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1 Welcome Welcome to the world of Motorola digital wireless communications! We are pleased that you have chosen the Motorola T731 CDMA wireless phone. Headset Jack Insert headset accessory for hands-free use. Status Light See incoming call and s...

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2 Personal Communications Sector 600 North U.S. Highway 45 Libertyville, Illinois 60048 1-800-331-6456 (United States) 1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States) 1-800-461-4575 (Canada) www.motorola.com (United States) www.motorola.ca (Canada) MOTORO...

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3 Contents Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 What’s in the Box?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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4 Setting Answer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Setting a Wallpaper Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Setting a Screen Saver Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Zooming In and Out ....

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5 Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Export Law Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 RF Energy Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Index . ....

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6 Safety and General Information IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION. READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USING YOUR PHONE. The information provided in this document supersedes the general safety information in user guides published pr...

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7 Phone Operation When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone as you would a wireline telephone. Body-Worn Operation To maintain compliance with RF energy exposure guidelines, if you wear a phone on your body when transmitting, alway...

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8 Aircraft When instructed to do so, turn off your phone when on board an aircraft. Any use of a phone must be in accordance with applicable regulations per airline crew instructions. Medical Devices Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend t...

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9 When using your phone while driving, please: • Give full attention to driving and to the road. • Use hands-free operation, if available. • Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require. Respo...

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10 areas posted “Turn off electronic devices.” Obey all signs and instructions. Batteries Batteries can cause property damage and/or bodily injury such as burns if a conductive material such as jewelry, keys, or beaded chains touch exposed t...

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11 playing video games on your phone or enabling a blinking-lights feature on your phone. (The blinking-light feature is not available on all products.) Parents should monitor their children's use of video game or other features that incorpo...

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12 Getting Started Getting Started What’s in the Box? Your digital wireless phone typically comes equipped with a battery and a charger. You can purchase other accessory items to customize your phone for maximum performance and portability. To...

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13 Getting Started Optional Features This label identifies an optional network or subscription-dependent feature that may not be offered by all service providers in all geographical areas. Contact your service provider for more information. Opt...

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14 Getting Started Charging the Battery New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you can use your phone, you need to install and charge the 3 Insert the battery, printed arrow first, under the tabs at the bottom of the battery co...

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15 Getting Started battery as described below. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. Note: When you charge the battery, the battery level indicator in the upper right corner of the display shows how much of the...

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16 Getting Started Caution: To prevent injuries or burns, do not allow metal objects to contact or short-circuit the battery terminals. To maximize your battery’s performance: • Always use Motorola Original™ batteries and battery chargers....

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17 Getting Started Changing the Convertible Covers You can change the flip cover and battery cover on your phone to personalize its appearance. Matching front and back cover sets are available in a variety of colors and designs. Your phone is ...

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18 Getting Started Attaching a Flip Cover Turning Your Phone On Action Insert the tabs at the bottom of the cover into the slots at the base of the phone, then push the cover down and snap it into place. Action 1 Open your phone 2 Press and ho...

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19 Getting Started Adjusting Volume Press the up and down volume keys to: • increase and decrease earpiece volume during a call • increase and decrease the ringer volume setting when the idle display is visible (flip must be open) Tip: At ...

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20 Getting Started Answering a Call When you receive a call, your phone rings and/or vibrates and displays an incoming call message. Tip: When the phone flip is active, simply open the phone to answer the call. (To activate, press M > Setti...

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21 Learning to Use Your Phone Learning to Use Your Phone See page 1 for a basic phone diagram. Using the Display The idle display (shown below) is the standard display you see when you are not on a call or using the menu. You must be in the idle...

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22 Learning to Use Your Phone Press the 4-way navigation key ( S ) left, right, up, or down to select one of the four menu feature icons in the idle display. The e (menu) indicator at the bottom center of the display indicates you can press th...

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23 Learning to Use Your Phone ➊ Signal Strength Indicator Vertical bars show the strength of the network connection. You cannot make or receive calls when the 0 (no signal) indicator is displayed. ➋ Digital/Analog Signal Indicator Sho...

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24 Learning to Use Your Phone On text entry screens, shows text entry status information: ➎ Active Line Indicator Shows the current active phone line: ➏ ALI Indicator Shows the status of the automatic location information feature: On te...

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25 Learning to Use Your Phone Using the 4-Way Navigation Key Use the 4-way navigation key like a joystick to navigate the menu system, change feature settings, and play games. From the idle display, press S to select one of the four menu fe...

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26 Learning to Use Your Phone Using Menus From the idle display, press M to go to the main menu. Press S to highlight a menu feature icon in the main menu. Select More ( ? ) to see additional menu features. The following icons represent fea...

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27 Learning to Use Your Phone the main menu, depending on your service provider and service subscription options. Tip: You can set your phone to display the main menu as a text-based list rather than graphic icons. See page 64. Selecting a Menu ...

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28 Learning to Use Your Phone Selecting a Feature Option Some features require you to select an item from a list: • Press S to scroll up or down to highlight the item you want. • In a numbered list, press a number key to highlight the item....

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29 Learning to Use Your Phone Entering Feature Information Some features require you to enter information: • Enter numbers or text with the keypad. • When an item has a list of possible values, press S to the left or right to scroll through ...

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30 Learning to Use Your Phone The message center lets you compose and send text messages. A flashing cursor shows where text will appear: When you enter text using the standard tap method (see page 31), the flashing cursor changes to a block curs...

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31 Learning to Use Your Phone Entering Text Multiple text entry methods make it easy for you to enter names, numbers, and messages on your phone. Choosing a Text Mode Most text entry screens let you enter letters, numbers, and/ or symbols as requi...

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32 Learning to Use Your Phone Press M > Entry Method from any text entry screen and select the Tap Method menu option. Press To 1 A number key one or more times select a letter, number, or symbol shown in the “Character Chart” on pa...

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33 Learning to Use Your Phone General Text Entry Rules Press a number key repeatedly to cycle through its characters. See the “Character Chart” on page 34. • If you do not press a key for two seconds, the character in the block cursor is ac...

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34 Learning to Use Your Phone Character Chart Use this chart as a guide for entering characters with the tap method. Note: This chart may not reflect the exact character set available on your phone. Using iTAP™ Software Predictive Text Entry ...

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35 Learning to Use Your Phone Entering Words For example, to spell the word “art,” press 2 7 8 . The display shows: Action 1 Press a number key one time to enter the first letter of the word The letters associated with the key are shown ...

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36 Learning to Use Your Phone Entering Novel Words You may enter a word that the iTAP software does not recognize. If the word you want is not displayed: Entering Punctuation Action 1 Press DELETE ( - ) one or more times to delete letters until ...

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37 Learning to Use Your Phone Using Capitalization The first word of a sentence is automatically capitalized, with following words in lowercase. Entering Numbers Deleting Letters and Words Place the cursor to the right of the text you want to dele...

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38 Learning to Use Your Phone Using Symbol Mode Your phone provides an alternate way to enter symbol characters in a message. Press M > Entry Method from any text entry screen and select the Symbol menu option. Symbol Chart Use this chart ...

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39 Learning to Use Your Phone Using the Status Light The status light shows when you have an incoming call or message, or when your phone is roaming (using a non-home system). You can turn off the status light to extend battery life and incr...

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40 Learning to Use Your Phone Using the External Display When the flip is closed, the external display shows the time, date, and phone status information. It also displays messages to notify you of incoming calls and other events. See pages 22�...

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41 Learning to Use Your Phone Unlocking Your Phone Tip: Your phone’s unlock code is originally set to 1234 at the factory. Many service providers reset the unlock code to the last four digits of your phone number. At the Enter Unlock Code pr...

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42 Learning to Use Your Phone from accessing your personal information. The unlock code must contain four digits, and the security code must contain six digits. To change a code or password: If You Forget a Code or Password If you forget your se...

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43 Setting Up Your Phone Setting Up Your Phone Storing Your Name and Phone Number To store or edit user name and phone number information on your phone: Setting the Time and Date You must set the time and date to use the datebook. Setting a Ring ...

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44 Setting Up Your Phone The ring style indicator in the display shows the current ring style (see page 22). To set a ring style: Each ring style contains settings for specific event alerts, ringer ID, and ringer and keypad volume. To change thes...

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45 Setting Up Your Phone Note: When you set an animation as a wallpaper image, only the first frame of the animation is displayed. Find the Feature M > Settings > Personalize > Wallpaper Press To 1 S scroll to Picture 2 CHANGE ( +...

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46 Setting Up Your Phone Setting a Screen Saver Image You can set a picture or animation as a screen saver image. The image is displayed when the phone flip is open and no keypresses are detected for a period of time. The screen saver image is sh...

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47 Setting Up Your Phone Zooming In and Out Press and release M , then press and hold M to zoom in and out on display text. Zoom in to increase text size, zoom out to display more information. You can also zoom in and out from the menu: Settin...

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48 Setting Up Your Phone Hiding or Showing Location Information Your phone can use the automatic location information (ALI) feature to tell the network where you are physically located. When ALI is set to Location On , your phone displays the ...

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49 Calling Features Calling Features For basic instructions on how to make and answer calls, see page 19. Changing the Active Line Change the active phone line to make and receive calls from your other phone number. The active line indicator in t...

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50 Calling Features With automatic redial, your phone automatically redials the number for four minutes. When the call goes through, your phone rings or vibrates one time, displays Redial Successful , and then connects the call. You must turn on...

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51 Calling Features Canceling an Incoming Call While the phone is ringing or vibrating: Depending on your phone settings and/or service subscription, the call may be forwarded to another number, or the caller may hear a busy signal. Turning Off ...

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52 Calling Features placed due to network, environmental, or interference issues. Viewing Recent Calls Your phone keeps a list of the calls you recently received and dialed, even if the calls did not connect. The lists are sorted from newest to ...

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53 Calling Features The Last Calls Menu can include the following options: 3 S scroll to an entry Note: < means the call connected. 4 N or VIEW ( + ) or M call the entry’s number Tip: Press and hold N for two seconds to send th...

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54 Calling Features Returning an Unanswered Call Your phone keeps a record of your unanswered calls, and displays: • the T (missed call) indicator • X Missed Calls , where X is the number of missed calls Using the Notepad Your phone stores...

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55 Calling Features number that you entered but did not call. To retrieve the number stored in the notepad: Attaching a Number While dialing (with digits visible in the display): Find the Feature M > More > Recent Calls > Notepad Press...

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56 Calling Features Calling With Speed Dial Each entry you store in your phonebook is assigned a unique speed dial number. To speed dial a phonebook entry: Calling With One-Touch Dial To call phonebook entries 1 through 9, just press and hold th...

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57 Calling Features Using Voicemail Voicemail messages that you receive are stored on the network. To listen to your messages, you must call your voicemail phone number. Note: Your service provider may include additional information about using...

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58 Calling Features Storing Your Voicemail Phone Number If necessary, use the following procedure to store your voicemail phone number on your phone. Usually, your service provider has already done this for you. Your service provider additionally...

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59 Calling Features Press To 1 N answer the new call 2 N switch back to the first call ...

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60 Phone Features Phone Features Main Menu This is the standard main menu layout. Menu organization and feature names may vary on your phone. If you do not find a feature in the main menu, select More ( ? ) to see additional menu features. N...

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61 Phone Features Settings Menu •Personalize • Main Menu • Home Keys • Color Style •Greeting • Banner • Banner Graphic • Wallpaper • Screen Saver • Connection • Incoming Call • In-Call Setup • In-Call Timer • Answer Opti...

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62 Phone Features Feature Quick Reference You can do more with your phone than make and receive phone calls! For example, you can store frequently called numbers in the phonebook for easy dialing, organize your meetings and other events in the d...

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63 Phone Features Messages Phonebook Feature Description Send Message Send a text message: M > More > Messages > Create Message Insert Pictures & Ring Tones While composing a message: M > Insert Receive Message Read ...

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64 Phone Features Personalizing Features Dial Number Call a number stored in the phonebook: M > More > Phonebook > entry to call Voice Dial Number Voice dial a number stored in the phonebook: Press and release the voice key, and ...

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65 Phone Features Menu Features Soft Keys & Menu Icons Change soft key labels and menu feature icons in the idle display: M > Settings > Personalize > Home Keys Shortcuts Create a shortcut to a menu item: Highlight the menu i...

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66 Phone Features Dialing Features Call Monitoring Network connection time is the elapsed time from the moment you connect to your service provider's network to the moment you end the call by pressing O . This time includes busy signals a...

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67 Phone Features provider. For billing information, please contact your service provider directly. Handsfree Features Note: The use of wireless devices and their accessories may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas. Always obey the law...

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68 Phone Features Data and Fax Calls Auto Hands- Free (car kit) Automatically route calls to a car kit when connected: M > Settings > Car Settings > Auto Handsfree Power-Off Delay (car kit) Set the phone to stay on for a period of ...

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69 Phone Features Network Features Personal Organizer Features Feature Description Network Settings View network information and adjust network settings: M > Settings > Network Feature Description Add Datebook Event Add an event to ...

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70 Phone Features Security News and Entertainment Calculator Calculate numbers: M > Calculator Currency Converter Convert currency: M > Calculator M > Exchange Rate Enter exchange rate, press OK ( + ), enter amount, select $ func...

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71 Phone Features Download Game or Application Download a Brew game or application: M > Brew > Brew Shop , press START ( - ), select category, select application, select pricing option Note: Your service provider may use a differ...

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72 Specific Absorption Rate Data The model wireless phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for expos...

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73 described in this user guide, is 1.30 W/kg. (Body-worn measurements differ among phone models, depending upon available accessories and regulatory requirements). 2 While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at...

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74 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones Additional Health and Safety Information FDA has been receiving inquiries about the safety of mobile phones, including ce...

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75 antenna—the primary source of the RF—and the person's head. The exposure to RF from mobile phones in which the antenna is located at greater distances from the user (on the outside of a car, for example) is drastically lower than tha...

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76 sheath). No statistically significant association was found between mobile phone use and acoustic neuroma. There was also no association between mobile phone use and gliomas when all types of types of gliomas were considered together. It shou...

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77 recommendations and scientific oversight of new CTIA-funded research based on such recommendations. Two other studies of interest have been reported recently in the literature: 1 Two groups of 18 people were exposed to simulated mobile phone s...

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78 mobile phones (a number increasing at a rate of about 1 million per month), about 4800 cases of brain cancer would be expected each year among those 80 million people, whether or not they used their phones. Thus it is not possible to tell whe...

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79 • cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best possible information on what is known about possible effects of mobile phone use on human health At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the federal agencies...

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80 • a hand-held phone with a built-in antenna connected to a different antenna mounted on the outside of the car or built into a separate package • a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone carried at the waist Again, the scientifi...

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81 1. Muscat et al. Epidemiological Study of Cellular Telephone Use and Malignant Brain Tumors. In: State of the Science Symposium;1999 June 20; Long Beach, California. 2. Tice et al. Tests of mobile phone signals for activity in genotoxicity and...

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82 Motorola Limited Warranty for the United States and Canada Warranty What Does this Warranty Cover? Subject to the exclusions contained below, Motorola, Inc. warrants its telephones, pagers, messaging devices, and consumer and professional two...

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83 Exclusions Normal Wear and Tear. Periodic maintenance, repair and replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear are excluded from coverage. Batteries. Only batteries whose fully charged capacity falls below 80% of their rated capacity and...

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84 Unauthorized Service or Modification. Defects or damages resulting from service, testing, adjustment, installation, maintenance, alteration, or modification in any way by someone other than Motorola, or its authorized service centers, are ex...

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85 What Will Motorola Do? Motorola, at its option, will at no charge repair, replace or refund the purchase price of any Products, Accessories or Software that does not conform to this warranty. We may use functionally equivalent reconditioned/r...

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86 THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, OTHERWISE THE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER, AND IS PROVIDED IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT SHA...

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87 Product Registration Online Product Registration: http://www.motorola.com/warranty Product registration is an important step toward enjoying your new Motorola phone. Registering helps us facilitate warranty service, and permits us to contact...

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88 Index A accessories 12, 13, 17, 62 accessory connector port 1 active line indicator 22, 24 alert creating 71 defined 43 downloading 63, 70 setting 64 turning off 19, 20, 51 ALI indicators 22, 24, 48 analog signal indicator 22, 23 anim...

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89 alert, turning off 19, 20, 51 answer options 44 answering 20 call waiting 58 canceling 51 deleting 52 dialed calls list 52 dialing 19 emergency number 51 ending 19, 20 making 19 muting 58 received calls list 52 receiving 20 recent...

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90 display (continued) menu icons, personalizing 65 zooming in/out 47 DTMF tones activating 66 sending 53, 54, 66 E earpiece volume 19 emergency number 51 end key 1, 19, 20, 26 ending a call 19, 20 Enter Unlock Code message 41, 42 event...

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91 loud ring style 24, 43 menu 21 message waiting 22, 24 missed call 54 ring style 22, 24, 43 roam 22, 23 signal strength 22, 23 silent ring style 24, 43 soft ring style 24, 43 text entry mode 24 vibrate and ring style 24, 43 vibrate st...

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92 menu (continued) navigating 26 using features 28 view, changing 64 menu indicator 21 menu key 1, 26, 27 message menu feature icon 21 receiving 63 sending 63 message waiting indicator 22, 24 messages menu feature icon 21 micro-browser...

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93 security code 41 time, setting 43 turning on/off 18 unlock code 41 unlocking 18, 40, 41, 42 phone number active line indicator 24 active line, changing 49 adding digits after 53 attaching two numbers 54, 55 redialing 49 storing in pho...

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94 S screen saver 46 security code changing 41 default 41 forgetting 42 send key 1, 19, 20, 52 shortcuts 61, 65 shortcuts icon 21 signal strength indicator 22, 23 silent ring alert, setting 19, 20, 43 soft keys functions 22, 26 illustra...

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95 unlock code bypassing 42 changing 41 default 18, 41 entering 18, 40, 41 forgetting 42 V vibrate alert setting 64 turning off 19, 20, 51 vibrate ring alert, setting 43 voice dial 64 voice key dialing a number 64 illustration 1 voice me...

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✂ 97 art# 020827-O.eps Wireless Phone Safety Tips “Safety is your most important call!” Your Motorola wireless telephone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice— almost anywhere, anytime, wherever wireless phone service is a...

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✂ 98 2 When available, use a hands-free device. If possible, add an additional layer of convenience to your wireless phone with one of the many Motorola Original™ hands- free accessories available today. 3 Position your wireless phone within...