MPx220
GSM
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Welcome
Welcome to the world of Motorola MOTOPro devices. Your
selection, the Motorola MPx220, delivers to you simplified
communications, increased productivity and the control to
develop a superior mobile experience whether at work, at
home, on the road or at play.
Left soft key
Headset jack
Volume key
Action button
Home key
Send key
Power button
Sync/charger
port
Earpiece
Main display
Right soft key
Mini SD slot
4-way navigation
key
Back key
End key
Camera button
Infrared port
Keypad
Microphone
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Motorola, Inc.
Consumer Advocacy Office
1307 East Algonquin Road
Schamburg, IL 60196
1-800-331-6456 (United States)
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www.motorola.ca (Canada)
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Trademark Office. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and
used by Motorola, Inc., under license. Microsoft, Windows, ActiveSync and
Window Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; and
Windows XP and Windows Mobile are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All
other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.
© Motorola, Inc. 2004.
The information contained in Motorola's user's guides is believed to be correct
at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any
information or specifications without notice. The contents of Motorola’s user's
guides are provided “as is.” Except as required by applicable law, no warranties
of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are made in
relation to the accuracy, reliability, or contents of this guide.
Caution: Changes or modifications made in the radio phone, not
expressly approved by Motorola, will void the user's authority to operate
the equipment.
Manual number: 6809489A67-A
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Contents
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Battery Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning Your Phone On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Answering a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Learning to Use Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the Internal Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the External Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the Home Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the 4-Way Navigation Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the Action Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the Back Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Entering Text and Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Viewing Phone Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting Up Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Entering Owner Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Calling Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Redialing a Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Calling a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Making a Call with Voice Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Making a Call from the Call History List . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Calling a Number in a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Calling an Emergency Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Managing Call History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Calling with Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using Voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using Call Waiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Putting a Call on Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Muting a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Turning the Speaker On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Phone Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chat with MSN Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Phone Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Synchronization with ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Bluetooth Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Phone Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Personal Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
News and Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Specific Absorption Rate Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Microsoft End User License Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . 114
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
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Getting Started
CAUTION: Before using the phone for the
first time, read the Important Safety and
Legal Information included in the
gray-edged pages at the back of this guide.
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What’s in the Box?
Your wireless mobile phone comes with a battery, travel
charger, USB data cable, mono headset, companion CD,
user manual, product and service user data, and cables*.
You can purchase other accessories to customize your
phone for maximum performance and portability.
Note: Additional accessories may be available depending
on product promotions.
* In-box content may vary by region.
About This Guide
This user guide describes how to use your Motorola
MPx220 to its maximum potential.
Note: In this user’s guide, “Find the Feature” always
indicates the feature's position from the Home screen.
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Optional Features
This label identifies an optional network, SIM
card, or subscription-dependent feature that
may not be offered by all service providers in
all geographical areas.
Optional Accessories
This label identifies a feature that requires an
optional Motorola Original™ accessory.
Installing the SIM Card
Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card contains your
phone number, service details, and phonebook/message
information. It is stored in a recess in the battery
compartment.
Caution: Do not bend or scratch your SIM card. Avoid
exposing your SIM card to static electricity, water, or dirt.
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Action
If the phone’s battery
door is already in
place, push down the
battery door release
latch and lift the battery
door off the phone.
Note: Turn off your
phone every time when
you remove/insert the SIM card.
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