Motorola RAZR ( CDMA versions ) post your questions here

[Tito]

Originally Posted by jcradio

Hi All,

Thought I will share my fix for BITPIM and my V3M problem. I could not get BITPIM to recongize my V3M. Finally after some playing and reading the trouble shooting guide of BITPIM I finally got it to work. Here is what I did:

1. Boot up BITPIM
2. Click on Edit the settings
3. In the BITPIM settings screen click on Phone Wizard
4. In the Phone setting Wizard pick Verizon Wireless under Carrier, then Motorola under Manufacture, then V710M under models.
5. Make sure you pick the proper comm port for your phone.

I did this after hours of playing around and it works great with the V3M. Try it at your own risk and remember to back everything up.

how did this work for u...i've tried this and nothin...iznt dat what u did unexplainable

[rosenjon]

Originally Posted by WiLLy2900

http://www.motov3m.com/tiki-index.php?page=Testmode

Has anyone else been able to get into test mode?....and what is this used for?

Willy: Test Mode is a programming mode for your phone. It has an option to Launch a GPS Session (although I haven't gotten this to work yet), along with other phone programming menus, some of which are probably not so good for the health of your phone. For instance, I have been using my old v710 as a testing ground for test mode, and last night I put it into "Panic Mode". Although I only spent 5 minutes trying last night before going to bed, there was no obvious way to get it out of Panic Mode that I could see. So watch out, cause it would suck to put your new V3m into Panic Mode, or something similar. As far as I can tell, there isn't much you can change at the moment in Test Mode, however it does look like it might list different seems that are present on the phone. More research is required though to see what is possible with Test Mode.

[jcradio]

Originally Posted by Tito

how did this work for u...i've tried this and nothin...iznt dat what u did unexplainable

Tito

Not sure what you mean. I did use BITPIM with this configuration and it works perfectly as far as I can tell. Sorry it was of no help to you. Keep trying.

[Tito]

Originally Posted by jcradio

Tito

Not sure what you mean. I did use BITPIM with this configuration and it works perfectly as far as I can tell. Sorry it was of no help to you. Keep trying.

how where ur settings when u did this...where they in default(what waz checked and unchecked)

[jcradio]

Originally Posted by Tito

how where ur settings when u did this...where they in default(what waz checked and unchecked)

Tito

My sttings are as follows:

In the BitPim Settings window I have AUTODETECT AT STARTUP & BITFILING ENABLED checked.

In the Phone Model Window I have ALL for Carriers checked, All for Manufactuer checked and for Model I have V710M checked the click nexct and then click finish.

Hope this helps. It fixed my problem and hope it is of use to others.

GLTY

[todd2fst4u]

has any one tried to use a motorola SYN1504A or 81019CW mini-usb to 3.5mm audio adapter with the v3m? does it work fine? it looks like it should.

http://www.aftermarketcellular.com/ic/SYN1504A.html

[Croxy]

I am a new owner of a v3m, and have been reading this forum up and down for a few days and still have a couple of questions. Why is it that the music player will not play over bluetooth headphones? Is there a hack for it, if not, will there ever be? I don't understand how this could possibly hurt Verizon's sales, it seems like a great way to listen to mp3's errr uh WMA's. I can get past all of they stupid advertisements and what not they put on the phone, i just want to listen to music over bluetooth! Anyone have ideas or suggestions?

[Tito]

Originally Posted by jcradio

Tito

My sttings are as follows:

In the BitPim Settings window I have AUTODETECT AT STARTUP & BITFILING ENABLED checked.

In the Phone Model Window I have ALL for Carriers checked, All for Manufactuer checked and for Model I have V710M checked the click nexct and then click finish.

Hope this helps. It fixed my problem and hope it is of use to others.

GLTY

I know this is gettin annoying to boother like this but after the window with the manufactures and phone..did u put it on auto...becuz i just tried and nothin..also i have windows Xp wha do u have..it cud probably be dat difference...cuz mac win dows are opperated different

[jcradio]

Originally Posted by Tito

I know this is gettin annoying to boother like this but after the window with the manufactures and phone..did u put it on auto...becuz i just tried and nothin..also i have windows Xp wha do u have..it cud probably be dat difference...cuz mac win dows are opperated different

Tito

I am running Windows XP as well. I did not use auto I clicked on the correct comm port for my phone, however auto should work as well. One more thing, when you boot up BITPIM it might say "NO PHONE DETECTED/RECOGNIZED, RUN SETTINGS" click NO if you get this. I click NO and surprisingly BitPim works fine.

GLTY

Tito and jcradio

look at pg 18 post 539 for a quick how to with BitPim Or

look at pg 20 post 584 for a downloadable file with screenshots. If you follow either post EXACTLY, you should not have any problems.

[Tito]

Originally Posted by rwsrichard

Tito and jcradio

look at pg 18 post 539 for a quick how to with BitPim Or

look at pg 20 post 584 for a downloadable file with screenshots. If you follow either post EXACTLY, you should not have any problems.

i did everthig on the link dat waz on pg 20...but as i get through half way of da wallpaper it disconnects..i tried this a couple of times and the same thing happens...

rosenjon - fyi and wiki site

How to convert V3m phone time to Military time.

Start MSU and connect phone via MSU
minimize MSU screen
Start P2K and SEEM the phone to:
offset = 008d
bit = 6
set = 1 (put check mark here - this is on)
click on save/load to phone button
exit P2k
end and exit MSU
disconnect phone from cable and computer

Then turn off phone for few seconds.
Turn on phone. then:

Menu -> Setting & Tools -> Initial Setup -> Time & Date

Autoupdate - change this to OFF
Highlight the time -> Change
Scroll to am/pm
up arrow changes the time to am/pm/24 hr
Click on OK to save changes
Autoupdate change back to ON


You be done!
Enjoy

[Riffyb]

i have recently done the seem edits but for some odd reason i cant remember what i did but i was messing around in mpt cuase i got everything to work but it wouldnt detect the bluetooth obex so as i was going back to check the seem edit i plugged in the fone and it says new hardware found. i was like oh great lets just reinstall but i need the usb driver can someone help please? thanks so much for reading also

[Riffyb]

so i fixed my last prob but now my msu isnt detecting my fone and i re installed it.. but still no help? any ideaas?

[shenoums1]

Hi all, I have spent hours pouring over this lovely 30 page conversation. Thanks to all your help, I've been able to customize my phone successfully in nearly every way. I just need a little help with the startup and shut down sounds and animations. I found the directions, posted on how to change the animations and sounds, but I want to get rid of them entirely. Is that possible?

I changed the animations to static pictures, but that's not working too well. On start up, the pic shows for a second and then there are several seconds of blank screen. On shut down, the pic shows for a second and then the phone turns off halfway through the shut down sound.

One last set of questions. On the following edits:

x Offset 1D Bit 3 - Motorola Startup Animation - check to enable, uncheck for "logo only" Is this animation in addition to the verizon one or instead of?

Offset 23 Bit 5 - Roaming Call Guard(Settings > In Call Setup > Call Guard) - Check to enable. I was under the impression that there was no roaming with verizon


Offset 31 Bit 0 - Motorola Shutdown Animation - check to enable. Is this a mistake? I think it's supposed to be bit 1

[FIREGOD]

Originally Posted by mstanana1

Rosenjon,
No, I made sure that the drivers were updated and fix applied and then turned the phone on. I promise I did! I even called verizon which gave me a fix on microsoft website article 911091 and that did not work. I am going to try again on my home computer - maybe on this network there is something messing me up.

Something "willy 2900" mentioned got my attention. It was a post about another problem, but it made sense in this case.
PLUG THE USB CABLE INTO THE BACK OF THE COMPUTER, NOT THE FRONT. Everything works great now!
Thanks, Willy 2900!

[rosenjon]

As far as getting rid of the sounds, I think you could just have a sound file that has no sound.

As for the animations, Im not sure, but I think the whole point is that the phone is taking time to startup and is just showing something while that happens, so I don't see the point of killing it entirely. I guess you could create a movie with a black screen if it really bothers you.

Originally Posted by rosenjon

As far as getting rid of the sounds, I think you could just have a sound file that has no sound.

As for the animations, Im not sure, but I think the whole point is that the phone is taking time to startup and is just showing something while that happens, so I don't see the point of killing it entirely. I guess you could create a movie with a black screen if it really bothers you.

Check out post 882.

[tdavis333]

Originally Posted by rwsrichard

rosenjon - fyi and wiki site

How to convert V3m phone time to Military time.

Start MSU and connect phone via MSU
minimize MSU screen
Start P2K and SEEM the phone to:
offset = 008d
bit = 6
set = 1 (put check mark here - this is on)
click on save/load to phone button
exit P2k
end and exit MSU
disconnect phone from cable and computer

Then turn off phone for few seconds.
Turn on phone. then:

Menu -> Setting & Tools -> Initial Setup -> Time & Date

Autoupdate - change this to OFF
Highlight the time -> Change
Scroll to am/pm
up arrow changes the time to am/pm/24 hr
Click on OK to save changes
Autoupdate change back to ON


You be done!
Enjoy

I've just noticed that the DATE on my phone is WRONG! Does anyone know if/how I can correct this??

[tdavis333]

Hi All!!

Thank you for ALL of the wonderful tips and tricks! My new V3M is wonderful now that I can get it to do what it was designed to do!

However ... I just noticed that the DATE on my phone is WRONG! It says April 8th!!

Does anyone know if/how I can fix this???

Thanks!

Originally Posted by rwsrichard

rosenjon - fyi and wiki site

How to convert V3m phone time to Military time.

Start MSU and connect phone via MSU
minimize MSU screen
Start P2K and SEEM the phone to:
offset = 008d
bit = 6
set = 1 (put check mark here - this is on)
click on save/load to phone button
exit P2k
end and exit MSU
disconnect phone from cable and computer

Then turn off phone for few seconds.
Turn on phone. then:

Menu -> Setting & Tools -> Initial Setup -> Time & Date

Autoupdate - change this to OFF
Highlight the time -> Change
Scroll to am/pm
up arrow changes the time to am/pm/24 hr
Click on OK to save changes
Autoupdate change back to ON


You be done!
Enjoy

Originally Posted by tdavis333

I've just noticed that the DATE on my phone is WRONG! Does anyone know if/how I can correct this??

The first quote also includes the DATE as well. Just substitute the DATE in place if TIME. they both work hand-in-hand.

While you are SEEMING the phone make sure that:

offset = 0000
bit = 0
set = 1 or checked

This is for Menu: auto update on

[tdavis333]

with this change the DATE on my phone too?

[shenoums1]

Originally Posted by rosenjon

As far as getting rid of the sounds, I think you could just have a sound file that has no sound.

As for the animations, Im not sure, but I think the whole point is that the phone is taking time to startup and is just showing something while that happens, so I don't see the point of killing it entirely. I guess you could create a movie with a black screen if it really bothers you.

The shut down process is virtually instantaneous if you don't have to wait for the entire animation and sound to play. Startup seems to be a different story, however, so I guess that animation is okay. But I still need to kill the sound.

Is there a way to display a static pic for the entire time the animation would be playing? I replaced the animation gif with a shot from the digital camera, but it is only displayed for a second or so.

[tdavis333]

Thanks!! I appreciate your help!

Originally Posted by tdavis333

Thanks!! I appreciate your help!

Let us know if it worked ok.

[RedDawn22]

Originally Posted by mpost

I also agree about everyones help and research. I have downloaded bitpim, P2K Comndr. and seem edit but have not used them. Ihave MPT installed and can see the multi media screens but cannot transfer anything. Editing MP3s and cropping them to 15 to 20 seconds and emailing them works, but the sound quality sucks. Also tried mobile 17 but that was worse than doing the editing your self. Iordered the CellCable "kit" and will wait for it before trying anything else (hate to lose what I have so far). Any way, good job to all of you and if I figure anything signifigant out Iwill post it.

I got a copy of motorola phone tools that was rather old but was able to update it and get it current. Then I followed rosenjon's instuctions to set up MPT to see the phone as a V3cm. *poof* Multimedia icon showed up and I am able to crop/transfer any mp3 or image to the phone using motorola phone tools. MPT works great for mp3's and once cropped and transfered it is available to set as a ringtone.**provided you have done the proper seem edits FIRST**

[RedDawn22]

Guys, check out the stuff on this page - so ya'll think these will work on our V3m???
http://www.mark-world.tv/motorola/page10.html

[tdavis333]

Hi RWS!

I was able to seem the phone and now have the option to change the date and time, however, I don't see the option for "autoupdate" off or on. And ... here's the kicker ... everytime I turn the phone off and then on the date LOSES 5 DAYS!!

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by tdavis333

Hi RWS!

I was able to seem the phone and now have the option to change the date and time, however, I don't see the option for "autoupdate" off or on. And ... here's the kicker ... everytime I turn the phone off and then on the date LOSES 5 DAYS!!

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

There are the following autoupdate/date&time SEEM's:

This one turns the autoupdate on/off in the menu.
offset = 0000
bit = 0
set = checked

There is another one that does Date_Time autoupdate:
I do not not know why this is turned OFF. Looks like it should be turned ON.
offset = 0055
bit = 2
set = unchecked

Then there is the Menu Item: Date & Time Menu:
This allows you to change from am/pm/24hr
offset = 008d
bit = 6
set = checked


Anyone of those could be your problem.

[shenoums1]

Does anyone know how to unlock the pics that came preloaded in the phone? I can't seem to delete them, even with bitpim.