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HELLOMOTO Your MOTORAZR V9m is sleeker, stronger, and smarter! • With your phone’s touch keys on the external display, you can control the music player, see recent phone calls, and view messages—without ever opening the flip (see your quick start guide). •...
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Introducing your new MOTORAZR V9m CDMA wireless phone! Here’s a quick anatomy lesson. Charge Indicator Light Camera Lens Bluetooth Indicator Light Volume Keys Voice Command Key Smart/Speakerphone Key l [ R Handsfree Speaker (on back of phone) Micro-USB Port Recent Calls, Music Player, & Messaging Touch Keys Caution: Your phone contains magnets, which may cause damage to credit cards, magnetic ID cards, and other magnetically encoded materials.
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Home Screen Main Menu Recent Calls ì THU 11/15/07 & Æ É Press & hold the Press the 10:51am Recent Messaging Select Exit power key P until navigation key S the display lights up up/down/left/right to to turn on your scroll to a menu phone.
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Furthermore, the purchase of the are believed to be accurate at the time of printing. Motorola Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or...
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, rain, Don’t expose your phone to dust, dirt, sand, extreme humidity, sweat, or other moisture.
essentials Press the navigation key to scroll to Recent CAUTION: Before using the phone for Calls, and press the center key to select it. the first time, read the Important Safety Press the navigation key to scroll to Received, and Legal Information guide included in and press the center key to select it.
Battery life depends on the network, signal strength, notice a change in your battery life, it is temperature, features, and accessories you use. probably time to purchase a new battery. • Always use Motorola Original Contact your local recycling center for proper batteries and chargers. The 032375o battery disposal.
install the battery Insert the battery by aligning the metal Remove the battery contacts first and door by pressing then gently slightly and pushing pressing it into it toward the top of place. the phone. Replace the battery door by aligning the small hooks and Lift the battery door then sliding the...
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Both your phone and the using it (see page 51). computer must be turned on, and your computer must have the correct software drivers installed. Cables and software drivers are available in Motorola Original data kits, sold separately. essentials...
turn it on & off make a call To turn on your phone, press With the flip open, enter a phone number and press and hold until the display to make a call. turns on. With the flip closed, press the recent calls ( If prompted, enter your touch key.
adjust volume change ring volume Press and hold the volume keys (see page 2) up or With the phone open, press and hold the down down to: volume key (see page 2) to switch to lower call alert volume, then vibrate, and finally silent alert. Press and •...
view your phone To edit or delete a Contacts entry, including adding an email address to a contact, see page 55. number To store an email address, press > Contacts Find it: > Phone Status > My Tel. Number > [New Entry]. Enter the new entry’s name and email address information.
tips & tricks You can use the following shortcuts: To... Do this... lock the With the flip closed, press and To... Do this... external keys hold the smart key (page 2) to play music With the flip closed, press prevent accidental touch keys the screen.
basics See page 2 for a basic phone diagram. Soft key labels show the current soft key functions. For soft key locations, see page 2. home screen Status indicators can appear across the top of the home screen: When you turn on your phone, it displays the home screen.
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indicator indicator ì Indicates you received an Shows battery charge level. Missed Call unanswered call. Battery Level The more bars, the greater the charge. Shows during data call, õ Data Call, tethered mode, or WAP/BREW Ring style is set to Loud. Tethered, or application.
enter text indicator Appears when you receive a Some screens require you to use the keypad to enter New Text new text message. text, such as when you compose a message, as this Message example shows: Îì Appears when you receive a Áj Msg SMS: 2986 New Voicemail...
set entry modes Scroll to one of these methods and press Multiple text entry modes make it easy for you to entry method enter names, numbers, and messages. In a text entry iTAP English Let the phone predict each English screen, press to switch to any of these entry word as you press keys.
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To select a text entry mode: text entry mode indicators When you select the Primary or Secondary text entry mode, Press Options in a text entry screen, scroll to and select the following indicators identify the text entry setting: Text Setup. Then, scroll to and select the desired entry mode.
These indicators identify Numeric or Symbol entry mode: In a text entry screen you can press to switch entry modes. If Tap or Tap Extended is not available as the non-text entry mode Primary or Secondary entry mode, see page “set entry modes”...
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• Press left or right to move the flashing You can press keys to add more letters to the end cursor to the left or right in a text message. of the combination. • The first character of every sentence is capitalized.
If you enter a word your phone does not recognize, delete letters & words your phone stores the word to use as a future word Move the cursor to the right of the text you want to option. When your phone runs out of phone memory delete and then: for new words, it deletes the oldest words to add •...
To activate the Scroll to 20 sec timeout and press Select. speakerphone, open the To use the speakerphone with flip closed: flip and press and hold the Open the phone. smart/speakerphone key. You will hear an alert. Press and hold the smart/speakerphone key to turn on the speakerphone.
information. The unlock code must contain four digits. To lock your phone: The security code must contain six digits. Find it: > Settings > Security > Phone Lock > Lock Now To change a code or password: or Automatic Lock Find it: >...
Turn off your phone whenever instructed files from your computer to your phone via to do so by airline staff. Bluetooth (page 52) or using Motorola Phone Tools (see the quick start guide). Your phone can prompt you to activate or deactivate...
This critical procedure creates required Scroll to View Storage Devices and press Select. “Mobile” and “Motorola” directories. If you do not Scroll to All (to view contents of the memory card format a memory card before using it for the first time,...
personalize shortcuts & main menu change home screen shortcuts Note: This option might be unavailable if your service Your home screen shows four menu icons. provider shows scrolling headlines. ì ì Find it: > Settings > Personalize > Home Screen Date THU 11/15/07 THU 11/15/07...
select by number options If you set your phone to display the menu as a Left Soft Key Choose the feature that opens when numbered list (see page 63), you can press the you press the left soft key. number of the item to select it. Note: This option might be unavailable depending on your service provider.
wallpaper Scroll to Style and press Scroll to the desired ring style and press Set a photo, picture, or animation as a wallpaper (background) image in your home screen. set alerts Find it: > Settings > Personalize > Wallpaper Set alerts for Calls, Inbox, Voicemail, Alarms, Data Calls, File Transfer, Fax Calls, Ringer IDs, Key Volume, and Reminders.
screen saver brightness Find it: Set a photo or picture as a screen saver image.The > Settings > Initial Setup > Brightness screen saver image displays when the phone is open Press left and right to adjust the brightness. for a while with no activity. Tip: To extend battery life, turn off the screen saver.
AGPS & your location ë (ALI on) indicator. Services may use your known Note: This Motorola mobile phone location to provide useful information (for example, incorporates Assisted Global Positioning driving directions, or the location of the nearest bank). System (AGPS) technology that can be used by Your phone prompts you when the network or a emergency services to help determine a user’s...
To view or change the location transmission status of window sun shielding films can block satellite your phone during a call, press > Option > AGPS Service signals. > Choose On or Off. • Move away from radios, entertainment equipment, and other electronic devices that AGPS limitations &...
entertainment You can do much more with your phone than make photos, wipe the lens clean with a soft, dry cloth and receive calls! before you take a photo. take & send photo music player To activate your phone’s camera, press the Use your phone to play music files.
Aim the camera lens. adjust camera settings Press up and down to Zoom, set the Style, or When the camera is active, press Options to view and Lighting Conditions. Press Options for more options (see select these options: table). We are on page 37. option Press to take the photo.
option option Free Space See how much memory remains for Print Send the picture to a Bluetooth® storing pictures. enabled printer. Capture Title Assign a name to a captured photo. Manage Delete, Move, or Copy the picture. Mark Mark (select) the picture for a group picture options action, then press Options to choose Find it:...
Select a picture and press Options to view more options After a pause, the camcorder viewfinder opens: such as View Full Screen and Zoom. Storage (Phone or Memory record & play video Card) Remaining clips video minutes Your camcorder lens is on the back of your phone Press right Press left when the phone is open (see page 2).
Press Options, then select Store Only to save the video option clip or Discard to discard the clip. Switch Storage Specify where you want to save Device video clips (phone memory or memory card). Press Send to Send in Message or Send to Online Album. Free Space See how much memory remains adjust camcorder settings...
calls automatic redial To make and answer calls, see the quick start guide. When you receive a busy signal, your phone turn off a call alert displays Call Failed, Number Busy. You can press the volume keys to silence the ringer for When you set Auto Redial to On, your phone automatically the incoming call.
recent calls To access a menu of options (see the table following these steps), press Options. Your phone keeps lists of the calls you recently When you press Options while viewing a list of recent received and dialed, even if the calls didn’t connect. calls, you see a menu that can include these options: The lists are sorted from newest to oldest calls.
return a missed call answer options Your phone keeps a record of your missed calls, and You can change how you answer a call: shows X Missed Calls, where X is the number of missed Find it: > Settings > In-Call Setup > Answer Options calls.
call waiting attach number If you receive a second call while you are While dialing (with digits visible on the screen), press already on a call: Options > Attach Number to attach a number from the phone book or recent calls list. •...
AGPS during an For best results: • Go outside and away from underground emergency call locations, covered vehicles, structures with When you make an emergency call, your metal or concrete roofs, tall buildings, and phone can use Assisted Global Positioning foliage.
speed dial For two-digit speed dial numbers, enter the first number, then press and hold the second number for You can assign a speed dial number to each entry in one second. your Contacts. voicemail Note: Your service provider may have already assigned speed dial 1 to voice mail.
messages send a multimedia Scroll to Insert and press Select. Scroll to Picture, New Picture, or Voice Record, and press message Select. Then scroll to the desired object and press A multimedia message (MMS) contains embedded Insert. media objects (including photos, pictures, animations, sounds, and voice records).
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Scroll to and select the contact to receive the Send To options message. Back to Message Return to the message text entry screen. Press Options to enter the recipient’s phone number Enter Number Enter a recipient phone number. or email address. Press Ok when finished. Enter Email Enter a recipient email address.
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MMS message options mms message options After you insert an object into a message to create a Message Details View detailed information about multimedia message, press Options to open the MMS the message. Menu: Save to Drafts Save the message as a draft to finish later.
receive a multimedia view message—flip closed To read your messages using the external touch keys, message see the quick start guide. When you receive a multimedia message, your phone view message—flip open plays an alert and displays a New Message notification. Open the phone and press Read.
Find it: > Settings > Connection > Bluetooth Link accessory), including stereo headsets (A2DP) > Setup for stereo sound Scroll to Power and press Change. • handsfree car kit (optional Motorola Original accessory) Scroll to On and press Select. connections...
Note: To extend battery life, set Bluetooth power to Off On your computer, open the Bluetooth window. when not in use. If you turn Bluetooth power Off, your Click “Search for devices in range. ” phone will not connect to accessories until you turn Note: Your computer’s Bluetooth interface may Bluetooth power On and reconnect to the accessories.
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Note: Make sure the receiving phone has Bluetooth To transfer a file to another phone: on and is in Find Me mode, which you can find by On your phone, select the file you want to pressing > Settings > Connection > Bluetooth Link > Find transfer and press Options.
If you use a USB cable connection: • You must use Motorola Original™ USB data cables and supporting software, which are sold separately. • Make sure to connect the phone to a high-power USB port on your computer (not a low-power one, such as the USB port on your keyboard or bus-powered USB hub).
other features phonebook features delete entry features > Contacts create entry Scroll to the entry and press Options, then scroll to > Contacts > [New Entry] Delete Contact and press Select. edit entry > Contacts Scroll to the entry and press Options. Scroll to Edit Contact and press to edit the entry.
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features features set ringer ID for an entry set picture ID for an entry Assign a ring alert (ringer ID) to an entry: Assign a photo or picture to show when you receive a call from an entry: > Contacts >...
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features features set entry view create message list List contacts by first or last name and view picture Create a message list (mailing list) as a single or list format. Contacts entry: > Contacts > Contacts Press Options, then scroll to Setup and press Select. Highlight [New Entry] >...
messages features manage entries features > Contacts send text message Press Options, then scroll to Manage Contacts and press > Messaging > Create Message Select. Choose Speed Dial to manage all speed dial entries, Edit Categories to manage all categories, or Phone Press Options to perform various actions on the Capacity to see how much space you have used for message.
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features features view sent messages drafts > Messaging > Outbox View messages saved in Drafts folder: Scroll to the message and press Open ( > Messaging > Drafts Press Options to perform various actions on the Scroll to the message and press Open ( message.
personalize more Tip: Speak numbers at a normal speed and volume, pronouncing each digit distinctly. Avoid pausing between digits. speech commands Your phone opens the corresponding menu or Advanced Speech Recognition enables you to place performs the corresponding action. calls and access some menu options by speaking commands to your phone.
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Find it: > Settings > Personalize > Voice Dial Setup When the phone prompts, “More Adaptation?” , > Digit Dialing press YES to continue or NO to end the process. Select Adapt Digits or Reset Digits and press When the adaptation process is complete, the phone will say “Adaptation Complete.
To adjust speech recognition options: features Find it: > Settings > Personalize > Voice Dial Setup and reminders then select Choice Lists, Sensitivity, or Sound Set your phone to play reminder alerts for picture, To reset speech recognition to the factory defaults: text, or voicemail messages that you receive: Find it: >...
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features features change home screen soft key labels menu view > Settings > Personalize > Home Screen > Home Keys Display the main menu as icons or a text list: > Left Soft Key or Right Soft Key > Settings > Personalize > Main Menu > View Note: This feature’s availability depends on your show or hide menu icons...
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features features scroll master clear Set the scroll bar to stop or wrap around in menu Reset all options except unlock code, security code, lists: and lifetime timer, and clear all user settings and entries: > Settings > Initial Setup > Scroll This option erases all user-entered information master reset stored in your phone memory, including Contacts...
call times features view call times Network connection time is the elapsed time from the moment you connect to your service provider’s > Recent Calls > Call Times network to the moment you end the call by pressing Scroll to Last Call, Dialed, Received, All Calls, or Lifetime, and .
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areas. Always obey the laws and regulations on the features use of these products. voice dial (headset) features Enable voice dial with headset send/end key: accessory volume settings (car kit or headset) > Settings > Headset > Voice Dial Adjust volume levels of car kit accessory: auto answer (car kit or headset) During an active call, press the up or down volume...
data & fax calls features power-off delay features (car kit) data settings Set the phone to stay on for a period of time after the ignition is switched off: Specify call type for next call: > Settings > Car Settings > Power-off Delay >...
features features talk then fax turn off roaming Connect your phone to the device, then: Turn off automatic roaming so that you don’t accidentally get charged for roaming (depends on > Dialing Menu > Talk Then Fax your service provider): Press to make the call.
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features features view calendar event set alarm É View or edit event details: > Tools > Alarm Clock É turn off ringing alarm > Tools > Calendar To turn off an alarm, press Disable or Scroll to the desired day and press , then scroll to the event and press For an eight-minute delay, press SNOOZE.
security features play voice record features É > Tools > Voice Records phone lock Scroll to the voice record you want to play and > Settings > Security > Phone Lock > Lock Now or press Automatic Lock calculator Enter the four-digit unlock code and press Ok. (Your Calculate numbers: phone’s four-digit unlock code is originally set to 1234 or the last four digits of your phone number.)
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features features lock touch keys and external buttons lock application To prevent accidental presses of the touch keys and Lock specific applications so that if you hand your external keys when you are not using your phone, phone to someone, they can't see your messages, press and hold the smart key to lock or unlock them.
fun & games features restrict calls features Restrict outgoing or incoming calls: launch browser > Settings > Security > Restrict Calls Start a browser session: When prompted, enter the unlock code and press > Web browser Ok. (Your phone’s four-digit unlock code is originally set to 1234 or the last four digits of your phone Note: The menu option on your phone for starting a...
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features manage sounds Note: Your phone’s music player can play MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, and M4A files. See the quick start guide for details. You can also use the Sounds option of the Media Gallery menu to play these and other types of files. However, the Sounds option doesn’t have all of the music player capabilities.
If you have questions or need assistance, we’re here to help. Go to www.motorola.com/consumer/support, where you can select from a number of customer care options. You can also contact the Motorola Customer Support Center at 1-800-331-6456 (United States), 1-888-390-6456 (/TDD United States for hearing impaired), or 1-800-461-4575 (Canada).
Specific Absorption Rate Data SAR Data This model wireless phone meets the level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate government’s requirements for exposure to at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to radio waves.
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The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements. 2. The SAR information includes the Motorola testing protocol, assessment procedure, and measurement uncertainty range for this product.
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message 20 no service 19 handsfree layout, text 63 phone locked 19 speaker 25 list shortcuts 31 roaming 18 use 65 location 34 signal strength 18 headset location on indicator 19 sound on & vibrate on 19 accessory, using 65 lock 71 sounds loud 19 home screen 3, 18...
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master clear 64 message list 57 master reset 64 messages open to answer 43 memory card 28 multimedia 47 optional accessory 10 contents 29 multimedia options 49 optional feature 10 formatting 29 Missed Calls message 43 menu 3, 31 MMS 49 icons, show or hide 63 MMS template 58 pairing 52...
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power key 14 key 14 speakerphone print contact 56 text message 58 automatic answer 66 send key 14, 15 external, activating 66 sent messages 59 indicator 19 received calls 42 shortcuts 17 speech recent calls 16, 42 lists 31 commands 60 redial 41 select by number 31 recognition 60...
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modes 22 voice dial 60, 66 text layout 63 voice records 69 three way calling 43 voicemail 46 tips & tricks 17 message indicator 46 touch keys 16, 71 volume 15 turn on/off 14 keypad 62 ring 62 unanswered call indicator 19 unlock wallpaper 32 code 26, 27...