . 15 answer a private call. . 16 store a phone number

or private ID . . . . . . . . 18

contacts . . . . . . . . . . . 18

call a stored phone number or private ID . 19 finding your phone number and private

ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

messaging . . . . . . . . . 19

MMS features . . . . . . 20

inbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

sent items . . . . . . . . . 30

customize messaging. 31 using your handset as

a modem . . . . . . . . . . 36

basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

display . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

main menu . . . . . . . . . 38

carousel menu . . . . . . 38

text entry . . . . . . . . . . 39

volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

navigation key. . . . . . . 42

handsfree speaker . . . 43

transmitters . . . . . . . . 43

use GPS with map

software . . . . . . . . . . . 43

features for the

hearing impaired. . . . . 43

TTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

security features. . . . . 45

main attractions . . . . . . 47

water resistance. . . . . 47

multimedia . . . . . . . . . 47

my music . . . . . . . . . . 52

my images . . . . . . . . . 60

my videos . . . . . . . . . . 61

camera . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

camcorder . . . . . . . . . 65

contents

PTX features . . . . . . . . 67

one touch PTT . . . . . . . 75

PT manager . . . . . . . . . 76

Mike wireless web

services . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Bluetooth

. . . . . . . . . 78

dual microphone noise

cancellation . . . . . . . . . 82

call features . . . . . . . . . . 83

turn off a call alert . . . . 83

recent calls . . . . . . . . . 83

redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

call forward . . . . . . . . . 85

voice names . . . . . . . . 85

emergency calls . . . . . 86

international calls. . . . . 87

speed dial . . . . . . . . . . 87

voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . 87

net alerts . . . . . . . . . . . 89

contents

Mike Talk Around. . . . . . 90

switching to Mike Talk

Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

exiting Mike Talk

Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

channels and codes. . . 91 private Mike Talk

Around calls. . . . . . . . . 94

making emergency calls while in Mike

Talk Around mode . . . . 96

setup options. . . . . . . . 96

customize. . . . . . . . . . . . 98

ring tones . . . . . . . . . . 98

backlight . . . . . . . . . . . 99

wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . 99

datebook . . . . . . . . . . 100

hide or show location

information . . . . . . . . 101

reorder apps menu . . 103

Safety, Regulatory &

Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

main menu

Recent Calls

Contacts

• [New Contact]

Messages

• [Create Message]

•Voice Mail

• Inbox

•Drafts

• Outbox

• Sent Items

• Fax Mail

• Net Alert

Web

•Browser

Multimedia

• Shop

• Media Center

• My Images

• My Music

• My Videos

•Camera

• Camcorder

• Ring Tones

• VoiceRecord

Push To Talk

• Call Alert

• PT Manager

• PTT Options

• Talk Around

menu map

Games and Apps

•Buy More

• Alarm Clock Plus

• My Images

• My Music

• My Videos

•iHelp

• Java System

• Memory Card

Tools

•My Info

•My Name

• Mobile

•Private1

•Private2

•Work1

•Work2

•Home

• Email1

• Email2

•Fax

• Pager

• Talkgroup

•IP

• Other

• IP1 Address

• IP2 Address

•Profiles

• [New Profile]

• Standard

• Vibration

•In-Car

•Browser

• Phone Only

•DC Only

•Alarm Cl ock Plus

• Bluetooth

• Audio Devices

• Pair to Devices

• Device History

• Setup

• Find Me

• File Transfer Help

• GPS

• Position

• Privacy

• Interface

•Datebook

• [New Event]

•Call Timers

• Last Call

• Phone Reset

• Phone Lifetime

•Prvt/Grp Reset

• Prvt/Grp Lifetime

• Kbytes Reset

•Memo

Settings (see next page)

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

settings menu

Display/Info

• Wallpaper

• Internal

• External

•Text Size

• Theme

• Backlight

•Timer

• Java Timer

•Clock

•Display

• Screen Saver

•Time Format

• Date Format

•Year

• Menu View

• Icon View

•List View

•Tab View

• Large Dialing

• Language

Phone Calls

• Set Line

•Any Key Ans

• Auto Redial

• Call Waiting

• Auto Ans

• Flip Activation

• Minute Beep

• Call Duration

• Noise Cancellation

•TTY

• Hearing Aid

• Notifications

• DTMF Dialing

• Call Forward

• Prepend

Pers onalize

• Reorder Menu

• Shortcuts

• Carousel

•Up Key

•Down Key

•Left Softkey

• Right Softkey

•Power Up

Vol u me

• Ringers/Alerts

• Speaker

• Earpiece

• Multimedia

•Keypad

Voice Playback

• Speak Text

• Speak Caller

•Voice

• Multimedia Volume

Memory Card

• Remove Card

• Store Media

• Format Card

•Help

Security

• Phone Lock

• Keypad Lock

• SIM PIN

• GPS PIN

• Change Passwords

Advanced

• Alert Timeout

• Call Completion

• Headset/Spkr

• Connectivity

• Reset Defaults

• Return to Home

•Transmitters

• Phone Only

Connections

• Bluetooth

•USB

• Memory Card Access

• Data Modem

• Application Access

• GPS NMEA

•Help

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 / and then press the

Settings

Phone Calls

menu option u.

Press the navigation keys ; to scroll to

Phone Calls

select it.

symbols

, and press the center key r to

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

SIM card

microSD card

insert the SIM card

Warning:

remove your SIM card from your phone unless absolutely necessary.

To avoid loss or damage, do not

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A microSD card is removable flash memory you can use to store pictures, videos, and audio files.

You can connect your phone using a Motorola data cable directly to your computer, access the microSD card loaded in the phone to save or delete music, images, videos, or audio files.

Find it: / > u >

Connections > USB

insert the microSD card

Remove the battery door, lift the black plastic indicator and slide the microSD card in place. Return the battery cover when you are done.

Note:

The first time you insert a microSD card in your phone, you will see the following options: and choice and continue.

[Do Nothing], Go To Music Player, Go To Camera

Go To Media Center

. Select the option of your

remove the microSD card

Warning:

before selecting the

Settings

selecting the loss of data.

Do not remove the microSD card

Remove Card

. Removing the microSD card before

Remove Card

From the home screen press

Memory Card > Remove Card

Once the handset confirms it is safe to remove the micorSD card, press under

Remove the battery door.

option could result in

option under

/ > u >

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Lift the black plastic indicator and, with your fingernail, slide the memory card out of the slot.

Close the memory card slot cover.

battery installation

Press down on the battery door latch, and with a coin, turn it counterclockwise to the unlocked position.

battery

Note:

Please consult “Battery Use & Safety” on page 104 before using this product.

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Warning:

may damage the lock.

Do not use a sharp object as it

Using the recess, lift the battery door to remove it from thethe phone.

Push the battery down until it clicks in place.

Replace the battery door, pressing firmly down on it to ensure a proper, watertight seal. With a coin, turn the battery door latch to the locked position.

Warning:

In order for your phone to be water resistant, the battery door must be properly attached and locked.

essentials

battery charging

New batteries are not fully charged.

charge using the charger

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

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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.

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.

turn handset on & off

To turn on your phone, press and hold @ for a few 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 handset will power “On” in

Transmitters Off

page 43.

mode. See “transmitters” on

To turn off your phone, press and hold seconds.

for two

enable security

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

Press K under Ok.

You are prompted to enable security. Press

under

Yes

. A series of screens followed by the default home page displays.

Press @ to return to the home screen.

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make a phone call

advanced calling

Enter a phone number and press voice command. See “place a call using a voice name” on page 86.

To hang up press

or use a

answer a phone call

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

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

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

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. To hang up press @.

)

on the

feature call waiting

3-way call

To accept the second call and put the active call on 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

Join

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

under

3 Way

and K under

Yes

. Enter

feature any key

answer

To answer phone calls by pressing any key on the keypad press

Phone Calls

Any Key Ans

> u >

> On.

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 handset displays your name and emits a series of beeps or vibrations.

to send a call alert

Enter the Private ID you want to call as you would when making a Private 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

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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:

Begin a Private call with the sender.

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option

Queue:

Store the call alert to the call alert

queue.

Clear:

Dismiss and delete the call alert.

to answer a call alert

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

Queue the call alert by pressing K under

Queue

Clear the call alert by pressing K under

Clear

making a phone call while in a private call

When you are in a Private call, you can make a phone call to the other participant if that person’s mobile phone number is stored in

Contacts.

While in a Private call press `.

A confirmation screen will appear asking to

Start Call To:

Press K under

Yes

to begin the call.

call status and completion

This allows you the option of sending a message to a caller after declining an incoming call, PTT call or call alert.

Find it: />u >

Advanced> Call Completion

To setup a message for incoming calls or outgoing calls

Press / >u >

Incoming call

Select

Off, Ask First

Select

Message

sent or press predefined message.

Press r and then press K

To send a message after receiving or making a call

After a failed incoming or outgoing, PTT call or call alert, within five seconds,

Text Message To

Press K under predefined message or press

to cancel.

To edit a message before sending press

Advanced> Call Completion >

Outgoing calls.

Automatic.

and create a message to be

under

QNotes

and select a

Back.

will appear.

Yes

to send your

Edit

Send

under

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store a phone number

contacts

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 specific

Select a type for the entry (

Private2

Work1, Work2, Home, Email1, Email2, Fax

Pager, Talkgroup, IP

ID choose

Enter the number for the entry and press

under

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[New Contact]

Ring Tone

Other

)

. To store a private

Private1 or Private2

Save

when done

Mobile, Private1,

feature edit/delete

contact entry

set ringer ID

set picture IDPress K under

Press K under Select a contact and press

Edit

. Change the

desired content and press

. Press K under

Press K under Select a contact and press

Edit > [Ring Tone/Picture]

Select

Ringer

desired ring tone. Press under

Back

Select a contact and press

Edit > [Ring Tone/Picture]

Select

Picture

your desired picture and press

Back

> K under

Contacts

Save

Contacts.

and chose your

Contacts.

and choose

. Press K under

Save

call a stored phone

messaging

number or private ID

Find it: / > L.

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, Talkgroup ID, or SDG List, press and hold the PTT button to call the number.

Contacts

entry.

Mobile, Private1, Private2, Work1

, etc.).

finding your phone number and private ID

Find it: / > m >

My Info

Your phone has the ability to use both MOSMS and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messaging. The type of messaging your phone uses will be determined by your service provider. If your service provider offers messaging through MOSMS, your phone sends and receive messages using MOSMS.

If your service provider offers MMS, your phone sends and receives messages using MMS. Additionally, MMS allows you to send and receive messages that may include text, pictures, videos, and audio files.

create and send messages

From the home screen press K under

Messages

[Create Message]

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

or press K under

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. Select

Contacts

Recent Calls

want.

Select

Message

message or to use a quick note press

under

QNotes

you want then press

If you want to send the message, press

under

without sending it, press

to find the number you

: and enter the text of the

and scroll to the quick note

Send

or to delete the message

under

Cancel

quick notes

When you are filling in the fields, you can add ready-made words or short phrases called Quick Notes. After you add these words or phrases, you can edit them as you would any other text.

While you are creating a message, scroll to or select

Press K under

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Message

QNotes

Message

Subject

and

Subject

Select the quick note you want to insert into the message.

Press K under

Send

MMS features

Note:

The following features are available only

when using MMS.

more message options

To view more message fields in a message you are creating, select

The following options become available:

option

Subject

: Create or edit the subject line.

Attach

: Attach a picture, audio file, voice

record or video file.

: Send a copy of this message to

someone else.

....More....

option

Auto Replies

possible short answers for the recipient to choose when replying to your message.

Priority

Valid Until:

deliver the message end, or press under

: Allows you to create a list of

: Set priority

Set a date after which attempts to

No Date

Normal

High

insert a picture, video, and audio recording

You can insert one or more pictures, videos, and audio files from the media center into the body of the message. You can include text in the body of your message in addition to these items.

insert items

While you are filling in the

, select

Insert

and choose from

Message

field, press

Insert QNotes,

Insert Picture, Insert Audio, Insert Video, Capture Video, Capture Picture

A list of available pictures, videos, or audio files appears. You can only insert one item at a time.

Select the picture, video, or audio recording you want to insert.

Record Voice

remove an inserted item

To remove an item from the message you are creating, highlight it and press

Delete

under

attach a picture, video, or audio recording

You can attach one or more pictures, audio or voice recordings from your phone into the body of the message. You can include text in the body of your message in addition to these items.

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While you are filling in the press

[New Attach]

Pictures

Capture Picture, Browse Audio, Record Voice,

Browse Video

A list of available pictures, audio files, or voice recordings appears.

Select the picture, audio or voice record you want to attach.

If you want to attach more items, select

[New Attach]

When finished, press K under

Note:

You can only attach audio files, video files, and pictures if they are not forward locked and if their DRM settings do not prevent you from sending.

Forward locked items are usually copyright protected, and you cannot share them with anyone, such as in Private calls or by uploading them from your phone.

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> and select from

, or

Record Video

Attach

field,

Browse

Done

take a new picture

While you are creating a message, scroll to any message field and press select

Attach

[New Attach]

Select

Capture Picture

camera.

Take the picture. For instructions on how to take the picture see “camera” on page 62.

When you have captured the picture you want, press

To discard the picture, press

Discard

. You can then take another picture.

When finished, press K under The picture is attached to the message

and saved to the default storage location.

. This accesses the

under

Save

under

Done

record a video

You can record a video to send with a message:

Select

Attach > [New Attach] > Record Video

Record and adjust video. To view the video without saving it, press

under

Review

To save the video, press r. To discard the video without saving it,

press

under

Discard

The video is attached to the message and saved to the media center in the default storage location.

create a new voice record

You can create a new voice record to send with a message:

Press / or select

Attach

[New Attach]

Select

Record Voice

Say the message you want to record into the microphone.

When you are finished recording, press

When finished, press K under

The voice record is attached to the message and saved to the media center and the list of voice records.

Done

remove an attachment

To remove an attachment in a message you are creating:

Select

Attach

Scroll to the attachment you want to remove.

Press / >

Unattach

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use drafts

When you save a message as a draft, it is saved in the drafts folder.

Find it:

Press / > E > Select the draft you want to edit. To edit the fields you want to change,

follow step 2 through step 4 in “create and send messages” above.

Drafts

delete a draft

When you send a draft, it is removed from the Drafts folder.

To delete a message in the Drafts folder without sending it, scroll to the message you want to delete and press

Delete

Press K under

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Yes to confirm.

under

inbox

Find it:

receive a message

While reading a text and numeric message that contains a phone number, you can press

threaded inbox

The threaded Inbox allows you to organize your messages by subject or sender.

Press / > E >

To view the message press K under

Read

To dismiss the message notification press

under

Exit

to call that number.

From the Message Center, Press / >

Threading

, and select from

Sender

Inbox

None, Subject

, or

Note:

Threading by subject is dependant

upon your service provider.

read from the message center

From the home screen press K under

Messags

Inbox

Select the message you want to read.

To reply to the message, press K under

delete unread messages

Scroll to the message you want to delete.

Press K under to confirm.

Delete

and K under

Yes

forward a message

Press / >

Forward

Create and send your message. Embedded objects and attachments are included when you forward a message.

lock and unlock messages

Locked messages cannot be deleted until you unlock them.

View the message you want to lock or unlock.

Press / >

Lock Message

Unlock Message

call a number in a message

If a message you receive contains a phone number, Private ID, or Talkgroup ID in the field, the the body of the message, you can call or send a call alert to that number.

field, the Cc field, the

send a call alert

View the message.

Subject

From

field, or

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Highlight the Private ID or Talkgroup ID you want to alert.

Press / >

Push the PTT button.

Alert

make a group call

View the message.

Highlight the Talkgroup ID you want to call.

Press /.

Select

Talkgroup

Push the PTT button.

store message information to contacts

If a message you receive contains a phone number, Private ID, Talkgroup ID, or an email address in the

From

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field, the To field, the Cc

field, the message, you can store this information to

Contacts

Subject

field, or the body of the

. View the message. Highlight the number or email address

you want to save. Press / > To store the number or email address as a

new entry, select To store the number or email address to

an existing entry, select the entry. With the Contacts type field highlighted,

press Contacts type you want to assign the number or email address.

Press K under

Save Number

;

left or right to display the

[New Contact]

Save

Save Address

reply to a message

To reply to a message:

+ 104 hidden pages

Motorola I686 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

check it out

menu map

essentials

about this guide

SIM card

microSD card

battery

turn handset on & off

enable security

make a phone call

advanced calling

answer a phone call

make a private call

answer a private call

contacts

messaging

finding your phone number and private ID

MMS features

inbox