Motorola DROID 2 Global User manual

USER GUIDE

1Congratulations
Congratulations
DROID2™ Global by Motorola
Make calls from over 200 countries with
DROID2 Global by Motorola. Your new smartphone has
international roaming, so you can stay in touch wherever
you travel.
•Experience lightning fast access to websites,
documents, and videos, complements of your
smartphone’s 1.2 GHz processor.
•Stream and store multimedia on any DLNA™
Certified device on your home network. No memory
cards to swap, no cables to attach.
•Sync your favorite social networking sites—all your
messages, all the latest updates from sources like
Facebook®, Twitter, Gmail™, and email—so you can
stay connected, right from your home screen.
Note: Certain apps and features may not be available in
all countries.
Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information in this guide.
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 the
safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. The
highest SAR values measured for this device are listed in
the regulatory 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
•Answers:Touch > Help Center .
You can also flick your home screen left or right to find
and use the Tips & Tricks widget.
• Updates: Smartphone updates, PC software, user
guides, online help and more at
www.motorola.com/mydroid2global.
• Accessories: Find accessories for your smartphone at
www.motorola.com/products.

2Your Smartphone
Notes:
•All screens in this guide are simulated. Actual
displays may vary.
•Instructions to perform tasks in this guide may
change depending on the software version on your
smartphone.
•Unless specified otherwise, all instructions to
perform tasks in this guide assume that you are
starting from the home screen.
Your Smartphone
the important keys & connectors
Note: Your smartphone might look a little different.
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VoicemailMarketCamera Browser
See all your apps.
Touch the Launcher icon.
1
o
f
6
3.5mm
Headset Jack
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect to
PC.
Volume Keys
Power
Key
Press = sleep
Hold = power
Camera
Key
Back
Home
Microphone
Menu
Search

3Contents
LOCK
DEL
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VoicemailMarketCamera Browser
LOCK
DEL
Delete
Return
Back
Navigation
Keys
SpaceShift
Alternate
Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Apps & updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Social networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tips & tricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Digital living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Personalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Bluetooth® wireless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Memory card & file management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Global Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety, Regulatory & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

4Let’s go
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1microSD in (may be
already inserted)
2SIM in (already inserted)
3Battery in 4Cover on
5Charge up
3H
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on page 57.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 26.
Note: GSM and UMTS-based global services work only
with a SIM card supplied by Verizon Wireless®. When
you set your smartphone to use a GSM 900/1800 or
UMTS 2100 network (see “Automatically switch
network mode (outside the U.S.)” on page 52), you may
be prompted to enter a subsidy code. To get this code,
contact Verizon Wireless.
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your smartphone, a setup
wizard guides you through signing in to your Google™
Gmail™ account. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the
wizard will help you create one.
After you log in to Gmail, you can set up social
networking, or you can do it later.
Note: You don’t need to have a Google Gmail account to
use your phone. Feel free to skip this step if you don’t
have a Gmail account.
Note: This phone supports apps and services that use a
lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets your
needs. Contact Verizon Wireless for details.

5Let’s go
1Press and hold Power on top
of your smartphone to turn it on.
2Select a language.
3Read and accept the
Motorola agreement.
4Follow the setup wizard to create or log in to your
Gmail account.
Note: If you have an existing Google Gmail account,
your contacts from that account are synced to your
smartphone.
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 > Wi-Fi to search for and
connect to wireless networks.
When Wi-Fi is turned on, the Wi-Fi in range indicator
appears in the status bar when a network is available.
Drag down the status bar and touch the
Wi-Fi networks
available
notification to select a preferred network.
There’s more in “Wi-Fi” on page 43.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps on
the planet from Android Market™.
Download new apps with “Browse & install apps” on
page 11. Your smartphone comes with a microSD
memory card installed—you can load it up with photos,
videos, and music from your computer (see “Memory
card” on page 46).

6Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touchscreen on/off
Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when
you don’t.
•To make your touchscreen sleep or wake up, just
press Power .
•When you hold the smartphone to your ear during
calls, your touchscreen sleeps to prevent accidental
touches.
•To change how long your smartphone waits before
the screen goes to sleep automatically, touch
Menu >
Settings > Display > Screen timeout .
•To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, see
“Screen lock” on page 54. To unlock the screen,
press Power or open the smartphone. Then, drag
to the right.
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.
Touch tips
It’s all in the touch:
• Touch: Choose an icon or option.
• Touch & Hold: Show options.
•Drag:Scroll or move slowly.
•Flick:Scroll or move quickly.
•Zoom:Slide fingers apart or together to zoom in or
out on Google Maps™, web pages, or photos.
Displaying 297 contacts
In case of emergency
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Abe Baudo
Allie Smyth
Anna Medina
Astrid Fanning
Abe Baudo
View contact
Call contact
Text contact
lark St
Wacker Dr
M
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N Micigan
W Lake St W Lake St
E Wacker Pl
State/Lake
Lake Randolph/
Wabash
M
M
M
E Randolph St
Slide two fingers
apart or together
to zoomin or out.
Drag or flick to scroll.
Touch & hold
to show options.

7Touchscreen & keys
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
most recent apps used,
then touch an app to
open it.
Touch Menu to open menu options.
Touch Back to go back.
Touch Search for text search, or touch and hold for
voice search.
Power key menu
Press and hold Power to open the power key menu,
where you can turn off your smartphone (
Power off ),
turn off all wireless connections and put the phone into
low-power
Sleep mode, or turn Airplane mode or Silent
mode
on and off.
Menu
Key
Search
Key
Back
Key
Home
Key
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to change ring
volume (in the home screen), or
earpiece volume (during a call).
When playing music or video files,
press the volume keys to adjust media
volume.
Rotate the screen
When you turn your smartphone, the touchscreen can
rotate to stay right-side up:
Find it: Menu >
Settings > Display > Auto-rotate
screen
Quick tips
If you’re not sure what to do next, try one of these:
To . . .
Get the details—Open a text
message, see details for a
contact, or open items in
other lists.
Touch the message,
contact, or item.
See screen menu—Open a
menu for the current screen.
Touch Menu .

8Home screen
See item options—Open an
options menu (if available) for
an item on the screen.
Touch & hold the
item.
Start again—Go back to the
home screen.
Touch Home .
Wake up your
smartphone—Turn on a
sleeping touchscreen.
Press Power or
open the
smartphone.
To . . .
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
smartphone or touch Home from a menu. It’s
basically like this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
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See all your apps.
Touch the Launcher icon.
1
o
f
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VoicemailMarketCamera Browser
Status Indicators
Flick left or right to see
more panels of widgets
& shortcuts.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Open the app menu.
Notifications
Drag this bar down to
see details.