Features of Your Phone | Motorola VM9 instruction

Features of Your Phone

Congratulations on the purchase of your wireless phone. The MOTORAZR2 V9m by Motorola is lightweight, easy-to-use, and reliable, and it offers many significant features and service options. The following list previews some of those features and provides page numbers where you can find out more:

⬤Dual band (800/1900 digital MHz) allows you to make and receive calls while on the Sprint National Network and to roam on other networks where Sprint has implemented roaming agreements.

⬤The Sprint Music Store and Player let you purchase, download, and listen to your favorite music on your phone (page 188).

⬤Touch-Sensitive Buttons on the external display let you access and use the Sprint Music Store, Sprint TV, and your phone's camera without opening the phone (page 31).

⬤SMS Text Messaging (page 179) and SMS Voice Messaging (page 181) provide quick and convenient messaging capabilities.

⬤Sprint Voice Command lets you dial phone numbers by saying a name or phone number (page 195).

⬤Voice Records allows you to make recordings right on your phone (page 113).

⬤Voice-recognition software lets you place calls and perform quick tasks just by using your voice (page 117).

⬤Contacts allows you to store up to 1000 entries, with up to five phone numbers, an email address, and a Web address per entry (page 87).

⬤A Calendar and many other built-in tools help you manage you busy lifestyle (page 98).

⬤The Location feature works in connection with location- based services (page 55).

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Motorola VM9 manual Features of Your Phone

Contents

Phone User Guide MOTORAZR2 V9m by Motorola Software Copyright Notice Table of Contents 2C. Setting Your Phone’s Security 2F. Using Contacts2G. Using the Phone’s Tools 2D. Controlling Your Roaming Experience 2H. Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 2I. Using the microSD Card2J. Using the Built-in Camera 2K. Using Sprint TV 3C. Sprint Voice Command 4A. Important Safety Information188 4B. Motorola’s Warranty Welcome to Sprint Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Introduction PhoneGuide Want to keep track of your minutes? Iii Your Phone’s Menu Contacts On Demand Pictures Music Sprint TV WEB Tools Vii Viii Incoming Calls TTY Phone Info Page Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section Setting Up Your Phone Setting Up Service Getting Started With Sprint Service Determining If Your Phone Is Already ActivatedUnlocking Your Phone To unlock your phone, follow these easy steps Setting Up Your Voicemail To set up your voicemail Sprint Account Passwords Account Password Voicemail PasswordSprint Power Vision Password Reaching Sprint Customer Service Getting HelpReceiving Automated Invoicing Information Sprint Operator Services To access automated invoicing informationTo access Operator Services Sprint Using Your Phone Phone Basics Phone Basics Your Phone Front View of Your PhonePhone Basics Inside View of Your Phone Left SoftkeyBack Key Speaker Key Talk Key Navigation Key Functions Phone Basics Phone Basics Phone Basics Viewing the Display Screen Phone Basics Features of Your Phone Phone Basics Accessories Turning Your Phone On and Off Turning Your Phone OnTurning Your Phone Off To turn your phone on Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger Battery Capacity Battery Use and Battery Safety Phone Basics Installing the Battery To install the Li-Ion battery Phone Basics Removing the Battery To remove your battery Charging the Battery Using the Charger To use the charger provided with your phone For example, if you want to see your volume settings Navigating Through Phone Menus and OptionsSelecting Menu Items Backing Up Within a Menu Touch-Sensitive Buttons Shortcuts and Favorites Displaying Your Phone Number Making and Answering CallsHelp Making Calls Dialing Options Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled Answering CallsTo answer an incoming call To disconnect a call when you are finished Missed Call NotificationCalling Emergency Numbers Ending a Call To exit Emergency mode In-Call OptionsEnhanced 911 E911 Information End-of-Call Options To save a number from standby mode Saving a Phone NumberDialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses To make a call using Plus Code Dialing Plus + Code DialingTo dial or save phone numbers with pauses Abbreviated Dialing Dialing From ContactsTo dial directly from a Contacts entry Using Speed Dialing For Speed Dial locations 2-9 One-Touch DialingFor Speed Dial locations 10-99 Two-Touch Dialing Selecting a Character Input Mode To change the character input modeEntering Text Entering Characters Using iTap English Text Input To enter a word using iTap English Text Input Entering Characters Using Multi-Tap Mode Adding a Word to the iTap English DatabaseTo add a word to the iTap English Text Input database To enter characters by tapping the keypad Entering Numbers and Symbols To enter symbolsCharacters scroll in the following order To enter numbers Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Sound Settings Press S Settings Sounds Ringer Type RingerRinger Types Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls Selecting Ringer Types for Calendar and Alarm Press S Settings Sounds Ringer Type MessagingSelecting Ringer Types for Messages To select a ringer type for messages Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings To adjust your phone’s volume settingsPress S Settings Sounds Volume To enable or disable alert sounds Key Tone Length Silence AllTo set your key tone length To activate Silence All Display Settings Setting Light ControlsChanging the Text Greeting Backlight To change the backlight setting Changing the Phone’s Menu StyleKeypad Light Sensor To set Keypad Light Sensor to measure ambient light Press S Settings Display Foregrounds Clock Changing the Clock DisplayTo change the clock’s appearance on the standby screen Changing Other Display Settings To change additional display settingsPress S Settings Display Location Settings To enable your phone’s Location feature Messaging Settings Setting Message AlertsPress S Messaging Settings Select Msg and Icon or Icon only and press S Press S Messaging Settings Text Messaging Auto-Signing for Text MessagesAutomatically Adding a Callback Number To add a signature to each sent message Managing Preset Messages To edit or delete a preset messageTo add a new preset message Select Create New Press S Messaging Settings Voice SMS SMS Voice MessagesTo assign a name to your SMS Voice messages Airplane Mode To set your phone to Airplane ModePress S Settings Others Airplane Mode TTY Use With Sprint Service To turn TTY Mode on or offPress S Settings Others TTY Emergency Calling Phone Setup Options Call Answer ModeTo set call answer mode Shortcuts Press S Settings Others Call Setup Calling OptionsTo set special options to make dialing easier Display Language Voice GuideTo assign a language for the phone’s display To set your Voice Guide options Setting Your Phone’s Security Setting Your Phone’s Security Accessing the Security Menu Using Your Phone’s Lock FeatureLocking Your Phone Phone Security Calling in Lock Mode Changing the Lock CodeKeyGuard Using Special Numbers To enable or disable KeyGuardPress S Settings KeyGuard Auto KeyGuard To add or change a special number Limiting Access to Contacts Limiting Data AccessTo limit access to your Contacts To limit access to your Data Limiting Access to Pictures & Videos To limit access to your pictures and videosLimiting Outgoing Calls To limit outgoing calls Erasing Data Limiting Incoming CallsTo limit incoming calls To erase all downloads or Contacts entries Resetting Phone Settings To reset your settingsSelect Reset Settings Update Vision Profile Enabling and Disabling Sprint Power Vision ServicesTo enable or disable Sprint Power Vision services To change your Net Guard settings To update your profile Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding Roaming Recognizing the Roaming Icon on the Display ScreenRoaming on Other Digital Networks Roaming Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming To check your voicemail while roaming Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode Set ModeTo set your phone’s roam mode Press S Settings Roaming Set Mode Using the Roam Ringer Using Call GuardAlerting Yourself to Roaming To set the Roam Ringer Using Data Roam Guard Press S Settings Roaming Data Roam GuardTo place roaming calls with Call Guard on To answer incoming roaming calls with Call Guard on Managing Call History Managing Call History Viewing Call History Call HistoryTo view a Call History entry Press S Call History Call History Options Making a Phone Call From Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call HistoryTo place a phone call from Call History To save a phone number from Call History Erasing Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryTo prepend a phone number from Call History To erase Call History Using Contacts Contacts Using Contacts About Contacts Finding Contacts Entries Finding NamesTo find Contacts entries by name Press S Contacts View All Creating a Contacts Entry Finding Speed Dial NumbersFiltering Entries Finding Email Addresses Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry Assigning Speed Dial NumbersTo add a phone number to an entry Assigning a Ringer or Picture to an Entry Assigning an Email Address or Web AddressTo assign a ringer or picture to an entry Scroll down to Assign Picture or Assign Ringer and press S Assigning a Date Working With Distribution ListsTo assign a date to an entry Editing a Contacts Entry or Distribution List To create a Distribution ListTo View a Distribution List To edit a Contacts entry or Distribution list Managing Your Contacts Viewing Memory StatusTo view your Categories To create your own custom Category Dialing Sprint Services Using Wireless BackupSetting Up Wireless Backup To dial a service from your Contacts Accessing Wireless Backup on Your PC Press S Contacts Wireless BackupBacking Up Your Contacts Using the Phone’s Tools Using the Phone’s Tools Using Your Phone’s Calendar Adding an Event to the CalendarTools To add an event Event Alerts Event Alert MenuViewing Events Changing to Weekly View Going to Today’s Date Deleting an EventDeleting All Events Using the Alarm Clock To use the alarm clockPress S Tools Alarm Clock Using the File Manager Using the Pictures OptionTo access the file manager 103 To manage your pictures and videos on your microSD card Using the Sounds Option To manage your sounds in your phone’s memoryPress S Tools File Manager Sounds 105 Using the External Memory Option To manage your sounds on your microSD card Using the Calculator Press S Tools File Manager External MemoryTo use the calculator Press S Tools Calculator Using the Tip Calculator To calculate tipsPress S Tools Tip Calculator Using the World Clock Viewing CitiesAdding Custom Cities Using My Cities To view your My Cities listTo add a city to your My Cities list Using the Stop Watch Using the Currency ConverterTo use the stop watch To use the currency converter Using the Unit Converter To use the unit converterPress S Tools Unit Converter Using the Notepad Using Voice RecordsRecording Voice Records Changing Voice Record Settings To change your Voice Record settingsPlaying Voice Records To play the Voice Records you have recorded Using Other Voice Record Options To rename, set as ringer, or delete a Voice Record115 Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Call Name or # Voice ServicesCalling Contacts Entries To place a phone call to a Contacts entry Using Send Voice SMS Name or # Calling Phone Numbers Digit DialingTo call a number that is not stored in your Contacts To send an SMS Voice message Using Send Text Name or # To launch Text Messaging and address a message119 Using Send Picture Name or # To launch Picture Mail and address a messageWork Setting Up Voice Recognition Using Choice ListsTo enable or disable Choice Lists Sensitivity To adjust the Sensitivity setting Adapting Digit DialTo adapt Digit Dial to your voice Select Settings Sound Customizing Audio PromptsTo turn audio prompts on or off 123 Adjusting Audio Prompt Speed and Volume To adjust the speed or volume of name playback Using Go To App Working With Voice RecognitionLookup Name Using Check Item To see and hear status information 127 Using the microSD Card Using the microSD Card Using Your Phone’s microSD Card and Adapter Inserting the microSD CardMicroSD Card 129 Replace the battery and the back cover To insert the microSD card into your phone Viewing the microSD Card Indicator Removing the microSD CardTo remove the microSD card from your phone 131 Using the microSD Adapter To insert the microSD card into the microSD adapterTo remove the microSD card from the microSD adapter To transfer data from your microSD card to your PC 133 Placing Music Files on the microSD to Play on Your Phone Working With the microSD Card Formatting the microSD CardTo format your microSD card 135 Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Taking Pictures CameraTo take a picture Press S Pictures Camera After Picture Options Camera Options 139 Setting the Self Timer Using the ZoomTo begin the Self Timer To use the zoom Storing Pictures My AlbumsMy Albums Options To view the pictures stored is the In Phone folder Using the Built-in Camera Storing Pictures in Your microSD Card To save a picture to the microSD card143 Shooting Videos After Video OptionsTo record a video 145 Camcorder Options Storing Your Videos My AlbumMy Video Options Storing Videos in Your microSD Card Sending Pictures and Videos Playing Video Clips Stored in Your microSD cardTo save a video to the microSD card To play a video clip stored in your microSD card Sending Pictures and Videos From My Albums To send pictures or videos from My AlbumsPress S Pictures My Albums In Phone or Memory Card 149 Sending Pictures and Videos From Messaging To send pictures and videos from the Messaging menuPress S Messaging Send Message Picture Mail Using Sprint Picture Mail Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail AccountTo register your Sprint Picture Mail account Press S Pictures My Albums Online Albums Visiting the Sprint Picture Mail Web Site Uploading Pictures and VideosTo visit the Sprint Picture Mail Web site To upload pictures or videos directly from your phone Viewing Pictures and Videos Sending Pictures and VideosWorking With Pictures Stored Online Managing Pictures Downloading Pictures and Videos to Your Phone Press Options right softkey Go To Web Address Sharing Albums To send an album from the Sprint Picture Mail Web siteSelect Share Album name 155 Using Sprint TV Using Sprint TV Your Sprint TV Channel Options Sprint TV157 Playing a Clip With the Phone Open Press S Sprint TV Playing a Clip With the Phone Closed 159 Sprint TV FAQs Are the videos that Im viewing live videos? 161 Using Sprint TV Using Bluetooth 163 Turning Bluetooth On and Off Bluetooth Status IndicatorsTo turn Bluetooth on or off Press S Tools Bluetooth Setting Up Your Bluetooth Your Phone’s Bluetooth NameUsingBluetooth To change the default Bluetooth name To pair your phone with another Bluetooth device Find MePaired Devices Waiting for Pairing Your Phone’s Bluetooth AddressUsing Bluetooth To view your phone’s Bluetooth address Transferring Files Between Your Phone and Your PC Bluetooth Profiles 169 Using Bluetooth Sprint Service Features Sprint Service Features The Basics Sprint Service Features The Basics Using Voicemail Setting Up Your VoicemailSprint Service Voicemail Notification Using One-Touch Message Access Using Another Phone to Access MessagesSending an Incoming Call to Voicemail Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages Using Expert Mode Setting Up Group ListsVoicemail Options Sprint Callback Voicemail-to-Voicemail MessageVoicemail-to-Voicemail Message Reply Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding Clearing the Message Icon Voicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt RequestExtended Absence Greeting Voicemail Menu Key Using SMS Text Messaging Sending a Text MessageTo compose an SMS Text message 179 Using Preset Messages Replying to SMS Text MessagesText Messaging Inbox To reply to an SMS Text message Using SMS Voice Messaging Activating SMS Voice MessagingTo activate SMS Voice messages 181 Playing an SMS Voice Message Composing SMS Voice MessagesTo play an SMS Voice message from the main menu To compose an SMS Voice message Replying to SMS Voice Messages To reply to an SMS Voice messageSelect Voice SMS 183 Using Caller ID To switch back to the first callerResponding to Call Waiting To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call Making a Three-Way Call To make a Three-Way Call185 Using Call Forwarding To activate Call ForwardingTo deactivate Call Forwarding To update your phones software Updating Phone Software187 Sprint Music and Your Player Sprint Music and Your Player Using the Sprint Music Store Accessing the Sprint Music StoreTo access the Sprint Music Store Sprint Music Purchasing and Downloading Music Playing Music on Your Phone Playing Music With the Phone Open191 Playing Music With the Phone Closed Using Sprint Music Manager Getting Sprint Music ManagerLaunching Sprint Music Manager 193 Overview of Sprint Music Manager Sprint Voice Command Voice Command195 Getting Started With Sprint Voice Command Sprint Voice CommandIt’s Easy to Get Started Creating Your Own Address Book 197 Making a Call With Sprint Voice Command To make a call with Sprint Voice Command Getting Information With Sprint Voice Command To access information using Sprint Voice Command199 Safety and Warranty Information 200 Important Safety Information Important Safety InformationImportant Safety Information 201 General Precautions Safety and General Information Operational PrecautionsExposure to Radio Frequency RF Energy External Antenna Care Follow Instructions to Avoid Interference Problems RF Energy Interference/CompatibilityProduct Operation Implantable Medical Devices Driving Precautions Hearing AidsOther Medical Devices and Health Care Facilities 205 Operational Warnings Potentially Explosive AtmospheresBatteries and Chargers Choking Hazards Glass Parts207 Seizures/Blackouts Repetitive Motion FCC Notice To Users 209 Hearing Aid Compatibility 211 Specific Absorption Rate Data 213 Information From the World Health Organization Product Registration Owner’s Record Phone Guide Proprietary NoticeExport Law Assurances 215 Wireless The New Recyclable California Perchlorate Label 217 Privacy and Data Security 219 Smart Practices While Driving Drive Safe, Call SmartSM 221 Motorola’s Warranty Motorola’s Warranty What Does this Warranty Cover? Products and AccessoriesWarranty Products Covered Length of Coverage Exclusions Software Exclusions225 Who Is Covered? What Will Motorola Do? How to Obtain Warranty Service or Other Information 227 What Other Limitations Are There? Service and Repairs 229 Index Index Safety Index Unit Converter 112 Unlocking Your Phone