Motorola Theory User manual

MOTOROLA THEORYTM
LIFE. POWERED.

1Congratulations
Congratulations
Your MOTOROLA THEORY™ is an affordable phone
with a sleek design that’s sure to get attention.
• Easy Messaging. Your phone’s full QWERTY
keypad makes text entry quick and easy.
• Photos. Take photos with your phone’s 1.3 MP
camera and send them to your friends.
• My Phone, My Way. Customize your home screen
with personal pictures. Set identifying ringtones for
your favorite contacts.
More
• Support: Phone updates, PC software, user guides,
online help and more at
www.motorola.com/support.
• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products.
Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information packaged with your
product.
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
Right Soft Key
2.5mm
Headset Jack
Camera(on
back of phone)
Earpiece
Microphone
Power/
End Key
Back
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect to PC.
Volume Keys
Select Key
Navigation
Key
Scroll up/down/
left/right.
Left Soft Key
Camera
Key
Call Key

2Contents
Contents
Menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Let’s go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bluetooth® connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

3Contents
Menu map
Main menu
Contacts
•New
• Contact List
• Groups
• Speed Dial
Messaging
•Voicemail
• Create Message
• Conversations
• Sent Items
•Drafts
•Email
•IM
My Stuff
Re-Boost
History
• Received Calls
• Missed Calls
• Dialed Calls
• All Calls
•Timers
Get Stuff
Multimedia
• Ringtones &
Sounds
•Camera
•Pictures
• Storage Device
Web
Settings
•(seeSettings
menu)
Bluetooth®
Navigation
Tools
• Voice Commands
• Datebook
•AlarmClock
•WorldClock
• Calculator
•Notepad
Thisisthestandardmainmenulayout.
Your phone’s menu may be
different.
Settings menu
• Sounds
• Call Ringtone
• Message Ringtone
• Voicemail Ringtone
• Ring & Vibrate
• Alert Reminders
• Service Alerts
• Power On/Off
• Voice Readout
• Keypad Volume
• Volume Sidekeys
•Display
•Banner
• Backlight
• Brightness
• Wallpaper
•Skins
•ClockFormat
• Menu Font Size
• Phone
• Airplane Mode
• Shortcuts
• Language
• Location
•Security
• Network Selection
• Text Learning
•Call
• Answer Options
•AutoRetry
•TTYSetup
• One Touch Dial
• Int’l Dialing
• DTMF Tones
•HearingAid
•Bluetooth
• Add New Device
•StorageDevice
• Phone Memory
• Update Phone
• Update Firmware
• Update PRL
• Update Profile
• Phone Info
• My Number
•SW/HWVersion
• Icon Glossary
• Java Settings

4Let’s go
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 34.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 20.
1Cover off 2Battery in
3Cover on 4Charge up
3H
Turn it on & off
Press and hold
Power/End until the
display turns on or off.
Make & answer calls
To make a call from the home screen, enter a phone
number, then press Call .
To answer a call when your phone rings and/or
vibrates, press Call
To end a call, press Power/End .

5Keys
Keys
a few essentials
Menu navigation
1From the home screen,
press the center Select
key to open the main
menu.
2Press the Navigation
key up, down, left, or
right to scroll and
highlight a menu option.
3Press to select the
highlighted option.
Shortcut keys
From the home screen, press , up, down, left, or
right to quickly open
Messaging , Web , Re-Boost , or
Get Stuff .
To change your shortcut keys:
Find it: >
Settings > Phone > Shortcuts
To show or hide shortcut icons in the home screen:
Find it: > Settings > Phone > Shortcuts
>
Show Shortcuts > Show or Hide
Note: You can press to select the features in the
home screen even when the icons are hidden.
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys on the side of
your phone to change the ring
volume (in the home screen), or the
earpiece/ speakerphone volume
(during a call).
When you receive a call, you can
press the volume keys to turn off the
incoming call alert.
When playing sound files, press the volume keys to
adjust sound volume.

6Home 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 press Power/End from a menu. It’s
basically like this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
Messaging Contacts
BoostBoostBoost
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Left Soft Key
Right Soft Key
Status Bar
Battery Level
Press up,
down, left, or right
to open shortcuts.
Location On
1xRTT Coverage
Signal Strength
Soft key labels in the home screen show the current
soft key functions.
Phone status and notifications
The status bar at the top of the home screen shows
icons that tell you about messages and phone status.
For a description of the icons that can appear on your
phone, press >
Settings > Phone Info
>
Icon Glossary > Status Bar .
Main menu
All of your phone’s features are shown in your main
menu.
To open the main menu from the home screen,
press . Press up, down, left, or rightto highlight
a feature, then press to select it. You can press
Power/End to return to the home screen at any
time.

7Calls
Calls
it’s good to talk
Go hands-free
To activate the speakerphone during a call, press and
release the speaker key on the side of your phone. The
phone plays an alert and shows
Speaker Phone On .
To turn off the speakerphone, press the speaker key
again. The phone plays an alert and shows
Speakerphone Off .
Your phone shows the speakerphone indicator in
the home screen when the speakerphone is on. The
speakerphone stays on until you press the speaker key
or turn off the phone.
You can also use headsets or car kits with a 2.5 mm
wired connection (page 1) or Bluetooth® wireless
connection (page 26). The speakerphone won’t work
when your phone is connected to a hands-free
headset or car kit.
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while
driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
Note: Charges may apply depending on your service
plan.
Redial
From the home screen, press to go to the All Calls
list. Scroll to a number, and press to call it.
Press to view call details.
Note: The
All Calls list includes numbers that were
busy when you dialed.
Redial automatically
Note: Network/Service dependent.
When you make a call and hear a busy signal, your
phone shows
Call Failed, Number Busy .
You can set your phone to automatically redial busy
numbers for four minutes. When the call connects,
your phone rings or vibrates once, shows
Redial Successful , and completes the call.
Find it: >
Settings > Call > Auto Retry
>
On or Off
When auto retry is turned off, you can manually
activate the feature to redial a busy number. When you
hear a fast busy signal and see
Call Failed , press
or
RETRY .
Turn off a call alert
To turn off the ringer for an incoming call, press the
volume keys on the side of your phone (see page 1).

8Calls
Recent calls
Your phone keeps lists of received and dialed calls,
even for calls that didn’t connect.
Find it: >
History
Shortcut: From the home screen, press to go to
the
All Calls list.
1Scroll to Received Calls , Missed Calls , Dialed Calls ,
or
All Calls , and press .
2Scroll to a number.
Indicators show if the call was received , dialed ,
or missed .
•To call the number, press .
•To check if your caller left a voicemail message, see
page 17.
•To see call details (like time and date), press .
•To send a message to the number, press
Send Msg .
•Press
Options to save, lock, delete, and more.
Return missed calls
When you miss a call, your phone shows
[Number] Missed Calls and the missed call
indicator .
To return the missed call, select
View Now , scroll to
the number, and press to call it.
To cancel the missed calls message, select
View Later .
Speed dial
Note: Speed dial number 1 is already assigned to your
voicemail number.
To assign a speed dial number to a contact:
Find it: >
Contacts > Speed Dial
1Scroll to an unassigned speed dial location entry and
press
Set .
2Scroll to the contact and press .
3Select
Yes to confirm your selection.
As you scroll through contacts, speed dial numbers are
identified by the speed dial indicator .
To activate speed dialing, press >
Settings
>
Call > One Touch Dial > On :
To call speed dial number 1 through 9: Press and
hold the single-digit speed dial number (key
through ) for one second.
To call a double-digit speed dial number: When you
enter the speed dial number, press and hold the
second digit. For example, to call speed dial number
23, press , then press and hold .