MOTOROLA FIRE TM
Congratulations Your MOTOROLA FIRE™ key phone is loaded with features, including videos, music, web, powerful business tools and more—all in a stylish phone. • Mobile video: Record and watch videos, download or stream videos to watch on your phone. Want more? • Support: Online help and more at www.motorola.com/support. • Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at www.motorola.com/products. • Photos: Take and share great photos with a high performance camera.
Contents Your phone the important keys & connectors 3.5mm headset jack Power/ Lock key Press = sleep. Hold = turn off. Volume keys Touchscreen Back key Home key Micro USB connector Camera key Menu key Touch to open menu options. Note: Your phone might look a little different. 2 Your phone Search key Let’s go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 28. Let's go let's get you up and running Turn it on & off Assemble & charge 1 Cover off To turn your phone on, press the Power/Lock key (on the top right). 2 SIM in To turn your phone off, press and hold the Power/Lock key , then touch Power off. 3 microSD in (may already be inserted) Note: This phone supports data-intensive apps and services. It is strongly recommended that you purchase a data plan that meets your needs.
Wi-Fi connect You can use a Wi-Fi connection for even faster Internet access. Touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. Touch .Wi-Fi to turn it on and search for nearby wireless networks. Touch a network to connect. There's more in “Wi-Fi networks” on page 25 Touchscreen & keys Touchscreen on/off a few essentials Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when you don't. • To make your touchscreen sleep or wake up, just press the Power/Lock key .
Touch & hold Flick Phone Call log Contact Favourites Tip: When you flick a long list, touch the screen to stop it from scrolling. Barry Smyth Barry Smyth Pinch-to-zoom Cheyenne Medina View contact Get a closer look at maps, webpages or photos. To zoom in, touch the screen with two fingers and then slide them apart. To zoom out, drag your fingers together. Christine Fanning Add to favourites Drag Call log Call log Favourites Barry Smyth Pinch to zoom in.
Power key menu Key tips Menu, home, back & search Search key Touch for text search. Menu key Touch to open menu options. Home key Back key Touch Home to close any menu or app and return to the home screen. On the home screen, touch and hold Home to show the last few apps you used, then touch an app to open it. Touch Search for text search. Touch Menu to open menu options, or touch Back to go back.
Home screen & apps Use & change your home screen a few essentials On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that open your favourite apps, web bookmarks, contacts, mail labels or music playlists. Widgets show you news, weather, messages and other updates. 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 touch Home from a menu. It’s basically like this: Status indicators Widgets Touch to open.
Phone status & notifications Apps At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new messages or events (notifications). Icons on the right tell you about phone status. Flick the bar down to show notification details. The app menu shows you all of your applications. To open it from the home screen, touch .
download apps Personalise To download new apps from Android Market™, touch > Market. Touch Search to find an app, or touch My apps to show or reinstall the apps you downloaded. To download apps from websites, you need to change your security settings: Touch Menu > Settings > Applications > Unknown sources. add your personal touch Warning: Apps downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your phone and personal data, only download apps from sources you trust.
• To choose a ringtone or vibration for calls and messages, touch Menu > Settings > Sound, then choose Phone ringtone, Notification ringtone or Vibrate. • To change the volume, touch Menu > Sound > Volume. > Settings Language & region • To turn dial pad sounds on or off, touch Menu Settings > Sound > Audible touch tones. > • To turn menu selection sounds on or off, touch Menu > Settings > Sound > Audible selection.
Note: Recording of calls is subject to varying State and Federal laws regarding privacy and recording of conversations. Always obey the laws and regulations on the use of this feature. Calls it’s good to talk Quick start: Calls From the home screen, touch Call log Phone Contacts Contacts Favourites Favourites A > • To make a call, touch number, then touch . Phone. Open your Contacts, Call log (recent calls) or Favourites, then touch an entry to call.
Recent calls To show recent calls, touch > Phone > Call log • Touch and hold an entry to call it, send a text message, view call details or add the number to your contacts. • Touch Menu > Clear call log to clear the list. calls all the time, or only when your phone is busy, unanswered or unreachable (not on the network) To turn on call waiting, touch Menu > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings > Call waiting. Call waiting lets you answer new calls when you're already on a call.
Emergency calls Contacts Note: Your service provider programs one or more emergency phone numbers 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 work in all locations and sometimes an emergency call cannot be placed due to network, environmental or interference issues. contacts like you’ve never had before 1 Open the phone, then touch > Phone (if your phone is locked, touch Emergency call).
• To create a contact, touch > Contacts > Menu > New contact, choose where you want to store the contact, then enter details (to close the display keyboard, touch Back ). • To open a contact's details, touch Contacts, then touch the contact. • To edit or text a contact, touch then touch and hold the contact. > > Contacts, Favourites For quick access to a favourite contact, open the contact, then touch the star next to their name. To show your favourites, touch > Phone and touch Favourites at the top.
sometimes it's better to text or email... • To create a text message, touch > Messaging > New message. For options, touch Menu . Send and receive text with photos or other attachments, in quick text messages or full emails. • To open text messages, touch > Messaging, then touch the sender's name. Messaging Quick start: Text messaging From the home screen, touch > Messaging. When you see in the status bar at the top of your screen, flick down the status bar and touch the new message to open it.
Email • To set up Gmail or Corporate Microsoft™ Exchange server accounts, touch Menu > Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account. For details, contact the account provider. To set up a standard email account, touch > Email and follow the wizard. To add more standard accounts, open Email and touch Menu > Accounts > Menu > Add account. For details, contact the account provider. • To open email, touch > Touch a message to open it. Tip: Touch Menu Email or Gmail. for options like Refresh or Search.
To change your text entry settings and see the dictionary of terms you've used, from the home screen, touch Menu > Settings > Language & keyboard. Text entry keys when you need them Typing tips Text input settings To... Enter alternative characters From the number keyboard, touch Alt . Touch again to return to symbols/numbers. Find it: Menu > Settings > Language & keyboard • To edit your dictionary, touch User dictionary.
• To create an event, touch > Calendar > Menu > More > New event, then enter details (to close the display keyboard, touch Back ). Schedule helping you stay in control Your Calendar events can synchronise with your Google™ account and the Clock can wake you up! • To edit or delete an event, touch > Calendar, touch the event to open it, then touch Menu > Edit event or Delete event. Quick start: Schedule From the home screen, touch > Calendar.
• To zoom in or out, pinch two fingers together or apart. Web surf the web with your phone Open the Browser or just touch Search to find a page, then bookmark it, send it or just explore. Quick start: Browser From the home screen, touch 12:09 AM http://www.google.com... > Browser Connection Mobile network: Wi-Fi: Enter a webpage URL. Touch to open. Touch & hold to open options. Desconhec. Drag or flick to scroll. • To send the website address in a message, touch Menu > More > Share page. www.
• To find an address, touch Menu > Search and then enter it in the search bar at the top. The map moves to show the address. Location where you are, where you're going Tip: You can touch and hold a spot on the map to show the nearest address. Quick start: Location From the home screen, touch > Maps 12:09 AM E Ontario St • To get directions, find an address on the map, touch it, then touch Menu > Directions.
Touch > Maps and then: Photos & videos • To join Latitude, touch Menu > Join Latitude. Read the privacy policy and, if you agree with it, choose to continue. • To add friends touch Menu Menu > Add friends. > Latitude > Touch Select from Contacts or Add via email address, then touch a contact and Add friends. Your friend will receive an email notice. • To remove friends touch Menu > Latitude to show your friends list. Touch a name, then touch Remove this friend.
View & share photos & videos From the home screen, touch > My gallery. Flick left and right to show folders. Touch a folder to show its photos or videos, then touch a thumbnail image to open, share or delete it. Tip: From the viewfinder, you can touch the thumbnail in the top right to open your last photo or video. • To zoom in, touch the screen with two fingers and then drag them apart. To zoom out, drag your fingers together. • To set a photo as your wallpaper or a contact photo, touch More > Set as.
Music • To adjust volume, use the phone's volume keys. when music is what you need... • When a song is playing, touch Menu a playlist or Use it as a ringtone. Keep your music with you! Put music on your phone so you can listen and create playlists anytime. > Music, then 11:04 Open playlist • To hide the player and use other apps, touch Home . Your music keeps playing. To return to the player, flick down the status bar and touch .
You can use your phone's 3.5 mm OMTP headset jack to connect wired headphones, or go wireless with “Bluetooth™ Devices” on page 25. To listen to FM radio stations, plug in a 3.5mm OMTP headset and touch > FM Radio. Your phone uses the headset wire as the radio aerial. 98 101 1 Note: Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow the rules. See "Content copyright" in your legal and safety information.
• To connect Bluetooth devices, touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings > Scan for devices (or Bluetooth, if it is off). Touch a device that your phone found, to connect it. 2 Touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. • To connect Wi-Fi networks, touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings (then touch Wi-Fi, if it is off). Touch a network that your phone found, to connect it. 4 Touch a device to connect.
2 Touch Menu > Scan (or touch Wi-Fi, if it is off. Your phone scans for nearby networks. To see your phone's MAC address or other Wi-Fi details, touch Menu > Advanced. 3 Touch a network to connect. 4 If necessary, enter details from the network administrator. When your phone is connected, the Wi-Fi indicator appears in the status bar. When power is on and your phone finds a network you've used, it automatically reconnects and shows in the status bar.
Note: You can make emergency calls on a locked phone (“Emergency calls” on page 13). A locked phone still rings, but you need to unlock it to answer. Security help keep your phone safe Quick start: Security From the home screen, touch Menu > Location & security. > Settings Location & security settings Turn off ephemeris auto download Screen unlock Set up screen lock Lock screen with a pattern, PIN or password Set a lock pattern, PIN or password that you must enter whenever you wake up the screen.
Tips & tricks To... a few handy hints Turn Wi-Fi on/off Touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi. Add a shortcut on your home screen Touch and hold an open area on your home screen to open the Add to Home screen menu, then touch Shortcuts. Choose an application, bookmark or shortcut to add. Move a shortcut or widget Touch and hold the shortcut or widget until you feel a vibration, then drag it to where you want.
• recording or watching videos, listening to music or taking pictures. • widgets that stream information to your home screen, such as news or weather (“Use & change your home screen” on page 7). • Bluetooth™ use: touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth (turn off). • Wi-Fi use: touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi (turn off). • GPS use: touch Menu > Settings > Location & security > Use GPS satellites (deselect).
Troubleshooting we’re here to help Crash recovery In the unlikely event that your phone stops responding to touches and key presses, try a quick reset. Remove the back cover and battery (“Assemble & charge” on page 3), then replace and turn on your phone as usual.
Safety, regulatory & legal Battery use & safety Important: Handle and store batteries properly to avoid injury or damage. Most battery issues arise from improper handling of batteries, and particularly from the continued use of damaged batteries. DON'Ts • Don't disassemble, crush, puncture, shred or otherwise attempt to change the form of your battery. • Don't let the mobile device or battery come in contact with liquids.* Liquids can get into the mobile device’s circuits, leading to corrosion.
Driving precautions Caution about high volume usage Responsible and safe driving is your primary responsibility when behind the wheel of a vehicle. Using a mobile device or accessory for a call or other application while driving may cause distraction. Using a mobile device or accessory may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas, always obey the laws and regulations on the use of these products. While driving, NEVER: • Type or read texts. • Enter or review written data. • Surf the web.
Operational warnings Obey all posted signs when using mobile devices in public areas. Potentially explosive areas Potentially explosive areas are often, but not always, posted and can include blasting areas, fuelling stations, fuelling areas (such as below decks on boats), fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities or areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain dust or metal powders.
RF energy interference/compatibility Nearly every electronic device is subject to RF energy interference from external sources if inadequately shielded, designed or otherwise configured for RF energy compatibility. In some circumstances, your mobile device may cause interference with other devices. Follow instructions to avoid interference problems Turn off your mobile device in any location where posted notices instruct you to do so, such as hospitals or healthcare facilities.
European Union directives conformance statement The following CE compliance information is applicable to Motorola mobile devices that carry one of the following CE marks: EU conformance 0168 0168 [Only indoor use allowed in France for Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi] Hereby, Motorola declares that this product is in compliance with: • The essential requirements and other relevant provisions of directive 1999/5/EC • All other relevant EU directives 0168 Product approval number The above gives an example of a ty
Location services (GPS & AGPS) Navigation The following information is applicable to Motorola mobile devices that provide location based (GPS and/or AGPS) functionality. Your mobile device can use Global Positioning System (GPS) signals for location-based applications. GPS uses satellites controlled by the U.S. government that are subject to changes implemented in accordance with the Department of Defense policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan.
• Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls when your car is not moving or before pulling into traffic. If you must make a call while moving, dial only a few numbers, check the road and your mirrors, then continue. • Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may be distracting. Make people you are talking to aware you are driving and suspend conversations that can divert your attention away from the road. • Use your mobile device to call for help.
Use & care Recycling To care for your Motorola phone, please observe the following: Recycling Use & care liquids Don’t expose your mobile device to water, rain, extreme humidity, sweat or other liquids. If it does get wet, don’t try to accelerate drying with the use of an oven or dryer, as this may damage the phone. extreme heat or cold Don’t store or use your mobile device in temperatures below -10°C (14°F) or above 60°C (140°F).
Open source software information For instructions on how to obtain a copy of any source code being made publicly available by Motorola related to software used in this Motorola mobile device, you may send your request in writing to the address below. Please make sure that the request includes the model number and the software version number. MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC. OSS Management 600 North US Hwy 45 Libertyville, IL 60048 USA The Motorola website opensource.motorola.
WARRANTY INFORMATION Motorola guarantees to you, the original purchaser, the Personal Communicator and accessories which you have purchased from an authorised Motorola dealer (the "Products"), to be in conformance with the applicable Motorola specifications current at the time of manufacture for a different period of time from date of purchase of the Product(s) (warranty term). The warranty period starts at the time of the Product(s) original purchase by the first end-user.
supplementary items like SIM cards. The Product should also be accompanied by a label with your name, address, and telephone number; name of operator and a description of the problem. In the case of vehicular installation, the vehicle in which the Personal Communicator is installed should be driven to the Authorised Repair or Service Centre, as analysis of any problem may require inspection of the entire vehicular installation.
Note: The talk-time, stand-by time and total life cycle of a Motorola rechargeable battery for your Personal Communicator will depend on usage conditions and network configurations. As a consumable product, the specifications indicate that you should be able to obtain optimum performance for your Motorola Personal Communicator within the first six months from date of purchase and up to (200) charges (Optimum Performance Time).
Copyright & trademarks www.motorola.com Certain features, services and applications are network-dependent and may not be available in all areas; additional terms, conditions and/or charges may apply. Contact your service provider for details. All features, functionality and other product specifications, as well as the information contained in this guide, are based upon the latest available information and believed to be accurate at the time of printing.
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