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Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Inside the Box.......................................................................................................... 13 1.2 Getting to Know Your Phone........................................................................... 13 Top panel........................................................................................................................13 Bottom panel.........................................................................................
1.7 The Onscreen Keyboard.................................................................................... 24 Choosing a keyboard layout................................................................................24 Entering text using the Phone Keypad..........................................................25 Entering text using QWERTY.............................................................................27 Enabling multiple keyboard languages...............................................
2.5 Connecting Your Phone to a Computer..................................................... 47 Copying files to or from your storage card................................................. 48 About HTC Sync....................................................................................................... 48 2.6 Adjusting the Volume.......................................................................................49 2.7 Getting the Most Out of Your Battery........................................
4.3 Contact Groups...................................................................................................64 Creating a group...................................................................................................... 64 Editing a group......................................................................................................... 64 Sending photos and messages to groups................................................... 64 4.4 Linking to Your Contacts’ Facebook Profiles..
5.2 Email Messages................................................................................................... 77 Setting up your email accounts.........................................................................77 Sending email messages...................................................................................... 80 Viewing email messages.........................................................................................81 Replying to an email message...........................
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 7.1 Using the Camera.................................................................................................96 Taking a photo........................................................................................................... 96 Shooting videos.........................................................................................................97 After taking a photo or video............................................................................
11 Viewing event reminders......................................................................................110 Sending event details...............................................................................................111 Deleting an event.......................................................................................................111 8.3 Alarm........................................................................................................................
9.2 Protecting Your Phone................................................................................... 120 Protecting your phone with a lock password...........................................120 Protecting your SIM card with a PIN.............................................................. 121 Unblocking a SIM card that has been locked out.................................... 121 Removing the SIM card properly...................................................................... 121 9.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Inside the Box You will find the following inside the box: • Phone • Power adapter • Battery (preinstalled) • 3.5mm stereo headset • USB cable • Quick start guide 1.2 Getting to Know Your Phone Top panel Bottom panel Microphone Audio Jack Connect a 3.5 mm wired headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to music. USB Connector Connect the power adapter to recharge the battery or the USB cable to transfer files to or from a computer.
Chapter 1 Getting Started Front panel Notification LED Earpiece Touch Screen MENU CALL END CALL/POWER BACK/HOME Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here. Touch Screen Tap the display to control and move around your phone. For details, see “Getting Around Your Phone” in this chapter. MENU Press to see more actions that you can do on the current screen.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 15 CALL • Press to answer a call or dial out. • During a call, press to put a call on hold or switch to another call. Press and hold to turn the speakerphone on or off. BACK/HOME • From the main Home screen, press to access the applications of your phone. • While on the extended part of the Home screen, press to go back to the main Home screen. • While using an application, press to go back to the previous screen, or press and hold to return to the main Home screen.
Chapter 1 Getting Started Back panel Flashlight Camera Speaker Back Cover Left panel Right panel VOLUME UP Press to increase the ringer or media volume. VOLUME DOWN Press to decrease the ringer or media volume. CAPTURE Strap Holder Press to open the camera. Press again to take a photo or video.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 17 1.3 Before Turning On Your Phone When you take your phone out of the box, you’ll find that the battery is inside the phone with a thin film attached. Remove this film and reinsert the battery before charging or turning the phone on. Also insert your SIM card. If you purchased a microSD™ card, insert it, too, before you turn the phone on. Removing the back cover Put your fingertip into the narrow opening at the top of the phone.
Chapter 1 Getting Started Inserting the SIM card 1. Locate the SIM card slot, and then insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out. 2. Slide the SIM card completely into the slot. Notes • Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should consult with your mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service. • If you need to remove your SIM card, see “Removing the SIM card properly” in Chapter 9.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 19 Inserting the microSD card If you have a microSD card, you can insert and use it to store photos, videos, and songs on your phone. 1. Locate the storage card slot which is at the lower-right side of the battery compartment. 2. Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts facing down. 3. Push the microSD card in until it clicks into place.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.4 Charging the Battery Connect the USB connector of the power adapter to the phone, and then plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet. Important • Only the power adapter and USB cable provided with your phone must be used to charge the battery. • Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it. • As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging before it overheats.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 21 1.5 Starting Up After installing your SIM card and battery and charging the battery, you are now ready to power on and start using your phone. 1. Press and hold the END CALL/POWER button. 2. If your SIM card is preset with a PIN (Personal Identification Number), enter the PIN, and then tap OK to proceed. Note Entering the wrong PIN for three times blocks the SIM card. To find out how to unlock the SIM card, see “Unblocking a SIM card that has been locked out” in Chapter 9.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 3. Set up your email account. First, tap the type of your email account or tap Other. Note If you selected Other, you may need to enter more account information, such as the email server settings. Obtain these details from your email account provider. 4. Tap the Email address and Password items onscreen one at a time to display the onscreen keyboard and use it to enter your email address and password.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 23 10. Your phone detects the current time zone and sets your local time automatically. This may be network-provided or through location service (if enabled). If these settings can’t be auto-detected, manually set the current time, date, and time zone, and then tap Done. 1.6 Getting Around Your Phone Use these easy finger gestures to move around your phone. Tap Touch an onscreen item with your finger. Double-tap Quickly touch the screen twice.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.7 The Onscreen Keyboard When you tap an item and it requires you to enter text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available. Choosing a keyboard layout When entering text, you can choose between these keyboard layouts: • Phone Keypad. This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad. When you select this keyboard layout, the whole screen becomes Portrait orientation. • QWERTY. This layout is similar to a computer keyboard.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 25 Entering text using the Phone Keypad To Do this Choose an input mode Tap to switch between XT9 predictive mode and ABC mode. For details on using XT9, see “Using word prediction” in this chapter. Enter letters Tap a key once to enter the first letter, twice to enter the second letter, or three times to enter the third letter that is shown on the key. Note Make sure that the ABC input mode is enabled.
Chapter 1 Getting Started Enter letters in uppercase Tap the Shift key ( letter. ) to enter an uppercase Tap the Shift key ( on. ) twice to turn Caps Lock Delete a character Tap the Delete key ( character entered. Create a new line Tap the Enter key ( ) to erase the previous ). If a text field does not allow multiple lines, tapping this key closes the onscreen keyboard. Move the text cursor If you only have one keyboard language enabled, tap .
Chapter 1 Getting Started 27 Entering text using QWERTY To Do this Enter letters Tap a letter shown on the lower half of a key. Enter numbers and symbols Press and hold a key to enter a punctuation mark, symbol, or number that is shown on the upper half of the key. Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard. Tap to enter letters again. Enter accented characters associated with a letter Press and hold a key to display a selection bar (if accented characters are available).
Chapter 1 Getting Started Change keyboard layout Tap to switch to Phone Keypad (displayed only in portrait orientation). For details, see “Entering text using the Phone Keypad” in this chapter. Hide the keyboard Tap when you’re done typing and you want to close the onscreen keyboard. Tip You can also press the BACK/HOME button.
Chapter 1 Getting Started 29 Tip To turn QWERTY’s word prediction on or off, go to Settings > Locale & text > Text input settings > Input options > QWERTY Keypad > Prediction. 2. Start entering the first few letters of a word. As you enter each letter, suggested words are displayed. If you don’t see the word that you want, tap the down arrow icon ( ) to see more suggestions. 3. Tap a word to insert it into your text.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 2.1 Getting to Know the Home Screen Essential features that you need from your phone are right upfront on the Home screen. Simply slide your finger left and right to go to the other Home screen panels and see your new messages, check weather forecasts, listen to music, and more. The Home screen is customizable. You can remove, replace, or add features that fit your lifestyle. You can also change the wallpaper.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 31 Main Home screen On the main Home screen, you can check the time, date, and weather of your current location, or add shortcuts to your favorite applications. 1 1 Status bar. For details, see “Phone Status and Notifications” in this chapter. 2 2 Weather clock. Tap the time in the weather clock to set up the clock with alarms. For details, see “Alarm” in Chapter 8. Current weather. Tap to update the weather information. Home shortcuts.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics People Add the people who matter most to you on the People screen so you can quickly make calls or send text and email messages without going through your contacts list. 1 3 2 1 2 3 Tap the contact’s name to open his or her contact card. Depending on the communication method you have set for a favorite contact, tap a contact photo to call or send a message. Indicates the type of communication method you’ve selected as default for this contact.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 33 Tips • To remove a favorite contact, press and hold a contact photo, drag it away from its current slot, and then release. • While on the People screen, press MENU, and then tap All to open the People application and access your complete list of contacts. To know more about the People application, see Chapter 4. Friend Stream Find out what everyone is saying in your social networks. From the main Home screen, slide to the Friend Stream screen.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics • If the current update displayed is from Twitter, press MENU to reply to the tweet or send a direct message (DM) to the person who posted the tweet. Posting your status message 1. On the Friend Stream screen, tap the box that says “What’s on your mind?”. 2. Enter your status message. 3. When prompted, tap OK. Friend Stream will post your status message simultaneously to the social network accounts that you have signed in on your phone.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 35 On the Messages screen, you can slide up or down the screen to view the next or previous message. You can also press MENU, and then choose whether to compose a new message, go to the inbox, or to reply to, forward, or delete the current message onscreen. For details about working with text and multimedia messages, see Chapter 5.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics Photos The Photos screen displays the most recently viewed photo on your phone. You can tap the photo to open the Photos application and view more photos and videos stored on your phone and storage card. When you press MENU while on the Photos screen, you can: • Share or delete the current photo. • Assign the current photo to a contact or set it as the lock screen wallpaper. Music Enjoy listening to music on the go.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 37 After copying songs to your storage card, slide to the Music screen, and then use the playback controls to play, pause, or go to the previous or next song. You can also: • Tap the Shuffle mode icon to toggle between turning the Shuffle mode on or off. • Tap the Repeat mode icon and choose whether to repeat the current track ( ), repeat all tracks in the current album or playlist ( ), or not to repeat (the Repeat mode icon is grayed out).
Chapter 2 Phone Basics Adding a city 1. On the Weather screen, tap the text that says “Tap to select a city”. 2. Enter the first few letters of a country or city name. The screen then displays a matching list of locations. 3. Scroll through the list, and then tap the name of the desired city. Tip To switch to another city on the Weather screen, press MENU, tap Select a city, and then tap a city to display. You need to add more cities first in the Weather application.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 39 Calendar The Calendar screen displays a month calendar with markers to inform you of the dates that have scheduled and events. • Tap a date to open view its scheduled events. You can also press MENU to create an event or view your agenda. • Slide up or down the screen to display the next or previous month. Press MENU, and then tap Today to display the current month again. To know more about the Calendar application, see “Calendar” in Chapter 8.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 2.2 Personalizing the Home Screen Make your phone look just the way you want it. Personalize the Home screen with a different wallpaper and customize it with the features that you want. Personalizing with scenes Your phone becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are personalized Home screen configurations that you can quickly apply to your phone to suit your mood - be it for work or play.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 41 2. You can do the following to customize your scene: • Add shortcuts to frequently-used applications. For details, see “Adding and removing Home shortcuts”. • Customize the Home screen with features that you need for your day-to-day use. For details, see “Filling the Home screen with features that you want”. • Change the Home screen wallpaper and the lock screen wallpaper. To find out how, see “Changing the home wallpaper” and “Changing the lock screen wallpaper”. 3.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics Adding and removing Home shortcuts Home shortcuts give you one-touch access to your favorite applications. You can add up to nine shortcuts. On the main Home screen, slide up to access available slots for adding shortcuts. Slide down to show the weather clock again. Tip You can also add or remove Home shortcuts in Settings > Personalize > Home shortcuts. Adding a Home shortcut 1. Slide your finger up on the main Home screen, and then tap an empty slot. 2.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 43 Removing a Home shortcut 1. Press and hold the shortcut that you want to remove. 2. When the screen dims out, drag the shortcut away from its slot. 3. Release your finger when the icon is outside the slot. Changing the home wallpaper 1. From the main Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Wallpaper. 2. Tap Home, and then browse for the photo you want to use. 3. Crop the part of the photo that you want to set as the wallpaper.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 2.3 Accessing Applications in the All Programs Panel See what applications your phone has in store for you in the All programs panel. 1. From the main Home screen, press the BACK/HOME button. Tip If you’re in an application or a settings screen, you can press and hold the BACK/HOME button to directly go to the main Home screen. 2. Slide left to scroll the panel sideways and access more applications.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 45 2.4 Phone Status and Notifications Below are some of the status icons and notification icons that you may see in the status bar and on the lock screen.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics Notification icons Missed call New mail New voicemail Upcoming event New SMS/MMS General notification (appears in the status bar only) Notification popup When you have a missed call, new SMS/MMS, new voicemail, or upcoming event, a notification popup appears on the upper side of the screen. Tap the notification to check it, or tap to dismiss the notification. Notification popup Notifications panel The Notifications panel shows you how many new notifications you have.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 47 Drag this thin border down to open the Notifications panel. Drag this bar up to close the Notifications panel. Notifications panel Tap to clear all notifications in the Notifications panel. Tip You can also press the BACK/HOME button to close the Notifications panel. 2.5 Connecting Your Phone to a Computer Whenever you connect your phone to a computer using the USB cable, a selection screen opens on your phone and prompts you to choose the type of USB connection.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics • HTC Sync. Select this option to use the HTC Sync software on your computer to sync with your phone. For details, see “About HTC Sync”. • Charge only. Select this option if you just want to charge the phone’s battery using your computer. Copying files to or from your storage card 1. Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable that came with your phone. 2. On the USB connected screen, tap Mount SD card, and then tap OK. 3.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 49 2.6 Adjusting the Volume To Do this Adjust the system volume (volume level of the phone ringtone and sound notifications) Press the VOLUME UP/DOWN button (except during a call or when playing music/video). Slide up or down the volume bars or continue pressing the VOLUME UP/DOWN button to increase or decrease the system volume. Tip Tap Silent to mute the volume or Vibrate to switch the phone to Vibration mode.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 2.7 Getting the Most Out of Your Battery When you’re on the go, it’s not always easy to charge your phone’s battery as often as you’d like. Follow these tips to extend the time between charges: • Switch the phone to Sleep mode when not in use (see “Switching to Sleep mode”). • Turn the power off, if you won’t be using your phone for extended periods of time (see “Turning the power off“). • Turn Bluetooth off immediately after you’re done using it.
Chapter 2 Phone Basics 51 Switching to Sleep mode Switching to Sleep mode turns the display off and automatically locks the screen to avoid accidental key presses. • Briefly press the END CALL/POWER button. • Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when the screen timeout is set and you leave the phone idle after a certain period of time. For details on setting the screen timeout, see “Display” in Chapter 9. Note Press the END CALL/POWER button again to wake up the phone.
Chapter 3 Phone Calls 3.1 Making Calls Press the CALL button to open and use the Phone dialer to place your calls. You can enter a phone number, call a stored contact, or check the Call History. 1 4 1 3 2 3 4 2 Tip Lists the search results based on the entered keys. Keypad Tap to open the person’s contact card. • If you entered a wrong digit, tap this button to erase it. • Press and hold this button to erase the entire number and start all over again.
Chapter 3 Phone Calls 53 1. Press the CALL button to open the Phone dialer. 2. Begin entering the first few digits or characters. As you enter numbers or letters, you’ll see matching names from the stored contacts in your phone and SIM card as well as numbers from the Call History. You can view more matching results when you slide down the filtered list to hide the keypad. Press MENU, and then tap Keypad to show the keypad again. 3.
Chapter 3 Phone Calls Assigning a speed dial number to a contact 1. Press the CALL button to open the Phone dialer. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Speed dial. Tip You can also press and hold an unassigned numeric key. 3. Tap an unused numeric key, and then do any of the following: • Tap Name, select a contact list type, and then tap a contact. Tap OK. Note If the stored contact has multiple phone numbers, make sure to select the frequently-dialed phone number shown under the contact’s name.
Chapter 3 Phone Calls 55 Delete all speed dial On the Speed dial screen, press MENU, assignments and then tap Clear. When prompted, tap OK. Directly making calls from received messages While viewing a text or multimedia message, press MENU, and then tap Call to directly place a call to the sender without opening the Phone dialer. If you are viewing an email message, press the CALL button. The Phone dialer screen then opens, with the sender’s phone number automatically filled in.
Chapter 3 Phone Calls During a call, you can do any the following: To Do this Put a call on hold Press the CALL button. You can also press MENU, and then tap Hold call. Unhold a call When a call is on hold, press the CALL button. You can also press MENU, and then tap Unhold call. End a call Press the END CALL/POWER button. Access the Phone dialer keypad When you need to access the Phone dialer keypad (for example, if you want to enter an extension number), tap Keypad ( ). 3.
Chapter 3 Phone Calls 57 To Do this Answer the second call Press the CALL button. This puts the first call on hold. Reject the second call Press the END CALL/POWER button. Switch calls After answering both calls, press the CALL button to switch from one call to another. Tip You can also press MENU, and then tap Switch call. Merge calls After answering both calls, press MENU, and then tap More > Merge calls.
Chapter 3 Phone Calls 3. When connected, press MENU, and then tap Add call. 4. To dial the second participant, do any of the following: • Enter the phone number, and then press the CALL button. • Press MENU, and then tap People. Tap a contact list type, select a contact, and then tap the number you want to call. Calling the second participant puts the first call on hold. 5. Press MENU, and then tap More > Merge calls. 6. Add more participants by repeating steps 3 to 5. 7.
Chapter 3 Phone Calls 59 Save a phone number Tap the phone number in Call History, and then select Save to new contact or Add to existing contact. For details, see “Adding and Managing Contacts” in Chapter 4. Filter call logs On the Call History screen, press MENU, and then tap View. Select the type of calls you want to display. Delete one or more call logs On the Call History screen, press MENU, and then tap Delete. Select one or more entries, and then tap OK. 3.
Chapter 4 Staying Close 4.1 Opening the People Application In People, you can easily manage your communications with contacts. To open the People application, you can: • From the main Home screen, slide to the People screen. Press MENU, and then tap All. • Open the All programs panel, and then tap People. • While you’re using the Phone dialer, press MENU, and then tap People. Last call log is displayed (if available).
Chapter 4 Staying Close 61 4.2 Adding and Managing Contacts Create new contacts on your phone or import existing ones from your SIM card. Note When you open the People application for the first time, you will be asked whether to import SIM card contacts to your phone. Tap OK to import. Creating new contacts on your phone 1. Open the People application. 2. Press MENU, and then tap New contact. 3. Tap Phone to create a new contact on your phone. 4.
Chapter 4 Staying Close A new contact card is added. Tapping a contact in People lets you view his or her contact card. Slide your finger up to view more contact details or open exchanged messages with this contact. Adding contacts to your SIM card 1. Open the People application. 2. Press MENU, and then tap New contact. 3. Tap SIM to create a new contact on your SIM card. 4. Enter the contact’s details, and then tap OK.
Chapter 4 Staying Close 63 Note Search people uses the same search behavior of Smart Dial. For details, see “Dialing a number or a contact” in Chapter 3. 4. Tap a contact to open his or her contact card. Editing contact details 1. Open the People application. 2. Select a contact list type, and then tap a contact. 3. Press MENU, and then tap Edit. 4. Tap an item to edit, and then enter the new information. 5. Tap the contact photo to choose another photo.
Chapter 4 Staying Close 4.3 Contact Groups By organizing contacts into groups, sending messages to several contacts is a lot easier. Using groups to categorize contacts is also a way of filtering the contacts list so that browsing and finding contacts can be faster and easier. Creating a group 1. Open the People application, and then tap Groups. 2. Press MENU, and then tap New. 3. Tap Name, and then enter a group name. 4. Tap Add people, select the contacts you want to include, and then tap OK.
Chapter 4 Staying Close 65 3. Press MENU, and then tap any of the following: • Send message. When sending a text or multimedia message, the message will be addressed to the Mobile number (by default) of each contact. For details, see “Text and Multimedia Messages” in Chapter 5. • Send mail. Make sure that all group members have saved email addresses. If there are multiple email addresses, Email1 will be used by default. For details, see “Email Messages” in Chapter 5. • Send photo.
Chapter 4 Staying Close 4. Do any of the following: • If suggested matches are found, you can tap a Facebook friend from the list. • Tap Search, enter your friend’s first name and last name, and then tap Save. On the Matched Facebook link screen, tap a Facebook friend. Note Tapping Save without entering a name displays all of your Facebook friends. Viewing Facebook updates of a contact 1. Open the People application. 2. Select a contact list type, and then tap a contact. 3.
Chapter 4 Staying Close 67 Opening Friend Stream Do any of the following: • Open the All programs panel, and then tap Friend Stream. • From the main Home screen, slide to the Friend Stream screen (if it is available or you’ve added it to the Home screen). Tap the status message or tweet currently displayed to open the Friend Stream application. 1 2 3 1 2 3 Twitter update Facebook update Tap to view more options.
Chapter 4 Staying Close 3. The screen shows whether you are logged in or not. To open a login page, tap the social network name. 4. Enter your username or email address and password, and then tap Login. Connecting with your friends in Facebook 1. Open Friend Stream. 2. On the All updates screen, tap a Facebook update. 3. Do any of the following: Option Description View comments Tap to open the Facebook update with comments on the person’s wall.
Chapter 4 Staying Close 69 Retweet Tap to repost the tweet. Add to my favorite Tap to mark the tweet as a favorite. Show profile Tap to open the person’s profile in a web browser. Uploading wall photos in Facebook 1. Open Friend Stream. 2. On the All updates screen, press MENU, and then tap Upload photos. 3. Open the album containing the photos to upload. 4. Tap one or more photos, and then tap OK. The photos will then be uploaded to your wall in Facebook. Updating your status message 1.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 5.1 Text and Multimedia Messages Keep in touch with important people in your life. When you open the Messages application, all your received messages are neatly grouped by conversations per contact. Indicates there’s a new text or multimedia message received from the contact. Note Each entry here contains the conversations with a contact. To see a list of your message drafts, press MENU while on this screen, and then tap Drafts.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 71 Sending text messages Send text messages (SMS) to other mobile phones. If you exceed the limit on the number of characters for a single text message, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message. 1. Open the Messages application. 2. Press MENU, and then tap New. 3. Tap the To field, and then do any of the following: • Enter the first few characters of a contact’s name, and then tap a contact from the search results panel.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages Sending multimedia messages When composing multimedia messages, make sure that the size of the attachment is within the limits allowed by your mobile operator. 1. Create a new message by following steps 1 to 3 in “Sending text messages”. 2. Tap the message area, and then enter your message. 3. To include a file attachment, tap , and then choose the type of attachment. Browse and select the file to attach. 4. To add a subject, press MENU, and then tap Add subject. 5.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 73 8. To view your slideshow, press MENU, and then tap Preview. 9. Press the BACK/HOME button to return to the New message screen. 10. When you are done with your slideshow, tap Send. Viewing conversations with a contact Open the Messages application and tap a conversation to view all the messages between you and a contact.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages Viewing a multimedia message 1. Open the Messages application. 2. Multimedia messages are marked with an MMS icon ( multimedia message you want to open. ). Tap a 3. Tap the attachment indicator. The media attachment, such as a photo, video, audio, or slideshow, is then played. 4. While viewing the multimedia message, you can: • Use the onscreen buttons to pause, play, or to move forward and backward in a slideshow. • If there’s a contact card attachment, tap ( ).
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 75 3. Press MENU, and then tap Reply. 4. Enter your response, and then tap Send. Forwarding messages 1. Open the Messages application. 2. Tap the contact whose message you want to forward. 3. Tap a message within the conversation, and then tap Forward. 4. On the New message screen, tap the To field, and then enter one or more contacts. 5. When done, tap Send. Copying a message to your SIM card 1. Open the Messages application. 2.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages Deleting a whole conversation 1. On the main Messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Delete. 2. Select one or more conversations, and then tap Delete. Clearing the Deleted items list 1. On the main Messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Deleted items. 2. Deleted messages and conversations are then displayed. Press MENU, and then tap Clear all. Message settings On the main Messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 77 5.2 Email Messages The Mail application lets you send and receive email messages from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP. To open the Mail application, open the All programs panel, and then tap Mail. Email accounts list Setting up your email accounts Before you can send and receive email messages, you need to set up one or more of your email accounts on your phone.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 4. Tap Account name if you want to change the display name of your email account. Tap Your name to change your display name. 5. Tap Save. After login is successful, Mail then downloads new messages from your email account. Note If synchronization does not start automatically, press MENU, and then tap Refresh. Setting up multiple email accounts 1. Open Mail. 2. After setting up your first email account, notice that the inbox of your first email account is displayed.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 79 Setting up other POP3/IMAP email accounts You may need to enter more information, such as incoming and outgoing servers, that you can get from your email provider. 1. Open Mail. If you have an email account already set up, press the BACK/HOME button to go back to the email accounts list first. Press MENU, and then tap New account. 2. Tap Other. 3. Enter your email address and password, and then tap Next. 4. Enter additional account details, and then tap Next. 5.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages Sending email messages 1. Open Mail. If you have multiple email accounts, select the email account in the email account list. 2. In your inbox, press MENU, and then tap New. 3. Tap the To field, and then do any of the following: • Enter the first few characters of a contact’s name, and then tap a contact from the search results panel. Repeat this step to add more people. • Tap People ( ). Select a contact list type, tap one or more contacts, and then tap OK.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 81 6. Tap to include attachments to your email message. Browse and select one or more files to attach, and then tap OK. Tip To remove an attachment, tap the attachment indicator, select an attachment, and then tap Remove. 7. Tap Send. Note You can also press MENU, and then tap Save as draft. To open the Drafts folder, see “Switching to other folders” in this chapter. Viewing email messages Open your mail inbox, and then tap an email you want to read.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages Replying to an email message 1. Open Mail. 2. Tap an email to open it. 3. Press MENU, and then tap Reply. Or, if there are other recipients included in the email, tap Reply all. 4. Tap the message area, and then enter your response. 5. Tap Send. Downloading attachments 1. Open Mail. 2. Tap an email that contains one or more attachments, and then tap the attachment indicator. 3. On the Attachment screen, tap an attached file to download, and then tap Save. 4.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 83 Setting how often and how much email to sync to your phone 1. Open Mail. If you have multiple email accounts, select the email account in the email accounts list. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Edit account > Check frequency. 3. Select a time interval for downloading email messages. 4. Tap Advanced settings > Download options, and then select how many days of email messages to download. You can also tap All to always download all your email messages. 5.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected 6.1 Browsing the Web It’s simple. When you turn your phone on for the first time (with the SIM card inserted), it should connect automatically to your mobile operator’s data service. You can start browsing the web straight away. Note Do not change the connection settings as this may cause services to stop working.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected 85 Going to a website On the browser screen, tap the address bar, and then enter a web address. As you enter the first few characters, popular web addresses are then listed. You can tap an address from the list or continue entering the complete web address that you want. Tip The address bar is always on the top of the web page you are viewing. After you scrolled down a web page, you can access the address bar by pressing MENU.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected Navigating to the previous or next web page • Press the BACK/HOME button to go to the previous web page visited. • Press MENU, and then tap Previous or Next to go backward or forward to recently visited web pages. Adding bookmarks and revisiting bookmarked sites 1. While viewing the website that you want, press MENU, and then tap Add bookmark. 2. Tap Label, enter a new name if needed, and then tap Done. 3.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected 87 Working with images on a web page To Do this Download an image and save on your phone Press and hold an image, and then tap Save image. Choose whether to save it on the phone’s built-in storage or your storage card. Then choose a folder where to save it, and then tap Save. Forward an image Press and hold an image, and then tap Send as an MMS or image via email or Send image via mms. For email attachment details about sending messages, see Chapter 5.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected 6.2 When There’s a Problem Connecting to the Internet Checking your current network connection settings Your phone has been set to connect automatically to the Internet through your mobile operator’s data service. If you don’t get a connection automatically, check your network connection settings. 1. From the main Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless controls > Mobile network settings. 2. Check the following: • Automatic setup is turned on.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected 89 6.3 Using Bluetooth When Bluetooth is turned on, you can: • Connect and use Bluetooth accessories, such as a hands-free stereo headset or car kit phone. • Exchange information with other Bluetooth-capable devices (such as your computer or another phone) over a distance of up to eight meters. Turning Bluetooth on or off 1. From the main Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless controls. 2.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected Making your phone discoverable to other Bluetooth devices For other people using a Bluetooth-capable phone or computer to be able to search and see your phone, you need to make your phone discoverable. 1. From the main Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless controls > Bluetooth settings. 2. If Bluetooth is not yet turned on, tap Bluetooth. 3. Tap Discoverable. 4. Tap Always or choose a time limit for your phone’s Bluetooth visibility.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected 91 Connecting a Bluetooth headset for the first time Listen to music using a Bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands-free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset. 1. Turn on the Bluetooth headset and make sure that it is set to discoverable mode. To find out how to set it to discoverable mode, see the documentation that came with the headset. 2. On your phone, turn Bluetooth on. (See “Turning Bluetooth on or off” in this chapter). 3.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected Turning hands-free or stereo music capability off If what you’re using is a Bluetooth stereo headset, you’ll see the icon on the main Home screen’s status bar and on the lock screen, which means that you can use your headset both for listening to music and for hands-free phone conversations. You can choose to use your headset purely for listening to music or only for hands-free phone conversations, if you want to. 1.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected 93 Sending information and media files using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to send contact information, calendar events, and media files from your phone to your computer or another phone that has Bluetooth. Note If you’re sending information or files to another phone, that phone must support the Object Push Profile (OPP) of Bluetooth. 1. Set the receiving device (your computer or the other phone) to discoverable mode.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected To send Do this Photos, videos and music files 1. Open the File Browser. 2. Go to the folder containing the photos, videos, or music files to send. 3. Press MENU, and then tap More > Send > By Bluetooth. 4. Select the files to send and then tap OK. Tip You can also send a captured photo using the Camera application, or use the Photos application to send several photos and videos at the same time. 3.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected 95 If you received a contact card, it is directly added to the People application on your phone. A calendar event you received is also directly saved to your phone’s Calendar application. If you received a media file, you’ll find it in the Bluetooth folder on your phone’s storage. You can use File Browser to locate the Bluetooth folder and access the file. For information about using File Browser, see Chapter 8.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 7.1 Using the Camera When something amazing happens right before your eyes, have your phone camera ready to instantly capture fun shots or record it on video. Press the CAPTURE button located at the lower right side of your phone to open the Camera application. Also use this button as the shutter release. Capture mode switch Flash button Viewfinder screen Taking a photo 1. Press the CAPTURE button. 2. If the Camera is not in Photo mode ( switch.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 97 3. Point the camera at your subject. You can press MENU to access more camera controls and settings. For details, see “Onscreen controls” in this chapter. 4. Press the CAPTURE button to take a photo. Shooting videos 1. Press the CAPTURE button. 2. Tap the Capture mode switch to set to Video mode ( ). 3. Point the camera at your subject. You can press MENU to access more camera controls and settings. For details, see “Onscreen controls” in this chapter. 4.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia Turning the camera flash on or off Your phone has a built-in flashlight that helps to light up your subject when you’re taking photos and videos under poor lighting conditions. On the Camera’s Viewfinder screen, tap the onscreen Flash button to switch between three flash modes. Mode Description Auto (in Photo mode only). When there is not enough environmental light, the camera flash turns on automatically when you take a photo. On.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 99 Onscreen controls Before you start capturing photos and videos, you can press MENU to access more camera controls and settings. Option Description Photos. Tap to open and use the Photos application to view the photos and videos in the phone storage or storage card. Zoom. Drag the slider to the left or right to zoom in or out when capturing a photo or video. Note In Photo mode, zooming is not available when the maximum resolution is used for taking photos. Effect.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia Camera settings While on the camera’s viewfinder, press MENU, and then tap Settings ( ). Setting Description Review after capture Tap to turn on or off. When turned on, the captured photo or video is displayed after pressing the CAPTURE button. Resolution Select the resolution to use. White balance Select the white balance settings according to the current lighting condition to capture colors more accurately. Video format Select whether to use MPEG4 or H.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 101 Prefix The file name of a newly captured photo is set to “IMAG” followed by a sequential number (for example, IMAG_009). You can also choose the current date or date and time as the file name prefix. Counter The default file name of photos taken includes a sequential number at the end (for example, IMAG_009). Tap Reset to restart the file name counter back to 1.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 4. Double-tap the area on the photo you want to zoom in on. To zoom out, double-tap the screen again. Slide up to go to the next photo or video. Double-tap an area to quickly zoom in or out. Slide down to go to the previous photo or video. Drag right or left across the zoom bar to gradually zoom in or out. Viewing photos as a slideshow 1. Open the Photos application. 2. Tap an album to open. 3. Press MENU, and then tap Slideshow.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 103 Sharing photos or videos 1. Open the Photos application. 2. Tap an album to open, press MENU, and then tap Share. 3. Choose how you want to share: • Mail. Select one or more photos or videos, and then tap OK. For information about sending email, see “Email Messages” in Chapter 5. • Messages. Tap a photo or video to add it to a new multimedia message. For information about working with multimedia messages, see “Text and Multimedia Messages” in Chapter 5. • Facebook.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia The Library and Music player The Music application opens on the Library screen. The Library organizes music found on your phone’s storage card into categories. To listen to a song or music, tap a category first. Browse through the music tracks, and then tap a music track to play. The Music player then opens. The Music player displays the current song being played, its album cover (if available), and the onscreen controls you can use for playback.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 105 Creating a playlist 1. Open the Music application, and then tap Playlists. 2. If there are no playlists yet, you tap Add playlist. Or, press MENU, and then tap Create playlist. 3. Enter the playlist name. 4. To add songs to this playlist, tap a catalogue, and then browse for the desired songs. 5. Select one or more songs, and then tap Add. Editing a playlist 1. Open the Music application, and then tap Playlists. 2. Tap the playlist to edit. 3.
Chapter 8 More Apps 8.1 Weather You can use the Weather application to check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next four days of the week. In addition to your current location’s weather, this application also displays the weather forecasts of your selected cities. Opening Weather Do any of the following: • From the main Home screen, slide to the Weather screen. Tap the current weather information to open the Weather application. • Open the All programs panel, and then tap Weather.
Chapter 8 More Apps 107 Adding cities The Weather application can display weather information of up to five cities, including your current location. 1. Open the Weather application. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Add. If there are no cities included, you can tap the text that says “Tap here to add city”. 3. Enter the first few letters of a country or city name. Weather displays a matching list of locations. 4. Scroll through the list, and then tap the name of the desired city.
Chapter 8 More Apps 8.2 Calendar Use your phone’s Calendar to create and manage your events, meetings, and appointments. Opening Calendar Do any of the following: • Tap the Calendar icon if you see it on the main Home screen. • Open the All programs panel, and then tap Calendar. • If you added the Calendar feature to your Home screen, slide to the Calendar screen. Tap a day to view the events of that day. Adding an event 1. Open Calendar. 2. Press MENU, and then tap New.
Chapter 8 More Apps 109 Viewing an event To check what events you have during a certain date, tap a date on the month calendar. The calendar changes to Day view and displays all your events for that day. Tap an event to view the complete details of that event. Changing Calendar views When you open Calendar for the first time, the application displays the Month view by default. You can press MENU, and then choose the type of calendar view that you want.
Chapter 8 More Apps Day view Agenda view Editing an event 1. Open Calendar. 2. In Month view, tap the day when the event takes place, and then tap the event to open it. 3. Press MENU, and then tap Edit. 4. Make your changes to the event. 5. When done, tap OK. Viewing event reminders If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon ( ) will appear in the status bar or on the lock screen to remind you of the upcoming event.
Chapter 8 More Apps 111 Sending event details 1. Open Calendar. 2. Tap an event to view the complete details of that event. 3. Press MENU, and then tap Send > Send via email or Send via Bluetooth. To learn more about the Mail application, see “Email Messages” in Chapter 5. For more details on sending files via Bluetooth, see “Using Bluetooth” in Chapter 6. Deleting an event In Month view, tap the day when the event takes place, and then tap the event to open it. Press MENU, and then tap Delete. 8.
Chapter 8 More Apps Editing an alarm 1. Open Alarm. 2. Tap an alarm to edit. 3. Tap a field to edit, and then enter the new information. 4. When done, tap Save. Deleting an alarm Open Alarm, press MENU, and then tap Delete. Select one or more alarms, and then tap Delete. 8.4 File Browser Store, locate, and easily manage files on your phone and storage card with File Browser. To open this application, open the All programs panel, and then tap File Browser.
Chapter 8 More Apps 113 3. Press MENU, and then tap New. 4. Enter a folder name. Copying folders or files 1. Open File Browser. 2. Open the folder that contains the items you want to copy. 3. Press MENU, and then tap Copy. 4. Select one or more items, and then tap OK. 5. Open the folder where you want to paste the copied items, and then tap Paste. Moving folders or files 1. Open File Browser. 2. Open the folder that contains the items you want to move. 3. Press MENU, and then tap Move. 4.
Chapter 8 More Apps Sending files 1. Open File Browser. 2. Browse for the folder that contains the items to send. Note You can only send files supported on your phone such as photos, videos and music files. 3. Press MENU, and then tap More > Send. 4. Choose how you want to send the files, and then select one or more files. 5. Tap OK. To learn more about Messages and Mail, see Chapter 5. For more details on sending files via Bluetooth, see “Using Bluetooth” in Chapter 6. 8.
Chapter 8 More Apps 115 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to install and run the MIDlet/ MIDlet suite. Copying and installing MIDlets/MIDlet suites on your phone You can copy MIDlets/MIDlet suites from your computer to your phone using your storage card. To learn how to copy files to your microSD card, see “Copying files to or from your storage card” in Chapter 2. 1. Open Java. 2. On the Java MIDlets screen, tap Menu > Storage.
Chapter 8 More Apps 8.6 FM Radio Before opening FM radio, you need to connect a stereo wired headset to the audio jack of your phone. To open this application, you can: • Open the All programs panel, and then tap FM Radio. • Tap the FM Radio icon if you see it on the main Home screen. 1 2 3 7 6 5 4 Current FM radio frequency 2 1 Slide to tune in to any frequency in the FM band. 3 Search the FM band for the previous FM station. 4 Preset FM stations. Tap a preset station to tune in.
Chapter 8 More Apps 117 Minimizing or turning off FM Radio When you press the BACK/HOME button, FM Radio continues to run in the background so you can continue listening while you use other applications. To turn off FM Radio, tap on the upper right corner of the FM Radio screen. 8.7 Flashlight Never get caught in the dark again. The Flashlight application turns on your phone’s LED flashlight to shine a light wherever you need it.
Chapter 9 Managing Your Phone 9.1 Changing the Phone’s Basic Settings Your phone’s basic settings can be easily customized to suit your needs. Changing the time zone, date, and time 1. From the main Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Date & time. 2. Make sure that Automatic is set to OFF to disable networkprovided date, time, and time zone. 3. To set the time, do any of the following: • Tap Set time, adjust the time, and then tap OK.
Chapter 9 Managing Your Phone 119 Selecting a phone profile A profile determines how your phone will alert you when you have incoming calls and notifications. To select a phone profile, do any of the following: • From the main Home screen, press MENU, tap Settings > Sound > Profile, and then select a phone profile. • Press and hold the END CALL/POWER button, and then tap Silent mode or Vibrate only. Press and hold the END CALL/POWER button again when you want to change back to Normal ringer.
Chapter 9 Managing Your Phone Press and hold the END CALL/POWER button, and then tap Airplane mode. The Airplane mode icon ( ) then appears in the status bar. Tip You can also turn Airplane mode on or off in Settings > Wireless controls > Airplane mode. 9.2 Protecting Your Phone Keep information on your phone safe by setting a SIM card PIN or a lock password. Protecting your phone with a lock password 1. From the main Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Security > Phone lock code.
Chapter 9 Managing Your Phone 121 Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 1. From the main Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Security > PIN code. 2. Enter the current SIM card PIN, and then tap OK. Note Emergency calls can be placed at any time, without requiring a PIN. Unblocking a SIM card that has been locked out If you enter the wrong PIN more times than the maximum number of attempts allowed, your SIM card will be locked. You need a PUK code (PIN Unlocking Key) to restore access.
Chapter 9 Managing Your Phone 9.3 Settings on Your Phone To access all your phone’s settings, do any of the following: • From the main Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. • Open the All programs panel, and then tap Settings. Personalize Customize the look and feel of the Home screen. For details, see “Personalizing the Home Screen” in Chapter 2. Wireless controls Airplane mode Enable or disable all wireless connections. Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on or off.
Chapter 9 Managing Your Phone 123 Sound Profile Switch your phone to Normal mode, Silent mode, or Vibrate mode. Vibrate feedback Choose whether to make your phone vibrate whenever you receive calls and notifications. Ringer volume Adjust the volume level of the phone ringtone and sound notifications. Media volume Adjust the volume level of music or video playback. Alarm volume Adjust the volume level of an alarm. Phone ringtone Select a ringtone for incoming calls.
Chapter 9 Managing Your Phone Data services Weather Turn automatic download of weather updates on or off and set how often to download weather updates. For details, see “Weather” in Chapter 8. My Location Choose whether to allow your phone to automatically determine your location through a third-party location service. You can also set how often the location service downloads and updates information about your current location. Facebook Log in or out of your Facebook account.
Chapter 9 Managing Your Phone 125 Date & time If you have disabled My Location and automatic detection of date and time, you can manually set the date and time on this screen. For details, see “Changing the time zone, date, and time” in this chapter. Locale & text Select phone language Switch to another language to use on your phone on the fly. Text input settings Adjust the settings of the onscreen keyboard. For details, see “Text input settings” in Chapter 1.
Chapter 9 Managing Your Phone 9.4 Factory Resetting Need to start over? If you’re passing your phone on to someone else or just want a fresh start, you can factory reset your phone. It’s not a step to be taken lightly. Factory resetting your phone will delete all your data. It returns the phone to the state it was in before the first time you turned it on. Important Be sure to back up data (contacts and files) that you want to keep before you factory reset your phone.
Specifications CPU Speed 300 MHz Operating System Brew® Mobile Platform Memory ROM: 256 MB RAM: 256 MB Dimensions (LxWxT) 104 x 55 x 12.8 mm (4.09 x 2.17 x 0.50 inches) Weight 108 grams (3.81 ounces) with battery Display 2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with QVGA resolution Network HSDPA/WCDMA: • 2100 MHz • Up to 384 kbps up-link and 3.6 Mbps down-link speeds Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.
Appendix Video supported formats .mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4v (Only video files with up to 240X320 QVGA resolution can be played.) Battery • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 1100 mAh • Talk time: Up to 370 minutes for WCDMA Up to 450 minutes for GSM • Standby time: Up to 600 hours for WCDMA Up to 450 hours for GSM (The above are subject to network and phone usage.) Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.
Index A Access point 88 Airplane mode 119, 122 Alarm 111 B Back cover - put back 19 - remove 17 Battery - charge battery 20 - insert 18 - remove 17 Bluetooth 89 Bookmarks 86 Browsing the web 84 C Calendar 108 - add events 108 - edit events 110, 111 - views 109 Call history 58 Calls - answer 55 - conference call 57 - multiple calls 56 - reject 55 - settings 59 Camera 96 Camera flash 98 Connecting a Bluetooth headset for the first time 91 Contact card 62 Contacts - add 61 - cop
Index - reply to 82 - view 81 Enter text 25 F Facebook - link contacts 65 - log in 67 File browser 112 Finger gestures 23 FM radio 116 Folders - copy 113 - create 112 - delete 113 Friend Stream 33, 66 H Home shortcuts 42 - add 42 - remove 43 - conversations 73 - copy to SIM card 75 - delete 75 - forward 75 - multimedia messages 72 - reply to 74 - settings 76 - text messages 71 microSD card - insert 19 Multimedia messages - compose 72 - view 74 Music 103 - Music screen 3
Index 131 Phone dialer 52 Phone Keypad 25 Phone lock code 120 Photos 101 - slideshow 102 - view albums and photos 101 - watch videos 102 Playlists 105 - create 105 - delete 105 - edit 105 Power - END CALL/POWER button 14 - turn off 51 - turn on 21 Prediction 28 Profiles 119 Sleep mode 51 Speed dial 53 Status bar 31 Status icons 45 Q Wallpaper 43 Web browser 84 Web search 84 Word prediction 28 QWERTY 26, 27 R Receiving information and media files via Bluetooth 94 Ringtones 1
