Motorola T56NY1 Users manual

Connect

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Your phone uses the mobile phone network (over the air)
or a Wi-Fi connection to automatically access the web.

Note: Your service provider may charge to surf the web
or download data.

If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for faster Internet
access, touch the status bar at the top of the home
screen and drag it down. Touch the Wi-Fi networks

available

notification to select a preferred network. For

more info, see “Wi-Fi networks” on page 30.

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

Downloads

To download files in your browser, touch a file link or
touch and hold a picture to choose Save image.

To see the files you downloaded, touch Apps
> Downloads. Touch and hold an item to open it,
see details, or remove it from the list.

You can download “updates” on page 9.

Browser options

Touch Menu to see browser options:

Options

Bookmarks See your bookmarks.

Save to
bookmarks

Request
desktop site

Refresh Reload the current page.

Settings Adjust browser settings.

Exit Close the browser app.

Bookmark the current web page.

Open the standard desktop website
instead of the mobile device version.

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Personalize

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add your personal touch

Widgets

Add widgets

Fill your home screen with widgets—make it yours.

Touch Apps > Widgets, touch and hold a widget, then
drag it to a spot on a home screen page.

Set up widgets

You can customize some widgets. Touch a widget to
open it, then touch Menu .

Your home screen may already have these widgets:

• Favorite People: Quickly call, text, or email your

favorite contacts. To add people to your Favorites list,
see “Favorites” on page 14.

• Calendar: Sync your calendars and review upcoming

events at a glance with the scrollable calendar widget.
To add calendar events, see “Calendar” on page 33.

• My Music: Set this widget to an artist, album, song,

playlist, genre, or just touch Menu > Shuffle all.
There’s more about “Music” on page 25.

• Weather: See weather reports for your current

location, and for any other locations you specify.

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Shortcuts

To add app shortcuts to the home screen, touch
Apps , touch and hold an app, then drag it to a spot on
a home screen page.

Tip: To change a shortcut in the favorites tray at the
bottom of the home screen, touch and hold a shortcut,
then drag it in or out of the favorites tray.

To create a folder of shortcuts on your home screen,
touch and hold a shortcut, then drag it on top of another
shortcut. To add more shortcuts, drag them onto the
folder. To name the folder, touch it and enter a name at
the bottom.

Ringtones

• To personalize your ringtones, touch Apps

> Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone or Default

notification

• To make your phone ring and vibrate, touch Apps

> Settings > Sound > Vibrate and ring.

• To silence your smartphone and make it vibrate for

incoming calls, touch the down volume key one or
more times until the phone vibrates and you see in
the status bar.

• To set a personal ringtone for a contact, touch

Apps > People > contact >Menu >Set

ringtone

.

.

Wallpaper

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To apply a new wallpaper, touch and hold an empty spot
on your home screen, then choose a wallpaper image
from Wallpapers.

Tip: To improve battery life, use standard wallpapers
with darker colors. Live wallpapers and wallpapers with
bright colors use more battery power.

Sounds

• To set volume for media, ringtones, notifications, and

alarms, touch Apps > Settings > Sound
> Volumes.

• To play dial pad tones, touch Apps > Settings

> Sound > Dial pad touch tones.

• To play sounds for screen selections, touch Apps

> Settings > Sound > Touch sounds.

Display settings

• To set display brightness, touch Apps

> Settings > Display > Brightness.

• To set orientation, touch Apps > Settings

> Display > Auto-rotate screen.

• To set the font size for menus and settings, touch

Apps > Settings > Display > Font size.

Tip: To improve battery life, reduce your display
brightness. A brighter screen uses more battery power.

Date & time

Set date, time, time zone, and formats:

Find it: Apps > Settings > Date & time

Language & region

Set your menu language and region:

Find it: Apps > Settings > Language & input
> Language

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Wireless

ON

Wi-Fi

Network 1 Name

Connected

Network 2 Name

Network security type

Network 3 Name

Network security type

SCAN ADD NETWORK

ON

Bluetooth

AVAILABLE DEVICES

MOTOROLA RAZR HD

Not visible to other Bluetooth devices

TOUCH TO PAIR

Motorola Headset

SEARCH FOR DEVICES

Connect to this network.

Turn Wi-Fi power on & off.

Connect to this device.

Turn Bluetooth

power on & off.

ON

OFF

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lose the wires

Quick start: Wireless

Connect your phone to fast Wi-Fi networks or
Bluetooth™ devices.

To connect, touch Apps > Settings > Wi-Fi or

Bluetooth.

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Wi-Fi networks

Turn Wi-Fi power on or off

Touch Apps > Settings, then touch the Wi-Fi
power switch to turn it or .

Note: To extend battery life, turn off Wi-Fi power when
not in use.

Wi-Fi search & connect

When Wi-Fi is on, the Wi-Fi in range indicator
appears in the status bar when a network is available.
Drag down the status bar and touch the Wi-Fi networks

available

notification to select and connect to a network.

To search for a network when Wi-Fi is off:

1 Touch Apps > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2 Touch the Wi-Fi power switch to turn it and

scan. Your phone lists the networks it finds within
range.

Tip: To see your phone’s MAC address or other Wi-Fi
details, touch Menu > Advanced.

3 Touch a network to connect. If necessary,

enter Network SSID, Security, and Password, and touch

Connect.

When your phone is connected to the network, the
Wi-Fi connected indicator appears in the status bar.

ON

Tip: When you are in range and Wi-Fi power is on, you

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will automatically reconnect to available networks you’ve
connected to before.

Wi-Fi modes

For those who like to get a bit more technical, your
phone supports the following Wi-Fi modes:

802.11 b, g, n.

Wi-Fi hotspot

You can make your phone a Wi-Fi hotspot to provide
portable, convenient internet access to other Wi-Fi
enabled devices.

Caution: This application significantly impacts battery
life. You may want to run this application with the
charger connected.

Note: You need to subscribe to Wi-Fi hotspot service to
use this feature. Contact your service provider.

To set up your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot:

1 Touch Apps > Settings > More > Tethering &

portable hotspot

hotspot.

2 Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot to change hotspot

security and configuration settings:

• Network SSID—Enter a unique name for your

hotspot and touch Next.

> Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to turn on the

• Security—Select the type of security you want:

Open, WPA PSK, or WPA2 PSK. Enter a unique

password. Other users can access your Wi-Fi
hotspot only if they enter the correct password.

Note: Keep it secure. To protect your phone and
hotspot from unauthorized access, it is strongly
recommended that you set up hotspot Security
(WPA2 is the most secure), including password.

3 To u ch Save when the settings are complete.

When your Wi-Fi hotspot is active, other Wi-Fi enabled
devices can connect by entering your hotspot’s SSID,
selecting a Security type, and entering the correct

Password.

BluetoothTM handsfree devices

Turn Bluetooth power on or off

Touch Apps > Settings, then touch the Bluetooth
power switch to turn it or .

Note: To extend battery life, turn off Bluetooth power
when not in use.

Connect new Bluetooth devices

Note: This feature requires an optional accessory.

To connect with a new Bluetooth headset or other
device, you need to pair with it. You only need to do this

ON OFF

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once for each device—to connect again, just turn on the

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device.

1 Make sure the Bluetooth device you are pairing with

is in discoverable mode.

Note: Refer to the guide that came with the
Bluetooth device for details.

2 Touch Apps > Settings > Bluetooth.

3 Touch the Bluetooth power switch to turn it

and scan. If Bluetooth power is already on, touch

SEARCH FOR DEVICES.

4 Touch a device to connect.

5 If necessary, touch OK, or enter the device passkey

(like 0000) to connect to the device. When the device
is connected, the Bluetooth connected indicator
appears in the status bar.

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

Reconnect devices

To automatically reconnect your phone with a paired
device, simply turn on the device.

To manually reconnect your phone with a paired device,
touch the device name in the AVAILABLE DEVICES list.

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Disconnect devices

To automatically disconnect your phone from a paired
device, simply turn off the device.

To manually disconnect your phone from a paired device,
touch the device name in the devices list, then touch OK.

Change device name

ON

Touch Apps > Settings > Bluetooth, turn Bluetooth
power on, then touch Menu > Rename phone. Enter a
name and touch OK.

Tools

Every day

7:00 AM

Add alarm

TIMERALARMS

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stay on top of things

Calendar

Managing your schedule has never been easier. The
calendar automatically shows calendar events from your
web-based Google™ account, and syncs events that you
enter from your phone or web browser.

Find it: Apps > Calendar

Tip: When the phone is locked, touch and flick to .

You can view your calendar in different ways: Touch the
date, then touch Day, Week, Month, or Agenda. When you
highlight an event, more details appear.

Tip: To add a calendar widget to your home screen,
touch Apps > Widgets, touch and hold Calendar, then
drag it to a spot on the home screen.

Add calendar events

From any view, touch Menu > New event. Enter the
event start time and other details. You can even set a
reminder so you don’t forget about the event. (When
you set the reminder time to 0minutes, it plays at the
event start time.)

Tip: Reminders will play only if you’ve selected a
notification ringtone (see “Ringtones” on page 28).

When you finish entering event details, touch Save.

Manage calendar events

To edit an event, touch and hold it, then touch Edit event.
When you’re done, touch Save.

To delete an event, touch and hold it, then touch Delete

event

.

To go to today, touch .

Calculator

Find it: Apps > Calculator

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Tip: When the phone is locked, touch and flick to .

To switch between basic and advanced functions, touch
Menu > Advanced panel or Basic panel. To clear history,
touch Menu > Clear history.

Alarm clock

Find it: Apps > Alarms

Tip: When the phone is locked, touch and flick to .

To set an alarm, touch Set

alarm

.

When an alarm sounds,
select Dismiss to turn it off or
touch the screen to snooze
for five minutes.

To add an alarm, touch , then enter alarm details.

To enable or disable an alarm, touch the check box.

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Accessibility

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See, hear, speak, feel, and use. Accessibility features are
there for everyone, helping to make things easier.

Note: For general information, accessories, and more,
visit www.motorola.com/accessibility

Voice recognition

Use your voice—just touch and speak.

• Dialing and commands: Touch Apps > Voice

Recorder

. To dial, say “Call” and then a contact name
or phone number. Or, say a command from the list
shown, like “Send Message” or “Go To”.

•Search: Touch and hold Search , then say what

you want to search for, like “Motorola accessories”.

• Text entry: Touch a text entry field to open the

touchscreen keypad. Touch , then say what you
want to type.

Tip: Speak naturally, but clearly. Use the microphone in a
similar way to a speakerphone, so no need to shout or
hold the phone close to your mouth.

To change your voice settings, see “Voice settings” on
page 34.

Caller ID

When you want to hear who’s calling:

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• Ringtones: Assign a unique ringtone to a

contact—touch People, touch a contact, then
touch Menu > Set ringtone.

Volume & vibrate

Choose volume and vibrate settings that work for you.
Touch Apps > Settings > Sound:

• Volume: Tou c h Volumes and use the sliders.

• Vibrate: Touch Vibrate and ring to feel your phone ring.

Zoom

Get a closer look. To zoom in, touch the screen with two
fingers and then slide them apart. To zoom out, slide
your fingers together.

Display brightness

Set a brightness level that works for you. Touch Apps
> Settings > Display > Adjust brightness level. Make
sure that Automatic brightness is unchecked so you can
set your own level.

Touchscreen & keys

All these touch features are great, and sometimes it’s
nice to hear or feel your touches too. Touch Apps
> Settings > Sound:

• Touchscreen: To hear screen touches (click), select

Touch sounds.

• Screen lock: To hear when you lock/unlock the screen

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(click), select Screen lock sound.

Management

stay in control

Memory card & file management

Your photos, videos, and other files are automatically
stored in your phone’s internal memory. You can set
individual applications (camera, camcorder, etc.) to store
files on a microSD memory card. To install a
microSD card, go to “Assemble & charge” on page 3.

Delete or share files on your phone

Find it: Apps > FileManager > Internal storage or

SD card

Touch a file or folder to open, then touch and hold a file
to Delete or Share.

Remove or erase a microSD card

Note: Do not remove a microSD card while your phone
is using it or writing files on it.

Before you remove or erase a microSD card you need to
unmount it. Touch Apps > Settings > Storage
> Unmount SD card.

To erase a microSD card, touch Apps > Settings
> Storage > Erase SD card.

Warn in g: All data on the microSD card will be deleted.

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