Motorola M900I User Manual

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Motorola M900
GSM Fixed Mobile Car Phone
July 2005

User Guide

Various phone features, service support & languages may only be available
if local cellular operator/retailer supports them.

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    Motorola M900 GSM Fixed Mobile Car Phone July 2005 User Guide Various phone features, service support & languages may only be available if local cellular operator/retailer supports them.
  • Page 2 However, in the unlikely event that your manual version does not fully reflect the core functionality of your product, please let us know. You may also be able to access up-to-date versions of our manuals in the consumer section of our...
  • Page 3 M900. • VoiceNotes™, page 61, describes how to record notes and save messages on the M900. • Phone Features, page 64, provides a list of all the features on your M900. • M900 Accessories, page 74, describes the original Motorola accessories that are available for the M900.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Making a Call........19...
  • Page 5 Redialing a Number ....... . .46 Using Caller ID........47 Canceling an Incoming Call .
  • Page 6 VoiceNotes™ ........61...
  • Page 7: Customer Satisfaction

    Total Customer Satisfaction Absolute customer satisfaction is Motorola’s top priority. If you have a question, suggestion or any other issue concerning the Motorola phone, Motorola wants to hear from you. Motorola Australia Customer Care 1300138 823 8am - 6pm Australia EST...
  • Page 8: Basic Phone Diagram

    Basic Phone Diagram Voice Activation Menu Key Left Soft Key WAP Features Right Soft Key UBS Port Volume Keys End Key SIM Card Start Key 4-Way Navigation Voice Mail Key Power Key Headset/Handset Jack Basic Phone Diagram - 8...
  • Page 9: Introduction

    English US and Spanish. Voice activation features include: name dialing, which enables you to speak a voice tag that you have saved for a phonebook entry; number dialing, which lets you speak a phone number for the M900 to dial; and voice activated menu access, which allows you to browse to frequently used menu options by attaching voice tags to them.
  • Page 10: Understanding This Manual

    A full description of the menus and how to move around them is covered in the section “Menu Navigation” on page 10. When the manual describes the use of each menu item, it will be assumed that you are familiar with the menu system.
  • Page 11: Entering The Menus

    When navigating through the menus you may find it is helpful to think in terms of menu levels - the ‘parent’ menu being on one level and its sub-menus being on a lower level.
  • Page 12: Icons

    Menu Options with Security Codes Some options are protected from misuse by requiring you to enter one of the security codes. To use these options, you must enter the requested code before proceeding. Icons...
  • Page 13: Safety And General Information

    December 1, 2002. Exposure To Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Your phone contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits RF energy. When you communicate with your phone, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your phone transmits.
  • Page 14: Approved Accessories

    Body-Worn Operation To maintain compliance with RF energy exposure guidelines make sure that there is a distance of 20cm from the antenna to the user. Approved Accessories Use of accessories not approved by Motorola, may cause your phone to exceed RF energy exposure guidelines. For a list of approved Motorola accessories, visit our website at www.Motorola.com.
  • Page 15: Use While Driving

    Operational Warnings For Vehicles With an Air Bag Do not place a phone in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Air bags inflate with great force. If a phone is placed in the air bag deployment area and the air bag inflates, the phone may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle.
  • Page 16: Blasting Caps And Areas

    Note: The areas with potentially explosive atmospheres referred to above include fuelling areas such as below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
  • Page 17: Getting Started

    Getting Started Inserting Your SIM Card Before turning on your M900, insert the SIM card as shown below: After insertion, press the edge of the SIM card firmly with your finger to make sure it locks in place. Getting Started - 17...
  • Page 18: Turning Your Phone On

    ) to unlock your SIM card. Note: If you enter an incorrect PIN code 3 times in a row, your SIM card is disabled and your phone displays SIM Blocked 3 If necessary, enter your 4-digit unlock code and press to unlock your phone.
  • Page 19: Making A Call

    20 voice tags in the phone's memory. Note: Voice tags must be stored in the phonebook a single user's voice only (see page 57 for instructions on how to train your M900 to recognize your voice). 1 Press the Voice Activation key ( ) once.
  • Page 20 Voice-Activated Number Dialing You can initiate phone calls by speaking numbers to the M900, including the *, & and # characters, which will then dial the call 1 Press the Voice Activation key ( ) twice. The phone plays a voice message: Say number 2 Speak the digits of the phone number that you want to call.
  • Page 21: Answering A Call

    Press the Voice Activation key ( ) again. Note: If the phone is locked, you must unlock it to answer the call. Ending a Call Press to "hang up" and end a call.
  • Page 22: Viewing Your Phone Number

    My Tel. Number Note: You must store your phone number on your SIM card to use this feature. To store your phone number on your SIM card, see page 42. If you do not know your phone number, contact your service provider.
  • Page 23: Learning To Use Your Phone

    ( ) to display the main menu to see more features. Labels at the bottom corners of the display show the current soft key functions. Press the left soft key ( ) or right soft key ( ) to perform the function indicated by the left or right soft key label.
  • Page 24 GPRS Indicator: Indicates that your phone is using a high-speed GPRS network connection ( ). GPRS allows faster data transfer speeds. The indicator does not mean that you are in a call; only that you are registered on the network with a GPRS connection. Other possible indicators:...
  • Page 25 Message or Entry Method Indicator: Indicates when you have an active Chat session, or when you have a new voice ) or text ( ) message waiting. When you enter a text message, a number here indicates how many more characters can fit in the message.
  • Page 26: Using The 4-Way Navigation Key

    Using Voice Activation Use the Voice Activation key ( ) to answer incoming calls, make or end calls, speak numbers to the M900 for it to dial, use voice tags to make calls or access menu options and record VoiceNotes™.
  • Page 27: Using Menus

    Menu Key Left Soft Key Right Soft Key 4-Way Navigation Selecting a Menu Feature From the idle display, select a menu feature as follows: Find the Feature > Recent Calls > Dialed Calls Learning to Use Your Phone - 27...
  • Page 28: Search Name

    Recent Calls Dialed to display the dialed calls list. Use up and down to scroll, Calls and the left/right soft keys to perform the functions in the bottom left and right corners of the display. Search Name Description Press To search a name in the telephone directory: Access the telephone directory using the Select softkey or the Main Menu.
  • Page 29: Menu Shortcuts

    • Press up or down to highlight an item. • In a numbered list, press a number key to highlight the item. • In an alphabetized list, press a key repeatedly to cycle through the letters on the key and highlight the closest matching list item.
  • Page 30 ). A screen is displayed DONE that tells you to which MyMenu option the shortcut has been assigned. 5 To add a voice tag to the menu shortcut, scroll down to the Voice option, and press RECORD 6 Press the Voice Activation key ( ) once.
  • Page 31: Entering Text

    2 Speak the voice tag for the menu option that you want to access. The M900 then accesses the menu option that was stored with the voice tag. You can access a shortcut manually as follows: Find the Feature >...
  • Page 32 Using the Tap Method This is the standard method for entering text on your phone. 1 Press a number key (one or more times) to select a letter, number, or symbol shown in the chart on page 33. 2 Press number keys to enter remaining characters.
  • Page 33: Character Chart

    Use this chart as a guide for entering characters with the Tap method. Characters . 1 ? ! , @ _ & ~ : ; " - ( ) ' ¿ ¡ % £ $ ¥ € a b c 2 ä å á à â ã æ β ç...
  • Page 34 • Press a number key repeatedly to cycle through its characters. See the chart on page 33. • If you do not press a key for 2 seconds, the character in the block cursor is accepted, and the cursor moves to the next position.
  • Page 35: Entering Words

    This can be faster than the , because your phone combines the key presses Tap Method into common words. For example, if you press iTAP is turned when on, letter combinations that match your key presses appear:...
  • Page 36: Symbol Chart

    Symbol Chart Use this chart as a guide for entering symbols in symbol method. Characters . ? ! , @ _ & ~ : ; " - ( ) ' ¿ ¡ % £ $ ¥ € @ _ \ / : ;...
  • Page 37: Choosing A Text Entry Method

    1 Press keypad keys to enter the numbers you want. 2 Press ) to store the text. Deleting Letters and Words Place the cursor to the right of the text you want to delete, and then: Do This Delete one letter at a time. Press DELETE Delete the entire message.
  • Page 38: Locking And Unlocking Your Phone

    A locked phone still rings for incoming calls or messages, but you must unlock it to answer. To use a locked phone, enter the unlock code. You can make emergency calls on your phone even when it is locked.
  • Page 39: Changing A Code Or Password

    At the prompt: Enter Unlock Code 1 Enter your 4-digit unlock code. The unlock code is originally set to 1234. See page 40 if you forget your code or password. 2 Press ) to unlock the phone. Setting Your Phone to Lock Automatically You can set your phone to lock every time you turn it off.
  • Page 40: If You Forget A Code Or Password

    If you forget your security code (originally set to 000000), SIM PIN, SIM PIN2, or call barring password, contact your service provider. If you forget your unlock code, try entering 1234 or the last 4 digits of your phone number. If that does not work, do the following when...
  • Page 41: Entertainment Mute

    Depending on whether the power cable is connected to the lights or to the horn, the car lights will flash or the horn will sound as the signal. Find the Feature > Settings > In-Call Setup > Aux Alert Note: The shortcut for this feature is >...
  • Page 42: Setting Up Your Phone

    Time and Date Setting an Alert Style Your phone can ring differently when you receive a call, message, or other event. This is called an alert. An alert style indicator is shown in the display: Setting Up Your Phone - 42...
  • Page 43: Setting Display Contrast

    3 Press CHANGE 4 Scroll to the ring sound that you want to use for the alert. 5 Press ) to select the style. SELECT...
  • Page 44: Zooming In And Out

    These entries can be copied from the phonebook to the phone's memory or to the SIM card. The following explains how to copy a single entry, numerous entries or all entries.
  • Page 45 Option Description Copies all the entries in the phonebook to the Copy All to SIM SIM card. A message allows you to specify whether duplicates in the SIM card and phone memory entries are merged or overwritten. Copies all the entries in the phonebook to the Copy All to Phone phone's memory.
  • Page 46: Calling Features

    Calling Features For basic instructions on how to make and answer calls, see page 19. Changing the Active Line Change the active phone line to make and receive calls from your other phone number. Find the Feature > Settings >...
  • Page 47: Using Caller Id

    ID information is not available. Incoming Call For Outgoing Calls: Other phones can display your phone number when you call them or send a message. To hide your number for the next call or message, press > >...
  • Page 48: Dialing International Numbers

    Viewing the Received Calls or Dialed Calls List Your phone keeps lists of the calls you recently received and dialed, even if the calls did not connect. The lists are sorted from newest to oldest, and contain up to 10 entries. The oldest entries are deleted as new ones are added.
  • Page 49 Delete the entry. (This option does not appear Delete appears above the key.) DELETE Delete all entries in the current list. Delete All Hide (or show) your caller ID for the next call. Hide ID Show ID 49 - Calling Features...
  • Page 50: Returning An Unanswered Call

    Your phone stores the most recent string of digits entered on the keypad in a temporary memory location called the notepad. This can be a phone number that you called, or a number that you entered but did not call. To retrieve the number stored in the...
  • Page 51: Attaching A Number

    > to attach a number from the Attach Number phonebook or recent calls list to the end of the digits you entered. Calling With Speed Dial To manually speed dial a phonebook entry, in the idle display: • Press the digits of the phonebook entry you want to call. Hold the last digit continuously until the number dials.
  • Page 52: Voicemail

    You must hold down the last digit of the phonebook entry for this feature to work, even if it is just a single digit. Voicemail You can listen to your voicemail messages by calling your network voicemail phone number. Voicemail messages are stored on the network—not on your...
  • Page 53: Using Call Waiting

    > Messages > Voicemail Your phone calls your voicemail number. If no voicemail number is stored, the phone prompts you to store one. Using Call Waiting When you are on a call, an alert tone sounds to indicate that you have received a second call.
  • Page 54: Putting A Call On Hold

    You must turn on call waiting to use this feature. To turn call waiting on or off: Find the Feature > Settings > In-Call Setup > Call Waiting Putting a Call on Hold Press > > to put a call on hold.
  • Page 55 Transfer 6 Press ) to confirm the transfer. Your phone displays the message when it Transfer: Complete transfers. You can hang up the phone when you see this message. Not Announcing the Call Transfer Find the Feature > Transfer 1 Enter the phone number where you are transferring the call.
  • Page 56: Using Voice Activation

    Name dialing Press the Voice Activation key once to enable the use of voice tags, or to answer or end a call while driving. Name dialing is user-dependent, and the M900 must be "trained" to recognize your voice (see page 57).
  • Page 57: Selecting A Language

    The M900 will then recognize the numbers that you speak (when using number dialing). For details on how to select a language for voice activation, refer to page 22. Training Training enables the M900 to provide maximum compatibility between your voice and the voice recognition feature.
  • Page 58 Activation key ( ) once and speaking the voice tag (see page 19). You can also create a voice tag as a shortcut to a menu option, which can then be used to quickly access that option (see page 59).
  • Page 59: Deleting Voice Tags

    You can add up to 9 navigational shortcuts to the M900, which can be accessed by voice activation as well as through ordinary menu selection. Add a shortcut to a menu option (see page 29) and use the voice activation feature to access that option. 1 Press and the Voice Activation key ( ) once.
  • Page 60 2 Speak the voice tag for the menu option that you want to access. The M900 then scrolls to the menu option that was stored with the voice tag. Using Voice Activation - 60...
  • Page 61: Voicenotes

    VoiceNotes™ VoiceNotes™ are recorded messages up to one minute long that you can create either while the phone is idle or during a phone call. Recording a VoiceNote™ You can either record a VoiceNote™ while the phone is idle, or record the voice of a person to whom you are speaking during a call.
  • Page 62: Accessing Voicenotes

    Menu > More > Voice Records The list of previously recorded VoiceNotes™ is displayed on the M900. You can select a VoiceNote™ and perform one of the following operations on it: • – plays the selected VoiceNote™. Play • – saves the selected VoiceNote™.
  • Page 63: Deleting Voicenotes

    1 Select the desired VoiceNote™. 2 Press to open the menu. 3 Select to lock the VoiceNote™. LOCK Select to remove the protection from a VoiceNote™. UNLOCK Deleting VoiceNotes™ You can delete previously recorded VoiceNotes™. Find the Feature > Menu >...
  • Page 64: Phone Features

    • Browser Setup • Roaming Office Tools • Quick Dial • Datebook • Voice Records • Calculator *optional network, SIM card, or subscription-dependent features Note: Select More when it appears in the menu to see more menu items. Phone Features - 64...
  • Page 65: Settings Menu

    • Training *optional network, SIM card, or subscription-dependent features Note: This is the standard phone menu layout. Menu organization and feature names may vary on your phone. Not all features may be available for all users. 65 - Phone Features...
  • Page 66: Feature Quick Reference

    Feature Quick Reference You can do more with your phone than make and receive phone calls! For example, you can: • Store frequently called numbers in the phonebook for easy dialing. • Organize your meetings and other events in the datebook.
  • Page 67: Phonebook Features

    Messages > > More Messages Press to perform various operations on the selected message. Store Pictures Highlight a picture or sound in a message, and Sounds then: > Store Phonebook Features Option Description Create Entry Create a new phonebook entry: >...
  • Page 68 , or ‘ ’ Insert Pause Wait Number : Waits for the call to connect, then sends Pause the remaining digit(s). If your network does not recognize the first pause character, try two (pp). : Waits for the call to connect, then...
  • Page 69: Menu Features

    Reorder your phone’s main menu: > > > Settings Other Settings Personalize > Main Menu Soft Keys Change soft key labels in the idle display: > > > Settings Other Settings Personalize > Keys Shortcuts Create a shortcut to a menu item:...
  • Page 70: Dialing Features

    Call Monitoring Features Network connection time is the elapsed time from the moment you connect to your service provider's network to the moment you end the call by pressing the end key. This time includes busy signals Phone Features - 70...
  • Page 71: Data And Fax Call Features

    The amount of network connection time you track on your resettable timer may not equal the amount of time for which you are billed by your service provider. For billing information, please contact your service provider directly. Option...
  • Page 72: Personal Organizer Features

    > > > Settings Other Settings Network Personal Organizer Features Option Description Add Datebook Add an event to the datebook: Event > > > day Office Tools Datebook > View Datebook View or edit event details: Event >...
  • Page 73: News And Entertainment Features

    > Settings Security Lock Application News and Entertainment Features Option Description Launch Start a micro-browser session: Micro-Browser > > Web Access Browser Web Sessions Select or create a Web session: > > Web Access Web Sessions 73 - Phone Features...
  • Page 74: M900 Accessories

    M900 Accessories Motorola advises use of original accessories of its manufacture. It is emphasized that the warranty provided for the phone is invalid in cases where the fault was caused by connection to equipment and/ or devices that are not original or approved by Motorola for distribution (paragraph 6 of the warranty).
  • Page 75: Index

    74 barring 66 active line canceling 47 indicator 25 conference 66 alert styles dialing 19 indicator 24 dialing from phonebook 67 setting 42, 69 emergency 47 applications ending 21 locking 73 forwarding 66 international 48 name dialing 19 backlight...
  • Page 76 24 text 31 entry method 25 entry method GPRS 24 indicator 25 in-use 25 events 72 message 25 editing 72 roam 25 responding to reminders 72 signal strength 24 viewing 72 international numbers calling 48 Index - 76...
  • Page 77 71 in-call timer 71 MyMenu 69 key volume accessing options 31 adjusting 69 adding to 30 language name dialing 19, 56, 57 setting 69 names voice activation 22, 57 storing 42 locking navigation key 26 applications 73 network settings 72...
  • Page 78 67 optional features storing 67 auxiliary alert 40 PIN code entertainment mute 41 storing 68 loudspeaker connection 41 received calls 48 passwords redialing 46 changing 39 ring volume retrieving 40 adjusting 67 phone roam clearing settings 70...
  • Page 79 PIN code 68 voice activation 26, 56 sub-menus 11 language 22, 57 Symbol method name dialing 20 indicator 25, 38 number dialing 20 selecting 38 quick access 31 symbol chart 36 speed dialing 20 training 57 using voice tags 19...
  • Page 80 Web browser launching 73 Web sessions 73 words entering 35 zooming 44 Index - 80...

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