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Important Health Information and Safety Precautions When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to avoid possible legal liabilities and damages. Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings in the operating instructions on the product. To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precautions.
This product should be operated only with the following designated power supply unit(s): AC Adapter • Phihong, Model PSAA05K-050 • • Phihong, Model PSAA05E-050 • Delta, Model ADP-5FH D Handle battery packs carefully This product contains a Li-ion polymer battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service the battery pack.
• Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact with the battery or its connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation. • The phone should be only connected to products that bear the USB-IF logo or have completed the USB-IF compliance program. • Do not use a battery that appears damaged, deformed, or discolored, or the one that has any rust on its casing, overheats, or emits a foul odor.
PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS CAUTION: Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time. NOTE: For France, Earphone (listed below) for this device have been tested to comply with the Sound Pressure Level requirement laid down in the applicable NF EN 503321:2000 and/or NF EN 50332-2:2003 standards as required by French Article L. 5232-1. • Earphone, manufactured by Cotron, Model HS S200.
blasting operations are in progress. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always, clearly marked. These include fueling areas, below deck on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders. ROAD SAFETY Vehicle drivers in motion are not permitted to use telephony services with handheld devices, except in the case of emergency.
HEARING AIDS Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider, or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives. NONIONIZING RADIATION Your device has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its normaluse position to ensure the radiative performance and safety of the interference.
General Precautions • Avoid applying excessive pressure to the device Do not apply excessive pressure on the screen and the device to prevent damaging them and remove the device from your pants’ pocket before sitting down. It is also recommended that you store the device in a protective case and only use your finger when interacting with the touch screen. Cracked display screens due to improper handling are not covered by the warranty.
• Avoid wet areas Never use the product in a wet location. • Avoid using your device after a dramatic change in temperature When you move your device between environments with very different temperature and/or humidity ranges, condensation may form on or within the device. To avoid damaging the device, allow sufficient time for the moisture to evaporate before using the device.
Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started 19 1.1 Getting to Know Your HTC Dream and Accessories........................................ 20 Top panel......................................................................................................................................20 Bottom panel..............................................................................................................................20 Left panel............................................................................
Status bar......................................................................................................................................43 Notifications panel....................................................................................................................45 Notification LED.........................................................................................................................46 1.9 Applications....................................................................
Chapter 3 Entering Text 77 Chapter 4 Synchronizing Information 83 Chapter 5 Managing Your Time 87 3.1 Using the Keyboard........................................................................................... 78 Special keys..................................................................................................................................81 Create application shortcuts.................................................................................................81 3.
Create and send e-mails....................................................................................................... 113 Receive and read e-mails..................................................................................................... 114 Reply to or forward e-mails................................................................................................. 117 Manage conversations and e-mails.................................................................................
Chapter 8 Getting Around with Maps 153 Chapter 9 Experiencing Multimedia 167 8.1 Getting to Know Maps..................................................................................... 154 8.2 Searching for Places of Interest...................................................................... 155 8.3 Viewing Maps................................................................................................... 157 Keyboard shortcuts in Maps........................................................
Delete music on the storage card..................................................................................... 186 Keyboard shortcuts in Music.............................................................................................. 186 Chapter 10 Getting Applications from Android Market 187 Chapter 11 Managing Your Device 193 Appendix 205 Index 215 10.1 Opening Android Market.............................................................................. 188 10.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Getting to Know Your HTC Dream and Accessories 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card 1.3 Charging the Battery 1.4 Device Controls 1.5 Navigating Your Device 1.6 Getting Started 1.7 Home Screen 1.8 Device Status and Notifications 1.9 Applications 1.10 Settings 1.11 Adjusting the Volume 1.
Getting Started 1.1 Getting to Know Your HTC Dream and Accessories Top panel Back Cover Release Tab See “To remove the back cover” in this chapter. Bottom panel Microphone USB Connector/Earphone Jack Flip open the cover to connect the: • USB cable and transfer files. • AC adapter and recharge the battery. • USB stereo headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to music and videos.
Getting Started 21 Left panel Right panel VOLUME UP Press to increase the ringer or media volume. VOLUME DOWN Press to lower the ringer or media volume. Storage Card Slot Open the slot cover to install a storage card. See “Storage card” in this chapter for details. CAPTURE Press to open the Camera application. When in Camera, press half-way to activate auto-focus. Press fully to take the shot. See Chapter 9 for details.
Getting Started Front panel Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here. Keyboard See Chapter 3 for details. Notification LED See “Device Status and Notifications” in this chapter for details. Touch Screen MENU HOME CALL TRACKBALL END CALL/POWER BACK For more information about the functions of the MENU, HOME, CALL, END CALL/POWER and BACK buttons, see “Device Controls” in this chapter.
Getting Started 23 Back panel 3.2 Megapixel Camera See “Using the Camera” in Chapter 9 for details. Speaker Back Cover See “To remove the back cover” in this chapter.
Getting Started 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card Always turn off your device before installing or replacing the SIM card, battery, and storage card. You also need to remove the back cover before you can install the SIM card and battery. To remove the back cover 1. Make sure the device is turned off. 2. Hold the device sideways with the control buttons on the right. 3. Slide the screen panel up to reveal the keyboard and the back cover release tab. 4.
Getting Started 25 SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/ message memory. Your device supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards. Note Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your device. You should consult your wireless service provider for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service. To install the SIM card 1. Make sure the device is turned off. 2.
Getting Started Battery Your device comes with a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery and is designed to use only manufacturer-specified original batteries and accessories. Battery performance depends on many factors, including network configuration, signal strength, the temperature of the environment in which you operate your device, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached to connecting ports, and your voice, data, and other program usage patterns.
Getting Started 27 To install the battery 1. Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment. Battery contacts 2. Insert the contact side of the battery first then gently push the battery into place. 3. Replace the back cover. To remove the battery 1. Make sure the device is turned off. 2. Remove the back cover. Battery grip 3. The top side of the battery has a protruding grip. Lift the battery from the grip to remove it.
Getting Started 3. Slide up the keyboard, then locate the storage card slot at the side of the control buttons. 4. Pry open the storage card slot cover. 5. Insert the microSD card into the slot with its golden contacts facing down until it clicks in place. Storage card slot cover 3 4 5 6. Replace the storage card slot cover. Note Make sure that both ends of the cover are properly seated on the slot. The device will not detect the storage card when the slot cover is not properly replaced.
Getting Started 29 1.3 Charging the Battery New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you start using your device, it is recommended that you install and charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. To charge the battery 1. Flip open the USB connector cover at the bottom panel of your device. 2. Insert the USB connector of the AC adapter to the USB connector on your device. 3.
Getting Started 1.4 Device Controls Press the control buttons on the front panel of your device to do the following: Button Function HOME ( ) MENU • While on any application or screen, press to return to the Home screen. • Press and hold to open the recent applications window. • Press to open a list of actions that you can do on the current screen or dialog box. BACK ( ) • Press to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog box, menu, or the notifications panel.
Getting Started 31 1.5 Navigating Your Device Use finger gestures, the trackball, or a combination of both when navigating around your Home screen, menus and application screens on your device. Finger gestures A quick and easy way to interact with the Home screen and the whole interface of your device is by touch.
Getting Started Drag Touch and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. The following are some instances when you would use dragging: • Moving or deleting a Home screen item First, touch and hold an application icon, widget, or folder on the Home screen.
Getting Started 33 Use the TRACKBALL You can use the TRACKBALL to select or highlight items on the screen. Rolling the TRACKBALL Pressing the TRACKBALL • Roll the TRACKBALL up, down, left, or right to navigate selectable items on the screen. Press the TRACKBALL to select a highlighted item or action. • Press and hold the TRACKBALL to bring up the selected item’s options menu, if applicable. • On a web page, press the TRACKBALL twice to activate scale and scroll.
Getting Started 1.6 Getting Started Once you’ve installed your SIM card and battery, you can turn on your device and start using your device. Turn your device on and off To turn on the device Press the END CALL/POWER button. Note After you turn on the device for the first time, you may be prompted to set up a Gmail account. For more information on how to set up your device for the first time, see “Set up your device for the first time” in this chapter.
Getting Started 35 Set up your device for the first time After you turned on the device for the first time, you will be prompted to create a Gmail account or sign in to your existing Gmail account. Touch the screen to begin. Note Make sure that your device has an active data connection (3G/GPRS) before you create a Gmail account. See “Device Status and Notifications” in this chapter to know if your device has an active data connection. To create a Gmail account 1.
Getting Started to the security question you have selected. 6. Touch Create. 7. When the Google Terms of Service screen appears, touch I agree, Next. 8. Enter the characters that appear on the screen, then touch Next. 9. When your Gmail account is successfully created, close the keyboard, then touch Finish setup. The Home screen displays. Turn off the screen when not in use To save battery power, the device automatically turns off the screen when you leave it idle after a certain period of time.
Getting Started 37 1.7 Home Screen The Home screen is your starting point for using the applications on your device. You can customize the Home screen to display application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets according to your preference. Signal strength Connection status • Notifications (See “Device Status and Notifications” in this chapter for details.) • Touch and hold this area to display the date.
Getting Started Extended Home screen The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Press HOME, then slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the extended Home screen. Extended Home screen: Left Tip Extended Home screen: Right While on an extended Home screen, press HOME to return to the main Home screen.
Getting Started 39 Customize the Home screen To add a Home screen item 1. Press HOME, then touch and hold the screen. 2. When the Add to Home menu opens, select the item you want to add to the Home screen: • Application. Add your favorite application icons on the Home screen for quick and easy launching. When you select this item, a list of applications installed on your device is displayed. Touch an application to add its icon to the Home screen.
Getting Started To remove a Home screen item 1. Touch and hold the item on the screen to activate move mode. 2. Without lifting your finger on the item, drag it to the Trash button. When the item and the Trash button turn red, release the item to remove it from the Home screen. To change the Home screen wallpaper You can change the Home screen wallpaper with pictures that you have stored on the storage card or from the Wallpaper gallery that comes pre-installed on your device. 1.
Getting Started 41 Wallpaper gallery 1. Touch the wallpaper thumbnail to view an enlarged version on the screen. Note To view the next or previous wallpaper, touch and hold a wallpaper thumbnail, then slide your finger left or right on the screen. 2. Touch Set wallpaper. Pictures The Pictures application opens when you want to use a stored picture as wallpaper. If this is the first time that you have viewed pictures on your storage card, it may take a while for all the pictures to load. 1.
Getting Started To change the screen orientation Slide open the keyboard to change the screen orientation into landscape mode. Note In Browser and Pictures, you can set the screen to remain in landscape or portrait orientation regardless of whether the keyboard is open. See Chapter 7 and Chapter 9 for details. To create a folder and add items to it You can create folders on the Home screen to hold application icons or shortcuts. 1.
Getting Started 43 1.8 Device Status and Notifications Status bar On top of the device screen is the status bar. The left side of the status bar displays notification icons that notify you of a new message, an upcoming calendar event, a missed call, and more. The right side of the status bar displays the device status such as the data connection, connection strength, battery, volume settings, time, and more. Tip When the status bar is full, touch to display hidden icons/notifications.
Getting Started Status icons These are the icons that appear on the status area of the status bar: Icons that appear in this area GPRS connected Roaming GPRS in use No signal EDGE connected No SIM card installed EDGE in use Vibrate mode 3G connected Sound is off 3G in use Phone is mute Connected to a Wi-Fi network Battery is very low Bluetooth is on Battery is low Connected to another Bluetooth device Battery is full Airplane mode Battery is charging Alarm is set GPS is on Signal s
Getting Started 45 Notifications panel Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarm set and ongoing settings such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. You can open the notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event notification and know your wireless service provider.
Getting Started Notification LED The Notification LED located at the right corner of the earpiece provides information on the device status or pending notifications. Notification LED Note LED Status Indication Solid green Battery is fully charged (while the device is connected to the AC adapter). Solid red Battery is charging. Flashing red Battery is low. Flashing green You have a pending notification. The indicators are listed in order of priority.
Getting Started 47 1.9 Applications The Applications tab holds all pre-installed applications on your device. All icons of applications that you downloaded and installed from Android Market are also added to the Applications tab. To open the Applications tab Press HOME, then touch . Note To hide the Applications tab, touch . The following applications are pre-installed on your device: Icon Description Alarm Clock Set as many alarms as you want. You can set alarms for appointments, events, and more.
Getting Started Icon Description IM Chat with family and friends using Google Talk on your device. See Chapter 6 for details. Maps View your current location, search for places of interest and addresses, seek directions, and more. See Chapter 8 for details. Market Access Android Market where you can download applications and games to your device. See Chapter 10 for details. Messaging Send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages on your device. See Chapter 6 for details.
Getting Started 49 Recently-used applications To open a recently-used application 1. Press and hold the HOME button to open the recently-used applications window. The window displays the last six applications you have used after you turned on the device. 2. Touch an icon in the window to open the related application. 1.10 Settings Control and customize device settings from the Settings screen. To open the Settings screen, do any of the following: • Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings.
Getting Started Security & location Select the wireless network or the GPS in determining your current location, or set the screen unlock pattern and enable the SIM card lock. See Chapter 8 and Chapter 11 for details. Applications Manage applications and installation of new programs, or set keyboard shortcuts to launch applications.
Getting Started 51 2. While in the lowest ringer volume level, press VOLUME DOWN once to set your device to Vibrate mode. The device vibrates and the vibrate mode icon ( ) appears in the status bar. 3. While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME DOWN once to mute your device. The mute icon ( ) displays in the status bar. Tip To quickly switch your device to silent mode, press and hold the END CALL/POWER button, then touch Silent mode on the options menu.
Getting Started 1.12 Using the Device’s Storage Card as a USB Drive To transfer music, pictures, and other files from your computer to your device’s storage card, you need to set the device’s storage card as a USB drive. To set the device’s storage card as a USB drive 1. Connect the device to the computer using the USB cable. 2. When the USB connected icon ( ) appears in the status bar, touch and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the notifications panel. 3.
Chapter 2 Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 2.1 Making Calls 2.2 Answering or Rejecting Calls 2.3 Call Options 2.4 Using the Call Log 2.5 Adjusting the Phone Settings 2.6 Turning the Phone Function On and Off 2.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 2.1 Making Calls When you press the CALL ( ) button on your device, the Call log tab always opens first. This tab displays a history list of your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. CALL button You can place a call to a listed number in the Call log tab, or you can change to the Dialer, Contacts or Favorite tab to make your phone call from any of those tabs. Use the Dialer Use the Dialer to enter and call a phone number.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 55 To make an emergency call On the Dialer tab, enter the international emergency number for your locale (for example, 000), and then press the CALL button on your device. Notes • When the screen is locked, you need to unlock it first before you can make an emergency call. If your device is in sleep mode, press any button to wake up the device and then press the MENU button to unlock the screen. • Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 3. Do one of the following: • Touch a contact to access the contact details. Navigate to the Dial number section, then touch a phone number that you want to call. • Touch and hold the contact you want to call and then from the options menu, touch Call Mobile, Call Work, or Call Home to make the call.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 57 To use the Dialer to call voice mail 1. Press the CALL button, then touch the Dialer tab. 2. Touch and hold the number 1 key on the dialer. Note If you have not set up your voice mail number, a missing voice mail number error message appears on the screen when you touch and hold the number 1 key. For more information on how to set up your voice mail number, refer to “Adjusting the Phone Settings” in this chapter. 2.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts To reject an incoming call Press the END CALL/POWER ( mail. ) button to reject and send the call to your voice 2.3 Call Options When a call is in progress, press MENU to open the call options. Touch the available buttons on the call options menu to put a call on hold, dial another contact for a phone conference, mute the device microphone, and more. Call options Note When the device is dialing, only the End call and Speaker buttons are enabled.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 59 To mute the microphone during a call Press MENU, then touch Mute to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the Mute button indicator lights up green and the mute icon ( ) appears in the status bar. To turn the speakerphone on or off During a call, press MENU, then touch Speaker to toggle between turning the speakerphone on or off.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 5. Press the TALK button to display the ongoing call screen. 6. To transfer the call back to your device, on the ongoing call screen, press MENU, then touch Bluetooth. To end a call When a call is in progress, you can do any of the following to hang up: • Press the END CALL/POWER button. • Press MENU, then touch End call.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 61 • Press MENU, then touch Add call, or touch at the bottom of the ongoing call screen, then dial the number of the next conference call participant. • Press TALK, touch the Call log, Contacts, or Favorites tab, then select the next conference call participant from the list. The first call is automatically put on hold. 3. When connected to the second conference call participant, press MENU, then touch Merge calls to begin the conference call. 4.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 2.4 Using the Call Log The Call log tab lists all missed calls ( received calls ( ). ), dialed numbers ( ), and To use the Call log tab 1. While on any screen, press the CALL button, then touch the Call log tab. 2. Do any of the following: • Touch the name or number in the list to call.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 63 To add a new phone number to Contacts If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number after you hang up. 1. While on any screen, press the CALL ( ) button, then touch the Call log tab. 2. Touch and hold the received call that you want to save to your contacts list, then touch Add to contacts. 3. When the Contacts screen appears, touch Create new contact.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 2.5 Adjusting the Phone Settings You can adjust the phone settings of your device such as your voice mail number, or enable additional call services from your wireless service provider. To open the phone settings menu, press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings > Call settings. Options Description Fixed Dialing Number Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers. To enable this feature you must know your SIM card’s PIN2 code.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 65 2. Select the Airplane mode check box to enable or disable Airplane mode. When enabled, the Airplane mode icon ( ) displays in the status bar. Tip When you disable Airplane Mode, the phone function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth is restored. 2.7 Creating and Managing Your Contacts Similar to an online address book, the Contacts application gives you quick and easy access to the people you want to reach.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts Add a new contact To add a new contact 1. In the contacts list, press MENU, then touch New contact. 2. Open the keyboard, enter the contact’s name, then enter their contact information such as mobile phone number, home phone number, or e-mail address. Roll the TRACKBALL up or down to move among fields. Note To change a default information label, for example Home e-mail to Work e-mail, touch the information label button, then select another label on the menu.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 67 3. If you want all calls from this contact to go directly to your voice mail, select the Send calls directly to voicemail check box. 4. Touch More info if you want to store additional information for the contact such as a postal address, an instant messaging ID, or additional phone numbers or e-mail addresses. Select an information label on the menu, then enter the additional contact information. Touch to view and select additional contact information 5.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts To add a contact from the Call log tab Use the Call log tab to create a new contact from dialed, received, or missed call numbers. You can also add these call log numbers to any of your existing contacts. 1. In the contacts list, touch the Call log tab. 2. Touch and hold the phone number you want to add to your contacts, then touch Add to contacts. 3.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 69 6. Specify the folder where you want to save the Comma Separated Values (.csv) file, then click Next. Tip If you want to map custom contact fields before you export the file, click Map Custom Fields on the next window. 7. Touch Finish. 8. Open a web browser on your computer, then open Gmail. 9. Click Contacts on the left panel of the screen, then click Import near the top right corner of the screen. 10. Click Browse to locate the .
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts Edit and customize your contacts To edit contact information You can always make changes to the information you have stored for a contact. 1. Do any of the following to open the Edit contact screen: • In the contacts list, touch and hold the contact whose information you want to edit, then touch Edit contact. • In the contacts list, touch the contact whose information you want to edit to open the contact details screen.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 71 To customize contact information While creating a new or editing an existing contact, you can add a caller ID icon or assign a ring tone to the contact. Note Before assigning a caller ID icon to a contact, make sure that the contact’s picture is stored in the installed microSD card. 1. In the New contact or Edit contact screen, touch the Add icon button. The Pictures application opens and displays your albums. 2.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts • To scroll down the contacts list automatically, flick your finger upward on the touch screen. To auto scroll upward, flick your finger downward. Touch the screen to stop scrolling. To select a group to display You can manage your contacts easier by selecting a particular group, for example, those contacts with phone numbers, to appear in the contacts list. 1. Press HOME, then touch Contacts. Your contacts list appears. 2.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 73 To find a contact on your device There are several ways to find a contact when your contacts list is long. • On the Contacts tab, open the keyboard, then press the Search key. Enter the contact information you want to search. As you enter information, matching contacts will appear on the screen. Touch a contact and then touch the Search button or press the Search key again.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts Communicate with your contacts From the contacts list you can quickly call or send a text or multimedia message to a contact’s default phone number. However, to view all the information you have stored for a contact, and to initiate other types of communication with that contact, open the contact details screen. Default phone number. To open the contact’s details screen, touch the contact name in the contacts list.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 75 • Touch the contact in the list to open the contact details screen, then touch a mobile phone number in the Send SMS/MMS section. A compose screen opens for your message. Note For more information about composing and sending text and multimedia messages, see “Sending Text and Multimedia Messages” in Chapter 6. To send an e-mail to a contact The contact must have an e-mail address in their contact details for you to send them an e-mail. 1.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts To map a contact’s address The contact must have a postal or physical address in their contact details before you can map their location using Maps. 1. In the contacts list, touch the contact to open the contact details screen. 2. Navigate to the Map address section, then touch the postal or physical address you want to map. The Maps application opens and locates the address. Note For more information on how to use Maps, see Chapter 8.
Chapter 3 Entering Text 3.1 Using the Keyboard 3.
Entering Text 3.1 Using the Keyboard When you start an application or select a field that requires text or numbers, you can open and use the QWERTY keyboard to enter information. The keyboard is similar to a standard keyboard on your computer. To open the keyboard 1. Hold your device sideways, with the control buttons on the right. 2. Push the screen panel up to reveal the keyboard.
Entering Text 79 To use the keyboard You can do the following with the keyboard: To Do this Enter lowercase letters and numbers Press the keys using your thumbs or fingers. Enter all letters in uppercase Press SHIFT ( ) twice. Press back to all lowercase letters.
Entering Text To Do this Delete the character to the left Press DEL ( Delete the character to the right Press + Delete the entire line of text Press + Move the cursor to the beginning or end of the line Press right , then roll the TRACKBALL to the left or Create a tab character Press +q Select text Press + Select all text in a field • Press +a • Highlight the text, press and hold the TRACKBALL, then touch Select all on the menu.
Entering Text 81 Special keys Search Press the Search key to search information on the current screen or application. For example, while in the Contacts tab, press the Search key to search contact-related information such as names, phone numbers, or e-mail addresses in your contacts list. Press the Search key while in Maps to search for places of interest. Press the Search key while in the Home screen or Browser to launch Google search and search information on the web.
Entering Text 3. Touch an unassigned letter or number. 4. When a list of all installed applications appears, touch the application that you want to assign the shortcut. To replace a shortcut key By default, some applications have already been assigned shortcuts, such as “b” for Browser. You can change or replace these default shortcuts. 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, then touch Applications > Quick launch. 3.
Chapter 4 Synchronizing Information 4.1 About Synchronization 4.
Synchronizing Information 4.1 About Synchronization Google applications on your phone, such as Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts, give you access to the same personal information (e-mails, events, and contacts) that you add, view, and edit on your computer using Gmail or Google Calendar. This means that when you add, change, or delete any information in any of these applications on the web, the updated information also appears on your device, and vice versa.
Synchronizing Information 85 Indicates that there is a problem with data synchronization. Check your data connection and try again. Touch the check box to include or exclude the application from automatic synchronization. Date and time of last synchronization The arrows move clockwise when synchronizing data. 3. Select or clear the following option and/or applications: • Tip • Auto-sync.
Synchronizing Information • Calendar. If Auto-sync is enabled, clear the check box to exclude Calendar from automatic synchronization, or select the item to begin synchronization of calendars and calendar events on your device and on the web. • Contacts. If Auto-sync is enabled, clear the check box to exclude Contacts from automatic synchronization, or select the item to begin synchronization of contacts on your device and on the web.
Chapter 5 Managing Your Time 5.1 Using Calendar 5.
Managing Your Time 5.1 Using Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. You can also specify reminders for each event so you are alerted every time an event is coming up. Depending on your synchronization settings, the Calendar on your device stays in sync with your Google Calendar on the web. Note For more information about Calendar synchronization, see Chapter 4. Open Calendar 1. Press HOME, then touch the Applications tab. 2. Touch Calendar.
Managing Your Time 89 Create events To create an event 1. On any Calendar view, press MENU and touch New event to open the Event details screen. 2. Open the keyboard and enter the event name. 3. Do one of the following: • If there is a time frame for the event, touch the From and To date and time to set them. • If it is a special occasion such as a birthday or a whole-day event, set the From and To date, then select the All Day check box. 4. Enter the event location and description. 5.
Managing Your Time Tip To quickly create an event in Day or Week view, touch and hold an empty time slot, then touch New event. A new Event details screen appears with the selected time slot and date in the From fields. To edit an event 1. On any Calendar view, use the TRACKBALL to navigate to the event that you want to edit. 2. When the event is selected, press the TRACKBALL to view the event details. 3. Press Notes , then touch Edit event.
Managing Your Time 91 View events You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, or monthly view. To do this, press MENU, then touch Day, Week, or Month. While on any Calendar view or on any other date, press MENU, then touch Today to return to the current day. Using the Day view In Calendar, press MENU, then touch Day. Your daily calendar appears. Days are divided into horizontal time slots (rows). Events are shown tiled and span the time they last. All-day events are displayed on top of the day list.
Managing Your Time Using the Week view In Calendar, press MENU, then touch Week. Your weekly calendar appears. Days are shown vertically in Week view. Time slots are defined horizontally in rows and events are shown as blocks. Touch to view, edit, or delete the event. Quick view. Touch to view the event details. Slide your finger up or down on the screen to navigate time slots within the day. Slide your finger left or right on the screen to navigate to the previous or next week.
Managing Your Time 93 Using the Month view In Calendar, press MENU, then touch Month. Your monthly calendar appears. Days are shown in a month grid. Events are marked as green horizontal bars, and occupies the approximate time slot in the vertical bands located at the right side of the date. Touch a date to view the events on that day in Day view. Event indicator Slide your finger up or down on the screen to navigate to the previous or next month. • Touch a date to shift the Calendar view into Day.
Managing Your Time 2. Touch the upcoming event name to display the event in the Home screen. Note If you have other pending event reminders, these events will also appear on the screen. 3. Do any of the following: • Touch Snooze all to snooze all event reminders for five minutes. • Touch Dismiss all to dismiss all event reminders. • Press BACK to keep the reminders pending in the notifications area of the status bar.
Managing Your Time 95 6. Follow the screen instructions and click Install to finish the set-up process. 7. When the application is installed, the Google Calendar Sync Settings window will appear. 8. Enter your Gmail address and password. 9. Select a sync option, set the sync time interval, then click Save. Tip After the initial set-up, you can access the Google Calendar Sync Settings window again by double-clicking the calendar icon in your Windows System tray. 10.
Managing Your Time Change the Calendar settings You can select which calendar to display, hide declined events, or configure event reminders according to your preference. To select the calendar to display If you created more than one calendar using Google Calendar on the web, you can select any or all of the calendars to display their events in Calendar. 1. On any Calendar view, press MENU, and touch More > My calendars. 2. All your calendars display in a list.
Managing Your Time 97 Keyboard shortcuts in Calendar On any Calendar view To Do this Create a new event Press +n Go to today’s calendar Press +t Switch to Agenda view Press +a Switch to Day view Press +d Switch to Week view Press +w Switch to Month view Press +m Go to the Calendar settings Press +p Open highlighted event details Press Edit highlighted event details Press Remove highlighted event Press +e Event details screen To Do this Add an event reminder Press +r Edit
Managing Your Time 5.2 Setting Alarms The Alarm Clock lets you set as many alarms as you want. To open Alarm Clock Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, then touch Alarm Clock. When you open Alarm Clock for the first time, three alarms are set up by default, ready for you to customize. All three alarms are turned off by default. Set an alarm 1. Touch a default alarm. 2. Select the Alarm check box to turn the alarm on. Touch an option to adjust the alarm settings.
Managing Your Time 99 4. Touch Ringtone, then select the alarm ring tone. The ring tone briefly plays when selected. 5. Touch Vibrate if you want the device to vibrate when the alarm goes off. 6. Touch Repeat, select the days you want the alarm to repeat, then touch OK. Note By default, the alarm repeat is set to Never which means that your alarm will only go off once. 7. If you need to set more than three alarms, press BACK to return to the Alarm Clock screen, press MENU, then touch Add alarm. 8.
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Chapter 6 Exchanging Messages 6.1 Sending Text and Multimedia Messages 6.2 Using Gmail™ 6.3 Using Email 6.
Exchanging Messages 6.1 Sending Text and Multimedia Messages Messaging lets you compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. Open Messaging To open the Messaging application, press HOME, touch the Applications tab, then touch Messaging. The message list appears. Touch here to create a new text or picture message. If the list is long, you can scroll up the screen to view more messages, or roll the TRACKBALL down. Message delivery status.
Exchanging Messages 103 To create and send a text message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message. The Compose screen opens. 2. Open the keyboard, then enter the mobile phone number of the message recipient in the To field. As you enter the phone number, matching contacts will appear on the screen. Touch a recipient or continue entering the recipient’s phone number. Note The message is automatically converted into an MMS message when you entered an e-mail address in the To field.
Exchanging Messages Note To receive delivery reports and know when a text message is received, in the message list, press , then touch Settings. In the SMS settings section, select the Delivery reports check box. To create and send a multimedia (MMS) message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message. The Compose screen opens. 2. Open the keyboard, then enter the mobile phone number or e-mail address of your message recipients in the To field.
Exchanging Messages 105 • Record audio. Touch to open the message recorder. Touch to start recording your message, then touch to stop. To listen to your recording, touch . Touch Use this recording to attach the recording into your message. Recording duration Volume meter Playback controls • Slideshow. Touch to open the Edit slideshow screen. Touch Add slide to create a new slide. Touch the created slide (for example, Slide 1), touch Add picture, then select the picture you want to add to the slide.
Exchanging Messages Notes • To view the slideshow, touch the Preview button while editing the slideshow, or touch the Play button on the Compose screen. • To remove or replace a picture or an audio attachment, on the Compose screen, touch the Remove button beside the attachment. To remove a slideshow attachment, on the Compose screen, touch Edit, press , then touch Discard slideshow. 7. When you are finished composing the multimedia message, touch Send or press .
Exchanging Messages 107 A new message icon ( ) also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message. To open the message, refer to the next section. Manage messages and message threads Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.
Exchanging Messages Notes • When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire message, touch the Download button at the right side of the message. Once the message has downloaded, touch the Play button to view the message. For details, see “Adjusting text and multimedia message settings” later in this chapter. • If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message size before you download it.
Exchanging Messages 109 • To delete a message in a thread, touch and hold the message that you want to delete, then touch Delete message on the options menu. When prompted to confirm deletion, touch OK. 3. To delete all message threads, press BACK to return to the message list, press , then touch Delete threads. Read delivery reports To view delivery reports 1. Enable Delivery reports in the SMS or MMS settings. For details, see “Adjusting text and multimedia message settings” later in this chapter. 2.
Exchanging Messages Adjust text and multimedia message settings In the message list, press and touch Settings to adjust the text or multimedia message settings. You can set the following options: SMS settings Delivery reports Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your message. For more information, refer to “Reading delivery reports” earlier in this chapter. Manage SIM card messages Touch to view text messages stored on your SIM card.
Exchanging Messages 111 Notification settings Notifications Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a new text or multimedia message arrives. Select ringtone If you want the device to ring when a new message arrives, touch this option, then select a ring tone that is specific to new text and multimedia messages. Note that the ring tone briefly plays when selected.
Exchanging Messages 6.2 Using Gmail™ Gmail™, which is already configured when you first set up your device, lets you create and send e-mails from your device. Depending on your synchronization settings, all e-mail messages that you send or receive using Gmail on your device is automatically synchronized with your Gmail account on the web. For more information about synchronization, see Chapter 4. To open Gmail Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, then touch Gmail.
Exchanging Messages 113 Create and send e-mails To create and send an e-mail 1. In the Inbox conversations list, press MENU, then touch Compose. 2. Open the keyboard, then enter the e-mail address of the message recipient in the To field. As you enter information, matching contacts will appear on the screen. Touch the recipient or continue entering the e-mail address. If you are sending the e-mail to several recipients, separate the e-mail addresses with a comma.
Exchanging Messages To add a signature to e-mails You can add a signature to every e-mail message you send. 1. In the conversations list, press and touch Settings. 2. Touch Signature. 3. Enter your signature in the text box, then touch OK. Tip You can create a signature consisting of multiple lines of text. At the end of each line of text, press the Enter key on the keyboard to create another line. To view your sent messages In the conversations list, press MENU and touch View labels > Sent.
Exchanging Messages 115 To view e-mails Do any of the following: • On the Home screen, touch and hold the status bar, then slide down your finger on the screen to open the notifications panel. Touch the new e-mail to view it. • While in the Inbox conversations list, touch the unread e-mail or the conversation with the unread e-mail to view it. Message subject Message label Message header To scroll through the message: • Slide your finger up/down on the screen. • Roll the TRACKBALL up/down.
Exchanging Messages Touch here to expand all read message headers Latest message in the thread Touch the header to open or collapse the message body. To scroll through the message headers: • Slide your finger up/ down on the screen. • Roll the TRACKBALL up/down. To view or download file attachments 1. In the conversations list, touch the conversation or the message with the paper clip icon . Note If the message is inside a thread, touch its header to expand the message body. 2.
Exchanging Messages 117 To search for e-mail messages You can search for a specific e-mail message by sender, word in a subject, or label. 1. In the conversations list, press and touch Search. 2. Enter the search keyword in the box, then touch Search. Reply to or forward e-mails 1. In the message thread, scroll down to the end of the conversation. 2. Touch Reply, Reply to all, or Forward. Message options Thread options 3.
Exchanging Messages Manage conversations and e-mails Conversations In the conversations list, touch and hold the conversation, then touch: • Archive to archive the conversation. Tip To display your archived messages, in the Inbox conversations list, press touch View labels > All mails. , then • Mark read or Mark unread as desired. Unread messages display in bold in the conversations list. • Delete to delete the conversation. • Report spam to report the conversation as spam.
Exchanging Messages 119 To label conversations or e-mails with a star A star ( ) is a special system-provided label. Use stars to mark important conversations or e-mail messages. You can star an entire conversation or just a message inside a conversation. Do any of the following in a conversations list: • Touch and hold a conversation, then touch Add star. If the conversation is already starred and you want to remove it, touch and hold the conversation, then touch Remove star.
Exchanging Messages To select labels to synchronize You can select which messages to synchronize based on the labels you have assigned to them. Limiting the amount of e-mail that is regularly synchronized will help control your data connection costs. 1. In a conversations list, press and touch Settings. 2. Touch Labels to open the labels screen. In addition to the labels you have created, all system labels are listed on this screen. 3.
Exchanging Messages 121 Keyboard shortcuts in Gmail Conversations list To Do this Refresh the conversations list Press +u Compose a new message Press +c Open conversation to read Press Archive conversation Press +y Jump to the top of list Press , then roll the TRACKBALL up Jump to the end of list Press , then roll the TRACKBALL down Page down Press Page up Press + While in an e-mail message To Do this Reply to the last message in the conversation Press +r Reply all to the last
Exchanging Messages 6.3 Using Email The Email application comes with an e-mail setup wizard that lets you easily add up to five external POP3 or IMAP e-mail accounts from popular web-based e-mail service providers such as Yahoo!® Mail Plus, AOL, and more, on your device. To open Email Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, then select Email. The Email setup screen appears. Add an external e-mail account 1. On the Email setup screen, touch Next. 2.
Exchanging Messages 123 Compose and send e-mails using an external e-mail account 1. On your Inbox, press , then touch Compose. 2. Use the keyboard to enter the message recipient’s e-mail address in the To field. As you enter information, matching contacts will appear on the screen. Touch the recipient or continue entering the e-mail address. If you are sending the e-mail to several recipients, separate the e-mail addresses with a comma. You can add as many message recipients as you want. 3.
Exchanging Messages Edit or delete an external e-mail account You can edit or delete an external e-mail account on your device. 1. Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, then select Email. The accounts screen appears. 2. Do any of the following: • Touch and hold the account you want to remove, then touch Remove account. When prompted to confirm deletion, touch OK. • Touch and hold the account you want to edit, then touch Account settings. See the next section for details.
Exchanging Messages 125 Incoming server settings Touch to edit the account’s incoming server settings such as your user name and password, POP3 server, port, and more. Outgoing message settings Touch to edit the account’s outgoing message settings such as the SMTP server, port, security type, and more. Add another account Touch to add a new external e-mail account. 4. Touch Done to save your changes. 6.4 Using Google Talk Use Google Talk to send instant messages to your friends.
Exchanging Messages Your friends list will be displayed on the screen: Touch here to change your online status. Touch your picture to replace it. Friends list Touch here to change your status message. Open chats. Touch a callout to open the chat screen and start chatting with your friend. Online status: Available Idle Busy Offline To add a new friend You can add a friend stored in the Contacts application on your device or invite a new friend.
Exchanging Messages 127 To start a chat 1. Do any of the following: • Touch a friend in the friends list. • Navigate to a friend using the TRACKBALL, then press . The chat screen opens. Timestamp. Appears after every minute of inactivity. Touch Send to send out your message. Enter your message here. 2. Open the keyboard and start entering your message. 3. To insert a smiley, press MENU and touch Insert smiley. Touch a smiley to insert it into your message. 4. When finished, touch Send or press .
Exchanging Messages To switch between active chats You can switch between chats if you have more than one chat going. 1. While on a chat screen or in the friends list, press MENU and touch Switch chats. 2. On the panel that opens, touch the friend you want to switch chat with. To chat with another friend, touch the friend’s photo. To change your online status and message 1. Touch the online status icon beside your name, then select the status you want on the menu. 2.
Exchanging Messages 129 Manage your friends Friends in your friends list is sorted by their online status — active chats, online, busy, and offline. Within the status groupings, friends are listed alphabetically. By default, only the friends that you frequently communicate with — the most popular — are in the friends list. If you want to display all your friends, press MENU and touch All friends. To switch back to displaying only your most popular friends, press MENU and touch Most popular.
Exchanging Messages To show a friend in the most popular list 1. In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu. 2. Touch Show friend. Note To keep a friend from appearing in the most popular list, touch and hold the friend’s name, then touch Hide friend on the menu. Mobile indicators In the friends list, check the icon that appears to the far right of your friend’s name.
Exchanging Messages 131 Adjust instant messaging settings To set notifications for new instant messages You can set the device to play a sound, vibrate, or display a notification icon in the status bar each time you receive a new instant message. 1. In the friends list, press MENU and touch More > Settings. 2. Do one or all of the following: • Select the IM notifications check box to receive a notification ( status bar when a new instant message arrives.
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Chapter 7 Getting Connected 7.1 Connecting to the Internet 7.2 Using Browser 7.
Getting Connected 7.1 Connecting to the Internet Your device’s networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet through GPRS/3G (or EDGE, when available) or Wi-Fi. GPRS/3G The APNs (Access Point Names) of your wireless service provider’s GPRS/3G networks are already preconfigured on your device so you can immediately connect and use GPRS/3G services. It is recommended that you keep the APN settings.
Getting Connected 135 To add a new APN After you installed a new SIM card from another wireless service provider, you need to add the new APN to your device so you can connect to the wireless service provider’s 3G/GPRS network. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then touch Settings > Wireless controls. 2. Scroll down the screen, touch Mobile networks, and then touch Access Point Names. 3. Press MENU, touch New APN, and then open the device keyboard. 4.
Getting Connected Notes • The next time your device connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you will not be prompted to enter the WEP key again, unless you reset your device to its factory default settings. • Wi-Fi networks are self-discoverable, which means no additional steps are required for your device to connect to a Wi-Fi network. It may be necessary to provide a username and password for certain closed wireless networks.
Getting Connected 137 To connect to another wireless network 1. On the Wireless controls screen, touch Wi-Fi settings. Detected wireless networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. Tip To manually scan for available wireless networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen, press MENU, then touch Scan. 2. Touch another wireless network to connect to it. Note If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, scroll down the screen, then touch Add a Wi-Fi network.
Getting Connected The Browser opens to your home page. Home page Browser menu 2. On the Browser screen, open the keyboard, then press to go to another web page, search information, bookmark the current page, view all opened web pages, refresh the page, and more. To go to a web page 1. On the Browser screen, press , then touch Go to URL. 2. Enter the web page address using the keyboard. As you enter the address, matching web page addresses will appear on the screen.
Getting Connected 139 To search information 1. On the Browser screen, press , then touch Search. 2. Open the keyboard, then enter the information you want to search in the search box. 3. Touch Search or press . To bookmark the web page you are viewing 1. On the Browser screen, press , then touch Bookmarks. 2. Touch New bookmark. 3. Enter a name for the bookmarked page, then touch OK. Tips • You can also bookmark a link inside a web page.
Getting Connected 7. Scroll your finger up on the screen or roll the TRACKBALL down to view more web page windows. Touch here to open a new web page. Touch here to display the web page in full screen. Touch here to close the web page. 8. Press BACK to return to the previous web page you are viewing. To set your home page You can set the home page so Browser opens to your favorite web page every time it is launched from the Home screen or from the Applications tab. 1.
Getting Connected 141 View web pages While viewing a web page, take advantage of the following zoom and navigation techniques. To zoom in or out on a web page Do any of the following to display the Zoom control tab: • Touch the screen. • Press , the touch More > Zoom. Touch here to zoom in on the page. Zoom control tab Scale and scroll icon Touch here to zoom out on the page.
Getting Connected 2. Touch and hold the magnifying window, then drag it to the area of the page that you want to view more closely. You can also roll the TRACKBALL to move the magnifying window on any area of the screen. Magnifying window 3. Release your finger or press the TRACKBALL to magnify the view. To open web pages in landscape orientation When viewing web pages, you can set the screen to stay in landscape orientation even when you close the keyboard.
Getting Connected 143 Manage links, history, and downloads To select links in web pages Navigate to links on a web page using the TRACKBALL. Links are enclosed in an orange box when selected. Link is selected Link is not selected Link What to do Web page address (URLs) • Touch the link to open the web page. • Touch and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open, bookmark, copy to the clipboard, or share the link via e-mail.
Getting Connected To open the Browser history The Browser history screen lists the last 250 web sites you have visited: 1. Do any of the following: • On the Browser screen, press • Press and touch More > History. + h. 2. Scroll your finger up on the screen or roll the TRACKBALL down to view all web sites you have visited. 3. Touch a web site in the list to open it.
Getting Connected 145 Manage bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your device. To bookmark any web page 1. While viewing a web page, press and touch Bookmarks. The bookmarks screen opens. 2. Touch New bookmark. 3. Enter the bookmark Name and Location (URL) in the dialog box, then touch OK. To send a bookmark address 1. On the Browser screen, press and touch Bookmarks. 2. Touch and hold the bookmark you want to send, then touch Share link on the menu.
Getting Connected To edit a bookmark 1. On the Browser screen, press and touch Bookmarks. 2. Touch and hold the bookmark you want to edit. 3. Touch Edit bookmark on the options menu. The edit bookmark dialog box appears. 4. Enter your changes and touch OK. To delete a bookmark 1. On the Browser screen, press and touch Bookmarks. 2. Touch and hold the bookmark you want to delete, then touch Delete bookmark on the options menu. When prompted to confirm, touch OK.
Getting Connected 147 Open in background Select this option if you want to open links in new pages or in a new window on the background. Set home page Your current home page is shown. To change your home page, touch this option, enter the web page address of your new home page, then touch OK. Privacy settings Clear cache Clears all cached page contents. Clear history Clears the Browser history. Accept cookies Select this option if you want Browser to save cookies.
Getting Connected Advanced settings Enable Gears Select this option to enable Gears. Gears is an open source project that extends the Browser’s functionality. Gears settings Touch to open the Gears Settings window. Reset to default Touch to clear all Browser data and reset all Browser settings to factory default values, except your home page.
Getting Connected 149 7.3 Using Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that allows Bluetooth devices to exchange information over a distance of about eight meters without requiring a physical connection. Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes: • On. Bluetooth is turned on. Your device can detect other Bluetooth-enabled devices, but not vice versa. • Discoverable (Visible).
Getting Connected To change the device name The device name identifies your device in a Bluetooth network. 1. Make sure that you have turned Bluetooth on. 2. On the Wireless controls screen, touch Bluetooth settings > Device name. 3. Enter the name for your device in the dialog box, then touch OK. Your new device name appears on the Bluetooth settings screen.
Getting Connected 151 6. The pairing and connection status will appear below the hands-free headset or car kit name in the Bluetooth devices list. When the other Bluetooth handsfree headset or car kit is connected to your device, the Bluetooth connected icon ( ) will appear in the status bar. You can now start using the handsfree headset or car kit to make and/or receive phone calls. Notes • Pairing between two Bluetooth devices is a one-time process.
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Chapter 8 Getting Around with Maps 8.1 Getting to Know Maps 8.2 Searching for Places of Interest 8.3 Viewing Maps 8.4 Using Street View 8.
Getting Around with Maps 8.1 Getting to Know Maps Maps lets you track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed directions to your destination. It also provides a search tool where you can locate places of interest or an address on a vector or aerial map, or view locations in street level. Notes • You need an active data (3G/GPRS) or Wi-Fi connection to use Maps. • The Maps application does not cover every country or city.
Getting Around with Maps 155 8.2 Searching for Places of Interest Use Maps to search and locate places of interest, get directions on how to get there, and more. Note The search feature is available only for certain geographical regions. To search for a place of interest 1. On the Maps screen, press MENU and touch Search. 2. Open the keyboard, then enter the place you want to search in the search box. You can enter an address, a city, or type of business or establishment (for example, museums in london).
Getting Around with Maps 4. Touch a place in the list to show its location on the map. Touch here to view the location details. Touch here to edit Touch the place or touch the search or search Show map to show the for a new place. location of the place on the map. Tip Touch here to view the location of the previous or the next place in the Search results screen. Touch here to return to the Search results screen.
Getting Around with Maps 157 • Touch the phone number to open the Dialer and call the place of interest that you have selected. • Touch Directions to this address to get directions on how to get to the place of interest from your current location. • Touch Directions from this address to get directions on how to get to another location from the place of interest. • Touch Add as contact to open the New contact screen and add the place of interest to your contacts list.
Getting Around with Maps Touch here to zoom in on the map. Touch here to zoom Zoom control tab out on the map. To navigate on a map Roll the TRACKBALL or slide your finger on the screen in any direction to view other areas of the map. To change a map mode When viewing a map, you can switch to another map mode. Press Map mode. Select from Map, Satellite, Traffic, or Street View.
Getting Around with Maps 159 • Satellite mode Maps uses the same satellite data as Google Earth. Satellite images are not real-time. Google Earth acquires the best imagery available, most of which is approximately one to three years old. Traffic mode • • Street View mode Traffic mode (available only in certain geographical regions) Real-time traffic conditions are displayed over roads as color-coded lines. Each color represents how fast the traffic is moving.
Getting Around with Maps Keyboard shortcuts in Maps Map screen To Do this Get directions Press +d Select a map mode Press +m Show the Maps history Press +h View My Location Press + 0 (zero) Go to the Maps settings Press +p Zoom in on the map Press +i Zoom out on the map Press +o Jump to top/bottom of list Press , then roll the TRACKBALL up or down Search results screen To Do this Clear the search results Press +q View the previous result Press +j View the next result P
Getting Around with Maps 161 Directions screen To Do this View the previous direction point Press +j View the next direction point Press +k Cancel directions Press +q Generate the route Press +r Edit the route Press +e 8.4 Using Street View Street View lets you see a location in street level, including the area around it. Your device also comes with a built-in compass that automatically adjusts the view when you pan, tilt, or turn the screen when using Street View.
Getting Around with Maps 3. Touch a blue-outlined road. Maps will search for the nearest available Street View, and when found, a callout appears with the address and a thumbnail of the Street View. Touch here to display the location in Street View. Touch and hold this Map maker to go to another location. Blue-outlined road Note If you want to change locations, touch and hold the map marker until it turns into this icon , drag it to the location that you want to view, then release it. 4.
Getting Around with Maps 163 • Touch the directional arrows on the screen to display the the next or previous Street View of the same road. • To zoom in or out on the image, touch the screen to display the zoom control tab. Touch to zoom in or touch to zoom out. • Press to display the following options: Step forward Display the next Street View of the same road. Step backward Display the previous Street View of the same road. Zoom Touch to open the Zoom control tab.
Getting Around with Maps 8.5 Getting Directions Use Maps to get detailed directions to your destination. Note The driving directions feature is available only in certain geographical regions. To get directions 1. While viewing a map in any mode (except in Street View), press Directions. and touch 2. Open the keyboard and enter the starting point in the first text box, then enter your destination in the second text box. Touch here to exchange your starting point and destination.
Getting Around with Maps 165 3. Touch Route. The turn-by-turn directions to your destination are displayed. Touch here to show the location on a map. Next turn information Touch Edit to change your route. Touch here to show the directions on a map. Distance and time to destination. 4. Touch Show map to display the same directions overlaid on a map. Touch here to show the previous turn on the map. Next turn Touch here to show the next turn on the map. Touch here to display the directions in a list. 5.
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Chapter 9 Experiencing Multimedia 9.1 Using the Camera 9.2 Using Pictures 9.3 Using YouTube™ 9.
Experiencing Multimedia 9.1 Using the Camera Use the Camera to take and share pictures. Your device comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, and could capture resolutions of up to 2048 x 1536. Before you proceed • You must install a storage card before you use the Camera. All pictures that you capture on your device are stored on the storage card. For more information on how to install a storage card on your device, refer to Chapter 1.
Experiencing Multimedia 169 Take pictures 1. Frame your subject on the screen. 2. Press the CAPTURE button half-way to activate auto-focus. The auto-focus indicator appears in the upper-right corner of the screen and the device beeps to indicate that the subject is in focus. Auto-focus indicator 3. Fully press the CAPTURE button to take the shot.
Experiencing Multimedia Notes Button Function Save Save the picture to the storage card. Set as Assign the picture as caller ID icon of a contact, or set the photo as the Home screen wallpaper. Share Send the picture via e-mail or MMS. Delete Delete the captured picture and return to the Camera screen. • When you touch Save, Set as, or Share, the picture is automatically saved with a random file name into the \DCIM\Camera folder of the storage card.
Experiencing Multimedia 171 9.2 Using Pictures Pictures lets you view, edit, assign, and share pictures which you have captured using the Camera and pictures which you have stored on the device’s storage card. It also allows you view your pictures in a slideshow and more. To copy pictures into the storage card 1. Connect the device to the computer using the USB cable. 2.
Experiencing Multimedia If you stored your pictures in folders (directories) on the storage card, Pictures will display these folders as separate albums. The top left album always contains all pictures on your device. This album contains all pictures on your device. Touch an album to view the pictures inside the album. Album name and number of pictures inside. Scroll up the screen or roll the TRACKBALL down to view more albums.
Experiencing Multimedia 173 2. Touch a thumbnail to view it in full screen. You can also touch and hold the thumbnail, then touch View on the options menu to open it. Tip You can choose to display small or large thumbnails or sort your album and display the latest pictures first or last. On the Pictures screen, press MENU, then touch Settings. Navigate to the General settings section, touch Picture size or Picture sort, then adjust the settings accordingly.
Experiencing Multimedia To zoom in or out on a picture While viewing the picture, touch the screen to open the Zoom control tab. Touch to zoom in, or touch to zoom out on the picture. You can also touch and hold any of these buttons to gradually zoom in or out on the picture.
Experiencing Multimedia 175 Cropper tool Touch and hold inside the cropper, then drag it to any area of the picture. Cropper arrow Touch Save to save the picture. Touch Discard if you don’t want to apply your changes. 3. Touch Save to apply the changes to the picture. Note The cropped picture is saved in the storage card as a copy. The original picture remains unedited. To rotate a picture 1. While viewing a picture in full screen, press MENU, then touch Rotate. 2.
Experiencing Multimedia Send a picture Send a picture using your favorite e-mail account or via MMS. 1. While viewing a picture in full screen, press MENU, then touch Share. 2. When prompted, touch Gmail or Messaging. Note If you have set up an external e-mail account in addition to your Gmail account, that account will display as well when you are prompted to select the account to use to send the picture. 3. The picture is automatically attached to your e-mail or MMS message.
Experiencing Multimedia 177 3. If the picture needs cropping, the cropper tool will appear. See “To crop a picture” earlier in this chapter for details. The picture will appear in the contact’s details screen, as well as on the incoming call screen when the contact calls you. View pictures as a slideshow You can view your pictures as a slideshow. When you play a slideshow, all photos in the selected album will be included. To view pictures as a slideshow 1.
Experiencing Multimedia 9.3 Using YouTube™ YouTube™ is a free online video streaming service that allows you to view videos that have been uploaded by YouTube members. Note You must have an active data (3G, GPRS) or Wi-Fi connection to access YouTube. To open YouTube Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, then touch YouTube. The YouTube screen appears with the videos grouped into categories, such as Featured, Most popular, Most viewed, Top rated, and more. Featured videos.
Experiencing Multimedia 179 3. Touch the lower part of the screen to display the playback controls. Touch and hold to rewind the video. Touch and hold this icon to fast forward the video. Progress bar Elapsed time Drag to go forward or backward in the video. Total playback time Touch this icon to toggle between playing and pausing the video. 4. Press BACK to stop playback and return to the videos list. Search for videos 1. On the YouTube video categories screen, open the keyboard, then press . 2.
Experiencing Multimedia View video details If you want to see the video details and a list of related videos, navigate to a video in the list using the TRACKBALL, touch and hold the video, then touch Details. The video details screen appears showing the author’s comment, video length, date it was posted, and more. A list of related videos also appear at the bottom of the screen.
Experiencing Multimedia 181 9.4 Using Music Music plays digital audio files from the device’s storage card. Music supports the following music file formats: MP3, M4A (iTunes application AAC, DRM-free), AMR, WMA (8), MIDI, WAV, OGG Vorbis. Since Music only plays audio files saved on the storage card, you must copy your audio files to the storage card before you open Music. To copy music into the storage card 1. Connect the device to the computer using the USB cable. 2.
Experiencing Multimedia Music library Your music is organized into four categories: Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists. Touch a category to view the list within each. When inside a category, keep tapping the screen until you reach the music you want to play. For example, if you touch Artists, you will see a list of artists in alphabetical order. If you touch an artist, the list opens to display that artist’s albums. Select an album and the album’s song list displays.
Experiencing Multimedia 183 Play music At any level inside a Music library category, touch and hold an item (a song, artist, album, or playlist) to open the options menu, then touch Play. The playback screen opens. Note Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the playback volume. Playback screen • Touch and hold this icon to rewind the song. • Touch this icon once to jump to the beginning of the song. • Touch twice to play the previous song on the album.
Experiencing Multimedia Use playlists Use playlists to organize your music files. You can create as many playlists as you want on your device. To create a playlist 1. Touch a category on the Music library screen. 2. In the list that appears, use the TRACKBALL to navigate to the artist, album, or song that you want to add in the playlist. 3. Touch and hold the artist, album, or song, then touch Add to playlist on the options menu. 4. In the Add to playlist window, touch New.
Experiencing Multimedia 185 To import a playlist You can create playlists on your computer, then save these on your storage card. Music can access the following playlist formats: M3U, WPL, and PLS. 1. On your computer, open a simple text file for editing. 2. On separate lines, enter all the music file names you want to include in your playlist.
Experiencing Multimedia Delete music on the storage card You can delete music files on the storage card. 1. Touch Artists, Album, or Songs on the Music Library screen. 2. Touch and hold the artist, album, or song that you want to delete, then touch Delete on the options menu. 3. When prompted, touch OK.
Chapter 10 Getting Applications from Android Market 10.1 Opening Android Market 10.2 Navigating Android Market 10.3 Installing and Managing Applications 10.
Getting Applications from Android Market 10.1 Opening Android Market Android Market provides direct access to useful applications and fun games which you can download and install on your device. Android Market also allows you to send feedbacks and comments about an application, or flag an application that you find objectionable or incompatible with your device. To open Android Market 1. Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, then touch Market. 2.
Getting Applications from Android Market 189 10.2 Navigating Android Market You can choose to install featured applications that show on top of the Android Market screen, or applications and games which are categorized according to their functions or features. Featured applications Featured applications are displayed on top of the screen. To navigate through the featured applications, touch and hold an application icon, then slide your finger left to view more featured applications.
Getting Applications from Android Market Touch an application icon on the By popularity or By date tab to open the application details screen. 10.3 Installing and Managing Applications To install and open an application 1. On any application details screen, touch Install. Tip If you want to stop downloading the application, touch Cancel download. 2. After the application is downloaded and installed on your device, the content download icon ( ) appears in the notification area of the status bar. 3.
Getting Applications from Android Market 191 To view installed applications On the Android Market main screen, touch My downloads, or press MENU and touch My Downloads. A list of all installed applications appears. To uninstall an application You can uninstall any application that you have downloaded and installed from Android Market. 1. On the My downloads screen, touch the application you want to uninstall, then touch Uninstall. 2. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application on your device. 3.
Getting Applications from Android Market To post a comment about the application 1. After rating an application, the Post a comment option appears below My rating in the application details screen. Touch this option to proceed. 2. Open the keyboard, then enter your comments in the text box. 3. Touch OK when finished. To remove a rating or comment You can remove any rating or comment you made for an installed application. 1. On the My downloads screen, touch the application you want to modify. 2.
Chapter 11 Managing Your Device 11.1 Changing Basic Settings 11.2 Protecting Your Device 11.3 Managing Memory 11.4 Software Updates 11.5 Resetting Your Device 11.
Managing Your Device 11.1 Changing Basic Settings Set the date, time zone, and time By default, your device automatically uses the network-provided date, time zone, and time. To manually adjust the date, time zone, and time 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, then touch Date & time. 3. Clear the Automatic check box. 4. Touch Set date. On the Change date window, touch or date, month, and year, then touch Set when finished. to adjust the 5.
Managing Your Device 195 Display settings To adjust the screen brightness 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Touch Sound & display, scroll down the screen, then touch Brightness. 3. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness. 4. Touch OK. To adjust the time before the screen turns off After a period of inactivity, the device screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1.
Managing Your Device Ringer settings To change the ring tone 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Touch Sound & display > Phone ringtone. 3. Touch the ring tone you want to use, then touch OK. The ring tone briefly plays when selected. Tip You can use audio files that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your computer as ring tones. For a complete list of supported audio file formats for ring tones, see “Specifications” in the Appendix.
Managing Your Device 197 Phone services Your device can directly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to access and change the settings of various phone services for your device. Phone services may include Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Voicemail, and more. Contact your wireless service provider to find out about the availability of phone services for your device. To access and change the phone services settings 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Touch Call settings.
Managing Your Device 11.2 Protecting Your Device Protect your SIM card with a PIN You can protect your SIM card from unauthorized use by assigning a PIN (personal identification number). To enable the SIM card PIN 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Touch Security & location, scroll down the screen, then touch Set up SIM card lock. 3. Select the Lock SIM card option. 4. Enter the default SIM card PIN using the keyboard, then touch OK. 5.
Managing Your Device 199 To create and enable the screen unlock pattern You can increase the security of your device by creating a screen unlock pattern. When enabled, you have to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen to unlock the device’s control buttons and touch screen. 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Touch Security & location > Set unlock pattern. 3. Read the information on the screen, then touch Next. 4. Study the example pattern on the screen, then touch Next. 5.
Managing Your Device 11.3 Managing Memory To see how much device memory is available for use 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, then touch SD card & phone storage. The available device memory displays in the Internal phone storage section. To see the available storage card space 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, then touch SD card & phone storage. The total and available storage card space display in the SD card section.
Managing Your Device 201 If you want to prevent your device from automatically downloading any OTA updates when you’re not in your home country, you should disable data roaming on your device before travelling abroad. When data roaming is disabled, you will not be able to access the Internet or use any other data services on your device while you’re out of your wireless service provider’s coverage area.
Managing Your Device Factory reset Performing a factory data reset deletes all data, including downloaded applications, and resets the device back to its initial state—the state before you turned on the device for the first time. Important Make sure to back up important data you have on the device before you perform a factory data reset. To perform a factory reset 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, then touch SD card & phone storage. 3.
Managing Your Device 203 • Lower the screen brightness. See “Display settings” earlier in this chapter. • Use the AC adapter to plug your device into an external power outlet whenever possible. • Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it. Make your device visible to other devices only when you are trying to establish a Bluetooth partnership. For more information, see “Using Bluetooth” in Chapter 7. • Turn Wi-Fi off when you are not using it.
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Appendix A.1 Specifications A.
Appendix A.1 Specifications Processor Qualcomm® MSM7201A™, 528 MHz Operating System Android™ Memory ROM: 256 MB RAM: 192 MB Dimensions (LxWxT) 117.7 X 55.7 X 17.1 mm (4.63 X 2.19 X 0.67 inches) Weight 158 g (5.57 ounces) with battery Display 3.17-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 X 240 HVGA resolution Network HSPA/WCDMA: • 2100 MHz • Up to 7.
Appendix 207 Battery • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 1150 mAh • Talk time: Up to 350 minutes for WCDMA Up to 406 minutes for GSM • Standby time: Up to 402 hours for WCDMA Up to 319 hours for GSM (The above are subject to network and phone usage.) Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.
Appendix European Union Notice Products with CE marking comply with the R&TTE Directive (99/5/EC), the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC), and the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms (in parentheses are the equivalent international standards). • EN 60950-1 (IEC 60950-1) • Safety of Information Technology Equipment.
Appendix 209 • ETSI EN 301 489-1 • Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 1: Common technical requirements.
Appendix This equipment may be operated in: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE EE ES FI FR GB GR HU DK IE IT IS LI LT LU LV MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Safety Precautions for Radio Frequency Exposure Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories that do not contain any metal. Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate your local Radio Frequency exposure guidelines and should be avoided.
Appendix 211 The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in usage.
Appendix Telecommunications & Internet Association (TIA) Safety Information Pacemakers The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six inches be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research.
Appendix 213 The purpose of this Directive is, as a first priority, the prevention of WEEE, and in addition, to promote the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce disposal. The WEEE logo (shown at the left) on the product or on its box indicates that this product must not be disposed of or dumped with your other household waste.
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Index 3G 134 A Airplane Mode 64 Alarm - set an alarm 98 Alarm Clock 47 - about 98 Android Market - download and install an item 190 - flag an item 192 - open 188 - post a comment 192 - send feedback 191 Applications - on your phone 47 - tab 47 Application shortcuts - about 81 - create 81 - replace 82 B Back cover - back cover release tab 24 - remove 24 Backlight - adjust brightness 195 Basic settings 194 Battery - charge battery 29 - information 26 - install 27 - remove 27 - save battery power 202 Blue
Index C Calculator 47 Calendar - about 88 - change the settings 96 - create events 89 - Day view 91 - edit an event 90 - Month view 93 - on the Applications tab 47 - open 88 - view events 91 - Week view 92 Calendar views - Day view 91 - Month view 93 - Week view 92 Calling - from the Call log tab 55 - from the Contacts tab 55 - from the Dialer tab 54 - from the Favorites tab 56 Call Log - clear 63 - using 62 Call settings - adjust the call settings 64 Camera - about 168 - adjust the settings 170 - on
Index 217 - Back panel 23 - Bottom panel 20 - Front panel 22 - Left panel 21 - Right panel 21 - Top panel 20 Dialer - on the Applications tab 47 Display settings 195 Downloads 143 E EDGE 134 Email - about 122 - add 122 - adjust the settings 124 - compose and send emails 123 - delete a message 123 - delete an account 124 - on the Applications tab 47 - sort 123 Emails - create and send 113 - label 118 - open 115 - receive and read 114 - search 117 - set notifications 120 Emergency call 55 Events - create 89
Index I IM 125 - on the Applications tab 48 Inside the box 23 Instant messaging 125 International call 55 Internet 134 K Keyboard - about 78 - open 78 - special keys 81 - use 79 L Labels - change or remove 119 - filter by label 119 - select to sync 120 - star 119 Links 143 Location information 170 Location source 154 M Map history 157 Map marker 162 Map mode - Map mode 158 - Satellite mode 159 - Street View 159 - Traffic mode 159 Maps - about 154 - find your location 154 - location source 154 -
Index 219 - on the Applications tab 48 - open 181 - playback screen 183 - playlists 184 - play music 183 - set as ring tone 185 - supported file formats 181 Music Library 182 Mute the microphone 59 N Navigating your phone 31 Notification LED 46 Notification ring tone 196 Notifications - panel 45 P Page content settings 146 Phone Controls 30 Phone services 197 Picture message 102 - reply 108 - settings 110 - view 107 Pictures - about 171 - assign a picture 176 - crop 174 - delete 175 - edit pictures 174
Index S Safety information 4 Screen lock 198 Screen orientation 42 Screen unlock pattern 199 Search key 81 Security settings 147 Settings - on the Applications tab 48 Settings on the device 49 Shortcut 39 SIM Card - install 25 - remove 25 SIM card - PIN 198 SIM Toolkit - on the Applications tab 48 Slideshow - adjust the settings 177 SMS settings 110 Software updates 200 Speakerphone 59 Specifications 206 Status icons 43 Street View 161 Synchronization - about 84 - control 84 T Text message 102 - cre
Index 221 W Wallpaper - change 39 - select 40 Web applications 144 Web history 143 Web page - bookmark 139 - go to a web page 138 - navigate 141 - search information 139 - set your home page 140 - view 141 - view multiple pages 139 - zoom in or out 141 Wi-Fi 135 Widget 39 Y YouTube - about 178 - filter videos 179 - on the Applications tab 48 - open 178 - search videos 179 - share videos 180 - view video details 180 - watch videos 178
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