Motorola DEFY XT300 User manual

Motorola XT300
MOTOROLA SPICETM

1Congratulations
Congratulations
MOTOROLA SPICE™
Introducing MOTOROLA SPICE™— stay in touch with
your peeps and keep up with your life.
•Use customizable widgets, so you're in control of
the messages and updates you receive.
•Download thousands of cool apps from Android
Market™ to play and surf to your heart’s content.
•Use the BACKTRACK™ navigation pad for
unobstructed navigation without blocking the
screen.
Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information packaged with your
product.
More
•Updates:Phone updates, online help, User’s Guide,
and more at www.motorola.com/myspice.
• Accessories: Find more for your phone at
Canada: www.motorola.ca
USA: www.motorola.com/products.
• Load your files: Download Media Link at
www.motorola.com/mymedialink.

2Your phone
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
Tip: Set the screen to adjust when you turn the phone:
touch Menu >
Settings > Sound & display
>
Orientation .
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Headset
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect to
PC.
Volume Keys
Power
Key
Press = sleep
Hold = power
Back
Home
Microphone
Menu Search
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
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Search
Symbols
Touchpad
on back
Shift
Alternate
Space
Enter
Delete

3Let’s go
Contents
Let’s go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
YouTube™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Wi-Fi™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
USB & memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 41.
1Cover off 2SIM in
3microSD in (may
already be inserted) 4Battery in
5Cover on 6Charge up
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4Let’s go
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard
guides you through signing in to your Google™
account. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the wizard
will help you create one.
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.
1Press and hold Power on top
of your phone to turn it on.
2Select a language.
3Follow the setup wizard to create
or log in to your Google account.
Lock & unlock
To lock the screen/phone:
•Press Power .
•Let the screen time out (don’t press anything).
To unlock the screen/phone:
•Press Power , then drag to the right.
If you've set a lock pattern or passcode, you'll be
asked to enter it.
For more security features, see “Security” on page 38.
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 . There’s more
in “Wi-Fi™” on page 24.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market™ (see “Apps for
all” on page 21).
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card
installed—you can load it up with photos, videos, and
music from your computer using “USB drag & drop”
on page 35.

5Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touch tips
• Touch: Choose an icon or option.
• Touch & Hold: Open options.
•Drag:Scroll or move slowly.
•Flick:Scroll or move quickly.
•Pinch:Zoom in on maps, web pages, or photos.
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To zoom, pinch two
fingers together or
apart.
Touch to open.
Touch & hold to move
items (or open options
in lists).
Drag or flick to open
panels (or scroll, in
lists).
Tip: When you flick a list, touch again to stop scrolling.
If your screen goes to sleep, press Power .
BACKTRACK™ touchpad
To navigate without obstructing
the touchscreen, you can use the
rear touchpad to swipe between
panels, lists and websites.
To activate glow mode, touch and
hold on the touch pad. Then, use
the touchpad to navigate the glow on the display.
Touch the touchpad to select an item.
Key tips
Menu, home, back, & search
Touch Home to close any menu or app and return
to the home screen.
In the home screen, touch and hold Home to
show the last few apps you used, then touch an app to
open it.
Touch Menu to open menu options, or touch
Back to go back.
Touch Search for text search.

6Touchscreen & keys
Sleep & wake up
To save your battery, prevent accidental touches, or
when you want to wipe smudges off your
touchscreen, put the touchscreen to sleep by pressing
Power . To wake up the touchscreen, press
Power again and drag to the right, or open the
phone.
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
>
Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout .
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,
use “Screen lock” on page 38.
Power key menu
Press and hold Power to open the power key
menu, where you can turn off the phone (
Power off ),
or turn
Airplane mode or Silent mode either ON or
OFF .
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys (page 2) to change the ring
volume (in the home screen), or the earpiece volume
(during a call).
When playing music or video files, press the volume
keys to adjust media volume.
Spin the screen
You can set the touchscreen to rotate 90 degrees in
some apps, such as messaging and contacts, to stay
right-side up when you rotate your phone:
Find it: Menu >
Settings > Sound & display
>
Orientation

7Home screen
Home screen
quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
The home screen gives you all your latest information
in one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the
phone or touch Home from a menu. It’s basically
like this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
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Notifications
Flick down to see
details.
Flick left or right to
open more panels.
Open the
app menu.
Battery Status
Shortcuts
Use & change your home screen
On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that you
open your favorite apps, web bookmarks, contacts,
mail labels, or music playlists. Widgets show you
weather, messages, and other updates.
Flick the home screen left or right to open other panels
of shortcuts and widgets.
•To open something, touch it. Touch Home to
return to the home screen.
•To add something or change your wallpaper, touch
and hold an empty spot until you see the
Add to
Home screen
menu.
You can add a folder to organize your shortcuts.
•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.
Running multiple apps
No need to close an app before opening another one.
Your phone runs multiple apps, all at once.
You can open a new app while already running another.
Touch Home to return to the home screen. Open
the app menu and touch the app you want. To switch
from one running app to another, touch and hold
Home to see what apps are already open, then

8Home screen
touch the one you want. You can view up to the last six
apps you ran.
Search
Touch Search on the front of the phone, or touch
Search on your phone’s slide-out keypad.
To add a search bar in the home screen, touch and hold
an empty spot, then touch
Android widgets > Search .
Notifications & phone status
At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you
about new messages or events (notifications). Icons
on the right tell you about phone status. Flick the bar
down to show notification details.
Quick Search Box
Touch here to enter text,
then touch to search.
Tip: To see today’s date, touch and hold the status bar
at the top of the screen.
Bluetooth™ active network (full signal)
GPS active network (roaming)
Wi-Fi™ active downloading
volume voicemail message
vibrate 3G (fastest data)
silent flight mode
mute call battery (charging)
signal (roaming) battery (full charge)
speakerphone active alarm set
GPRS (fast data) EDGE (faster data)
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Alex Pico
Meeting
Coffee?
Mar 25, 15:07
3G
Clear
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3G
Notifications
Notifications
Meeting
Coffee?
Alex Pico

9Calls
App menu
The app menu shows you all of your applications. To
open it from the home screen, touch . To close it,
touch Home .
Note: Your app menu will vary.
Recent apps
Touch and hold Home to see the last few apps you
used, then touch the app you want. Touch Home
to return to the home screen.
Calls
it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
Dialing options
Find it:
Phone
Phone Call log Contacts Favorites
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Delete
Touch to delete a digit.
Recent Calls
Call
Enter a number &
touch here to call it.

10 Calls
In-call options
During a call, touch
Hold , Mute , Bluetooth , or Speaker .
Your touchscreen goes dark to avoid accidental
touches. To wake it up, press Power .
Tip: You can touch Home or Back to hide the
active call display. To reopen it, flick the status bar
down and touch .
Make & answer calls
To make a call, touch Phone , touch the Phone
tab (if necessary), enter a number, then touch .
Tip: To enter an international dialing code, touch and
hold . To add a pause or wait after numbers,
touch Menu .
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SpeakerMute
Bluetooth
Add call Dialpad
End
Hold
Touch to enter
numbers
during a call.
To answer a call, drag to the right.
End calls
Touch .
Voicemail
Find it: Phone >
Frequent calls
Find it: Phone > Call log
•To call a number, touch it.
•To send a text message, view a contact, add the call
to speed dial, or other options, touch and hold an
entry.
Handsfree
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while
driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
During a call:
•To use the speakerphone, touch
Speaker .
•To use a Bluetooth™ device, touch
Bluetooth .
End

11Calls
Mute & hold
During a call:
•To mute the current call, touch
Mute .
•To put a call on hold, touch
Hold .
Enter numbers during a call
To enter numbersduring a call, touch Dialpad and then
touch the dial pad.
Conference calls
To start a conference call, call the first number. After
they answer, touch
Add call and call the next number.
When the next number answers, touch
Merge calls .
Your phone number
Find it: Menu > Settings > About phone > Status
>
My phone number
Your caller ID
To hide your number from the people you call,
touch Menu >
Settings > Call settings
>
Additional settings > Caller ID .
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more
emergency phone numbers (such as 911 or 112) 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.
1Open the phone, then touch Phone (if your
phone is locked, touch
Emergency Call ).
2Enter the emergency number.
3Touch to call the emergency number.
Note: Your mobile device can use AGPS satellite
signals to help emergency services find you (see “GPS
& AGPS” on page 46).
Cool down
In very limited circumstances, such as where your
phone has been exposed to extreme heat, “Cool
Down” message screens will appear. 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.

12 Contacts
Call forwarding & waiting
You can forward calls all the time or only when your
phone is busy, unanswered, or unreachable (not on the
network):
Find it: Menu >
Settings > Call settings > Call
forwarding
When you’re on a call and a second call comes in, Call
waiting
lets you answer it by touching Answer . You
can turn off
Call waiting to send second calls straight
to your voicemail:
Find it: Menu >
Settings > Call settings
>
Additional settings > Call waiting
Restrict outgoing calls
To restrict your phone so that it can only dial a few
numbers:
Find it: Menu >
Settings > Call settings > Fixed
dialing number
•To turn fixed dialing on, touch FDN disabled .
•To add or delete the allowed numbers,
touch
Manage FDN list .
Contacts
contacts like you’ve never had before
Quick start: Contacts
Find it: > Contacts
Tip: To search the list, touch Menu > Search , then
type a name. When you flick or drag this list, a scroll
bar appears on the right. Drag the scroll bar to move
the list faster.
Import contacts from your SIM
If you need to import the contacts from your SIM card,
touch >
Contacts , then touch Menu
>
Manage SIM > Import SIM card or Export contacts .
Phone
Displaying 4 contacts
Susie
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Tim
Call log Contacts Favorites
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Todd
Tonita
Contacts List
Touch to view contact.Touch
& hold to send email, delete,
and more.
More Options
Touch .

13Contacts
Call, text, or email contacts
Find it: > Contacts
To View contact , Call contact , Delete contact ,
touch and hold the contact.
View & use contacts
Find it: > Contacts
•To find a contact, just type the name.
Touch a contact to open their details. To start a call
or message, just touch their phone number or other
info.
•To text a contact, touch and hold the contact, then
choose
Text contact .
Edit or delete contacts
Find it: > Contacts
Touch the contact, then touch Menu > Edit
contact
or Delete contact . You can set a ringer,
address, and other details.
Create contacts
Find it: > Contacts >Menu > New
contact
Type the name and details.
When you’re finished, touch
Done .
Tim
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Edit contact
Phone
Family name
Given name
Home Phone
Done Revert
Email
Work Email
+add entry
-remove entry
To see more
details, flick up.

14 Messaging
Messaging
sometimes it’s best to text, or IM, or email . . .
Quick start: Messaging
Find it: Messaging
Tip: You can also touch > Messaging .
Tip: To see more messages, flick or drag up.
Read & reply to messages
•To open a message and all of its replies, touch it.
•To respond to a message, just open it and enter
your response in the text box at the bottom.
•To open options, touch and hold a message.
New message
Messaging
Compose new message
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You had 1 missed call from 122 ... 17 Aug
Wanna catch something to eat? 17 Aug
12223334545
Ha! Cheers.
12223334888
Meet us at 8.
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Got the job!!!!!
Message List
Touch to open a
message.Touch & hold
to add to contacts,
delete, and more.
Touch to compose a new
message.
Tip: To add the Messaging shortcut to your
homescreen, touch and hold an empty spot on the
home screen, then touch
Shortcuts > Applications
>
Messaging .
Create messages
Find it: Messaging > New message
Enter the recipient and message. Touch Menu to
add files or choose other options.
Change settings
To change your settings, touch Messaging , then
touch Menu >
Settings :
•
Text message limit to set the number of messages
to save.
•
Notifications to display message notifications in the
status bar.
•
Delivery reports to request a delivery report for
each message you send.
Send & receive attachments
To send a file in a message, open a new message,
touch Menu , and choose the file.
When you receive a message with an attachment,
open the message and touch the file name to
download it. Then, touch the name again to open it.

15Messaging
Some file formats can be converted to HTML for faster
viewing, and your phone will show a button that
says
Get HTML version .
Tip: To send and receive large attachments faster, use
a Wi-Fi connection, in “Wi-Fi™” on page 24.
Set up email
To add email accounts, in the home screen touch
>
Email .
•
Corporate Sync is for Exchange server work email
accounts. Enter details from your IT administrator.
Tip: You might need to enter your domain name
with your user name (like domain/username)
•
Email is for most personal email accounts. For
account details, contact the account provider.
Instant messages
To send and receive instant messages, you can use an
instant messaging app or your browser.
•To download and use an instant messaging app,
touch Home > >
Market > Apps
>
Communication , then choose an app for your
provider. Once you downloadthe app, you’ll see it in
“App menu” on page 9.
•If you don’t see an app for your IM provider, you can
use your web browser. Touch Home >
>
Browser , enter your provider’s website
address, then touch
Go . Once you’re there, follow
the link to sign in.
Note: Your IM options will depend on your IM provider.
To browse instant messaging apps from your
computer, go to www.android.com/market.
Voicemail
When you have a new voicemail, shows at the top
of your screen. To hear the voicemail, drag down the
notifications bar and touch .
If you need to change your voicemail number, in the
home screen touch Menu >
Settings > Call
settings
> Voicemail settings .
Note: You might not have some features. For details,
ask your service provider.

16 Text entry
Text entry
think keyboard, now think smaller
Typing tips
To use the full keypad, just open your phone:
To...
Enter symbols chosenfrom
a list Press Symbols
Enter alternate characters
at the top of the keys Press Alternate
Enter several alternate
characters, until you press
Alternate again
Press Alternate
twice
Enter one capital letter Press Shift
Enter only capital letters,
until you press Shift
again
Press Shift twice
Select text Hold Shift +
touch the screen
Cut, Copy, or Paste text
you selected Touch and hold the text box to open the
editing menu
To change your text entry settings and see the
dictionary of terms you’ve used, from the home
screen touch Menu >
Settings > Language &
keyboard
.
Delete a character (hold to
delete more) Press Delete
Delete the current line Press Alternate +
Delete
Jump to the beginning/end
of a line Press Alternate + Scroll
Start a new line (email or
social networking) or send
the message (text
messages)
Press Enter
To...

17Text entry
Touchscreen keypad
When your phone is closed, you can open a
touchscreen keypad by touching a text field, or
touching and holding Menu . To close the keypad,
touch Back .
To change your settings for thiskeypad,fromthe home
screen, touch Menu >
Settings > Language &
keyboard
> Android keyboard .
Delete
Return
Space
Symbols/Numbers
Touch to open a keypad for symbols and numbers.
Touch Alt on the phone keypad for more symbols.
Shift
Text Entry
Touch to open the
touchscreen keypad.
Text entry settings
When you use the touchscreen keypad, your phone
suggests words from your dictionary and chosen
language. Your phone also automatically enters
apostrophes in some words, like “dont.”
Find it: In the home screen touch Menu
>
Settings > Language & keyboard
•To edit your dictionary, touch User dictionary .
•To change the language and the style for your
touchscreen keypad, touch
Select locale .
•To change the sounds, corrections, and other
settingsforyourtouchscreen keypad,touch
Android
keyboard
.
•To change the automatic correction settings for your
full keypad, touch
Device keyboard .

18 Web
Web
surf the web with your phone
Quick start: Browser
Find it: > Browser
Note: If you can’t connect, contact your service
provider.
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http://www.motorola.com
Refresh Forward More
New window Bookmarks Windows
Drag or flick to scroll.
Touch Menu for
browser options.
Connect
Your phone uses the mobile phone network (over the
air) to automatically connect to the web.
Note: Your service provider may charge to surf the
web or download data.
To use a wireless network, in the home screen
touch Menu >
Settings > Wireless & networks .
Touch
Wi-Fi to turn it on, then touch Wi-Fi settings to
search for nearby wireless networks. Touch a network
to connect. There’s more in “Wi-Fi™” on page 24.
Web touch tips
Zoom & magnify
In web pages, double-touch to zoom in/out.
Tip: Use pinch-to-zoom to zoom in/out, see “Touch
tips” on page 5.
Android | Official Website
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Android Market
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