Motorola ATRIX User manual

MOTOROLA ATRIX
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1Welcome
Welcome
MOTOROLA ATRIX™
It’s not part computer, it’s leave-your-computer-behind.
• A computer that doubles as a phone: Built with
PC-like dual-core technology, the MOTOROLA
ATRIX also comes packing 1GB of RAM. You’ll see
everything in crisp, rich 24-bit color with the world’s
first qHD smartphone display. With the support of
up to 48GB memory, you’ll be able to store
thousands of songs, photos, and files.
• A phone that acts like a computer: With the
revolutionary webtop, you now have the freedom to
access and manage your files, photos, emails and
web on a larger screen virtually anywhere you go.
Just connect your MOTOROLA ATRIX using the
optional Lapdock™ or HD Multimedia Dock (page
33).
This product meets the applicable limit for
exposure to radio waves (known as SAR) of
1.6 W/kg (FCC). The limits and guidelines
include a substantial safety margin designed to assure
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
safety, regulatory and legal information in this guide.
the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
The highest SAR values measured for this device are
listed in the legal and safety information packaged with
your 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 2.5 cm (1 inch) from
the body to ensure compliance with SAR
requirements. Note that the product may be
transmitting even if you are not making a phone call.
More
More
•Answers:Touch > Help Center.
You can also flick your home screen left or right to
show the Getting Started and Tips & Tricks widgets.
•Updates:Get phone updates, PC software, online
help and more at www.motorola.com/myatrix.
•MOTOBLUR:After you create a MOTOBLUR
account, open it at
www.motorola.com/mymotoblur.
• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at
.
www.motorola.com

2Your phone
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
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Micro USB
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Headset
WebcamMessage
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Search
Back
Menu
Power /
Sleep
Hold=power
Press=sleep
HDMI
Home
For keyboard details, see “Text entry” on page 23.
Note: Your phone may look a little different.
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3Let’s go
Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Photos & videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Webtop application & Entertainment Center . . . . . . . . . 33
Bluetooth™ & Wi-Fi connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
File transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety”
on page 49.
To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 44.
1Cover off 2SIM in
3Battery in 4Cover on
5Charge up 6Power up, log in
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4Let’s go
Set up & go
Set up & go
When you first turn on your phone, you
need to create or log into your
MOTOBLUR account. MOTOBLUR syncs
your contacts, email, messages, and
status information, for all your accounts, all in one
place. Registration is secure and should only take a
few minutes.
Note: This phone supports apps and services that use
a lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets your
needs. For details, contact your service provider.
1To turn on your phone, press and
hold the Power Key on top of your
phone.
2Select a language.
3Register or log in.
To create a MOTOBLUR account, enter your name,
your current email address (where MOTOBLUR can
send account information), and a new MOTOBLUR
password.
You can touch Menu to skip setup, then touch
> Accounts to add accounts later.
4Add your accounts to MOTOBLUR.
To add an account, touch it. Then, enter the user
name or email and password that you set up on that
account.
Tip: For more, or to add accounts anytime, go
to “Add accounts” on page 20.
5When your phone shows your home screen, import
your SIM contacts: Touch Dialer > Contacts,
then touch Menu > Import/Export > Import
contacts from: SIM card. Touch OK to confirm.
Your MOTOBLUR account
Only MOTOBLUR syncs contacts, posts, feeds,
messages, emails, photos, and much more—from
sources like Facebook®, Twitter, MySpace, your work
email, Picasa™, and Photobucket®—and serves them
up just the way you want them.
To add or edit the email, social networking, and other
accounts in your MOTOBLUR, touch > Accounts.
To set up email accounts, see “Set up messaging”
on page 22.
You can log into MOTOBLUR from a computer to
upload contacts, reset your password, get help, or
even locate your phone:
www.motorola.com/mymotoblur

5Touchscreen & keys
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster
Internet access, touch Menu > Settings >
Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. Touch Wi-Fi to
search for and connect to wireless networks. There’s
more in “Wi-Fi networks” on page 37.
Security
Your contacts are backed-up on MOTOBLUR, so don’t
worry. Even if you lose your phone, MOTOBLUR can
help you find it or wipe it. And when you get your next
MOTOBLUR product, your stored info makes it a snap
to set up with just your username and password.
Of course, it doesn't stop there. There are plenty of
ways to protect your phone and your information,
in “Security” on page 42.
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Quick start: Touchscreen
• Touch items to select them. Try it: In the home
screen, touch Dialer > Contacts.
• Touch & hold items to open options. Try it: In the
home screen, touch Dialer > Contacts, then
touch and hold a contact to open options.
TV & Radio
Messaging
Market
Browser
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http://www.
Touch to open. Touch & hold
to move or delete.
Drag or flick to scroll panels
(or long lists).
Touch & hold an empty spot
to add a shortcut or widget.

6Touchscreen & keys
•Draga list, or the home screen, to see more. Try it:
In the home screen, touch Dialer > Contacts
then drag your list up or down.
When you drag or flick a list, a scroll button appears
on the right. Drag the scroll button to move faster.
•Flick(drag quickly and release) a list to move quickly.
When you flick a long list, touch the screen to stop it
from scrolling.
•To make the screen sleep or wake up, press the
Power Key.
Note: Your touchscreen
might stay dark if the sensor
just above it is covered.
Don't use covers or screen protectors (even clear
ones) that cover this sensor.
Tips & tricks: Touchscreen & keys
•To show options for list items (like Contacts), touch
and hold them. To show options for your current
display, touch Menu .
•To set a security lock that you need to enter
whenever you wake up your phone, touch Menu >
Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock.
•In many apps, the touchscreen switches from
portrait to landscape when you rotate your phone.
To turn this on or off, touch Menu > Settings >
Display > Auto-rotate screen.
Power & sleep key
Press and hold the Power Key to open
a menu where you can turn off sound
(Silent mode), network and wireless
connections (Airplane mode), or the
phone (Power off).
To save your battery, prevent accidental touches, or
when you want to wipe smudges off your
touchscreen, put the touchscreen to sleep by
pressing the Power Key. To wake up the touchscreen,
just press the Power Key again.
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu >
Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,
use “Security” on page 42.
Volume keys
Press the volume keys on the side of
the phone to change the ring volume (in
the home screen), or the earpiece
volume (during a call).

7Home screen
Menu, home, search, & back keys
Touch Menu to open menu options in your home
screen, lists, and other places.
Touch Home to close any menu or app and return
to the home screen. Touch and hold Home to
show the last few apps you used, then touch an app to
open it. In the home screen, touch Home to open
or close the app menu.
Touch Search to open “Search” on page 8.
Touch Back to go to the previous screen.
Home screen
quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
You’ll see the home screen when you turn on the
phone or touch Home from a menu:
TV & Radio
Messaging
Market
Browser
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http://www.
Notifications
Flick down for details.
Status Indicators
Shortcuts
Open the app menu.
Widgets
Touch to open. Touch & hold to
add, move, or delete.
Drag or flick to scroll panels.

8Home screen
On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that open
your favorite apps, web bookmarks, contacts, mail
labels, or music playlists. Widgets show you news,
weather, messages, and other updates.
•To show other panels of shortcuts and widgets,
flick the home screen left or right.
•To open shortcuts or widgets, touch them.
Touch Home to return to the home screen.
Tip: When you open a widget, touch Menu to
show any options or settings (you can choose
accounts for Messages, Social Networking, or
Calendar widgets).
There’s more about social networking widgets in
“Quick start: Social networking” on page 19 and
“Update your status” on page 20.
•To resize Motorola
widgets, touch and hold
one until you feel a
vibration, then release.
Drag a corner to resize.
•To add something or
change your wallpaper,
touch and hold an empty spot until you open the
Add to Home screen menu.
You can add a folder to organize your shortcuts.
THURSDAY
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1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
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•To move or delete something, touch and hold it
until you feel a vibration, then drag it to another
spot, another panel, or the trash at the bottom of
the screen.
Tips & tricks: Home screen
•To return to the home screen, touch Home .
•To add an app shortcut to the home screen, you
can open the app menu, then touch and hold an
icon.
Search
Phone status & notifications
Phone status & notifications
At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you
about new messages or events (flick the bar down for
details). Icons on the right tell you about phone status:
Bluetooth™ Wi-Fi
GPS active airplane mode
silent ring vibrate ring
mic mute speakerphone
Text Search
Type, then touch
Voice Search
Touch, then speak.
Choose what you search.