Getting Started

Phone Basics

Any time your phone is powered on, the display provides you with information and options.

The external display shows a shortened version of the internal display. To see more information, open the flip.

status icons

text area

menu icon

display options

The screen shown above is the idle screen. The idle screen appears when your phone is on, but not engaged in any activity.

Text Area

This area displays menus, messages, names, phone numbers, and other information.

Display Options

Two display options appear at the bottom of most screens. You select a display option by pressing the option key below it.

Menus and Lists

Your phone’s features are arranged in menus, submenus, and lists.

To access the items in a menu or list, scroll using the navigation key at the top of your keypad. This key lets you scroll up, down, left, or right. Holding down the appropriate part of the navigation key speeds up scrolling.

In this guide, this symbol > tells you to select a menu or list item. For example, Settings > Security means:

1Scroll to Settings on the main menu.

2Press O to see the Settings screen.

3Scroll to Security.

4Press O to see the Security screen.

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Motorola i830 manual Phone Basics, Text Area, Display Options, Menus and Lists