Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX User Manual
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX User Manual

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER’S GUIDE...
  • Page 3 Introducing the powerful smartphone in a RAZR slim the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. design! DROID RAZR MAXX has tons of advanced The highest SAR values measured for this device are features for everything you want to do—video, web listed in the regulatory information packaged with browsing, multimedia, and more.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Your smartphone Contents the important keys & connectors Let’s go ..........3 Touchscreen &...
  • Page 5: Let's Go

    MotoCast ID Visual Voice Mail The battery should only be replaced by a Motorola-approved service facility. Any attempt to Note: This smartphone supports apps and services that remove or replace your battery may damage the use a lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets product and void your warranty.
  • Page 6 Motorola smartphone. networks Wi-Fi settings > to search for and connect to To migrate data from your old phone to your Motorola wireless networks. There’s more in “Wi-Fi networks” on smartphone: page 42. Use your computer browser to navigate to Wi-Fi enhanced connectivity www.markspace.com/welcomehome/, and download...
  • Page 7: Touchscreen & Keys

    Cool content & more Touchscreen & keys Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps on a few essentials the planet from Android Market™. Download new apps with “Browse & install apps” on Touchscreen on/off page 11. You can install a microSD memory card in your Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when smartphone, and load it up with photos, videos, and you don’t.
  • Page 8 Touch tips Key tips It’s all in the touch: Menu, home, back, & search • Touch: Choose an icon or option. Touch Home close any menu or app • Touch & Hold: Show options. and return to the home • Drag: Scroll or move slowly.
  • Page 9 Adjust volume Quick tips Press the volume keys to change ring If you’re not sure what to do next, try one of these: volume (in the home screen) or To... earpiece volume (during a call). Get the details—Open a text Touch the message, When playing music or video files, message, see details for a...
  • Page 10: Home Screen

    Note: Your home screen might look a little different. Home screen The home screen extends left and right to give you more quick access to the things you need most room for adding shortcuts, widgets, and more. Flick the home screen left and right to see more panels or to add Quick start: Home screen widgets or shortcuts.
  • Page 11 Calendar Social Networking Social Status , or Search Universal Inbox widgets). Touch Search , then use the window that appears. There’s more about social networking widgets in “Your social networking account” on page 25. Touch here to enter text. • resize widgets, touch and hold a corner until you...
  • Page 12 Tip: Blue connection icons (network, data, Wi-Fi) appear Status bar icons when your smartphone is connected to your Google™ network (full signal) 3G (fast data) account. White connection icons mean your smartphone is not communicating with the Google servers. network (roaming) 4G (fastest data) Note: Applications you download from Android network...
  • Page 13: Apps & Updates

    Browse & install apps Apps & updates Get all the fun games and cool apps you want! Android get the app you want Market™ provides direct access to apps, games, books, and movies that you can download and install on your Quick start: Apps &...
  • Page 14 • Like all apps, downloaded apps will use up memory, Motorola Mobility, Inc. and Verizon Wireless are not data, battery, and processing power—some more responsible for your use of those applications or than others. For example, a simple battery level information you choose to submit or share with others.
  • Page 15 On your computer, go to particular privacy policies, risks or waivers. www.motorola.com/mydroidrazr and check the Your Verizon Wireless customer agreement terms and “Software” links. If an update is available, follow the conditions and certain other specifically identified terms installation instructions.
  • Page 16: Calls

    Tip: Search for contacts right from the dialpad! For Calls Jeff example, to find in your contacts list, touch it’s good to talk Matching contacts appear above the number field. In-call options Quick start: Calls Dialing options Connected 00:12 Verizon Wireless Call Timer Phone In the home screen, touch...
  • Page 17 Cancel Tip: You can touch Home or Back to leave the touch to send it, or touch to exit without active call display. To reopen it, touch Home sending a message. Phone > Tip: To silence an incoming call alert, press Power Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while driving the volume keys.
  • Page 18 • To add a contact to your Favorites list, touch and hold pre-programmed emergency number(s) may not work in Add to favorites the contact, then touch all locations, and sometimes an emergency call cannot be placed due to network, environmental, or interference issues.
  • Page 19: Contacts

    Gmail to import the file. For more details, go to Tip: To search the list, touch to open a touchscreen www.motorola.com/transfercontacts or log in to your Gmail account on your computer and select “Help” . keypad, then type a name. When you flick or drag the list, a scroll bar appears that you can drag to move the •...
  • Page 20 Contacts • To find a contact, touch in the screen and Link contacts type the contact name. You might have two or more contacts for the same person, maybe a Gmail contact who is also stored on Touch a contact to open its details. While viewing your smartphone, or one friend with two email details, you can start a call or message by touching addresses.
  • Page 21 Create contacts Favorites Contacts Find it: > > To add a contact to your Favorites list, touch and hold the Add to favorites contact, then touch Add contact Add contact Add contact To see your Favorites list: Google contact Contacts Favorites Find it: >...
  • Page 22: Messaging

    Groups Messaging Contacts Find it: > > > group name sometimes it’s best to text, or IM, or email . . . You can put your contacts into groups that you create (like “friends” , “family” , or “work”). Then, you can find Quick start: Messaging contacts faster by showing one group at a time.
  • Page 23 Read & reply to messages Send & receive attachments Messaging Universal Inbox Find it: > > To send a file in a message, open a new message and Insert touch Menu > Universal Inbox Note: shows all of your messages together—text, email, and social networking messages.
  • Page 24 Edit Universal Inbox • to choose which accounts show Voicemail Universal Inbox messages in the When you have a new voicemail, appears at the top Messaging settings • to set the notification for each of the screen. Drag down the status bar and touch the New voicemail account type (along with other preferences, for notification to listen to your voicemail...
  • Page 25: Text Entry

    Swype™ text entry Text entry Enter words with one continuous motion. Just drag your keys when you need them finger over the letters in the word. Touchscreen keypad To enter a word, Anne You can open a keypad on your screen by touching a text just trace a path Done box.
  • Page 26 Multi-touch keyboard To... Enter text a letter at a time. As you type, your Paste cut or copied Touch and hold location to smartphone suggests words from your dictionary and Paste text at cursor location paste, then touch chosen language. The smartphone also automatically enters apostrophes in some words, like “dont.
  • Page 27: Social Networking

    Twitter messages will always appear as “read” on your Social networking smartphone, but your smartphone notifies you when my life, your life you receive a new message. Tip: To download updates faster, see “Wi-Fi networks” Your social networking account on page 42. Integrate and sync all your contacts, emails, and social networking sites.
  • Page 28: Tips & Tricks

    Battery tips Tips & tricks Want to extend your battery life? Try these: a few handy hints Smart • To help minimize battery use, touch > Actions . Check out the sample rules that enable General tips Nighttime Battery Saver Battery battery savings: , and...
  • Page 29: Webtop Application

    Connect the webtop application Webtop application Connect your smartphone to a Motorola Lapdock™ to smart mobile computing automatically launch the webtop application. Connect your smartphone to an HDTV or monitor using Quick start: Webtop the HD Dock, HD Station, or Adapter for webtop...
  • Page 30: Digital Living

    Send current web page to phone Digital living When you find an interesting web page in the webtop connect and enjoy application, you can send it to your smartphone to view after undocking. In the Firefox browser, select File MotoCast >...
  • Page 31: Photos & Videos

    same account you created on your smartphone, then Photos & videos select which computer files you want to share. see it, capture it, share it! Use remote files My Music You can use your smartphone’s Photos My Gallery My Files , and apps to access the Take &...
  • Page 32 Note: Photos are stored in your smartphone’s internal Camera settings memory, unless you switch it to a microSD memory In the viewfinder, drag the tab in the lower-left corner of card. Photo resolution can be set to 8MP or the screen (or touch Menu ) to adjust camera Widescreen (6MP).
  • Page 33 • play the video, touch Videos • send the video in a message or post it online, Record & share videos touch . For more info on sharing your video, see Camera Find it: > , then touch or drag the camera “Share photos &...
  • Page 34 Camcorder settings View photos & videos In the viewfinder, drag the tab in the lower-left corner of My Gallery Find it: > the screen (or touch Menu ) to adjust camcorder View all of your photos and your friends’ photos/videos settings: from different media sites like Picasa™, Flickr, PhotoBucket, and Facebook®.
  • Page 35: Music

    Note: To see the controls when a video is playing, touch Music the display. when music is what you need... Share photos & videos My Gallery Find it: > > photo or video Quick start: Music Keep your music with you! You can put music on your Touch , then choose how you want to share—like smartphone, or stream music from your computer with...
  • Page 36 To play music stored on your smartphone or computer, Set up music My library touch What music transfer tools do I need? Note: Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow Open the categories menu. the rules. See “Content Copyright” in your legal and safety information.
  • Page 37 Get music Play music Touch a song or playlist to start playing music. Transfer Transfer music from your computer to your smartphone using a USB cable connection. See “USB connection” on Recommended Song The Downtown Fiction page 45 to learn how. Makes Me Better 1 of 3 Satellites...
  • Page 38 Music player controls Hide, wake, turn off Touch Home to use another app. Your music To... continues to play. Play/pause Touch When you see in the status bar, a song is playing. Flick down to see details. Touch the song to return to the Select previous/next Touch music controls.
  • Page 39: Web

    Connect Your smartphone uses the mobile phone network (over surf the web with your smartphone the air) or a Wi-Fi connection to automatically access the Web. Quick start: Browser Note: Surfing the Web or downloading data over the Browser h ttp: / / w w w Find it: mobile phone network uses your monthly data subscription allowance.
  • Page 40: Personalize

    You can download “Apps & updates” on page 11. Personalize add your personal touch Browser options Touch Menu to see browser options: Widgets Options Add widgets New window Open a new browser window. Touch and hold an empty spot on your home screen. Bookmarks See your bookmarks.
  • Page 41 News My Music • : Change the widget name, choose how long it Find it: > and play the song, then touch More Use as ringtone shows new stories, or choose a news source. To Menu > > choose a source, touch , then choose preset Note: To choose from thousands more songs, visit Bundles...
  • Page 42: Location

    Display settings Location Settings • To set display brightness, touch Menu > where you are, where you’re going Display Brightness > > Settings • To set orientation, touch Menu > Google Maps™ Display Auto-rotate screen > > Maps Find it: >...
  • Page 43: Wireless

    Turn on Bluetooth connections Follow the prompts to speak or type your destination. Device name Network notification Motorola Phone Open network For more information, go to Notify me when an open network is available Discoverable Make device discoverable www.google.com/mobile/navigation.
  • Page 44 When your smartphone is connected to the network, Wi-Fi networks the Wi-Fi connected indicator appears in the status Turn Wi-Fi power on or off bar. Settings Wireless & networks Find it: Menu > > Tip: When you are in range and Wi-Fi power is on, you Wi-Fi >...
  • Page 45 Configure Mobile Hotspot Touch to change hotspot Bluetooth® handsfree devices security and configuration settings: Turn Bluetooth power on or off • Network SSID—Enter a unique name for your Settings Wireless & networks Find it: Menu > > Next hotspot and touch Bluetooth >...
  • Page 46 MOTOPRINT Host software on the computer. Change device name You can download MOTOPRINT Host at Settings Wireless & networks Touch Menu > > www.motorola.com. Bluetooth settings Device name > > . Enter a name and touch To print something using MOTOPRINT Host:...
  • Page 47: Memory Card & File Management

    With your smartphone showing the home screen, Settings Storage microSD card, touch Menu > > connect a Motorola micro USB data cable from your Manage internal storage > smartphone’s micro USB port to a USB port on your computer. Your smartphone should show in the Delete or share files on your smartphone status bar.
  • Page 48: Tools

    Drag and drop files between your computer and Tools smartphone folders. When you’re done, use “Safely stay on top of things Remove Hardware” before disconnecting the USB cable. Calendar Note: You can’t use files on an installed Calendar Find it: >...
  • Page 49 Manage calendar events Alarm clock Edit To edit an event, touch and hold it, then touch Alarm & Timer Find it: > event Save . When you’re done, touch To turn on an alarm, touch Delete To delete an event, touch and hold it, then touch the check box.
  • Page 50 • Search: Touch and hold Search , then say what open it. you want to search for, like “Motorola accessories” . • Dialer & text entry: As you type, each number or • Text entry: Touch a text entry field to open the letter is read out loud.
  • Page 51 Caller ID Volume & vibrate When you want to hear who’s calling: Choose volume and vibrate settings that work for you. Settings Sound Touch Menu > > • Read out loud: Have your caller announced—touch Settings Call settings Caller ID Volume Menu >...
  • Page 52 “Rated for Hearing Aids” printed on it, then please read Touchscreen & keys the following guidance. All these touch features are great, and sometimes it’s nice to hear or feel your touches too. Touch Menu Note: Ratings are not a guarantee of compatibility. See Settings Sound >...
  • Page 53: Management

    Management You can use your smartphone in TTY mode with stay in control Settings standard teletype machines. Touch Menu > Call settings > TTY mode > and select the mode you Smart actions need: Tired of doing the same tasks over and over again? Let TTY Full •...
  • Page 54: Security

    messages) remain off in airplane mode. Emergency calls Security to your region's emergency number can still be made. help keep your smartphone safe Network Quick start: Security You should not need to change any network settings. Settings Location & security Find it: Menu >...
  • Page 55 PIN lock Screen lock Settings Location & To set a PIN, touch Menu > > To prevent accidental touches, you can make the screen security Change screen lock Settings > > lock when it goes to sleep. Touch Menu > Location &...
  • Page 56 To unlock the screen/smartphone, press Power , or Remote wipe a lost or stolen touch Home . Or switch on the smartphone to view smartphone the lock screen. Don't you just hate it when your life is on your smartphone and it all goes wrong? Lost, or even Forgot your pattern, PIN, or password? worse—stolen! If necessary, you can use your email If you make five unsuccessful attempts to enter your...
  • Page 57: Troubleshooting

    Go to www.motorola.com/repair (United States) or www.motorola.com/support (Canada), where you can select from a number of customer care options. You can also contact the Motorola Customer Support Center at 1-800-734-5870 (United States), 1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired), or 1-800-461-4575 (Canada).
  • Page 58: Safety, Regulatory & Legal

    • Remove the battery and inspect it to confirm that it has a “Motorola Original” hologram; disregarded—the battery should only be replaced by a Motorola-approved service facility, •...
  • Page 59: Third Party Accessories

    In some circumstances, third party accessories can be dangerous and may void device. your mobile device’s warranty. For a list of Motorola accessories, visit www.motorola.com/products Caution About High Volume Usage...
  • Page 60: Glass Parts

    2.5 cm (1 inch) away from the body. • Using accessories not supplied or approved by Motorola may cause your mobile device to exceed RF energy exposure guidelines. For a list of Motorola-supplied or approved accessories, visit our website at: www.motorola.com.
  • Page 61: Follow Instructions To Avoid Interference Problems

    • DO NOT carry the mobile device in the breast pocket. • Use the ear opposite the implantable medical device to minimize the potential for The following CE compliance information is applicable to Motorola mobile devices that carry EU Conformance interference.
  • Page 62: Industry Canada Notice To Users

    See 47 CFR Sec. 15.19(a)(3). Radio Navigation Plan. These changes may affect the performance of location technology on Motorola has not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user. Any your mobile device. changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. See 47 Your mobile device can also use Assisted Global Positioning System (AGPS), which obtains CFR Sec.
  • Page 63: Your Location

    Location-based information includes information that can be used to determine the • Keep software up to date—If Motorola or a software/application vendor releases a approximate location of a mobile device. Mobile devices which are connected to a wireless patch or software fix for your mobile device that updates the device’s security, install it as network transmit location-based information.
  • Page 64: California Perchlorate Label

    Don’t drop your mobile device. Phones Some Motorola phones are measured for compatibility with hearing aids. If the box for your Hearing Aid Compatibility particular model has “Rated for Hearing Aids” printed on it, the following explanation protection applies.
  • Page 65: Content Copyright

    Trying out the phone with your hearing device is the Motorola related to software used in this Motorola mobile device, you may send your request best way to evaluate it for your personal needs.
  • Page 66: Product Registration

    Please retain your original dated sales receipt for your records. For warranty service of your Motorola Mobility Inc. Limited Global Motorola product you will need to provide a copy of your dated sales receipt to confirm Warranty Mobile Phones warranty status.
  • Page 67: What Will Motorola Do

    Products repaired or replaced pursuant to the terms of this Limited Warranty. including but not limited to as set forth by Motorola in the Products' User Manual, Quick Start If damage is outside the scope of warranty coverage, repair services may be available, but all Guide, Online Tutorials, and other documentation), improper storage (e.g.
  • Page 68: What Other Limitations Are There

    DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. PRODUCT MAY NOT BE COMPATIBLE OR WORK WITH THE PRODUCT AS A RESULT OF • TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MOTOROLA BE THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE. MOTOROLA AND ITS AUTHORIZED...
  • Page 69 All features, functionality, and other product specifications, as well as the information contained in this guide, are based upon the latest available information and believed to be accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation.
  • Page 70 Safety, Regulatory & Legal...

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