Motorola DROID BIONIC User manual

User’s Guide

BY MOTOROLA

1Congratulations

Congratulations

DROID BIONIC™ by Motorola

DROID BIONIC by Motorola doesn’t just raise the bar—it

gives the bar altitude sickness. With tons of advanced

features, you'll be able to do nearly everything with your

smartphone—video, web browsing, multimedia,

and more.

•Surf the web with a blistering fast dual-core 1 GHz

processor. 4G LTE connectivity gives you download

speeds up to 10x faster than before.

•The webtop application lets you extend your DROID

BIONIC with a full Firefox® browser, multi-window

capabilities, keyboard and mouse support—all on the

big screen.

•Capture life’s moments in full 1080p HD video. Use the

connected Gallery to gather all your photos and your

friends’ online albums in one place.

Note: Certain apps and features may not be available in

all countries.

Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your

smartphone for the first time, please read the

important safety, regulatory and legal information

provided with your product.

This product meets the applicable limit for

exposure to radio waves (known as SAR) of

1.6 W/kg (FCC & IC). The limits and guidelines

include a substantial safety margin designed to assure

the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.

The highest SAR values measured for this device are

listed in the regulatory information packaged with

your product.

•Answers:Touch Apps >

Help Center

• Updates: Smartphone updates, PC software, user’s

guides, online help, and more at

www.motorola.com/support.

• Accessories: Find more for your smartphone at

www.motorola.com/bionicaccessories.

2Your smartphone

•Social:The latest news, tips & tricks, videos, and so

much more—join us on:

YouTube™ www.youtube.com/motorola

Facebook® www.facebook.com/motorola

Tw i t t e r www.twitter.com/motomobile

Notes:

•All screens in this guide are simulated. Actual

displays may vary.

•Instructions to perform tasks in this guide may

change depending on the software version on your

smartphone.

•Unless specified, instructions to perform tasks in

this guide assume that you are starting from the

home screen.

Your smartphone

the important keys & connectors

Note: Your smartphone might look a little different.

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People

Email Browser Play Store

Phone Text

Voicemail

Camera

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3.5mm

Headset

8MP Camera

(on back)

Micro USB

Charge or

connect to

PC.

Micro HDMI

Webcam

Home

Power

Key

Press=screen

Hold=phone

Back

Microphone

Volume/

Zoom Keys

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3Let’s go

Contents

Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Apps & updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Text entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Social networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Webtop application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Digital living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Photos & videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Wireless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Let’s go

let’s get you up and running

Assemble & charge

Tip: In the unlikely event that your device becomes

unresponsive, remove and re-insert the battery.

Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery life” on page 28.

SIM in.

microSD in (microSD

card sold separately).

Battery in.

Cover on.

5Charge up.

4Let’s go

Set up & go

Follow the on-screen instructions to backup or restore

your contacts, set up personal and corporate email

accounts, and set location preferences on your

smartphone.

Note: This smartphone supports apps and services that

use a lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets your

needs. Contact Verizon Wireless® for details.

Turn on.

Select a language.S

Welcome

Select your language:

English

Español

Start

Complete initial

setup steps.

Welcome to the Setup Wizard

This setup wizard will help you customize your

phone in a few steps.

It will also help you backup all your important

data going forward.

Start the setup

Google™ account setup

Your Google™ account gives you access to Google

services like your Gmail™ and contacts, Google+™,

Google Play™, and more.

Registration is secure and only takes a few

minutes—sign into your account when you set up your

smartphone, or anytime by touching Menu >

System

settings

Accounts & sync

ADD ACCOUNT

Google

For help with your Google account, visit

http://accounts.google.com.

To edit or delete accounts, see “Manage accounts” on

page 52.

Welcome home to Motorola

Switching from an Apple™ or Blackberry phone? Get all

your important information set up on your new Motorola

smartphone in a few easy steps. The Welcome Home To

Motorola application transfers contacts, email addresses,

calendar meetings, events, tasks, music, playlists,

photos, and videos from your old phone to your new

Motorola smartphone.

To move information from your old phone to your

Motorola smartphone:

1Use your computer browser to navigate to

www.markspace.com/welcomehome/, and download

the free Microsoft® Windows® or Apple™

5Let’s go

Macintosh™ version of the Welcome Home To

Motorola application to your computer.

2Install and run the application on your computer.

3Follow the application instructions on your computer to

transfer information from your old phone to your

Motorola smartphone.

The Welcome Home To Motorola application will prompt

you to connect your old phone to the computer with a

USB cable, and backup the data you want to transfer.

Next, install the Welcome Home To Motorola app on your

Motorola smartphone, connect the smartphone to your

computer with a USB cable, then transfer and unpack the

data onto the Motorola smartphone.

Wi-Fi connect

To use a Wi-Fi network for Internet access, touch the

status bar at the top of the home screen and drag it

down. Touch the

Wi-Fi networks available

notification to

select a preferred network.

You can also touch Menu >

System settings

Wi-Fi

then touch the

Wi-Fi

power switch to turn it , to

scan and connect to wireless networks. There’s more

in “Wi-Fi networks” on page 44.

Wi-Fi enhanced connectivity

Conserve your monthly data allowance by switching from

the Verizon network to a Wi-Fi network for your Internet

connections.

When you use the browser or other Internet apps, your

smartphone scans for Wi-Fi networks (even when Wi-Fi

is turned off) and prompts you to switch to a Wi-Fi

network. If you have a usage-based data plan, you can

conserve your monthly data allowance by using a Wi-Fi

connection.

Cool content & more

Browse hundreds of thousands of the coolest apps on

the planet, and download the newest music, movies,

books, magazine, and games, all from Google Play™.

Touch Apps >

Play Store

Download new apps with “Browse & install apps” on

page 13. You can install a microSD memory card in your

smartphone, and load it up with photos, videos, and

music from your computer (see “Memory card & file

management” on page 51).

6Control

Control

a few essentials

Touch

Gesture

• Touch: Choose an icon or option.

• Touch & Hold: Select an item and open an action bar.

•Drag:Move items in the home screen, or scroll slowly

through lists.

•Flick:Scroll quickly between views or through lists.

• Pinch or double-touch: Zoom in and out on websites,

photos, and maps.

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Slide two fingers

apart or together

to zoomin or out.

Drag or flick to scroll.

Unlock & lock touchscreen

To unlock the screen, press the Power key, then touch

and flick to

Unlock

To lock the screen, press the Power key, or let the screen

time out (don’t press anything).

Phone

Unlock

Text

Camera

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Touch and flick to

turn sound on/off.

Touch

and flick to:

Text

to send a message.

Camera

to use the camera.

Unlock

to unlock.

Phone

to make a call.

7Control

Menu, home, back, & search

Touch Home to

close a menu or app and

return to the home

screen. In the home

screen, touch and hold

Home to see a list

of recent apps, then

touch an app to open it.

Tip: To remove an item from the recent apps list, flick it

left or right.

Touch Menu to open options for the current app

or screen.

Touch Back to go back.

Touch Search for text search. Touch and hold for voice

search or to perform voice actions.

Touchscreen on/off

To save your battery, prevent accidental touches, or when

you want to wipe smudges off your touchscreen, put the

touchscreen to sleep by pressing the Power key. To wake

up the touchscreen, just press the Power key again.

To change how long your smartphone waits before the

screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu

System settings

Display

Sleep

Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, see

“Screen lock” on page 55.

Back

Home

Menu Search

Note: Your touchscreen

might stay dark if the

sensor just above it is

covered. Don't use

covers or screen protectors (even clear ones) that cover

this sensor.

Rotate the screen

When you turn your smartphone, the touchscreen can

rotate to stay right-side up:

Find it: Menu >

System settings

Display

Auto-rotate screen

Press

Power key menu

Press and hold the Power key to

turn off your smartphone (

Power

off

), turn off all wireless

connections and put the

smartphone into low-power

Sleep

mode, turn

Airplane mode

on and

off, or change the sound setting.

8Control

Volume keys

Press the volume keys to

change ring volume (in the

home screen) or earpiece

volume (during a call).

When playing music or videos,

press the volume keys to

adjust media volume.

Tip: When your smartphone

rings, press a volume key to

quickly silence your ringtone.

Speak

Voice actions

You can do a lot of things just by talking to your

smartphone—call or text your friends, get directions, set

an alarm, and more.

1Touch and hold Search .

Tip: You can also touch in the Google™ Search

widget in the home screen.

2Say what you want to do.

If your smartphone doesn’t understand what you said, it

presents a list of search terms and actions you can touch

to choose.

Some actions, like “send email” and “note to self,” open

a panel that prompts you to complete the action by

speaking or typing more information.

Say Followed by

“Call” Contact name & optionally, “home”,

“mobile”, or “work.”

Example: “Call Mike LeBeau at

home.”

“Call” Digits of a phone number.

Example: “Call 650 555 1234.”

“Call” Business name.

Example: “Call Ruth’s Floral Shop.”

“Map of” Address, name, business name, type

of business, or other location.

Example: “Map of Golden Gate Park,

San Francisco.”

“Directions

to” or

“Navigate

to”

Address, name, business name, type

of business, or other destination.

Example: “Directions to 1299 Colusa

Avenue, Berkeley, California,” or

“Navigate to Union Square, San

Francisco.”

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