Motorola 120T User manual

DIGITAL WIRELESS
TELEPHONE
User's Guide >

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Welcome
Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless
communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the
Motorola 120t wireless phone.
Antenna
Display
Headset Jack
Insert headset
accessory.
End Key
End phone calls,
exit menu system.
Left Soft Key
Perform functions
identified by left
display prompt.
Earpiece Menu Key
Voice Key
Record voice notes,
phonebook and
shortcut names.
Right Soft Key
Perform functions
identified by right
display prompt.
Send Key
Send and answer
calls, view recent
dialed calls list.
Accessory
Connector Port
Insert charger and
phone accessories.
Microphone
Power Key
Volume Keys
Adjust earpiece
and ringer volume.
Scroll Keys
Move through
menus and lists.

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Personal Communications Sector
600 North U.S. Highway 45
Libertyville, Illinois 60048
1-800-331-6456 (United States)
1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States)
1-800-461-4575 (Canada)
www.motorola.com (United States)
www.motorola.ca (Canada)
MOTOROLA, the Stylized M Logo and all other trademarks indicated as
such herein are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. ® Reg.U.S.Pat. & Tm. Off.
TrueSync, Sidekick, Starfish, and the Stylized Starfish Logo are registered
trademarks of Starfish Software, Inc., a wholly owned independent
subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. All other product or service names are the
property of their respective owners.
© 2002 Motorola, Inc.All rights reserved.
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except for the normal, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use that
arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.
Manual number: 6809445A04-O
Cover number: 8988485L49-O

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Menu Map
Main Menu
• Recent Calls
• Received Calls
• Dialed Calls
• Notepad
• Call Times
• Phonebook
• Datebook
• Radio
• Messages
• Create Msg
• Voicemail
• Text Msgs
• Quick Notes
• Outbox
• Drafts
• Ring Styles
• Style
•
Style Detail
• My Tones
• Shortcuts
• Voice Notes
• Calculator
• Games
• Settings
(see next page)
Shortcuts
Change display zoom:
Press M , then
press and hold M
Lock/unlock keypad:
Press M *
Display my phone number:
Press M #
Go to dialed calls list:
Press N
Exit menu system:
Press O
Note:This is the standard phone
menu layout.You or your service
provider may have changed the
menu layout or changed some
feature names.Not all features
may be available for all users.
For example, the Radio feature on
the main menu (left) is displayed
only when the optional FM Stereo
Radio Headset accessory is
plugged into the accessory
connector port on your phone
(see phone illustration, page 1).

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Settings Menu
• Phone Status
• My Tel. Number
• Active Line
• Battery Meter
• In-Call Setup
• In-Call Timer
• Answer Options
• Security
• Phone Lock
• Lock Keypad
• Lock Application
• Talk Secure
• Restrict Calls
• New Passwords
• Other Settings
• Personalize
• Main Menu
•Keys
• Initial Setup
• Time and Date
• Backlight
• Zoom
• TTY Setup
• Scroll
• Animation
• Language
• Contrast
• DTMF
• Master Reset
• Master Clear
• Network
• Car Settings
• Headset

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Contents
Contents
Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
AboutThis Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
TurningYour Phone On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
SeeingYour Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
AboutYour Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Zooming In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Battery Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Redialing a Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Using Talk Secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Returning Unanswered Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Calling an Emergency Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Turning Off a Call Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Canceling an Incoming Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Calling With Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Calling With One-Touch Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Calling a Number in a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

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Contents
Additional Calling Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using FeaturesWhile On a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Additional On-Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Navigating to a Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Selecting a Feature Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Entering Feature Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
EnteringText . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Choosing a Text Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using Tap Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using Symbol Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using iTAP™ Software Predictive Text Entry Method 44
Menu Feature Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Viewing Received Calls or Dialed Calls . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using the Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Viewing and Resetting Call Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Viewing Entry Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Storing a Phonebook Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Storing a PIN Code With the Phone Number . . . . . . 65
Recording a Voice Name For a Phonebook Entry . . . 67
Dialing a Phonebook Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Editing a Phonebook Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Deleting a Phonebook Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Setting the Primary Number for a Phonebook Entry . 69
Checking Phonebook Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Sorting the Phonebook List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Contents
Datebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Week View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Day View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Event View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Adding a Datebook Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Changing Event Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Copying an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Deleting an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Turning the Radio On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Tuning a Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Storing a Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Selecting a Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Sending and Receiving Calls With the Radio On . . . .78
Messages—Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
StoringYour Voicemail Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Receiving a Voicemail Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Listening to a Voicemail Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Messages—Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Managing Messages inYour Text Message Inbox . . .82
Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Reading, Locking, or Deleting a Text Message . . . . .84
Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Sending a Quick Note Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Viewing the Status of Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . .88
Ring Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Selecting a Ring Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Customizing a Ring Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Creating Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Setting Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

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Contents
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Standard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Creating a Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Using Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Voice Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Recording a Voice Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Viewing the Voice Notes List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Playing a Voice Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Locking and Unlocking a Voice Note . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Deleting a Voice Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Calculating Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Converting Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Playing a Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Game Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Blackjack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Falling Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Video Poker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
AdjustingYour Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Reordering Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Customizing a Soft Key Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
TTY Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Hands-Free Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Assigning a New Code or Password . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
IfYou Forget a Code or Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Locking and UnlockingYour Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Locking and UnlockingYour Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Restricting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Activating Talk Secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127