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• Handle battery packs carefully This product contains a Li-ion 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. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts or circuits, dispose of in fire or water, or expose a battery pack to temperatures higher than 60˚C (140˚F). WARNING: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in places where the temperature may exceed 60°C (140°F), such as on a car dashboard, window sill, or behind a glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may damage the product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk to the vehicle.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE • Avoid using your device near metal structures (for example, the steel frame of a building). • Avoid using your device near strong electromagnetic sources, such as microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio. • 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 RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided.
IXELS CA M ER A EG AP Internal antenna location 2.0 M To assure optimal phone performance and ensure human exposure to RF energy is within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always use your device only in its normal-use position. Do not touch or hold the antenna area unnecessarily when placing or receiving a phone call. Contact with the antenna area may impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level than needed.
• 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 15 1.1 Getting to Know Your Device and Accessories ..................................16 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card ..........................20 1.3 Starting Up ..........................................................................................23 1.4 The Today Screen.................................................................................25 1.5 The Start Menu ...................................................................
3.5 Additional Dialing Information ..........................................................67 3.6 Setting Up Bluetooth SIM Access for Car Kit Phones ........................67 Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Device 69 4.1 Basic Settings .......................................................................................70 4.2 Personalizing the Today Screen ..........................................................73 4.3 Protecting Your Device ............................................................
Chapter 8 Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Chapter 9 Working With Documents and Files 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 123 Synchronizing Your Device with the Exchange Server ...................124 Working With Company E-mails .......................................................125 Managing Meeting Requests ...........................................................129 Finding Contacts in the Company Directory ...................................
Chapter 12 Managing Your Device 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 191 Adding and Removing Programs ...................................................192 Using Task Manager.........................................................................192 Resetting Your Device......................................................................194 Managing Memory ..........................................................................196 Windows Update .........................................................
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Getting to Know Your Device and Accessories 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card 1.3 Starting Up 1.4 The Today Screen 1.5 The Start Menu 1.6 Quick Menu 1.7 HTC Home 1.8 TouchFLO™ 1.9 Programs 1.10 Settings 1.
Getting Started 1.1 Getting to Know Your Device and Accessories Top panel POWER Press to turn off the display temporarily. To turn off the power, press and hold for about 5 seconds. For more information, see “Starting Up” in this chapter. Left panel Volume Slider • Slide up or down to adjust the speaker volume. • During a call, slide up or down to adjust the earpiece volume. Right panel Stylus CAMERA Press to launch the Camera. See Chapter 11 for details.
Getting Started 17 Front panel Notification LEDs * See description below. Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here. Touch Screen TALK Press to answer an incoming call or dial a number. END Press to end a call or to return to the Today screen. NAVIGATION Control/ENTER Press this multi-directional control up, down, left, or right to move through menus and program instructions; carry out the selection by pressing the center button.
Getting Started Back panel Speaker EG AP IXELS CA M ER A Self-portrait Mirror • Use it when taking selfportrait shots. 2 .0 M 2 Megapixel Camera See Chapter 11 for details. Back Cover Slide the back cover upward to remove it. Bottom panel Microphone RESET With the stylus, press the RESET button to soft-reset your device. Sync Connector/Earphone Jack Connect the supplied USB cable to synchronize information or plug in the AC adapter to recharge the battery.
Getting Started 19 Accessories 1 3 2 4 5 No. Accessory Function 1 AC adapter Recharges the battery. 2 USB Sync cable Connects your device to a PC and synchronizes data. 3 Stereo headset Provides a volume control slider and a Send/End button. Press the Send/End button to pick up a call or put a call on hold; press and hold the button to end the call. 4 Pouch Acts as a protective carrying case for your device. 5 microSD™ card Provides 1 GB of storage space.
Getting Started 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card Always turn off your device before installing or removing the SIM card or battery. The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/ message memory. Your device supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards. Some legacy SIM cards will not function with your device. You should consult with your service provider for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service.
Getting Started 21 To remove the back cover Before installing the SIM card, battery, or storage card, you have to remove the back cover. 1. Make sure your device is turned off. 2. Slide the back cover upward as shown in the following illustration. To install the SIM card and microSD card 1. Use your thumb or finger to pry open the cover that houses the SIM and storage card slots. To open the slot cover easier, pry it open from both ends. 2. Flip your device so that the touch screen faces upward. 3.
Getting Started 4. The lower slot is the SIM card slot. Insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing toward the inside of the slot. 5. The upper slot is the storage card slot. Insert the microSD card into the storage card slot with the gold contacts facing down. 6. Close the slot cover. Note To remove the SIM card or storage card, press the card to pop it out of the slot. To install the battery 1.
Getting Started 23 1.3 Starting Up After inserting your SIM card and battery, you can now power on and start using your device. Turn your device on and off To turn on the power • Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds. When you turn on your device for the first time, a Quick Start Wizard will guide you through the calibration process and the setup of regional settings, date and time, and password. For more information about touch screen calibration, see “Calibrate the device”.
Getting Started Calibrate the device Calibrating the touch screen involves tapping the center of a cross with the stylus as the cross moves around the screen. This process ensures that when you tap the screen with your stylus, the tapped item is activated. If your device does not accurately respond to screen taps, follow these steps to re-calibrate it: 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen. 2.
Getting Started 25 You will still be able to receive messages and calls while your device is in Sleep mode. Pressing the POWER button again or new incoming calls/ messages will wake up your device. 1.4 The Today Screen The Today screen displays important information, such as upcoming appointments and status indicators. You can touch or tap a section on the screen to open the associated program.
Getting Started 1.5 The Start Menu The Start menu, located at the top left corner of the Today screen, displays a list of programs. You can start a program by scrolling through the programs list and then pressing ENTER, or by tapping a program with the stylus. Open a recently-used program. Switch to the Today screen. Open a program. (The items displayed in the Start menu can be customized by tapping Start > Settings > Personal tab > Menus). Access more programs. View and change settings.
Getting Started 27 Customize how programs are closed. (See “Using Task Manager” in Chapter 12.) Stop all currently running programs. Tap this button to open the Quick Menu. Shows the total program memory usage (in percentage). Tap to open Memory settings. • To switch to a running program, tap the program name. • To stop running a program, tap . 1.
Getting Started To switch between the different components of HTC Home Do any of the following: • Touch the tabs in the toolbar using your finger. • Tap the tabs in the toolbar using the stylus. • Use the NAVIGATION Control. If the toolbar is not selected, press NAVIGATION up/down first to select the toolbar. Press NAVIGATION left/right to select a tab and then press ENTER. Home Home displays the current day, date and local time.
Getting Started 29 Tip You can also perform a search. Enter the name of your city or country and then tap . 4. After selecting the desired city, tap Select. 2 3 1 4 To view weather information After selecting your city, your device automatically connects to the Internet via GPRS/EDGE and downloads weather information of the current day and the next four days of the week.
Getting Started Tap this area to return to the current day’s weather. Weather for the next 4 days Tip You can also use the Wi-Fi connection of your device to download weather data. For more information about using Wi-Fi, see Chapter 10. Note If you have not connected to the Internet and downloaded weather information for five days, the following error message will be displayed: "Unable to retrieve data for selected city. Select here to retry.
Getting Started 31 Tip • Download when roaming. Select this check box only if want to allow automatic download of weather data when you’re roaming. This may incur additional costs. • Temperature Scale. Choose whether to display temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit. To check for more detailed weather information on the AccuWeather Web site, select Menu > About Weather on the Select City screen and then touch the link that shows AccuWeather.com.
Getting Started Sound Sound provides a selection of profiles, each preconfigured with a different volume setting. It also lets you quickly change the ring tone of your device. Tap to open the phone sound settings where you can select the ring tone.. Tap a button to select a profile (from left to right): Normal, Silent, Vibrate, Automatic Tap to select the Automatic profile.
Getting Started 33 To close the Touch Cube • To close the Touch Cube and return to the screen prior to opening the Touch Cube, slide your finger downward on the touch screen. Opening the Touch Cube Closing the Touch Cube To navigate the Touch Cube The Touch Cube is a three-dimensional, cubic user interface. To flip the interface from one side to another, slide your finger left or right on the touch screen.
Getting Started Touch Cube screens There are three sides to the Touch Cube interface: • On the first side of the interface, you can add up to nine favorite contacts. If you make calls to certain people frequently, you can add them as favorite contacts for quicker access. Tap to call the number associated with the favorite contact. When you add a favorite contact and there is no photo associated to that contact, the contact’s first name (or last name) will be displayed. Open the Phone program.
Getting Started 35 For more information about creating contacts, see Chapter 6. For more information about synchronizing contacts and other information between your device and PC, see Chapter 5. For information about synchronizing your device with the Exchange Server, see Chapter 8. • The second side of the interface provides quick shortcuts to your e-mail messages, text and MMS messages, the Internet, and other applications. Simply touch the icons on the screen to open the corresponding program.
Getting Started Finger scrolling and finger panning With TouchFLO, you can use finger scrolling and finger panning when viewing content that cannot be fit entirely on the screen, such as Web pages, documents, and messages. Finger scrolling can also be used to scroll up and down lists such as the contacts list, file list, message list, calendar appointments list, and more. Note Finger scrolling and panning works in both portrait and landscape modes.
Getting Started 37 To use finger panning • To pan downward, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag your finger upward. • To pan upward, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag your finger downward. • To pan towards the right, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag your finger to the left. • To pan towards the left, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag your finger to the right. • You can also pan diagonally.
Getting Started TouchFLO settings You can enable or mute the finger scrolling and panning sound. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > TouchFLO then select or clear the Enable sound when finger scrolling and panning check box. 1.9 Programs The following are programs that are preinstalled on your device. Programs in the Start Menu Icon Description Office Mobile Use the complete suite of Microsoft® Office applications for your mobile device.
Getting Started 39 Programs screen Icon Description Games Play two pre-installed games: Bubble Breaker and Solitaire. ActiveSync Synchronize information between your device and a PC or the Exchange Server. Adobe Reader LE View PDF (Portable Document Format) files on your device. Audio Manager Browse and play back music files. Bluetooth Explorer Search for other Bluetooth devices that have file sharing enabled and access their Bluetooth shared folder.
Getting Started Icon Description Messenger Use this mobile version of Windows Live Messenger to send and receive instant messages on your device. Notes Create handwritten or typed notes, drawings, and voice recordings. Pictures & Videos View, organize, and sort pictures, animated GIFs, and video files on your device or a storage card. SAPSettings Enable Bluetooth Remote SIM access on your device. Search Search contacts, data, and other information on your device.
Getting Started 41 1.10 Settings You can adjust the device settings to suit the way you work. To see all available settings, tap Start > Settings, then tap the Personal, System, and Connections tabs located at the bottom of the screen. Personal tab Icon Description Buttons Assign a program or function to a hardware button. Input Set options for each of the input methods. Large Start Menu Change the display size of the Start menu. Lock Set a password for your device.
Getting Started System tab Icon Description About This is where you can see basic information such as the Windows Mobile® version and type of processor used on your device. You can also specify a name for your device. Backlight Set the backlight timeout and adjust brightness. Certificates See information about certificates that are installed on your device. Clear Storage Tap this icon only when you need to remove all your data and files from the memory and reset your device to factory default settings.
Getting Started 43 Icon Description Microphone AGC Adjust the volume of your voice automatically when you are recording. Power Check the remaining battery power. You can also set the timeout for turning off the display (switching device to Sleep mode) to conserve battery power. Regional Settings Set the regional configuration to use, including the format for displaying numbers, currency, date, and time on your device. Remove Programs Remove programs that you installed on your device.
Getting Started Connections tab Icon Description Beam Set your device to receive incoming Bluetooth beams. Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on, set your device to visible mode, and scan for other Bluetooth devices. Comm Manager Manage your device’s connections (including Wi-Fi, GPRS/EDGE and Bluetooth), turn the phone on or off, and enable or disable the Direct Push function.
Getting Started 45 1.11 Status Icons The following are some of the status icons that you may see on the device. Icons that appear in this area There are more notifications. Tap the icon to view all New text messages; SMS notification of voice mail.
Getting Started Icons that appear in this area Battery charging Battery full Battery very low Icons that appear in this area GPRS connecting GPRS in use EDGE connecting EDGE in use Maximum signal strength No signal Phone is turned off No phone service.
Chapter 2 Entering and Searching Information 2.1 Entering Information 2.2 Using the On-screen Keyboard 2.3 Using the Touch Keyboard 2.4 Using the Touch Keypad 2.5 Using the Symbol Pad 2.6 Using Letter Recognizer 2.7 Using Block Recognizer 2.8 Using Transcriber 2.
Entering and Searching Information 2.1 Entering Information When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the Input Panel icon becomes available on the menu bar. Tap the Input Selector arrow (that appears next to the Input Panel icon) to open a menu where you can select a text input method and customize input options. After selecting a text input method, the corresponding Input Panel is then displayed and you can use it to enter text.
Entering and Searching Information 49 2.2 Using the On-screen Keyboard When using Windows Mobile’s standard on-screen Keyboard, you can enter text by tapping keys on the keyboard that is displayed on the screen. To enter text using the on-screen Keyboard 1. In a program, tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Keyboard. 2. Enter text by tapping keys on the on-screen Keyboard. To enlarge the on-screen Keyboard 1. Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Options. 2. In the Input method list, select Keyboard. 3.
Entering and Searching Information To enter text using the Touch Keyboard 1. Start a program that accepts text input, such as Word Mobile. 2. Tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Touch Keyboard. 3. On the last row of the Touch Keyboard, tap the second key from the left to cycle through these input modes: XT9, Multitap or Numeric. See “XT9 mode”, “Multitap mode”, and “Numeric mode” to learn how to enter text with these modes. XT9 mode By default, the Touch Keyboard is set to XT9 mode.
Entering and Searching Information 51 4. On the XT9 Settings screen, select or clear the following options according to your preference: • Spell Correction. Lets you correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys. • Next Word Prediction. Predicts the next word in your text based on previous phrases you have constructed.
Entering and Searching Information 2.4 Using the Touch Keypad The Touch Keypad is a 12-key on-screen keypad that has a layout similar to mobile phone keypads, plus some additional keys. The Touch Keypad has large keys and enhanced input features such as XT9 predictive input, which makes it faster for you to enter text in your messages and documents. Tap to enter letters or symbols. • Tap to enter an uppercase letter. • Tap twice to turn on Caps Lock.
Entering and Searching Information 53 2.5 Using the Symbol Pad Symbol Pad provides a comprehensive list of common symbols such as parentheses, braces, currency signs, and more, as well as punctuation marks and special characters. The Symbol Pad is available in both the Touch Keyboard and Touch Keypad. Tap a symbol to insert it to your text. Tap to close the Symbol Pad without selecting any symbol. Tap to display the previous page of symbols. Tap to display the next page of symbols.
Entering and Searching Information 2.6 Using Letter Recognizer With Letter Recognizer, you can write individual letters, numbers, and punctuation, which are then converted into typed text. To use Letter Recognizer 1. From a program, tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Letter Recognizer. 2. Write characters, numbers, and symbols in the designated writing area. • Enter capital letters by writing in the ABC (left) area of the box.
Entering and Searching Information 55 Note Block Recognizer is available when text entry is possible. Tip For help with writing characters with Block Recognizer, tap the question mark near the writing area. 2.8 Using Transcriber Transcriber is a handwriting recognition program that allows you to write in cursive, print, or a combination of both. To write using Transcriber 1. Start a program that accepts user input, such as Word Mobile. 2. Tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Transcriber.
Entering and Searching Information 3. Do either of the following: • Rewrite the text. • Use gestures to capitalize letters, insert a space, and so on. For information about using Transcriber gestures, see Help on your device. 2.9 Searching Information You can search for files and other items stored in My Documents folder or on an installed storage card of your device. You can search by file name or by words located in the item.
Chapter 3 Using Phone Features 3.1 Using the Phone 3.2 Making a Call 3.3 Receiving a Call 3.4 Smart Dialing 3.5 Additional Dialing Information 3.
Using Phone Features 3.1 Using the Phone Like a standard mobile phone, you can use your device to make, receive, and keep track of calls and send messages. You can also dial directly from Contacts, and easily copy phonebook entries from your SIM card to Contacts on your device. The Phone screen From the Phone screen, you can access Call History, Speed Dial, and Phone settings. To open the Phone screen, do one of the following: • Tap Start > Phone; or • Press the TALK button.
Using Phone Features 59 Airplane Mode Another way to turn off the phone function is to switch your device to Airplane Mode. To enable or disable Airplane Mode When you enable Airplane Mode, it turns off all wireless radios on your device, which include the phone function, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. When you disable Airplane Mode, it turns the phone function back on. This also restores the previous states of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. 1. Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Comm Manager. 2.
Using Phone Features 3.2 Making a Call With your device, you can make a call from Phone, Contacts, TouchFLO, Speed Dial, Call History, and SIM Manager. Make a call from Phone 1. Tap Start > Phone. 2. On the Phone keypad, simply touch the keys with your finger or tap the keys using the stylus to enter the phone number. 3. Press the TALK button on your device to place the call. Tip If you tap a wrong number, tap Delete ( ) to erase each subsequent digit of a number.
Using Phone Features 61 Make a call from TouchFLO To place a call to a favorite contact that you added to TouchFLO’s Touch Cube, follow these steps: 1. Open the Touch Cube by sliding your finger upward, starting from the bottom of the touch screen where it shows a logo image. (See Chapter 1 for detailed instructions.) 2. Slide your finger left or right to rotate the cube and navigate to the screen where it shows your favorite contacts. 3. Touch the photo or name of the contact whom you want to call.
Using Phone Features 3. Tap a contact. Select the phone number that you want to add to be assigned with a speed dial key. 4. In the Location box, select an available key to use as the speed dial key. Note If you want to place a phone number in a position that is already occupied, the new number will replace the number that is already there.
Using Phone Features 63 3.3 Receiving a Call When you receive a phone call, a message will appear, giving you the option to either answer or ignore the incoming call. To answer or reject an incoming call • To answer the call, tap Answer, or press TALK on the device. • To reject the call, tap Ignore, or press END on the device. To end a call Once an incoming or outgoing call is in progress, you can tap End or press END on the device to hang up.
Using Phone Features Note Not all service providers support conference calling. Contact your service provider for details. To turn on and off the Speakerphone The built-in Speakerphone on your device allows you to talk hands-free or lets other people listen to the conversation. • During a call, tap Speaker On, or press and hold TALK until the speakerphone turns on. The speakerphone icon ( ) appears in the title bar.
Using Phone Features 65 Tips on using Smart Dialing Smart Dialing starts looking for numbers or contacts that match the sequence you have entered. Below are some tips on how to use Smart Dialing to quickly find a desired phone number or contact. To find a phone number • Simply enter the first one or two digits to find a phone number in Call History. • Enter the first three digits or more if you want to find a phone number from the saved contacts on your device and SIM card.
Using Phone Features • To send a text message to the selected contact, tap and hold the contact, and tap Send Text Message. • To call a different phone number associated with the selected contact, tap and hold the selected contact, and tap the phone number you want to call. Tap and hold the contact to pop up the shortcut menu. Tip To view or edit information associated with the selected contact, tap the contact’s name on the shortcut menu (applies only to entries stored in Contacts on your device).
Using Phone Features 67 3.5 Additional Dialing Information Make an emergency call • Enter the international emergency number for your locale, and press the TALK button on your device. Tip Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card. Contact your service provider for details. Make an international call 1. Touch and hold (or tap and hold) the number 0 key on the Phone keypad until the + sign appears. The + replaces the international prefix of the country that you are calling. 2.
Using Phone Features 4. Connect the car kit phone to your device via Bluetooth. To learn how to connect, consult your car kit phone’s manual. 5. If this is the first time you are pairing the car kit phone with your device, enter the car kit’s passcode on your device. 6. A pop-up message should appear on your device saying that a connection has been established between your device and car kit phone. Tap OK. 7. On the BT Remote SIM Access screen, tap Done.
Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Device 4.1 Basic Settings 4.2 Personalizing the Today Screen 4.
Setting Up Your Device 4.1 Basic Settings Time and date To set the time and date 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Time tab. 2. Select the correct time zone and change the date or time. Note During synchronization, the time on your device is updated with the time on your PC. To set the time and date for a different location If you visit or communicate with someone in a particular time zone often, you can select it as your visiting time zone. 1.
Setting Up Your Device 71 To set the backlight to dim after a time delay 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight. 2. Tap the Battery power tab, or the External power tab. 3. Select the Turn off backlight if device is not used for check box, and specify the time delay. To increase or decrease the size of text on the screen 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen > Text Size tab. 2. Move the slider to increase or decrease the text size.
Setting Up Your Device Tip You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma, or other types of sound files that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your PC as ring tones. For a complete list of supported audio file formats for ring tones, see "Specifications" in the Appendix. To use your sound files as ring tones, copy them first to the /My Documents/ My Ringtones folder on your device, then select the sound from the Ring tone list of your device.
Setting Up Your Device 73 Phone services Your device can directly link to the mobile phone network, and allow 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 settings of phone services 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone > Services tab. 2.
Setting Up Your Device To display owner information Having owner information displayed on the Today screen makes it easier for someone to return your device to you if it is lost. 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Owner Information. 2. On the Identification tab, enter your personal information. Tips • If you don’t see owner information on the Today screen, tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today. On the Items tab, select the Owner Info check box.
Setting Up Your Device 75 4. Do any of the following: • Under Display number of, select the type of tasks you want to appear on the Today screen. • In the Category list, select whether to display only tasks assigned to a specific category or to display all tasks. For more information about creating tasks on your device, see Chapter 6. Customize the Start menu You can choose which items appear in the Start menu. 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Menus. 2.
Setting Up Your Device 4.3 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). The default PIN will be given to you by your wireless service provider. To change the PIN 1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Phone tab. 2. Select the Require PIN when phone is used check box. 3. To change the PIN at any time, tap Change PIN.
Setting Up Your Device 77 • If you forget your password, you can hard reset or clear the device memory. Before you do this, make sure you back up your data and files so that you can restore them back to your device. For more information about hard resetting the device and clearing the memory, see Chapter 12. Encrypt files on your storage card You can set your device to encrypt files as they are saved on the storage card. 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Encryption. 2.
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Chapter 5 Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 5.1 About Synchronization 5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center on Windows Vista™ 5.3 Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP® 5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer 5.5 Synchronizing via Bluetooth 5.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 5.1 About Synchronization You can take information from your computer wherever you go by synchronizing them to your device.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 81 5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center on Windows Vista™ Microsoft Windows Mobile® Device Center is the replacement for Microsoft® ActiveSync® on Windows Vista™. Note Some versions of Windows Vista come with Windows Mobile Device Center already installed. If Windows Mobile Device Center is not available on your Windows Vista, you can install it from the Getting Started Disc that came with your device.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 4. Select the items you want to synchronize, then click Next. 5. Enter a device name and click Set Up. When you finish the setup wizard, Windows Mobile Device Center synchronizes your device automatically. Notice that Outlook e-mails and other information will appear on your device after synchronization.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 83 5.3 Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP® The Getting Started Disc that comes with your device contains Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 or later. Follow the steps in this section to install and set up ActiveSync on Windows XP or other compatible Windows systems. Note For a list of compatible Windows systems, please go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx. Install ActiveSync 1.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer Connect and synchronize your device with your PC using the USB cable or Bluetooth connection. Start and stop synchronization You can manually synchronize either from your device or PC. From your device • Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync., then tap Sync. To end synchronization before it completes, tap Stop. Tip To delete a partnership with one PC completely, disconnect your device from that PC first.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 85 the same information type elsewhere in the list. 3. To change synchronization settings for an information type, for instance, E-mail, select it and tap Settings. You can then set the download size limit, specify the time period of information to download, and more. Notes • Some information types such as Favorites, Files and Media cannot be selected in ActiveSync Options on your device.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 3. Make sure that Bluetooth on both your device and the computer are turned on and set to visible mode. For more information, see “Bluetooth” in Chapter 10. 4. Tap Menu > Connect via Bluetooth. Make sure the Bluetooth function of both your device and the computer are turned on and set to visible mode. 5.
Chapter 6 Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 6.1 Contacts 6.2 SIM Manager 6.3 Calendar 6.4 Tasks 6.5 Notes 6.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 6.1 Contacts Contacts is your address book and information storage for the people and businesses you communicate with. You can create the following types of contacts on your device: There are three types of contacts that you can create on your device: • Outlook contacts. Contacts that are stored on your device, which can be created on your device or synchronized with your PC or the Exchange Server. • SIM contacts.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 89 4. To add a photo of the contact, tap Select a picture, then select the picture file or tap Camera to take a photo of the contact. This photo appears on the Phone screen when you receive a call from the contact. 5. To assign a ring tone to the contact, tap the Ring tone field, scroll through the list of tones, then select a desired tone. 6. When finished, tap OK.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 3. Touch the name of a contact to open his or her contact card. 4. On the contact card, you will see the last outgoing or incoming call as well as detailed information such as phone numbers of the contact, e-mail address, and more. To group similar contacts You can group similar contacts for easier management by assigning them to categories. 1. Create a new Outlook contact or edit an existing Outlook contact. 2. Tap Categories. 3.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 91 • On the Quick Scroll bar on the right of the screen (black vertical bar), scroll to or tap a letter to go directly to the part of the Contacts list where contact names start with that letter. Note You can disable and hide the Quick Scroll bar by tapping Menu > Options and selecting the Show alphabetical index check box. This will show Windows Mobile's standard alphabetical index on top of the Contacts list.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information To send contact information via text messaging 1. Tap Start > Contacts, then select a contact. 2. Tap Menu > Send Contact > SMS \ MMS. 3. Select the contact information you want to send, then tap Done. 4. In the new text message, enter the mobile phone number of the recipient, then tap Send. To send contact information as a vCard A vCard (virtual business card) is a standard file format used for exchanging contact information.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 93 To copy SIM contacts to your device If you have saved contacts on your SIM card, you can copy them into Contacts on your device. 1. Tap Start > Programs > SIM Manager. 2. Select the desired item, or select all SIM contacts by tapping Menu > Select All. 3. Tap Menu > Save to Contacts. To copy contacts to the SIM card Only one phone number per contact name can be stored on a SIM card.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information To store your SIM card’s phone number 1. On the SIM Manager screen, tap Menu > Tools > List of Own Numbers. When your phone number is stored on the SIM card, it will appear on the SIM Manager screen. 2. Tap [Voice Line 1]. 3. Change the name, if desired, then enter your mobile phone number. 4. Tap Save. 6.3 Calendar Use Calendar to create appointments, including meetings and other events.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 95 select a preset category (Business, Holiday, Personal, or Seasonal), or tap New to create your own category. 6. When finished, tap OK to return to the calendar. Notes • All-day events do not occupy blocks of time in Calendar; instead, they appear in banners at the top of the calendar. • To cancel an appointment, tap Menu > Delete Appointment.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information • To see detailed appointment information in any view, tap the appointment. • To view appointments by category, tap Menu > Filter then select the desired category. • To change the default view that Calendar uses to display appointments, tap Menu > Tools > Options > General tab. Tap the Start in box then choose the calendar view.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 97 Notes • If you’re sending the meeting request using your Outlook E-mail account, it will be sent to the attendees the next time you synchronize your device with your PC or Exchange Server. • When attendees accept your meeting request, the meeting is automatically added to their schedules. When their response is sent back to you, your calendar is updated as well.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information To change the priority of a task Before you can sort tasks by priority, you need to specify a priority level for each task. 1. Tap Start > Programs > Tasks. 2. Tap the task you want to change the priority for. 3. Tap Edit, and in the Priority box, tap a priority level. 4. Tap OK to return to the task list. Note All new tasks are assigned a Normal priority by default. To set a default reminder for all new tasks 1.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 99 To send task information as a vCalendar Tap Menu > Send as vCalendar to send a vCalendar containing task details as a file attachment in an MMS message. For more information, see “MMS” in Chapter 7. 6.5 Notes Using Notes, you can create handwritten and typed notes, record voice notes, convert handwritten notes to text for easy readability, and more. To create a note 1. Tap Start > Programs > Notes. In the note list, tap New. 2.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information To record a voice note You can create a stand-alone recording (voice note) or you can add a recording to a note. 1. Tap Start > Programs > Notes. 2. Do one of the following: • To create a stand-alone recording, record from the note list. • To add a recording to a note, create or open a note. 3. If you do not see the Recording toolbar, tap Menu > View Recording Toolbar. 4. Tap the Record icon ( ) to begin recording your voice.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 101 6.6 Voice Recorder Voice Recorder lets you record your voice and then quickly send it in an MMS or e-mail, beam it, or set the recorded voice as your ringtone. Note Voice Recorder saves voice recordings in AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband) format only. This is a common speech audio format used in mobile devices. To record your voice 1. Tap Start > Programs > Voice Recorder. 2. Hold the device’s microphone near your mouth. 3.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information To beam the voice recording 1. Select the voice recording(s) you want to beam then tap Menu > Beam File. 2. Tap the device you want to send the voice recording(s) to. 3. On the other device, accept the file transfer to receive the file. To set the voice recording as a ring tone • Select the desired voice recording the tap Menu > Set as Ringtone. To rename or move a recording 1. Select a voice recording then tap Menu > Rename/Move. 2.
Chapter 7 Exchanging Messages 7.1 Messaging 7.2 Text Messages 7.3 MMS 7.4 Types of E-mail Accounts 7.5 E-mail Setup Wizard 7.
Exchanging Messages 7.1 Messaging Messaging is where your text messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), and e-mails are located. When you receive new messages, you can open them from the Today screen. Simply tap the type of message that you want to open. New e-mail messages New SMS and MMS messages Select a messaging account Do one of the following: • Tap Start > Messaging. The Account Picker screen then appears where you can select an account.
Exchanging Messages 105 Add a signature in outgoing messages You can automatically add your name and other information as your signature in outgoing SMS, MMS and e-mail messages by following these steps: Tip You need to specify your signature for each type of messaging accounts. 1. Tap Start > Messaging, then tap Menu > Options. 2. Tap Signatures. 3. Select a type of messaging account in which to add a signature. 4. Select the Use signature with this account check box. 5.
Exchanging Messages To go to the next or previous messaging account While on a messaging account screen, you can slide your finger across the screen to go to next or previous messaging account. 7.2 Text Messages Send short text messages (SMS) up to 160 characters long to other mobile phones. Send text messages To compose and send a text message 1. You can select a contact either from TouchFLO’s Touch Cube or from Contacts.
Exchanging Messages 107 a. Open the Touch Cube by sliding your finger upward, starting from the bottom of the touch screen where it shows a logo image. (See Chapter 1 for detailed instructions.) b. Slide your finger left or right to rotate the cube and navigate to the screen where it shows your favorite contacts. c. Touch and hold the photo or name of the favorite contact to whom you want to send a text message. d. The contact card of your selected contact is then displayed.
Exchanging Messages Tips • To enter symbols, you can use the Symbol Pad. For more information about entering text and symbols, see Chapter 2. • If you want to know when a text message is received, before sending the message that you are composing, tap Menu > Message Options then select the Request message delivery notification check box. To always receive a delivery notification, tap Menu > Tools > Options in the text message list, tap SMS \ MMS, then select the Request delivery notifications check box
Exchanging Messages 109 7.3 MMS Sending multimedia messages (MMS) to your friends and family is fun and easy. You can include pictures, video, and an audio clip in a multimedia message. Notes • Please note that multimedia messaging is a charged service and has to be provisioned on your mobile account. Please contact your wireless service provider to have MMS provisioned as part of your calling plan.
Exchanging Messages • Server address. URL address of the server where MMS messages are stored. • Connect via. Select the connection that your device uses for MMS messages. • Send limit. Select the maximum MMS message size allowed by your wireless service provider. • WAP version. Select either WAP 1.2 or WAP 2.0, depending on which one is being used by your other wireless service provider. 5. Tap Done.
Exchanging Messages 111 • Tap to take a photo and insert it into the MMS message. • Tap to record MMS video and insert it into the MMS message. • Tap Exit ( ) to quit selection and return to the MMS message. 6. Enter text and insert audio clips by tapping the respective areas. See “To add text to an MMS message” and “To add an audio clip to an MMS message” for details. 7. To add more slides, tap or tap Menu > Slides > Insert Slide.
Exchanging Messages To add an audio clip to an MMS message You can add one audio clip per slide in your MMS message. 1. Tap Insert audio. By default, My Documents will be shown. Tap My Music or another folder that contains audio files. When navigating folders, tap the Down arrow ( ) to return to the upper folder. 2. Select an audio file. When selected, you can: • Tap • Tap Select to insert it into your MMS message. to play the audio clip, to pause, or to stop playback.
Exchanging Messages 113 To block a phone number from sending you MMS messages If you do not want to receive MMS messages from a particular sender, you can add the sender’s phone number to the MMS Blacklist. 1. When you receive a new MMS message, open and view the message. 2. To avoid receiving MMS messages from this sender next time, tap Menu > Show > Message Detail. 3. On the MMS Detail screen, tap Menu > Show Contact Details. 4. Tap Menu > Save to Blacklist. 5. Tap Done.
Exchanging Messages Set up your device to synchronize Outlook e-mail with the computer If you have installed the synchronization software on your PC and created a partnership with your device, then your device is ready to send and receive Outlook e-mail. If you have not yet installed the synchronization software nor created a partnership, please do so by following the procedures in Chapter 5.
Exchanging Messages 115 6. At this point, e-mail setup is complete. In the Automatic Send/ Receive list, choose how frequent you want e-mail messages to be automatically sent and downloaded on your device. Note Tap Review all download settings to select download options, set the e-mail format as HTML or plain text, and more. For more information, see “To customize download and format settings." 7. Tap Finish.
Exchanging Messages Options Send/receive when I click Send Use automatic send/ receive schedule when roaming When deleting messages Message format Message download limit Description By default, messages are immediately delivered when you tap Send. If you prefer to save outgoing messages to the Outbox folder first, clear the check box. (In this case, you will need to manually send messages by tapping Menu > Send/Receive).
Exchanging Messages 117 d. The contact card of your selected contact is then displayed. Touch the item that shows Send e-mail. Touch and hold a favorite contact to open his/her contact card Select from Contacts: a. Tap Start > Contacts. b. Flick or slide your finger upward on the touch screen to scroll down the contact list. See “Finger scrolling and finger panning” in Chapter 1 for more details on finger scrolling. c. Touch the contact’s name to open his or her contact card. d.
Exchanging Messages Tips • To enter symbols, tap Shift using the on-screen keyboard then tap a symbol, or use the Symbol Pad. For more information about entering text and symbols, see Chapter 2. • To set the priority, tap Menu > Message Options. • If you are working offline, e-mail messages are moved to the Outbox folder and will be sent the next time you connect. To add an attachment to a message 1.
Exchanging Messages 119 View and reply to messages To read an incoming message By default, only the first few kilobytes of a message are shown when you open an incoming message. To read the whole message: • Finger-scroll to the end of the message and tap Get the rest of this message; or • Tap Menu > Download Message. The message will be downloaded the next time you tap Menu > Send/ Receive to send and receive e-mail.
Exchanging Messages To view and reply to HTML e-mails You can receive, view and reply to HTML e-mails from any type of e-mail account. The HTML format is retained, without layout shifting or resizing. Note HTML e-mail support in Outlook Mobile is available only if your company is using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. 1. Set the message format to HTML. To find out how to set the message format, see “Customize e-mail settings”. 2.
