6. After you finish the wizard, ActiveSync automatically synchronizes your device. You can disconnect the device after the synchronization is complete. NOTES: • When connected, your device is automatically synchronized with your computer. ActiveSync synchronizes everytime you make a change on either the device or computer. • You cannot use WLAN to synchronize database. • Refer to your Windows® Mobile Help, for more information about ActiveSync synchronization.
Synchronizing via Bluetooth® NOTE: Ensure that Bluetooth is turned on both on your device and your computer. To synchronize your device via Bluetooth: 1. Configure the settings of ActiveSync and Bluetooth on your computer. NOTE: Refer to the Microsoft® ActiveSync Help on your computer for details. 2. Connect your device with your computer using Bluetooth. NOTE: Refer to the section Using Bluetooth® in this user guide for more details. 3.
Synchronizing with an Exchange Server To synchronize your device with Exchange Server: 1. From the ActiveSync menu, tap Menu > Add Server Source. 2. Enter your email address, then tap Next. If you prefer the device to detect the Exchange Server Settings automatically, tap the check box Attempt to detect Exchange Server Settings automatically. 3. In the Server Address field, enter the name of the server running Exchange Server then tap Next.
Chapter 4 Phone features • Using the phone • Making a call • Receiving a call • Options during a call • ASUS Call Filter 59
Using the phone Like a standard mobile phone, you can use your device to make and receive calls. You can also keep a history of calls made and received, send SMS or MMS messages, take notes while talking, call from Contacts, and copy data from an installed SIM card to your device. Phone pad The phone pad allows you to easily dial and access the Contacts, Call History, Speed Dial, and Phone settings. To launch the phone pad, do any of the following: • Tap • Press the Call key > Phone. .
Turning off phone function To turn off phone function: 1. Tap the signal icon , or tap > Settings > Connections. 2. Tap Wireless Manager. 3. Tap Phone to turn on/off the phone connection. NOTE: You may still use other functions even when your device’s phone function is turned off. Adjusting the volume To adjust the phone or device volume: 1. Tap from the status bar. 2. From the volume menu, you can: • Move the slider to adjust device or phone volume.
Making a call You can make a phone call using the phone pad. You can also make calls directly from the Contacts, Call History, Speed Dial, or Voice Commander. Using the phone pad To make a call using the phone pad: 1. To launch the phone pad, do either of the following: • Tap > Phone. • Press . 2. From the phone screen, tap the number or choose a contact or a recently dialed number from the list above the phone pad. If you tapped the wrong number, tap the back arrow to erase number to the left. 3.
Phone pad features Back arrow Talk button Displays the current call status Tap to put an active call on mute mode Tap to launch Contacts list Tap to turn speaker ON/OFF Tap to take notes Tap to launch keypad During an active call, tap to put call on hold Tap to end call Tap to launch Menu 63
Making calls from Contacts To make a call directly from Contacts: 1. Press the Right Soft key or from the Today screen, tap Contacts. 2. You can do any of the following to make a call: • Tap name of contact, then from the Contacts screen, tap Call. • Tap name of contact, then press . • You can also tap and hold the contact, and from the shortcut menu tap Call Work, Call Home, or Call Mobile. • Tap Enter a name... then enter the name or number you want to call from Contacts.
2. Scroll to the desired contact or phone number, then tap Call or press . Tap Menu to do other tasks such as saving a caller’s phone information to your Contacts list, send a text message to a caller, delete a call log, or filter call logs. 3. Tap or press to end the call. Calling using the Speed Dial The Speed Dial function enables you to quickly and conveniently call frequently-called numbers. You may assign speed dial entries from 2 to 99. To create a Speed Dial entry: 1.
Calling using the Voice Commander To make a phone call using the Voice Commander: 1. Tap > Programs > Voice Commander. 2. From the prompt screen, your device asks you to “Say command.” 3. Audibly say “Call” then the name to call from your Contact list. 4. Say “Yes” or “No” after the confirmation question. If you said “Yes”, the application proceeds and dials the number. Otherwise, it returns to the Voice Commander menu. 5. Say “Goodbye” or tap to exit the Voice Commander.
Making emergency calls Calls to emergency service numbers can be made under any circumstances, even if you have locked the SIM card or your phone. To place an emergency call: Enter the emergency number appropriate for your location, and press . Making international calls To place an international call: 1. Press and hold + on the keypad to enter a (+) plus sign. 2. Enter the full phone number with the country code, area code, and phone number, and then press .
Options during a call Listed in the table below are the possible menu options when a call is in progress. Some of these options are available only when multiple calls are in progress. 68 IN-CALL MENU OPTION DESCRIPTION Hold Places the active call on hold. Unhold Activates the call that is on hold. You can also press activate the call that is on hold. Mute Switches off the microphone for the active call (you can hear the caller but the caller cannot hear you).
Managing multiple calls To answer another call: 1. Tap Hold to place the first call on hold and answer the second call. 2. To end the second call and return to the first call, press . To hold a call to make a second call: • Tap Menu > Hold to place the first call on hold and call a second number. When you have finished the second call, press to take you back to the first call. To switch between calls: • To switch between two calls, press Swap.
ASUS Call Filter The ASUS Call Filter is a utility that allows you to control all your incoming calls. Using this utility, you can manage a list of telephone numbers from your Contacts list, call log, message log, or any unlisted telephone number that you want to accept or reject. Launching the shortcut menu The shortcut menu allows you to conveniently activate either the Accept or Reject list. To launch the shortcut menu: • Tap from the ASUS Today screen.
Managing the Accept list The Accept list allows you to select telephone numbers you only want to accept. Incoming calls that are not included in the Accept list will automatically be rejected. To add items in the Accept list: 1. From the ASUS Call Filter shortcut menu, select Edit. 2 3 2. Select Accept List from the Edit List box. 3. Select your source of data. You can get data from your Contacts, Call log, Message sender number, or you can add an unlisted number and key in new numbers. 4.
Managing the Reject list The Reject list allows you to select telephone numbers you want to reject. Incoming calls that are in the Reject list will be rejected. To add items in the Reject list: 1. From the ASUS Call Filter shortcut menu, select Edit. 2. Select Reject List from the Edit List box. 2 3 3. Select source of data. You can get data from your Contacts, Call log, Message sender number, or you can add an unlisted number and key in new numbers. 4. From the list (e.g.
Chapter 5 Messaging • E-mail messaging • Threaded SMS • MMS messaging • Windows® Live 73
E-mail messaging Setting up an e-mail account Before you can send and receive e-mail messages, you need to set up an e-mail account that you have with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or an account that you access using a VPN server connection (typically a work account). You can send e-mail messages by synchronizing or by connecting directly to an e-mail server through your Internet service provider or a corporate network.
5. From the dropdown list, select the time interval that you want to automatically send/receive e-mail messages. If you want to view more download settings, tap Review all download settings, and select your preferred download settings. 6. When done, tap Finish. Managing e-mail accounts TO View a list of accounts Send/receive Internet e-mail messages Delete an account DO THIS > Messaging.
Sending an e-mail message To send an e-mail message: 1. Tap > Messaging. 2. Tap an e-mail account. 3. Tap Menu > New . 4. In To: field, enter the mobile phone number or e-mail address of the person to which you want to send the message or tap Menu > Add Recipient to select from your Contacts list. NOTE: If you are sending a message to more than one recipient, separate them with a semicolon (;). You can only send text messages to contacts with a mobile phone number. 5. 6.
TO DO THIS Insert a picture into an e-mail message While composing your message, tap Menu > Insert > Picture. Insert a voice recording into an e-mail message While composing your message, tap Menu > Insert > Voice Note. Set the priority, security, and language of an e-mail message While composing your message, tap Menu > Message Options. Cancel a message While composing your message, tap Menu > Cancel Message. Save a message While composing your message, tap Menu > Save to Drafts.
Synchronizing e-mail messages You can include e-mail messages as part of the general synchronization process. On Windows® XP platform, you need to enable mail synchronization in Microsoft® ActiveSync. For more information on enabling mail synchronization, see the ActiveSync online help on your computer. On Windows® Vista platform, you can synchronize your e-mail messages via the Windows® Mobile Device Center.
Threaded SMS Your device organizes your SMS messages from a single contact or number into a single thread of conversation, making it easier for you to follow the messaging flow and send the appropriate responses. Sending a threaded SMS To send a threaded SMS message: 1. Tap > Messaging > Text Messages > Menu > New 2. Key in your recipient’s phone number or tap To: to select a recipient from the Contacts list. Separate multiple recipients with a semicolon (;). 3. Key in your message. 4.
MMS messaging Multimedia Messaging System (MMS) allows you to send text messages with multiple slides. Each slide may include a picture, video or audio, or text. MMS messages are sent by General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) to e-mail accounts or other MMS-enabled mobile devices. NOTES: • You need to subscribe to the GPRS and MMS services with your service provider before you can send and receive MMS messages. Ask your mobile service provider on how to activate the MMS feature.
Sending an MMS message To send an MMS message: 1. Tap > Messaging > MMS > Menu > New. 2. In the To: field, key in the mobile phone number or e-mail of your recipient. You can enter it using the phone pad or tap Menu > Add Recipient to select from your Contacts. If you have more than one recipient, separate them with a semicolon (;). 3. In the Subject field, enter the subject for the message. 4. Tap the Insert Picture/Video field. 5. Tap to select a picture or video clip displayed in thumbnail view. 6.
The following assumes that you are on the MMS message screen. 82 TO DO THIS Copy the message to other recipients Using the stylus, move the scroll bar to display the Cc field. Enter the recipient‘s phone number or e-mail address or tap Menu > Add Recipient to select a recipient from your Contacts list. Hide a recipient’s contact information from other message recipients Using the stylus, move the scroll bar to display the Bcc field.
Windows® Live Windows® Live provides a set of services including e-mail, messaging, and search that brings all your online necessities together. With Windows® Live, you can conveniently do the following on your device: • Access your Hotmail, MSN, or Microsoft Exchange account and send or receive e-mail messages. • Start a chat with your friends who are online. • Search the web using the Windows® Live search engine. To use Windows® Live, you must have a Passport account.
Using Windows® Live Messenger To sign in and out of Windows® Live Messenger: 1. Set e-mail address and password in Windows® Live. 2. When you have set up your account, tap 3. On the Windows® Live Messenger main screen, tap Sign In. > Programs > Messenger. 4. To sign out, tap Menu > Sign out. NOTE: If you do not sign out of the Windows® Live Messenger application, you will remain connected. This may result in additional charges from your service provider.
Chapter 6 Organizing your life • Using Contacts • Using Calendar • Using Tasks 85
Using Contacts Contacts contains your list of contact information such as mobile or work numbers and e-mail addresses. Using Bluetooth® on the device, you can quickly share Contacts information with other device users. If you use Outlook on your computer, you can synchronize Contacts between your device and computer. Viewing Contacts To view the Contacts list, do one of the following: • On the Today screen, tap Contacts. • Tap > Contacts. • On the Today screen, press the right soft key.
TO DO THIS Send a text message to a contact Tap Contacts. Tap the contact to which you want to send a text message, and tap Send Text Message. Send an MMS message to a contact Tap Contacts. Select the contact to which you want to send an MMS message and tap Menu > Send MMS. Beam a contact’s information to another device Tap Contacts. Select the contact to beam and press Menu > Send Contact > Beam. Select the device and press Beam. Find a contact by name Tap Contacts.
Using Calendar Use Calendar to schedule appointments, including meetings and other events. Your appointments for the day can be displayed on the Today screen. You can also set Calendar to remind you of your appointments. If you use Outlook on your computer, you can synchronize appointments between your phone and computer. To open the Calendar program, do one of the following: • Tap • On the ASUS Today screen, tap > Calendar. . Scheduling an appointment To schedule an appointment: 1. Tap > Calendar.
Viewing an appointment To view an appointment: 1. Tap > Calendar. 2. Tap the appointment to view. Viewing your schedule To view your schedule: 1. Tap > Calendar. 2. Tap Menu and then select one of these views: • Agenda • Day • Week • Month • Year TO DO THIS View today’s agenda From any Calendar view, tap Menu > Go to Today. View your agenda for a specific date From any Calendar view, tap Menu > Go to Date. Tap the date to view.
Using Tasks Use Tasks to keep track of what you have to do. The Tasks list The task list is your “things to do” list. When you create or edit tasks with Outlook on your computer and then synchronize it with your device, additional information, such as due date, priority, and category, may show. A task that has been marked as high priority is preceded by an exclamation mark, and a low priority task is marked by a downward-pointing arrow. Overdue tasks are displayed in bold red.
Chapter 7 Customizing your device • Customizing the Start menu • Using the Profile Manager • Using the Theme Manager • Customizing the Today screen • Entering your contact information • Setting up sounds and notifications • Setting the date, time, and alarm • Setting the ring tone • Wake up settings 91
Customizing the Start menu You can choose up to seven programs to appear in the Start menu. To customize the Start menu: 1. Tap > Settings > Personal tab > Menus. 2. Select up to seven programs that you want on the Start menu. 3. Tap . Using the Profile Manager Profile Manager provides you with a convenient way to customize the ring tone and notification settings of your device to suit different scenarios.
To change to Meeting mode: > Settings > Personal tab > Profile Manager. 1. Tap 2. Select Meeting. 3 If you want to change the settings, tap Edit. 4. Tap the slider to adjust the speech volume setting. 5. When done, tap . To change to Silent mode: > Settings > Personal tab > Profile Manager. 1. Tap 2. Select Silent. 3 If you want to change the settings, tap Edit. 4. Tap the slider to adjust the speech volume setting. 5. When done, tap .
Using the Theme Manager Theme Manager allows you to change the appearance of your device such as the background, items shown on the Today screen, and the skin of the Windows® Media Player. To customize the theme: 1. Tap > Settings > Personal tab > Theme Manager. 2. On the Theme tab, select any of the themes. 3. On the Schedule tab, you may set the theme to automatically change on workdays and weekends.
Customizing the Today screen To customize your Today screen: 1. Tap > Settings > Today. 2. On the Appearance tab, select the background for the Today screen. If you want to use a picture as your Today background, select Use this picture as the background and tap Browse to locate the picture you want to use. 3. On the Item tab, select the items you want displayed on the Today screen. 4. When done, tap . To customize the Today screen with your own image: 1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos. 2.
• Tap > Settings > Owner Information. 2. Enter your details and tap . Setting up sounds and notifications Use the Sound and Notifications settings to enable sounds and to customize the ring tones for incoming calls, reminders, alerts, and messages. To set sounds and notifications: 1. Tap > Settings > Sounds & Notifications. 2. On the Notifications tab, select an event, and set the Ring type and Ring tone. 3. Tap . Setting the date, time, and alarm To set the date and time: 1.
Setting the ring tone With your device you can add and configure your favorite music as your phone ring tone. You can easily configure your favorite song or sound as your ring tone with the following compatible audio formats: aac, amr, .mp3, .wav, .wma, and .mid. Adding ring tone to selection To add a ring tone to the selection category under phone setting: 1. Tap > Settings > Ring tones. 2. Select a specific file extension from the list box. 3. Tap to check a ring tone file that you want to add. Tap 4.
Wake up settings You can set the wake-up actions whenever your device is in sleep mode. To set the wake-up action: 1. Tap > Settings > Personal tab > Wakeup Source. 2. Select from the available wake-up actions. Tap Select All to select all actions or tap Select None to deselect all available actions. 3. Tap 98 when finished.
Chapter 8 Getting connected • Using the Wireless Manager • Using Bluetooth® • Using Wi-Fi • Setting a GPRS connection • Setting the preferred network 99
Using the Wireless Manager The Wireless Manager allows you to enable or disable your wireless connections in a single location. This is a quick way to preserve battery power or to turn off the functions in your device such as phone or Bluetooth function. To use the Wireless Manager: 1. Tap > Settings > Connections tab. 2. Tap Wireless Manager. 3. From the Wireless Manager screen, do any of the following: • Tap the button for a desired wireless connection type to turn it on or off.
Activating Bluetooth in your device Use the Wireless Manager to enable or disable Bluetooth in your device. You can access the Wireless Manager by performing any of the following: 1. Launch the Wireless Manager. To do this, you can either: • Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Wireless Manager. • Tap the Wireless Manager icon from the Today screen. 2. From the Wireless Manager screen, tap Bluetooth. NOTE: When not in use, deactivate Bluetooth in your device to conserve battery power.
Pairing with a Bluetooth headset 1. Tap > Settings > Connections > Wireless Manager. 2. Tap Bluetooth to activate the Bluetooth connection. 3. Turn on your Bluetooth headset and bring it to within five to ten meters of your device. 4. Put your Bluetooth headset into pairing mode. Refer to your Bluetooth headset’s user manual for instructions. 5. On your device, tap > Settings > Bluetooth, then tap Add new device.... Your device searches for Bluetooth-enabled devices within its reach. 6.
Using Wi-Fi The Wi-Fi icon on the Today screen gives you easy access to the Wi-Fi feature on your device. Tapping the icon displays a menu that allows you to: Turn Wi-Fi on/off and open Wi-Fi Manager. NOTE: You can use your device’s Bluetooth and Wi-Fi features simultaneously. Turning on Wi-Fi To turn on Wi-Fi: 1. From the Today screen, tap > Turn on Wi-Fi. The Device then automatically scans for all available wireless networks within the Wi-Fi range. 2.
3 Tap the Network Adapters tab and select an adapter. Tap an adapter to set it if necessary. 4. Tap when done. Adding a wireless network If the device fails to automatically detect the wireless network you want to connect to, you can manually add the network. Ask for the wireless network settings from your network administrator. To add a wireless network: 1. To launch the Wi-Fi settings page, do either of the following: • • Tap Settings after selecting a wireless network to connect your device to.
Using Wi-Fi Manager The Wi-Fi Manager shows the connection status and information on a wireless network, and allows you to manually scan your area for available wireless networks. To open the Wi-Fi Manager, you can do any of the following: • Tap • Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Wi-Fi Manager. > Wi-Fi Manager. There are four tabs in the Wi-Fi Manager: • Wi-Fi Status: This page shows the current connection status and link information.
Setting a GPRS connection Your device allows you to connect via General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). GPRS is a wireless communication standard that runs at speeds of up to 115 kbps, compared to 9.6 kbps of the current Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). It supports a wide range of bandwidths that allows sending and receiving small bursts of data, such as e-mail messages and web browsing. To set a GPRS connection in your device: 1. From the Today screen, tap on the status bar. 2.
Connecting GPRS To connect GPRS: > Settings > Connections tab > Connections. 1. Tap 2. From the Connections screen, tap Manage existing connections. 3. Tap and hold on an existing connection then from the popup menu tap Connect. Tap Delete if you want to delete the selected connection setting. 4. When connected, tap to exit. NOTES: • When WLAN is used simultaneously with the GPRS, the latter will get signal priority. • We recommend not to use WLAN and GPRS at the same time.
Disconnecting GPRS To disconnect GPRS: 1. Tap from the status bar. 2. From the popup callout, tap Disconnect. NOTES: • If your ActiveSync is set to sync with Exchange Server automatically, synchronization will occur after you connect again. • GPRS will automatically reconnect everytime you launch an application that requires GPRS connection such as Internet Explorer and Windows® Live. Using the GPRS Tool The GPRS Tool allows you to conveniently select and connect to your GPRS service provider.
Setting the network Your device enables you to configure your device’s network connection as well as set multiple networks in the order that you want to access them. Configuring the network To configure the network settings: 1. Tap > Settings > Connections tab > Network Setting. 2. Select the Country and Operator from the dropdown lists. If your mobile service operator is not on the list, tap the Auto Detect button. 3. When done, tap . Setting your preferred network To set your preferred network: 1.
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Chapter 9 GPS features • GPS Catcher • External GPS 111
GPS Catcher GPS Catcher allows you to update the Global Positioning System (GPS) data in your device. The GPS data contains important information about the status of satellite, and the current date and time for determining the satellite position. NOTE: All functions about GPS or similar are not intended to be used for location of persons, especially for “lifesafety” and “non-life-safety” applications. Updating GPS data To update GPS data: 1. Tap Start > Programs > GPS Catcher. 2.
External GPS Your device allows you to use an external GPS device to receive GPS data. To use an external device, you need to set the connection between your device and your external GPS device. NOTE: An MMCX compatible external GPS antenna connector is included in the package. Insert this connector to an external GPS antenna. Setting an external GPS device To set an external GPS device: 1. Tap > Settings > System tab > External GPS. 2. From the Programs tab, select a program port.
3. From the Hardware tab, specify a hardware port and baud rate for your external GPS device to use. NOTE: Refer to the user guide of your external GPS device for details. 4. From the Access tab, select the Manage GPS automatically (recommended) box. IMPORTANT: If you clear this check box, some GPS related application in your device may not be able to obtain GPS data.
Chapter 10 Multimedia features • Using the camera • Viewing pictures and videos • Streaming Player 115
Using the camera The built-in 2.0 megapixel camera allows you to take photos and record audio/video clips. Launching the camera To launch the camera: • Tap • Press and hold the Camera key on the right side of your device. > Programs > Pictures & Videos > Camera. Camera/shutter button Menu Thumbnails NOTES: • By default, the preview screen is set to landscape. • After launching the camera, your device is set to camera mode by default.
Available capture modes Your device camera can be set to two capture modes: • Camera mode Camera mode allows you to take photos, and save them to your device or microSD. You can also configure the camera to match an environment, set picture size, select magnification, adjust the picture quality, apply effects, and modify other advanced settings. • Video mode Video mode enables you to record audio/video clips.
Camera mode The following describes the screen icons in Camera mode: Capture mode icon Picture quality icon Default storage icon Scene mode icon Timer icon Scene mode icon Effects icon Picture size icon Tap to close camera Number of available shots Menu 765 Tap to launch camera menu Capture modes: Camera mode Video mode Tap to zoom in Tap to zoom out Thumbnails 118 Tap to preview Pictures and Videos
Camera mode icons Refer to the table below for the camera mode icons. Icon Description Capture mode Indicates the current capture mode. / Picture quality / Default storage Indicates the picture quality used. / Indicates default storage for captured images and videos clips. / Scene mode / Timer Indicates the scene mode used. / When the camera timer is enabled (5 seconds or 10 seconds), the corresponding timer icon appears.
Icon Description Zoom In Tap to zoom in view of subject on screen. Zoom Out Tap to zoom out view of subject on screen. Thumbnails Tap to launch Pictures and Video application and preview your images in thumbnails. Menu Tap to launch camera menu options. Camera options menu The camera options menu allows you to change various camera and picture settings. To launch options menu: 1. Tap Menu from the camera screen. 2. From the shortcut menu, tap an icon to display contents.
