Motorola E680i - Smartphone - GSM User manual

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Welcome
Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless
communications! We are pleased that you have
chosen the Motorola E680i GSM wireless phone.
Note: Your phone may not appear exactly as shown
above. All features and functions remain the same
regardless of your phone’s appearance.
Game Card &
Memory Card
Slot
Phone Lock
Switch
Up Volume &
Right Game Key
Down Volume &
Left Game Key
4-Way Navigation
Key with Center
Select
Headset Jack
Game Key "A"
Send Key
Make & answer
calls.
Touchscreen
Display
Camera Key
Game Key "B"
Stylus
Power & End Key
Turn phone
on/off, end calls,
return to main
screen.
USB Connector
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Check It Out!
Feature Description
Take Photo Press the camera key to activate the
camera, point lens at subject, then
press the camera key to take a
photo.
Record Video Press the camera key to activate the
camera. Tap , then tap Record Video.
Tap Record to start video recording.
TapDone to stop video recording.
Send
Multimedia
Message
Stylus
Camera Key
Activate camera
& take photos.
Mirror
Aim camera lens
for self portraits.
Camera Lens Stereo Speakers
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Send a multimedia message
with pictures, animations,
sounds, and videos:
Tap ,then tap
Compose .
Tap the message type pull-down menu,
then tap
MMS .
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Read
Multimedia
Message
Read a missed multimedia
message that you have
received:
Tap
, tap , tap
to play.
Play Music or
Video Clip
Play a song or watch a video clip
stored on your phone:
Tap Player, tap , then tap Open.
Tap File, use the file manager to
navigate to the desired file, then tap
filename to play.
Bluetooth
Wireless
Connection
Set up a Bluetooth®wireless
connection to a headset accessory,
car kit, or external device:
Tap Bluetooth, tap . Tap Turn On.
Tap Search to locate the Bluetooth
device.
Feature Description
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MOTOROLAand the Stylized M Logo areregisteredin
the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Bluetooth
trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by
Motorola, Inc. under license. Java and all other
Java-based marks are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and
other countries. RealPlayer, and the Real logo are
trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks,
Inc. All other product or service names are the property
of their respective owners.
© Motorola, Inc. 2005.
Caution: Changes or modifications made in the radio phone,
not expressly approved by Motorola, will void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
Software Copyright Notice
The Motorola products described in this manual may
include copyrighted Motorola and third-party software
stored in semiconductor memories or other media.
Laws in the United States and other countries preserve
for Motorola and third-party software providers certain
exclusive rights for copyrighted software, such as the
exclusive rights to distribute or reproduce the
copyrighted software. Accordingly, any copyrighted
software contained in the Motorola products may not
be modified, reverse-engineered, distributed, or
reproduced in any manner to the extent allowed by law.
Furthermore, the purchase of the Motorola products
shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by
implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under
the copyrights, patents, or patent applications of
Motorola or any third-party software provider, except
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for the normal, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to
use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a
product.

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Mobile Phone Tools Software Disclaimer
Music or other audio works, whether originating from
CD's, MP-3's or some other source, ("Music Materials")
may be protected under copyright law.Unauthorized
copying of copyrighted works may be contraryto the
provisions of the copyright laws of the United States
and other countries. It is your responsibility, not
Motorola's, to ensure thatyour use of Mobile Phone
Tools software and/orMotorola phones to copy, edit,
play or otherwise use any Music Materials does not
violate the copyright laws. You are responsible for
obtaining any necessary permission and paying any
necessary licensingfees for the Music Materials other
materials you choose to copy, edit, play orotherwise
use. A violation of copyright laws could result in a civil
or criminalclaim brought against you, evenif you don't
receive any money or other commercialbenefit from
your copying or otheruseofthe material. This software
should only be used for your personal, noncommercial
purposes.
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capabilities and settings of your service provider's
Always contact your service provider about
feature
availability and
product specifications, as well as the
information contained in this user's guide are based
upon the
latest available information and are believed
to be accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves
the right to change or modify any information or
specifications without notice or obligation.
network. Additionally, certain features may not be
functionality. All features,
functionality,
and other
Certain mobile phone features are dependent on the
activated by your service provider, and/or the provider's
network settings may limit the feature's functionality.

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Contents
Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Caring for the Environment by Recycling. . . . . . 21
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Battery Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Turning Your Phone On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Turning Your Phone Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Viewing Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Locking and Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Highlight Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sending a Multimedia Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Receiving a Multimedia Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the Real Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using a Bluetooth® Wireless Connection . . . . . . 42
Learning to Use Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using the Touchscreen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using the 4-Way Navigation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Opening Phone Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Using the Handsfree Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing a Code, PIN, or Password . . . . . . . . . . 55
Locking and Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 56
If You Forget a Code, PIN, or Password . . . . . . . 57
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Storing Your Name and Phone Number . . . . . . . . 58
Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting a Ring Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting Backlight Brightness and Duration . . . . . . 60
Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Calling Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Changing the Active Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Redialing a Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Using Automatic Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Canceling an Incoming Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Turning Off a Call Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Calling an Emergency Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Dialing International Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Direct Dialing an Extension or Voicemail Number 66
Dialing an Extension Number During a Call . . . . . 66
Dialing Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Calling With Turbo Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Putting a Call On Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Muting a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Dialing Another Number During a Call . . . . . . . . . 68
Transferring a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using the Message Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting Up Your Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Viewing the Status of Unsent Messages . . . . . . . 74
Tips For Sending Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Receiving a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Reading and Replying to Messages. . . . . . . . . . . 76
Viewing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Viewing Draft Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Viewing Deleted Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Viewing Messages on Your SIM Card . . . . . . . . . 78
Creating and Using a Personal Folder . . . . . . . . . 78
Moving Messages Between Folders . . . . . . . . . . 79
Setting Up the Message Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setting Up Your Address Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Viewing Your Contact List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adding a New Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Creating a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Calling or Sending a Message to a Contact.. . . . 87
Calling a Contact with FastDial .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Searching for a Contact .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Deleting a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Copying Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Checking Address Book Capacity .. . . . . . . . . . . 90
Sharing Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Viewing and Editing Owner’s Information.. . . . . . 91
Email.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Using Mailboxes and Folders... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sending an Email Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Receiving an Email Message.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Reading,Copying, orMovingEmail Messages . 97
Creating and Using a Personal Folder . . . . . . . . 97
Setting Up the Email Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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Personalizing Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting Sound Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Adjusting TextInput Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Calibrating the Touchscreen Display . . . . . . . . . 104
Resetting All Options .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Clearing All Stored Information... . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Getting More Out Of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Viewing Recent Calls .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Making a ConferenceCall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Forwarding Calls .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Barring Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Monitoring Phone Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Using Handsfree Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Sharing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Using Sync .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Using a Modem Connection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Managing Your Files... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Using Voice Instruction... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Setting Voice Command Options ... . . . . . . . . . 130
Personal Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Note Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Drawing Pad.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
World Time .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Voice Recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Security .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Locking the SIM Card.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
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Viewer. . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132