Motorola XT531 User Guide
Congratulations
MOTOROLA FIRE™ XT
Your MOTOROLA FIRE™ XT phone delivers more for
your work and play!
• Search: Touch Search to search across your
apps, contacts, web, and maps—or just enter the
address for a place or a web page.
• Apps: Open
social networking apps to keep in touch (like
Facebook™ or Twitter), or find something else you
like with “Apps” on page 5!
• Touch Display: Browse the web and pinch to zoom
on the 8.9cm HVGA touch display in “Web” on
page 18.
• Camera: Capture photos and videos with the 5MP
auto-focus camera with flash in “Photos & videos”
on page 20.
Note: Some apps and features might not be available
in all countries.
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information packaged with your
product.
Market to download games for fun,
More
• Support: Phone updates, PC software, online help
and more at www.motorola.com/support
• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products
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1Congratulations
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
3.5mm OMTP
Headset Jack
Front Camera
Notification
Light
Flash=missed
call, new
message, or
other
notification
Micro USB
Power/Sleep
Key
Hold=power
Press=sleep
Volume Keys
Light Sensor
Camera Key
Microphone
Contents
Let’s go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Home screen & apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Personalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bluetooth™, Wi-Fi, & cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tips & tricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety, Regulatory & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Menu
Open options.
Home
Touch=
home screen
Hold=
recent apps
Back
Go back one
screen.
Search
Touch=text
Hold=voice
Note: Your phone might look a little different. Your
phone requires OMTP headsets.
2 Your phone
Let’s go
3-6H
Power
Key
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
4 Batter y in
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 31.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on
page 28.
Set up & go
Note: This phone supports data-intensive apps and
services. It is strongly recommended that you
purchase a data plan that meets your needs. Contact
your service provider for details.
When you turn on your new phone, you can create or
enter a Google™ account so that you can download
apps, use Gmail™, and much more:
1 Press and hold Power to turn
on your phone.
2 Touch the Android™ image to
begin setup.
3 Touch a button to
Google account,
you have, or
To create an account later, touch Menu >
Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account >
Google. You can log into your account from a
computer at accounts.google.com
Create a
Sign in with one
Skip.
.
3Let’s go
4 Enter details to create or sign into your account.
Menu
Open options.
Home
Touch=
home screen
Hold=
recent apps
Search
Touch=text
Hold=voice
Back
Go back one
screen.
When your phone confirms the account, it shows
account sync options.
• To change whether your phone shows the
Google account’s contacts, Gmail™, and
calendar, touch the Google account name.
• To add another account, touch
Add account. For
details, see “Email” on page 13.
• To exit setup touch Home .
If your phone cannot connect, you can touch Menu
Wireless settings to change mobile network
>
settings.
Power & sleep
Your screen sleeps when
you hold it to your ear
during a call, or when it is
inactive. To change the
sleep delay, touch
Menu >
Display > Screen
timeout
Settings >
.
Unlock
Silence
Power/Sleep
Key
Hold=power
Press=sleep or
wake up
Keys
Use your phone’s keys to
navigate and open
options at any time.
Press the volume keys to
change the ringer volume
(in the home screen), or
the earpiece volume
(during a call).
From any screen, press
the camera key on the right side of the phone to open
the camera.
Touch Home to return to the home screen. Touch
and hold Home to see your recent apps.
Volume Keys
Camera Key
4 Let’s go
Home screen & apps
11:19
BrowserContacts Market Maps
Notifications
Flick down for details.
Status Indicators
Shortcuts
Open the app menu.
Widgets
Touch to open. Touch & hold to
move or delete.
Drag or flick to open panels (or
scroll in lists).
a few essentials
Use your home screen for quick access to apps,
search, and more. Download social networking apps
(like Facebook™ or Twitter) to keep in touch!
Quick start: Home screen
You’ll see the home screen when you turn on the
phone or touch Home from a menu:
• To open shortcuts or widgets, touch them. Touch
Home to return to the home screen.
When you open shortcuts or widgets,
touch Menu for options.
• To move or delete shortcuts or widgets, touch and
hold them until you feel a vibration, then drag it to
another spot, another panel, or at the bottom.
In lists like
Contacts, touch and hold list items for
options.
• To add shortcuts, widgets, or wallpaper, touch and
hold an empty spot until you see the menu. You can
also add a folder to organize your shortcuts.
• To show more panels, drag or flick right or left.
Touch and hold to show panel thumbnails.
In lists like
Contacts, drag or flick to scroll.
To change your ringtone, display brightness, and more,
touch Menu >
Settings > Sound or Display. For
details, see “Persona lize” on page 7.
Apps
To show your app menu, touch .
• To scroll through the menu, flick up or down.
• To open an app, touch an icon.
5Home screen & apps
• To group your apps, touch Menu > Manage
Clear
Notifications
10:32
New voicemail
Dial (Your Voicemail Number)
11:19
groups
> Add New Group, then enter the name (to
close the display keyboard, touch Back ). In the
app menu, touch and hold an app to drag it to the
group’s tab. Touch the group’s tab to open it.
• To close the app menu, touch Back .
Tip: To show the last eight apps you opened, touch
and hold Home .
To download new apps from Android Market™, touch
Market. Touch Search to find an app, or
>
Downloads to show or reinstall the apps you
touch
downloaded. To download apps from websites, you
need to change your security settings: Touch
Menu >
sources
Settings > Applications > Unknown
.
Warn in g: Apps downloaded from the web can be from
unknown sources. To protect your phone and personal
data, only download apps from sources you trust.
To move or uninstall your apps, touch Menu >
Settings > Applications > Manage applications. Touch
an app in the list to show details and options.
On your computer, you can browse and manage apps
for all your devices powered by Android™ at
.
market.android.com
6 Home screen & apps
Phone status & notifications
In the status bar at the top
of your screen, the right
side shows phone status.
The left side shows new
messages or events (for
details, flick the bar down).
network strength battery strength
new voicemail new text message
Bluetooth™ on Bluetooth
connected
Wi-Fi connected airplane mode
USB connected alarm set
silent ringer silent ringer, vibrate
on
mute call speakerphone
Personalize
Display settings
Brightness
Screen timeout
All window animations are shown
Animation
Auto-rotate screen
Adjust the delay before the screen
automatically turns off
Sound settings
General
Incoming calls
Only in Silent mode
Vibrate
Volume
Silent mode
Silence all sounds except media &
alarms
Phone ringtone
Notifications
Notification ringtone
Choose separate volume
settings for incoming calls,
media, alarms, and notifications.
Call & Message Notifications
Turn on or off menu animations.
add your personal touch
Customize your phone’s sounds and appearance to
make it unique to you!
Quick start: Personalize
From the home screen, touch Menu > Settings >
Sound or Display.
• To choose a rin gtone or vibration for calls and
messages, touch Menu >
then choose
Vibrate.
or
Phone ringtone, Notification ringtone,
• To change the volume, touch Menu >
Sound > Volume.
>
Settings > Sound,
Settings
• To t u r n dialpad sounds on or off, touch Menu >
Settings > Sound > Audible touch tones.
• To turn menu selection sounds on or off, touch
Menu >
Settings > Sound > Audible selection.
• To change your wallpaper, touch and hold an empty
spot on the home screen, then touch
Wallpapers.
• To change shortcuts and widgets on your home
screen, touch and hold them. For details, see “Home
screen & apps” on page 5.
• To set display brightness, touch Menu >
Settings > Display > Brightness.
• To control whether some apps rotate the screen
when you rotate your phone, touch Menu >
Settings > Display> Auto-rotate screen.
• To turn on or off animations that make your menus
look smoother, touch Menu >
Settings >
Display > Animation.
• To calibrate the sensors used by some games or
navigation apps, touch Menu >
Settings >
7Personalize
Display > G-Sensor Calibration (movement) or
Contacts FavoritesPhone Call log
May, 31 2012
Christine Fanning
11:19
Dialling PadAdd call
SpeakerMuteRecord
End
Christine Fanning
Home 222-333-4444
Hold
05:32
Open a list, then touch an entry
to call.
Hide the dialer to show a list of
both recent calls and Contacts.
Use a connected Bluetooth™
device.
Hang up.
Start a conference call.
Call.
E-Compass Calibration (direction).
Language & region
To set your menu language and region, touch
Menu >
language
Settings > Language & keyboard > Select
Calls
it’s good to talk
Dial numbers, see recent calls, combine calls, or set
up forwarding, restrictions, and more.
Quick start: Calls
From the home screen, touch .
8 Calls
• To make a call, touch , enter a number, then
End call
touch .
When dialing, touch Menu to add a pause
(pauses two seconds), or wait (waits for your
confirmation). To enter the international dialing
code, touch and hold .
• To voice dial, touch >
0
+
Voice Dialer, say “Call,”
and then a contact name or phone number.
• To answer a call, drag to the right.
•During a call, touch Menu to switch to a
Bluetooth headset (see “Bluetooth™, Wi-Fi, & cable
connections” on page 24). Touch Home or
Back to hide the active call display (to reopen it,
touch ).
Note: Using a mobile device or accessor y while
driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
• To end a call, touch .
• To ignore an incoming call, drag to the left.
Tip: For quick access to contacts, see “Fa vorites” on
page 11.
Recent calls
To show recent calls, touch > Call log
• To call, text, open, or save an entry, touch and hold
it.
• To clear the list, touch Menu >
Clear call log.
Conference calls
To start a conference call, call the first number. After
they answer, touch
When the next number answers, touch
remove individual callers, touch
Add call and call the next number.
Merge calls. To
Manage.
Call waiting
If you are on a call and a new call arrives:
• With call waiting on, you can drag to the right to
answer the new call and put the old call on hold.
Then, touch
calls
Swap to switch between calls, or Merge
to combine them.
• With call waiting off, the new call goes straight to
your voicemail.
To turn on call waiting, touch Menu >
Call settings > Additional settings > Call waiting.
Settings >
Call forwarding
To forward calls, touch Menu > Settings > Call
settings
> Call forwarding. You can forward calls all
9Calls
the time, or only when your phone is busy,
unanswered, or unreachable (not on the network)
Restricted calls
To restrict your phone so that it can only dial a few
numbers, touch Menu >
Fixed Dialing Numbers.
• To turn fixed dialing on, touch
• To add or delete the allowed numbers, touch
list
.
Settings > Call settings >
FDN activation.
FDN
Your phone number
To show your phone number, touch Menu >
Settings > About phone > Status > My phone number.
Your caller ID
To hide your number from the people you call, touch
Menu >
settings
Settings > Call settings > Additional
> Caller ID.
Cool down
In very limited circumstances, such as where your
phone has been exposed to extreme heat, you may
see “Cool Down” messages. To avoid possible
damage to your battery and phone, you should follow
10 Calls
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.
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more
emergency phone numbers 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 (if your phone is
locked, touch
2 Enter the emergency number.
3 Touch
Note: Your mobile device can use AGPS satellite
signals to help emergency services find you (“Location
Services (GPS & AGPS)” on page 35).
Emergency Call).
Call to call the emergency number.
Contacts
Phone
Displaying 20 contacts
Contacts FavoritesCall log
A
B
C
Arthur Baudo
Barry Smyth
Cheyenne Medina
Christine Fanning
Search
New contact
Accounts
Import/Export
More
Display options
Touch to open and call or text.
Touch & hold for options.
Drag or flick to scroll.
Switch to the dialer, recent calls,
or favorites.
Touch to search, create, and
more.
contacts like you’ve never had before
Keep each friend’s email, phone number, and even
address all in your
Quick start: Contacts
From the home screen, touch > Contacts.
• To create a contact, touch >
Menu >
Contacts for quick access.
New contact, choose where you want
Contacts >
to store the contact, then enter details (to close the
display keyboard, touch Back ).
Contacts shows the contacts from your Google™
account, which you can open from any computer at
contacts.google.com
mail.google.com
account, touch >
(or open your contacts within
). To stop synchronizing with your
Contacts > Menu >
Accounts, touch your Google account, then uncheck
Sync Contacts.
• To call, text, or email a contact, touch >
Contacts, touch the contact, then touch (call),
(text), or (email).
• To edit or delete a contact, touch >
Contacts,
touch the contact, then touch Menu .
Favorites
For quick access to a favorite contact, open the
contact, then touch the star next to their name. To
show your favorites, touch and touch
the top.
To add a shortcut to your favorites, touch and hold a
blank spot on your home screen, then touch
Starred contacts. You can also add a shortcut for an
individual contact: Touch and hold a blank spot on your
home screen, then choose
Shortcuts > Contacts.
Favorites at
Folders >
11Contacts
Storage & transfer
Messaging
New message
Compose new message
12254558787
14447772222
You had 1 missed call from
122545458787 ... 17 Aug
Wanna catch something to eat tonight? How about ...
17 Aug
12223334545
Ha! Thanks.
16 Aug
Settings
Delete threads
Search
Compose
Touch to open. Touch & hold to
open options.
Drag or flick to scroll.
Touch to change settings and
more.
When you create a new contact, your phone asks if
you want to store it in your Google™ account, phone
memory, or SIM card. Contacts in all three places
appear in your
• Contacts in your Google™ account can download
when you log into your Google account on a new
Android™ device. You can open these contacts from
any computer at contacts.google.com
• Contacts on your SIM card can load to a new device
when you insert your SIM card.
• Contacts in your phone memory stay in your old
phone, unless you export them.
To import or export contacts between your phone
memory and a SIM or memory card, touch >
Contacts, then touch Menu > Import/Export.
12 Messaging
Contacts list, but if you change phones:
.
Messaging
sometimes it’s best to text or email...
Send and receive text with photos or other
attachments, in quick text messages or full emails.
Quick start: Text messaging
From the home screen, touch > Messaging.
Tip: To see more messages, flick or drag up.
• To create a text message, touch >
New message. For options like attaching files,
>
touch Menu .
Messaging
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