Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product i855 Boost Mobile
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Boost Mobile ® i855 Phone User’s Guide.
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC CFR 47 P art 2 Sec tion 2.10 77(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola, Inc. Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard Plantation, FL 33322 USA Phone Number: 1 (800) 453-092 .
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1 Getting Started Getting Started Introduction Welcome to Boost Mobile ® With Boost Mobile you pay up front, stay in control of your monthly costs, and get all the mobile freedom you want.
2 Getting Started your account balance and call credit expiration date. The account pass code is the same one that you use to access your account. Instant Re-Boost TM You can recharge instantly by dialing the letters A-D-D (2-3-3) from your mobile phone and press Send.
3 Check it out Check it out Introducing your Motorola i855 wireless phone. Here is a quick anato my lesson. Left Soft Key Perform function in lower left display . 4-Way Navigation Key Right Soft Key Perform function in lower right display . End Key End calls, exit menu system.
4 Check it out Main Menu c d e fo g aq b More Exit 1 2 Press the key to open the Main Menu screen Press and hold the Po wer Key for a fe w seconds, or until the screen lights up, to turn on y our phone. 3 4 Press the key to select. Press the Navigation K ey up, do wn, lef t or right ( ) to highlight a menu feat ure.
5 Motorola, Inc. Consume r Advocacy Offi ce 1307 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196 w w w.hellomoto.com 1-800-331-6456 (Uni ted States) 1-888-390-6456 (T TY/TDD United States for hearing impaired) 1-800-461-4575 (Ca nada) Product Support: www.motorola.
6 Contents Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1 Re-Boost TM . . . . . . . . . 1 Instant Re-Boost TM . . . 2 Boost Custom er Care . 2 Check it out . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Use and Care.
7 Contents Other Features . . . . . . . . 48 Advanced calling. . . . 48 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Datebook . . . . . . . . . . . 49 GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Hands-free . . . . . . . . . 52 Messages . . . . . . . . . . 53 Personalize .
8 Menu Map Menu Map Main Menu l Re-Boost S Web U boostLIVE Z Java Apps T Ringtones • Buy Tones • VibeAll • [available ring-tones] •V i b r a t e • Silent m Camera n Media Center • Media: A.
9 Menu Map Settings Menu Display/Info • Wallpaper • Text Size • Theme • Home Icons • Backlight • Clock • Menu View • Large Dialing • Language Phone Calls • Any Key Ans • Auto Red.
10 Use and Care Use and Care Use and Car e 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, extreme humidity, sweat, or other moisture. Don’t expose your phone to dust, dirt, s and, food, or other inappropriate materials.
11 Essentials Essentials About this Guide This guide shows how to locate a menu feature as follows: Find it: m > Settings . This means that, from the home screen: 1 Press the menu bu tton m to open the main menu. 2 Press the navigation key to scroll to Settings , and press the center key to select it.
12 Essentials SIM chip Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) chip can be found attached to a piece of plastic about the size of a credit card inside the “Starter Kit” that came with your phone. Your SIM chip contains personal information like your phone number and phonebook entries.
13 Essentials 2 Carefully slide your SIM chip into the SIM chip holder. 3 Close the SIM chip holder. Warning: To avoid loss or damage, do not remove your SIM chip from your phone unless absolutely necessary.
14 Essentials Battery Battery Use & Battery Safety • Motorola recommends you always use Motorola-branded batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers. Caution: Use of an unqualified battery or charger may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage, or other hazard.
15 Essentials (113°F) when charging. Always take your mobile device with you when you leave you r vehicle • When storing your battery, keep it in a cool, dry place. • It is normal over time for battery life to decrease, and for the battery to exhibit shorter runtime between charges or require more frequent or longer charging times.
16 Essentials Battery installation Make sure your phone is powered off. 1 Pull down the battery door latch located at the bottom of the battery door. 2 Allow the battery door to pop up, slide it forward, and remove it from the back of your phone. 3 Insert the battery into the bat tery area and press it down to secure it as shown in the image below.
17 Essentials seconds to start charging the battery. Your display shows Charge Complete when finished. When you charge the battery, the battery level indicator at the upper right of the screen shows charging progress. At least one segment of the indicator must be visible to ensure full phone functionality while charging.
18 Essentials 2 Press Save to store the number. To edit or de lete a Contacts entry, see page 48. Shortcut: From the home screen, press Contcs . Call a stored phone number Find it: m > Contacts . 1 Scroll to the Contacts entry. Shortcut: In Contacts , press keypad keys to enter the firs t letters of an entry you want.
19 Main Attractions Main Attractions Multi-Media Messages You can send and receive messages that may include text, pictures and audio recordings. Create a message Find it: m > Messages > [Create Message] 1 Press keypad key s to enter text on the page.
20 Main Attractions Drafts You can save a n unsent message as a draft. Once it is saved, you can view, edit, send, or delete it. save a draft Find it: m > Save In Dra fts view, edit, send, or delete a draft Find it: m > Messages > Drafts • Press OK to view and/or edit the draft.
21 Main Attractions Check delivery status If a message was successfully sent and you set the message to give a report confirming delivery, you can check the delivery status: Find it: m > Messages > Sent Items. 1 Scroll to the message you want to view.
22 Main Attractions Lock and unlock messages Locked messages cannot be deleted until you unlock them. 1 View the message you want to lock or unlock . 2 Press m .
23 Main Attractions 1 View the message. 2 Highlight the website address. 3 Press m . 4 Select Go To Website . Note: The entire address must appear in the message. Save an embedded picture or audio recording 1 View the message. 2 Highlight the item you want to save.
24 Main Attractions Note : Some types of pictures and a udio recordings can be viewed or played, but not saved. Delete attachments 1 View the message. 2 Highlight the attachment. 3 Press m . 4 Select Delete Attachment . Save a picture 1 View the slide show.
25 Main Attractions Signature — Your signature is inserted at the end of all messages you create. You can edit the text before sending the message. Quick Notes — Lets you create new Quick Notes and edit or delete Quick Notes you have created. Replies — Lets you create new reply phrases and edit or delete reply phrases you have created.
26 Main Attractions Tip: To let someone know you want to talk to them on a Walkie-Talkie call, press the soft key under Alert. Walkie-Talkie send Send My Info during a call 1 While in a Boost™ walkie-talkie call, press m . 2 With WT Send My Info highlighted, press O .
27 Main Attractions 3 Enter the Boost™ walkie-talkie number or select the contact name you want to send to. 4 When Ready to Send appears on the display, press the Boost™ walkie-talkie button to send the information.
28 Main Attractions More actions for captured pictures Send a multi-media message 1 After you capture a picture, select Send . Note : There is a size limit on pictures which can be sent via MMS. 2 Enter the message recipient and any other message data.
29 Main Attractions Media Center The Media Center lets you access pictures and audio recordings. All pictures saved in your phone can be accessed through the media center.
30 Main Attractions 1 Press m > Filter . 2 Select Remember Filter . Sort by time or name 1 Press m > Setup > Sort . 2 Select By Ti me or By Name . Forward locked items Some items saved to the media center cannot be forwarded because they are locked to protect them from being unlawfully copied.
31 Main Attractions View pictures To view a picture, select it from the list of items in the media center. If your phone is set to show thumbn ails, a thumbnail of each picture appe ars next to the picture in the list of items. If your phone is not set to show thumbnails, this icon g appears next to the picture.
32 Main Attractions Play audio recordings To play an audio r ecording, select it from the list of items in the media center. Tip: When viewing the list of items in the media center, you can scroll left or right, or press * or # , to change the type of media that is displayed in the list.
33 Main Attractions DRM vendor to learn more about their download regulations. Delete an item 1 Scroll to or select the item. 2 Press m > Dele te . deleting all items 1 Access the Media Center.
34 Basics Basics See page 3 for a basic phone diagram. Display The home screen shows when you turn on the phone. Note : Your home screen may look different. Soft key labels show the current soft key functions. For soft key locations, see page 3. To dial a number from the home screen, press number keys and s .
35 Basics network connection. You can’t make or receive ca lls when 1 or 0 shows. 2 Active Phone Line – 1 indicates phone line 1 is ready to make calls. 3 Speaker Off – Sounds associated with Walkie-Talkie calls are set to come through the earpiece rather than through the speaker.
36 Basics Tip: When entering text, press # to change letter capitalization ( Abc > ABC > abc ). Word mode Word English Text I nput lets you enter text into your phone by pressing keys just once per letter. Word English Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word.
37 Basics press Delete to erase a single character. Press and hold Delete to erase an entire word.) By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercased. After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.
38 Basics Navigation key Press the navigation key up, down, left, or right to scroll to items in the display. When you scroll to something, press O . Hands-free You can use your phone’s hands-free speaker to make calls without holding the phone to your ear.
39 Boost Mobile ® Services Boost Mobile ® Services Accessories Your phone comes with a Lithium Ion Battery and travel charger. Various accessories are available for use with your i855 phone, cases, vehicle power charger, data cables, Hands-Free accessories and more.
40 Customize Customize Ringtones To set the ringtone your phone makes when you receive pho ne calls, call alerts, message notifications, pictures sent using Send via WT or Datebook reminders: Note : Only ringtones stored in your phone’s memory are available in the ringtones list.
41 Customize Setting this option to On lets you turn Vibrate All off by pressing the up volume control. Setting this option to Locked requires you to press and hold the up volume control to turn Vibrate All off. The Locked option helps prevent you from accidentally turning Vibrate All off.
42 Customize Time S hift — Lets you shift the times of all Datebook events. This is useful if you are traveling to a different time zone. Alert Timeout — Sets the amount of time a tone c ontinues to sound when you receive a Datebook reminder.
43 Customize Find it: m > Settin gs > Display/Info > Menu View Select Icon View or List View . Backlight You can change how the backlight functions.
44 Calls Calls To make and answer calls, see page 17. Turn off a call alert You can press the volume keys to turn off a call alert before answering the call. Recent calls The recent calls list contains information associated with calls you have made and received and call alerts you have received.
45 Calls To display a Missed Call entry from standby mode: 1 Press m > Recent Calls 2 Scroll to the item containing the number you want to call. • If you scroll to a call, you can make a call to the number that made the call. If the number is stored in Contacts, you can make a call to any of the numbers stored with it.
46 Calls call cannot be place d due to network, environmental, or interference issues. Your phone supports emergency calling. Emergency phone c alls can be made even when your SIM card is blocked or not in your phone. Dial 911 or your local emergency number to be connected to an emergency response center.
47 Calls Turbo dial From the idle screen, press and hold the Speed Dial number (1 through 9) assigned to the phone number you want to call. Voicemail Note: To receive voice mail messages, you must first set up a voice mail account with your service provider.
48 Other Features Other Features Advanced calling Contacts feature call w aiting To accept the second call and put the active call on hold: Press Yes . To accept the second call and end the active call: Press s . Your phone rings with the second call for you to answer.
49 Other Features Datebook feature edit/delete contact entry Display a Contacts entry: Press m > Edit > select content to be edited > O > add and/or edit the desired information > O set.
50 Other Features GPS To improve GPS performance: • Stay in the open, • Extend your phone’s antenna • Move away from other electrical or electronic devices • Try to remain stationary. feature make an emergency call Dial 9-1-1 to be connected to an emergency response center.
51 Other Features set GPS PIN security To set up a PIN to access your GPS: Press m > Settings > Security > GPS PIN > On or Off > Enter the current GPS PIN > O Note: When you receive your phone, your GPS PIN is 0000.
52 Other Features Hands-free 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.
53 Other Features Messages auto answer Automatically answer calls when connected to a car kit or headset: Press m > Settings > Phone Calls > Auto Ans > select the amount of rings before answering feature feature read messages When you receive a text message, it will automatically appear on your phone’s main display screen.
54 Other Features Personalize send preset messages Press m > Messaging > Create Message > Preset Messages > New Preset Msg > O or Scroll to a message to edit, press Options > Edit &g.
55 Other Features Security feature lock feature To lock the phone: Press m > Security > Phone Lock > m > Lock Now or Auto Lock To lock the keypad: Press m > *.
56 Important Safety and Legal Information.
57 Safety Information Safety and General Information Safety Info rmation This section contains impor tant information on the safe and efficient operation of yo ur mobile device. Read this information before usi ng your integrated multi-service portable radio.
Safety Information 58 radio frequency range between 9 kHz and 300 GHz." "Attachment to Resolution 303 from July 2, 2002." Operational Precautions To assure optimal radio product perform.
59 Safety Information ALL MODELS WITH FC C ID AZ489FT5844 MEET THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.
Safety Information 60 1 In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional pro t ection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements.
61 Safety Information Hearing Aids Some mobile devices may interfere wi th some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your hearin g aid manufacturer or physician to discuss alternatives.
Safety Information 62 Batteries and Chargers Caution: Improper treatment or use of batteries may present a danger of fire, explosion, leakage, or other hazard. For more informa t ion, see the “Battery Use and Battery Safety” section in this user’s guide.
63 Safety Information If you have experienced seizures or blackouts, or if you have a family history of such occurrences, please consult with your physician be f ore playing video games or enabling a flashing-lights feature (if available) on your m obile device.
Safety Information 64 Motorola Limited Warrant y for the United States and Canada What Does this Warranty Cover? Note: FOR IDEN S UBSCRIBER PRODUCTS, ACCESSORIES AND SOFT WARE PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA What Does this Warranty Cover? Subject to the exclusions contained below, Motorola, Inc.
65 Safety Information What is not covered ? (Exclu sions) Normal Wear and T ear . Periodic maintenance, repair and replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear are excluded from coverage.
Safety Information 66 all defects in the software products will be corrected. Software NOT Embodied in Physical Med ia . Software that is not embodied in physical media (e.g. software that is download ed from the internet), is provided "as is" and without warranty.
67 Safety Information SOFTWARE TO THE FULL EXTENT THESE DAMAGES MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW. Some states and jurisdi ctions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, or li mitation on the length of an implied warranty, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.
Safety Information 68 distribute copies of such MOTOROLA software. MOTOROLA software may be used in only the Product in which the software was originally embodied and such software in such Product may not be replaced, co pied, distributed, modified in any way, or used to produce any derivative thereof.
69 Safety Information Hearing Aid Compatibility A number of Motorola phones have been tested for hearing aid com patibility. When some wirel ess phones are used with certain hearing aids, users may detect a noise which can interfere with the effectiveness of the hearing aid.
Safety Information 70 • Any combined rating equal to four is considered usable. Thus, if you use an M3 phone with a M3 hearing aid you will have a co mbined rating of six for “excellent use.” This methodology applies equally for T ratings. More information about hearing aid compatibility may be found at: www.
71 WHO Information Information From the World Health Organizati on WHO In formation Present scientific information doe s not indicate the need for any special precautions for the use of mobile phones.
Recycling 72 Wireless: The New Recyclable Recycling Your wireless mobile device can be recycled. Recycling your mobile devi ce reduces the amount of waste disposed in landfills and allows recycled materials to be incorporated into new products.
73 Perchlorate Label California Perchlorate Label Perchlorate Labe l Some mobile phones use an internal, permanent backup battery on the printed circuit board that may contain very small amounts of perchlorate. In such cases, California la w requires the following label: “Perchlorate Material - speci al handling may apply.
Privacy and Data Security 74 Privacy and Data Security Privacy and Data Security Motorola understands that privacy and data security are important to everyone.
75 Driving Safety Smart Practices While Driving Driving Safety Drive Safe, Call Smart SM Check the laws and regulations on the use of mobile devices and their accessories in the areas where you drive. Always obey them. T he use of these devices may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas.
76 • Use your mobile device to help others in emergencies. If you see an auto accident, crime in progr ess, or other serious emergency where lives are in danger, call 911 or other local emergency n umber, as you would want others to do for you.* • Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency wireless assistance number when necessary.
77 Index Index A accessories 11, 39, 52 active phone line 35 advanced calling 48 alert set 37, 40 turn off 37, 44 answer a ca ll 17 B battery 16 battery indicator 35 battery life, exte nd 14 C call an.
78 Index F frequently asked que stions service an d repairs 63 G GPS 50 GPS enabled emergency ca lls 46 GPS PIN 38 GPS, see GPS en abled H hands-free 52 hands-free speaker 38 Hearing Aid Comp atibilit.
79 Index view 31 R radio freque ncy 57 received calls 44 recent calls 44 recycling 72 redial 44 return a ca ll 44 ring style indic ator 35 ring style, setting 37 ring tones off 40 vibrate 40 ringer vo.
80 Index V voice mail receiving 47 setting up 47 voicemail 47 voicemail mess age indicato r 47 volume 37 W Walkie-T alkie calls 25 send 26 WHO information 71 Y your phone number 18.
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