Motorola Flipout MB511 User manual

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1Congratulations
Congratulations
MOTOROLA FLIPOUT
Introducing the MOTOROLA FLIPOUT - an innovative
phone that's as unique as you are. Most intriguing is
how its touch screen rotates on a hinge to expose a
QWERTY keypad with a separate number row for
easy, on-the-go messaging.
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
> Legal information to read the full information.
More information
On your phone—Touch Home > Help centre.
On your computer—Go to www.motorola.com/.
So, whether you want to read, watch or play, we can
help.

2Your phone
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
Home key
Back key
Menu key
T
ouchscreen
Power key
Volume keys
Open menu
options.
Micro USB Connector
Charge or connect to PC.
Return to home
screen.
3.5 mm
headset jack
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
When you open or turn your phone,
the screen adjusts for you.
Scroll & selectEnter
OK
Space
Alternative
Shift
Delete
Search
Symbols

3Let's go
Contents
Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Let's go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
YouTube™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Wi-Fi™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Personalise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
USB & memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety, regulatory & legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Let's go
Let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
Caution: Please read "Battery Use & Safety" on
page 44.
1Cover off 2SIM in
3MicroSD in (may
already be inserted)
4Battery in
5Cover on 6Charge up
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4Let's go
Turn it on & off
To turn on your phone, press and hold Power
(on the right side of the phone).
To turn off your phone, press and hold Power ,
then touch Power off.
Lock & unlock
To lock the screen/phone:
•Press Power .
•Let the screen time out (don’t press anything).
To unlock the screen/phone:
•Press Power , then drag up.
If you've set a lock pattern or passcode, you'll be
asked to enter it.
For more security features, see "Security" on page 41.
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi computer network for even
faster Internet access, touch Menu > Settings
> Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market™ (see "Apps for all"
on page 23).
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card
installed - you can fill it with photos, videos and music
from your computer using "USB drag & drop" on
page 37.

5Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touch tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your
phone.
To u ch
To choose an icon or option,
touch it.
Touch & hold
To open special options,
touch and hold an icon or
other item. Try it: on the
home screen, touch
Contacts, then touch and
hold a contact to open
options.
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Drag
To scroll through a list or
move slowly, drag across
the touchscreen. Try it:
On 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 from A - Z.
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
Take 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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Ronald Heaton

6Touchscreen & keys
Key tips
Menu, home & back
Touch Home to close any menu or app and return
to the home screen.
On the home screen, touch and hold Home to
show the last few apps you have used, then touch an
app to open it.
Press Search for text search or press and hold for
voice 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 . To wake up the touchscreen, just press
Power again or open the phone.
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
> Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,
use "Screen lock" on page 41.
Power key menu
Press and hold Power to open the power key
menu, where you can turn off the phone (Power off),
or turn Flight mode or Silent mode on or off.
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to change the ring volume (on
the home screen) or the earpiece volume (during a
call).
Spin the screen
The touchscreen can rotate 90 degrees in some apps,
such as messaging and contacts, to stay the right way
up when you rotate your phone:
Find it: Menu > Settings > Sound & display
> Orientation

7Home screen
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. It looks like
this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
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Phone status
& notifications
Flick left or right to
open more panels.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Flick down to
see details.
Open the main
menu.
Widgets
Touch to open,
or touch & hold
to move or delete.
Use & change your home screen
On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that you
open your favourite 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.
•To resize a Motorola widget, touch and hold a
corner until you feel a vibration, then drag to resize.
Arrows will appear in the corners of the widget.
Drag the arrows to resize.
•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 organise 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 bin on the lower right of
the screen.
Running multiple apps
No need to close an app before opening another one.
Your phone runs multiple apps, all at the same time.

8Home screen
You can open a new app while already running another.
Touch Home to return to the home screen. Open
the Applications tab and touch the app you want. To
switch from one running app to another, touch and
hold Home to see which apps are already open,
then touch the one you want. You can view up to the
last six apps that you ran.
Search
To add a search bar, touch and hold an empty spot on
the home screen, then touch Android widgets >
Search. To search, touch Search on the front of
the phone or press Search on the QWERTY
keypad.
Notifications & phone status
At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you
about new messages or events. Icons on the right tell
you about your phone's status.
Touch the icon, then speak
for a voice search.
Type, then touch the icon for
a text search.
Notifications
To access a message, email or meeting reminder
directly from the status bar, drag the status bar down
and touch the notification.
Bluetooth™ active network (full signal)
GPS active network (roaming)
Wi-Fi active downloading
volume voicemail message
vibrate 3G (fastest data)
silent flight mode
mute call battery (charging)
signal (roaming) battery (full charge)
speakerphone active alarm set
GPRS (fast data) EDGE (faster data)
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Meeting
Coffee?
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Meeting
Coffee?
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