Yo u r M OT O R O L A XT550 smartphone gives you music
and the Internet in your pocket.
•Music Dashboard: Seamlessly synchronizeeasy
access to all your favorite music, see “quick start:music” onpage31.
•High Speed Internet: Browsethe web and
pinch-to-zoom onthehigh resolution touch display in“Web” on page35.
•Camera:Capture photos and videoswith the 3MP
auto-focus camera in “Photos & videos” onpage27.
Note: Certain appsandfeatures may not be available in all countries.
Caution: Before assembling, charging,or using yourphone for the first time, please readthe important safety, regulatory and legal information providedwith your product.
Thisproduct meets the applicable limit for exposure to radio waves (known asSAR)of
2.0W/kg (ICNIRP). The limits and guidelinesinclude a substantial safety margindesigned to assure
the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
The highest SAR values measured for this device are
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listed in the regulatory information packaged with your
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product.
Note: When using the product while worn on your body,
either use an approved accessory such as a holster or
maintain a distance of 2.5cm (1inch)from the body to ensure compliance with SAR requirements. Notethatthe product may be transmitting evenifyou are notmaking a phone call.
Want more?
More help, moreaccessories, more free stuff.We’re here tohelp.
•Updates: Phoneupdates,PC software, user’sguides,
online help, and more at www.motorola.com/support.
•Accessories: Find more for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products.
•Social: Thelatest news,tips& tricks, videos, and so
muchmore—join us on:
YouTube™ www.youtube.com/motorola
Facebook™ www.facebook.com/motorola
Twitter www.twitter.com/motomobile.
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Your smartphone
Back Key
Menu Key
Home Key
Volume Keys
Touch to open
menu options.
Search Key
Microphone
Front
3.5mm Headset Jack
Power/Lock Key
Touch to open menu options.
Micro USB Connector
Music Key
Touch to open
music player,
then touch to
play/pause.
Camera
Notification
Light
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the important keys & connectors
Note: Your smartphone might look a little different.
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on page 48.
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Note: This smartphone supports apps and services that
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use a lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets
your needs. Contact your service provider for details.
Wi-Fi connect
To use a Wi-Fi networkforeven faster Internet access,touch the status bar at the top of the home screenanddrag it down.Touch the Wi-Fi networks availablenotification to selecta preferred network.
You can also touchMenu >Settings > Menu>Settings >Wireless & networks to search for and connect towireless networks. There’smorein“Wi-Fi networks” onpage40.
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Touchscreen & keys
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a few essentials
Touchscreen on/off
Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when you don’t.
•Whenyou hold the smartphone toyourear during
calls, your touchscreen sleeps to prevent accidentaltouches.
•To makeyourtouchscreen sleep or wake up, just
press Power.
•Tounlock the screen, press Power then touch
and flickto.
Note: Yourtouchscreen mightstay darkif the sensorjust aboveit iscovered. Don't use covers or screenprotectors (even clear ones) thatcoverthissensor.
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Touch tips
Slide two fingersapart or togetherto zoom in or out.
Touch & holdto show options.
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It’s all in the touch:
•Touch: Choose an icon or option.
•Touch & Hold: Showoptions.
•Drag: Scroll ormove slowly.
•Flick: Scroll or move quickly.
•Zoom: Slide fingers apart or together to zoom in or
out on webpages, or photos.
Displaying 297 contacts
In case of emergency
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Abe Baudo
Allie Smyth
Abe Baudo
View contact
Anna Medina
Call contact
Astrid Fanning
Text contact
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Key tips
Menu
Key
Search
Key
Home
Key
Back
Key
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Menu, home, back, & search
Touch Home to close
any menu orapp and return to the homescreen. In the home screen, touch and holdHome to showthe most recent apps used, thentouch an app toopenit.
TouchMenu toopen menu options.
Touch Backto go back.
Touch Search for text search, or touch and hold forvoice search.
Power key menu
Press and holdPower toopen the powerkeymenu, whereyou can turnoff yoursmartphone (Power off),turnAirplane mode orSilent mode on and off, orRestart your smartphone.
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Home screen
11:19
Notifications
Flick down for details.
Status Indicators
Shortcuts dock
Browse your apps.
Widgets
Touch to open. Touch & hold to move or delete.
Drag or flick to open panels (or scroll in lists).
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quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
Thehome screen gives you all your latest information inone place. It’s what you see when you turn onthesmartphone ortouch Home from a menu. It’sbasically like this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
Thehome screen extendsleft andrightto give youmore
room for adding shortcuts, widgets, and more. Flick the
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home screen left and right to see more panels or to add
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widgets or shortcuts.
Tip: From the home
screen, touch
Home to see thumbnails of the seven home screen panels. Touchathumbnail togo to the panel.
Use & change your home screen
On your home screen, shortcutsare icons thatopenyour favoriteapps, web bookmarks, contacts, maillabels,or music playlists.Widgets showyou news, weather, messages, and other updates.
To see other panels of shortcuts and widgets, flick the homescreen left or right. Or, touch Home andtouch a thumbnail to go to the panel.
•Toopen something, touch it. Touch Home to
return to the home screen.
Tip:When you open a widget, touchMenu to seeany options or settings.
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• To resize widgets, touch
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and hold a corner until you
feel a vibration, then drag.
• To add something or
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change your wallpaper,touch and holdanemptyspot until you see theAdd
to Home screen
menu.
Youcan add a folder to organize your shortcuts.
•Tomove ordeletesomething, touch and hold it until
you feel a vibration,then dragitto another spot,another panel, orthe trash atthe top ofthe screen.
Shortcuts in thedock at the bottom ofthe home screen appear in all panel views. You can change these (except the app shortcut). Touch and hold a shortcut,then select theshortcut you want toreplace it.
Smartphone status & notifications
Icons at the top of the screen notify you aboutmessages andsmartphone status. Tosee your notifications,touch the status bar and
drag it down. Touch
a notification to select it.
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To dismiss a single notification, touch. To dismiss all
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notifications, touch Clear.
Tip: To see today’s date, touch the status bar at the top
of the screen.
Status bar icons
network strengthbatterystrength
new voicemailnew text message
Bluetooth™ onBluetooth
Wi-Fi connectedairplanemode
USB connectedalarm set
silent ringersilentringer, vibrate
mute callspeakerphone
connected
on
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Apps & updates
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get the app you want
Quick start: Apps & updates
You can find allof your apps inoneplace.Touchto open theappmenu. Toseeall of your apps, flickup and down.
To group your apps,touch All apps, thenchooseAll
apps
, Recent, orDownloaded.
Open and add groups.
All apps
New group
All apps
Recent
Downloaded
To close, touch Home or Back.
Recent apps
Your smartphone remembers the apps thatyou usedmostrecently.From the home screen, touch and holdHometoshow the most recent apps used,or touch
> Recent.
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Find new appson Android Market™.
Create a new group.
Choose which groupyou want to view.
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Calls
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it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
Dialing options
From the home screen, touchPhone.
PhoneCall logContactsFavoritesGroups
Julie Smith
Mobile 1-555-555-5555 1 hour ago
ABC
JKL
TUV
+
3
6
9
#
GHI
PQRS
2
5
8
0
1
4
7
*
Tip: Searchfor contacts rightfromthe dialpad. For
example, to find Jeff in your contacts list, touch 5-3-3-3.
Matching contacts appear above the dialpad.
Lists
Return Call
Backspace
Delete digits you entered.
DEF
MNO
Call
WXYZ
Enter a phone number& touch here to call it.
Show/hide dialpad.
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In-call options
Mobiilele555-55555-4570
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Current call 00:07
Add callDialpadEnd
Victor Harp
Mobile 555-555-4570
MuteRecorderSpeaker
Call Timer
End Call
Dialpad
Enter numbers during a call.
Speaker
Turn the speakerphoneon or off.
Mute
Mute or unmute the call.
To use a Bluetooth™ device,touch Bluetooth. (Thedevice must be turned on and previously paired—see“Connect new devices” on page41.)
Tip: You can touch Homeor Backto leave the
active call display. To reopen it, touch Home
Phone.
>
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Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while driving
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may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey
the laws and drive safely.
Make & answer calls
To makea call, touchPhone, enter a number,then touch.
Toanswer a call, touchandflickto.
Toignore an incomingcall, touch and flick to.
Tip: To silence an incoming call alert, press Power or the volumekeys.
Note: When you holdyoursmartphoneto your ear, the display goes dark toprevent accidental touches. Whenyoumoveitaway from yourear, the display lights upagain.
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more emergency phone numbersthat you can call under anycircumstances,even when your smartphone is locked.Emergency numbersvaryby country. Yourpre-programmedemergency number(s) may not work in alllocations,andsometimes an emergency call cannot beplaced due to network, environmental,orinterference issues.
1 Touch Phone (if your smartphone is locked, touch
Emergency Call).
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2 Enter the emergency number.
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3 Touch to call the emergency number.
Cool down
In very limited circumstances, such as where yoursmartphone has been exposedto extreme heat,you may see “Cool Down” messages. To avoid possibledamageto your battery and smartphone, youshould follow these instructions until the smartphone is within its recommended temperature range. When yoursmartphone is in“Cool Down” mode, only emergencycalls can be made.
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Contacts
PhoneCall logContactsFavoritesGroups
Abe Baudo
Beth Smyth
Brianna Medina
Brittney Fanning
A
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Displaying 4 contacts
Contacts List
Touch to view contact information. Touch & holdto call, send a text message, & more.
Lists
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contacts like you’ve never had before
Quick start: Contacts
Find it: >Contacts
Tip: To search the list, touchMenu>Search.
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Create contacts
Email
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Find it: >Contacts >Menu >New contact
Add contact
Add contact
Add contact
Phone-only
from youraccount@gmail.com
Select a picture
Given name
Family name
Phone
Home
Phone
Email
DoneRevert
for the contact.
Add more name details.
Add another number.
Remove this number.
Set the number type.
Touch any entry areato openthe touchscreen keypad.
When you’re finished, touchDone.
Edit or delete contacts
Find it: >Contacts
Touch and hold the contact, then touchEdit contact or
Delete contact.
Personalize contacts
Find it: >Contacts
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Add a photo: Touch and hold the contact, then touch
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Edit contact >.
Set a ringtone: Touch the contact, then touch Menu
> Options > Ringtone.
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Messaging
Text Messaging
Coffee at my place?
Anna Medina
Jan 31, 2012
Multiples
Compose
Settings
Traditional mode
Touch to change settings and more.
Check for messages now.
Message List
Touch to open a message. Touch and hold to move, delete, and more.
Create a message.
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sometimes it’s best to text or email...
Quick start: Text messaging
From the home screen, touchMessaging.
Tip: To see more messages,flick ordrag up.
•Tocreate a textmessage,touchMessaging >
Compose new message. To attach a file, insert a
photo, or other options, touch Menu.
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• To open text messages, touch Messaging, then
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touch the sender’s name.
When you see in the status bar at the top of your
screen, flick down the status bar and touch the new
message to open it.
•Torespondto a textmessage,justopen it and enter
your response in the text box atthe bottom.
•Toforward, copy, and more, touchMessaging,
touch the sender’s name,then touch and holdthe message.
Email
•Toset up up anemail account, touch > Email
and follow the wizard. To add more standardaccounts, openEmail and touch Menu >
Accounts > Menu > Add account. For details,
contact your account provider.
•Toopen anemail, touch >Email. Touch a
message to open it.
Tip:Touch Menu for options,likeRefresh or
Search.
•Tocreate an email, touch >
Menu > Compose.
Tip:Touch Menu for options,likeAttach orAdd
Cc/Bcc
.
Email, then touch
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Voicemail
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When you have a new voicemail, appears at the top
of the screen. Drag down the status bar and touch the
New voicemail notification to listen to your voicemail
message.
For your voicemail number or other details, contact yourservice provider.
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Text entry
Dinner at Bistro Fanta
Done
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:-)
......
Touch for numbers & symbols.
Delete
Space
Text Entry Area
Touch to open the keypad.
Shift
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keys when you need them
Touchscreen keypad
You can open a keypad on yourscreen by touching a textbox. To close the keypad, touch Back.
Input methods
To select aninput method,touch and hold a textentryarea to open the Edit text menu. TouchInput method, then touch the method you want.
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Typing tips
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To .. .
Enter one capitalletter
Enter only capitalletters, untilyou touch Shift again
Move thetext entry
cursor
Select textTouch and hold text, then
Cut orCopy selected
text
Paste cut or copied
text at cursor location
Delete character to left
of cursor
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Touch Shi ft.
Touch Shift twice. Touch again torevert to lowercase.
Touch the textwhere youwant thecursor to go.
touchSelect word orSelect
all
.
Touch and hold text, thentouchCut orCopy.
Touch and hold location topaste, then touch Paste.
Touch Delete (hold todelete more).
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Photos & videos
Switch between
camera and video.
Take
photo.
See your
last photo.
Adjust camera
settings.
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see it, capture it, share it!
Photos
Take & share photos
Take that family photo,and post it online for everyonetosee.
Find it: >Camera
To take the photo, touch in the viewfinder screen.
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Your smartphone stores the photo, and shows a
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thumbnail image in the corner of the screen. To see the
photo you just took, touch the thumbnail. Then:
• To set the photo as a wallpaper or contact photo,
touchMenu >More >Set as >Wallpaper.
•Tosend the photo in a messageor post it online,
touch.
•Todelete the photo, touchDelete.
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Videos
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Record & share videos
Find it: >Camera, then touch or drag the camera switch upto select the camcorder
Time
Remaining
HDHD 00:13:50 San Francisco, CA
Watch your
last video.
Switch to
camera.
Record
video.
Adjust camcorder
settings.
Torecord a video, touch in the viewfinder screen.To
stop the video recording,touch again.
Yourphone stores the video, and shows a thumbnailimage of the video in the corner of the screen. To see the video you just took, touch the thumbnail. Then:
• To play the video, touch .
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• To send the video in a message or post it online,
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touch. For more info on sharing your video, see
“Record & share videos” on page 29.
• To delete the video, touch Delete.
your photos & videos
Share photos & videos
Find it: >Gallery >photo orvideo
Touch, then choosehow you want toshare—like
Bluetooth, Email, Messaging, or anonline album.
Manage photos & videos
Find it: >Gallery >photo orvideo
Touch Menu >More > Delete, Crop, Set as (photo), orRotate.
Tip: To copy photos to/from acomputer, goto“USBconnection” on page43.
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Music
is a trademark ofSRS Labs, Inc. WOWHDtechnology is
incorporated under
license from SRS
Labs, Inc.
WOW
HD
TM
signicantly
improves the
playback quality of audio,
delivering a dynamic
3D entertainment experience with deep, rich
bass
and high frequency clarity
for crisp detail.
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when music is what you need...
quick start: music
Yourphone has that smooth, richsound you are looking for.
The audio quality of your music is significantly improvedwith SRS WOW HD or withDolby Mobile.
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You can access all your smartphone music on your
Moves Like Jagger | Maroon 5
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MusicDashboard
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ppy
y
board
Moves Like Jagger
Moves Like Jagger (The Voice Perfor...
Musiccontrols
Add a shortcut.
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dashboard, just touch > . Music Dashboard
play Music
Add and listen to music on yoursmartphone, or stream music from your computer withMotoCast.
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Find it: >Music
Music Artist
Album Title
Song Title
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Open Playlist
Shuffle On/Off
Repeat Off/All/Current
Music Controls
Total Song Time
Progress Bar
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To play music stored on your smartphone, touch>
Music, then chooseasong to play.
To randomly playall of the songs in a playlist, touch>.
Tip: When a songisplaying,you can add it toa playlistby touching Menu >Add to playlist.
Tip: To listen tomusic during a flight, turn off all yournetwork and wireless connections: Press and holdPower then touchAirplane mode.
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Get music
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Transfer
Transfer music from your computer to your smartphone
using a USB cable connection. See “USB connection” on page43 tolearn how.
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Web
p:
.
New window
Refresh
Bookmarks
Exit
Windows
More
Web
ImagesLocalNewsmore
Google
Drag or flick to scroll.
Enter a web page URL.
Touch to open bookmarks, windows, and more.
Connection
Mobile Network: Wi-Fi:
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surf the web with your smartphone
Quick start: Browser
htt
Find it: Browser
Tip: To zoom, touch the display with two fingers, then
move them apart.
//www
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Connect
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Your smartphone uses the mobile phone network (over
the air) or a Wi-Fi connection to automatically access the
web.
Note: Your service provider maychargeto surf the web or downloaddata.
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for faster Internetaccess, see “Wi-Fi networks” onpage40.
Note: If youcan’tconnect, contact your service provider.
Downloads
To downloadfiles in your browser, touchafile link ortouch and holdapicture tochooseSave image.
To see the files youdownloaded,touch >Downloads.
There’smore about downloads in“Apps & updates” onpage14.
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Personalize
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add your personal touch
Ringtones
Personalize yourringtones:
Find it: Menu >Settings > Menu>Settings>Sound >Volume
To set asong asaringtone:
Find it: >Music and play the song, thentouch Menu >More >Use as ringtone
Wallpaper
Apply a new wallpaper:
1Touch and holdan empty spot onyourhomescreen.
2Touch Wallpapers.
3Touch Gallery, Live wallpapers, orWallpapers, and
choose a wallpaper.
Sounds
•To set volume forringtones,media, and other
notifications touch Menu>>Settings >Sound >Volume
Display settings
• To set display brightness, touch Menu > Settings
> Menu > Settings > Display > Brightness.
Settings > Menu
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• To set orientation, touch Menu > Settings >
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Menu > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen.
Date & time
Set date, time, time zone, and formats:
Find it: Menu >Settings > Menu>Settings>Date & time
Language & region
Set your menu languageand region:
Find it: Menu >Settings > Menu>Settings>Language & keyboard
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