Motorola W270 User Manual

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motorola W270
Getting Started Guide
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  congratulations!
  your phone
  shortcuts
  calls
  music
  menu map
  let’s go
  basics
  customise
  FM radio
  
display
  
messages
  contacts
  USB drag & drop
congratulations!
Congratulations on your purchase of the stylish Motorola 
W270 flip phone.
Whether you’re a talker, a texter, or just love listening to 
music on the move, the W270 does it all.
We’ve crammed all the main features of your phone into 
this handy guide - you can even take the guide with you. 
If you’d like even more information about how to use 
your new W270, including how to manage music, visit 
www.motorola.com/support/W270.
So, let’s go.
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                            
Note: Your phone may not appear exactly as the 
images in this manual. However, all key locations, 
sequences, and functions are the same.
Note: We recommend that you use Motorola 
approved accessories only, such as SanDisk memory 
cards. Other accessories may not be compatible with 
W270. Visit www.motorola.com for details.
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mini USB connector 
Charge and connect to a PC.
music key
Listen to all your tunes.
FM radio key
Listen to your favourite radio station.
power/end key
navigation key
send/answer key
centre key
Make and answer calls. Press from the 
home screen to see list of recently 
dialled calls.
Press and hold to turn the phone on/off, 
or press and release to end phone calls. 
Scroll through lists and menus. 
Select a highlighted option or open a 
menu when the å symbol is shown.
soft keys
These perform whatever function is 
shown at the base of the screen.
volume keys
Silence your phone when it rings or 
increase/decrease call volume and 
music volume.
smart key
Jump to a feature of your choice from 
the home screen or pause/resume 
music playback.
2.5 mm headset jack
Listen to music and go handsfree. 
Mini USB headsets are not supported.
shortcuts
A few shortcuts we think you’ll find really useful:
music player and FM radio
To quickly access the music player or FM radio, simply 
press 
[
 or 
.
quick text
Use quick text to access the Message screen with a single 
key press. To set quick text on your home screen, press
s
>
l
Personalise > Home Screen > Home Keys > key > Quick Txt.
ring style
To quickly switch your ring style, press and hold 
#
 
from the home screen.
recent calls
To see your dialled and received calls, press 
s
>
Recent Calls. 
voicemail
Press and hold 
1
. If your voicemail number is pre-set, 
you will connect. 
calls
Yes, your phone makes calls too! And it’s very good 
at it.
make a call
Enter a number and press 
N
.   
answer a call
When your phone rings or 
vibrates, press
N
.  
 
end a call
Press
P
.
emergency calls
To call an emergency number, 
enter the emergency number and 
press 
N
.
                                                                                                                                                                                            
Your service provider programs emergency phone 
numbers, (such as 112 or 911), that you can call under 
any circumstances, even when your phone is locked.
Emergency numbers vary by country. Your phone’s pre-
programmed emergency number(s) may not work in all 
locations, and sometimes an emergency call cannot be 
placed due to network, environmental, or interference 
issues.
redial a number
  
1
From the home screen, press 
N
 to see a list of 
recently dialled calls.
2
Scroll to the entry you want to call and press 
N
.
music
When music is what you need...
To use the music player, insert a microSD memory card, 
which is an optional accessory. 
The music player supports MP3, MIDI, iMelody and 
AMR music file formats. 
play music
From the home screen, press 
[
 to access the music 
player.
music player controls
get music
Copy music to your phone’s memory card.
  
1
With a memory card inserted and your phone in the 
home screen, insert the USB cable in your phone 
and your Windows PC.
function
scroll up/down 
through list
Before music playback
press 
S
 up or down.
play/pause
Press 
s
.
fast forward
Press & hold 
S
 right.
skip to next/previous 
song
Press 
S
 right or left.
rewind
Press & hold 
S
 left.
2
On your phone, press Yes to connect your phone as
a storage device. Name the device “W270 Mobile” 
and click Finish.
3
On your computer, open Microsoft® Windows® 
Media Player 11. 
4
On the Sync tab, select More Options. Under 
Device, select W270 Mobile.
5
Select Properties, check the “Create folder 
hierarchy on device” box, and click OK.
TIP: To access music stored on your microSD 
memory card, from the home screen press 
[
 
s
 > Switch Storage Devices.
playing media on any external recommended 
memory card with songs/images already in it:
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Contacts
s
Recent Calls
• Received Calls
• Dialled Calls
• Notepad
• Call  Times
• Call Cost *
• Data Times
• Data Volumes
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Messages
• Create
• Inbox
• Draft
• Outbox
• Quick Notes
• Voicemail
• Browser Msgs
• Info Services
• MMS  Templates
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Extras
• Calculator
• MyMenu
• Alarm Clock
• Stop  Watch
• Chat  *
• Dialling Services *
• STK  *
• Calendar
This is a standard main menu 
layout. Your phone’s menu may 
be a little different. 
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Multimedia
• Pictures
• Music Library
• FM  Radio
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Personalise
• Home Screen
• Main Menu
• Colour Setting
• Greeting
• Wallpaper
• Screensaver
• Quick Dial 
• Lock Smart Key
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Settings
• Ring Style
• Call Divert
• In-Call  Setup 
• Initial Setup
• Phone Status
• Headset
• Network
• Security
• Easy Prefix *
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                         
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removing the battery
Note: Your battery is
intentionally tight fitting.
microSD
SIM
basics
You may have mastered these already, but here are a 
few essential basics:
turn it on & off
Press and hold
P
 for a few seconds to 
turn the phone on/off. 
                                                                                                                                                                                            
menu navigation
Press the centre key 
s
 to open the 
Main Menu.
Press the navigation key 
S
 up, 
down, right or left to highlight a 
menu option.
Press 
s
 or Select to select the 
highlighted option.
When the 
M
 symbol shows at 
the bottom of the screen, menu 
options are available. Press 
s
 
to display the menu options.
customise
Here’s your chance to make your phone easier and 
more enjoyable to use. So go on, add your personal 
touch.
 
create shortcuts
Choose the features you want to access with a single 
key press from the home screen - really useful stuff:
Press
s
>
l
Personalise > Home Screen > Home Keys
set your wallpaper and screensaver 
Change the wallpaper and screensaver images  to ones 
that make you smile.
Press
s
>
l
Personalise > Wallpaper or Screensaver  
set ringtone and volume
There are times when you want to hear your ringtone in 
all it’s glory, and there are times when you don’t.
Press
s
>
w
Settings > Ring Style
Choose from the pre-programmed styles, including Vibrate 
and Silent.
set your smart key
To set the menu item accessed by the smart key, press 
s
 >
l
Personalise > Home Screen > Home Keys > Smart Key 
lock your side keys
To lock the smart key and volume keys, press 
s
 >
l
Personalise > Lock Smart Key 
unlock your side keys
To unlock the smart key, press the smart key for 2 to 3 
seconds with the flip closed.
‘flip open’ to answer 
Answer a call by just opening the flip.
Press 
s
>
w
Settings > In-Call Setup > Answer Options >        
Open To Answer
customise your menu
Create a custom menu of your favourite features and 
tools using the MyMenu feature.
Scroll to a desired menu item and press and hold 
s
 
until the MyMenu confirmation appears. 
To access your custom menu, press 
s
 > Extras > MyMenu.
Made a new friend? Urgently need to contact 
someone? No problem, saving and calling your 
contacts is effortless.
 
save contact
  
1
Enter the number on the home screen and 
press Store. 
2
Enter the contact details. 
3
Press Done when you’re finished.
call a contact
  
1
Press 
s
 > Contacts.
2
Scroll through the list to highlight the contact’s 
number.
3
Press 
N
.
messages
Messaging is great, everyone thinks so. Here are a 
few basics to get you going:
send a message
  
1
Press 
s
 > Messages > Create.
2
Select the message type: SMS/EMS or MMS.
3
Enter your message, and/or insert a Picture, Animation, 
Sound, Quick Notes or Contact Info.
Tip: Press 
#
 to switch text entry modes. Press 
0
 to switch capitalisation modes. Press 
*
 to 
enter a space.
4
Press OK and scroll to a contact.
5
Press ADD and scroll to any other contact/s you wish 
to add.
6
Once you have added the contact/s, press Send. 
read a message
When you receive a message you will see 1 New message 
on your screen. Press Read to open the message. You can 
reply to the message by pressing Reply.
FM radio
Listen to your favourite music or news programme.
  
1
Plug a 2.5mm headset into your phone.
Note: The FM radio works only when the headset 
is plugged in.
2
Press .
To tune in a station, press 
S
 left or right. 
To scan available stations, press and hold 
S
 left or 
right. Repeat to go to more stations.
To adjust volume, press the up or down volume keys 
on the side of the phone (ideal when the flip 
is closed), or press 
S
 up or down.
To turn off the radio, press Options > FM Radio Off.
store favourite stations
When listening to a station, press and hold a number key 
1
 through 
9
 to store the station as a preset for that 
number key. To select a preset station, press the 
number key for the station you want.
USB Drag & Drop
Connect your phone and PC, then drag & drop.
Note: Please download the USB charging driver onto 
your PC, at http://www.motorola.com/support/W270.
  
1
With a memory card inserted and your phone in the 
home screen, insert the USB cable in your phone 
and your Windows PC.
Note: W270 supports Microsoft® Windows® 
2000 and Windows XP™. Other operating 
systems may not be compatible with W270.
2
Press Yes to connect your phone as a storage device. 
3
Use the My Computer window to find Removable 
Device
4
Drag and drop your music, photos and other content 
that you want to copy. 
Two folders are available: Music and Picture. All 
songs have to be copied into the Music
and all images into the Picture folder. 
To help manage your music, you can create more 
sub-folders inside the Music folder.
5
When you’re done, use the Safely Remove 
Hardware
 feature to finish. 
status indicators
The home screen displays when you turn on the phone. 
Status indicators can appear across the top of the home 
screen: 
Note: Your phone’s home screen may be different 
than the one shown.
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Connect your phone to a computer using the USB cable.
2
Select “Yes” when you see the message “Connect 
phone as storage device”.
3
Click on My Computer icon and click on the drive 
corresponding to your phone. In case you don't see 
the folders Music and Picture, please create the 
folders Music and Picture.
4
On your computer, copy the songs in the memory 
card into Music folder and images into Picture 
folder. 
5
Disconnect the phone from the PC and experience 
the content on your phone.
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