Motorola ELECTRIFY 2 User manual

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1Congratulations

Congratulations

MOTOROLA Electrify™ 2

Introducing your new MOTOROLA ELECTRIFY 2, the

ultra thin, yet incredibly strong and intelligent phone. It

has tons of advanced features for everything you want

to do—web browsing, multimedia, and more.

•A blistering fast dual-core 1.2 GHz processor lets your

phone download web pages in under a second, and

makes multi-tasking a snap.

•Use your phone anywhere you go. Purchase a SIM

card from a carrier abroad, and connect your phone to

a UMTS or GSM network.

•Capture life's moments in full 1080p HD video with

your 8MP camera. Your phone’s 4.3" qHD

ColorBoost™ display makes video playback crisper

and more vivid than ever before.

Note: Certain apps and features may not be available in

all countries.

Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your

phone 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: Phone updates, computer software, user

guides, and more at www.motorola.com/support.

• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at

www.motorola.com/products.

•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.

2Your phone

Your phone

the important keys & connectors

Note: Your phone might look a little different.

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Phone People

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Micro USB

Connector

SIM Slot

microSD Slot

3.5mm

Headset Jack

Volume Keys

Power Key

Press = sleep

Hold = power

8MP Camera

(on back)

Recent AppsHomeBack

Front

Camera

Notification

Light

Contents

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

Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Apps & updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Social networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Personalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Connect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Tips & tricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Safety, Regulatory & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

3Let’s go

Let’s go

let’s get you up and running

Assemble & charge

Note: Installing a SIM card is optional. A SIM card may

be needed for roaming outside of the United States, and

can be purchased from foreign carriers. To avoid SIM

card damage, turn off your phone before you insert or

remove the SIM card.

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Note: Pull

down the cover

to insert the

SIM and

microSD cards.

microSD in. (Optional)

Charge up.

micro SIM micro SIM

+ Adapter

SIM in. (Optional)

SIM

Tip: In the unlikely event that your device becomes

unresponsive, try a forced reboot—press and hold

both the Power key and the down volume key for up to

10 seconds.

Note: This product uses a non-removable battery. The

battery should only be replaced by a Motorola-approved

service facility. Any attempt to remove or replace your

battery may damage the product and void your warranty.

Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 38.

Set up & go

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Phone People

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Browser

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Google

Calendar

Select a language.

Welcome

English

Complete initial

setup steps.

Setup

Connection failed

Finish.

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Goo

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Turn on.

Start

Setup

Congratulations!

Your setup is now complete!

Done

If you have setup any accounts, we will

now import your content, such as

contacts and email. This may take up to

30 minutes but you can start using your

phone right away.

We recommend setting a Security Lock for

this phone by going into Settings >

Location & security.

Password

by signing in you agree to the Google and

Additional Privacy Policies.

Back Sign in

4Controls

Note: This phone supports apps and services that use a

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

needs. Contact your service provider for details.

Wi-Fi connect

To use a Wi-Fi network for even faster 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 network.

You can also touch Apps > Settings > Wi-Fi

>SCAN to search for and connect to wireless networks.

There’s more in “Wi-Fi networks” on page 35.

Cool content & more

Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps on

the planet from Google Play™ Store.

Download new apps with “Browse & install apps” on

page 10. You can install a microSD memory card in your

phone, and load it up with photos, videos, and music

from your computer (see “Memory card & file

management” on page 43).

Controls

a few essentials

Touch

It’s all in the touch:

•Touch:Choose an icon or option.

• Touch & Hold: Move items in the home screen.

• Drag or flick: Scroll slowly (drag) or quickly (flick).

• 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.

5Controls

Lock, UNLOCK, on, & off

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

screen time out (don’t press anything).

To unlock the screen, press the Power key, then

touch and flick to .

Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when

you don’t.

•When you hold the phone to your ear during calls,

your touchscreen sleeps to prevent accidental

touches.

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Camera Unlock

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Touch and flick to:

Touch and flick to

turn sound on/off.

unlock.

send a text.

open the camera.

make a call.

Unlock.

Phone

Camera.

Messaging.

•To make your touchscreen sleep or wake up, just

press the Power key.

•To change how long your phone waits before the

screen goes to sleep automatically, touch

Apps > Settings > Display > Sleep.

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

“Screen lock” on page 46.

Note: Yo u r

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 phone, the touchscreen can rotate

to stay right-side up:

Find it: Apps > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate

screen

6Controls

Press

Back, home, & Recent apps

To u ch H o m e t o

close any menu or app

and return to the home

screen. In the home

screen, touch Recent

Apps to show the

most recent apps used,

then touch an app to

open it.

Touch Back to go back.

In some apps you can touch Menu to open menu

options, and touch to start a search.

Phone options menu

Press and hold the Power key to turn off your phone

(

Power off), turn off all wireless connections and put the

phone into low-power Sleep mode, turn Airplane mode on

and off, or change the sound setting.

Recent

Apps

Home

Back

Adjust volume

Press the volume keys to change

ring volume (in the home screen) or

earpiece volume (during a call).

When playing music or video files,

press the volume keys to adjust

media volume.

Screen capture

Share a screen capture of your

favorite playlist, or your new high score. If you can see it

on your phone, you can share it with your friends.

To capture the screen, press the Power key and down

volume key. Follow the instructions to name and store

the file.

7Home screen

Home screen

quick access to the things you need most

Quick start: Home screen

The home screen gives you all your latest information in

one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the phone

or touch Home from a menu. It’s basically like this:

Note: Your home screen might look a little different.

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Play Store

Browser

U.S. Cellular

Google

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Status Bar

Flick left or right to see

more panels of widgets

& shortcuts.

Shortcuts

Touch to open.

Notifications

Drag this bar down to

see details. Flick notifications

left or right to dismiss them.

Favorites Tray

Touch Apps to see all

your apps & widgets.

Navigate

Back , Home &

Recent Apps .

Use & change your home screen

On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that open

your favorite apps, web bookmarks, contacts, mail

labels, playlists, and more. Widgets are live apps or tools

that provide news, weather, messages, and other

updates.

To see other panels of shortcuts and widgets, flick the

home screen left or right.

•To open something, touch it. Touch Home or

Back to return to the home screen.

Tip: When you open a widget, touch Menu to see

any options or settings. You can choose accounts for

Calendar, Email, and widgets.

•To resize widgets, touch

and hold a side until you

feel a vibration, then drag.

•To add shortcuts to the

home screen, touch

Apps , touch and hold an

app, then drag it to a spot

on the home screen.

To create a shortcut folder, drag one shortcut on top

of another to put them both in a folder. To add other

shortcuts, drag them onto the folder icon. To name

the folder, touch it and enter a name at the bottom.

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8Home screen

•To add widgets, touch Apps , touch Widgets, then

touch and hold a widget (or flick left to see more

widgets).

•To move widgets or shortcuts, touch and hold them,

then drag to a new location.

•To remove shortcuts or widgets from the home

screen, touch and hold them, then drag to Remove at

the top.

•To change wallpaper, touch and hold a blank spot on

the home screen.

Shortcuts in the Favorites Tray at the bottom of the

home screen appear in all panel views. To change a

shortcut in your Favorites Tray (except Apps ), touch

and hold a shortcut, then drag it out of or into the

Favorites Tray.

phone status & notifications

Icons at the top of the screen notify you about

messages and phone status. To see your notifications,

touch the status bar and drag it down. Touch

a notification to select it.

To remove a notification from the list, flick it left or right.

To remove all notifications, touch .

network (full signal) 3G (fast data)

network (roaming) GPS active

network

(no connection)

Wi-Fi connected

Wi-Fi in range Bluetooth

connected

Bluetooth™ on background

data sync

USB connected warning

downloading missed call

active call microSD card

airplane mode alarm set

new text message new email

Bluetooth share: Sent ﬁll

2 successful, 0 unseccessful.

11:23 AM

US. Cellular

June 18, 2012

Current Battery Level: 93

batt temp: 26/26/26, cpu temp 26

Wi-Fi network available

Select a Preferred Network

10:49 AM

9:30 AM

Status & notification icons.

Toggle icons.

Notification details.

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