Boost i855 manual

Boost Mobile ® i855 Phone User’s Guide[...]

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per F CC C FR 47 Part 2 Secti on 2.10 77(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola, Inc. Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard Plantation, FL 33322 USA Phone Number: 1 (800) 45 3-0920 Hereby declares that the product: Product Name: i 855 Model Number: H65XAN6RR4AN, H65XAN 6RR4 DN Conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15[...]

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1 Getting Sta rted Getting Started Introduction Welcome to Boost Mobile ® With Boost Mobile you pay up front, stay in control of your mon thly costs, and get all the mobile freedom you want. No contracts, no bills, no credit checks. Our phones have the latest features including Nationwide Boost™ Walkie-Talkie, Wire less Web, Instant Messaging, T[...]

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. You are no t required to enter your personal telephone number (PTN) o r passcode[...]

3 Check it out Check it out Introducing your Motorola i855 wire less phone. Here is a quick anatomy lesso n. Left Soft Key Perfor m function in lower left display . 4-Way Navigation Key Right Soft Key Perfor m function in lower right display . End Key End calls, exit menu system. Talk Key Make & answer calls. OK Key In menus & lists, press [...]

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 P o w er Ke y for a f e w seconds, or until the screen lights up, to turn on y our phone. 3 4 Press the key to select. Press the Na vigation K e y up, down, lef t or r ight ( ) to highlight a menu f eature. Home Scr een Main Menu[...]

5 Motorola, Inc . Consu mer Advo cacy O ffice 1307 East Algonqu in Road Schaumburg, IL 60 196 w w w.hellomoto.com 1-800-331- 6456 (United States) 1-888-390- 6456 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired) 1-800- 461-4575 (Canada) Product Suppo rt: www.motorola.com/iden/s upport Certai n mobile phone featu res are dependent on the capabil ities an[...]

6 Contents Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1 Re-Boost TM . . . . . . . . . 1 Instant Re-B oost TM . . . 2 Boost Cu stomer C are . 2 Check it out . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Use and Care . . . . . . . . . . 10 Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 About this Guide . . . .[...]

7 Contents Other Features . . . . . . . . 48 Advanced calling . . . . 48 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Datebook . . . . . . . . . . . 49 GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Hands-free . . . . . . . . . 52 Messages . . . . . . . . . . 53 Personalize . . . . . . . . . 54 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Safety an d General Information . . . .[...]

8 Menu M ap 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: All • Media: Pictures • Media: Audio c Recent Calls R Settings • (see next page) X My Info •M y N a m e • Line 1 • Walkie-Talkie # • Gro[...]

9 Menu M ap Settings Menu Display/Info • Wallpaper • Text Size • Theme • Home Icons • Backlight • Clock • Menu View • Large Dialing • Language Phone Calls • Any Key Ans • Auto Redial • Call Waiting • Auto Ans • Minute Beep • Call Duration • TTY • Notifications WT Options • Tkgrp Silent • Tkgrp Area • One Touc[...]

10 Use an d Care Use and Care Use an d Car e To care for your Moto rola phone, please keep it away from: liquids of any ki nd 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. extreme heat or cold cleaning soluti[...]

11 Essentials Essentials About this Guide This guide shows how to locate a menu feature as follows: Find it: m > Setti ngs. This means that, from the home screen: 1 Press the menu but ton m to open the main menu. 2 Press the navigation key to scroll to Settin gs , and press the center ke y to select it. CA UTION: Before using the phone f or the [...]

12 Essentials SIM chip Your Subscriber Ide ntity Module (SIM) chip can be found attached to a piece of plastic about the size of a c redit card inside the “Starter Kit” that came with your phone. Your SIM chip contains personal information like your phone number and phonebook entries. To activate your phone, you will need the SIM ID an d the Ac[...]

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. Improper batter[...]

15 Essentials (113°F) when charging. Always take your mobile device with you wh en you leave you r vehicle • When storing your batte ry, keep it in a cool, d ry 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. • Avoi[...]

16 Essentials Battery installation Make sure your phone is powered off. 1 Pull down the battery door latc h located at the bottom of the battery door. 2 Allow the battery door to pop up, slide it forward, a nd remove it from the back of your phone . 3 Insert the battery in to the battery area and press it down to secure it as shown in the image bel[...]

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 ensu re full phone functionality while charging. Motorola batteries have ci[...]

18 Essentials 2 Press Save to store the number. To edit o r delete 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 th e firs t letter s of an ent ry you want. 2 Press s to call the en[...]

19 Main Attractions Main Attractions Multi-Media Messages You can send and re ceive messages that may include text, pictur es and audio recordings. Create a message Find it: m > Messages > [Create Message] 1 Press key pad keys to enter text on the page. For details about text entry, see page 35. 2 To insert a picture, sound, or video on the p[...]

20 Main Attractions Drafts You can save an u nsent message as a draft. On ce it is saved, you can view, edit, send, or delete it. save a draft Find it: m > Save In Drafts view, edit, send, or delete a dra ft Find it: m > Messages > Draf ts • Press OK to view and/or edit the draft. • Press m > Send to send the message as is. • Sele[...]

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. 2 Press m > Delivery Status . Delete a message 1 Scroll to the message you want to delete[...]

22 Main Attractions Lock and unlock messages Locked messages canno t be deleted until you unlock them. 1 View the message you want to lock or unl ock. 2 Press m . 3 Select Lock Message or Unlock Message . Call a number in a message If a message you receive contains a phone number, Walkie-Talkie number, or Talkgroup ID in t he From field, the To fie[...]

23 Main Attractions 1 View the message. 2 Highlight the website address. 3 Press m . 4 Select Go To W ebsite . 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. 3 Press m . 4 Select Save Picture or Save Audio . The item will save in the default[...]

24 Main Attractions Not e : Some types of pic tures 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. 2 When the picture you wan t appears, pres s m . 3 Select Save Picture . Save audio 1 View[...]

25 Main Attractions Signature — Your signature is inser ted at the end of all messages you create. You can edit the text before sen ding the message. Quick Notes — Lets you create new Quick Notes and edit or delete Quick Notes you have created. Rep lies — Lets you create new reply phrases and edit or delete reply phrases you have created. Cle[...]

26 Main Attractions Tip : To let someone kn ow you want to talk to them on a Walkie-Talkie call, press the soft key under Alert. Walkie-Tal kie send Send My Info during a c all 1 While in a Boost™ walkie-talkie call, pres s m . 2 With WT Send My Info highlighted, pres s O . 3 When Ready to Send appears on the display, press the Boost™ walkie- t[...]

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. Receive my info or contact information When you receive My Info or contact information from another phone, an icon appears on the [...]

28 Main Attractions More actions for captured pictures Send a multi-media me ssage 1 After you capture a picture, select Send . Not e : There is a size limit on pictures which can be sent via MMS. 2 Enter the message recipient and any other message data. 3 Select Send . Assign pictures to co ntacts 1 After you have captured a picture, pres s m >[...]

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. The following audio recordings can be accessed through the media center: • Voice records created when your phone was not in a call • Musical ring-tones in the list of rington[...]

30 Main Attractions 1 Press m > Filt er . 2 Select Remember Filter . Sort by time or name 1 Press m > Setup > Sort . 2 Select By T ime or By Name . Forward locked items Some items saved to the media c enter cannot be forwa rded because they are locked to protect them from being unlawfully copied. You cannot remove forward locking from an i[...]

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 thumbnails, a thumbnail of each picture appe ars next to the picture in the list of items. If your phone is n ot set to show thumbnails, this icon g appears next to the picture. To see a larger or smaller view of t[...]

32 Main Attractions Play audio recordings To play an audio recording, 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. • Scroll left to stop the audio recording. • Scroll right[...]

33 Main Attractions DRM vendor to learn more about th eir download regulations. Delete an item 1 Scroll to or select the item. 2 Press m > De lete . deleting all items 1 Access the M edia Center. 2 Press m . 3 Select Delete All. Access the camera You can access the camera from the Media Center at any time , except when you are viewing a list of [...]

34 Basics Basics See page 3 for a basic phone diagram. Display The home screen shows when you turn on the phone. Not e : 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 . Press up, down, left, or right in the [...]

35 Basics network connection. You can’t make or receive calls 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. 4 Ringer Off – Your phone is set to not ring. 5 Message Indic[...]

36 Basics Tip: When entering text, press # to change letter capitalization ( Abc > ABC > abc ). Word mode Word English T ext I nput lets you enter text into your phone by pressing keys just once per letter. Word English T ext Input analyzes the letters you enter u sing an intuitive word database and creates a suitab le word. (The word may cha[...]

37 Basics press Delete to erase a single character. Press and hold Dele te to erase an entire wor d.) 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-fr ee speaker to make calls without holding the phone to your ear. During a call, select Speaker to turn the hands-free speaker on. The hands-free speaker [...]

39 Boost Mobile ® Services Boost Mobile ® Services Accessories Your phone comes with a Lithium Ion Battery and travel char ger. Various accessories are available for use with your i855 phone, cases, vehicle power charger, data cables, Hands-Free accessories and more. To order additional accessories, go to boostmobile.com or call 1-888-Boost-4U (1[...]

40 Customize Customize Ringtones To set th e ringtone you r phone makes when you receive phone calls, call alerts, message notifications, pictures sent using Send via WT or Datebook reminde rs: Not e : Only ringtones stored in your phone’s memory are available in the ringtones list. Not all audio files can be assigned a s ringtones. 1 From the ma[...]

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. Tip: To set Vibrate All to On or Locked using the volume co[...]

42 Customize Time Shi ft — Lets you shift the times of all Datebook events. T his is useful if you are traveling to a different time zone. Alert Timeout — Sets the amount of time a to ne continues to sound when you receive a Datebook reminder. Clock — Controls whether the time and date appear on the idle scre en; sets time and date format; se[...]

43 Customize Find it: m > Setti ng s > Display/Info > Menu View Select Icon View or List V iew . Backlig ht You can change how the backlight functions. Find it: m > Setti ng s > Display/Info > Backlight Hide or show location information Your phone is equipped with a Location feature for use in connection with location-based servic[...]

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 ma de and received and call alerts you have received. When you send or rec eive Pr ivate calls, the recen[...]

45 Calls To display a Missed Call entry from standby mode: 1 Press m > Recent Ca lls 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. • If you scroll to co[...]

46 Calls call cannot b e placed d ue to network, environmental, or interference issues. Your phone supports emergen cy calling. Emergency phone calls c an be made even when your SIM card is blo cked or not in your phone. Dial 911 or your local emergency number to be connected to an emergency response center. If you are on an active call, you must e[...]

47 Calls Turbo dial From the idle screen, press and hold the Speed Dial number (1 through 9) assigned to the phone numb er you want to call. Voicemail Note: To receive voice mail messages, you must first set up a voice mail account with your service provider. receiving a message When you receive a voice mail message, New Voice Mail Messag e appears[...]

48 Other Features Other Features Advanced calling Contacts feature call w aitin g To accept the second call and put the ac tive call o n 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. feature voice name command To make a call with voice name command: Press and [...]

49 Other Features Datebook fea ture edit/delet e contact entry Display a Contacts entry: Press m > Edit > select content to be edited > O > add and/or edit the desired information > O set ringtone ID Display a Contacts entry: Press m > Edit > Ringtone/Picture > O >s e l e c t desired r inger/ picture > O > Back >[...]

50 Other Features GPS To improve GPS per formance: • 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. If you are on an active call, you must end it before calling 911[...]

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. To change your GPS PIN: Press m > Settings > Security > Change Passwords > GPS PIN > enter the curren[...]

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. Always obey the laws and regulations on the use of these products. Set the COM [...]

53 Other Features Messages auto answ er Automatically answer calls when connected to a car kit or headset: Press m > Settings > Phone Calls > Aut o Ans > select the amount of rings before answering fea ture feature read messages When you receive a text message, it will automatically appear on your phone’s main display screen. To view [...]

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 > O > Save feature feature language Set menu language: Press m > Setti ngs > Display/Info > Language backlight time length Select how lon[...]

55 Other Features Security fea ture 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 Safe ty Infor mation This section contai ns impor tant in formation on the safe and efficient oper ation of your m obile device. Read this inform ation before using your integrated multi-service portable radio .* Exposu re to Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Your phone con tains a transmiter and recei[...]

Safety Information 58 radio frequency ra nge between 9 kHz and 300 GHz." "Attachment to Resolution 303 from July 2, 2002." Operational Precautions To assure optimal radio pr oduct performance and to be sure that human expo sure to RF does n ot exceed the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always follow these instructions[...]

59 Safety Information ALL MODELS WI TH FCC ID AZ48 9FT5844 MEET THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WA VES. Your wireless phone is a radi o transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emi ssion limits for exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications C ommission of the U.S[...]

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 g ive additional pro tection for the public and to account for any varia tions in measurements. 2 The SAR i nformation repor [...]

61 Safety Information Hearing Aids Some mobil e devices may interfere with some hearing aids. In the even t of such interference, you may want to consu lt your hearing ai d manufacturer or physician to discuss alternatives. Other Medic al Devices a nd Health Care Facilities If you use any othe r personal medic al devices, consult your physician or [...]

Safety Information 62 Batteries and Chargers Caution: Improper treatment o r use of batteries may present a danger of fire, explosion, leakage, or other hazard. For more informa tion, see the “Battery Use and Battery Safety” section in this user’s guide. Your battery, charge r, or portable ra dio may contain symbols, define d as follows: Chok[...]

63 Safety Information If you have experienced seizures or blackouts, or if you have a fami ly history of such occurrences, please consult with your physician before playing video games o r enabling a fl ashing-lights feature (if available) on your mobile device. Discontinue use and consult a physici an if any of the following symptoms occur: convul[...]

Safety Information 64 Motorola Limi ted Warranty for the Unit ed States and Canada What Does this Warranty Cover? Note: FOR IDEN S UBSCRIBER PRODUCTS, ACCESSORIES AND SOFT WARE PURCHASE D IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA What Does this Warranty Cover? Subject to the exclusions contained below, Motorola, Inc. warrants its M otorola iDEN Digital Mobile[...]

65 Safety Information What i s not co vered ? (Exc lusi ons) Normal Wear and Tear . Periodic maintenance, repair and replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear are excluded from coverage. Ornamental Decorations . Ornamental decorations such as emble ms, graphi cs, rhinestones, jew els, gemstones and their settings, and other decorative elemen[...]

Safety Information 66 all defects in the software products will be corrected. Software NOT Embodied in Physical Media . Software that is not embodied in physical media (e.g. software that is downloaded from the internet), is provided "as i s" and without warranty. Who is covered? This warranty extends on ly to the first consumer purchaser[...]

67 Safety Information SOFTWARE TO THE FULL EXTENT THESE DAMAGES MAY BE DISCLAI MED BY LAW. Some sta tes and jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential dam ages, or limi tation on the len gth of an implied warranty, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specifi[...]

Safety Information 68 distribute copies of such MOTOROLA software. MOTOROLA software may be used i n only the Product in which the software was originally embodied and such software in such Product may not be r eplaced, co pied, distributed, modified in a ny way, or used to produce any derivative thereof. No other use including, without lim itation[...]

69 Safety Information Hearing Aid Compatibi lity A number of Motorola phones have been tested for hearing aid compatibil ity. When som e wireless phones are used w ith certain hearin g aids, user s may detect a noi se which can i nterfere with the effectiveness of the heari ng aid. Some heari ng aids are mo re “immune” than others to this inter[...]

Safety Information 70 • Any combined rating equal to four is considered usable. Thus, if you use an M3 phone wi th a M3 heari ng aid you will have a combi ned rating of six for “excellent use.” This methodology applies equally for T ratings. More information about hearing aid compatibili ty may be found at: www.motorola.com /accessibility , w[...]

71 WHO Information Information From the World Health Or ganization WH O Info rmatio n Present scientific i nformation doe s not indicate the need for any special precautions for the use of mobile phones. If you are concerned, you may want to limit your own or your chi ldren’s R F exposure by l imiting the length of ca lls or by using hands-free d[...]

Recycling 72 Wireless: The New Recyclable Recycling Your wireless m obile device can be recycled. Recycling your m obile device red uces the amount of waste disposed in landfills and allows recycled materials to be incorporated into new products. The Cellular Telecommunic ations Industry Association (CTIA) and its members enco urage consumers to re[...]

73 Perchlorate Label California Perchlorate Label Perchlor ate Labe l Some mobil e phones use an internal, permanent backup battery on the pri nted circuit board that may contain very small amounts of perchlorate. In such cases, Cal ifornia la w require s the followi ng label: “Perchlorate Materi al - special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.g[...]

Privacy and Data Security 74 Privacy and Data Security Privacy and Data Securit y Motorola understands that privacy an d data security are important to e veryone. Because some features of your mobile device may affect your privacy or data security, please follow these recommendations to enh ance protection of your information: • Monitor access ?[...]

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. Alwa ys obey them. T he use of these devices may be prohibited or restricted in certain areas. Go to www.moto rola.com/ callsmart for more informatio[...]

76 • Use your mobile device to he lp others in emergencies. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress, or other serious emergency wh ere lives are in danger, ca ll 911 or other local emergency number , as you would want others to do for you.* • Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency wireless assistance number when necessary. I[...]

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 call 17 B battery 16 battery in dicator 35 battery life , extend 14 C call answer 17 end 17 make 17 call wai ting 48 caller ID 45 calls 44 center key 38 center select key 11 codes 38 combined power/en d/home key 17 contacts 48 [...]

78 Index F freque ntly as ked q uestion s servi ce and rep airs 63 G GPS 50 GPS enabled emer gency calls 46 GPS PIN 38 GPS, see GPS en abled H hands- free 52 hands- free sp eaker 38 Hearin g Aid Comp atibility 69 home sc reen 34 I incoming call message 45 international calls 46 iT AP text entry mo de 36 L lock phone 38 low batte ry message 35 M mak[...]

79 Index view 31 R radio fr equency 57 received calls 44 recent calls 44 recycling 72 redial 44 retu rn a call 44 ring sty le indicat or 35 ring style, setting 37 ring ton es off 40 vibrate 40 ringer vo lume 37 ringtone , setting 40 ringtone s off 40 sett ing 40 vibrate 40, 41 S safe ty radio fr equency 57 RF ener gy inte rferenc e 60 safety inform[...]

80 Index V voice mail receiving 47 setting up 47 voicemail 47 voicema il messag e indica tor 47 volume 37 W W alkie-T alkie calls 25 send 26 WHO info rmation 71 Y your ph one nu mber 18[...]