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To produce a B/W print , check the ‘Spot color as B/W’ checkbox in the Framemaker print dialog. • User's Guides with embedded Legal Guides, if needed. All semantically-named elements within the Legal Guide content must have their Role attributes set to LG. AURA by Motorola User’s Guide...
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H E L L O M O T O Introducing your new AURA™ R1 by Motorola. Here’s a quick anatomy lesson. Volume Key Navigation Key (on side of phone) Scroll up/down/left/right. Left Soft Key Right Soft Key OK Key Clear/Back Key...
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Micro USB Port (on top of phone) Camera Lens Volume Key Rotator Gears Battery Door Release Latch (one on each side) Handsfree Speaker Charge Indicator Light Handsfree Speaker Note: All the illustrations, simulated screen and related images used in this manual are for reference only.
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Home Screen Main Menu Press S Press & hold Service Provider – until the left/right to display lights scroll to a up, to turn on menu feature. Contacts 10:10 your phone. Shortcuts Menu Press r Press the Menu soft key to select it.
M E N U M A P Main Menu Contacts Office Tools Messages • World Clock • Create Message Recent Calls • Help • Inbox • Alarm Clock • My Folders Camera • Calculator • Templates • Sync • Drafts Settings •...
C A R E G U I D E Your AURA is a highly valuable mobile device with a superior design, and should be treated with care. This section provides some basic recommendations to protect it. Proper maintenance of your phone will ensure an extended life. Cleaning Use the provided soft micro-fiber cleaning cloth to clean your phone.
Shock We recommend you use the provided leather carrying case to protect your phone at all times. The sapphire crystal lens and stainless steel components are highly scratch resistant, but take care not to expose the phone to hard or abrasive materials and high impact activities or sports. Temperature Try to avoid exposing your AURA to severe temperatures for extended periods of time.
Use and Care Use and Care To care for your Motorola phone, please keep it away from: liquids of any kind dust and dirt Don’t expose your phone to water, Don’t expose your phone to dust, rain, extreme humidity, sweat, or dirt, sand, food, or other other moisture.
Number. You can view your product’s Declaration of Conformity (DoC) to Directive 1999/5/EC (to R&TTE Directive) at www.motorola.com/rtte. To find your DoC, enter the Product Approval Number from your product’s label in the “Search” bar on the Web site. EU Conformance...
G E T S T A R T E D This guide uses the following symbols: CAUTION: Before using the phone for the first time, read the symbols Important Safety and Legal This means a feature is network, Information guide included in SIM card, or subscription the box.
Insert Your SIM Card Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card stores your phone number and other information. Caution: Don’t bend or scratch your SIM card. Keep it away from static electricity, water, and dirt. GET STARTED...
• Avoid leaving your phone in your leading to corrosion. If the phone car in high temperatures. and/or battery get wet, have them checked by your carrier or contact Motorola, even if they appear to be working properly. GET STARTED...
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• Do avoid dropping the battery or Motorola mobile devices are designed to phone. Dropping these items, work with Motorola batteries. If you see a especially on a hard surface, can message on your display such as potentially cause damage.
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Consumers may recycle their used batteries in many retail or service provider locations. Additional information on proper disposal and recycling may be found on the Web: • www.motorola.com/recycling • www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/ (in English only) Disposal: Promptly dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations.
Notes for charging your phone’s battery: drivers installed. A Motorola Original USB • When charging your battery, keep it cable and supporting software may be near room temperature. Never included with your phone.
• Turn off Bluetooth® power when Open & Close the Blade you’re not using it: Press Menu Slide the blade left or right to open. Slide the > Settings > Connections blade in the opposite direction to close. > Bluetooth, press Options >...
Turn Phone On & Off Enter a phone number in the home screen. Open the blade, then press and hold the Press Save. – power/end key Enter a name for the phone number. until the display turns Press Save to store the contact. on or off.
keypresses. For example, if you press the Your Phone Number letters d-a-n, your display might show: To see your phone number: Find it: Menu > Settings > Call Settings Press the letters d-a-n (keypad keys 3-2-6). > My SIM Number To see your phone number while you’re on a call, press Options >...
Shortcuts Your phone provides shortcuts to some frequently-used features. You can use the following shortcuts from the home screen. To... Do this... view missed call Press Shortcuts and message > View Notifications. notifications take a picture Press Shortcuts > Take Picture. set an alarm Press Shortcuts >...
B A S I C S Display To dial a number from the home screen, ¯ press number keys and The home screen appears when you turn on the phone. From the home screen, press the Menu soft key or to open the main menu.
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Status indicators appear at the top of the Bluetooth® Indicator – Shows home screen: Bluetooth status: blue = power on green = connected flashing blue = discoverable Message Indicator – Shows when you receive a new text message. Other indicators can include: = voicemail = email Signal Strength Indicator –...
level. Recharge the battery when your Volume phone shows Low Battery. Press the volume key Missed Event Indicator – Shows when you have missed calls or • turn off an unread messages. incoming call ringer Active Line Indicator – Shows to indicate an active call, or •...
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Voice Dial a Call Tips: You can dial a contact list entry by speaking • You can say a contact’s name and its name, or dial any phone number by number type together. For example, speaking its digits. say “John Smith mobile” to call the mobile number stored for John –...
– Tip: Press and hold to see the list of voice commands voice commands. “Check Calendar” “Check New Message” Talking Phone “Check New Email” You can set your phone to recite caller ID “Add New Contact” information for incoming messages, read “Talking Phone”...
Note: The use of wireless phones while If you forget your unlock code: At the driving may cause distraction. Discontinue a Please verify the Unlock Code prompt, try call if you can’t concentrate on driving. entering 1234 or the last four digits of your Additionally, the use of wireless devices and phone number.
Lock Your SIM Card or Applications Note: You’ll need to enter your SIM PIN code to lock or unlock the SIM card. If you forget your PIN code, contact your service provider. Caution: If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times before the correct code, your SIM card is disabled, and your display shows SIM Blocked.
P E R S O N A L I Z E Alert Styles With the blade closed: You can quickly change your phone’s alert Press and hold the volume key to go to style or profile to match your activity or the alert style screen.
Note: You can’t set a ringtone for the Silent Themes alert style, or change some settings for Use a phone theme to personalize the some alert styles. look and sound of your phone. Standard themes include a skin that sets Find it: Menu >...
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Preview Ringtones Press up/down to scroll to the setting you want to change, then press To preview the ringtones on your phone, and choose the ringtone a theme uses to notify you of incoming calls: Scroll to the image or sound file you want, then select it.
Time & Date > Time Zone, then select a city in your time zone Your phone can automatically update the time and date. It uses the time and date for Shortcut: Press keypad keys to enter the the Calendar. first letters of the city you want. To synchronize time and date with Clock Style the network:...
> Preloaded Wallpaper, scroll to an image, Home Screen Shortcuts press Select From the home screen, you can press the navigation key To apply a photo as a wallpaper image: down, left, or right as shortcuts to your Find it: Menu >...
Note: You can press to select the More Personalizing Features features in the home screen even when the features icons are hidden. language Display Appearance Set menu language: To set the display brightness: Menu > Settings > Phone Settings Find it: Menu >...
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features features reset settings delete Memory Device Reset default settings for all options Caution: This option erases all except the unlock code, security code, information you have entered (including and lifetime timer: contacts and calendar entries) and content you have downloaded (including Menu >...
C A L L S ¯ Turn Off a Call Alert • To call the number, press Press the volume key on the side of your • To check if your caller left a voicemail phone, to turn off the ringer for an message, see page 69.
Return a Call To show or hide your phone number for the next outgoing call, enter the number you Your phone keeps a record of your want to call, then press Options unanswered calls. > Show ID or Hide ID. When you see the Missed Calls message, To show or hide your phone number for all press...
communications such as medical laws and regulations on the use of these emergencies. products. To make an emergency call: Turn your features phone on, exit any open application such as auto answer (headset) games, dial the emergency number, then ¯ press to call the emergency number.
Answer Options The amount of network connection time you track on your resettable timer may You can use different ways to answer an not equal the amount of time for which incoming call: you are billed by your service provider. Find it: Menu >...
More Calling Features features To use voice commands for calling, see call cost page 24. See call cost trackers and credit information: features speed dial Menu > Recent Calls, press Options > Call Costs Your phone can store nine phone numbers that you can call with a single call cost setup keypress.
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features features international calls call waiting If your phone service includes When you’re on a call, you’ll hear an international dialing, press and hold alert if you receive a second call. Press ¯ to insert your local international access to answer the new call. code (indicated by +).
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features features conference call change phone line During a call, dial next number, If you have a dual-line-enabled SIM ¯ press , press Options > Link Calls card, you can change your line to make and receive calls from your other phone transfer a call number: During a call, press Options...
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features features fixed dial DTMF tones When you turn on fixed dialing, you Activate DTMF tones: can call only numbers stored in the fixed Menu > Settings > Call Settings dial list. > Dialling Setup > DTMF Turn fixed dialing on or off: To send DTMF tones during a call, just Menu >...
T E X T E N T R Y Some features let you enter text. text entry modes Ê “word” mode (see page 45) Press # to select a Character É “abc” mode (see page 46) text entry mode. Counter È...
Ç Your phone shows when word learning is Word mode lets you enter words using one active. keypress per letter. The phone predicts each word as you enter it. Set text completion: Set your phone to 7 7 6 4 complete words based on the characters For example, if you press you enter.
ABC Mode When text completion is activated, your phone tries to guess the rest of the word: To switch to “abc” text entry mode, press É in a text entry screen until you see • Press to select the suggested the display.
Symbol Mode Press in a text entry screen until you à . The display shows the symbol associated with each keypad key. Press up/down repeatedly to see different symbols. To insert a symbol, press its key, or scroll to it and press TEXT ENTRY...
E N T E R T A I N M E N T Camera The phone display acts as the camera viewfinder. Take a Photo Find it: Menu > Camera Camera Mode Storage (Photo or Video) (Extended Memory) Shortcut: From the home screen, press Shortcuts >...
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Note: Because of your phone’s round • To send the photo in a display, the viewfinder doesn’t show the message, press Send (see edges of the rectangular image that is page 69). captured when you take a photo. • To discard the photo, press •...
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Apply Photo to a Contact Then set the storage location for auto-saved photos: Assign a photo to a contact stored in your contact list. The photo appears as a Find it: Menu > Camera, press Options background image for the contact, and >...
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Camera Settings When the camera viewfinder is active, press Options to select these camera options: When the camera viewfinder is active, you can use the navigation key to adjust the options following camera settings. Press up or down to scroll to a setting, then press Capture Take a photo.
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View & Use Photos options Find it: Menu > Multimedia > Pictures Camera Customize camera settings: > Captured Pictures > photo Settings • Review Time Note: Because of your phone’s round • Default Name display, you won’t see the edges of the •...
Videos To start video recording, press Record. To stop video recording, press Stop. Record a Video • To store the video, press Find it: Menu > Multimedia > Video Camera • To send the video in a message, press Send. The phone display acts as the video camera viewfinder.
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Tip: To send your video in a message, the Upload Video to a Blog video length must be set to MMS Short or Upload a recorded video to a video blog site. MMS Long. To set length, press Menu Note: You’ll need to have browser service >...
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Play a Video Note: Your phone’s options may vary. Most options apply only to user-recorded videos, Find it: Menu > Multimedia > Videos and are not available for pre-installed videos. > video options Press S left/right Press r to to skip to Slideshow View a slideshow of stored pause/play video.
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supported video formats options Before you copy video files to your phone, To send the audio make sure the files are in a format the phone Bluetooth/ soundtrack to a Bluetooth® recognizes: MPEG4 + AMR-NB, MPEG4 + headset, turn on Bluetooth AMR-WB, MPEG4 + AAC/AAC+/Enhanced Handset power, then select...
Music Copy the music CD to the media player library (also called ripping the CD). Copying and syncing music between your phone and computer is easy, with If your computer is connected to the Microsoft® Windows® Media Player 11. Internet, the media player may retrieve CD information, such as song titles, album Note: The unauthorized copying of...
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Select the Rip tab in Windows Media files that are compatible with Windows Player 11. Media Player 11. For more information, open the iTunes desktop application and choose Click the Rip tab down arrow, then Help > iTunes Help choose Format > Windows Media >...
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When you finish, disconnect your phone USB port on your computer. A from the computer. Motorola Original USB cable and supporting software may be included with your phone. Play Music These tools are also sold separately.
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When a song or playlist starts to play, use If you receive a call during a song, the the following keys to control song playback: song pauses until the call is over. When a song is playing, press Options to Press S left/right select music player options: Press r to...
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Use Bluetooth® Stereo Headphones options Connect your phone with optional To send the audio to a Bluetooth stereo headphones to Bluetooth/ Bluetooth® headset, turn on listen to music stored on your phone. Bluetooth power, then To connect your phone to a set of Handset select Use Bluetooth to Bluetooth stereo headphones for the first...
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Adjust Audio Settings From the music player screen, press Options > Hide to hide the music Optimize the sound quality when listening to player. music through the phone speaker, stereo headphones, or stereo headset. Press until you return to the main menu.
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USB port on your computer. A Motorola Original USB cable and supporting Manually Transfer Music software may be included with your phone. Without using Windows Media Player 11, These tools are also sold separately.
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Double-click the Removable Disk icon Create a Playlist for your phone’s extended memory. Create a Playlist on Your Computer Use Windows Media Player 11 to create a To copy the desired files onto the playlist of music files stored on the phone, drag and drop them onto the computer.
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Scroll to All Songs, Artists, Albums, You can select the following options: Genres, or Composers, and press options to select it. Shuffle Play songs in a random Scroll to the songs you want to add, and order. press to select them. Equalizer Optimize audio settings Press Add to add the selected songs to...
the song and list, such as Delete, Send to, enter text as usual (to enter text, see and Apply to. page 44). Close the Music Player To... Do this... From the music player screen or home go to a Press Options –...
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Press to scroll to the Google To... Do this... bookmark, and press to select it. download a Go to the Web page Press to select the Google text media file, that links to the file, entry window. theme, game, scroll to the link, and or application select it.
Enter the Web address for your Web-based features email account, then press Go. airplane mode Manage Certificates Turn off your phone’s Bluetooth wireless Certificates are used to verify the features and calling features in locations identity and security of Web sites where wireless phone use is prohibited.
M E S S A G E S Voicemail Text Messages Your network stores the voicemail Send a Message messages you receive. A message can contain text and When you receive a voicemail message, pictures, sounds, or other media objects. You can add multiple pages to a your phone shows New Voicemail, and the message and put text and media objects on new message indicator...
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To save or cancel the message, press To insert another page, press Options Options > Save to Drafts or > Insert > Page. You can enter more Cancel Message. text and objects on the new page. Messages that you send are stored in the Outbox.
the side of your phone to change the features sound volume. send email • Attached files are added to the end Menu > Messages > Email of the message. To open an attachment, select the file indicator use a multimedia template or file name.
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features features read old email browser messages Menu > Messages > Email Read messages received by your browser: Press Options to perform various operations on a message. When your display shows New Message, press View. store message objects To activate browser messages and adjust Go to a multimedia message page, browser message settings: then press Options >...
T O O L S Contects features features store new contact in phone memory only call a contact Enter a phone number in the home Menu > Contacts, scroll to the ¯ screen, press Save, scroll to contact, press to call Save to SIM Card and make sure the Note: If a contact has multiple phone...
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features features copy phone memory contacts to SIM set picture for contact card Assign a photo or picture (picture ID) to a Press Menu > Contacts, press contact. The picture appears as a Options > Settings > SIM Card Manager, background image for the contact, and press Options >...
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features features assign contact to category set contact list sort order Menu > Contacts, scroll to the Menu > Contacts, press Options contact, press Options > Edit, press > Settings > Default Sort Order – left/right to select the details tab >...
Your phone supports Bluetooth features Personal Organizer send contact(s) to another device features Send one or more contacts to another set alarm phone, computer, or device: Menu > Office Tools > Alarm Clock Menu > Contacts, scroll to the contact, press Options > Share, press Shortcut: From the home screen, press to select the current contact, press...
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features features add new calendar event calendar event reminder Menu > Calendar, scroll to the day When the display shows and sounds an and/or start time, press , enter event event reminder: details To see reminder details, select You can set a sound file, voice note, or Open Event.
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features features world clock record voice note Show time and date information for Menu > Multimedia multiple cities around the world: > Voice Recorder, press Record to start recording, press Stop to stop recording Menu > Office Tools > World Clock To save the voice note, press Save.
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features calculator Menu > Office Tools > Calculator To use the calculator as a currency converter: Menu > Office Tools > Calculator, press Options > Set Exchange Rate, enter exchange rate, press Set, enter amount, press Options > Convert Currency TOOLS...
C O N N E C T I O N S Bluetooth® Wireless Your phone will not connect to another device until you use a Bluetooth feature Your phone supports Bluetooth again, or set Bluetooth power back to On. wireless connections with other Bluetooth devices.
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Copy Files to Another Device Select a recognized device name. You can copy a media file, contact, calendar event, or bookmark to another phone or Select [Search For Devices] to search computer that supports Bluetooth for new devices, then select the device connections.
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other Bluetooth device, and send the file On your phone, take a new photo or from the device. scroll to a stored image that you want to print, then press Options > Print via If your phone and the sending device were >...
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More Bluetooth Features features Note: A device is recognized after you switch audio to Bluetooth connect to it once (see page 80). headset or Bluetooth car kit during call features Press Options > Use Bluetooth. pair with recognized device To switch audio back to the phone, press Press Menu >...
Note: Some phone functions are Press Menu > Settings > Connections temporarily unavailable when a USB > USB Setting > Modem, then connect your connection is active. phone to the computer. Open the optional Motorola Phone Tools accessory application CONNECTIONS...
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Do not disconnect your phone and sync music files from the computer to from the computer while files are being your phone. See the Motorola Phone Tools transferred. user’s guide for more information. On a PC running Windows XP™ or later:...
Sync File Manager You can use an over-the-air Access and manage photos, videos, music, connection to synchronize your and other files stored on your phone. phone’s contact list and calendar entries Find it: Menu > Office Tools with a remote SyncML Internet server. >...
Phone Software Updates Sometimes, we think of ways to make your phone’s software faster or more efficient after you’ve purchased your phone. You can find out if your phone can be updated at: www.hellomoto.com/update Your service provider can send updated phone software over-the-air to your phone.
Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The ICNIRP SAR limit Additional related information includes the Motorola testing for mobile devices used by the general public is 2 W/kg protocol, assessment procedure, and measurement and the highest SAR value for this device when tested at uncertainty range for this product.
For instructions on how to obtain a copy of any source OSS Information code being made publicly available by Motorola related to software used in this Motorola mobile device you may send your request in writing to the address below. Please make sure that the request includes the model number and the software version number.
I N D E X browser messages 72 accessories 38, 61, 80 active line indicator 24 cables, using 84 active line, change 42 calculator 79 airplane mode 26, 68 calendar alarm clock 77 add event 77 alert send event 78 set 29, 30 call turn off 24, 36...
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codes 27 conference call 41, 42 earpiece volume 24 contact list EDGE indicator 23 add entry 19, 73 email categories 75 read 71 contact list view 73 send 71 copy contacts to phone or SIM 74 email address 19, 73 emergency number 37 dial entry 19, 73 end a call 19...
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return a call 37 ring ID 75 pairing. Bluetooth 80 ringer volume, adjust 29 passwords. See codes ringtone phone number assign to contact 75 store 19, 73 preview 30 your number 20, 42 set 29, 30 photo assign to contact 50, 75 use song as 60 send in message 50, 69 rotator 39...
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symbol entry 47 send in message 53, 69 synchronize 86 supported file formats 56 upload to blog 54 video blog 54 talking phone 26 voice command key 25 task list 78 voice commands 24 text edit 45 voice dial 24, 38 text entry 44 voice note 79 text message 69...
Furthermore, the accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the purchase of the Motorola products shall not be deemed to right to change or modify any information or grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or specifications without notice or obligation.
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The pictures and simulated screenshots are enhanced to show details for ease of reference. Please refer to your handset for actuality. MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by Motorola, Inc.