Motorola I886 User manual

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MOTOROLA i886

Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give you the

ability to get what you want when you want it, faster than ever before.

This booklet introduces you to the basics of getting started with Sprint

and your new MOTOROLA i886.

The services described in this guide may require a subscription to a service plan and/or may incur additional charges. Not all

services will work on all devices. Coverage is not available everywhere.

Important Privacy Message. Sprint’s policies often do not apply to third-party applications. Third-party applications may access your

personal information or require Sprint to disclose your customer information to the third-party application provider. To ﬁnd out how a

third-party application will collect, access, use, or disclose your personal information, check the application provider’s policies, which

can usually be found on their website. If you aren’t comfortable with the third-party application’s policies, don’t use the application.

Welcome!

Your Device

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Headset Jack

Home Key

Back Key

Menu/Lock

Key

Micro USB

Connector

Direct Connect

(DC) Button

Camera Button

Speaker Button

Volume Buttons

Talk Key

End/Power Key

Navigation Key

OK Key OK

Notifications

Key

Contacts

Messaging Call log

10:10 AM

Opera Mini

Return

Space

Alternate

Shift

Delete

Symbols

Navigation Keys

OK Key

Back

Create Message

QWERTY

Keyboard

Get Your Device Ready

Make Sure the SIM Card Is Inserted

Your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is

inserted into the phone’s SIM card holder. You

should never need to remove or insert the SIM

card. If you need to do so, please see the

phone’s User Guide.

1. Press the battery door latch and lift and remove

the battery door.

2. Ensure that a SIM card is inserted in the slot

above the battery.

If no SIM card came with your phone, contact

Sprint Customer Service at 1-800-639-6111.

Insert the Battery

• With the battery door removed (see step 1

above), insert the battery into the battery

compartment and gently press down until it

clicks into place.

Insert the microSD Card

1. With the battery door removed (see step 1 to the

left), open the memory card slot cover and slide

in the microSD card until it clicks into place.

2. Close the memory card slot cover and replace

the battery door, pressing down ﬁrmly to ensure

it is properly secured.

Charge the Battery

1. Pull open the rubber cover over the micro USB

connector on the right side of the phone.

2. Plug the small ﬂat end of the USB cable into the

phone’s micro USB connector.

3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the wall

socket connector and plug the wall socket

connector into an outlet.

Activate Your Phone

If you bought your phone at a Sprint Store, it is

probably activated and ready to use. If it is not

activated, call Sprint Customer Service at

1-800-639-6111 from any other phone.

• Press and hold the red End/Power " key to turn

the phone on.

When your phone powers up the ﬁrst time, it

performs a series of security checks. If you don’t

pass the security checks, you will see messages

and screen prompts showing what to do next.

If you continue to encounter security messages,

call Sprint Customer Service at 1-800-639-6111

from a landline phone.

Activate Your Phone

Set Up Your Phone

Complete the Setup Menu

The ﬁrst time you turn on your phone, you will see

a screen welcoming you to your phone, along with

a brief setup menu.

Tip: If your phone screen is locked, press h > *

to display the home screen.

Note: To select an item, use the navigation key to highlight

it and press the center of the nav key (r) to select it.

1. To select a language for phone menus, select

Language and select a language.

2. To set up an email account on your phone,

select Email accounts and then follow the

prompts.

3. Select Exit Setup when you have ﬁnished setup.

Tip: To return to the setup menu at any time, select the

Apps tab at the bottom of the home screen and select

Setup from the Apps menu.

Note: If you’re using a SIM card from a previous phone,

you can import your SIM contacts to your i886 phone.

Select SIM contacts > Import SIM contacts from the

Setup menu.

Getting Around Your Phone

Home Screen

The home screen lets you access everything

your phone has to offer all in one place. The

home screen extends right and left so you can

add widgets, shortcuts, and folders for easy

access.

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Select to see

all your apps.

Applications Tab

Shortcuts

Select to open.

Notifications Bar

Press to check

notifications.

Status Indicators

Widget

Move Around Menus and Screens

The home screen lets you access everything

your phone has to offer all in one place.

• Press the nav key up to highlight shortcuts or

other items and press the center of the nav key

(r) to select an item.

• Select Apps to display the apps menu.

• Press Home (X) from any page to display the

home screen.

• Press the nav key left or right to display the

extended home screens.

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Make a Phone Call

Voicemail

Make Your First Phone Call

1. Enter a phone number using your dialpad.

(If you make a mistake while dialing, press

the left nav key to erase.)

2. Press the green Talk ! key.

3. When you’re ﬁnished, press End/Power ".

Make a Call From Call Log or Contacts

1. From the home screen, press Talk !.

2. Press the nav key left or right to display the

Call log or Contacts tab.

3. Highlight an entry and press Talk !.

Set Up Your Voicemail

Unanswered calls are automatically transferred

to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or

turned off. You should set up your voicemail and

greeting as soon as your phone is activated.

1. Using your MOTOROLA i886, call your wireless

phone number.

2. Follow the system prompts to create your

password and record your name and greeting.

Retrieve Your Voicemail

From your MOTOROLA i886:

• Press and hold 1 to be connected to your

voicemail box.

From any other phone:

1. Dial your wireless phone number.

2. When your voicemail answers, press * and

enter your passcode.

Nextel Direct Connect

Nextel Direct Connect Services

Your phone and Sprint service offer the following

Nextel Direct Connect services:

• Direct Connect® – Instant two-way radio

communication with another Direct Connect

user.

• Group Connect® – Connect instantly with up to

20 other Direct Connect users at once.

• Talkgroup

– Make group calls with up to 100

Nextel subscribers in the same Direct Connect

network. (Online setup by account administrator.)

• Nextel Direct Talk

– Establish off-network,

two-way radio communication between two or

more Nextel Direct Talk-capable phones. (Direct

Talk calls do not use the Nextel National

Network.)

Make a Direct Connect Call

1. Enter a Direct Connect number using your

dialpad. (Remember to include asterisks when

dialing Direct Connect numbers.)

– or –

Select a Direct Connect entry from Contacts or

Call Log.

2. Press and release the Direct Connect button

(DC button) on the side of the phone.

3. Wait for a reply and then press and hold the DC

button to speak. When you are ﬁnished, release

the DC button to listen.

4. To end the call, do nothing or press ".

Contacts

Save a Phone Number

1. Enter a phone number and press h > Add to

contacts.

2. Select Create new contact to create a new

contact, or select an entry from the list to save

the number to an existing contact.

3. Slide the QWERTY keyboard open and enter a

name for the entry (if applicable), select a

category for the number (such as Mobile, DC,

Home, or Work) by highlighting the number ﬁeld

and pressing r > Edit label, and add any other

information you wish to store.

4. Press h > Done to save the contact.

Retrieve a Phone Number

1. Select Apps > Contacts.

2. Use your navigation key to scroll through the

entries, or press h > Search and use the

keyboard or dialpad to enter the ﬁrst few letters

of the contact entry.

3. To display an entry, highlight it and press r.

4. To call the entry, highlight it and press Talk !.

If prompted, select a number to call.

Messaging

Set Up Email Accounts

• If you did not set up email accounts

when you completed the Setup menu, select

Apps > Setup > Email accounts > Add an

Email account now and follow the prompts.

You can also select > Email > h >

Add account to set up new accounts.

Create an Email Message

1. Select > Email > h > Compose to

begin a new email message.

2. Enter a recipient email address, subject, and

message, and then select Send.

Note: To enter addresses, subjects, and text, select the

text ﬁelds and use the QWERTY keyboard to enter your

message. For additional options such as adding

attachments or CCs, press Menu h.

Send a Text Message

1. Select > Messaging > New message to

begin a new message.

– or –

Select an existing message thread to send a

message to the contact in that thread.

2. Enter a wireless phone number or email

address.

– or –

Select Search to select recipients from

Contacts or Call logs. Select Done when you

have ﬁnished adding recipients.

3. Use your keyboard to enter a message.

• For additional options, including attaching

pictures and videos, press h.

4. Press r to send the message.

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