Motorola MPx User Manual

Important Safety Information

Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings on the product
and in the operating instructions.

To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment observe
the following precautions.

General Precautions

Avoid hot areas: The product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Avoid wet areas: Never use the product in a wet location.
Avoid pushing objects into product: Never push objects of any kind into cabinet sl ot s or ot her

openings in the product. Slots and openings are provided for ventilation. These openings must not
be blocked or covered.

Mounting Accessories: Do not use the product on an unstable table, cart, stand, tripod, or bracket.
Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a
mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

Avoid unstable mounting: Do not place the product with an unstable base.
Use product with approved equipment: This product sho ul d be used onl y wi t h pers onal

computers and options identified as suitable for use with your equipment.
Adjust the volume: Turn down the volume before usin g h eadp h ones or other audio devices.

Safety Precautions for Power Supply Unit

Battery

Warning

To reduce the risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush,

puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of in fire or water.

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with specified batteries.

Battery may require recycling in accordance with local laws.

Contact your local regulatory authorities for more information.

Your battery should not be thrown in the trash.

AC Adapter

Warning:

 Never attempt to disassemble or repair an AC Adapter, and never

 Never connect or disconnect the AC Adapter with wet hands.

 Always confirm that AC Adapter plug(and the extension cord and

 Plug the AC Adapter into an electrical outlet that is easily accessible

 Disconnect power from the equipment by unplugging the AC Adapter

 Do not place anything on the power cables. Arrange them so that no

alter their power supply cables or plugs as exposure to electric shock
hazards could result. Always contact an authorized service provider,
if repair or replacement is required.

Connection or disconnection the AC Adapter to a power source with
wet hands could cause electric shock.

plug, if any)have been fully inserted into the receptacle, to assure a
secure electrical connection.

at all times.

from the electrical outlet.

one may accidentally step on or trip over them.

Use only with Motorola original batteries and chargers.

Hardware Features

Front Panel Components

1.

2.

c

b

3.

4.

5.

a

6.

Infrared port:

1.

Enable you to exchange file(s) or data with other devices with cable/wires.

2. Earphone Jack:
Allows you to listen to audio media or use the phone hands-free kit

3. SIM card door:
Open the rubber door to insert SIM card.

4. Power Jack:
Use this connector when recharging

5. CE Bus:
Accessories connecting port

6. MP3 Key
a) Previous
b) Play / Stop
c) Back

6.

1.

2.

External Display:

1.

2. Speaker: Listen to audio media.

3.

Camera:

4. Flashlight:

5.

4.

3.

5. MMC and SD card slot: Insert either MMC or cards in this slot.

6. Notification LED
a) Steady Red – Charge.
b) Steady Green – Charge done.
c) Steady Blue – RF event.
d) Steady Amber – Charge done + RF.
e) Steady Magenta – Charge + RF.
f) Steady Cyan – Pre Charge.
g) Flash Blue – Notification.
h) Flash (Green + Amb er) – Charge done + notification.
i) Flash (Red + Magenta) – Charge + notification

Back Panel Components

1.

2.

3.

External battery clip: Before screwing the extended battery into position please secure the

1.

bottom into this bole

2. External battery cover

3. Stylus

Inner Components

1.

6.

2.

3.

4.

Receiver: Listen to phone call from here.

1.

2. Microphone: Speak here when receiving/making a phone call or voice recording.

3. QWERTY Key Pad

5.

4. Soft Reset: Press into the hold with the end of your stylus to reset your device.

5. End: Press to end a call
Phone On/off: Press and hold to turn on/off your device’s phone.

6. Main Display & Touch screen : For handwriting drawing or to make a selection with the
stylus.

MPC300 mode

Landscape mode

Protrait mode

Accessories

1.

3.

2.

5.

4.

SIM card

1.

2. Stylus

3. CE BUS

4. MMC/SD card

5. Earphone

Using Your Pocket PC

Today Screen

The Today screen displays important information, such as today's
appointments and status icons for your device. Tap the information listed on the
Today screen to open the associated program. You can go to the Today screen

by tapping
To customize what is displayed on the Today screen, including the background

image, tap Today at the top of the Today screen or tap
Personal tab > Today.

> Today.

> Settings >

The Start Menu

From the Start Menu, you can select programs, settings, and Help topics. To
display the Start Menu, from the top of any screen, tap

.

The Command Bar

At the bottom of the screen is the command bar. You can use its menus and
buttons to perform tasks in programs. Depending upon which program you are
using, the buttons may vary from those depicted.

Indicators

Following are some of the status icons you may see.

Status Icon Meaning

Turns all sounds on and off
Backup battery is low
Main batteries are charging
Main batteries are low
Main batteries are very low

Main batteries are full

Note: If more notification icons need to be displayed than there is room to
display them, the Notification icon,

notification icons.

Connection is active
Synchronization is beginning or ending
Synchronization is occurring
Notification that one or more instant messages were

received
Notification that one or more e-mail/SMS/MMS

messages were received
Indicates your mobile phone connection is on and the

signal is at full strength.

, will display. Tap the icon to view all

Programs

You can switch one program to another by selecting it from menu. To
access more programs, tap

The following table contains a partial list on your device. Look on the Pocket
PC Companion CD for additional programs that you can install onto your
device.

Icon Program Description

ActiveSync Synchronizes information between your

Calendar Keeps track of your appointments and

Contacts Keeps track of your friends and

Inbox Sends and receives e-mail/SMS/MMS

Pocket Internet
Explorer

>programs, and then tap the program icon.

device and desktop computer.

create meeting requests.

colleagues.

messages.
Browses Web and WAP sites, and
download new programs and files from
the Internet.

Notes Creates handwritten or typed notes,

Icon Program Description

drawings, and recordings.

Windows Media

Camera
Remote Control

Phone Makes and receives calls, switches

between calls and sets up conference
calling.

Tasks Keeps track of your tasks.

Player
Pocket Excel Creates new workbooks or view and edit

Excel workbooks created on your
desktop computer.

MSN Messenger Sends and receives instant messages

with your MSN Messenger contacts.

Pocket Word Creates new documents or view and edit

Word documents created on your
desktop computer.

Java Application

Manager (JAM)
Calculator Performs basic arithmetic.
SIM Manager Collects, organizes and sorts the

Contacts list stored in your SIM card.

Pop-up Menus

Use pop-up menus to quickly perform an action on an item. For example, you
can use a pop-up menu to delete or make a copy of an item. To access a
pop-up menu, tap and hold the item that you want to perform the action on.
When the menu appears, tap the action you want to perform, or tap anywhere
outside the menu to close the menu without performing an action.

Entering Information

You can enter information on your device in several ways, depending on the
type of device you have and the program you are using.

• Synchronizing - Using ActiveSync, exchange information between

your PC and device.

• Typing - Using the keyboard or input panel, enter typed text into the

device. You can do this by tapping keys or by using handwriting
recognition software.

• Writing - Using the stylus, write directly on the screen.

• Drawing - Using the stylus, draw directly on the screen.

• Recording - Create a stand-alone recording or embed a recording into

a document or note.

Entering Text Using the Keyboard

TBD

Entering Text Using the Input Panel

To show or hide the selected input method, tap on the command bar. To
select a different input panel, tap the

that you want.

When you use the input panel, your device anticipates the word you are typing
or writing and displays it above the input panel. When you tap the displayed
word, it is inserted into your text at the insertion point. The more you use your
device, the more words it learns to anticipate.

arrow and then tap the input panel