MOTOROLA BACKFLIP with MOTOBLUR TM User’s Guide TM
Your Phone Power / Sleep Hold= power Press= sleep 3.5mm Headset BACKTRACK Pad (on back) 3G AT&T Lisa Jones 3G AT&T 11:35 Volume 11:35 10 minutes es ago My company is sponsoring the grand 9 Lisa Jones My company is sponsoring the 9 10 minutes ago Text Messag Me Market Micro USB Connect charger or PC Text Messaging Market Browser Browser Home Camera Menu Microphone Back Most of what you need is in the touchscreen and the keys below it (“Menu, Home, & Back Keys” on page 9).
Contents Device Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Text Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Voice Input & Search . . . . .
Start MOTOBLUR Note: This phone supports data-intensive apps and services. It is strongly recommended that you purchase a data plan that meets your needs. Contact AT&T Mobility for details. When you first turn on your phone, you need to create or log into your MOTOBLUR account. MOTOBLUR syncs your contacts, posts, feeds, messages, emails, and photos from your other accounts. Registration is secure and should only take a few minutes: 1. Press and hold Power turn it on.
Software Upgrade Highlights This guide describes the upgraded software (Android 2.1 with enhanced MOTOBLUR). To upgrade your phone, see www.motorola.com/backflip-eclair-upgrade. After the upgrade, you can: • use 7 home screen panels (used to be 5): Flick your home screen left or right to see them. • choose accounts: Open Happenings, Messages, or Calendar widgets and touch Menu . • resize Motorola widgets: Touch and hold one, release it, the drag the arrows in the corners.
During a call, touch Menu to choose Hold or New call. When the touchscreen goes dark, you can press Power to wake it up. Tip: During a call, you can touch Home or Back to hide the call display. To reopen it, touch Dialer. Voicemail Make & Answer Calls To make a call, touch then touch Call. Dialer, enter a number, When you enter a number to dial, touch Menu to add a pause (pauses two seconds), or wait (waits for your confirmation). Tip: To enter the international dialing code, touch and hold .
Mute & Hold • To send a text message, view a contact, add the call to speed dial, or other options, touch and hold an entry. During a call: • To mute the current call, touch Mute. > Hold. • To put a call on hold, touch Menu Enter Numbers During a Call To enter numbers during a call, touch and then touch the dial pad. End call Mute Speaker Conference Calls To start a conference call, call the first number. After they answer, touch Menu > New call and call the next number.
When you’re on a call and a second call comes in, Call waiting lets you answer it. If you turn off Call waiting, second calls go straight to your voicemail: Emergency Calls To restrict your phone so that it can only dial a few numbers: Note: Your service provider programs one or more emergency phone numbers (such as 911 or 112) that you can call under any circumstances, even when your phone is locked. Emergency numbers vary by country.
Home Screen Use & Change Your Home Screen Quick Start: Home Screen • To open something, touch it. Touch Home return to the home screen. 3G AT&T In your home screen: 11:35 Lisa Jones My company is sponsoring the 9 10 minutes ago Text Messag Market Browser Phone Status Notifications Flick this bar down for details.
• To move or delete something, touch and hold it until you feel a vibration, then drag it to another place, another panel, or to the trash can. 08 THU JUL No meetings this week Touch & hold then drag to move Drag a widget or icon here to delete it from your screen Search To search, use a Search widget (if you have one on your home screen), or open your phone and press Search .
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, use “Screen Lock” on page 41. Typing Tips Volume Keys Press the volume keys to change the ring volume (in the home screen), or the earpiece volume (during a call). With the keypad open: Volume Keys BACKTRACK™ Pad You can also open your phone, then flick and touch the square touchpad on the back of the display too! Tip: To turn off this touchpad, touch Menu display > BACKTRACK.
Delete a character (hold to delete more) Press Delete Delete the current line Press Alternate + Delete Jump to the beginning/end of a line Press Alternate + Scroll Start a new line (email or social networking) or send the message (text messages) Press holding Menu Back .
• To change the language and the style for your touchscreen keypad, touch Select locale. Voice Input & Search • To change the sounds, corrections, and other settings for your touchscreen keypad, touch Android keyboard. Voice Input • To change the automatic correction settings for your full keypad, touch Device keyboard. You can touch the voice icon on the display keypad to speak text or names. z x c ?123 Voice Dial To use voice dial, touch Dialer > .
Ringtones & Settings Quick Start: Ringtones & Settings You can customize sound and display settings: • To change your ringtone, notifications, and display settings, touch Menu > Settings > Sound & display. Find it: Menu > Settings > Date & time Language & Region Set your menu language and region: Find it: Menu > Settings > Language & keyboard > Select locale To use a song as a ringtone, touch > Music, touch and hold the song name, then touch Use as phone ringtone.
Synchronize company’s email using the web on your computer). Google™ Data Synchronization Note: Contact your business IT department for server details. The Google apps on your phone give you access to the same personal information (emails, events, and contacts) that you have on a computer using Gmail™, Google Calendar™, and Contacts. It’s easy to synchronize the Google apps information you want to keep up-to-date.
Contacts Transfer contacts Only MOTOBLUR syncs and merges friends from your social networking accounts, together with your work and personal email contacts, into a single phonebook.
View & Use Contacts Edit or Delete Contacts With a MOTOROLA BACKFLIP with MOTOBLUR, you’ll know what everybody’s up to and when. Every time you pick up a call, check a message, or look up a friend’s contact info, sure, you’ll see their name and number, but you’ll see their social network status and smiling face, too. Find it: Find it: Contacts • To show a group (All contacts, Facebook, and so on) touch the current group name at the top.
Save recent calls as contacts To save a recent call as a contact, touch Dialer > Recent, touch and hold the call, then choose Add to contacts. Groups All calls 555-1212 03:33 1:05 PM 5551212 Add to contacts Synchronize Contacts When you change one of your Contacts, your phone automatically updates your MOTOBLUR account online. Also, your phone updates your Contacts and MOTOBLUR account whenever you change a friend in your social networking accounts.
Social Networking Add Accounts When you add social networking accounts (like Facebook or MySpace) to MOTOBLUR, friends appear in your phone’s Contacts, and updates appear in Social Status and Happenings widgets. Find it: > View Account Updates & Features After you add a social networking account to MOTOBLUR, you can see and respond to friends’ updates with a Happenings widget on your home screen.
Edit & Delete Accounts Find it: > Accounts Touch and hold an account, then touch Open account to edit it, or touch Remove account to remove it (along with its contacts and messages). Email & Text Messages Quick Start: Email & Text Messages Find it: > Messaging > Universal Inbox Universal Inbox (4) Alex Pico 8:34 PM Some guys have all the luck - me... Right now, you’re busy flexing... Keith Zang Sep 25 Job It’s only a freelance gig, but it ...
• To enter names and text with voice recognition when your phone is closed, just touch a text box, then touch on the display keypad. Please don’t text and drive. Read & Reply to Messages Every text, email, friend-feed, wall post, and bulletin is automatically delivered to you, ready for your immediate reply with the keypad. The best part is you don’t have to dig through any apps, screens or menus—every message streams right to the phone, viewable exactly the way you want.
To change your settings, touch > Menu . Tip: To send and receive large attachments faster, “Wi-Fi Networks” on page 36. • Manage accounts to change your user name or password (or server settings for email). Set Up Email • Edit Universal Inbox to choose which accounts show messages in the Universal Inbox. To add email accounts, touch Add account. > Accounts > • Email is for most personal and other accounts that are not on a Microsoft® Exchange Server.
• Web browser: Open your phone, press Search on the keypad, and enter your IM provider’s website. Once you’re there, follow the link to sign in. Note: Your IM options will depend on your IM provider. To search for instant messaging apps, touch > Market. Tools Alarm Clock Find it: > Alarm Clock To turn on an alarm, touch the check box. Alarm To add an alarm, touch Menu > Add alarm, then enter alarm details. To set a snooze period, touch the alarm, then touch Menu > Snooze time.
Your calendar events can be viewed in different ways: Touch Menu > Month, Agenda, Week, or Day. When you highlight an event in the day and week views, more details appear. The calendar on your phone can be synchronized with your Google Calendar™.
• To set the photo as a wallpaper, contact photo, or social network profile photo, touch Set as. • To send the photo in a message or post it online, touch Share. For more info on sharing your photos, see “Share Your Photo Gallery” on page 24. • To delete the photo and return to the viewfinder, touch Delete.
To send your photo in a message or post it online: Videos 1. Touch and hold a thumbnail image, then touch Share. Find it: > Camcorder 0:00 2. Choose how you want to share—like Email, Social sharingMOTOBLUR - Photo sharing or Text Messaging. Tip: With Social sharingMOTOBLUR - Photo sharing, you can post a photo to more than one social network at the same time.
• To play the video, touch Play. • To send the video in a message or post it online, touch Share. For more info on sharing your videos, see “Share Your Video Gallery” on page 26. • To delete the video, touch Delete. Play Your Videos Find it: > Gallery > video Share Your Video Gallery Find it: > Gallery To send your video in a message or post online: Apps & Updates App Menu The app menu shows you all of your applications. To open it from the home screen, touch . To close it, touch again.
Android Market™ Find it: > Market Search by app name Apps Games AT&T Featured Finance Open a list of AT&T apps FREE Google Inc. Google Goggles FREE To manage or remove apps on your phone, touch Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage applications. Touch an app in the list, then touch Uninstall (for apps you downloaded), Clear cache, or other options.
AT&T Navigator, with GPS-enabled directions, gives you turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving directions, navigates around traffic congestion with automatic re-routing. Plus you can locate and navigate to restaurants, Wi-Fi® hotspots, and more, from more than 10 million business listings.
AT&T Features & Services Features & Services Note: To use some AT&T services, you might need to turn off Wi-Fi® power. Some features are not available in all areas. More Information For information on setting up or using these services, visit att.com/Tutorials. To add these services, contact your local AT&T store or call 1-800-331-0500. • AT&T Maps & Navigator—Check maps and get driving directions quickly and conveniently. AT&T Navigator requires a separate subscription.
Web nearby wireless networks. Touch a network to connect. There’s more in “Wi-Fi Networks” on page 36. Quick Start: Browser Find it: > Browser http://att.my.yahoo.co... Web Search New Window Bookmarks Windows Refresh Forward More Browser Options Press Menu to open the address bar and a menu for bookmarks, windows and more To go to a web page in the browser, just open your phone and type the URL address. In your home screen, open your phone, press Search , then type.
Download Apps Note: All apps downloaded are stored in your phone memory. To download apps: 1. If you want to download apps from any web page, touch Menu > Settings > Applications > Unknown sources. 2. To launch the browser, touch > Music Player & Radio Quick Start: Music Player Just open your music library and choose what you want. Find it: > Music, then choose a song Browser. Open Playlist 3. Find the app you want to download and touch the download link.
Tip: When a song is playing, you can add it to a playlist by touching Menu > Add to playlist. Get Music Set Up Music Not literally. If you’re new to digital music transfer, this means transferring music from a music CD to your computer. Things You Need To put music on your computer and then load it on your phone, you need a: • Microsoft® Windows® PC, or Apple® Macintosh®. • USB data cable, to connect your phone and computer. • microSD memory card in your phone, to store music (up to 32 GB).
Note: Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow the rules. See “Content Copyright” in your legal and safety information. Transfer Using USB 1. With a memory card inserted, and your phone showing the home screen, connect a Motorola micro USB data cable from your phone’s micro USB port to a USB port on your computer. Your phone should show in the status bar. 1.
Play Music controls Music Library turn shuffle on/off Touch Menu shuffle. > Party add to playlist Touch Menu playlist. > Add to use as ringtone Touch Menu ringtone. > Use as delete Touch Menu > Delete. Open your music library, then select what you want to play. Find it: > Music Your music is stored by artists, albums, songs, and playlists. Touch a category, then touch the song or playlist you want to play.
To edit, delete and rename playlists, touch and hold the playlist in the music library. Radio AT&T Radio lets you bring 400+ stations anywhere you go. Enjoy all the best in music, from Hip-Hop and R&B to Rock, Pop, Latin and more, PLUS the best in talk radio. Note: AT&T Radio requires a subscription and data plan, unless you only listen to the FM Radio Tuner.
Tip: Airplane mode turns off your Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and network connections—useful when flying. Press and hold Power > Airplane mode. AT&T Hot Spot Locator: To find Hot Spots, touch > AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots, or visit www.attwifi.com and select “Find a Hotspot.” When you select airplane mode, all wireless services are disabled. You can then turn Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth power back on, if permitted by your airline.
Tip: Your phone automatically reconnects networks you have used when they are in range and Wi-Fi power is on. To connect with a new device, you need to pair with it. You only need to do this once for each device—to connect again, just turn on the device. Note: Your phone's Wi-Fi features and power levels are not allowed for outdoor operation in France. To avoid unlawful interference with radio signals, do not use the Wi-Fi features in France unless you are indoors. 1.
• To turn Bluetooth power on or off, touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth. Tip: To extend battery life, turn Bluetooth power off when not in use. Tip: To add a Bluetooth toggle widget, touch and hold a blank spot on your home screen and then touch Motorola widgets. Note: Your phone's Bluetooth features and Bluetooth Class 1 power levels are not allowed for outdoor operation in France.
You can transfer your pictures, videos, music, ringtones and more, from your computer to the memory card in your phone: 1. Connect a Motorola micro USB data cable from your phone’s micro USB port to a USB port on your computer. Note: Make sure to connect the phone to a high power USB port. Typically, these are located directly on your computer. If a camera connection window opens, just close it. If your computer needs to download drivers for your phone, visit www.motorola.com/support. 2.
the network to open the MPP home screen! Note: MPP works best with Internet Explorer 7 or newer, with Java script and cookies enabled. Open your recent activity (Home), Contacts, Photos, Settings, File Manager, or Support. Security Quick Start: Security Find it: Menu security > Settings > Location & You have lots of ways to keep your phone safe.
phone or clear the data on it: www.motorola.com/mymotoblur. Screen Lock To prevent accidental touches, you can make the screen lock when it goes to sleep: Touch Menu > Settings > Location & security > Screen lock. You can also set a security lock to prevent others from using your phone. Lock Pattern To set the lock pattern, touch Menu > Settings > Location & security > Security lock > Security lock type > Pattern lock. Draw an unlock pattern Follow the instructions to draw your lock pattern.
To change your lock screen picture, touch Menu > Settings > Sound & display > Wallpaper settings. Menu > Settings > Location & security > Set up SIM card lock > Lock SIM card. Enter your SIM PIN code. Lock & Unlock Caution: If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times, your phone locks your SIM card and asks for your PIN unlock code, contact AT&T. To lock the screen/phone: • Press Power . • Let the screen time out (don’t press anything). • Switch the power off.
Lost, Stolen, Broken, Cleared Don't you just hate it when your life is on your phone and it all goes wrong? Lose it, break it, reset it, or even worse - stolen! Relax, MOTOBLUR can help find your phone, clear it (if you need to) and best of all, restore all your stuff. Note: You cannot track or clear your phone if it is turned off or broken. Track Your Phone To locate your phone: 1. Log into your MOTOBLUR account: www.motorola.com/mymotoblur. 2.
Icons & Battery Life Icons At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new messages or events (flick the bar down for details). Icons on the right tell you about phone status: Bluetooth® network (full) GPS network (roam) Wi-Fi® GPRS (fast data) downloading EDGE (faster) vibrate 3G (fastest) silent flight mode mute call battery charge speakerphone battery charged alarm set Google™ sync Tip: To see today’s date, touch and hold the status indicators.
Skip When you’re in a list like Contacts, you can press Scroll to scroll up and down. To skip to the top or bottom of the list, press Alternate > Scroll . Battery Tips Your phone is like a small computer, giving you a lot of information and apps, at 3G speed, with a touch display! Depending on what you use, that can take a lot of power. Note: In very limited circumstances, such as where your phone has been exposed to extreme heat, a “Cool Down” message will appear.
• display brightness: Touch Menu > Settings > Sound & display > Brightness > (dimmer setting). • display timeout delay: Touch Menu > Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout > (shorter setting). Troubleshooting FAQs Why can’t I connect my wireless network? Make sure that Airplane mode is off in the power menu (press and hold the Power button). Why can’t I connect to my 3G network? Try turning your phone off and back on, to make your phone search for the best local network.
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 water.* Water can get into the mobile device’s circuits, leading to corrosion.
Proper and safe battery disposal and recycling: Proper battery disposal is not only important for safety, it benefits the environment. Consumers may recycle their used batteries in many retail or service provider locations. Additional information on proper disposal and recycling may be found on the Web: • www.motorola.com/recycling • www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/ (in English only) Disposal: Promptly dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations.
in the room, take a 15-minute break every hour, and stop use if you are tired. Caution About High Volume Usage Warning: Exposure to loud noise from any source for extended periods of time may affect your hearing. The louder the volume sound level, the less time is required before your hearing could be affected. To protect your hearing: • Limit the amount of time you use headsets or headphones at high volume. • Avoid turning up the volume to block out noisy surroundings.
Symbol 032376o 032375o Definition Do not dispose of your battery or mobile device in a fire. Your battery or mobile device may require recycling in accordance with local laws. Contact your local regulatory authorities for more information. Do not dispose of your battery or mobile device with your household waste. See “Recycling” for more information. For indoor use only. Listening at full volume to music or voice through a headset may damage your hearing.
Persons with implantable medical devices should observe the following precautions: • ALWAYS keep the mobile device more than 20 centimeters (8 inches) from the implantable medical device when the mobile device is turned ON. • DO NOT carry the mobile device in the breast pocket. • Use the ear opposite the implantable medical device to minimize the potential for interference. • Turn OFF the mobile device immediately if you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place.
http://www.cwta.ca Information from the World Health Organization “A large number of studies have been performed over the last two decades to assess whether mobile phones pose a potential health risk. To date, no adverse health effects have been established for mobile phone use.” Source: WHO Fact Sheet 193 Further information: http://www.who.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Industry Canada Notice to Users Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. See RSS-GEN 7.1.5. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Go to www.motorola.com/callsmart (in English only) for more information. Your mobile device lets you communicate by voice and data—almost anywhere, anytime, wherever wireless service is available and safe conditions allow. When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. If you choose to use your mobile device while driving, remember the following tips: • Get to know your Motorola mobile device and its features such as speed dial, redial and voice dial.
• Keep software up to date—If Motorola or a software/application vendor releases a patch or software fix for your mobile device that updates the device’s security, install it as soon as possible. • 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 before you recycle, return, or give away your device.
cleaning solutions To clean your mobile device, use only a dry soft cloth. Don’t use alcohol or other cleaning solutions. shock and vibration Don’t drop your mobile device. protection To help protect your mobile device, always make sure that the battery compartment and any connector covers are closed and secure. California Perchlorate Label Some mobile phones use an internal, permanent backup battery on the printed circuit board that may contain very small amounts of perchlorate.
M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than 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” or “Telephone Switch”) than unrated phones. T4 is the better/higher of the two ratings. (Note that not all hearing devices have telecoils in them.
the U.S. Department of Commerce or the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Product Registration Online Product Registration: www.motorola.com/us/productregistration Product registration is an important step toward enjoying your new Motorola product. Registering permits us to contact you for product or software updates and allows you to subscribe to updates on new products or special promotions. Registration is not required for warranty coverage.
Batteries. Only batteries whose fully charged capacity falls below 80% of their rated capacity and batteries that leak are covered by this limited warranty. Abuse & Misuse. Defects or damage that result from: (a) improper operation, storage, misuse or abuse, accident or neglect, such as physical damage (cracks, scratches, etc.
How to Obtain Warranty Service or Other Information USA 1-800-734-5870 Canada 1-800-461-4575 TTY 1-888-390-6456 You will receive instructions on how to ship the Products, Accessories or Software, at your expense, to a Motorola Authorized Repair Center.
Copyright & Trademarks Motorola Mobility, Inc. Consumer Advocacy Office 600 N US Hwy 45 Libertyville, IL 60048 www.motorola.com Note: Do not ship your product to the above address.
