Motorola T56MR1 User Guide

Note: Your home screen might look different from the one shown, depending on your service provider.

Soft key labels in the home screen show the current soft key functions.

Indicators at the top of your phone’s display provide important status information.

indicators

z	Signal Strength	~	No Service
$	Active Phone Line	2	New Message
!	Speaker On	7	Packet Data
"	Speaker Off	d	Battery Level
,	Ringer Off	c	Bluetooth On
5	Vibrate All	3	New Voicemail

Adjust volume

Press the volume keys up or down to:

• change the earpiece

volume during calls Volume

Keys

• change the ringer volume from the home screen

• turn off a call alert before answering the call

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Tip: While on the home screen, press and hold the

volume key down until your phone vibrates to set your ringer to Vibrate All.

Navigation key

Press the navigation key up, down, left, or right to scroll to items in the display. When you highlight the desired item, press r to select it.

Transmitters

Consult airline staff about the use of the Transmitters Off feature during a flight. Turn off your phone whenever instructed to do so by airline staff.

Find it: Menu / > Settings > Advanced > Transmitters > Off

Transmitters Off turns off your phone’s calling and Bluetooth features in situations where wireless phone use is prohibited. You can use the phone’s other non-calling features when the transmitters are turned off.

Note: When you select Transmitters Off, all wireless services are disabled. Emergency calls to your region’s emergency number (e.g., 911) can still be made.

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Calls

it’s good to talk

Make & answer calls

Enter a number, then press Talk `.

To answer a call, press Talk `.

To end a call, press End/Power @.

Handsfree

Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey the laws and drive safely.

During a call:

•To use the speakerphone, press Spkr.

•To connect a Bluetooth™ device, press Menu / >

Use Bluetooth.

Recent calls

Find it: Menu / > Recent Calls

Tip: When you’re in the home screen, you can press Talk `to go to Recent Calls. When the phone is closed, press the Smart Key ( to go to Recent Calls.

The recent calls list contains information associated with the last 20 calls you have made and received.

To display call details, highlight an entry and press r.

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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 numbers may not work in all locations, and sometimes an emergency call cannot be placed due to network, environmental, or interference issues.

1Enter the emergency number.

2Press Talk `to call the emergency number.

Note: Emergency calls can’t be placed while the keypad is locked, or if the phone is displaying a No Service message. To unlock the keypad, press Menu / > *.

Note: Your mobile device can use AGPS satellite signals to help emergency services find you (see “GPS & AGPS” on page 50).

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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Push-to-Talk

one or more, talk to them all

Private calls

Private calls are push-to-talk calls between two people.

Make and answer private calls

To make a private call:

• Enter the recipient’s PTT

number.
• Press Menu / >	PTT
Contacts, and select a
contact that has a PTT	Button
number.

To talk, press and hold the PTT Button. To listen, release the PTT Button.

To answer a private call, press the PTT Button after the caller has stopped talking.

To end a private call, press End/Power @ or do nothing. The call will end after a few seconds.

Set push-to-talk speaker

You can listen to push-to-talk calls through your phone’s speaker or earpiece. Press Speaker ) to turn the speaker on or off.

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