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HELLOMOTO Introducing your new MOTOROKR™ E8 GSM wireless phone. Here’s a quick anatomy lesson. Lanyard Hook Volume Keys Side Select Key Headset Jack Camera Lens (on top of phone) (on back of phone) Micro-USB Port Power Key & Lock Key Handsfree Speaker (on back of phone)
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Home Screen Service Provider 10:10 10/15/2008 Shortcuts Main Menu Note: This is the standard home screen and main menu layout. Your phone’s home screen and main menu may be different. To change your home screen shortcuts and main menu appearance, see your Quick Start Guide.
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Use and Care 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. If it does get wet, don’t try to...
European Union Directives Conformance Statement Hereby, Motorola declares that this product EU Conformance is in compliance with: • The essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC • All other relevant EU Directives 0168 The above gives an example of a typical Product Approval Number.
This means a feature is network, SIM card or subscription dependent and may not be available in all areas. Contact your service provider for more information. This means a feature requires an optional accessory. Motorola batteries have circuitry that...
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Invalid Battery or Unable to Charge, take the following steps: • Remove the battery and inspect it to confirm that it bears a Motorola “Original Equipment” hologram; • If there is no hologram, the battery is not a qualified battery;...
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If your battery or mobile device has been subjected to such damage, take it to a Motorola Authorised Service Centre before using. Do not attempt to essentials dry it with an appliance or heat source, such as a hair dryer or microwave oven.
basics display The home screen appears when you turn on the phone. Feature Icons Clock Service Provider Shortcuts Main Menu Left Soft Key Label Note: Your home screen may look different, depending on your service provider. To dial a number from the home screen, press number keys and Press the centre key soft key to open the main menu.
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Signal Strength Indicator – Shows the strength of the wireless network connection. EDGE/GPRS Indicator – Shows when your phone is using a high-speed Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) network connection General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network connection Bluetooth Indicator – Shows Bluetooth status: &...
Active Line Indicator – Shows to indicate an active call or indicate when call forwarding is on. Indicators for dual-line-enabled SIM cards can include: = line 1 active = line 1 call forward on call forward on Battery Level Indicator – Vertical bars show the battery charge level.
text entry Some features let you enter text. Press # to select a text entry mode. Create Message ÊË Options Change text entry options. text entry modes Ê “word” mode (see page 15) É “abc” mode (see page 16) È numeric mode (see page 16) Ã...
Edit or delete text: In a text entry screen, press to move the cursor to the right of text you want to edit. Press the clear/back key to delete the character left of the cursor. Hold to delete word by word. word mode Press in a text entry screen to switch to...
abc mode Press in a text entry screen to switch to “abc” text entry mode. Your phone shows in the display. To enter text, press a keypad key repeatedly to cycle through the letters and number on the key. Repeat this step to enter each letter. For example, if you press display might show: Character displays at...
voice commands You can use voice commands to tell your phone what to do. Note: Not all languages support voice commands. voice dial a call You can dial a contact list entry by speaking its name or dial any phone number by speaking its digits.
Always obey the laws and regulations on the use of these products. codes & passwords Your phone’s four-digit unlock code is originally set to 1234. The six-digit security code is originally set to 000000. If your service provider didn’t change these codes, you should change them: Find it: >...
customise profiles You can quickly change your phone’s alert style or profile to match your activity or environment. Each profile uses a different set of ringtones or vibrations for incoming calls and other events. The alert profile indicator shows at the top of the home screen.
Press Back to exit and save your changes. To reset the default settings for all alert styles: Find it: > Settings > Profiles, press Options > Edit, press Options > Reset create a new profile To create a new profile with the ringtones and volume settings you specify: Find it: >...
time & date Your phone can automatically update the time and date. It uses the time and date for the Calendar. To synchronise time and date with the network: Find it: > Settings > Phone Settings > Time & Date > Auto-update Time > On To manually set the time and date: Find it: >...
themes Use a phone theme to personalise the look and sound of your phone. Most themes include a wallpaper image, screensaver image and ringtones. To apply a theme: Find it: > Settings > Themes > theme To download a theme using your phone’s browser, see your Quick Start Guide.
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Photos that you copy to your phone from another device may not scale correctly when applied as wallpaper images. To resize a wallpaper photo so it displays at the correct size: Find it: > Settings > Themes, press Options > Edit Press right to select the images Press...
display appearance To set your display brightness: Find it: > Settings > Phone Settings > Display Settings > Brightness To save battery life, the display turns off when you’re not using your phone. To set the display timeout delay interval: Find it: >...
calls turn off a call alert Press the volume keys on the side of your phone to turn off the ringer before answering a call. recent calls Your phone keeps lists of incoming and outgoing calls, even for calls that didn’t connect.
redial Press from the home screen to see the Dialled Calls list. Scroll to the number you want to call, then press If you hear a busy signal and see Dialling Setup, press or Retry to redial the number. When the call goes through, your phone shows Connected and connects the call.
emergency calls Your service provider programmes one or more emergency phone numbers, such as 999, that you can call at any time, even when your phone is locked or the SIM card is not inserted. Note: Check with your service provider, as emergency numbers vary by country.
entertainment browser Use your phone’s full HTML browser to surf to your favourite websites, upload videos to a video blog and download files and applications to your phone. Log on to your Internet-based email account to check your email on the go. To launch the browser: Find it: >...
perform a Google search Use your phone’s browser to perform a web search by using the Google website. Find it: > Web Access > Browser Press Options > My Bookmarks. Press to scroll to the Google bookmark and press to select it. Press to select the Google text entry window.
messages text messaging send a message A message can contain text and pictures, sounds or other media objects. You can add multiple pages to a message and put text and media objects on each page. You can send a message to other compatible phones or to email addresses.
networks don’t support multimedia messages. Press Yes to send the message. To save or cancel the message, press Options > Save to Drafts or Cancel Message. receive a message When you receive a message, your phone plays an alert and the display shows New Message with the new message indicator To read the message, press View.
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features use a multimedia template Open a multimedia template with pre-installed media: > Messages > Templates > MMS Templates read new message or email When your display shows New Message, press Read. read old messages > Messages > Inbox Icons next to each message show if it is >...
features info services Read subscription-based information services messages: When your display shows New Message, press View. To activate information services and adjust info services settings: > Messages, press Options > Settings > Info Services instant messaging Use instant messaging to share messages with your friends in real time.
connections sync You can use several different over-the-air connection methods to synchronise information between your phone and a remote server. Exchange ActiveSync Use the Internet to synchronise your phone’s contact list, calendar entries and email with an email account on a Microsoft®...
The first synchronisation may take several minutes, depending on the amount of data in your contacts list, calendar and email on the Exchange 2003 server. SyncML Call a SyncML Internet server and synchronise your phone’s contact list and calendar entries with the server. To synchronise files with a partner you set up: Find it: >...
format memory card You must format a new memory card in order to use the memory card with your phone. Caution: Formatting a memory card erases all files stored on the memory card. To format an installed memory card: Find it: >...
Motorola Phone Tools accessory application on the computer. You can also use the Motorola Phone Tools application to transfer and sync music files from the computer to your phone. The Phone Tools...
software automatically switches your phone to the proper connection setting required to sync the phone. See the Phone Tools user guide for more information. To make data calls through a computer: Press > Settings > Connections > USB Setting > Modem, then connect your phone to the computer.
connections to print images or use your phone as a Bluetooth wireless modem to connect to the Internet. For maximum Bluetooth security, you should always connect Bluetooth devices in a safe, private environment. turn Bluetooth power on or off Your phone automatically turns Bluetooth power on when you use a Bluetooth feature.
On your phone, scroll to the object that you want to copy to the other device. Press Options, then select: • Send to > Bluetooth for an image or sound file. • Share > contact > Bluetooth for a contact. •...
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Note: You can print A4, US Letter and 4x6 size pages. To print another size, copy the image to a linked computer and print it from there. On your phone, take a new photo or scroll to a stored image that you want to print, then press Options >...
features switch audio to Bluetooth® headset or Bluetooth car kit during call Press Options > Use Bluetooth. To switch audio back to the phone, press Options > Use Handset. edit properties of recognised device Scroll to the device name, press Options >...
other features advanced calling To use voice commands for calling, see page 17. features speed dial Your phone can store nine phone numbers that you can call with a single keypress. To store a speed dial phone number: > Contacts, press Options > Setup >...
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features conference call During a call: Dial next number, press Options > Link Calls transfer a call During a call: Dial next number, press Options > Transfer Call features call forwarding Set up call forwarding: , press Calls > Forward Calls > All Calls or If Unavailable or Detailed, select To, specify the forwarding number Note:...
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features TTY calls Set up your phone for use with an optional TTY device: > Settings > Phone Settings > TTY Settings > TTY change phone line If you have a dual-line-enabled SIM card, you can change your line to make and receive calls from your other phone number: >...
features DTMF tones Activate DTMF tones: > Settings > Call Settings > Dialling Setup > DTMF > Long or Short To send DTMF tones during a call, just press the number keys. contacts features set contact save location Set the default save location for new contacts you enter.
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features save new contact to default save location Note: To set the default save location, see the previous feature description for set contact save location. To save a new contact to the default save location: > Contacts, press Options > Create Contact For a contact stored in phone memory: Press left/right to select the details tab <...
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features add additional phone number or email address to contact > Contacts, scroll to the contact, press Options > Edit, press left/right to select the details tab , press up/down to scroll to an empty Number: or Email: field, press select it Note: The Email option isn’t available for...
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features set category view > Contacts, press Options > Filter by You can show contacts in a predefined category (Email, Business, General, Personal) or contacts in a category that you create (select Create Category). Note: This option isn’t available for contacts stored on the SIM card.
features manage SIM card contacts > Contacts, press Options > Setup > SIM Card Manager Delete contacts stored on your SIM card or import contact to the SIM card from phone memory or from another location. send contact(s) to another device Send one or more contacts to another phone, computer or device: >...
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features reminders Set the reminder alert for event notifications: > Settings > Profiles > alert style, press > Options Edit, press left/right to select the settings tab , > Calendar Alarm reset settings Reset default settings for all options except the unlock code, security code and lifetime timer: >...
call times & costs Network connection time is the elapsed time from the moment you connect to your service provider's network to the moment you end the call by pressing . This time includes busy signals and ringing. The amount of network connection time you track on your resettable timer may not equal the amount of time for which you are billed by your service provider.
handsfree Note: The use of wireless phones while driving may cause distraction. Discontinue a call if you can’t concentrate on driving. Additionally, the use of wireless devices and their accessories may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas. Always obey the laws and regulations on the use of these products.
personal organiser features set alarm > Office Tools > Alarm Clock turn off alarm When the display shows an alarm: To turn off the alarm, press Dismiss or To set an eight-minute delay, press Snooze. set calendar default view > Office Tools >...
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features send calendar event to another device Send a calendar event to another phone, computer or device: > Office Tools > Calendar > event, press Options > Share Via > Bluetooth or Message manage downloaded files Manage files and applications that you’ve downloaded onto your phone from the browser or over a Bluetooth®...
fun & games features start a game or application Start a Java™ game or application: < > Multimedia > Games > game or application aeroplane mode Turn off your phone’s calling features in locations where wireless phone use is prohibited. This lets you use the music player and other non-network features while you are on an aeroplane, without interfering with aeroplane communications.
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