MOTOROLA SPICETM
Motorola XT300
Congratulations
MOTOROLA SPICE™
Introducing MOTOROLA SPICE™ — stay in touch with
your peeps and keep up with your life.
• Use customizable widgets, so you're in control of
the messages and updates you receive.
Download thousands of cool apps from Android
Market™ to play and surf to your heart’s content.
Use the BACKTRACK™ navigation pad for
unobstructed navigation without blocking the
screen.
More
Updates: Phone updates, online help, User’s Guide,
and more at www.motorola.com/myspice.
Accessories: Find more for your phone at
Canada: www.motorola.ca
USA: www.motorola.com/products.
Load your files: Download Media Link at
www.motorola.com/mymedialink.
Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information packaged with your
product.
Congratulations
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Your phone
the important keys & connectors
3.5mm
Headset
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect to
PC.
Menu
Home
Power
Key
Press = sleep
Hold = power
Volume Keys
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Christine Fanning
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Contacts
Browser
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Camera
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Contacts
Browser
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Camera
Search
Back
Microphone
Shift
Alternate
Space
Tip: Set the screen to adjust when you turn the phone:
touch Menu
> Orientation.
> Settings > Sound & display
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Your phone
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
Touchpad
on back
Symbols
Delete
Enter
Search
Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
YouTube™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Wi-Fi™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
USB & memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1 Cover off
2 SIM in
3 microSD in (may
already be inserted)
4 Battery in
5 Cover on
6 Charge up
3H
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 41.
Let’s go
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Set up & go
The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard
guides you through signing in to your Google™
account. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the wizard
will help you create one.
Note: This phone supports data-intensive apps and
services. It is strongly recommended that you
purchase a data plan that meets your needs.Contact
your service provider for details.
1 Press and hold Power
on top
of your phone to turn it on.
2 Select a language.
3 Follow the setup wizard to create
or log in to your Google account.
Wi-Fi™ connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster
Internet access, touch Menu
> Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. There’s more
in “Wi-Fi™” on page 24.
> Settings
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market™ (see “Apps for
all” on page 21).
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card
installed—you can load it up with photos, videos, and
music from your computer using “USB drag & drop”
on page 35.
Lock & unlock
To lock the screen/phone:
Press Power
Let the screen time out (don’t press anything).
To unlock the screen/phone:
Press Power
to the right.
, then drag
.
If you've set a lock pattern or passcode, you'll be
asked to enter it.
For more security features, see “Security” on page 38.
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Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touch tips
Touch: Choose an icon or option.
Touch & Hold: Open options.
Drag: Scroll or move slowly.
Flick: Scroll or move quickly.
Pinch: Zoom in on maps, web pages, or photos.
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Camera
Drag or flick to open
panels (or scroll, in
lists).
Touch to open.
Touch & hold to move
items (or open options
in lists).
To zoom, pinch two
fingers together or
apart.
Tip: When you flick a list, touch again to stop scrolling.
If your screen goes to sleep, press Power
.
BACKTRACK™ touchpad
To navigate without obstructing
the touchscreen, you can use the
rear touchpad to swipe between
panels, lists and websites.
To activate glow mode, touch and
hold on the touch pad. Then, use
the touchpad to navigate the glow on the display.
Touch the touchpad to select an item.
to close any menu or app and return
Key tips
Menu, home, back, & search
Touch Home
to the home screen.
In the home screen, touch and hold Home
show the last few apps you used, then touch an app to
open it.
Touch Menu
Back
Touch Search
to open menu options, or touch
to
to go back.
for text search.
Touchscreen & keys
5
Spin the screen
You can set the touchscreen to rotate 90 degrees in
some apps, such as messaging and contacts, to stay
right-side up when you rotate your phone:
Find it: Menu
> Orientation
> Settings > Sound & display
. To wake up the touchscreen, press
again and drag
Sleep & wake up
To save your battery, prevent accidental touches, or
when you want to wipe smudges off your
touchscreen, put the touchscreen to sleep by pressing
Power
Power
phone.
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
> Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,
use “Screen lock” on page 38.
to the right, or open the
Power key menu
Press and hold Power
menu, where you can turn off the phone (Power off),
or turn Airplane mode or Silent mode either ON or
OFF.
to open the power key
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys (page 2) to change the ring
volume (in the home screen), or the earpiece volume
(during a call).
When playing music or video files, press the volume
keys to adjust media volume.
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Touchscreen & keys