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Motorola i885 User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® i885 Boost Mobile Phone User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction... 1 ®... 1 Welcome to Boost Mobile Boost Your Way ...1 Getting Started... 1 What’s Included...2 Battery ...4 Removing the Battery Door ...4 Powering On and Off...7 Activating Your Phone...7 Enabling Security ...8 Finding Your Phone Number and Boost Walkie-Talkie Number ...8 Boost Voice Mail...9...
  • Page 3 Playing Music Files with the Flip Open...36 How Your Music Files Are Organized ...37 Playing Music While Files Are Loading ...38 Searching By First Letter...38 Playing a List, Repeat, and Shuffle ...38 Working with Playlists...39 Working With Podcast ...42 Deleting Music Files ...45 DRM Items ...45 Setting Audio and Visual Options...46 Using Walkie-Talkie Features ...
  • Page 4 Memo ... 73 Call Forwarding... 74 Forwarding All Calls ...74 Turning Off Call Forwarding ...74 Forwarding Missed Calls ...74 Viewing Call Forwarding Settings...75 Advanced Calling Features... 76 Call Waiting ...76 Switching Between Calls ...76 Putting a Call on Hold...77 Creating Pauses and Waits While Dialing...77 Making International Calls ...77 Setting One Touch Boost Setting Flip Actions...79...
  • Page 5 Customizing MMS ...112 Managing Memory...114 SMS ... 116 SMS Messages ...116 ® Boost Mobile Voice Mail ... 118 Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box ...118 Playing Messages ...118 Changing Your Password...119 Recording Your Name...119 Recording Your Active Greeting...119 Advanced Voice Mail Features...120 Wireless Web Services...
  • Page 6 ® Bluetooth ... 145 ® Understanding Bluetooth Access Settings ..145 Setting Your Phone for Bluetooth ® Accessing Bluetooth ...147 ® Making a Bluetooth Connection ...147 Setting Device Details ...150 Sending Contacts, Datebook Events and Pictures...151 Receiving Items...152 Voice Notes ... 153 Viewing Voice Notes ...153 Creating Voice Notes ...153 Playing Voice Notes ...154...
  • Page 7 Datebook ... 175 Viewing Datebook ...175 Creating Events...176 Editing Events ...178 Deleting Events ...178 Receiving Reminders ...179 Making Calls From Datebook and Datebook Reminders ...179 Customizing Datebook Setup...180 Customizing Your Phone ... 181 Setting the Volume ...181 Setting Your Phone to Vibrate...181 Changing the Look of Your Phone ...182 Temporarily Turning Off Transmissions ...185 Using Settings ...185...

  • Page 8: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola, Inc. Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard Plantation, FL 33322 USA Phone Number: 1 (800) 453-0920 Hereby declares that the product: Product Name: i885 Model Number: H94XAH6RR4AN Conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a),...
  • Page 9 Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    ® monthly costs and get all the mobile freedom you demand. Boost Mobile ® has the latest Motorola handsets with the coolest features, like Boost Walkie-Talkie, Boost Wireless Web, and Text Messaging. Plus, you get instant access to Nextel’s world-class digital iDEN network.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting Started Multi-Function Button Speaker (on/off) Spotlight Volume Controls Walkie-Talkie Backlight Boost Walkie-Talkie Button Boost Logo Light Accessory Connector (charger connector) Retractable Antenna Flip Open Button MP3 Music Option Keys Player Controls Navigation Key up: Re-Boost down: recent calls menu Audio Jack right: ringtones menu left:Java...

  • Page 12: What's Included

    Getting Started What’s Included Boost i885 handset BT60 Lithium Ion Battery Travel charger Micro SD memory card Micro SD to SD adaptor USB memory card reader Stereo headset with Boost Walkie-Talkie button Starter Kit (Contains Activation Guide, 64K SIM card, Accessory...
  • Page 13 Power button. Navigation key — press the arrows to scroll through menus and lists. OK key — selects highlighted item; answers calls. Menu key — accesses context-sensitive menus. Camera key — Accesses camera and takes pictures or records video. Option key — selects the option appearing above it on the display.

  • Page 14: Battery

    When an audio file is playing, rewinds and skips to the previous audio file. To start using your i885 phone: • Make sure your SIM chip is in place. • Charge the battery. • Activate your service.

  • Page 15: Inserting The Battery

    Inserting the Battery Your phone comes with a BT60 Lithium Ion Battery. 1 Remove the battery door. 2 Insert the battery into the battery area. Press the battery down to secure it. 3 Replace the battery door and press it gently until you hear a click.

  • Page 16: Removing The Battery

    Standard 5 hours Battery Use and Maintenance • The Motorola iDEN Approved Lithium Ion chargers provide optimum performance. Other chargers may not fully charge the iDEN Lithium Ion battery or may yield a reduced number of lifetime charge cycles.

  • Page 17: Powering On And Off

    • The battery capacity is degraded if the battery is stored for long periods while fully charged. If long term storage is required, store at half capacity. Powering On and Off To power your phone on: 1 Open the flip. Tip: Press the flip open button to open the flip easily.

  • Page 18: Enabling Security

    • IMEI: 15-digit number printed on the phone in the battery compartment. • Model Number: Check the packaging or inside the phone (example: i885). 4 Get Connected. Online activation: The quickest way to activate your service and set up your account is online at www.boostmobile.com/activate.

  • Page 19: Boost Voice Mail

    Boost Voice Mail You must set up your voice mail box before you can retrieve messages. See “Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box” on page 118. Customizing Features You can control many features of your phone, including the size of the text on the display, the way you access main menu items, and the volume of incoming sound, rings, and other tones.

  • Page 20: Text Area

    Getting Started 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.

  • Page 21: Main Menu

    Main Menu All your phone’s features can be accessed through the main menu. You can set the main menu to appear as a list or as large icons (see “Setting the Menu View” on page 183). Re-Boost Recharge your account from your phone.

  • Page 22: Status Icons

    Getting Started Memo Store a number to access later. For information on Memo, see “Memo” on page Shortcuts Create shortcuts to screens. See page 195. Call Timers Phone usage information. See page 81. Find your approximate geographical location. See page 166. Call Alert Lists call alerts.
  • Page 23 Active Phone Line — 1 indicates phone line 1 is ready to make calls. Call Forward — Your phone is set to forward calls. See “Call Forwarding” on page 74. Ringer Off — Your phone is set to not ring. See “Setting Your Phone to Vibrate”...

  • Page 24: Sim Chip Security

    Getting Started Using the Memory Card Your i885 phone comes with a 64 MB Micro SD memory card, memory card reader, and memory card adaptor. A memory card is a removable flash memory card that you can use to store pictures, videos, and audio files.

  • Page 25: Entering The Pin

    Note: The default SIM PIN is 0000. Change your PIN to prevent fraudulent use of the SIM chip (see “Changing the PIN” on page 15). 4 Press A under Ok. Entering the PIN 1 When the Enter SIM PIN Code screen appears after you power on your phone, enter your SIM PIN.
  • Page 26 Note: In some cases, Contacts may not be accessible if you move your SIM chip to another phone. Contacts created with your i885 phone are not readable by an older iDEN SIM-based phone. If you remove your SIM chip and use it with another...
  • Page 27 2 Slide the latch away from the SIM chip holder latch 3 Open the SIM chip holder. 4 Carefully slide your SIM chip into the SIM chip holder. 5 Close the SIM chip holder. 6 Slide the latch toward the SIM chip holder. SIM Chip Security...

  • Page 28: Locking The Keypad

    Getting Started Removing Your SIM Chip Important: To avoid loss or damage, do not remove your SIM chip from your phone unless absolutely necessary. 1 With your phone powered off, remove the battery door and battery. 2 Slide the latch away from the SIM chip holder. 3 Open the SIM chip holder.

  • Page 29: Antenna

    Antenna The retractable antenna on your i885 phone is designed to be extended during calls and is essential to attain the hearing aid compatibility rating on applicable models. To extend the antenna, pull gently on the tip until the antenna is fully extended and clicks into position.

  • Page 30: Instant Re-Boost

    Call 1-888-BOOST-4U to have your credit card added to your account. Boost Customer Care Boost Customer Care: 1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848) or dial 611 from your i885 phone.

  • Page 31: Making Calls

    Making Calls Your i885 phone makes two types of calls: digital cellular phone calls and Boost calls. With Boost Walkie-Talkie calls, you use your phone as a long-range, digital walkie-talkie. Phone Calls With the Flip Open 1 Enter the number you want to call.

  • Page 32: Choosing A Number To Call

    Making Calls To answer a call by opening the flip, you must have the Flip to Ans feature turned on (see “Setting Flip Actions” on page 79). To answer a call by pressing any number key, you must have the Any Key Ans feature turned on (see “Phone Calls Features”...

  • Page 33: Redialing The Last Number

    • Select the number from Contacts. See “Making Calls From Contacts” on page 71. • Select a number stored in Datebook. See “Making Calls From Datebook and Datebook Reminders” on page 179. • Use One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie to make a Boost Walkie-Talkie call.

  • Page 34: Missed Phone Calls

    Making Calls Using One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie sets your phone to call the most recent Boost number on the Recent Calls list, or a Boost Walkie-Talkie number you choose, every time you press the Boost Walkie-Talkie button. See “Setting One Touch BoostTM Walkie-Talkie”...

  • Page 35: Making Emergency Phone Calls

    To turn mute off: Press A under Unmute. Making Emergency Phone Calls Your phone supports emergency calling. Emergency phone calls can be made even when your SIM chip is blocked or not in your phone. Dial 911 to be connected to an emergency response center.

  • Page 36: Memory Card

    Memory Card Memory Card Your i885 phone comes with a 64 MB memory card, memory card adaptor, and memory card reader. A memory card is a removable flash memory card that you can use to store pictures, videos, and audio files. The memory card can be inserted in...

  • Page 37: File Formats

    • The Audio folder is for audio files you will play using the Media Center. Files in this folder cannot be accessed from the audio player. • The Image folder in for pictures you will view using the Media Center. •...

  • Page 38: Using The Memory Card With Your Phone

    Memory Card AAC LC Bit Rates (kbits/sec) 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320. Sampling Rates (kHz) 8, 11.025, 12,16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48. AAC+ v1, Bit Rates (kbits/sec) AAC+ v2 32, 40, 48, 56, 80,96, 112, 128. Sampling Rates (kHz) 8, 11.025, 12,16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48.

  • Page 39: Removing The Memory Card

    Center, or do nothing. If you select Do Nothing, you will return to the idle screen. Formatting a New Card The memory card that came with your i885 phone has the format required for use with your phone. However, if you use another memory card with your phone, you may be prompted to format the card the first time you insert it in your phone.
  • Page 40 Memory Card 3 Push the memory card to release it from the slot. 4 Pull out the memory card. 5 Close the memory card slot cover. Note: If you select the Memory Card > Remove Card option but do not remove the memory card, you cannot use the memory card until you remove it and insert it again.

  • Page 41: Using The Memory Card With Your Computer

    Using the Memory Card Reader These instructions refer to the memory card reader that came with your i885 phone. If you are using a different memory card reader, following the instructions provided with that memory card reader.
  • Page 42 Memory Card You can also use the USB cable provided with the memory card reader to connect the memory card reader to the USB port on your computer. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the memory card reader and connect the other end to the USB port on your computer.

  • Page 43: Using The Usb Mass Storage Feature

    Do not remove the card while the green light is flashing. More information, Hints, and Tips For more information on the memory card reader, go to www.motorola.com/iden/support to find the USB 2.0 SD Card Reader manual in Product Manuals. Using the USB Mass Storage Feature...

  • Page 44: Memory Cards Compatible With Your Phone

    Your memory card can now be accessed by your computer. Memory Cards Compatible With Your Phone If you want to purchase and use additional memory cards, TransFlash and MicroSD memory cards are compatible with your i885 phone. connector cover...

  • Page 45: Mp3 Music Player

    MP3 Music Player Your i885 phone includes an MP3 Music Player that you can use to play music files stored on the memory card inserted in your phone. The MP3 Music Player groups the music files on the memory card into folders and lists. When you...

  • Page 46: Playing Music Files With The Flip Open

    MP3 Music Player Playing Music Files with the Flip Open When your phone’s flip is open, you have more ways to access the MP3 Music Player and play the music files on the memory card. Accessing the MP3 Music Player From the Main Menu From the main menu, select Music Player.

  • Page 47: How Your Music Files Are Organized

    Skip to Next and Skip to Previous To skip to the next music file, press and release the right side of the navigation key, as if scrolling right. Do not hold the right side of the navigation key. To skip to the previous music file, press and release the left side of the navigation key, as if scrolling left.

  • Page 48: Playing Music While Files Are Loading

    MP3 Music Player • Artists — Songs grouped by artist. The artists are listed alphabetically by name. Within each artist’s folder, the songs are listed alphabetically by title. • Genres — Songs grouped by genre. The genre are listed alphabetically by name. Within each genre’s folder, the songs are listed alphabetically by title.

  • Page 49: Working With Playlists

    The repeat feature lets you set the MP3 Music Player to play all the music files in a list or folder, in order, starting again at the beginning of the list when it gets to the end, without pausing or stopping.

  • Page 50: Editing A Playlist

    MP3 Music Player 3 Select [Create New] > Name. 4 If you want to give the playlist a name, enter the name. See “Entering Text” on page 61. When you are finished, press A under OK. Note: If you do not assign a name, the playlist is named “playlist”...

  • Page 51: Removing Music Files

    7 Repeat step 3 through step 6 for all the items you want to move. 8 Press A under Done. 9 Press A under Save. Removing Music Files You can remove some or all music files from a playlist before you save a new playlist or later, while editing the playlist.

  • Page 52: Working With Podcast

    MP3 Music Player Deleting All Playlists 1 Access the MP3 Music Player. 2 Select Playlists. 3 Press m. 4 Select Delete All Playlists. 5 Press O or A under Yes to confirm. This deletes all playlists except the Favorites playlist. Using the Favorites Playlist The Favorites playlist is a permanent playlist.
  • Page 53 • Pressing O when you have scrolled to a podcast displays a screen showing details of the podcast, but does not play the podcast. To play the podcast, press under A. After you begin playing the podcast, pressing O pauses and resumes the podcast.
  • Page 54 MP3 Music Player Deleting Highlight Markers To delete the beginning and end markers from a highlight: 1 While playing or paused within the highlight you want to delete the markers from, press m. 2 Press A under Clear. To delete all highlight markers in a podcast: 1 While playing or paused within a podcast that contains highlights, press m.

  • Page 55: Deleting Music Files

    Deleting Music Files You can delete music files from the memory card one at a time, by album, by artist, or by genre. You can also delete all music files from the memory card by deleting everything in the Songs, Albums, Artists, or Genres folder.

  • Page 56: Setting Audio And Visual Options

    MP3 Music Player Setting Audio and Visual Options You can customize the sound of the MP3 Music Player by setting the equalizer. You can customize the look of the MP3 Music Player screen by choosing a theme or by viewing visuals while listening to a music file.

  • Page 57: Using Walkie-Talkie Features

    Using Walkie-Talkie Features Your phone can send and receive the following items through Boost Walkie-Talkie calls with other phones that have this capability: • Pictures* • My Info • Contact information * Additional charges may apply. You can choose to send My Info and contact information to any Boost Walkie-Talkie number.
  • Page 58 Using Walkie-Talkie Features When you send a picture, it appears on the display of the phone you are engaged in the Boost Walkie-Talkie call with. You can send a picture stored in your phone’s media center or use your phone’s camera to take a new picture to send.

  • Page 59: Receiving A Picture

    4 Wait while the picture is transmitted. The Boost Walkie-Talkie call is temporarily interrupted while a picture is transmitted. 5 When prompted, press the Boost Walkie-Talkie button to resume the Boost Walkie-Talkie call. Note: The first time you send a stored picture after turning the phone on, Picture Fees May Apply.
  • Page 60 Using Walkie-Talkie Features The most recent picture sent to or received from a Boost Walkie-Talkie number are stored with the that Boost Walkie-Talkie number on the recent calls list. For information on viewing pictures from the recent calls list, see “More Actions for Captured Pictures” on page 129.

  • Page 61: Walkie-Talkie Send My Info

    Walkie-Talkie Send My Info When you send My Info, the information you sent appears on the display of the phone you are engaged in the Boost Walkie-Talkie call with. After the call, the information appears on the recent call list of that phone. You can control what portion of the information in My Info is sent and whether it is sent automatically in every Boost...

  • Page 62: Walkie-Talkie Send Contacts

    Using Walkie-Talkie Features Walkie-Talkie Send Contacts When you send contact information, the information you sent appears on the display of the phone you are engaged in the Boost Walkie-Talkie call with. After the call, the information appears on the recent call list of that phone.

  • Page 63: Call Alerts

    Call Alerts Sending a call alert lets the recipient know you want to talk to him or her on a Boost Walkie-Talkie call. When you send a call alert, the recipient’s phone your name or Boost Walkie-Talkie number. The recipient’s phone emits a series of beeps and the Walkie-Talkie backlight flashes slowly, or the phone vibrates.

  • Page 64: Using The Call Alert Queue

    Call Alerts Using the Call Alert Queue When you queue a call alert, it remains in the call alert queue until you make a Boost call to the sender or delete it. Viewing Call Alerts 1 From the main menu, select Call Alert. 2 Scroll through the list.
  • Page 65 Using the Call Alert Queue To sort call alerts by the order they were received: 1 From the main menu, select Call Alert. 2 Press m. 3 Select Sort By. 4 Select First on Top or Last on Top.

  • Page 66: Recent Calls

    Recent Calls Recent Calls The recent calls list contains information associated with calls you have made and received and call alerts you have received. When you send or receive Boost calls, the recent call list contains the following Walkie-Talkie Features items with those calls: •...

  • Page 67: Walkie-Talkie Features Items In Boost Tm Walkie-Talkie Calls

    • The name assigned to the number • The picture assigned to the number, if your phone is set to show pictures on the recent calls list. See “Choosing Picture View or List View” on page 56. Pictures appear for phone calls only. •...

  • Page 68: Contact Information From Other Phones

    Recent Calls Contact Information From Other Phones Contact information in the recent calls list displays: • The name contained in the contact information • The Contacts type icon associated with the number or address contained in the contact information. If the item contains more than one <>...

  • Page 69: Storing Items To Contacts

    View the details of the call containing the messages. If you receive My Info from the same phone more than once, only the most recently sent version appears in the recent calls list. Storing Items to Contacts Calls, My Info from other phones, and contact information from other phones can be stored to Contacts.

  • Page 70: Making Calls From The Recent Calls List

    Recent Calls Making Calls From the Recent Calls List With the Flip Open 1 From the main menu, select Recent Calls. 2 Scroll to the item containing the number you want to call. • If you scroll to a call, you can make a call to the number that made the call.

  • Page 71: Entering Text

    Entering Text You can enter text, numbers, and symbols into your phone using Alpha, Word, Numeric, or Symbol text input modes. Alpha — Press a key several times for each character. Word — Press a key once for each letter while words likely to be the one you want are chosen from a database.

  • Page 72: Special Function Keys

    Entering Text Adding Words to the Database 1 Select Alpha as your text input mode. 2 Type the word using Alpha mode. 3 Select Word as your text input mode. 4 Press #. The word you typed in Alpha text entry mode is now in the database.
  • Page 73 Special Function Keys Punctuation Press 1 or 0 to insert punctuation. Continue to press the key to view the list of symbols available through that key. Pause to select the symbol you want. Note: Additional punctuation symbols are available in Symbols mode.

  • Page 74: Contacts

    Contacts Contacts Contacts stores up to 600 numbers or addresses. Each Contacts entry can store several numbers or addresses. Information stored in Contacts is saved on your SIM chip. A Contacts entry contains: • A name — A name is required if you are storing more than one number or address to the entry;...

  • Page 75: Accessing Contacts

    Note: You can store numbers up to 64 digits long, but every 20 digits must be separated by a pause or wait. See “Creating Pauses and Waits” on page 70. • A Speed Dial number — When you store a phone number, it is assigned a Speed Dial number.

  • Page 76: Assigning A Speed Dial Number Or Voice Name

    Contacts Enter the number or address. For phone numbers, use the 10-digit format. For email addresses, see “Entering Text” on page 61. Tip: Press A under Browse to select a number or address from Contacts, the Recent Calls list, or Memo. When you are finished, press O.

  • Page 77: Editing Entries

    If you want to assign the phone number to a different Speed Dial location: With the Speed # field highlighted, press O. Press A under Delete to delete the current Speed Dial number. Enter the new Speed Dial number using the keypad.
  • Page 78 Contacts Selecting an Entry In this view, each entry shows: • The name assigned to the entry • A small version of the picture assigned to the entry • The name of the ringtone assigned to the entry • The numbers and addresses stored in the entry To select an entry: 1 From the Contacts list, select the entry you want to view.

  • Page 79: Deleting Entries

    3 Select List View to show the Contacts list without pictures. -or- Select Picture View to show the picture assigned to each entry. Searching for a Name To search for a name in Contacts: 1 From the Contacts list, press A under Search. -or- If Search is not one of your options: Press m.

  • Page 80: Checking Capacity

    Contacts Note: If an entry contains only one number or address, deleting the number or address deletes the entry. Checking Capacity To see how many numbers are stored in Contacts: 1 From the Contacts list, press m. 2 Select Capacity. Creating Pauses and Waits When storing a number, you can program your phone to pause or wait between digits while...

  • Page 81: Making Calls From Contacts

    2 Enter the country code, city code or area code, and phone number. For information about making international calls, see “Making International Calls” on page 77. Making Calls From Contacts While Viewing the Contacts List 1 Access Contacts. 2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call. Tip: To find Contacts entries faster, use the keypad to enter the first letter of the name.
  • Page 82 Contacts After Selecting an Entry 1 Access Contacts. 2 Select the Contacts entry that contains the number you want to call. 3 Scroll to or select number you want to call. 4 To make a phone call, press s. -or- To make a Boost Walkie-Talkie call, press the Boost...

  • Page 83: Memo

    Memo Memo lets you store a number, make a call to that number, and save it to Contacts. To create a memo: 1 From the main menu, select Memo. 2 Enter the number using your keypad. 3 Press O. To view the memo later: From the main menu, select Memo.

  • Page 84: Call Forwarding

    Call Forwarding Call Forwarding Call forwarding sends calls to the phone numbers you specify. You can forward all calls to one number or forward missed calls to different numbers depending on the reason you missed the call. Forwarding All Calls When you set your phone to forward all calls, an icon appears in the top row of the display: Phone line 1 is active;...

  • Page 85: Viewing Call Forwarding Settings

    • If No Answer — You do not answer on the first 4 rings. • If Unreachable — Your phone is out of coverage or powered off. To forward missed calls: 1 From the main menu, select Call Forward > Forward >...

  • Page 86: Advanced Calling Features

    Advanced Calling Features Advanced Calling Features Call Waiting Call Waiting lets you receive a second call while on an active call. Call Waiting is always available, unless you turn it off for a specific call. If you are on a call and receive a second call, your phone emits a tone and displays a message saying you are receiving a second call.

  • Page 87: Putting A Call On Hold

    Putting a Call on Hold 1 While on an active call, press m. 2 Select Hold. If you want to make the call active again, press A under Resume. Creating Pauses and Waits While Dialing You can enter a pause or wait while dialing a number.

  • Page 88: Setting One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie

    Advanced Calling Features Setting One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie sets your phone to do any of the following each time you press the Boost Walkie-Talkie button: • Call the most recent Boost number on the recent calls list •...

  • Page 89: Setting Flip Actions

    Turning Off One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie 1 From the main menu, select Settings > Walkie-Talkie Options > One Touch WT. 2 Select Off. Setting Flip Actions For Answering Calls To set your phone to answer calls when you open the flip: 1 From the main menu, select Settings >...
  • Page 90 Advanced Calling Features To receive group Walkie-Talkie calls made to any of these Talkgroups, you must join the Talkgroup. 1 Press A under Contcs. -or- From the main menu, scroll to Contacts and press O. 2 Scroll to the Talkgroup you want to join. 3 Press A under Join.

  • Page 91: Call Timers

    Set Tkgrp Silent to Off in step 2. Call Timers Call timers measure the duration of your phone calls, walkie-talkie calls, and circuit data use, as well as the number of Kilobytes sent and received by your phone: • Last Call — displays the duration of your most recent phone call.
  • Page 92 To use these services, you must install the iDEN Wireless Data Services software (available separately) and subscribe to a Boost Web access plan. For more information on setting up your computer and your i885 phone for packet and circuit data calls, go to www.boostmobile.com. Wireless...

  • Page 93: Features For The Hearing Impaired

    Features for the Hearing Impaired Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid For best results use the following optimization procedures and handset setting. They generally apply as well for users with cochlear implants: Optimize Your Handset Position and Orientation While in a phone call slide your phone up and down, then left and right until best microphone coupling is obtained.
  • Page 94 Advanced Calling Features Choose Your Hearing Aid Setting From the main menu, select Settings > Phone Calls > Hearing Aid. Set this option to Microphone. Microphone coupling is now optimized. -or- Set this option to Telecoil. Handset meets US federal requirements for telecoil coupling sound. -or- Set this option to Off (factory default).
  • Page 95 When you make a TTY call, the call begins in the TTY mode you last selected. To change mode during a call using your phone: 1 Press m. 2 Select In Call Setup > TTY > Type. 3 Select the mode you want. To change mode during a call using your TTY device, issue one of the following commands: •...

  • Page 96: Messages

    Messages Messages To access your voice mail messages, text and numeric messages, Web alerts, and any other types of messages you are able to receive, go to the message center: 1 Press A under Mesg. -or- From the main menu, select Messages. 2 Scroll to the type of message you want to access.

  • Page 97: Voice Mail

    Boost Text and Numeric Messages Your i885 refers to Text Messages as Web Alerts. With Boost Text Messaging, you can: • Send and receive messages (up to 500 characters in length) with preset replies and respond to them at the touch of a button.

  • Page 98: Sending A Text Message

    Boost Numeric messaging is available through Boost Voice Mail. These messages can be displayed directly on your i885. To leave a numeric message: • The caller must press “1” during your Voice Mail greeting. • Once the caller presses “1” only numeric messages can be sent.

  • Page 99: Web Alerts

    To delete the message, scroll to the end of the message, then press A under Delete. Web Alerts Web alerts are text and numeric messages sent from: • Your i885 phone • www.boostmobile.com • Any email application Note: Your phone’s SMS address is your PTN@myboostmobile.com. Example: 2135557777@myboostmobile.com.

  • Page 100: Ringtones

    Ringtones Ringtones To set the ringtone your phone makes when you receive phone calls, call alerts, message notifications, or Datebook reminders: 1 From the main menu, select Ringtones. 2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off. 3 Scroll through the list of ringtones and select the one you want to assign.

  • Page 101: Assigning Ringtones To Contacts

    These icons indicate how the ringer is set. Q The phone always vibrates instead of making a sound. The phone vibrates instead of making a sound for phone calls. Boost Walkie-Talkie calls are heard through the earpiece, not the speaker. These icons may appear at the same time.

  • Page 102: Viewing Ringtone Assignments

    Ringtones Viewing Ringtone Assignments 1 From the main menu, select Ringtones. 2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off. 3 Highlight any ringtone. 4 Press m. 5 Select Overview. 6 Scroll to view ringtones assigned to features and Contact entries. Downloading More Ringtones If you want to use other ringtones you can download them into your phone for a fee.
  • Page 103 Deleting Custom Ringtones Except for DRM ringtones, if you delete a ringtone that you purchased from your phone, you will have to purchase it again. Under certain conditions, some DRM vendors will not charge you if you download an item multiple times within a given time frame.

  • Page 104: Multi-Media Messages

    Multi-Media Messages Multi-Media Messages Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and receive messages that may include text, pictures, videos, and voice recordings. You can send and receive these messages from your phone, through any email account, and from www.boostmobile.com. Your phone’s MMS address is your PTN@myboostmobile.com.
  • Page 105 • Attach — one or more attachments. These may be pictures, videos, and voice recordings, including pictures, videos, and voice records you create while creating the message. • Cc — the phone numbers or email addresses of more recipients • Priority — sets the priority of the message to normal or high.

  • Page 106: Creating A Message

    Multi-Media Messages Creating a Message 1 To begin creating a message: From the main menu, select Messages > [Create Mesg]. -or- Select [Create Mesg] from Inbox, Drafts, or Sent Items. -or- Begin creating a message from Contacts, the Recent Calls list, or the idle screen. See “More Ways to Begin a Message”...
  • Page 107 Adding More Message Options 1 To view more message fields in a message you are creating, select MORE. -or- Press A under More. 2 If you want to create or edit the subject line: Select Subject. Enter text from the keypad. -or- Select a Quick Note.

  • Page 108: Replying To A Message

    Multi-Media Messages 8 To send the message, press A under Send. -or- If Send is not one of your options: Press m. Select Send. Replying to a Message You can reply to a received message while you are viewing it. If you have already viewed a message, you can also reply to it while it is highlighted in the message center.
  • Page 109 More Ways to Begin a Message In addition to beginning a message from the message center, you can begin a message from Contacts, the Recent Calls list, the idle screen, or the Media Center. From Contacts 1 From the Contacts list, scroll to the entry containing the phone number or email address you want to send the message to.
  • Page 110 Multi-Media Messages From the Media Center You can send pictures and voice recordings in MMS messages. 1 From the media center, scroll to or select the item you want to include in a message. 2 Press A under Send. If you scroll to or select an item that cannot be sent in a MMS message, Send is not one of your options.

  • Page 111: Quick Notes

    Boost Walkie-Talkie calls are displayed only if the Boost Walkie-Talkie number is stored in Contacts and its Contacts entry also contains a phone number or email address. 1 While you are creating a message, scroll to or select To or Cc. 2 Press m.
  • Page 112 Multi-Media Messages A list of pictures, videos, and voice recordings that can be included in a message appears. 3 Select the picture, video, or voice recording you want to insert. Tip: To view or listen to the item before inserting it, highlight it and press A under Preview.
  • Page 113 Attaching New Pictures, Videos, and Voice Records While you are creating a message, you can take pictures, record videos, or create voice records and attach them to the message. Taking a New Picture 1 While you are creating a message, scroll to any message field and press m.

  • Page 114: Drafts

    Multi-Media Messages 8 To save the video, press c or press O. -or- To view the video without saving it, press A under Review. -or- To discard the video without saving it, press A under Discard. The picture is attached to the message and saved to the default storage location.

  • Page 115: Sent Items

    4 Select Send. Editing a Draft 1 From the main menu, select Messages > Drafts. 2 Select the draft you want to edit. 3 Continue as you would when creating a message. Deleting a Draft When you send a draft, it is deleted from Drafts. To delete a message in Drafts without sending it: 1 Scroll to the message you want to delete.

  • Page 116: Receiving A Message

    Multi-Media Messages Checking Delivery Status If a message was successfully sent and you set the message to give a report confirming delivery, you can check the delivery status: 1 From the main menu, select Messages > Sent Items. 2 Scroll to the message you want to view. 3 Press m.

  • Page 117: Navigating A Message

    To dismiss the message notification, press A under the display option on the right. This icon appears on the display, reminding you that you have a new message. Navigating a Message As you scroll through a message, numbers, email addresses, and website URLs are highlighted. Pictures and voice recordings are also highlighted.

  • Page 118: Viewing Received Messages From The Message Center

    Multi-Media Messages To view the slide show again, press A under Restart. Viewing Received Messages From the Message Center 1 From the main menu, select Messages > Inbox. 2 Select the message you want to read. If you have not viewed the message before, the message is downloaded from the message server.

  • Page 119: Locking And Unlocking

    Forwarding 1 View the message you want to forward. -or- If you have already viewed the message, scroll to it. 2 Press m. 3 Select Forward. 4 Create and send your message. Embedded objects and attachments are included when you forward a message. Locking and Unlocking When you lock a message, it cannot be deleted until you unlock it.

  • Page 120: Going To A Website

    Multi-Media Messages Storing Message Information to Contacts If a message you receive contains a phone number, Boost Walkie-Talkie number, or an email address, you can store this information to Contacts. These numbers may appear in the From field, the To field, the Cc field, the subject line, or the body of the message.

  • Page 121: Deleting Attachments

    Note: Some types of pictures, videos, and voice recordings can be viewed or played, but not saved. Deleting an Embedded Picture, Video or Voice Recording To delete a picture, video, or voice recording that is part of the body of a message you receive: 1 View the message.

  • Page 122: Customizing Mms

    Multi-Media Messages Saving Audio 1 View the slide show. 2 Press m. 3 Select Save Audio. 4 If the slide show contains more than one voice recording, a list of the voice recordings appears. Select the voice recording you want to save. Deleting Slide Shows 1 Highlight the slide show or view the slide show.
  • Page 123 4 When you are finished, press O. Editing You can edit only Quick Notes and reply phrases you have created. 1 From the Setup menu, select Quick Notes or Replies. 2 Select the Quick Note or reply phrase you want to edit.

  • Page 124: Managing Memory

    Multi-Media Messages • Custom — Lets you create a clean-up option of up to 99 messages or 99 days. For the Inbox 1 From the Setup menu, select Cleanup > Inbox. 2 Choose a clean-up option. 3 To automatically delete messages now, press O or press A under Yes.

  • Page 125: Deleting All Messages

    Note: Messages are stored in your phone using the same memory space used to store Java application data, items accessible through the Media Center, and voice records created when your phone is in a call. Deleting some of these other items frees memory for messages.

  • Page 126: Sms

    SMS Messages Short Message Service (SMS) messages are short text messages, also called text and numeric messages. You can send SMS messages through any email account or on www.boostmobile.com. Your phone receives SMS messages sent to its SMS address, but does not send SMS messages. Your phone’s SMS address is your PTN@myboostmobile.com.
  • Page 127 SMS Messages If an SMS message you receive contains a phone number or Boost Walkie-Talkie number, you can call or send a call alert to that number, or store that number to Contacts. Press m while viewing the message to access these options. To call the number, select Call Back.

  • Page 128: Boost Mobile Voice Mail

    - record your name, greeting and password. If you are calling from a phone other than your i885, dial your 10-digit Boost hear the greeting, press the star key to access your voice mail box. The system will prompt you to enter your password.

  • Page 129: Changing Your Password

    • Reply to a message — press 8. • Save the message — press 9. • Skip to the next message — press #. Messages that are not saved or deleted remain in your mail box as new messages. All messages are automatically deleted after 21 days.

  • Page 130: Advanced Voice Mail Features

    Boost Mobile ® Voice Mail To record or alter your greeting at any time: 1 From the main voice mail menu, press 3 to change your greeting. 2 Press 1 to play, press 2 to record or re-record, or press 7 to delete your active greeting.

  • Page 131: Automatic Playback

    Greeting 2 Weekday 8:00 am – 11:59 am Mornings Monday – Friday Greeting 3 Weekday Noon – 4:59 pm Afternoons Monday – Friday To activate the greeting schedule: 1 From the main voice mail menu, press 3 to access the greetings menu. 2 Press 9 to activate your greeting schedule.

  • Page 132: Delivery Options

    Boost Mobile ® Voice Mail 2 Record your message and press # to end the message. 3 Press 9 at the prompt to indicate that you want to send the message or press 5 for delivery options. 4 Enter the mail box number list number(s). (A mail box number is the 10-digit Boost Mobile PTN of a Boost Mobile customer.

  • Page 133: Message Forwarding

    3 The list of options will be presented again. Select an additional option or press 9 to send the message. 4 Enter the destination mail box list number of the recipient(s). 5 Press # to send. 6 Press ** to return to the main menu. Message Forwarding Note: You can only forward messages to Boost Mobile...

  • Page 134: Wireless Web Services

    Wireless Web Services Wireless Web Services You can use your phone’s Web feature to access a suite of wireless data products known as Boost Wireless Web. Services include Text Messaging, Web and Premium Web, Address Book, Mobile Email, and wireless access to AOL Messenger With the exception of the Text Messaging Express service, Boost...
  • Page 135 Boost Wireless Web Navigation Keys • Home — Press e to return to your home page. Tip: Press e twice to return to your phone’s idle screen. • Back — Press * to return to a previous screen. • Scroll — A scroll bar on the left of the phone’s display indicates that additional text can be viewed.

  • Page 136: Camera

    Camera Camera The camera in your i885 phone takes pictures and records videos. You can save these pictures and videos in your phone’s memory or the memory card, depending on the storage preference you chose. You can access these saved pictures and videos through the Media Center.

  • Page 137: Setting Picture Options

    Note: If you insert the memory card into the phone now, you are prompted to save the picture you have just captured to the memory card. Choosing to save the picture to the memory card does not change your storage preferences after the picture is saved.
  • Page 138 Camera The values are: Normal no change Fine higher resolution When you receive your phone, Normal is the default. You can choose a new default for this option. See “Customizing the Camera” on page 132. Pictures taken with this option set to Fine use more memory space.

  • Page 139: More Actions For Captured Pictures

    More Actions for Captured Pictures After you capture a picture as described in “Taking Pictures” on page 126, you can send it in a MMS message, in Boost Walkie-Talkie calls, or with Bluetooth. You can assign them to Contacts entries or set them as your phone’s wallpaper. You can also access the Media Center to view and perform actions on the pictures there.

  • Page 140: Recording Videos

    Camera Assigning to Contacts 1 After you have captured a picture, press m. 2 Select Set As Caller ID. 3 To store the picture to a new entry, select [New Contact]. -or- To store the picture to an existing entry, select the entry.
  • Page 141 To view the video without saving it, press m and select Review. -or- To discard the video without saving it, press A under Discard. Setting Video Options When you record a video, you can set the zoom, spotlight, video size, and video length, and set a timer to delay capturing the picture.

  • Page 142: Changing Storage Preference

    Camera Sending a Video in a MMS Message 1 After you have record a video, press m and select Send Message. 2 Create and send the message. The video is automatically included as an attachment. Changing Storage Preference While you are using the camera, you can choose whether media items are saved to your phone’s memory or to the memory card.

  • Page 143: Managing Memory

    • Default Video Size — sets the default value for the Video Size option. Note: The volume of the shutter sound is controlled by your phone’s speaker volume.To set your phone’s speaker volume, see “Setting the Volume” on page 181. To access the Camera Setup menu: 1 Access the camera.

  • Page 144: Media Center

    Media Center Media Center The Media Center lets you access pictures, videos, and voice recordings stored in your phone’s memory or on the memory card inserted in your phone. All pictures and videos stored in your phone’s memory can be accessed through the Media Center.
  • Page 145 Filtering by Media Type You can set the Media Center to show all types of media items, only pictures, only videos, or only voice recordings. If you have the memory card in your phone, the items stored in your phone’s memory are listed separately from the items stored on the memory card.

  • Page 146: Forward Locked Items

    Media Center Keeping the Last Filter Setting You can set the Media Center to show all items every time you access it or to keep the filtering setting you had when you last viewed it. 1 Access the Media Center. 2 Press m.

  • Page 147: Drm Items

    DRM Items Except for Java applications, which download to Java Apps, the default location for any DRM items that you download is the Media Center. Depending on the storage preference you have chosen, these items may be saved to your phone’s memory or the memory card inserted in your phone.
  • Page 148 Media Center Sending In Boost Walkie-Talkie Calls 1 Scroll to or select the picture you want to send in a Boost Walkie-Talkie call. 2 Press m. 3 Select Send Picture. A list of names from Contacts appears. These names have Boost Walkie-Talkie numbers and IP addresses stored.

  • Page 149: Videos

    Press A under No to return to the list of entries without overwriting the assigned picture. Setting as Wallpaper 1 Scroll to or select the picture you want to set as wallpaper. 2 Press m. 3 Select Set As Wallpaper. 4 To choose where you want the wallpaper to appear, select Internal Display, External Display, or Both.

  • Page 150: Renaming Items

    Media Center Tip: When viewing the list of items in the Media Center, you can scroll left or right, or press * or #, to change the type of media that is displayed in the list. To stop the voice recording before it has finished playing, press O or scroll down.

  • Page 151: Deleting Items

    When you view items in the Media Center, one of these icons appears next to each locked item: Locked. Forward lock and locked. Deleting Items Deleting items from the Media Center means they can no longer be accessed anywhere in your phone, including the list of ringtones, the list of voice records, and Contacts.

  • Page 152: Changing Storage Preference

    The location that you choose becomes the Store Media option in Settings. Accessing the Audio Player Your i885 phone includes an audio player that you can use to play non-music files stored on the memory card inserted in your phone.
  • Page 153 Scroll to or select any item in the Media Center. 2 Press m. 3 Select Memory Usage. To free memory, delete or move items. Note: Items accessible through the Media Center that are stored in your phone’s memory use the same memory space used to store messages, Java application data, and voice records created when your phone is in a call.

  • Page 154: My Info

    My Info My Info My Info lets you view information about your phone and send this information to other phones. Viewing My Info 1 From the main menu, select My Info. 2 Scroll to see the entire screen. The My Info screen contains: •...

  • Page 155: Bluetooth

    Bluetooth phone, a Bluetooth pen, headset, or desktop adaptor. These connections are made wirelessly. You can use your i885 phone to send information such as Contacts entries, Datebook events, and pictures to another Bluetooth device. Devices must be within 32 feet (10 meters) of your phone to be recognized.

  • Page 156: Setting Your Phone For Bluetooth

    2 Select the setting you want. Renaming Your Phone Bluetooth devices are listed by their Bluetooth addresses unless you name them. Your i885 phone comes with a default device name of “Motorola Phone”. Renaming your i885 phone with a unique device name makes it easier for you to distinguish your phone from other Bluetooth devices.

  • Page 157: Accessing Bluetooth

    Setting a Find Me Duration You can change how long your phone remains discoverable to other devices. The default duration is 1 minute. See “Sharing Your Phone’s Bluetooth Address” on page 147. To select a default duration for Find Me: 1 From the main menu, select Bluetooth >...

  • Page 158: Bluetooth Bonds

    You will have to re-establish the bond. Your i885 requires that you create a bond in order to connect with another device. However, you can choose to establish bonds with devices without connecting.
  • Page 159 Some Bluetooth devices ship with Bluetooth PINs. Please refer to your Bluetooth device’s user guide to locate this information. If a device ships without a Bluetooth PIN, then you can enter any PIN for that device. To establish a connection to that device, enter the same PIN for both your phone and the device.

  • Page 160: Setting Device Details

    Bluetooth ® Disconnecting from a Device To disconnect from a device: 1 From the main menu, select Bluetooth > Hands Free. 2 Press A under Drop. Note: Pressing A under No when prompted exits the menu without disconnecting the device. 3 Press A under Yes.

  • Page 161: Sending Contacts, Datebook Events And Pictures

    4 Select Access. 5 Select the setting you want. Deleting Devices 1 From the main menu, select Bluetooth > Device History. 2 Scroll to the device you want to delete. 3 Press m. 4 Select Delete. 5 To delete the device, press O. Sending Contacts, Datebook Events and Pictures Bluetooth lets you send Contact entries, Datebook...

  • Page 162: Receiving Items

    Bluetooth ® 8 If prompted, bond with the device. Your phone connects to the device and transfers the event. Sending Pictures Note: You can only send pictures if they are not forward locked. 1 From the main menu, select Media Center. 2 Highlight the picture you want to send.

  • Page 163: Voice Notes

    Voice Notes A voice record is a recording you make with your phone and can play back. You can record notes to yourself when your phone is not in a call or record phone calls when your phone is in a call. Voice notes created when your phone is not in a call can be accessed through the Media Center and sent in MMS messages.

  • Page 164: Playing Voice Notes

    Voice Notes 2 Say the message you want to record into the microphone. 3 When you are finished recording, press O. Phone in a Call To record a phone call: 1 While on an active call, press m. 2 Select Record. 3 To stop recording and discard the voice note at any time, press A under Cancel.

  • Page 165: Deleting Voice Notes

    Deleting Voice Notes Deleting a voice note from the voice note list deletes it from all parts of your phone, including the Media Center. Deleting a Voice Note 1 From the main menu, select Voice Note. 2 Scroll to the unlocked voice note you want to delete.

  • Page 166: Java ® Applications

    Java ® Applications Java Applications ® Your phone arrives with Java applications loaded and ready to install. You can download and install more Java applications. To download and install more Java applications, go to the BoostLIVE menu option on your phone or visit www.boostmobile.com.

  • Page 167: Ending Applications

    Ending Applications To end an application: 1 From the main menu, select Java Apps. 2 If the application you want to end is part of a suite of applications, select the suite. 3 Scroll to the application you want to end. Press A under End.

  • Page 168: Managing Memory

    Java ® Applications To delete all Java applications: 1 From the main menu, select Java Apps. 2 Scroll to Java System. 3 Press m. 4 Select Delete All. 5 Press O or press A under Yes to confirm. Managing Memory To view the amount of memory available for Java applications: 1 From the main menu, select Java Apps >...

  • Page 169: Java Applications And Gps Enabled

    2 Scroll to view the list of Java applications. Any application that has a shortcut on the main menu has a checkmark next to it. 3 Scroll to the application you want to remove the shortcut for. 4 Press O. 5 Press A under Done.
  • Page 170 Java ® Applications When a Java application requests access to the location of your phone, a screen appears informing you. To deny this request: 1 Press A under Deny. The application does not access the location of your phone. 2 Select the denying option you want: •...
  • Page 171 • Ask — When the application requests access to the location of your phone, you are prompted to grant or deny permission (see “Granting or Denying Permission” on page 159). • Never — When the application requests access to the location of your phone, the request is denied without notifying you.

  • Page 172: Digital Rights Management

    Digital Rights Management Digital Rights Management When you download multimedia content available online, such as audio, images, or Java applications, these items may be subject to DRM restrictions. DRM, or digital rights management, is a system that defines how copyrighted multimedia content can be distributed and used.

  • Page 173: Sharing Items

    Sharing Items You can gift a DRM item to a friend’s phone. Gifting is when you purchase a copy of a DRM item and send it to someone. If you do not want to gift an item, you can send a message to a friend’s phone that contains the link for purchasing the item.
  • Page 174 Digital Rights Management Viewing License Information You can check a DRM item’s license to view the following information: • For time-based items, either the date and time the item is scheduled to expire, or the number of days left • For count-based items, the number of credits (uses) left or an unlimited use notice •...
  • Page 175 Managing DRM Items About Expired Items If you are using an item when it expires, once you finish your session with the item, you will be unable to use the item. When ring tones and wallpapers expire, they are automatically removed from their respective lists. For expired items that continue to display in their respective lists, you can either choose to renew the license for the item or else manually delete the...

  • Page 176: Gps (Global Positioning System) Enabled

    GPS (Global Positioning System) Enabled GPS (Global Positioning System) Enabled Your phone’s GPS Enabled feature uses information from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites orbiting the Earth to determine the approximate geographical location of your phone, expressed as latitude and longitude. The availability and accuracy of this location information (and the amount of time that it takes to calculate it) will vary depending on the environment...
  • Page 177 • Between tall buildings or under dense tree-cover • Near a powerful radio or television tower • Some radios, entertainment equipment and other electronic devices may generate signals that can block or interfere with the GPS receiver ability to receive the distant satellite signals, particularly when such devices are operating in close proximity to the GPS receiver.

  • Page 178: Making An Emergency Call

    GPS (Global Positioning System) Enabled The satellites used by the GPS feature of your phone are controlled by the U.S. government and are subject to changes implemented in accordance with the Department of Defense GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan. These changes may affect the performance of the GPS feature of your phone.

  • Page 179: Viewing Your Approximate Location

    See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page 170 for information on how to help your phone determine your location. Viewing Your Approximate Location 1 From the main menu, select GPS > Position. 2 Scroll to view the entire screen. This displays the following information about the last time your location was calculated: •...

  • Page 180: Enhancing Gps Performance

    GPS (Global Positioning System) Enabled Enhancing GPS Performance Sometimes the GPS feature of your phone may be unable to complete a location calculation successfully. If this happens when you are making an emergency call, the location of the nearest cell tower in contact with your phone is made available to the appropriate emergency response center if the center has the capability to receive such...

  • Page 181: Updating Satellite Almanac Data

    • Stand still. If possible, stand still until your phone is finished determining your location. Moving your phone at a walking pace while your phone is calculating your approximate location may substantially decrease GPS performance. • In a car. When using the GPS Enabled feature in a car, position your phone so that the GPS antenna has good access to GPS signals through the car’s windows.

  • Page 182: Setting Privacy Options

    GPS (Global Positioning System) Enabled If your satellite almanac data is out of date, your phone may prompt you to update it. Follow the instructions that appear on the phone’s display. You may be asked to go to a web site or call a customer care number.

  • Page 183: Using Gps With Map Software

    To change your GPS PIN: 1 From the main menu, select Settings > Security > Change Passwords > GPS PIN. 2 Enter the current GPS PIN. Note: When you receive your phone, your GPS PIN is 0000. 3 Press A under Ok. 4 Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN.
  • Page 184 GPS (Global Positioning System) Enabled Getting Started To connect your phone to your laptop or other device: 1 Open the connector cover. 2 With the phone’s display facing up, insert the data cable’s connector into the accessory connector, until you hear a click. 3 Insert the data plug into the COM port of your laptop or other device.

  • Page 185: Datebook

    Datebook Datebook stores up to 250 events. You can store events over a 13 month period — 12 months after and 1 month before the current date. A Datebook event contains: • A subject — A name you assign to the event. You can also enter a phone number or Boost Walkie-Talkie number here.

  • Page 186: Creating Events

    Datebook To view an event: 1 Select the day the event occurs. 2 Select the event. To change the current view: 1 While viewing Datebook, press m. 2 Select the view you want. Note: Day view is the default setting. Navigating Datebook To scroll through Datebook: Scroll left and right using the navigation key.
  • Page 187 Enter a phone number, Boost number. After the event is stored, you can call this number. When you are finished, press O. 3 If you want to assign a location to the event: Select Location. Enter the location. -or- Enter a phone number, Boost number.

  • Page 188: Editing Events

    Datebook Assigning More Options To assign more options before storing an event: 1 If you have created a reminder for the event and want to set the ring tone for that reminder: Select Ringtone. Select the ringtone you want from the ringtones stored in your phone.

  • Page 189: Receiving Reminders

    4 Select Delete. 5 If the event is not a recurring event, press O or press A under Yes to confirm. -or- If the event is a recurring event: Select This Event Only to delete only the event selected in step 2. Select Repeat Event to delete all occurrences of the event.

  • Page 190: Customizing Datebook Setup

    Datebook Press m. Select Call # in Event. To make a Boost Walkie-Talkie call: Press the Boost Walkie-Talkie button. -or- To send a call alert: Press m. Select Alert # in Event. Press the Boost Walkie-Talkie button. Making Calls from Datebook Reminders To make a phone call: Press s.

  • Page 191: Customizing Your Phone

    Customizing Your Phone Setting the Volume Of the Earpiece and Speaker 1 From the main menu, select Settings > Volume. 2 Scroll to Earpiece to set the earpiece volume. -or- Scroll to Speaker to set the speaker volume. 3 To set the volume: Scroll left or right.

  • Page 192: Changing The Look Of Your Phone

    Customizing Your Phone Changing the Look of Your Phone Wallpaper A wallpaper is an image that appears as the background on your phone’s display. You can set wallpaper to appear on the idle screen only or on screens throughout your phone. You can set wallpaper to appear on your phone’s external display, internal display, or both.

  • Page 193: Setting The Menu View

    5 To place wallpaper on screens throughout the phone, select Throughout. Setting Wallpaper to Change Automatically 1 From the main menu, select Settings > Display/Info > Wallpaper. 2 For the internal display, select Internal. -or- For the external display, select External. 3 Select how often you want the wallpaper to change.
  • Page 194 Customizing Your Phone To save battery power, the internal display and external display backlights fade before going off and the external display shows only the time or phone status as the backlight fades. Internal and External Display, Keypad, and Logo Backlight A backlight lights the internal display, the external display, the keypad, and the logo when you make or receive a call, open or close the flip, or press...

  • Page 195: Temporarily Turning Off Transmissions

    To set the WT button backlight to light up and flash: 1 From the main menu, select Settings > Display/Info > Backlight > WT Backlight. 2 Set this option to On. You can also set the WT button backlight to light up and flash using this option: 1 From the main menu, select Settings >...
  • Page 196 Customizing Your Phone • Theme — changes the look of the display. • Home Icons — controls whether main menu icons appear on the idle screen. • Backlight — controls backlight illumination. • Clock — controls whether the time and date appear on the idle screen;...

  • Page 197: Setting One Touch Boost Tm Walkie-Talkie

    • Tkgrp Silent — controls whether you hear group Walkie-Talkie calls to your Talkgroup. See “Group Walkie-Talkie Calls” on page 79. • Tkgrp Area — lets you define your Talkgroup area. • One Touch WT — See “Setting One Touch BoostTM Walkie-Talkie”...
  • Page 198 • Spkr Volume — sets the volume of sound coming out of the speaker for navigation playback. • Ear Volume — sets the volume of sound associated with navigation playback coming out of the earpiece. For more information on using this feature, go to www.motorola.com/iden/support.
  • Page 199 Memory Card Features The Memory Card menu controls how media items are stored and lets you remove and format the memory card: • Remove Card — enables you to safely remove the memory card from the phone. • Store Media — controls whether pictures, videos, and audio files are saved to the phone’s memory or to a memory card inserted in your phone’s memory card slot.

  • Page 200: Advanced Features

    Customizing Your Phone Advanced Features The Advanced menu contains advanced Settings features. • Alert Timeout — sets the amount of time a tone continues to sound when you receive a message notification, call alert, or Datebook reminder. • Headset/Spkr — sets headset option. See “Using a Headset”...

  • Page 201: Profiles

    Profiles A profile is a group of settings saved together so that you can apply them to your phone easily. A profile contains these settings: • Ringtones — sets all options described in “Ringtones” on page 90, except assigning ring tones to Contacts.

  • Page 202: Temporary Profiles

    Profiles When you do this, your phone either: • Updates the profile in effect to reflect these changes, without notifying you -or- • Creates a temporary profile that contains these changes To set your phone to create a temporary profile that contains changes you make to settings: 1 From the main menu, select Profiles.

  • Page 203: Creating Profiles

    4 Select Store Changes. The temporary profile is stored with the name of the profile it is based on. The profile it is based on, as it existed before you made changes to settings, is gone. Creating Profiles 1 From the main menu, select Profiles. 2 Select [New Profile].

  • Page 204: Setting Call Filtering

    Profiles Setting Call Filtering The call filtering setting in each profile lets you control which calls, call alerts, and message notifications your phone notifies you of, and which it ignores. To set call filtering: 1 While setting options for a profile, select Call Filter.

  • Page 205: Shortcuts

    Shortcuts Shortcuts lets you access most menu options by pressing a number on your keypad (1 through 9) or saying the voice name of the shortcut. You create the shortcut and then use it to take you to that screen any time. Creating a Shortcut Note: When you receive your phone, all number keys may already be assigned to...

  • Page 206: Editing A Shortcut

    Shortcuts If you assigned a voice name to the shortcut: Press and hold t. Say the voice name into your phone. The shortcut with that voice name is then highlighted. 3 Press O. Editing a Shortcut To change the number assigned to a shortcut: 1 From the main menu, select Shortcuts.

  • Page 207: Using A Headset

    79. Using a Bluetooth Using a Bluetooth You can use your i885 wirelessly with a Bluetooth headset. This type of wireless headset lets you connect quickly to devices that are within range. For more information, refer to your Bluetooth headset’s user guide.

  • Page 208: Using A Remote Boost Walkie-Talkie Button

    Using a Headset Using a Remote Boost Walkie-Talkie Button If you are using a headset or other accessory with a remote Boost Walkie-Talkie button, you can use the remote Boost Walkie-Talkie button for phone calls and Boost Walkie-Talkie calls. For phone calls, use the remote Boost Walkie-Talkie button to answer calls, switch between calls, and end calls.

  • Page 209: Boost Tm Customer Care

    Boost Customer Care You can contact Boost Customer Care 7 days a week simply by dialing 611 from your i885 phone, or by calling 1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848). Our Boost Customer Care team will assist you in answering all your questions. Or, visit www.boostmobile.com for a variety of Boost...

  • Page 210: Understanding Status Messages

    Understanding Status Messages Understanding Status Messages You may receive status messages under certain conditions. Before contacting Boost Care Customer Care, note the message, numeric code, and the conditions under which it appeared. The following table lists and describes the status messages.
  • Page 211 Status Status Message Messages Messages Description (one-line (full-screen display) display) You have attempted to Failed No Dispatch reach a Boost Number Stored customer using One Touch Boost walkie-talkie, but there is no Boost number stored in your Recent Calls list. This service cannot be Service enabled because an...
  • Page 212 Understanding Status Messages Status Status Message Messages Messages Description (one-line (full-screen display) display) Your SIM chip is not Insert SIM Insert SIM being detected. Please check to ensure that you have inserted the SIM correctly into your phone. Check SIM chip Please check your SIM Check SIM to make sure it has been inserted properly.
  • Page 213 Status Status Message Messages Messages Description (one-line (full-screen display) display) The incorrect PIN for the Invalid PIN given Bluetooth device was entered. Please try again. An error occurred with Bluetooth Bluetooth power. Please Power Failed try again. Your phone could not Unable to establish a Bluetooth Connect...

  • Page 214: Patent And Trademark Information

    Nextel Communications, Inc. MOTOROLA, the Stylized M Logo and all other trademarks indicated as such herein are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. ® Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. © 2006 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved. Microsoft and Microsoft Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 215: Index

    Index Accessories 19 Airplane mode 7 Antenna 19 Attachments 107 see also MMS messages, attachments Backlight 185, 186 Battery care 6 charging 5 door 4 inserting 5 Baud rate 190 Bluetooth 145 access settings 145 access settings, editing 150 accessing 147 bonds 145, 148 connections, making 147 deleting received items 152...
  • Page 216 Index Call forwarding 74 all calls 74 missed calls 74 off 74 Call Timers 81 Call Waiting 76 off 76 Calls answering automatically 186 answering with any key 22, emergency 25 ending 22 entering number 22 from memo 73 from MMS messages 109 from recent calls 60 from SMS messages 116 Group Connect 79...
  • Page 217 profiles 178 Digital rights management, see Display backlight 185, 186 options 10 screen 9 Drafts 94, 104 see also MMS messages, drafts icons 105 count-based usage 162 default location 137 definition 162 deleting items 93, 141, 157, expired items 165 gifting 163 managing items 163 media center 45, 137...
  • Page 218 Index calling 77 storing 70 Internet security 124 Java applications deleting 157 memory 158 Keypad 3 locking 18, 189 Language 186 Lists, see menus Media center 134 creating MMS messages 100 deleting 141 DRM items 45, 137 forward locked 136 locking 140 memory 142 pictures 137...
  • Page 219 forwarding 105, 109 going to website 110 Inbox 108 locking 109 memory 114 message center 108 quick notes 101, 112 receiving 106 replying 108 sending 94, 104, 105 sent items 105 setting up 112 slide shows 107, 111, 112 storing to Contacts 110 MP3 files 11, 30 Multi-Media messages, see Music player 11...
  • Page 220 Index Quick notes 101, 112 see also MMS messages see also MMS messages, quick notes Recent calls 56 addressing MMS messages call alerts 57 calling from 60 contact information 58 creating MMS messages 99 deleting 59 display time 190 My Info 58 pictures 56 storing to Contacts 59 viewing 56...
  • Page 221 T9 Text Input, see text entry Talkgroups 79 Text and numeric messages see SMS messages Text display area 10 Text entry 61 database 61, 62 icons 61 mode 61 Word mode 61 Text messages 88 Trademark information 204 Transmitters 13, 185 power button 7 turning on and off 185 TTY calls...

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