Motorola MILESTONE XT800 User manual

MOTOROLA MILESTONETM XT800
User’s Guide

1Congratulations
Congratulations
MOTOROLA MILESTONETM XT800
MOTOROLA MILESTONETM XT800 gives you a
premium multimedia and browsing experience with
the very latest from GoogleTM. Mobile entertainment
has never been this easy.
• HD video. Record and watch videos in high-quality
720p HD. Download or stream videos to watch on
your phone, or play them on your HDTV over an
HDMI cable connection.
•Browsing.Get more from the Web, with a huge
screen and full HTML. Search, browse, everything
you want to do, all made easier.
• Entertainment and more. Download thousands of
cool apps from Android MarketTM and the Motorola
app store, to play and surf to your heart’s content.
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, press
Menu > Settings > About phone
>Safety & Regulatory to read the full information.
More information
Go to www.motorola.com/support.
Whether you want to read, watch, or play, we can help.

2Your phone
Your phone
Messaging
Phone MapsWebContacts
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OMTP 3.5mm
Headset Jack *
micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect to PC.
Volume Keys
To u chscreen
miniHDMI
Connector
Home Key
Menu Key
Power Key
Press to put the
display to sleep,
hold to turn off.
Back Key
Camera
Key
Search Key
Press to search
for apps, files,
or text.
* If you use a wired headset with built-in microphone, you'll need to
use an OMTP (Open Mobile Terminal Platform) compliant headset
such as the Motorola OH15. Look for the OMTP logo shown here,
or go to
www.motorola.com/wired for additional information.
When you turn your phone, the screen adjusts for you.
Note: Your phone might look a little different.

3Contents
Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
USB & memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Synchronize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4Let’s go
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
Caution: Please read the battery use and safety text at
the back of your Getting Started Guide.
1cover off 2UIM and/or SIM in
3microSD in
(already done)
4battery in
5cover on 6charge up
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Turn it on & off
To turn on your phone, press and
hold Power (on top of the
phone).
To turn off your phone, press and
hold Power , then tap Power off.
Unlock
To unlock your phone from
the startup screen, tap the
unlock icon and drag it to
the right in a clockwise
motion.
Sounds off & on
To turn phone sounds off
and on from the startup
screen, tap the sound icon
and drag it to the left in a
counter-clockwise motion.
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5Touchscreen & keys
Make & answer calls
To make a call, tap Phone, enter a number, then
tap Cto make the call over a CDMA network, or
tap Gto make the call over a GSM network.
To answer a call, tap Answer. To turn off the incoming
call alert, tap Ignore.
To end a call, tap End call.
WLAN connect
If you want to use a WLAN (WiFi Local Area Network)
connection for even faster Internet access,
press Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks
>WLAN settings. Tap WLAN to turn on WLAN power,
then tap Add WLAN network to search for and connect
to wireless networks. There’s more in “WLAN” on
page 35.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android MarketTM. Learn more about
downloading new apps with “Android Market™” on
page 32.
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card
installed—you can load it up with photos, videos, and
music from your computer using “USB drag & drop”
on page 36.
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touch tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your
phone.
Tap
To choose an icon or option, tap
it. Try it: In the home screen, tap
Contacts.
Tap & hold
To open special options, tap and
hold an icon or other item. Try it:
In the home screen, tap
Contacts, then tap and hold a
contact to open options.
Phone MapsWebContacts
Phone Call log
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FavoritesContacts
22 contacts
A
Alex Pico
View contact
Call contact
Alex Pico
Text contact
Add to favorites

6Touchscreen & keys
Drag
To scroll through a list or
move slowly, drag across
the touchscreen. Try it: In
the home screen, tap
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.
Flick
To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the
touchscreen (drag quickly and release).
Tip: When you flick a long list, tap the screen to stop it
from scrolling.
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FavoritesContacts
L
S
R
N
M
Mariana Bukvik
Luke Carmody
Nancy Anderson
Rich Aaronson
Robin Royce
Key tips
Menu, home, & back
Press Home to
close any app or
menu and return to
the home screen.
Press and hold
Home to show
the last few apps you
used, then tap an
app to open it.
Press Menu to open menu options, or Back to
go back.
Sleep & wake up
To save your battery, prevent
accidental taps, 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.
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, press Menu
>Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.
Home
Key
Menu
Key
Back
Key
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7Home screen
Power key menu
Press and hold Power to open the power key
menu, where you can turn off the phone (Power off),
or turn Airplane mode or Silent mode on or off.
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys
to change the ring
volume (in the home
screen), or the earpiece
volume (during a call).
Spin the screen
The touchscreen can spin to stay right-side up when
you rotate your phone:
Find it: Menu > Settings > Sound & display
>Orientation
Volume Keys
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. It’s basically
like this:
Messaging
Phone MapsWebContacts
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Status Indicators
App Tr ay
Drag up to see all your
applications.
Flick left or right to open
more panels of shortcuts &
widgets.
Shortcuts
Tap to open.
Status Bar
Flick or drag this bar down to
see details.

8Home screen
Flick the home screen left and right to see more
panels, where you can store additional shortcuts,
widgets, and more.
Shortcuts
Shortcuts are icons that open your favorite phone
applications, bookmarks, contacts, and music playlists.
The most frequently used shortcuts appear at the
bottom of your home screen.
To open a shortcut, tap it. To add more shortcuts to
your home screen, open the apps tray, then tap and
hold the shortcut you want. Or, press Menu > Add
>Shortcuts
.
You can add a folder to organize your shortcuts. Press
Menu > Add > Folders.
To move or delete a shortcut, tap and hold it until you
feel a vibration, then drag it to another spot, or drag it
to the trash at the bottom of the screen.
Widgets
Widgets are small Web-based apps that show you
news, weather, messages, and other updates.
To open a widget, tap it. To add more widgets to your
home screen, press Menu > Add > Widgets.
App tray
The app tray holds all of the applications that come
with your phone, and any applications you download
and install on your phone.
To open the app tray, tap and drag up. To
open an app, tap it. To close the app tray, tap
and drag down.
Phone status & notifications
At the top of the screen, icons on
the left side of the status bar
notify you about new messages
and events (flick or drag the bar
down for details). Icons on the
right tell you about phone status:
CDMA network
(full signal)
GSM network
(full signal)
Bluetooth™ active WLAN active
downloading flight mode
vibrate silent
mute call speakerphone
active
battery (charging) battery (full charge)
alarm set
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Tip: To see today’s date, tap and hold the status
indicators.
Search
Use the Search widget in the home screen to search
for apps, files, or text, on your phone or the Web.
Tap & enter text for a text
search.
Calls
it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
Dialing options
Find it: Home > Phone
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FavoritesContacts
Dial
2
abc
3
def
6
mno
4
ghi
9
wxyz
#
1
abc
*
7
pqrs
Dial
Dan Smith
Mobile [phone]
Kate Shunney
Mobile [phone]
Alex Pico
Mobile [phone]
5
jkl
8
tuv
0
+
Contact List
Tap to open, then tap an
entry to call.
Delete
Tap to delete a digit you
entered.
Call Log
Tap to open, then tap an
entry to call.
GSM Call
Tap to make your call over a
GSM network.
CDMA Call
Tap to make your call over a
CDMA network.
Favorites
Tap to open, then press
Menu to add or edit.

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In-call options
During a call, press Menu to choose Hold, Add
call, or Bluetooth (to use a wireless headset).
Tip: You can press Home or Back to hide the
active call display. To reopen it, tap Phone.
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Mute Speaker
Number
pad
End call
GSM network
Press Menu for call options.
Connected
Alex Pico
Mobile [phone]
Current call 03:19
Call Timer
Mute
Tap to mute or unmute
the call.
End Call
Tap to hang up.
Speakerphone
Tap to turn the speakerphone
on or off.
Dial Pad
Tap to open a dial pad, to
enter numbers during a call.
Make & answer calls
To make a call, tap Phone,
enter a number, then tap Cto
make the call over a CDMA
network, or tap Gto make the
call over a GSM network.
Tip: To enter the international
dialing code, tap and hold .
To answer a call, tap Answer. To
turn off the incoming call alert,
tap Ignore.
End calls
Tap End call.
Note: When you hold the phone to your ear, the
display goes dark to avoid accidental taps. When you
move your phone away from your ear, the display lights
up again.
Tip: You can press Home or Back to hide the
active call display. To reopen it, tap Phone.
Favorites
Find it: Phone > Favorites
•To call a number, tap it.
•To add, edit, or clear entries, press Menu .
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Answer Ignore
GSM network
Incoming call
Alex Pico
Mobile [phone]
0
+

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Handsfree
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while
driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
During a call:
•To use the speakerphone, tap Speaker.
•To use a Bluetooth™ device, press Menu
>Bluetooth.
Mute & hold
During a call:
•To mute the current call, tap Mute.
•To put a call on hold, press Menu > Hold.
Enter numbers during a call
To enter numbers during a call,
tap Number pad and then tap
the dial pad.
Recent calls
Find it: Phone > Call log
•Tap an entry to call it, send a text message, view call
details, or add the number to a firewall list of
blocked calls.
Mute Speaker
Number
pad
End call
•To filter the list, tap the view name (like All calls) at
the top.
•To clear the list, press Menu > Clear call log.
Conference calls
To start a conference call, call the first number. After
they answer, press Menu > Add call and call the
next number. When the next number answers,
press Menu > Join.
Your phone number
Find it: Menu > Settings > About phone > Status
>CDMA status or GSM status
The status page lists your phone number.
Your caller ID
To hide your number from the people you call,
press Menu > Settings > Call settings > CDMA
network call settings or GSM network call settings
>Additional call settings > Caller ID.
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more
emergency phone numbers (such as 911 or 112) that
you can call under any circumstances, even when your
phone is locked. Emergency numbers vary by country.
Your pre-programmed emergency number(s) may not

12 Calls
work in all locations, and sometimes an emergency
call cannot be placed due to network, environmental,
or interference issues.
1Tap Phone (if your phone is locked,
tap Emergency Call).
2Enter the emergency number.
3Tap Call to call the emergency number.
Note: Your mobile device can use AGPS satellite
signals to help emergency services find you (“GPS &
AGPS” on page 44).
Call forwarding & waiting
You can forward calls all the time, or only when your
phone is busy, unanswered, or unreachable (not on the
network):
Find it: Menu > Settings > Call settings > CDMA
network call settings or GSM network call settings
>Call forwarding
When you’re on a call and a second call comes in,
Call waiting lets you answer it by tapping Answer. You
can turn off Call waiting, to send second calls straight
to your voicemail:
Find it: Menu > Settings > Call settings > CDMA
network call settings or GSM network call settings
>Additional call settings > Call waiting
Restrict outgoing calls
To restrict your phone so that it can only dial a few
numbers:
Find it: Menu > Settings > Call settings > CDMA
network call settings or GSM network call settings
>Fixed dialing numbers
•To turn fixed dialing on, tap Enable FDN.
•To add or delete the allowed numbers, tap FDN list.

13Contacts
Contacts
contacts like you’ve never had before
Quick start: Contacts
Find it: Home > Contacts
Tip: To see more contacts, flick or drag up.
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FavoritesContacts
Displaying 22 contacts
A
M
L
K
D
Dan Smith
Alex Pico
Kate Shunney
Keith Zang
Luke Carmody
Contacts List
Tap to view, call, or text a
contact. Tap & hold to edit,
delete, and more.
Menu Options
Press Menu to search,
add, share, import/export,
copy, or delete contacts.
Import contacts from your SIM
If you need to import contacts from your SIM card,
tap Home > Contacts, then press Menu
>More > Import/Export > Import from SIM card.
Home > Contacts, then press Menu
>More > Import/Export > Import from SIM card.
Call, text, or email contacts
Find it: Home > Contacts
To View contact, Call contact, Text contact, Add to
favorites, or other options, tap and hold the contact.
Edit or delete contacts
Find it: Home > Contacts
Tap the contact, then press Menu > Edit contact
or Delete contact.
Tip: When editing a contact, you can set a ringtone,
address, and other details that will be saved on your
phone.
Create contacts
Find it: Home > Contacts >Menu >New
contact

14 Messaging
Select the account to save the contact to, then type
the contact name and details.
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Given name
Family name
Phone
Email
IM
Phone
Email
Mobile
Mobile
Done Revert
Edit contact
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Tap to set the number type.
Tap to select a picture for the
contact.
Tap to add more name
details.
Tap to add another phone
number.
When you’re finished,
tap Done.
Tap to remove this number.
To see more details, flick up.
Messaging
sometimes it’s best 2 text, or IM, or email . . .
Quick start: Messaging
Find it: Home > Messaging
Tip: To see more messages, flick or drag up.
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New message
Compose new message
Keith Zang (8)
3:28PMMeet you there @ 5:00. I’ll ...
[phone]
1:05PM(Your new account) Here is ...
Mariana Bukvik(17)
102711Where are you?
Robin Royce(9)
9:24AMI did my good deed for the ...
Messaging
Rich Aaronson(5)
102711Wow! I can’t believe that ...
[email protected]
102511(Welcome to our club) As a ...
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Tap to create & send a
message.
Message List
Tap to open a message
thread. Tap & hold to add to
contacts, delete a thread,
and more.

15Messaging
Read & reply to messages
•To open a message and all of its replies, tap it.
•To respond to a message, just open it and enter
your response in the text box at the bottom.
•To open options, tap and hold a message.
Create messages
Find it: Home > Messaging > New message
Enter the recipient and message. In text messages
and emails, press Menu for options like Insert
smiley or Attach.
Send & receive attachments
To send a file in a message, open a new message and
press Menu > Attach.
When you receive a message with an attachment,
open the message and tap the file name to download
it. Then, tap the name again to open it. Some file
formats can be converted to HTML for faster viewing,
and your phone will show a button that says Get HTML
version.
Tip: To send and receive large attachments faster, use
a WLAN connection, in “WLAN” on page 35.
Email
Set up an account
Find it: Home > Email
The email setup wizard will guide you through setting
up your email account.
Create a new email
Find it: Home > Email, press Menu
>Compose
Enter the recipient email address and message, then
tap Send.
Tip: Press Menu for options, like Attach or Add
Cc/Bcc.
Instant messages
To send and receive instant messages, you can use an
instant messaging app or your browser.
•To download and use an instant messaging app,
press Home > Market > Applications
>Communication, then choose an app for your
provider. Once you download the app, you’ll see it in
your app tray.
•If you don’t see an app for your IM provider, you can
use your Web browser. Press Home > Web
>Menu >Settings, then enter your provider’s

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Web site and tap Go. Once you’re there, follow the
link to sign in.
Note: Your IM options will depend on your IM provider.
To browse instant messaging apps from your
computer, go to www.android.com/market.
Text entry
think keyboard, now think smaller
Touchscreen text entry window
When you tap a text field, your phone opens a
touchscreen keypad or handwriting window. To close
the keypad or handwriting window, press Back .
Keypad
To change keypad settings, from the home screen,
press Menu > Settings > Language & keyboard
>Moto text input > Keyboard.
Type to compose
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DEL
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Delete
Tap to change text
entry mode.
Space
Tap to open a keypad for
symbols & numbers.
Tap to
change
language.
Text Field
Tap to open the
touchscreen
keypad.
Return

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Handwriting
Write a character in the handwriting window, then wait
for your phone to recognize and place it in the text
field. If your phone places an incorrect character, tap
the character in the choice area that you want to
replace it.
To change handwriting settings, from the home
screen, press Menu > Settings > Language &
keyboard > Moto text input > Handwriting.
Tap to select a suggested character.
Write symbols & punctuation here.
Tap to see more suggested words.
Tap to change text entry mode.
Tap to select the
suggested word.
Write characters here.
Text entry settings
When you use the touchscreen text entry window,
your phone suggests words from your dictionary and
chosen language. Your phone also automatically enters
apostrophes in some words, like “don’t.”
Find it: Menu > Settings > Language & keyboard
•To change the language and the style for your
touchscreen text entry window, tap Select locale.
•To edit your dictionary, tap User dictionary.
•To change sounds, corrections, and other settings
for your keypad and handwriting window, tap Moto
text input.

18 Tips & tricks
Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
To...
Return to the
home screen
Press Home .
See recently
dialed numbers
Tap Phone > Call log.
Tu r n ringer
on/off
Press the up or down volume
key repeatedly.
Sleep/wake
your phone
Press Power .
Set lock screen Press Menu > Settings
>Location & security > Security
lock.
Search Press Menu > Search.
Tu r n airplane
mode on/off
Press and hold Power
>Airplane mode.
Tu r n
Bluetooth™
power on/off
Press Menu > Settings
>Wireless & networks
>Bluetooth.
Tu r n WLAN
on/off
Press Menu > Settings
>Wireless & networks > WLAN.
Personalize
add your personal touch
Add widgets
1Find an empty spot on your home screen where you
want to add a widget. You can flick left or right to
open other panels on the home screen.
2Tap and hold the empty spot until you see the Add
to Home screen menu.
3Tap Widgets.
4Tap the type of widget. If necessary, enter the
widget settings.
You can customize some widgets. Tap a widget to
open it, then press Menu .
To move a widget, tap and hold it, then drag the
widget where you want it.
Add shortcuts
Tap and hold an empty spot on the home screen until
you see the Add to Home screen menu, then tap
Shortcuts.
To move a shortcut, tap and hold it, then drag the
shortcut where you want it.