Motorola SPICE XT300 User Guide
MOTOROLA SPICE
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Motorola XT300
Congratulations
MOTOROLA SPICE™
Introducing MO T OROLASPICE™ — stay in touc h with
your peeps and keep up with your life.
• Use customizable widgets, so you're in control of
the messages and updates y ou receive.
• Download thousands of c ool apps from Android
Market™ to play and s urf to your heart’s content.
• Use the BACKTRACK™ na vigation pad for
unobstructed navigation without blocking the
screen.
Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your
phone for the first time, pleas e rea d the important
legal and safety information packaged with your
product.
More
•Updates: Phone updates, online help, User’ s Guid e,
and more at www.motorola.com/myspice
• Accessories: Find more for your phone at
Canada: www.motorola.ca
USA: www.motorola.com/products
• Load your files: Download Media Link at
www.motorola.com/mymedialink
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1Congratulations
Your phone
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3.5mm
Headset
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect to
PC.
Volume Keys
Power
Key
Press = sleep
Hold = power
Back
Home
Microphone
Menu
Search
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Search
Symbols
Touchpad
on back
Shift
Alternate
Space
Enter
Delete
the important keys & connectors
Tip: Set the screen to adjust when y ou t urn the phone:
touch Menu >
Orientation
>
2 Your phone
Settings >Sound & display
.
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
Contents
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Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
YouTube™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Wi-Fi™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
USB & memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1 Cover off 2 SIM in
3 microSD in (may
already be inserted)
5 Cover on 6 Charge up
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 41.
4 Battery in
3Let’s go
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard
guides you through sig ning in to your Google™
account. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the wizard
will help you create one.
Note: This phone supports data-intensive apps and
services. It is strongly recommended that you
purchas e a da ta plan that meets your needs.Contact
your service provider for details.
1 Press and holdP ower on top
of your phone to t urn it on.
2 Select a language.
3 Follow the setup wizard to create
or log in to your Google account.
Lock & unlock
To lock the screen/phone:
• Press Power .
• Let the screen time out (don’t press anything).
To unlock the screen/phone:
• Press Power , then drag to the right.
If you've set a lock pattern or passcode, you'll be
asked to enter it.
For more s ecuri ty f ea t ur es , see “Sec urity” on pa ge38.
4 Let’s go
Wi-Fi™ connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster
Internet access, touch Menu >
Wireless & networks >Wi-Fi set t in g s
>
in “Wi-Fi™” on page 24 .
Settings
. There’s more
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market™ (see “Apps for
all” on page 21).
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card
installed—you can load it up with photos, videos, and
music from your computer using “ USB drag & drop”
on page 35.
Touchscreen & keys
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To zoom, pinch two
fingers together or
apart.
Touch to open.
Touch & hold to move
items (or open options
in lists).
Drag or flick to open
panels (or scroll, in
lists).
a few essentials
Touch tips
• Touch: Choose an icon or option.
• Touch & Hold: Open options.
•Drag: Scroll or move slowly.
•Flick: Scroll or move quickly.
•Pinch: Zoom in on maps, web pages, or photos.
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Tip: When you flick a list, touch again to stop scrolling.
If your screen goes to sl eep, press Power .
BACKTRACK™ touchpad
To navigate without obs tructing
the touchsc reen, you can use the
rear touchpad to swipe between
panels, lists and websit es .
T o activ ate glow mode, touc h and
hold on the touc h pa d. Then, use
the touchpad to navigate the glow on the display.
Touch the touchpad to select an item.
Key tips
Menu, home, ba ck, & search
Touch Home to close any me nu or app and return
to the home screen.
In the home screen, touch and hold Home to
show the last few apps you used, then touch an app to
open it.
Touch Menu to open menu options, or touch
Back to go back.
Touch Search for text search.
5Touchscreen & keys
Sleep & wake up
To save your battery, prevent accidental t ouches, or
when you want to wipe smudges off your
touchscr een, p ut th e tou chscreen to sleep by pressing
Power . To wak e up the touchscreen, pres s
Power again and drag to the right, or open the
phone.
To change how long your phone wa its before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
Settings >Sound & display >Screen timeout
>
.
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,
use “Screen lock” on page 38.
Power key menu
Press and holdP ower to open the power key
menu, where you can turn off the phone (
or turn
OFF
.
Airplan e mo d e
or
Silent mode
either ON or
Power off
),
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys (page 2) to change the ring
volume (in the home screen), or the earpiece volume
(during a call).
When playing music or video files, press the volume
keys to adj u s t media vo lume.
6 Touchscreen & keys
Spin the screen
You can set the touchscreen to rotate 90 degrees i n
some apps, such as messaging and contacts, to stay
right-side up when you rotate your phone:
Find it: Menu >
Orientation
>
Settings >Sound & display
Home screen
3
quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
The home screen gives you all your latest information
in one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the
phone or touch Home from a menu. It’s basically
like this:
Notifications
Flick down to see
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Contacts
Browser Camera
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
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details.
Battery Status
Flick left or right to
open more panels.
Shortcuts
Open the
app menu.
Use & change your home screen
On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that you
open your favorite apps, web book marks, contacts,
mail labels, or music playlists. Widgets show you
weather, messages, and ot her updates.
Flick the ho me scree n left or right to open other panels
of shortcuts and widgets.
• To open something, touch it. Touch Home to
return to the home screen.
• To add something or change your wallpaper, touch
and hold an empty spot until you see the
Home screen
menu.
Add to
You can add a folder to organize your shortcu t s.
• To move or delete something, touch and hold it
until you feel a vibration, then drag it to another
spot, another panel, or t he trash at the bot tom of
the screen.
Running multiple apps
No need to close an app befo re opening another one.
Your phone runs multiple apps, all at once.
You can open a new app while already running another .
Touch Home to return to the home screen. Open
the app menu and touch the app you want. To switch
from one runni n g a p p to a no ther, touch and hold
Home to see what apps are already open, then
7Home screen
touch the one you w an t. You can view up to the la st six
apps you ran.
Search
Touch Search on the front of the phone, or touch
Search on your phone’s slide-out keypad.
Touch here to enter text,
Quick Search Box
then touch to search.
T o add a searc h bar in the home screen, touch and hold
an empty spot, then touch
Android widgets >Search
Notifications & phone status
At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you
about new messages or events (notifications). Ic ons
on the right tell you about phone status. Flick the bar
down to show notification details.
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Alex Pico
Meeting
3G
Mar 25, 15:07
Clear
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Notifications
Coffee?
3G
Alex Pico
Meeting
25 March 2010
Notifications
Coffee?
Bluetooth™ active network (full signal)
.
GPS active network (roaming)
Wi-Fi™ active downloading
volume voicemail message
vibrate 3G (fastest data)
silent flight mode
mute call battery (charging)
signal (roaming) battery (full charge)
speakerphone active alarm set
GPRS (fast data) EDGE (faster data)
Tip: To see today’s date, touch and hold the status bar
at the top of the screen.
App menu
The app menu shows you all of your applications. To
open it from the home screen, touch . To close it,
touchHome .
Note: Your app menu will vary.
Recent apps
Touch and hold Home to see the last few apps you
used, then touch the app you want. Touch Home
to return to the home screen.
Calls
it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
Dialing opt i ons
Find it:
Phone Call log Contacts Favorites
1
GHI
4
PQRS
7
*
Phone
ABC
3
2
JKL
6
5
TUV
9
8
+
#
0
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Recent Calls
DEF
MNO
Call
WXY
Enter a number &
touch here to call it.
Delete
Touch to delete a digit.
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In-call options
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Home 15557757878
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Susie
SpeakerMute
Bluetooth
Add call Dialpad
End
Hold
Touch to enter
numbers
during a call.
End
During a call, touch
Hold, Mute, Bluetooth
, or
Your touchscreen goes dark to avoid accidental
touches. To wake it up, press Power .
Tip: You can touch H ome or Back to hide the
active call display. To reopen it, flick the status bar
down and touch .
Make & answer calls
To make a call, touch
Phone
, touch the
tab (if necessary), enter a number, then touch .
Tip: To enter an international dialing code, touch and
hold . To add a pause or wait after numbers,
touchMenu .
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Speaker
Phone
To answer a call, drag to the right.
End calls
Touch .
Voicemail
Find it:
Phone
>
Frequent calls
Find it:
• To call a number, touch it.
• T o send a text message, view a contact, add the call
to speed dial, or other options, to uch and hold an
.
entry.
Phone >Call log
Handsfree
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while
driving may cause dis tra ction and may be illegal.
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
During a call:
Speaker
• To use the speakerphone, touch
• To use a Bluetooth™ device, touch
.
Bluetooth
.
Mute & hold
During a call:
Mute
• To mute the current call, touch
• To put a call on hold, touch
Hold
.
.
Enter numbers during a call
To enter numbers during a call, touc h
touch the dial pad.
Dialpad
and then
Conference calls
To start a conference call, call the first number. After
they answer, touch
When the next number answers, touch
Add call
and call the next number.
Merge calls
Your phone numb er
Find it: Menu >
My phone number
>
Settings >About phone >Status
Your caller ID
To hide your number from the people you call,
touchMenu >
Additional settings >Caller ID
>
Settings >Call settings
.
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more
emergency phone numbers (such as 911 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 an emergency
call cannot be placed due to network, environmental,
or interference issues.
1 Open the phone, then touch
phone is locked, touch
Emergency Call
Phone
).
(if your
2 Enter the emergency number.
.
3 Touch to call the emergency number .
Note: Your mobile device can use AGPS satellite
signals to help emergen cy services find you (s ee “GPS
& AGPS” on page 46).
Cool down
In very limited circumstances, such as where your
phone has been exposed to extreme heat, “Cool
Down” message screens will appear . 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.
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Call forwarding & waiting
Phone
Displaying 4 contacts
Susie
S
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Tim
Call log Contacts Favorites
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Todd
Tonita
Contacts List
Touch to view contact. Touch
& hold to send email, delete,
and more.
More Options
Touch .
You can forward calls all the time or only when your
phone is busy, unanswered, or unreac hable (not on th e
network):
Find it: Menu >
Settings >Call settings >Call
forwarding
When you’re on a call and a second call comes in,
waiting
lets you answer it by touching
can turn off
Call waiting
to send second calls straight
Answer
. You
to your voicemail:
Find it: Menu >
Additional settings >Call waiting
>
Settings >Call settings
Restrict outgoing calls
To restrict your phone so that it can only dial a few
numbers:
Find it: Menu >
dialing number
• To turn fixed dialing on, touch
• To add or delete the allowed numbers,
Manage FDN list
touch
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Settings >Call settings >Fixed
FDN disabled
.
.
Call
Contacts
contacts like you’ve never had before
Quick start: Contacts
Find it: >
Tip: T o search the list, touch Menu >
type a name. When you flick or drag this list, a scroll
bar appears on the right. Drag the scroll bar to move
the list faster.
Import contacts from your SIM
If you need to impor t th e contacts from y our SIM ca rd,
touch >
Manage SIM >Import SIM card
>
Contacts
Contacts
, then touchMenu
Search
or
Export contacts
, then
.
Call, text, or email contacts
Tim
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Edit contact
Phone
Family name
Given name
Home Phone
Done Revert
Email
Work Email
+ add entry
- remove entry
To see more
details, flick up.
Find it: >
To
View contact, Call contact, Delete contact
touchand hold the contact.
Contacts
,
View & use contacts
Find it: >
• To find a contact, just type the name.
Touch a contact to open their details. To start a call
or message, just touch their phone number or other
info.
• To text a contact, touch and hold the contact, then
choose
Contacts
Text contact
.
Create contacts
Find it: >
contact
Ty pe the name and details.
Contacts
>Menu >
New
Edit or delete contacts
Find it: >
Touch the contact, then touch Menu >
contact
or
address, and other details.
Contacts
Delete contact
. You can set a ringer,
Edit
When you’re f i nished, touch
Done
.
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Messaging
New message
Messaging
Compose new message
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12254558787
14447772222
You had 1 missed call from 122 ... 17 Aug
Wanna catch something to eat? 17 Aug
12223334545
Ha! Cheers.
12223334888
Meet us at 8.
14446662222
Got the job!!!!!
Message List
Touch to open a
message. Touch & hold
to add to contacts,
delete, and more.
Touch to compose a new
message.
sometimes it’s best to text, or IM, or email . . .
Quick start: Messaging
Find it:
Tip: You can also touch >
Tip: T o see more messages, flick or drag up.
Read & reply to messages
• To open a message and all of its replies, touch it.
• To respond to a message, just open it and enter
your response in the text box at the bottom.
• To open options, touch and hold a message.
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Messaging
Messaging
Tip: To add the
Messaging
shortcut to your
homescreen, touch and hold an empty spot on the
home screen, then touch
Messaging
>
.
Create messages
Find it:
.
Messaging >New message
Shortcuts >Applications
Enter the recipient and message. Touch Menu to
add files or choose other options.
Change settings
To change your settings, touch
Settings
touch Menu >
Text message limit
•
:
to set the number of messages
to save.
Notifications
•
to display message notifications in the
status bar.
Delivery reports
•
to request a delivery report for
each message you send.
Messaging
, then
Send & receive attachments
To send a file in a message, open a new message,
touch Menu , and choose the file.
When you receive a message with an at tachment,
open the message and touch the file name to
download it. Th en, touch the name again to open it.
Some file formats can be converted to HTML for faster
viewing, and your phone will show a button that
Get HTML version
says
.
Tip: T o send and receive large attachments faster, use
a Wi-Fi connection, in “Wi-Fi™” on page 24.
Set up email
To add email accounts, in the home screen t ouch
Email
.
>
Corporate Sync
•
is for Exchange server work email
accounts. Enter details from your IT administrator.
Tip: You might need to enter your domain name
with your user name (li ke domain/username)
Email
is for most personal email accounts. For
•
account details, contact the account provider.
Instant messages
To send and receive instant messages, you can use an
instant messaging app or your browser.
• To download and use an instant messaging app,
touch Home > >
Communication
>
, then choos e an app for your
provider. Once you download the app, you’ ll see it in
“App menu” on page 9.
Market >Apps
• If you don’t see an app for y our IM pr ov ide r, you can
use your web browser. Touch Home >
Browser
>
address, then touch
, enter your provider’s website
Go
. Once you’re th ere, follow
the link to sign in.
Note: Your IM options will depe nd on your IM pro vider.
To browse instant messaging apps from your
computer, go to www.android.com/market
.
Voicemail
When you hav e a new voicemail, shows at the top
of your screen. To hear the voicemail, drag down the
notifications bar and touch .
If you need to change your voicemai l number, in the
home screen touch Menu >
settings
>
Voicemail settings
Note: You might not have some features. For details,
ask your service provider.
Settings >Call
.
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Text entry
think keyboard, now think smaller
Typing t ips
To use the full keypad, just open your phone:
To...
Enter symbols ch osen from
a list
Enter alternate characters
at the top of the keys
Enter several alternate
characters, until you press
Alternate again
Enter one capital letter Pres s Shift
Enter only capital letters,
until you press Shift
again
Select text Hold Shift +
Cut, Copy, or Paste text
you selected
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Press Symbols
Press Alt ernate
Press Alt ernate
twice
Press Shift twice
touch the screen
Touch and hold the
text box to open the
editing menu
To...
Delete a character (hold to
delete more)
Delete the current line Press Alternate +
Jump to the beginning/end
of a line
Start a new line (email or
social networking) or send
the message (text
messages)
To change your text entry settings and see the
dictionary of terms you’ve used, from the home
screen touch Menu >
keyboard
.
Press Delete
Delete
Press Alternate +
Scroll
Press Enter
Settings >Language &
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