Motorola MILESTONE 2 user Manual

MOTOROLA MILESTONE

Getting Started Guide

™

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Congratulations

MOTOROLA MILESTONE

MOTOROLA MILESTONETM gives you a premium browsing and messaging experience with the very latest from GoogleTM, all in the thinnest touch QWERTY slider around.

•Browsing. Get more from the web, with a huge

screen and full HTML. Search, browse, everything you want to do, all made easier.

• Organisation. Unify your work and personal life

with calendar, email and contacts.

• Maps, entertainment and more. The latest

technology and apps. Google MapsTM mapping service to find your way. YouTubeTM to stay entertained. Easy access to Google and thousands of Android applications to expand your world.

Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your

phone for the first time, please read the important legal and safety information packaged with your phone. Once your phone is up and running, press Menu > Settings > About phone > Safety

information

to read the full information.

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More information

On your phone—Press Home > Help Centre.

On your computer—Go to www.motorola.com/

support.

Whether you want to read, watch or play, we can help.

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Your phone

the important keys & connectors

Power Key

3.5 mm Headset Jack

Micro USB

Connector

Charge or

connect to PC.

Menu Key

Press to open

menu options.

Messaging Market

Phone

Contacts Browser Maps

Press to put the display to sleep, or hold to turn off.

Volume Keys

To u chscreen

Home Key

Press to return to the home screen.

Camera Key

Back Key

Press to go

back.

Microphone

Search Key

Press for text search.

Tip: You can tap, tap & hold and scroll to navigate the

touchscreen. You can also use the Menu, Home, Search and Back keys. For more, see “Touch tips” on

page 9.

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When you open or turn your phone, the screen adjusts for you.

Shift

Press for

text search.

Space

Scroll & Select

Note: Your phone might look a little different.

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Delete

Return

Alternate

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Contents

Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Let’s go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Manage media content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Bluetooth

Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Manage your life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Personalise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Lock your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Let’s go

let’s get you up and running

Assemble & charge

1 cover off 2 SIM in

3 microSD in

4 battery in

(already done)

5 cover on 6 charge up

Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on

page 41.

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Turn it on & off

To turn on your phone, press and hold Power (on top of the phone).

To turn off your phone, press and hold Power , then tap Power

off

Set up & go

The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard guides you through signing in to your existing Google™ account. If you don’t have a Google account, you can create one using the wizard.

Note: To ensure that certain key features work on your

phone, be sure to enter the date and time.

Tip: Remember to write down your username and

password and keep them in a safe place.

Make & answer calls

To make a call, tap Phone, enter a number, then tap .

To answer a call, drag to the right.

To end a call, tap End.

To ignore a call, drag to the left.

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Wi-Fi connect

If you want to use a Wi-Fi computer network for even faster Internet access, press Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.

Cool content & more

Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps on the planet from the Market. Learn more about downloading new apps with “Market” on page 24. Your phone comes with a microSD memory card installed—you can fill it with photos, videos and music from your computer.

Getting updates

Note: This is a network- and subscription-dependent

feature.

Your network operator may periodically send over-the-air software updates. To check that your phone includes the latest software to receive updates, go to http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/support/ update.

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Touchscreen & keys

a few essentials

Touch tips

Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone.

Tap

To choose an icon or option, tap it.

Tap & hold

To open special options, tap and hold an icon or other item. Try it: On the home screen, tap Contacts, then tap and hold a contact to open options.

Phone

Contacts Browser Maps

John Wright

Lee Morris

Jenny Jenkins

Rebecca Heaton

Will Hammond

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Drag

To scroll through a list or move slowly, drag across the touchscreen. Try it: On the home screen, tap

Contacts, then drag

your Contacts list up or down.

Tip: When you drag or

flick a list, a scroll bar appears on the right. Drag the scroll bar to

John Wright

Lee Morris

Mick West

Rebecca Heaton

Will Hammond

move the list to a letter A-Z.

Flick

To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the touchscreen (drag quickly and release).

Tip: When you flick a long list, tap the screen to stop it

from scrolling.

Zoom

You can zoom in for a closer look when you view maps or webpages on your phone. To zoom in, double-tap the screen, or tap the screen with two fingers and then slide them apart. To zoom out, double tap the screen again, or drag your fingers together.

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My Sign

Draw on your screen to get to your favorite apps. To open My Sign, tap the My Sign icon on the home screen or in the Applications tab.

Draw the sign for the action you want. For example, draw a “V” to go to voicemail.

To see which actions are already assigned to signs, press Menu > List

gestures

. You’ll also see several signs that are unassigned.

To assign an action to a sign, press Menu , tap the unassigned sign, then

Call Voicemail

*86

tap an app from the list.

Sleep & wake up

To save your battery, prevent accidental taps or when you want to clean your touchscreen, put the touchscreen to sleep by quickly pressing Power . To wake up the touchscreen, just press Power again or open the slider.

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To change how long your phone waits before the screen goes to sleep automatically, press Menu > Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.

Spin the screen

The touchscreen can rotate 90 degrees to stay the right way up when you rotate your phone:

Find it: Menu > Settings > Sound & display

> Orientation

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Home screen

quick access to the things you need most

The home screen gives you all your latest information in one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the phone or press Home from a menu. It looks like this:

Status Indicators

Status Bar

Flick or drag this bar down to check notifications.

Messaging Market

Phone

Contacts Browser Maps

Shortcuts

Tap to open.

App Tr ay

Drag up to see all your apps.

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The home screen extends beyond what you see on the screen to give you more room for adding shortcuts, widgets and more. Flick the home screen left and right to see more panels.

Messaging Market

Phone

Contacts Browser Maps

Tip: Find out how to customise your home screen

in “Personalise” on page 36.

Widgets

On your home screen, add a widget such as a clock, music player or a calendar that shows upcoming appointments.

To open a widget, tap it. To add widgets, press Menu > Add > Widgets.

Note: If you install apps from Android Market that

have widgets, those widgets appear on the home screen.

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Shortcuts

The shortcut icons at the bottom of your home screen are the first apps on your home screen.

You can add more shortcuts to the home screen. Simply open the Applications tab and drag the apps you want to the home screen. Alternatively, press Menu > Add > Shortcuts.

Applications tab

All the apps on your phone, including the apps that came with your phone and the ones you download and install, are listed in alphabetical order in your Applications tab.

Messaging Market

Phone

Contacts

Dialer

Phone

Contacts

Maps

To open the Applications tab, tap and drag up.

Phone status & notifications

The status bar at the top of the screen contains icons that tell you about messages and your phone's status. To view your notifications, tap the status bar and drag it down.

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Calls

it’s good to talk

In-call options

During a call, tap Bluetooth to use Bluetooth, or tap

Hold to put the call on hold.

Tip: You can press Home or Back to hide the

active call display. To reopen it, tap Phone > Return

to call in progress

Emergency calls

Note: Your service provider programmes one or more

emergency phone numbers (such as 999 or 112) 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 it may not be possible to place an emergency call due to network, environmental or interference issues.

1 Press Home > Phone (if your phone is

locked, tap Emergency call).

2 Enter the emergency number.

3 Tap to call the emergency number.

Note: Your mobile device can use AGPS satellite

signals to help emergency ser vices find you (“GPS & AGPS” on page 46).

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Web

Experience the Internet with your mobile phone. Go online without any limits—simply, quickly and anywhere. For the best and most affordable mobile browsing experience sign up to an appropriate data tariff for fast browsing and full cost control.

Find it: Home > Browser

Connection

Over the air or via Wi-Fi.

Links

Tap to open.

Web Address

To enter a URL, tap the URL entry bar at the top of the screen to activate it.

Drag or flick to scroll.

Press to display options.

Note: If you can’t connect, contact your service

provider.

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