Motorola L2 GSM User Manual

GSM

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HELLOMOTO

Introducing your new Motorola L2 GSM wireless phone. Here’s a quick anatomy lesson.

Smart Key

Navigate menus.

Left Soft Key

Open menus.

Charge up and connect phone accessories.

Right Soft Key

Make & answer

calls.

Select menu

items.

Turn on & off, hang up, exit menus.

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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.

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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.

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contents

menu map . . . . . . . . . . . 6

essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . 8

about this guide. . . . . . 8

SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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

turn it on & off. . . . . . 12

make a call . . . . . . . . 12

answer a call . . . . . . . 13

your phone number. . 13

main attractions . . . . . 14

cable connections . . . 14 Bluetooth® wireless . 14

basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

display . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

menus . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

create SMS . . . . . . . . 24

volume . . . . . . . . . . . 28

navigation key . . . . . . 29

handsfree speaker. . . 29 codes & passwords. . 30 lock & unlock phone . 30

customize . . . . . . . . . . 32

ring style . . . . . . . . . . 32

time & date . . . . . . . . 33

wallpaper. . . . . . . . . . 33

screen saver . . . . . . . 34

display appearance . . 34

answer options . . . . . 35

calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

turn off a call alert . . . 36

recent calls . . . . . . . . 36

redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

return a call . . . . . . . . 38

notepad . . . . . . . . . . . 38

hold or mute a call. . . 38

call waiting . . . . . . . . 39

caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . 39

emergency calls . . . . 39

international calls . . . 40

1-touch dial . . . . . . . . 40

voicemail . . . . . . . . . . 41

other features . . . . . . . 42

advanced calling . . . . 42

phonebook . . . . . . . . 44

messages . . . . . . . . . 48

personalizing . . . . . . . 50

call times & costs . . . 52

handsfree . . . . . . . . . 53

data & fax calls . . . . . 54

network. . . . . . . . . . . 55

personal organizer. . . 56

security . . . . . . . . . . . 57

fun & games . . . . . . . 58

contents

service and repairs . . . . 60

SAR Data. . . . . . . . . . . . 61

index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

contents

main menu

Phonebook

Recent Calls

• Received Calls

• Dialed Calls

• Notepad

•Call Times*

•Call Cost

• Data Times *

• Data Volumes *

Messages

• Create Message

• Message Inbox

• Outbox

•Drafts

• MMS Templates

•Quick Notes

•Browser Msgs

• Info Services

•Voicemail

Tools

• SIM Tool Kit Apps *

• Calculator

• Datebook

•Shortcuts

•Alarm Clock

• Dialing Services

• Fixed Dial

• Service Dial*

•Quick Dial

•Voice Dial

Games & Apps

menu map

Web Access

•Browser

• Web Shortcuts

• Stored Pages

•History

•Go To URL

•Browser Setup

•Web Sessions*

Multimedia

•Pictures

• Sounds

• Videos

Bluetooth Link

• Handsfree

• Device History

•Setup

Settings

• (see next page)

* optional features

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

menu map

settings menu

Personalize

• Home Screen

• Main Menu

• Color Style

•Greeting

• Wallpaper

• Screen Saver

Ring Styles

•Style

• Style Detail

Connection

• Bluetooth Link

•Sync

Call Forward *

•Voice Calls

•Fax Calls

•Data Calls

•Cancel All

• Forward Status

In-Call Setup

• In-Call Timer

• Call Cost Setup

• My Caller ID

• Talk and Fax

• Answer Options

• Call Waiting

Initial Setup

•Time and Date

• 1-Touch Dial

• Display Timeout

• Backlight

• TTY Setup *

•Scroll

• Language

• Contrast

• Brightness

•DTMF

• Master Reset

• Master Clear

Phone Status

•My Tel. Numbers

• Active Line

•Battery Meter

• Software Update

• Other Information

Headset

• Auto Answer

• Voice Dial

Car Settings

• Auto Answer

• Auto Handsfree

• Power-Off Delay

• Charger Time

Network

•New Network

•Network Setup

•Available Networks

• My Network List

•Service Tone

• Network Jingle *

• Call Drop Tone

Security

• Phone Lock

• Lock Keypad *

• Lock Application

•Fixed Dial

• Restrict Calls

• Call Barring *

•SIM PIN

•New Passwords

• Certificate Mgmt *

Java Settings

• Java Application Loader

• Delete All Apps

• Java System

• App Vibration

•App Volume

• App Backlight

* optional features

menu map

essentials

CAUTION:

phone for the first time, read the

Important Safety and Legal Information

edged pages at the back of this guide.

Before using the

included in the gray-

about this guide

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

Find it:

This example shows that, from the home screen, you press

highlight and select

Press

center key

Press - >

to open the menu, highlight and select

to scroll to and highlight a menu feature. Press the

symbols

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

This means a feature requires an optional accessory.

Recent Calls >Dialed Calls

s Recent Calls

Dialed Calls

to select the highlighted menu feature.

, then

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SIM card

Yo u r Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card contains personal information like your phone number and phonebook entries.

Caution:

from static electricity, water, and dirt.

Don’t bend or scratch your SIM card. Keep it away

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battery

battery installation

battery charging

New batteries are not fully charged. Plug the travel charger into your phone and an electrical outlet. Your phone display shows when finished.

Charge Complete

Tip:

Relax, you can’t overcharge your phone battery. It will perform best after you fully charge and discharge it a few times.

essentials

You can charge your phone battery by connecting a cable from your phone's mini-USB port to a USB port on a computer. Both your phone and the computer must be turned on, and your computer must have the correct software drivers installed. Cables and software drivers are available in Motorola Original data kits, sold separately.

If your phone battery is completely drained, a PC USB charger will not charge it. Use the travel charger.

battery tips

Battery life depends on the network, signal strength, temperature, features, and accessories you use.

•

Always use Motorola Original batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers.

•

New batteries or batteries stored for a long time may take more time to charge.

•

When charging your battery, keep it near room temperature.

•

When storing your battery, keep it uncharged in a cool, dark, dry place, such as a refrigerator.

•

Never expose batteries to temperatures below -10°C (14°F) or above 45°C (113°F). Always take your phone with you when you leave your vehicle.

•

It is normal for batteries to gradually wear down and require longer charging times. If you notice a change in

essentials

your battery life, it is probably time to purchase a new battery.

Contact your local recycling center for proper battery

032375o

disposal.

Warning:

explode.

Before using your phone, read the battery safety information in the “Safety and General Information” section included in this guide.

Never dispose batteries in a fire because they may

turn it on & off

To turn on your phone, press and hold P for a few seconds until the display turns on, and release. If prompted, enter your 4-digit unlock code.

Caution:

code 3 times in a row, your SIM card is disabled and your display shows

To turn off your phone, press and hold

If you enter an incorrect PIN

SIM Blocked

. Contact your service provider.

for 2 seconds.

make a call

Enter a phone number and press N to make a call.

To “hang up,” press

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To maintain high audio quality during calls, please note the location of the phone's microphone (as indicated by the arrow) and keep this area free of obstruction while in use.

answer a call

When your phone rings and/or vibrates, just press N to answer.

To “hang up,” press

your phone number

From the home screen, press

Tip:

Want to see your phone number while you’re on a call?

->My Tel. Numbers

Press

You can edit the name and phone number stored on your SIM card. From the home screen, press select an entry, and press the phone number, contact your service provider.

to see your number.

Edit

key. If you don’t know your

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main attractions

You can do much more with your phone than make and receive calls!

cable connections

Note:

Motorola Original USB data cable and supporting software may be sold together with the phone or separately. Check your computer or hand-held device to determine the type of cable you need. To computer, you must install the software included with the Motorola Original data kit. See the data kit user’s guide for more information. To make connected computer, see page 54.

Your phone has a

mini-USB port so you can connect it to a computer to transfer data.

transfer data

Bluetooth®

between your phone and

data and fax calls

through a

wireless

Your phone supports Bluetooth wireless pairing (also called linking or bonding). You can pair your phone with a Bluetooth

headset or car kit, or pair your phone with a computer to exchange and synchronize files.

main attractions

Note:

The use of wireless devices and their accessories may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas. Always obey the laws and regulations on the use of these products.

turn Bluetooth power on or off

Find it:

If Bluetooth the handsfree device you have used before. Just turn on the device or move it near the phone.

Note:

Bluetooth with devices until you set Bluetooth your phone with the devices again.

Press - >

Power

To extend battery life, use the above procedure and set

Power

Bluetooth Link >Setup >Power >On

is On, your phone can automatically pair with

Off

when not in use. Your phone will not pair

Power

back to On and pair

pair with a headset or handsfree device

Before you try to pair your phone with a device

sure your phone’s Bluetooth power is

ready

and for the device). You can pair your phone with only one device at a time.

in pairing or bonding mode (see the user’s guide

and the device is on

, make

Find it:

Your phone lists the devices it finds within range.

Press - >

Highlight a device in the list and press the

If necessary, enter the device passkey (such as 0000) and press the

Bluetooth Link >Handsfree >[Look For Devices]

key.

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Select

key.

When your phone is paired, the Bluetooth indicator à shows in the home screen.

Tip:

For information about your headset or handsfree device,

refer to the instructions that came with it.

copy objects to another device

You can use Bluetooth pairing to copy a media object, phonebook entry, datebook event, or bookmark from your phone to a computer or other device.

Note:

Preloaded multimedia objects cannot be copied.

Highlight the object on your phone that you want to copy to the other device.

Press - > press datebook events), or entries).

Select a recognized device name, or search for the device where you want to copy the object.

Mark

(or press 0 to mark objects) and then

Copy Marked Files

(for media objects),

Share Phonebook Entry

(for phonebook

[Look For Devices]

Send

(for

advanced Bluetooth features

features make phone

visible to other device

main attractions

Allow a Bluetooth device to discover your phone:

- >Bluetooth Link >Setup >Find Me

features pair with

recognized device

drop pairing with device

switch to device during call

move multimedia object to device

Pair your phone with a recognized handsfree device:

- >Bluetooth Link >Handsfree >Look for Devices

Highlight the device name and

Drop

press the

key.

Switch to a headset or car kit during a call:

- >Use Bluetooth

Move a multimedia object to another device:

Note:

Preloaded multimedia objects

cannot be moved.

Highlight the object, press

- >Move

select the device name.

copy media objects, datebook events, and phonebook entries

Caution:

Moving an object

deletes

the

original object from your phone. Highlight the object you want to copy to

another location.

Mark

Press objects) and then press

(for media objects), or press

Files

(or press 0 to mark

Copy Marked

Send

(for datebook events and phonebook entries).

main attractions

features print media

objects, datebook events, and phonebook entries

select print templates

edit device properties

set Bluetooth options

Highlight the object you want to print to a printer.

Mark

Press objects) and then press

(for media objects), or press

Files

(or press 0 to mark

Print Marked

(for datebook events and phonebook entries).

You can select desired print templates in

Print Options

the selected

Template

Print Marked Files

Change

screen. After you have

select

View

(press navigation key up or down to view different templates) >

Note:

select

. Preloaded pictures cannot be

Files

Select > [Print]

For Border Free picture printing,

Copy Marked Files

instead of

Print Marked

printed. Edit the properties of a recognized

device:

Highlight the device name, press the

Edit

key.

Highlight the device name, press

- >Bluetooth Link >Setup

main attractions

basics

See page 1 for a basic phone diagram.

display

The home screen shows 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 from the one

below, depending on your service provider.

Service Provider

Clock

Left Soft

Key Label

The Menu Indicator the menu. Soft Key Labels show the current soft key functions. For soft key locations, see page 1.

Your home screen might show news from your service provider at the bottom. To change this news view, press

- >Settings >Personalize >Home Screen >Headlines >Off

Browser Message

Menu Indicator

shows that you can press - to open

12:00

Right Soft Key Label

basics

Status indicators may be shown at the top of the home screen:

Signal

Strength

GPRS

Bluetooth

Roam

Active Line

Service Provider

040079b

12:00

Browser Message

Battery

Level

Ring Style

Message

15 Signal Strength Indicator –

Vertical bars show the

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

receive calls when

16 GPRS Indicator –

or ) shows.

Shows when your phone is using a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network connection. Indicators can include:

= GPRS PDP context active

= GPRS packet data available

18 Bluetooth Indicator –

connection is active (

basics

Shows when a Bluetooth®

19 Roam Indicator –

Shows when your phone is seeking or using a network outside your home network. Indicators can include:

= 2G home

= 2.5G home

;

= 2G roam

= 2.5G roam

21 Active Line Indicator –

active call, or

to indicate when call forwarding is

Shows ? to indicate an

on. Indicators for dual-line-enabled SIM cards can include:

= line 1 active

= line 2 active

23 Message Indicator –

= line 1 active, call forward on

= line 2 active, call forward on

Shows when you receive a

new message. Indicators can include:

= text message

25 Ring Style Indicator –

= voice message

Shows the ring style setting.

= loud ring

= soft ring

= vibrate

= vibrate & ring

}

= vibrate then ring

= silent

basics

27 Battery Level Indicator –

Vertical bars show the battery charge level. Recharge the battery when your phone shows

Low Battery

menus

From the home screen, press - to enter the main menu.

Name of

Highlighted

Menu Feature

Exit the main

Scroll up, down,

Press center to

menu feature.

The following menu icons may be available, depending on your service provider and service subscription options.

Icon

menu.

left, or right.

select

highlighted

Games & Apps

Exit

Select

Select highlighted menu feature.

Exit menu without making changes.

menu features

n Phonebook á Web Access s Recent Calls h Multimedia

basics

menu features

e Messages E Bluetooth Link É Tools w Settings Q Games & Apps

Some features require you to select an option from a list:

Highlighted

Option

Press Back key

to go back to

screen.

Dialed Calls

10) John Smith

9) Lisa Owens

8) Adda Thomas

7) Jack Bradshaw

6) Mary Smith

5) Carlos Emrys

4) Dave Thompson

3) Lisa Owens

Back View

Press

to scroll down to other options.

Press View key to view details of highlighted option.

open sub-menu

•

Scroll up or down to highlight the option you want.

•

In a numbered list, press a number key to highlight an option.

•

In an alphabetized list, press a key repeatedly to cycle through its letters and highlight the closest matching list option.

•

When an option has a list of possible settings, scroll left or right to select the setting.

basics

•

When an option has a list of possible numeric values, press a number key to set the value.

create SMS

To create a new message, enter text.

For indicator descriptions, see following

section.

Flashing

indicates

insertion point.

Press

in a text entry view to select an entry mode:

entry modes

or gYo u r

or mYo u r

Msg 450

key to

exit

cursor

Cancel Send To

Press the Cancel without making changes.

Primary

text entry mode can be set to any

iTAP™

iTAP want a secondary entry mode.

or tapg mode.

Secondary

text entry mode can be set to any

or tapm mode, or set to

Press - to open submenu.

After you enter text, press the Send To key to enter recipients.

None

if you don’t

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entry modes

W Numeric [ Symbol

To set your primary and secondary text entry modes, press

->Entry Setup

Secondary Setup

Tip:

WANT TO BE LOUD IN YOUR MESSAGE? Press 0 in a text entry view to change text case to all capital letters ( next letter capital (

mode enters numbers only.

mode enters symbols only.

in a text entry view and select

), or no capitals (U).

Primary Setup

iTAP™ mode

Press # in a text entry view to switch to iTAP mode. If you

don’t see your primary or secondary text entry mode.

iTAP mode lets you enter words using one key press per letter. The iTAP software combines your key presses into common words, and predicts each word as you enter it.

or p, press ->

Entry Setup

to set iTAP mode as

basics

For example, if you press

7764

, your display shows:

Press

Msg 443

Prog ram

up to accept Program.

Press to highlight

Press Delete key

to delete last

letter.

ProgProhSpoiProi

Delete

Press Select key to lock highlighted combination.

•

If you want a different word (such as

Select

another combination. Press * to enter Prog and a space.

Progress

pressing keypad keys to enter the remaining letters.

•

To enter numbers quickly, press and hold a number key to temporarily switch to numeric mode. Press the number keys to enter the numbers you want. Enter a space to change back to iTAP mode.

•

Press 1 to enter punctuation or other characters.

right

), continue

tap mode

Press # in a text entry view to switch to tap mode. If you

don’t see

or Vm, press ->

as your primary or secondary text entry mode.

basics

Entry Setup

to set tap mode

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