Motorola DROID X User manual

User Guide
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1Congratulations
Congratulations
DROID X by Motorola
DROID X by Motorola gives you a high quality imaging,
video, and multimedia sharing experience.
•View your photos and videos, YouTube™ videos,
and other media downloads in stunning clarity on
your large screen, 4.3-inch HD display
•Download 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.
•Choose from thousands of cool apps—including
apps for downloading your favorite movies and TV
shows to watch on you phone.
More
•Answers:Touch > Help Center.
You can also flick your home screen left or right to
see the Getting Started and Tips & Tricks widgets.
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
safety, regulatory and legal information in this guide.
•Updates:Phone updates, PC software, online help
and more at www.motorola.com/mydroidx.
• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products.
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 phone.
•Unless specified otherwise, all instructions to
perform tasks in this guide assume that you are
starting from the home screen.

2Your phone
Your phone
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
3.5mm
Headset
Jack
Back Key
Menu Key
Microphone
Home Key
To u chscreen
Camera
Key
Power/
Lock Key
Volume
Zoom Keys
Search Key
Micro USB
Connector
HDMI
Connector
/
Contents
Let’s go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Apps & updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tips & tricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Media connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Google eBooks™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Social networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Bluetooth® wireless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Memory card & file management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Service & repairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety, Regulatory & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

3Let’s go
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1remove cover 2insert microSD (may
already be done)
3insert battery
Gold
Contacts
Battery
removal
tab
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 52.
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 in to 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.
4replace cover 5charge up
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4Let’s go
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 choose to select all contacts for the one
you want, your phone shows every contact, in every
groups.
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster
Internet access, press 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 40.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market™.
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card
installed—you can load it up with photos, videos, and
music from your computer using “Memory card” on
page 42.

5Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touchscreen
To use your touchscreen:
• 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, and photos.
Touchscreen on/off
Your touchscreen is 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 hold the phone to your ear during calls,
your touchscreen sleeps to prevent accidental
touches.
•To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, press Menu
>Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
•To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, use
“Screen lock” on page 50. 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 just 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.

6Touchscreen & keys
Key tips
Menu, home, back, & search
Press Home to close any menu or app and return
to the home screen. In the home screen, press and
hold Home to show the last few apps you used,
then touch an app to open it.
Press Menu to open menu options.
Press Back to go back.
Press Search for text search, or press 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
Back Key
Menu Key
Home Key
Search Key
Power/Lock . To wake up the touchscreen, just
press Power/Lock again or touch Home .
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 50.
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.
Press 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.
Press Home .
Wake up your
phone—Turn on a sleeping
touchscreen.
Press
Power/Lock or
Home .
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:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
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
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. Press Home to
return to the home screen.
See all your apps.
Touch the Launcher icon.
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Gmail Skype mo
Browser Market Voicemail
Favorites
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Tip: When you open a widget, press 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 31.
•To resize Motorola or
Android 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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