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: i425 Model Number: H98XAH6JR2AN...
Introduction Welcome to Boost Mobile With Boost Mobile you pay up front, stay in control of your monthly costs, and get all the mobile freedom you want. No contracts, no bills, no credit checks. Our phones have the latest features including Nationwide Boost™ Walkie-Talkie, Wireless Web, Instant Messaging, Text and Multi-Media Messaging and GPS technology.
Call 1-888-BOOST-4U to have your credit card added to your account. Boost Customer Care 1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848) or dial 6-1-1 from your i425 phone. Getting Started Important: Before using your phone please read the "Terms and Conditions of Service", "Driving Tips" and "Safety and General Information".
Introducing your Motorola i425 wireless phone. Here is a quick anatomy lesson. Volume Keys Left Soft Key Perform function in lower left display WT Button Flashes with incoming WT calls Menu Key From home screen, open main menu Audio Jack &...
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Home Screen Press the to open the Settings screen Press and hold the Power Key few seconds, or until the screen lights up, to turn on your phone. Check it out Main Menu Main Menu More Exit for a Press the Navigation Key up, down, left or right to highlight a menu feature.
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Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation.
Getting Started ..1 Introduction ..1 Re-Boost ..1 Instant Re-Boost . . . 2 Boost Customer Care .
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Motorola Limited Warranty for the United States and Canada..71 Hearing Aid Compatibility..76 Information From the World Health Organization ..78 California Perchlorate Label.
Use and Care To care for your Motorola phone, please keep it away from: liquids of any kind Don’t expose your phone to water, rain, extreme humidity, sweat, or other moisture. extreme heat or cold Avoid temperatures below -10°C/14°F or above 45°C/113°F.
CAUTION: Before using the phone for the first time, read the Important Safety and Legal Information included in the gray-edged pages at the back of this guide. About this guide This guide shows how to locate a menu feature as follows: Find it: >...
Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) chip can be found attached to a piece of plastic about the size of a credit card inside the “Starter Kit” that came with your phone. Your SIM chip contains personal information like your phone number and phonebook entries.
Warning: To avoid loss or damage, do not remove your SIM chip from your phone unless absolutely necessary. Battery Use & Battery Safety • Motorola recommends you always use Motorola-branded batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non- Motorola batteries and/or chargers.
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Avoid dropping the battery or mobile device, especially on a hard surface. If your battery or mobile device has been subjected to such damage, take it to a Motorola Authorized Service Center before using. Do not attempt to dry it...
with an appliance or heat source, such as a hair dryer or microwave oven. • Use care when handling a charged battery—particularly when placing it inside a pocket, purse, or other container with metal objects. Contact with metal objects (e.g., jewelry, keys, beaded chains) could complete an electrical circuit (short circuit), causing the...
At least one segment of the indicator must be visible to ensure full phone functionality while charging. Tip: Motorola batteries have circuitry that protects the battery from damage from overcharging. Of course, unplugging the charger from the wall will avoid current drain.
Cables and software drivers are available in Motorola Original data kits, sold separately. Turn it on & off To turn on your phone, press and hold a few seconds or until the display turns on. To turn off your phone, press and hold for two seconds.
5 Enter the number for the entry and press 6 Press Done to save the entry. Tip: You can scroll left or right to store and view other information for the entry. You can choose a special ringer, store an Email address, assign a Group, and more.
Your i425 comes with a dedicated browser key that takes you directly to boostLIVE web site from the keypad. More Exit You can download ringtones, wallpapers and Java applications over the air. WT Services Your phone can send and receive the...
in a Walkie-Talkie call with is able to receive each of these items. Your phone saves this information for as long as the Walkie-Talkie number is on your recent calls list or is saved in your Contacts. Your phone updates the saved information each time you make or receive a call to or from that Walkie-Talkie number.
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Send Contacts To send contacts from the Contacts list: 1 Press - under Contcs. 2 Scroll to any contact and press 3 Select Transfer > Send Via PTT. 4 Select a contact from Recent Calls, Contacts list or Memo. 5 Press the WT button to send. The contact is sent to the person you selected.
the following message: Picture Fees May Apply. Continue? If you answer Yes, you will see the following message: File Size for PTV Is Limited. Limit 30KB. Start a call by sending a picture You can start a call by choosing a picture: From My Pictures: 1 Press...
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prompted to respond. Press Yes to accept the picture. Press No to decline the picture. Clear a picture from the display If you want to remove a picture from your phone’s display while still on a call, press > Clear Screen. The picture will not appear on the display again the next time you receive a call from person who sent it.
2 Press O. Turn off one touch WT Find it: > > WT Options > One Touch WT > Off. Set My Info sending option You can control what portion of the information in My Info is sent and whether it is sent automatically in every call or only when you choose to send it.
Create a message To begin creating a message from the idle screen press - under Mesg. or press > > [Create Mesg]. To address the message: 1 Select To 2 Add the phone number or email address. 3 Select from Contacts or Recent Calls.
To receive a report confirming your message delivery, select Report > On Delivery. To set a date after which attempts to deliver the message end, select Valid Until. 1 Select a date by scrolling or entering numbers. 2 Select No Date > O. 3 Press Send or >...
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2 Press QNotes or QuickNotes. 3 Select the Quick Note you want to insert into the message. Attach a picture and audio recording or a ringtone You can attach one or more pictures audio recordings or ringtones from your phone into the body of the message.
Remove an attachment To remove an attachment in a message you are creating: 1 Select Attach. 2 Scroll to the attachment you want to remove. 3 Press 4 Select Unattach. Drafts While you are creating a message, you can save it in the MMS drafts folder before you send it.
MMS outbox MMS messages you have sent or tried to send are stored in the MMS Outbox. Forward items from the outbox Find it: > > Sent Items. 1 Scroll to the message you want to forward. 2 Press 3 Select Forward. 4 Edit and send your message.
5 Press - under Delete to confirm. Receive a message When you receive an MMS message, a message notification appears on the display. To view the message: 1 Press O. 2 If the message fills more than one screen, use the navigation key scroll down and read the remaining text.
• Receive All — Tones sound during calls for all types of messages. • Msg Mail Only — Tones sound during calls for mail messages; tones for all other types of messages are held until you end calls. • Delay All — Tones for all types of messages are held until you end calls.
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2 Select the message. If the message has not yet been downloaded from the message server, it is downloaded now. Delete unread messages 1 Scroll to the message you want to delete. 2 Press Delete. 3 Press Yes to confirm. Forward a message 1 Press >...
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Make a group call 1 View the message. 2 Press 3 Highlight the Talkgroup ID you want to call. 4 Select Talkgroup. 5 Press the WT button. Store message information to contacts If a message you receive contains a phone number, Walkie-Talkie number, Talkgroup ID, or an email address in the From field, the To field, the Cc field, the subject line, or the body of the...
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Note: The entire URL must appear in the message to allow you to open the website. Save an embedded picture or audio recording To save a picture or audio recording that is part of the body of a message you receive: 1 View the message.
4 Select Save Attachment. Selected items save to the default storage location. Note: Some types of pictures and audio recordings can be viewed or played, but not saved. Delete attachments 1 View the message. 2 Highlight the attachment you want to delete.
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from being completed by pressing the soft key -. Customize MMS The MMS Setup menu lets you customize MMS for your handset: Friendly Name — Enter text here to create a friendly name. Your friendly name is the name displayed in the From field on other iDEN handsets when they receive messages from you.
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New quick notes and reply phrases To create quick notes: 1 From the MMS Setup menu, select Quick Notes or Replies. 2 Select [New Quicknote] or [New Reply]. 3 Enter text from the keypad. 4 Press O. To edit quick notes: You can edit only Quick Notes and reply phrases you have created.
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The clean-up option deletes only read, unlocked messages. Clean-up options Off — Messages are never automatically deleted. 5 Messages — If you have more than 5 messages, messages are deleted in the order they were received, starting with the oldest, until 5 are left. 10 Messages —...
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Delete all messages To delete all unlocked messages from the MMS Inbox, all messages in the MMS drafts folder, or all successfully sent messages in the MMS Outbox: 1 Press > Messages. 2 Go to the MMS Inbox, the MMS drafts folder, or the MMS outbox.
See page 3 for a basic phone diagram. Display The home screen shows when you turn on the phone. To dial a number from the home screen, press number keys Note: Your home screen may look different. Left Soft Key Label Soft key labels show the current soft key functions.
earpiece rather than through the speaker. 4 Ringer Off – Your phone is set to not ring. 5 Message Indicator – Shows when you receive a text message. 6 Packet Data – Your handset is ready to transfer or is transferring packet data.
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Word mode Word English Text Input lets you enter text into your phone by pressing keys just once per letter. Word English Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you type.) To enter a word using Word Character Input: 1 Select the Word character input...
display. When you scroll to something, press O. Hands-free Speakerphone You can use your phone’s hands-free speaker to make calls without holding the phone to your ear. During a call press the speaker ON/OFF to turn the hands-free speaker The hands-free speaker stays on until you press thespeaker ON/OFF key end the call.
lock keypad 1 Select Off to turn on airplane mode. You can lock your phone’s external keys to prevent accidental key presses. To lock the external keys automatically after a specified time: Find it: O > Security > Keypad Lock > Auto Lock.
Accessories Your phone comes with a Lithium Ion Battery and travel charger. Various accessories are available for use with your i425 phone, cases, vehicle power charger, data cables, hands-free accessories and more. To order additional accessories, go to boostmobile.com. You can also contact your Boost Authorized Dealer.
Ringtones To set the ringtone your phone makes when you receive phone calls, call alerts, message notifications, pictures sent using Send via WT or Datebook reminders: Note: Only ringtones stored in your phone’s memory are available in the ringtones list. Not all audio files can be assigned as ringtones.
Setting this option to On lets you turn Vibrate All off by pressing the up volume control. Setting this option to Locked requires you to press and hold the up volume control to turn Vibrate All off. The Locked option helps prevent you from accidentally turning Vibrate All off.
Set the amount of time that the display, java apps., the Boost logo and the PTT button backlights remain on, or turn off backlights to extend battery life. Find it: O > Display/Info > Backlight Time & date To access Datebook set up options: >...
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Note: Turning Location on will allow the network to detect your position using GPS technology, making some applications and services easier to use. Turning Location off will disable the GPS location function for all purposes except 911, but will not hide your general location based on the cell site serving your call.
To make and answer calls, see page 17. Turn off a call alert You can press the volume keys to turn off a call alert before answering the call. Recent calls The recent calls list contains information associated with calls you have made and received and call alerts you have received.
To assign voice names to contacs: 1 Press - under Contcs and select [New Contact]. 2 Assing a name, phone number and select [Options]. 3 Select Voice Name and follow the propmt to record the voice name. 4 Press - under Back and - under Done to save the entry.
With Walkie-Talkie calls, you use your phone as a long-range, digital walkie- talkie. Make Walkie-Talkie calls: 1 From the home screen enter the Walkie-Talkie number you want to call, or if you have stored contacts with Walkie-Talkie numbers, browse your contacts list. 2 Press and hold the WT button on the side of your phone.
Note: Emergency numbers vary by country. Your phone’s preprogrammed emergency number(s) may not work in all locations, and sometimes an emergency call cannot be placed due to network, environmental, or interference issues. Your phone supports emergency calling. Emergency phone calls can be made even when your SIM card is blocked or not in your phone.
1 From the idle screen, use the keypad to enter the Speed Dial number assigned to the phone number you want to call. 2 Press #. 3 Press S. Turbo dial From the idle screen, press and hold the Speed Dial number (1 through 9) assigned to the phone number you want to call.
Advanced calling feature call waiting To accept the second call and put the active call on hold: Press - under Yes. To accept the second call and end the active call: Press S. call forward To forward your phone calls to another number: Press M >...
feature Display a Contacts edit/delete entry: contact entry Press O > select contact > Edit > select content to be edited > O > add and/or edit the desired information > O set ringer ID Display a Contacts entry: Press O > select contact >...
To improve GPS performance: • Move away from other electrical or electronic devices • Try to remain stationary. feature view To see where you approximate currently are: location Press M > Position Scroll to view the entire screen. To recalculate position: press Refresh.
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feature set GPS Press M > Security > GPS PIN > On or Off > Enter the security current GPS PIN. Note: Your default GPS PIN is 0000. To change your GPS PIN: Press M > Security > Change Passwords > GPS PIN. Enter the current GPS PIN >...
feature speaker- When the call phone is active, press - under Spkr auto answer Automatically answer calls when connected to a car kit or headset: Press M > Phone Calls > Auto Ans > select the amount of rings before answering Other Features feature read...
feature language Set menu language: Press O > Display/ Info > Language backlight Select how long the display screen and time length keypad are backlit: Press O > Display/ Info > Backlight menu style Show the Main Menu as graphic icons or a text-based list: Press O >...
When you communicate with your phone, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your phone transmits. Your Motorola phone is designed to comply with local regulatory requirements in your country concerning exposure of human beings to RF energy.
If you wear a radio product on your body when transmitting, always place the radio product in a Motorola approved clip, holder, holster, case or body harness. If you do not use a body-worn accessory supplied or approved by Motorola and...
ALL MODELS WITH FCC ID IHDT56HH1 MEET THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S.
The SAR information reported to the FCC includes the FCC-accepted Motorola testing protocol, assessment procedure, and measurement uncertainty range for this product. Approved Accessories For a list of approved Motorola accessories call 1-800-453-0920, or visit our website at www.motorola.com/iden. RF Energy Interference/Compatibility...
Responsible driving practices can be found in the “Smart Practices While Driving” section at the end of this guide and/or at the Motorola Web site: www.motorola.com/callsmart. Note: The use of wireless phones while driving may cause distraction. Discontinue a call if you can’t concentrate on driving.
Batteries and Chargers Caution: Improper treatment or use of batteries may present a danger of fire, explosion, leakage, or other hazard. For more information, see the “Battery Use and Battery Safety” section in this user’s guide. Your battery, charger, or portable radio may contain symbols, defined as follows: Symbol Definition...
If you have questions or need assistance, we’re here to help. Go to www.motorola.com/iden/support, where you can select from a number of customer care Safety Information options. You can also contact the Motorola Customer Support Center at 1-800-453-0920 (United States), 1-877-483-2840 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired).
Motorola Limited Warranty for the United States and Canada What Does this Warranty Cover? Note: FOR IDEN SUBSCRIBER PRODUCTS, ACCESSORIES AND SOFTWARE PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA What Does this Warranty Cover? Subject to the exclusions contained below, Motorola, Inc.
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Product or Accessory to abnormal usage or conditions; or (d) Safety Information other acts which are not the fault of Motorola, are excluded from coverage. Use of Non-Motorola Products and Accessories. Defects or damage that result from the use of...
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Who is covered? This warranty extends only to the first consumer purchaser, and is not transferable. What will Motorola Do? Motorola, at its option, will at no charge repair, replace or refund the purchase price of any Products, Accessories or Software that does not conform to this warranty.
Motorola, is permitted. Patent and Software Provisions MOTOROLA will defend, at its own expense, any suit brought against the end user purchaser to the extent that it is based on a claim that the Product...
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MOTOROLA software. MOTOROLA software may be used in only the Product in which the software was originally embodied and such software in such Product may not be replaced, copied, distributed, modified in any way, or used to produce any derivative thereof.
Hearing Aid Compatibility A number of Motorola phones have been tested for hearing aid compatibility. When some wireless phones are used with certain hearing aids, users may detect a noise which can interfere with the effectiveness of the hearing aid.
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Thus, if you use an M3 phone with a M3 hearing aid you will have a combined rating of six for “excellent use.” This methodology applies equally for T ratings. More information about hearing aid compatibility may be found at: www.motorola.com/accessibility, www.fcc.gov, www.fda.gov, and www.hearingloss.org/learn/cellphonetech.asp Safety Information...
Motorola Personal Communications Product you will need to provide a copy of your dated sales receipt to confirm warranty status. Thank you for choosing a Motorola product. U.S. Department of Commerce or the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International...
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It's easy. To learn more about CTIA's Recycling Program for Used Wireless Devices, please visit us at: http://recycling.motorola.young-america.com/ index.html Recycling...
California Perchlorate Label Some mobile phones use an internal, permanent Perchlorate Label backup battery on the printed circuit board that may contain very small amounts of perchlorate. In such cases, California law requires the following label: “Perchlorate Material - special handling may apply.
Lock your device’s keypad where this feature is available. • Keep software up to date — If Motorola or a software/application vendor releases a patch or software fix for your mobile device which updates the device’s security, install it as soon as possible.
When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. If you choose to use your mobile device while driving, remember the following tips: • Get to know your Motorola mobile device and its features such as speed dial and redial. If available, these features help you to place your call without taking your attention off the road.
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• Use your mobile device to help others in emergencies. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress, or other serious emergency where lives are in danger, call 911 or other local emergency number, as you would want others to do for you.* •...