Motorola DEXT User manual

FOCUS ON
WHAT MATTERS.
MOTOROLA DEXT™ with MOTOBLUR™

1
Congratulations
MOTOROLA DEXT with MOTOBLUR
MOTOROLA DEXT with MOTOBLUR brings your
conversations, friends and favourite things to the
forefront, so you spend less time managing your life
and more time living it.
•Only MOTOBLUR syncs your favourite social
networking sites – all your contacts, all your
messages and all the latest updates – straight to
your MOTOROLA DEXT.
•Download thousands of cool apps from Android
Marketplace and the Motorola app store, to play and
surf to your heart’s content.
•Backs it all up too. So just relax.
Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information packaged with your
phone. Once your phone is up and running, press
Menu > Settings > About phone > Safety &
Regulatory to read the full information.

2
More information
On your phone—Press Home > Help Centre.
On your computer—Go to www.motorola.com/
mydext.
After you create a MOTOBLUR account, you can also
go to www.motorola.com/mymotoblur, log in and
select “Help Centre.”
So, whether you want to read, watch or play, we can
help.

3Your phone
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
Tip: To change the Notification LED, press Menu
>Settings > Display & security > Notification LED.
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Power Key
Press to put the
display to sleep
or hold to turn
off.
3.5mm Headset Jack
Home Key
Back Key
Microphone
Menu Key
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect to PC.
Notification
LED
On=Charged.
Flashing=New
notification.
Volume Keys
Ringer Off
Switch
To u chscreen
Camera
Key

4Your phone
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
Delete
Return
Space
Alternative
Symbols
Back
Shift
When you turn your phone, the home
screen adjusts for you.
Search
Press for text
search, or hold
for voice search.
Scroll
Select

5Contents
Contents
Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Social networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personalise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

6Let’s go
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 48.
1cover off 2SIM in
3battery in 4microSD in
(already done)
5cover on 6charge up
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7Let’s go
Set up & go
Create or log into a MOTOBLUR account to get your
contacts, email, messages and status information, for
all your accounts, all in one place, all the time. There’s
more in “Your MOTOBLUR account” on page 19.
Registration is secure and should only take a few
minutes:
1Turn on. 2Select a language.
3 Register or log in.
Tip: Open your phone
to type.
If you have not created
a MOTOBLUR
account, you’ll need to
register: Enter your
name, your current
email address (where
MOTOBLUR can send
account information)
and a new
MOTOBLUR account
password.
Please choose a language
English
NextEmergency Call
To make an emergency call during
setup, press the “Menu” key.
MOTOBLUR ID:
Enter email address
Your name:
e.g. John Smith
Password:
Password
NextBack
Creating your
MOTOBLUR account...

8Let’s go
Turn it on & off
To turn on your phone,
press Power (on the right side).
To turn off your phone, press and
hold Power , then tap Power off
in the menu that opens.
4Add your accounts. To add an account, tap
it. Then, enter the user
name or email address
and password that you
set up on that account.
Tip: For more, or to
add accounts any time,
go to “Add accounts”
on page 20.
5Import your SIM
contacts.
After you sign in, your
phone shows your
home screen. Tap
Contacts, then
press Menu
>Settings > Import
from SIM card. Tap OK
to confirm.
Facebook MyspaceGoogle
Mail
Twitter
Last FM
PicasaPhotobucket

9Let’s go
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster
Internet access, press Menu > Settings
>Wireless controls > Wi-Fi settings. Tap Wi-Fi to
search for and connect to wireless networks. There’s
more in “Wi-Fi” on page 45.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android. On top of that, you get a
full HTML browser, so you can surf in style.
Download new apps with “Android Market™” on
page 43. Your phone comes with a microSD memory
card installed—you can fill it with photos, videos and
music from your computer.
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. When you receive your next
MOTOBLUR product, your stored info makes it a
breeze to set up with just a 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 46.

10 Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touch tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your
phone.
Tap
To choose an icon or
option, Tap it. Try it: On the
home screen, tap
Contacts.
Tap & hold
To open special options,
tap and hold an icon or
other item. Try it: On the
home screen, tap
Contacts, then tap
and hold a contact to open
options.
Contacts
Alex Pico
Delete contact
Alex Pico
View contact
Call
Send Text Message

11Touchscreen & keys
Drag
To scroll through a list or
move slowly, drag across
the touchscreen. Try it: On
the home screen, tap
Contacts, then drag
your Contacts list up or
down.
Tip: When you drag or flick
a list, a scroll bar appears
on the right. Drag the scroll
bar to move the list to a
letter A - Z.
Flick
To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the
touchscreen (drag quickly and release).
Tip: When you flick a long list, tap the screen to stop it
from scrolling.
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Contacts
StatusHistory A-Z
Alex Pico
Mariana Bukvic
Luke Carmody
Dan Smith
Keith Zang
Kate Shunney

12 Touchscreen & keys
Key tips
Menu, home & back
Press Home to
close any menu or app
and return to the home
screen. Press and hold
Home to show the
last few apps you used,
then tap an app to open
it. On the home screen, press Home to open or
close the main menu.
Press Menu to open menu options, or Back to
go back.
Sleep & wake up
To save your battery, prevent
accidental taps or when you want to
wipe smudges off your
touchscreen, put the touchscreen to
sleep by pressing Power . To
wake up the touchscreen, just
press Power , Menu , Home , or Back ,
or open the phone.
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, press Menu
>Settings > Display & security > Screen timeout.
Home
Key
Back
Key
Menu
Key

13Touchscreen & keys
Power key menu
Press and hold Power to open the power key
menu, where you can turn off the phone (Power off),
or turn off features (Flight mode, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or
GPS).
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to
change the ring volume (on
the home screen) or the
earpiece volume (during a
call).
Ringer off switch
To switch off your ring sound, slide down the
Ringer off switch.
Spin the screen
The touchscreen can spin to stay the right way up
when you rotate your phone:
Find it: Menu > Settings > Display & security
>Orientation
Ringer Off
Switch
Volume Keys

14 Home 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 press Home from a menu. It’s basically
like this:
Trevor Gilley
Black turtleneck
and a beret, and
he thought I was
serious?
5 min ago
298 minutes away from cake.
15 min ago
Browser
Vanessa Eskridge
Ultra secret
double-agent
party agenda
London
Partly Sunny
20˚
11:35
3G
Market
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Status Indicators
Your Online Status
Tap to change your status.
Widgets
Tap to open or tap & hold to
move or delete.
Flick left or right to open
more panels of widgets.
Shortcuts
Tap to open.
Open the main menu.
Notifications
Flick this bar down to see
details.

15Home screen
Use & change your home screen
On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that you
open your favourite apps, web bookmarks, contacts,
mail labels or music playlists. Widgets show you
news, weather, messages and other updates.
Flick the home screen left or right to open other panels
of shortcuts and widgets.
•To open something, tap it. Press Home to
return to the home screen.
To change a widget’s settings, open it and then
press Menu > Settings.
You can find details about the settings for
Happenings (“Add accounts” on page 20), Messages
(“Set up messaging” on page 29), Music (“Music”
on page 39), Social status (“Update your status” on
page 20) or News or Weather (“Set up widgets” on
page 33).
•To add something or change your wallpaper, tap
and hold an empty spot until you see the Add to
Home screen menu.
You can add a folder to organise your shortcuts.
•To move or delete something, tap 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.

16 Home screen
Search
To search, use a Search widget (if you have one on
your home screen), or open your phone and press
Search .
Tip: In your main menu or Contacts, you can open your
phone (or press and hold Menu to open a display
keypad), then type an entry name to find it.
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™ active network (full signal)
GPS active network (roaming)
Wi-Fi active GPRS (fast data)
downloading EDGE (faster data)
vibrate 3G (fastest data)
silent flight mode
Google Search
Tap the icon, then speak for
a voice search.
Type, then tap the icon for a
text search.
11:35
3G

17Home screen
Tip: To see today’s date, tap and hold the status
indicators.
mute call battery (charging)
speakerphone active battery (full charge)
alarm set

18 Main menu
Main menu
Quick start: Main menu
The main menu shows you all of
your applications. To open it from
the home screen,
press Home . To close it,
press Home again.
Note: Your main menu will vary.
Tip: To find an app in the main menu, open your
phone (or press and hold Menu to open a display
keypad), then type the app name.
Switching apps
Press and hold Home to see the last few apps you
used, then tap the app you want. Press Home to
close an app and return to the home screen.