Motorola DROID 2 Global User manual

User Guide
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1Congratulations
Congratulations
DROID2 by Motorola
DROID2 by Motorola gives you a high quality imaging,
video, and multimedia experience. Your new phone
also syncs, feeds, messages, e-mails, photos, and
much more—from sources like Facebook, Twitter,
Gmail, your email at work—and serves them all up just
the way you want them.
•Download BLOCKBUSTER videos, straight to your
handset.
•Stream and store multimedia on any DLNA™
Certified device in your home network. No memory
cards to swap, no cables to attach.
•DROID2 by Motorola syncs your favorite social
networking sites—all your messages, all the latest
updates—so you can stay connected, right from
your home screen.
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, touch
Menu > Settings > About phone > Safety
information to read the full information.
More
•Answers:Touch > Help Center.
You can also flick your home screen left or right to
see the Tips & Tricks widgets.
•Updates:Phone updates, PC software, online help
and more at motorola.com/mydroid2.
• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products.
Notes:
•All screen shots 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 phone.
•Unless specified otherwise, all instructions to
perform tasks in this guide assume that you are
starting from the home screen.

2Congratulations
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
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Headset
Connector
Microphone
Volume/
Zoom Keys
Power/
Lock Key
Back
Key
Search
Key
Micro USB
Connector
HDMI
Connector
Menu Key
Home Key To u chscreen
Camera
Key
LOCK
DEL
LOCK
Space
@ Key
Alternate
Shift
Search
Voice Recognition
Scroll &
Select
Enter
Delete

3Let’s go
Contents
Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Apps & updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Media connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Photos & videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Google eBooks™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Social networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Bluetooth® wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Memory card & file management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Service & repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1cover off 2microSD in (may be
sold separately)
3battery in 4cover on
5charge up
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HD VIDEO
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HD VIDEO
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4Let’s go
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 53.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on
page 22.
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard
guides you through signing in to your Gmail™ account.
If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the wizard will help
you create one.
After you log into Gmail, you can set up social
networking, or you can do it later.
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/Lock
on top of your phone to turn it
on.
2Select a language.
3Follow the setup wizard to create
or log in to your Gmail account.
Note: If you have an existing Gmail account, your
contacts from that account are synced to your phone.
Whenever you select all contacts for one account, your
phone shows every contact, in every group.
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” on page 41.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market™.
Download new apps with “Apps & updates” on
page 10.

5Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touch tips
It’s all in the touch:
• Touch: Choose an icon or option.
• Touch & Hold: Open options.
•Drag:Scroll or move slowly.
•Flick:Scroll or move quickly.
• Pinch-to-zoom: Get a closer look at Google
Maps™, web pages, or photos.
Touchscreen on/off
On when you need it and off when you don’t.
To zo omin or out,
slide two fingers
apart or together.
Drag or flick to
scroll.
•To make your touchscreen sleep or wake up, just
press Power/Lock .
•When you talk on your phone, the touchscreen
sleeps to prevent accidental touches.
•To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
>Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
•To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, use
“Screen lock” on page 51. To unlock the screen,
press Power/Lock or open the phone. Then,
drag to the right.
Note: Your touchscreen
might stay dark if the
sensor above it is covered.
Don't use covers or
screen protectors (even clear ones) that cover this
sensor. To find Motorola accessories for your phone,
visit www.motorola.com/products.
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6Touchscreen & 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 last few apps you 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/Lock
Press and hold Power/Lock to turn Airplane mode
or Silent mode on or off, or turn off your smartphone
(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
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Power/Lock . To wake up the touchscreen, just
press Power/Lock .
To change how long your smartphone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
>Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
Tip: To lock the screen when it goes to sleep, use
“Screen lock” on page 51.
Volume
Press the volume keys 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.
Rotate the screen
When you turn your phone, the touchscreen can rotate
to stay right-side up:
Find it: Menu > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate
screen

7Home 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 .
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
phone—Turn on a
sleeping touchscreen.
Press Power/Lock
or open the phone.
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:
See all your apps.
Touch the Launcher icon.
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Flick left or right to
see more panels.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Status
Indicators
Notifications
Flick this bar down
to see details.
Open the app menu.
Press Back to close.

8Home screen
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
The home screen extends left and right to give you
more room for adding shortcuts, widgets, and more.
Flick the home screen left and right to see more panels
or to add widgets or shortcuts.
Use & change your home 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.
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.
See all your apps.
Touch the Launcher icon.
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Tip: When you open a widget, touch Menu to
see any options or settings (you can choose
accounts for Messages, Happenings, or Calendar
widgets).
There’s more about social networking widgets in
“Your social networking account” on page 32.
•To resize Motorola
widgets, touch and hold a
corner until you feel a
vibration, then drag.
•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 the
widget until you feel a vibration, then drag it to
another spot, another panel, or the trash at the
top of the screen.
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