Motorola XT720 User manual

MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT720
SMARTER

1Congratulations
Congratulations
MOTOROLA MILESTONETM XT720
MOTOROLA MILESTONE™XT720 gives you a
premium browsing and messaging experience with
the very latest from Google™.
•Browsing. Get more from the Web, with a huge
screen and full HTML. Search, browse, everything
you want to do, all made easier.
•Maps, entertainment and more. The latest
technology and apps. MotoNav and Google Maps™
to find your way. Easy access to Google and
thousands of Android applications to expand your
world.
More information
On your computer—Go to
www.motorola.com/mymilestonext720.
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
information to read the full information.
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
Press to put the
display to sleep
or hold to turn off.
3.5 mm Headset Jack
Home key
Back key
Microphone
Menu key
Touchscreen
Camera key
Power key
Volume keys
Press to open
menu options.
Search key
Press for text
search.
Micro USB
connector
Charge or
connect to PC.
Press to return to
the home screen. Press to go back.
HDMI Output

2Let's go
Contents
Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Let's go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Manage your life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Personalise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
USB & memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety, regulatory & legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Let's go
Let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
Caution: Please read "Safety, regulatory & legal" on
page 40.
1SIM in 2microSD in (may
already be inserted)
3battery in 4cover on
5charge up
3H

3Let's go
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard
guides you through signing in to your existing
Google™ account. If you don’t have a Google account,
you can create one using the wizard.
Tip: Remember to write down your username and
password, and keep them in a safe place.
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.
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi computer network for even
faster Internet access, press Menu > Settings
>Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market™.
Learn more about downloading new apps with
"Market™" on page 15.
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 35.

4Touchscreen & keys
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.
Tap & hold
To open special options, tap
and hold an icon or other
item. Try it: On the home
screen, tap bContacts, then
tap and hold a contact to open
options.
Contacts Market YouTube Maps
John Wasser
Leo Mans
Monica Jenkins
Roberta Heaton
Wendy West
J
L
M
R
W
Drag
To scroll through a list or
move slowly, drag across the
touchscreen. Try it: On the
home screen, tap
bContacts, 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.
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.
John Wasser
Leo Mans
Monica Jenkins
Roberta Heaton
J
L
M
R

5Touchscreen & keys
My Sign
Draw on your screen to get to your favourite apps. To
open My Sign, tap the My Sign icon on the home
screen or in the Applications tab.
Draw the sign for the action
you want. For example, draw
a “V” to go to voicemail.
To see which actions are
already assigned to signs,
press Menu > List
gestures. You’ll also see
several signs that are
unassigned.
To assign an action to a sign,
press Menu > Add
gesture.
Call Voicemail
*86
Key tips
Menu, home & back
Press Home to close any menu or app and return
to the home screen. On the home screen, press and
hold Home to show the last few apps you used,
then tap an app to open it.
Press Search for text search or press and hold for
voice search.
Press Menu to open menu options or press
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.
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,
use "Screen lock" on page 37.

6Home 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 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 to stay the
right way up when you rotate your phone:
Find it: Menu > Settings > Soundb&bdisplay
>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:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
Contacts Market YouTube Maps
11:35 PM
Status Bar
Tap & drag this bar down
to check notifications.
Status indicators
Shortcuts
Tap to open.
Drag up to see
all your apps.
Applications Tab

7Home screen
The home screen extends beyond what you see on
the screen to give you more room for adding
shortcuts, widgets and more. Flick the home screen
left and right to see more panels or to add widgets or
shortcuts.
Widgets
Add a widget, such as a clock, music player or a
calendar that shows upcoming appointments.
To open a widget, tap it. To add widgets,
press Menu > Add >bWidgets.
Note: If you install apps from Android Market that
have widgets, tap and hold the home screen, then
select a widget to add to the home screen.
Shortcuts
To add shortcuts to the home screen, open the
Applications tab, then tap and hold the shortcut you
want. It will be added to the home screen. Or, press
Menu > Addb>bShortcuts.
Apps
Your phone already comes with some apps, and you
can download and install more (see "Browse & install
apps" on page 15. To open an app, tap it.
Applications tab
All the apps on your phone, including the apps that
came with it and the ones you download and install,
are listed in alphabetical order in your Applications tab.
To open the Applications tab, tap .
Running multiple apps
No need to close an app before opening another one.
Your phone runs multiple apps, all at the same time.
You can open a new app while already running another.
Press Home to return to the home screen. Open
the Applications tab and tap the app you want. To
switch from one running app to another, press and
hold Home to see what apps are already open,
then tap the one you want. You can view up to the last
six apps that you ran.
Search
To search, tap Search on the front of the phone.
Tap the text box
& type. Then, tap
the icon.

8Calls
Phone status & notifications
The status bar at the top of the screen contains icons
that tell you about messages and phone status. To
view your notifications, tap the status bar and drag it
down. Icons on the right tell you about your phone's
status:
Tip: To see today’s date, tap and hold the status bar at
the top of the screen.
Bluetooth™ active network (full signal)
GPS active network (roaming)
Wi-Fi active GPRS (fast data)
downloading EDGE (faster data)
vibrate 3G (fastest data)
silent flight mode
mute call battery (charging)
speakerphone active battery (full charge)
Google™ sync alarm set
Calls
it's good to talk.
Quick start: Calls
Dialling options
Find it: Home > Phone
Call log FavouritesContactsPhone
123
456
789
0
ABC DEF
GHI JKL MNO
TUVPQRS WXYZ
Contacts
Tap to open, then tap an
entry to call.
Call
Enter a phone number and
tap here to call it.
Recent calls
Tap to open, then tap an
entry to call.
Call
Enter a phone number and
tap here to call it.