Motorola DEFY XT User manual

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MOTOROLA DEFY XT
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1Congratulations
Congratulations
MOTOROLA DEFY XT
Yo u r M OTO R O L A DEFY XT is the smartphone that
keeps up with you, rain or shine.
• Lifeproof: Your phone is water-resistant, dustproof,
and has a scratch-resistant display.
• Dashboard: Easy access to Compass, Connected
Music Player, Pedometer, and Weather.
See“Dashboard” on page 11.
• Extended battery life: So you have longer to use
your phone outdoors.
Note: Certain apps and features may not be available in
all countries.
This product meets the applicable limit for
exposure to radio waves (known as SAR) of
1.6 W/kg (FCC & IC). The limits and guidelines
include a substantial safety margin designed to assure
the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
The highest SAR values measured for this device are
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
safety, regulatory and legal information provided with
your product.

2Congratulations
listed in the regulatory information packaged with your
product.
Want more?
More help, more accessories, more free stuff. We’re
here to help.
• Updates: Phone updates, PC software, user’s guides,
online help, and more at www.motorola.com/support.
• Accessories: Find more for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products.
•Social:The latest news, tips & tricks, videos, and so
much more—join us on:
YouTube™ www.youtube.com/motorola
Facebook™ www.facebook.com/motorola
Twitter www.twitter.com/motomobile

3Your phone
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
Front Camera
Notification
Light
Flash=missed
call, new
message, or
other
notification.
Microphone
Volume Keys
Micro USB
3.5mm
Headset Jack
Menu
Open options.
Home
Touch=
home screen
Hold=
recent apps
Search
Touch=text
Back
Go back one
screen.
Power/
SleepKey
Press=sleep
Hold=power

4Your phone
Note: To help protect your phone, always make sure that
the battery cover and any connector covers are closed
and secure.
Rear Camera
Cover Lock

5Contents
Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Home screen & apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Photos & videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

6Let’s go
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on page 35.
1Cover off 2microSD in
3Battery in 4Cover on
5Charge up
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7Let’s go
Set up & go
Note: This phone supports apps and services that use a
lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets your
needs. Contact your service provider for details.
When you turn on your new phone, create or enter a
Google™ account so that you can download apps, use
Gmail™, and more:
1Press and hold Power to turn
on your phone.
2Touch the Android™ image to
begin setup.
3Touch a button to
Create a Google
account,
Sign in with one you have, or Skip .
4When 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 19.
•To exit setup, touch Home .
If your phone cannot connect, touch Menu >
Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings to
change mobile network settings.
Power Key

8Let’s go
Stands up to life
Your phone stands up to water, dust and life, because
accidents happen. Now your investment is safe and
protected from life’s little challenges like that sudden rain
shower and other everyday mishaps.
Of course, your phone isn’t indestructible, so to avoid
damage from natural elements, such as water, sand and
dust intrusion, always make sure that the battery door
cover and connector covers are closed and secure.
If your phone gets wet and/or dirty:
•Wipe with a soft cloth and shake to remove excess
water from the entire phone, especially the display
screen, speaker and microphone ports.
•Allow your phone to air-dry for at least 1 hour before
using it again.
•Always make sure to clean all dirt and debris from the
battery door cover/seals and connector covers.
Note: Your phone is not designed to float, or work
underwater.
sleep & wake up
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 >
Settings > Display > Screen timeout .
To lock the screen, press Power .
To unlock the screen, drag to .

9Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps
a few essentials
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.
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Notifications
Flick down for details.
Status Indicators
Shortcuts
Open apps.
Widgets
Touch to open. Touch & hold to
move or delete.
Drag or flick to open panels (or
scroll in lists).

10 Home screen & apps
•To move or delete a shortcut or a widget, touch and
hold it until you feel a vibration, then drag it to
another spot, another panel, or at the top.
In lists, like
Contacts , touch and hold a list item 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
Home 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 “Personalize” on page 14.
Tip: From the home screen, touch Menu >
Themes
to design different home screens for
Work , Home , or
Weekend . Your changes are stored in each profile.

11Home screen & apps
Dashboard
Your dashboard shows apps and a pedometer that
reports your run time, steps, and calories burned—it’s
the ideal fitness companion.
Touch >
DashBoard .
Note: To set the pedometer, touch Menu >
Settings
>
Height and Weight , then enter your details.
To view or share your records, touch Menu >
My
Record
or Share .
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Shortcuts
Drag or flick to see other
apps.
Start/Stop/Save pedometer
record.
To change app that is shown.

12 Home screen & apps
Apps
To show you r apps, touch .
•To scroll, flick up or down.
•To open an app, touch it.
•To close the app menu, touch Back .
Tip: To see the last few apps you used, touch and hold
Home .
To download new apps, touch
Play Store . Touch
Search to find an app, or touch
Downloads to show
or reinstall the apps you downloaded. To download apps
from websites, you need to change your security
settings: Touch Menu >
Settings > Applications >
Unknown sources .
Tip: Choose your apps and updates carefully, from
trusted sites like Google Play™ Store as some may
impact your phone’s performance.
Note: When installing an app, make sure you read the
alerts that tell you what information the app will access.
If you don’t want the app to have access to this
information, cancel the installation.
To move or uninstall your apps, touch Menu >
Settings > Applications > Manage applications . Touch
an app in the list to show details and options.

13Home screen & apps
On your computer, you can browse and manage apps for
all your devices powered by Android™ at
http://play.google.com.
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
Notifications
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New voicemail
Dial (Your Voicemail Number)
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Carrier Service
Messsaging
Browser

14 Personalize
Personalize
add your personal touch
Quick start: Personalize
From the home screen, touch Menu > Settings >
Sound or Display .
• Home screen: To add widgets, shortcuts, or
wallpaper, touch and hold an empty spot until you
open the
Add to Home screen menu. To move or
delete widgets or shortcuts, touch and hold
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
Screen timeout
Font style
Set font
Choose separate volume
settings for incoming calls,
media, alarms, and notifications.
Call & Message Notifications
Turn on or off menu animations.

15Personalize
them—then drag them to another spot, another
panel, or the trash can.
• Ringtones & display: Touch Menu >
Settings to
choose
Sound , Display , and more.
• Volume: To change your ringtone volume from the
home screen, just press the volume keys.
Sounds
•Change your ringtone and notifications: touch
Menu >
Settings > Sound . To use a song as a
ringtone, touch > Music+ > My Music >
Songs ,
touch and hold the song name, then touch
Set as
ringtone
.
•Change your new message notification: touch >
Messaging > Menu > Settings > Select ringtone .
•Set a ringtone for a contact: touch
Dialer >
Contacts , touch the contact, then touch Menu >
Options > Ringtone .
•Set volume for media: touch Menu >
Settings >
Sound > Volume .
•Play sound on screen selection: touch Menu >
Settings > Sound > Audible selection .

16 Calls
Calls
it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
From the home screen, touch Dialer .
Search for a contact by entering one of the
following: First letter(s) of name, name or
phone number
Contacts FavoritesPhone Call log
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Christine Fanning
Home 222-333-4444
Dialing
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Add call
Bluetooth Mute
DialpadEnd call
Speaker
Open a list, then touch an entry
to call.
Hide the dialpad.
Hang up.
Start a conference call.
Call.
Switch to a Bluetooth headset,
mute, or use the speaker.

17Calls
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.
1Tou ch Dialer (if your phone is locked, then
touch
Emergency Call ).
2Enter the emergency number.
3Tou ch
Call to call the emergency number.
Note: Your phone can use location based services (GPS
and AGPS) to help emergency services find you. See
”Location Services” in your legal and safety information.
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 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.

18 Contacts
Contacts
contacts like you’ve never had before
Quick start: Contacts
From the home screen, touch Dialer > Contacts .
•To create a contact, touch
Dialer > Contacts >
Menu >
New contact .
•To call, text, or email a contact, touch
Dialer >
Contacts , touch the contact, then touch (call),
(text), or (email).
•To edit or delete a contact, touch
Dialer >
Contacts , touch the contact, then touch Menu .
Contacts FavoritesPhone Call log
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Contacts FavoritesPhone Call log
Displaying 456 contacts
A
B
C
Arthur Baudo
Barry Smyth
Cheyenne Medina
Christine Fanning
Search New contact
Delete contacts
Display options
Accounts Import/Export
Drag or flick to scroll.
Switch to the dialer, recent
calls, favorites or groups.
Touch to search, create,
and more.