Motorola T56NY1 Users manual

	Connect			Browser options
	Your phone uses the mobile phone network (over the air)			Touch Menu	to see browser options:
	or a Wi-Fi connection to automatically access the web.
				Options
	Note: Your service provider may charge to surf the web
				Bookmarks	See your bookmarks.
	or download data.
	If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for faster Internet			Save to	Bookmark the current web page.
	access, touch the status bar at the top of the home			bookmarks
	screen and drag it down. Touch the Wi-Fi networks			Request	Open the standard desktop website
	available notification to select a preferred network. For
				desktop site	instead of the mobile device version.
	more info, see “Wi-Fi networks” on page 30.
				Refresh	Reload the current page.
	Note: If you can’t connect, contact your service provider.
				Settings	Adjust browser settings.
	Downloads
			2012.09.28	Exit	Close the browser app.
	To download files in your browser, touch a file link or
	touch and hold a picture to choose Save image.		FCC
	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.

Web 27

Personalize

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 .

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.

Your home screen may already have these widgets:		Ringtones
• Favorite People: Quickly call, text, or email your	2012.09.28
	FCC	• To personalize your ringtones, touch Apps
favorite contacts. To add people to your Favorites list,		> Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone or Default
see “Favorites” on page 14.		notification.

•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.

•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.

28 Personalize

Wallpaper

Date & time

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

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

•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.	2012.09.28
• To play sounds for screen selections, touch Apps	FCC
> 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.

Personalize 29

Wireless

Wi-Fi networks

lose the wires

Turn Wi-Fi power on or off

Quick start: Wireless

Touch Apps

> Settings, then touch the Wi-Fi

power switch to turn it

ON

or OFF .

Connect your phone to fast Wi-Fi networks or

Note: To extend battery life, turn off Wi-Fi power when

Bluetooth™ devices.

not in use.

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

Wi-Fi search & connect

Bluetooth.

When Wi-Fi is on, the Wi-Fi in range indicator

Turn Wi-Fi power on & off.

appears in the status bar when a network is available.

Drag down the status bar and touch the Wi-Fi networks

Connect to this network.

available notification to select and connect to a network.

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

2012.09.128Touch Apps

>

Settings > Wi-Fi.

FCC

2 Touch the Wi-Fi power switch to turn it ON 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.

SCAN

ADD NETWORK

3 Touch a network to connect. If necessary,

Connect to this device.

enter Network SSID, Security, and Password, and touch

Turn Bluetooth

Connect.

power on & off.

When your phone is connected to the network, the

SEARCH FOR DEVICES

Wi-Fi connected indicator

appears in the status bar.

30 Wireless

Tip: When you are in range and Wi-Fi power is on, you will automatically reconnect to available networks you’ve connected to before.

•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.

Wi-Fi modes

For those who like to get a bit more technical, your

Note: Keep it secure. To protect your phone and

phone supports the following Wi-Fi modes:

hotspot from unauthorized access, it is strongly

802.11 b, g, n. recommended that you set up hotspot Security (WPA2 is the most secure), including password.

	Wi-Fi hotspot			3 Touch Save when the settings are complete.
	You can make your phone a Wi-Fi hotspot to provide			When your Wi-Fi hotspot is active, other Wi-Fi enabled
	portable, convenient internet access to other Wi-Fi
				devices can connect by entering your hotspot’s SSID,
	enabled devices.
				selecting a Security type, and entering the correct
	Caution: This application significantly impacts battery
				Password.
	life. You may want to run this application with the		2012.09.28
	charger connected.
			FCC	BluetoothTM handsfree devices
	Note: You need to subscribe to Wi-Fi hotspot service to			Turn Bluetooth power on or off
	use this feature. Contact your service provider.
				Touch Apps > Settings, then touch the Bluetooth
	To set up your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot:
				power switch to turn it ON or OFF .
	1 Touch Apps >	Settings > More > Tethering &		Note: To extend battery life, turn off Bluetooth power
	portable hotspot > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to turn on the			when not in use.

hotspot.

2Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot to change hotspot security and configuration settings:

•Network SSID—Enter a unique name for your hotspot and touch Next.

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

Wireless 31

	once for each device—to connect again, just turn on the			Disconnect devices
	device.			To automatically disconnect your phone from a paired
	1	Make sure the Bluetooth device you are pairing with		device, simply turn off the device.
		is in discoverable mode.		To manually disconnect your phone from a paired device,
		Note: Refer to the guide that came with the		touch the device name in the devices list, then touch OK.
		Bluetooth device for details.		Change device name
	2	Touch Apps	> Settings > Bluetooth.
				Touch Apps	> Settings > Bluetooth, turn Bluetooth
	3	Touch the Bluetooth power switch to turn it ON
				power on, then touch Menu > Rename phone. Enter a
		and scan. If Bluetooth power is already on, touch		name and touch OK.
		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
			2012.09.28

	is connected, the Bluetooth connected indicator	FCC
	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.

32 Wireless

Tools

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 .

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

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

You can view your calendar in different ways: Touch the			To switch between basic and advanced functions, touch
date, then touch Day, Week, Month, or Agenda. When you			Menu > Advanced panel or Basic panel. To clear history,
highlight an event, more details appear.			touch Menu	> Clear history.
		2012.09.28
Tip: To add a calendar widget to your home screen, FCC			Alarm clock
touch Apps	> Widgets, touch and hold Calendar, then
drag it to a spot on the home screen.			Find it: Apps	>		Alarms

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 0 minutes, 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.

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

	To set an alarm, touch Set
		ALARMS	TIMER
	alarm.
	When an alarm sounds,
		Add alarm
	select Dismiss to turn it off or
	touch the screen to snooze	7:00 AM
		Every day
	for five minutes.

To add an alarm, touch , then enter alarm details. To enable or disable an alarm, touch the check box.

Tools 33

Accessibility

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.

•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: Touch Volumes and use the sliders.

	•	Dialing and commands: Touch Apps		>	Voice	• Vibrate: Touch Vibrate and ring to feel your phone ring.
		Recorder. To dial, say “Call” and then a contact name				Zoom
		or phone number. Or, say a command from the list
						Get a closer look. To zoom in, touch the screen with two
		shown, like “Send Message” or “Go To”.
						fingers and then slide them apart. To zoom out, slide
	•	Search: Touch and hold Search	, then say what
						your fingers together.
		you want to search for, like “Motorola accessories”.2012.09.28
	•	Text entry: Touch a text entry field to open the			FCC	Display brightness
						Set a brightness level that works for you. Touch Apps
		touchscreen keypad. Touch , then say what you
		want to type.				> Settings > Display > Adjust brightness level. Make
	Tip: Speak naturally, but clearly. Use the microphone in a					sure that Automatic brightness is unchecked so you can
						set your own level.
	similar way to a speakerphone, so no need to shout or
	hold the phone close to your mouth.					Touchscreen & keys
	To change your voice settings, see “Voice settings” on					All these touch features are great, and sometimes it’s
	page 34.					nice to hear or feel your touches too. Touch Apps
						> Settings > Sound:

	Caller ID	• Touchscreen: To hear screen touches (click), select
	When you want to hear who’s calling:
		Touch sounds.

34 Tools

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

2012.09.28
	Touch a file or folder to open, then touch and hold a file
FCC	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.

Warning: All data on the microSD card will be deleted.

Management 35