Motorola Fire XT311 User manual

MOTOROLA FIRE
XT311/XT316
™

1Congratulations
Congratulations
Yo u r M O TO R O L A FIRE™ phone is loaded with
features, including videos, music, web, powerful
business tools, and more—all in a stylish phone.
• Mobile video: Record and watch videos, download
or stream videos to watch on your phone.
• Photos: Take and share great photos with a high
performance camera.
Note: Certain apps and features may not be available
in all countries/carriers.
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information at the back of this
guide.
want More?
• Support: Online help and more at
www.motorola.com/support.
• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products.

2Your phone
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
Press = sleep.
Hold = turn off.
3.5mm
Headset
Jack
Back Key
Menu Key
Home Key
Touchscreen
Power/
Lock Key
Volume Keys
Touch to open
menu options.
Camera Key
Search
Key
Micro USB
Connector
Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home screen & apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Photos & videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

3Let’s go
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1Cover off 2SIM in
3microSD in (may
already be inserted)
4Battery in
5Cover on 6Charge up
4H
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 31.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on
page 28.
Turn it on & off
To turn on your phone, press Power/Lock key (on
the top right).
To turn off your phone, press and hold Power/Lock
key , then touch Power off.
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.
Unlock
To unlock your phone, drag to the right.
Sounds off & on
To turn phone sounds off, drag to the left.
Wi-Fi connect
You can use a Wi-Fi connection for even faster Internet
access. Touch Menu > Settings > Wireless &
networks > Wi-Fi settings. Touch Wi-Fi to turn it on

4Touchscreen & keys
and search for nearby wireless networks. Touch a
network to connect. There’s more in “Wi-Fi
Networks” on page 25.
Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen on/off
a few essentials
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/Lock key .
•When you hold the phone to your ear during calls,
your touchscreen sleeps to prevent accidental
touches.
•To let the touchscreen adjust brightness
automatically, touch Menu > Settings > Display
>Brightness and check Automatic brightness.
Touch tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your
phone.
Touch
To choose an icon or
option, touch it.

5Touchscreen & keys
Touch & hold
To open special options,
touch and hold an icon
or other item. Try it: In
the home screen, touch
> Contacts,
then touch and hold a
contact to open
options.
Drag
To scroll through a list or
move slowly, drag
across the touchscreen.
Try it: In the home
screen, touch >
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.
Phone Call Log Contact Favorites
Barry Smyth
Cheyenne Medina
Christine Fanning
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Barry Smyth
View contact
Add to favorites
Phone Call Log Call Log Favorites
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Arthur Baudo
Barry Smyth
Cheyenne Medina
Christine Fanning
Christopher Somers
Flick
To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the
touchscreen (drag quickly and release).
Tip: When you flick a long list, touch the screen to stop
it from scrolling.
Pinch-to-zoom
Get a closer look at maps, web pages, or photos. To
zoom in, touch the screen with two fingers and then
slide them apart. To zoom out, drag your fingers
together.
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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 Search for text search.
Touch Menu to open menu options, or touch
Back to go back.
Sleep & wake up
To save your battery, prevent accidental touches, or
when you want to wipe smudges off your
touchscreen, put the touchscreen to sleep by
pressing Power/Lock key . To wake up the
touchscreen, just press Power/Lock key again.
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
>Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
Back Key
Menu Key
Home Key
Touch to open
menu options. Touch for text
search.
Search
Key
Power key menu
Press and hold Power/Lock key to open the power
key menu, where you can turn off the phone (Power
off), or turn Silent mode or Flight mode on or off.
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to change
the ringer volume (in the home
screen), or the earpiece volume
(during a call).
Rotate the screen
The touchscreen can spin to stay right-side up when
you rotate your phone:
Find it: Menu > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate
screen
Volume
Keys

7Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps
a few essentials
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. It’s basically
like this:
Use the widgets, shortcuts, and panels to show
what’s important to you—whether it’s home, work or
play.
Settings
Calculator
Contacts
Browser
Notifications
Flick down to see details.
Status Indicators
Touch to see
all your apps.
Touch to open. Touch &
hold to move or delete.
Widgets
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.
Tip: When you open a widget, touch Menu to
show any options or settings.
•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 it
until you feel a vibration, then drag it to another
spot, another panel, or the trash at the bottom of
the screen.
Phone status & notifications
At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you
about new messages or events (notifications). Icons

8Home screen & apps
on the right tell you about phone status. Flick the bar
down to show notification details.
voicemail message USB connection
Bluetooth™ active Bluetooth
connected
Wi-Fi™ active flight mode
vibrate mode silent mode
mute call speakerphone
active
firewall active alarm set
battery (full charge) battery (charging)
Clear
Notifications
Notifications
11 June 2011
12:09
10:32
New voicemail
Dial (Your Voicemail Number)
10:32
New voicemail
Dial (Your Voicemail Number)
11 June 2011
12:09
Apps
The app menu shows
you all of your
applications. To open
it from the home
screen, touch .
Flick up and down to see all of your apps. Any new
apps that you download are added to the app menu.
To close the app menu, touch Home or Back .
Running multiple apps
No need to close an app before opening another one.
Your phone runs multiple apps, all at once.
You can open a new app while running another. Touch
Home to return to the home screen, touch to
open the main menu, then touch the app you want. To
switch from one running app to another, touch and
hold Home to see what apps are already open,
then touch the one you want.
download apps
To download new apps from Android Market™, touch
> Market. Touch Search to find an app, or
touch Downloads to show or reinstall the apps you
downloaded. To download apps from websites, you
need to change your security settings: Touch