Motorola Boost i296 User's Manual

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola, Inc. Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard Plantation, FL 33322 USA Phone Number: 1 (800) 453-0920 Hereby declares that the product: Product Name: i296...

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Motorola, Inc. Consumer Advocacy Office 600 N US Highway 45 Libertyville, IL 60048 www.hellomoto.com Note: Do not ship your phone to the above address. If you need to return your phone for repairs, replacement, or warranty service, please contact ...

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1 HELLOMOTO Introducing your new Motorola wireless phone. Here’s a quick anatomy lesson. Left Soft Key Perform function in lower left display. Right Soft Key Perform function in lower right display. End/Power Key End calls, exit menu system, ...

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2 check it out 10:05pm 10/23 Ready Contcs Mesgs 1 2 3 4 Press and hold the Power Key for a few seconds, or until the screen lights up, to turn on your phone. Press the Menu Key / to open the main menu. Press the Navigation Key up, down, left or r...

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3 contents contents check it out . . . . . . . . . . . 2 essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 about this guide . . . . . . 7 SIM card. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 turn it on & off . . . . . . . 11 enab...

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4 contents call features (continued) voice names . . . . . . . . 48 emergency calls . . . . . 49 international calls. . . . . 50 speed dial . . . . . . . . . . 50 voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . 50 customize. . . . . . . . . . . . 52 ringtones ...

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5 menu map menu map main menu l Re-Boost U Get Stuff Q WT Servi ce • Send Pictures • Send Event • Send My Info • Send Contact • Configure S Web c Recent Calls e Contacts • [New Contact] • [New Msg Group] R Settings • (see next page) r...

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6 menu map settings menu •Display/Info • Wallpaper •Text Size • Theme • Home Icons • Backlight •Clock • Menu View • Large Dialing • Language • Phone Calls • Set Line • Any Key Ans • Auto Redial • Call Waiting • Auto An...

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7 essentials essentials Caution: Before using the phone for the first time, read the important “Safety, Regulatory & Legal” information included in the gray-edged pages at the back of this guide. about this guide This guide shows how to l...

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8 essentials SIM card inserting & removing the SIM card Warning: To avoid damaging or losing information stored on your SIM card, do not remove the SIM card from your phone unless absolutely necessary. Important: Do not touch the gold-color...

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9 essentials battery installation 1 Press down on the battery door latch, and slide the battery door up. 2 Remove the battery door. 3 Push the battery down until it clicks in place. 4 Replace the battery door, and slide it toward the base of the ...

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10 essentials battery charging New batteries are not fully charged. Warning: Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li-ion battery as you can be burned. Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode, browser use, and other varia...

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11 essentials connectors are located directly on your computer. battery indicators turn it on & off To turn on your phone, press and hold the power key @ for a few seconds or until the display turns on. If prompted, enter your four-digit u...

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12 essentials 2 You are prompted to enable security. Press K under Yes and follow on screen instructions. 3 Press @ to return to the home screen. make a phone call Enter a phone number and press the talk key ` or use a voice command. See “...

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13 essentials make a walkie-talkie call You can use your phone as a long-range, digital two-way radio using one-to-one walkie-talkie calls. Yo u r walkie-talkie ID (private ID) is the number at which you receive one-to-one walkie-talkie calls. ...

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14 essentials Note: A walkie-talkie call ends automatically if there is no activity on the call for a few seconds. Note: The number of digits in each part of a walkie-talkie ID (Private ID) may vary. For example, your walkie-talkie ID may be f...

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15 essentials answer a call alert When you receive a call alert, you cannot receive phone calls or walkie-talkie calls until you do one of the following: store a phone number or walkie-talkie ID You can store a phone number or walkie-talkie ID (p...

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16 essentials mother is your primary emergency contact, list her as “ICE–Mom” in your contact list. To list more than one emergency contact, use “ICE1–___,” “ICE2–___,” etc. contacts call a stored phone number or walkie-talkie ...

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17 essentials find your phone number and walkie-talkie ID Find it: / > X My Info messaging You can send and receive text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). create & send messages Find it: / > Y Messages > [Create Messag...

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18 essentials Note: You can only attach pictures and audio files if they are not forward locked and if they are not DRM-protected. Tip: To remove an attachment, select Attach . Select the attachment to remove, and press / > Unattach . 4 Wh...

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19 essentials message groups You can create a message group to send messages to groups of up to 20 contacts. create message groups Find it: / > e Contacts > [New Msg Group] 1 Select [Add Member] and select the contacts you want to add to th...

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20 essentials 3 Type a name for the message group in the Name field. Note: If you do not provide a name for the message group, the default name will be Msg Group followed by the number of group members. For example, a message group with three...

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21 essentials multimedia message options Multimedia messages (MMS) contain text, pictures, and audio files. When you create an MMS message, you have more options than for a simple text message. When creating the message, select ....MORE.... for ...

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22 essentials 2 Choose a cleanup option from the following list: 3 Press K under Yes to automatically delete messages now, or press K under No to delete messages later. message threads If message threads are supported by your service provid...

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23 essentials 1 To edit a draft, select it to open it. You can change or add recipients, and edit the message. 2 To send a draft, select it to open it and press K under Send . When you send a draft, it is removed from the drafts folder. Not...

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24 essentials datebook delete a sent message Press / > Y Messages > Sent Items . Highlight the message and press K under Delete . Press K under Yes to confirm. feature create datebook events To create a new datebook event, pr...

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25 essentials datebook setup Find it: / > b Datebook , press / > Setup You can view or change the following options: options Start View Sets the datebook to start in day view, week view, or month view. Daily Begin Sets the beginning of...

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26 basics basics See page 1 for a basic phone diagram. display The home screen appears when you turn on the phone. To dial a number from the home screen, press number keys and ` . Note: Your home screen may look different. Soft key labels show th...

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27 basics 2Active Phone Line: $ indicates that the phone line is ready to make calls. 3Speaker On/Off: Sounds associated with walkie-talkie calls and group calls can be set to come through the earpiece rather than through the speaker. 4 Ringer...

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28 basics 2 Select one of the following options: Tip: When entering text, press and hold # to change letter capitalization ( Abc > ABC > abc ). word method The word text input method lets you enter text into your phone by pressing keys ...

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29 basics 2 Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word (for example, to enter the word Bill , press 2455 ). (If you make a mistake, press * to erase a single character. Press and hold * to delete an entire entry.) 3 To acce...

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30 basics When entering text, press and hold # to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters. The icons in the upper left-hand corner of the screen show the character type. volume Press the volume keys up or down to: • change the earpiece ...

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31 basics navigation key Press the navigation key up, down, left, or right to scroll to items in the display. When you highlight the desired item, press r to select it. handsfree speaker You can use your phone’s handsfree speaker to make ca...

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32 basics more specific information on how to set up your phone for use with your computer please visit www.motorola.com/support and look under the FAQ section. features for the hearing impaired using your phone with a hearing aid Note: Your ph...

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33 basics If you are unsure whether your HA is telecoil equipped or needs an auxiliary magnet, please refer to your HA user guide or contact a hearing aid professional or supplier. choose your hearing aid setting Find it: / > R Settings >...

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34 basics security features Note: You can make emergency calls on a locked phone (see page 49). feature phone lock To lock the phone, press / > R Settings > Security > Phone Lock > Lock Now or Auto Lock . keypad lock To lock the k...

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35 main attractions main attractions media center The media center lets you access pictures and audio recordings stored in your phone’s memory. The following audio recordings can be accessed through the media center: • voice records • ringto...

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36 main attractions Image files supported by the media center include: Get Stuff Your phone includes a main menu icon that takes you directly to Get Stuff . You can download ringtones, wallpapers and Java™ applications over the air. Note: Norm...

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37 main attractions call with is able to receive each of these items. Your phone saves this information for as long as the walkie-talkie ID is in your Recent Calls list or is saved in your Contacts . Your phone updates the saved information eac...

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38 main attractions 4 Wait while the picture is transmitted. The walkie-talkie call is temporarily interrupted while a picture is transmitted. 5 When prompted, press the WT button to resume the walkie-talkie call. start a call by sending a picture...

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39 main attractions receive a picture When someone sends you a picture, your phone emits a tone or vibrates and a message appears asking if you want to accept the picture. Pictures you receive are saved to your phone’s memory. They are accessib...

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40 main attractions whether it is sent automatically in every call or only when you choose to send it. Find it: / > Q WT Service > Configure > WT My Info > Info to Send 1 Select or remove the fields you want to send. 2 Press K un...

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41 main attractions 4 Select the contact information you want to send and push the WT button. turn WT Features on and off You can turn on or turn off your phone’s ability to send and receive messages, pictures, and datebook events. You cannot tu...

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42 main attractions WT service The WT Service lets you quickly access WT features and other walkie-talkie call features from the main menu. You can also access the quick WT feature and set the one touch WT feature. Find it: / > Q WT Service...

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43 main attractions 2 Select Name if you wish to assign a name to your phone. 3 Select Find Me Time to determine the amount of time in which your phone can be found by other Bluetooth devices. You can turn off Bluetooth if you want to prolong...

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44 main attractions Bluetooth with a certain device, the PIN will not be required. 5 Press K under Ok . Note: Once your phone and headset have been paired, it will be stored on your phone and you will not need to pair them again unless the dev...

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45 main attractions 1 From the contact list, datebook, or media center, select the contact entry, datebook event, audio file, or picture you want to send. 2 Press / > Send Via... > Bluetooth . 3 Select the device you want to transfer the ...

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46 call features call features turn off a call alert You can press the volume keys to turn off a call alert before answering the call. recent calls The recent calls list contains information associated with calls you have made and received, and ca...

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47 call features Find it: / > c Recent Calls 1 Highlight or select the item you want to store. 2 Press K under Save to store the information as a new entry in the contacts list. or Select an existing contact and update the information. ...

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48 call features call forward Call forwarding sends calls to the phone numbers you specify. You can forward all calls to one number or forward missed calls to different numbers depending on the reason you missed the call. You can forward phone l...

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49 call features 2 Assign a name, phone number and select [Options] . 3 Select Voice Name and follow the prompt to record the voice name. 4 Press K under Back and K under Save . place a call using a voice name Press and hold the speaker key ...

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50 call features international calls Your phone supports international dialing. Press and hold 0 to insert your local international access code (indicated by +). Then, press the keypad keys to dial the country code and phone number. speed dial Ea...

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51 call features phone or your handset. (If calling from a landline phone, use your 7-digit phone number as the passcode. If calling from your handset, you will not be prompted for a passcode.) Follow the steps to record your name, a greeting, a...

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52 customize customize ringtones You can change the ringtones your phone uses to notify you of incoming calls and other events. Find it: / > T Ring Tones 1 Set Vibrate All to Off . 2 Scroll through the list of ringtones and select the one ...

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53 customize To set Vibrate All to On or Locked using the volume keys: Press the down volume key multiple times to turn off the volume and set Vibrate All to On . Then press and hold the down volume key to set Vibrate All to Locked ....

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54 customize wallpaper menu. You can select from 5minutes , 15 minutes , 1hour , 8hours , Daily , or Startup . hide or show location Your phone has a location feature for use in connection with location-based services that may be available i...

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55 customize change GPS PIN When you receive your phone, your GPS PIN is set to 0000. To change your GPS PIN: Find it: / > R Settings > Security > Change Passwords > GPS PIN 1 Enter the current GPS PIN when prompted, then enter th...

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56 Safety, Regulatory & Legal Safety, Regulatory & Legal Battery Use & Safety Battery Use & Safet y Important: Handle and store batteries properly to avoid injury or damage. Most battery issues arise from improper handling of batte...

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Safety, Regulatory & Legal 57 provides holograms on its batteries. Consumers should confirm that any battery they purchase has a “Motorola Original” hologram. Motorola recommends you always use Motorola-branded batteries and chargers. Mot...

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58 Safety, Regulatory & Legal Specific Absorption Rate (IEEE) SAR (IEEE) Your model wireless phone meets the governmental requirements for exposure to radio waves. Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and man...

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Safety, Regulatory & Legal 59 Software Copyright Notice Software Copyright Notice Motorola products may include copyrighted Motorola and third-party software stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other c...

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60 Safety, Regulatory & Legal Emergency Calls When you make an emergency call, the cellular network may activate the AGPS technology in your mobile device to tell the emergency responders your approximate location. AGPS has limitations and mig...

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Safety, Regulatory & Legal 61 • United States Federal Communications Commission, Code of Federal Regulations; 47 CFR part 2 sub-part J. • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE...

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62 Safety, Regulatory & Legal the device at least 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) from your body when transmitting. Approved Accessories For a list of approved Motorola accessories call 1-800-453-0920, or visit our website at www.motorola.com/phoneacc...

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Safety, Regulatory & Legal 63 Operational Warnings Obey all posted signs when using mobile devices in public areas. Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres are often but not always posted, and can include f...

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64 Safety, Regulatory & Legal Glass Parts Some parts of your mobile device may be made of glass. This glass could break if the product is dropped on a hard surface or receives a substantial impact. If glass breaks, do not touch or attempt to r...

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Safety, Regulatory & Legal 65 Use & Care Use & Car e To care for your Motorola phone, please keep it away from: liquids of any kind Don’t expose your phone to water, rain, extreme humidity, sweat, or other moisture. If it does get we...

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66 Safety, Regulatory & Legal What is not covered? (Exclusions) Normal Wear and Tear . Periodic maintenance, repair and replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear are excluded from coverage. Ornamental Decorations . Ornamental decorations...

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Safety, Regulatory & Legal 67 non-Motorola housings, antennas, or parts, are excluded from coverage. Communication Services . Defects, damages, or the failure of Products, Accessories or Software due to any communication service or signal you ...

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68 Safety, Regulatory & Legal EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER, AND IS PROVIDED IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OF IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT SHALL MOTOROLA BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING ...

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Safety, Regulatory & Legal 69 MOTOROLA will have no liability with respect to any claim of patent infringement which is based upon the combination of the Product or parts furnished hereunder with software, apparatus or devices not furnished by...

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70 Safety, Regulatory & Legal phones that are not labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings. T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to be more usable with a hearing device’s telecoil (“T Switch” ...

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Safety, Regulatory & Legal 71 Caring for the Environment by Recycling Recycling Information This symbol on a Motorola product means the product should not be disposed of with household waste. Disposal of your Mobile Device & Accessories Pl...

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72 Safety, Regulatory & Legal • Secure personal information —Your mobile device can store personal information in various locations including your SIM card, memory card, and phone memory. Be sure to remove or clear all personal information...

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Safety, Regulatory & Legal 73 these features help you to place your call without taking your attention off the road. • When available, use a handsfree device. If possible, add an additional layer of convenience to your mobile device with o...

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74 Safety, Regulatory & Legal Service and Repairs If you have questions or need assistance, we’re here to help. Go to www.motorola.com/repair , where you can select from a number of customer care options. You can also contact the Motorola Cus...

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75 index index A active phone line 27 alert set 30, 52 turn off 30, 46 alpha method text entry 29 answer a call 12 audio formats 35 audio jack 1 B battery charging 10 installation 9 battery charge indicator 11, 27 Bluetooth connect 43 sen...

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76 index end key 1, 12 event reminders 24 G Get Stuff 36 H handsfree speaker 31 hearing aid 32 home screen 26 I image formats 36 international calls 50 L location 54 low battery message 27 M main menu 27 make a call 12 media center 35 me...

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77 index S security 34 send key 1, 12 service and repairs 74 signal strength indicator 26 SIM card 8, 34 SIM PIN 34 soft keys 1, 26 speaker 27 speaker key 1, 12 speed dial 50 store your number 17 symbol text entry 28 T talk key 1, 12 tex...

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