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Important Health Information and Safety Precautions When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to avoid possible legal liabilities and damages. Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings in the operating instructions on the product. To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precautions.
• Handle battery packs carefully This product contains a Li-ion polymer battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service the battery pack. 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.
• If the battery leaks: • Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with skin or clothing. If already in contact, flush the affected area immediately with clean water and seek medical advice. • Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with eyes. If already in contact, DO NOT rub; rinse with clean water immediately and seek medical advice. • Take extra precautions to keep a leaking battery away from fire as there is a danger of ignition or explosion.
SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an aircraft’s navigation system and its communications network, using this device’s phone function on board an airplane is against the law in most countries. If you want to use this device when on board an aircraft, remember to turn off your phone by switching to Airplane Mode.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE • Avoid using your phone near metal structures (for example, the steel frame of a building). • Avoid using your phone 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.
Use only the supplied integral antenna. Use of unauthorized or modified antennas may impair call quality and damage the phone, causing loss of performance and SAR levels exceeding the recommended limits as well as result in non-compliance with local regulatory requirements in your country. 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.
General Precautions • Avoid applying excessive pressure to the device Do not apply excessive pressure on the screen and the device to prevent damaging them and remove the device from your pants’ pocket before sitting down. It is also recommended that you store the device in a protective case and only use the device stylus or your finger when interacting with the touch screen. Cracked display screens due to improper handling are not covered by the warranty.
• Avoid wet areas Never use the product in a wet location. • Avoid using your device after a dramatic change in temperature When you move your device between environments with very different temperature and/or humidity ranges, condensation may form on or within the device. To avoid damaging the device, allow sufficient time for the moisture to evaporate before using the device.
Contents Chapter 1 Device Basics 19 1.1 Getting to Know Your HTC phone and Accessories......................................... 20 Front panel...................................................................................................................................20 Back panel....................................................................................................................................21 Left panel..........................................................................
Status bar......................................................................................................................................40 Notifications Panel....................................................................................................................42 Notification LED.........................................................................................................................43 1.9 Applications....................................................................
Chapter 3 Entering Text 75 Chapter 4 Synchronizing Information 83 Chapter 5 Managing Your Time 87 Chapter 6 Exchanging Messages 99 3.1 Using the On-screen Keyboard......................................................................... 76 Full QWERTY................................................................................................................................76 Compact QWERTY........................................................................................................
Manage messages and message threads...................................................................... 105 Read delivery reports............................................................................................................ 108 Adjust text and multimedia message settings............................................................ 108 6.2 Using Gmail .....................................................................................................110 Create and send e-mails.............
Chapter 7 Getting Connected 129 Chapter 8 Getting Around with Maps 147 Chapter 9 Experiencing Multimedia 161 7.1 Connecting to the Internet............................................................................. 130 GPRS/3G/EDGE........................................................................................................................ 130 Wi-Fi...........................................................................................................................................
9.3 Using YouTube™............................................................................................... 175 Watch videos............................................................................................................................ 175 Search for videos..................................................................................................................... 176 Filter videos by time..........................................................................................
11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Managing Memory........................................................................................ 198 Software Updates.......................................................................................... 198 Performing a Factory Data Reset................................................................. 199 Battery Saving Tips........................................................................................ 200 Appendix 201 Index 211 A.1 Specifications....
Chapter 1 Phone Basics 1.1 Getting to Know Your HTC phone and Accessories 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card 1.3 Charging the Battery 1.4 Phone Controls 1.5 Getting Around Your Phone 1.6 Getting Started 1.7 Home Screen 1.8 Phone Status and Notifications 1.9 Applications 1.10 Settings 1.11 Adjusting the Volume 1.
Phone Basics 1.1 Getting to Know Your phone and Accessories Front panel Notification LED See “Phone Status and Notifications” in this chapter for details. Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here. Touch Screen HOME CALL TRACKBALL END CALL/POWER MENU BACK For more information about the functions of the MENU, HOME, CALL, END CALL/POWER and BACK buttons, see “Phone Controls” in this chapter. For more information about the TRACKBALL, see “Using the TRACKBALL” in this chapter.
Phone Basics 21 Back panel Left panel Speaker 5.0 Megapixel Camera See “Using the Camera” in Chapter 9 for details. Back Cover See “To remove the back cover” in this chapter. Strap Holder VOLUME UP Press to increase the ringer or media volume. VOLUME DOWN Press to lower the ringer or media volume.
Phone Basics Bottom panel Microphone USB Connector/Earphone Jack Flip open the cover to connect the: • USB cable to transfer files. • AC adapter to recharge the battery. • USB stereo headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to music and videos.
Phone Basics 23 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card Always turn off your phone before installing or replacing the SIM card, battery, and storage card. You also need to remove the back cover before you can install the SIM card and battery. To remove the back cover 1. Make sure the phone is turned off. 2. Firmly hold the phone with both hands and the front panel facing down. 3. Push the back cover down with your thumb until it disengages from the phone.
Phone Basics SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/ message memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards. Note Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should consult your wireless service provider for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service. To install the SIM card 1. Make sure the phone is turned off. 2.
Phone Basics 25 Battery Your phone comes with a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery and is designed to use only manufacturer-specified original batteries and accessories. Battery performance depends on many factors, including network configuration, signal strength, the temperature of the environment in which you operate your phone, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached to connecting ports, and your voice, data, and other program usage patterns.
Phone Basics To install the battery 1. Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment. 2. Insert the contact side of the battery first then gently push the battery into place. 3. Replace the back cover. To remove the battery 1. Make sure the phone is turned off. 2. Remove the back cover. 3. The top side of the battery has a protruding grip. Lift the battery from the grip to remove it.
Phone Basics 27 Storage card To store your pictures, music, and applications, install the supplied microSD™ card into your phone. Note You need to install the microSD card before you can use the Camera application. To install the storage card Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts facing down. To remove the storage card Press the storage card to eject it from the slot.
Phone Basics 1.3 Charging the Battery New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you start using your phone, it is recommended that you install and charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. To charge the battery 1. Plug the USB connector of the AC adapter to the USB connector at the bottom of your phone. 2. Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
Phone Basics 29 1.4 Phone Controls Press the control buttons on the front panel of your phone to do the following: HOME CALL BACK END CALL/POWER MENU Button Function MENU Press to open a list of actions that you can do on the current screen or options menu. CALL • Press to open the Phone screen. • When a contact, contact number, or phone number is highlighted on the screen, press to call the contact or phone number. • While in a call, press to add another call.
Phone Basics 1.5 Getting Around Your Phone There are different ways to navigate around the Home screen, menus and application screens on your phone. Touch When you want to type using the on-screen keyboard, select items on-screen such as application and settings icons, or press on-screen buttons, simply touch them with your finger. Swipe or slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.
Phone Basics 31 the item. For more information, see “Customize the Home screen” in this chapter. • Resizing the cropper Touch and hold the cropper edge, then slide your finger inward to or outward from the center of the cropper to resize it. Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.
Phone Basics 1.6 Getting Started Once you’ve installed your SIM card, battery, and microSD card, you can turn on your phone and start using it. Turn your phone on and off To turn on the phone Press the END CALL/POWER button. Note When you turn on the phone for the first time, you will be prompted to sign in to your Gmail account. For more information on how to set up your phone for the first time, see “Set up your phone for the first time” in this chapter.
Phone Basics 33 Set up your phone for the first time When you turn on the phone for the first time and after touching the Android image, you will be prompted to sign in to your Gmail account. If you decide not to sign in to your Google account, you can still use the phone but you won’t be able to use Google services such as Gtalk, Gmail, Google Maps, and Android Market. Note Make sure that your phone has an active data connection (3G/GPRS) before you sign in to your Gmail account.
Phone Basics 1.7 Home Screen The Home screen is your starting point for using the applications on your phone. You can customize the Home screen to display application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets according to your preference. Signal strength Connection status • Notifications. See “Phone Status and Notifications” in this chapter for details. • Touch and hold this area to display the date. Touch an icon to open the related application Tip Battery status Time Applications tab.
Phone Basics 35 Extended Home screen The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Press HOME, then slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the extended Home screen. Extended Home screen: Left Tip Extended Home screen: Right While on an extended Home screen, you can also press HOME to return to the main Home screen.
Phone Basics Customizing the Home screen To add a Home screen item 1. Press HOME, then touch and hold an empty area on the screen. 2. When the Add to Home options menu opens, select the item you want to add to the Home screen: • Application. Add frequently accessed application on the Home screen for quick and easy launching. When you select this item, a list of applications installed on your phone is displayed. Touch an application to add its icon to the Home screen.
Phone Basics 37 Note To move an item from the Home screen to an extended Home screen, touch and hold the item and then drag it to the left or right edge of the screen until the display shifts to the extended Home screen. Position the item on the screen, then release it. To remove a Home screen item 1. Touch and hold the item on the screen to activate Move mode. 2. Without lifting your finger, slide the icon to the Trash tab.
Phone Basics 2. Touch Pictures or Wallpaper gallery. Pictures The Pictures application opens when you want to use a stored picture as wallpaper. Note If this is the first time that you are viewing pictures on your storage card, it may take a few seconds for all the pictures to load. a. Flick your finger on the screen or roll the TRACKBALL to navigate to the picture that you want to use, then touch it. b.
Phone Basics 39 Wallpaper gallery a. Touch the wallpaper thumbnail to view an enlarged version on the screen. To view the next or previous wallpaper, touch and hold a wallpaper thumbnail, then slide your finger left or right on the screen. b. Touch Set wallpaper. 3. Touch Save. To create a folder and add items to it You can create folders on the Home screen to hold application icons or shortcuts. 1. Press HOME, then do one of the following: • Press MENU, then touch Add > Shortcut > Folder.
Phone Basics 1.8 Phone Status and Notifications Status bar On top of the phone screen is the status bar. The left side of the status bar displays notification icons that notify you of a new message, an upcoming calendar event, a missed call, and more. The right side of the status bar displays the phone status such as the data connection, connection strength, battery, volume settings, time, and more. Tip When the status bar is full, touch to display hidden icons/notifications.
Phone Basics 41 Status icons These are the icons that appear on the status area of the status bar: Icons that appear in this area GPRS connected Roaming GPRS in use No signal EDGE connected No SIM card installed EDGE in use Vibrate mode 3G connected Phone speaker is mute 3G in use Phone microphone is mute Connected to a Wi-Fi network Battery is very low Bluetooth is on Battery is low Connected to another Bluetooth device Battery is full Airplane mode Battery is charging Alarm is set GP
Phone Basics Notifications Panel Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarms set and ongoing settings such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. You can open the notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event notification and see the wireless service provider name.
Phone Basics 43 Notification LED The Notification LED located at the right corner of the earpiece provides information on the phone status or pending notifications. Notification LED Note LED Status Indication Solid green Battery is fully charged (when the phone is connected to the AC adapter/computer). Solid red Battery is charging. Flashing red Battery is low. Flashing green You have a pending notification. The indicators are listed in order of priority.
Phone Basics 1.9 Applications The Applications tab holds all applications on your phone. All applications that you downloaded and installed from the Android Market or from the web are also added to the Applications tab. To open the Applications tab Press HOME, then touch . To close the Applications tab, touch . The following applications are pre-installed on your phone: Icon Description Alarm Clock Set as many alarms as you want. You can set alarms for appointments, events, and more.
Phone Basics 45 Icon Description Mail Set up and access other e-mail accounts using the e-mail setup. See Chapter 6 for details. Maps View your current location, search for places of interest and addresses, seek directions, and more. See Chapter 8 for details. Market Access the Android Market where you can download applications and games to your phone. See Chapter 10 for details. Messaging Send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages on your phone. See Chapter 6 for details.
Phone Basics Recently-used applications To open a recently-used application 1. Press and hold the HOME button to open the recently-used applications window. The window displays the last six applications you have used. 2. Touch an icon in the window to open the related application. 1.10 Settings Control and customize phone settings on the Settings screen. To open the Settings screen, do one of the following: • Press HOME, then press MENU, and then touch Settings.
Phone Basics 47 SD card & phone storage Check the available storage card and phone memory or reset the phone to its factory default settings. See Chapter 11 for details. Date & time Set the date, time, time zone, and date or time format. See Chapter 11 for details. Keyboard Set input and keyboard settings. You can also set advanced options for the on-screen keyboard. Language Set the language to use for the Operating System.
Phone Basics Tip To quickly switch your phone to silent mode, press and hold the END CALL/ POWER button, then touch Silent mode on the options menu. You can also adjust the ringer volume on the Settings screen. 1. Press HOME, then press MENU, and then touch Settings. 2. Touch Sound & display > Ringer volume. 3. When the Ringer volume window appears, move the slider to the left (to lower the volume) or to the right (to increase the volume). 4. Touch OK to close the window.
Phone Basics 49 1.12 Using the Phone’s Storage Card as a USB Drive To transfer music, pictures, and other files from your computer to your phone’s storage card, you need to set the phone’s storage card as a USB drive. To set the phone’s storage card as a USB drive 1. Conect the phone to the computer using the USB cable. A notification icon appears in the status bar. 2. Open the Notifications Panel. See “To open the Notifications Panel” earlier in this chapter to learn how to open the Notifications Panel.
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Chapter 2 Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 2.1 Making Calls 2.3 Answering or Rejecting a Call 2.4 Using Call Log 2.5 Adjusting Phone Settings 2.6 Turning the Phone Function On and Off 2.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 2.1 Making Calls Use the phone’s Dialer application to make calls. Use the Dialer Do one of the following to open the Dialer: • Press HOME, then touch Dialer. • Press HOME, open the Applications tab, then touch Dialer. • Press the CALL button. CALL button To make a call on a the Dialer 1. If the phone keypad is not open, open it by touching at the bottom of the screen. 2.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 53 3. Touch to close the phone keypad and to see if there are more matching numbers or contacts. To browse through the filtered list, flick through the list or slide your finger up or down the list slowly. 4. Touch the contact you want to call to place the call. Note Tip If the number you want to call does not appear on the screen, continue dialing the number and then press CALL to place the call.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts Call voice mail The voice mail icon ( mail message. ) appears in the status bar when you receive a new voice To call voice mail 1. Touch and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward on the screen to open the notifications panel. 2. Touch the new voice mail message item in the list. To use the Dialer to call voice mail 1. Press the CALL button, then touch the Dialer tab. 2. Touch and hold the number 1 key on the dialer.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 55 To answer an incoming call Press the CALL button. Call duration Caller ID icon Phone keypad. Touch to open and dial another number. Incoming call screen Answered call screen To reject an incoming call Press the END CALL/POWER button to reject and send the call to your voice mail. Call Options When a call is in progress, press MENU to open the call options.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts Call options Note When the phone is dialing, only the End call and Speaker buttons are enabled. Other buttons are disabled. To put a call on hold Press MENU, then touch Hold to put the call on hold. When you put a call on hold, The Hold button indicator becomes green and the Hold call icon ( ) appears in the status bar. Touch the Hold button again to resume the call.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 57 To turn the speakerphone on or off During a call, press MENU, then touch Speaker to toggle between turning the speakerphone on or off. The Speaker button indicator becomes green and the speakerphone icon ( ) appears in the status bar when the speakerphone is on. Warning! To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold your phone against your ear when the speakerphone is turned on.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts To end a call Do one of the following to end the call: • Press END CALL/POWER. • Press MENU, then touch End call. If the phone number of the person who called is not in your Contacts list, you can choose to save the number after you hang up. See “To add a new phone number after a call” in this chapter for details. To manage multiple calls Your phone notifies you when you have another incoming call, and gives you the option of rejecting or accepting the call.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 59 • Touch at the bottom of the screen, then dial the number of the next conference call party. • Press TALK, touch the Call log, Contacts, or Favorites tab, then select the next conference call party from the list. The first call is automatically put on hold. 4. When connected to the second party, press MENU, then touch Merge calls to begin the conference call. 5. To add more parties, repeat steps 2 to 4. 6.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 2.4 Using Call Log The Call log tab lists all missed calls ( and received calls ( ). ), dialed numbers ( ), To use the Call log tab 1. Press CALL and then press MENU > Call log. 2. Do one of the following: • Touch the name or number in the list to call.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 61 To check a missed call You will see the missed call icon in the status bar when you missed a call. To check who the caller was, press the CALL button, then touch the Call log tab. Missed calls are indicated by the missed call icon ( ) on the left side. Tip You can also touch and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward on the screen to open the notifications panel. The missed call number and/or contact name is displayed.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts Options Description Call forwarding Select how you want your phone to handle busy, unanswered, and unreachable calls. You can also set the call forwarding option for all incoming calls. Call barring Select the instances when you want to block incoming and/or outgoing calls. Additional settings Enable or disable caller ID and call waiting services. Operator selection Scan and select a network operator manually, or set the network selection to Automatic.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 63 2.7 Creating and Managing Contacts Similar to an online address book, the Contacts application gives you quick and easy access to the people you want to reach. You can view and create contacts on your phone and sync these with your Gmail contacts on the web. You can also import contacts stored on your SIM card. To view your Contacts list Press HOME, then touch Contacts. Touch to open the contact details screen. Online status.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts Note To change a default information label, for example Home e-mail to Work e-mail, touch the information label button, then select another label on the menu. You can also touch Custom on the menu to create another information label that is not in the list. Touch to add a caller ID icon. Touch to delete the information. Touch to replace or customize the information label. Touch to send all calls from this contact to your voice mail.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 65 To import contacts from the SIM card You can add contacts saved on your SIM card to your phone’s contacts list. 1. Press HOME, then touch Contacts. Your contacts list appears. 2. Press MENU, then touch Settings > SIM contacts importer. Wait for the SIM card contacts to load. 3. Do one of the following: • To import a contact, touch the contact you want to import. This opens the Edit contact screen where you can edit the contact details before saving.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts To add a new phone number after a call You can choose to save the number of the caller if it is not in your Contact list after you hang up. 1. Press CALL. 2. On the Phone screen, touch and hold the received call that you want to save to your contacts list, then touch Add to contacts. Tip You can also touch at the right side of the number to add it to your Contacts. 3. When the Contacts screen appears, touch Create new contact.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 67 6. Specify the folder where you want to save the Comma Separated Values (.csv) file, then click Next. Tip If you want to map custom contact fields before you export the file, click Map Custom Fields on the next window. 7. Touch Finish. 8. Open the web browser on your computer, then open Gmail. 9. Click Contacts on the left panel of the screen, then click Import near the top right corner of the screen. 10. Click Browse to locate the .
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts To remove a contact from the Favorites tab On the Favorites tab, touch and hold the contact you want to remove and then touch Remove from favorites on the options menu. Edit and customize your contacts To edit contact information You can always make changes to the information you have stored for a contact. 1.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 69 To customize contact information While creating a new or editing an existing contact, you can add a caller ID icon or assign a ring tone to the contact. Note Before assigning a caller ID icon to a contact, make sure that the contact’s picture is stored in the installed microSD card. 1. In the New contact or Edit contact screen, touch the Add icon button. The Pictures application opens and displays your albums. 2.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts • To scroll down the contacts list automatically, flick your finger upward on the touch screen. To auto scroll upward, flick your finger downward. Touch the screen to stop scrolling. To select a group to display You can manage your contacts easier by selecting a particular group, for example, those contacts with phone numbers, to appear in the contacts list. 1. Press HOME, then touch Contacts. Your contacts list appears. 2.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 71 To find a contact on your phone Do one of the following: • Browse through your contacts by rolling the TRACKBALL, or by sliding your finger up and down on the screen. Rapid brush movements in either direction accelerates the scrolling. Touch the screen to stop the scrolling. • Use the Quick scroll tab. As soon as you start scrolling with your finger, the quick scroll tab appears on the right, connected to the scroll bar.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts To call a contact Do one of the following: • In the contacts list, use the TRACKBALL to navigate to the contact you want to call, then press the CALL button. The contact’s default phone number is dialed. • To dial a different number for the contact, touch the contact’s name in the contacts list to open the contact details screen, then touch a phone number below the Dial number section.
Using Phone Features and Managing Contacts 73 Note For more information about composing and sending e-mail messages, see Chapter 6. To send a Google Talk instant message to a contact The contact must have an Google Talk ID in their contact details and you must have added them as a friend in Google Talk before you can send them an instant message.
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Chapter 3 Entering Text 3.1 Using the On-screen Keyboard 3.2 Entering Numbers and Symbols 3.
Entering Text 3.1 Using the On-screen Keyboard When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available. You can choose from three keyboard layouts: Full QWERTY, Compact QWERTY, and Phone keypad. Full QWERTY The Full QWERTY is a full on-screen QWERTY keyboard layout similar to a desktop PC keyboard. • Touch to enter letters or symbols. • Touch and hold to enter accented letters. • Touch to enter an uppercase letter.
Entering Text 77 To enter text using the Full QWERTY 1. Start a program that accepts text input 2. Touch , then touch Full QWERTY. 3. Start touching keys on the keyboard as you would on a PC keyboard to enter your text. Compact QWERTY The Compact QWERTY is a type of on-screen keyboard which features 20 keys. With its large, touch-friendly keys and enhanced features such as T9 predictive input, you can enter text faster and more accurately. Displays the word candidate list in T9 mode.
Entering Text To enter text using the Compact QWERTY 1. Start a program that accepts text input. 2. Touch , then touch Compact QWERTY. 3. Start touching keys on the keyboard to enter your text. Phone keypad The Phone Keypad is a 12-key on-screen keypad that has a layout similar to mobile phone keypads, plus some additional keys. The Phone Keypad has large keys and enhanced input features such as T9 predictive input, which makes it faster for you to enter text in your messages and documents.
Entering Text 79 To enter text using the Phone Keypad 1. Start a program that accepts text input. 2. Touch , then touch Phone Keypad. 3. Start touching keys on the keyboard to enter your text. 3.2 Entering Numbers and Symbols Switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard to let you easily enter numbers and common symbols such as parentheses, braces, currency signs, punctuation marks, special characters, and more. To switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard, touch keyboard.
Entering Text 3.3 Adjusting Text Input and Keyboard Settings On any of the keyboard layouts, touch settings. to open the Text input & keyboard • Full QWERTY, Phone keypad, and Compact QWERTY Touch one of the keyboard layout options to use it. • Full QWERTY prediction Select to enable the word prediction feature when using the Full QWERTY keyboard. • More settings Touch to access more text input and keyboard settings. See “More text input & keyboard settings” for details.
Entering Text 81 Phone keypad & Compact QWERTY • Spell correction Select to correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have touched as well as characters of nearby keys. • Word completion When using the Compact QWERTY or Phone keypad, lets you select from a list of possible combinations based on the characters that appear on the keys that you touched.
Entering Text • Touch movement Select to let you touch and hold a key on the onscreen keyboard and then drag to another key on the on-screen keyboard to select a new key. Key hint Touch and hold a key on the keyboard and then drag your finger to the key you want to enter. Show hint Touch movement • Post-prediction • Usual finger Touch to set the finger(s) that you use when you use the onscreen keyboard. This helps in making the touches more accurate.
Chapter 4 Synchronizing Information 4.1 About Synchronization 4.
Synchronizing Information 4.1 About Synchronization Google applications on your phone, such as Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts, give you access to the same personal information (e-mails, events, and contacts) that you add, view, and edit on your computer using Gmail or Google Calendar. This means that when you add, change, or delete any information in any of these applications on the web, the updated information also appears on your phone, and vice versa.
Synchronizing Information 85 Indicates that there is a problem with data synchronization. Check your data connection and try again. Date and time of last synchronisation Touch to include or exclude the application from automatic synchronization. The arrows move clockwise when synchronizing data. 3. Select or clear any of the following options: • Tip Auto-sync. When selected, your phone will automatically sync Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts as you make changes or receive new messages.
Synchronizing Information • Contacts. Clear the check box to exclude Contacts from automatic synchronization, or select the item to begin synchronization of contacts on your phone and on the web. To stop synchronization During synchronization, press MENU, then select Cancel sync to stop synchronization.
Chapter 5 Managing Your Time 5.1 Using Calendar 5.
Managing Your Time 5.1 Using Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Depending on your synchronization settings, the Calendar on your phone stays in sync with your Google Calendar on the web. Note For more information about Calendar synchronization, see Chapter 4. Open Calendar 1. Press HOME, then touch the Applications tab to open it. 2. Touch Calendar. Calendar opens using the last Calendar view that you used.
Managing Your Time 89 • To quickly view the event’s details, highlight it using the TRACKBALL. A quick view window appears on the lower part of the screen. • You can also roll the TRACKBALL up or down to navigate time slots within the current day. • You can also roll the TRACKBALL left or right to navigate to the previous or next day. Week view Days are shown vertically in Week view. Time slots are defined horizontally in rows and events are shown as blocks. Touch to view, edit, or delete the event.
Managing Your Time Month view Days are shown in a month grid. Green event indicators show if there is a scheduled event and displays the approximate time of the scheduled event. Touch a date to view the events on that day in Day view. Event indicator Slide your finger up or down on the screen to navigate to the previous or next month. Agenda view Events, meetings, and appointments for the current month are displayed Color-coded bars indicate the calendar in use.
Managing Your Time 91 Create events To create an event 1. On any Calendar view, press MENU and then touch New event to open the Event details screen. 2. Enter the event name using the on-screen keyboard. 3. Do one of the following: • If there is a time frame for the event, touch the From and To date and time to set them. • If it is a special occasion such as a birthday or a whole-day event, set the From and To date, then select the All Day check box. 4. Enter the event location and description. 5.
Managing Your Time Tip To quickly create an event in Day, Week, or Month view, touch and hold an empty time slot, then touch New event. A new Event details screen appears with the selected time slot and date in the From fields. To edit an event 1. On any Calendar view, open the event details of the event you want to edit. 2. Press MENU, then touch Edit event. Note If the event is shared and you have no write privileges for that event, Edit event does not appear on the menu options. 3.
Managing Your Time 93 2. Touch the upcoming event name to display the event. Note If you have other pending event reminders, these events will also appear on the screen. 3. Do one of the following: • Touch Snooze all to snooze all event reminders for five minutes. • Touch Dismiss all to dismiss all event reminders. • Press BACK to keep the reminders pending in the notifications area of the status bar.
Managing Your Time 5. Read through the Google Calendar Sync Terms of Service, and click I Agree. 6. Follow the screen instructions and click Install to finish the set-up process. 7. When the application is installed, the Google Calendar Sync Settings window will appear. 8. Enter your Gmail address and password. 9. Select a sync option, set the sync time interval, then click Save.
Managing Your Time 95 Change Calendar settings You can select which calendar to display, hide declined events, or configure event reminders according to your preference. To select the calendar to display If you created more than one calendar using Google Calendar on the web, you can select any or all of the calendars to display their events in Calendar. 1. On any Calendar view, press MENU, and then touch More > My calendars. 2. All your calendars display in a list.
Managing Your Time 5.2 Using Alarm Clock Use your phone as an alarm clock. Alarm Clock lets you set an unlimited number of alarms. To open Alarm Clock Press HOME, then touch the Applications tab and then touch Alarm Clock. When you open Alarm Clock for the first time, three alarms are set up by default, ready for you to customize. All three alarms are turned off by default. Set an alarm 1. Touch a default alarm. or . 2. Touch Time to set the alarm time.
Managing Your Time 97 3. Touch Ringtone, then select the alarm ring tone. The ring tone briefly plays when selected. Note Touch Vibrate if you want the phone to also vibrate when the alarm goes off. 4. Touch Repeat to select the days you want the alarm to sound, then touch OK. Note By default, the alarm repeat is set to Never which means that your alarm will only go off once. 5. Press BACK to return to the Alarm Clock screen.
Managing Your Time Delete an alarm 1. On the Alarm Clock screen, Touch the alarm you want to delete. 2. On the Set alarm screen, press MENU and then touch Delete alarm.
Chapter 6 Exchanging Messages 6.1 Sending Text and Multimedia Messages 6.2 Using Gmail 6.3 Using Mail 6.
Exchanging Messages 6.1 Sending Text and Multimedia Messages Messaging lets you compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. Open Messaging Press HOME, then touch the Applications tab, and then touch Messaging. The message list appears. If the list of messages does not fit on the screen, you can scroll up the screen to view more messages, or roll the TRACKBALL down. Touch to create a new text or picture message. Message delivery status.
Exchanging Messages 101 To create and send a text message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message. The Compose screen opens. 2. Enter the mobile phone number of the message recipient in the To field. As you enter the phone number, matching contacts will appear on the screen. touch a recipient or continue entering the recipient’s phone number. Enter the mobile phone number here. Touch to automatically enter the mobile phone number of the matched contact. Enter your text message here.
Exchanging Messages To create and send a multimedia (MMS) message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message. The Compose screen opens. 2. Enter the mobile phone number or e-mail address of your message recipients in the To field. As you enter the phone number or e-mail address, matching contacts will appear on the screen. Touch a recipient or continue entering the recipient’s phone number or e-mail address. Tip You can add a subject line by pressing MENU and then touching Add subject. 3.
Exchanging Messages 103 • Record audio. Touch to open the message recorder. Touch to start recording your message, then touch to stop. To listen to your recording, touch . Touch Use this recording to attach the recording into your message. Recording duration Volume meter Recording and playback controls • Slideshow. Touch to open the Edit slideshow screen. Touch Add slide to create a new slide.
Exchanging Messages Tip Notes You can create a slideshow of up to ten slides. When editing multiple slides, touch to edit the next slide or touch to return to the previous slide. • To view the slideshow, touch the Preview button while editing the slideshow, or touch the Play button on the Compose screen. • To remove or replace a picture or an audio attachment, on the Compose screen, touch the Remove button beside the attachment.
Exchanging Messages 105 To save a message as a draft While composing a text or multimedia message, press BACK to automatically save your message as a draft. To resume composing the message, touch the message in the message list. Continue editing the message, then touch Send to send it. Receive text and multimedia messages Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ring tone, vibrate, or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message.
Exchanging Messages • On the message list, touch the text message or message thread to open and read it. To return to the message list from a text message thread, press MENU and then touch All threads. Notes • To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, touch and hold the message to open the options menu, then touch View message details. • If a message contains a link to a web page, touch the link to open Browser and view the web page.
Exchanging Messages 107 Enter your reply message here. Touch to send your reply. Touch to open the message. Tip To reply a text message with a multimedia message, open the text message, press MENU and then touch Add subject, or Attach. The text message is automatically converted into a multimedia message. To delete a message or a message thread 1. In the message list, touch the message thread that you want to delete. 2.
Exchanging Messages Read delivery reports To view delivery reports 1. Enable Delivery reports in the SMS or MMS settings. For details, see “Adjust text and multimedia message settings” later in this chapter. 2. In the message list, touch a message thread to open it. 3. Touch and hold the message in the thread with the delivery report icon ( ), then touch View report on the options menu. Delivery reports can be: • Received ( ) The message is received by your recipients.
Exchanging Messages 109 MMS settings Delivery reports Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your message. For more information, refer to “Reading delivery reports” earlier in this chapter. Read reports Select this option if you want to receive a report whether each recipient has read or has deleted the message without reading it. Auto-retrieve Select this option to automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely.
Exchanging Messages 6.2 Using Gmail Gmail (also known as Google Mail) is Google’s web-based e-mail service. Gmail is configured when you first set up your phone. It lets you create and send e-mails from your phone using your Gmail account. Depending on your synchronization settings, all e-mail messages that you send or receive using Gmail on your phone is automatically synchronized with your Gmail account on the web. For more information about synchronization, see Chapter 4.
Exchanging Messages 111 Create and send e-mails To create and send an e-mail 1. In the Inbox, press MENU and then touch Compose. 2. Enter the message recipient’s e-mail address in the To field. As you enter information, matching contacts will appear on the screen. Touch the recipient or continue entering the e-mail address. If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the e-mail addresses with a comma. You can add as many message recipients as you want.
Exchanging Messages Note While composing the message, touch Save as draft or press the BACK button to save it as a draft. To view your draft e-mail messages, in the Inbox, press MENU and then touch View labels > Drafts. To add a signature to e-mails You can add a signature to e-mail messages that you send. 1. In the Inbox, press MENU and then touch Settings > Signature. 2. Enter your signature in the text box, then touch OK. Tip You can create a signature consisting of multiple lines of text.
Exchanging Messages 113 To view e-mails Do one of the following: • Press HOME, then touch and hold the status bar, and then slide down your finger on the screen to open the notifications panel. Touch the new e-mail to view it. • While in the Inbox, touch the unread e-mail or the conversation with the unread e-mail to view it. Message subject Message label Message header To scroll through the message: • Slide your finger up/down on the screen. • Roll the TRACKBALL up/down.
Exchanging Messages Touch to expand all read message headers Latest message in the thread Touch the header to open or collapse the message body. To scroll through the message headers: • Slide your finger up/ down on the screen. • Roll the TRACKBALL up/down. To search for e-mail messages You can search for a specific e-mail message by sender, word in a subject, or label. 1. In the Inbox, press MENU and then touch Search. 2. Enter the search keyword in the box, then touch Search.
Exchanging Messages 115 Reply to or forward e-mails 1. In the message thread, scroll down to the end of the conversation. 2. Touch Reply, Reply to all, or Forward. 3. Do one of the following: • If you selected Reply or Reply all, enter your reply message. • If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients. 4. Scroll down to the end of the message, then touch Send.
Exchanging Messages E-mail messages In the message thread, navigate to the e-mail header or message using the TRACKBALL, press MENU and then touch: • Archive to archive the e-mail message. Tip To display your archived messages, in the Inbox, press MENU, then touch View labels > All mails. • Add star or Remove star to assign a star or remove the star on the conversation . • Mark read or Mark unread as desired. Unread messages or threads with unread messages display in bold in the Inbox.
Exchanging Messages 117 To apply a label to an e-mail conversation Labels that you have applied on your Gmail on the web will be reflected on the phone. 1. In the Inbox, touch and hold a conversation, then touch Change labels on the menu. 2. On the Labels menu, select the label(s) you want to apply to the e-mail conversation. • Labels already applied to the conversation are marked with • Labels not applied to the conversation are marked with Note . . To remove the label, touch the label again. 3.
Exchanging Messages To select labels to synchronize You can select messages to synchronize based on the labels you have assigned to them. Note Limiting the amount of e-mail that is regularly synchronized will help control your data connection costs. 1. In a conversations list, press MENU and then touch Settings. 2. Touch Labels to open the Synchronization screen. Note In addition to custom labels, all system labels are listed on this screen. 3.
Exchanging Messages 119 6.3 Using Mail The Mail application comes with an e-mail wizard that lets you add up to five external POP3 or IMAP e-mail accounts from popular web-based e-mail service providers such as Yahoo!® Mail Plus, AOL, and more, on your phone. To open E-mail Press HOME, then touch the Applications tab, and then touch Mail. Add an e-mail account 1. On the E-mail setup screen, touch the e-mail account you want to set up. Note If the e-mail account is not on the list, touch Other.
Exchanging Messages 5. Enter the subject, then compose your message. 4. Touch Send. Note Touch Save as draft or press the BACK button to save the message as a draft. Manage e-mails on your external e-mail account To sort messages 1. On the e-mail account inbox, press MENU, then touch Sort to open the Sort menu. 2. Select from the following sort options: • Date (Latest/Oldest on top) Sorts your e-mail messages by the time you received it.
Exchanging Messages 121 • To delete, touch and hold the account you want to remove, then touch Delete on the options menu. When prompted to confirm deletion, touch OK. • To edit, touch and hold the account you want to edit, then touch Account settings on the options menu. See the next section for details. Adjust the external e-mail account settings 1. Press HOME, touch the Applications tab, then touch E-mail. 2. Touch and hold an e-mail account on the screen, then touch Account settings. 3.
Exchanging Messages 6.4 Using Google Talk Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with other people that also use Google Talk. Note The Google Talk account that is set up is based on the Gmail account that you used when you set up the phone. Sign in and chat online To sign in to Google Talk 1. Press HOME, then touch the Applications tab, and then touch IM. 2. Touch Google Talk account. Touch to change your online status.
Exchanging Messages 123 friend you want to add. Note When you add a friend with an instant messaging ID and has been saved in your contacts list, matching contacts will display on the screen as you enter information. You can touch the contact or continue entering the IM information. For details on how to add IM information to a contact, see “Using Contacts” in Chapter 2. 3. Touch Send invitation. To view and accept an invitation 1. In the Friends list, press MENU and then touch Invites.
Exchanging Messages Timestamp. Appears after every minute of inactivity. Enter your message here. Touch to send your message. 2. Chat with your friend by entering text using the on-screen keyboard. Note To insert a smiley, press MENU and then touch Insert smiley. Touch a smiley to insert it into your message. 3. After entering your message, touch Send. To view active chats Friends who are actively chatting with you are indicated with a text bubble beside their name on the Friends list.
Exchanging Messages 125 To close a chat Do one of the following: • In your Friends list, touch and hold a friend with an active chat and then touch End chat on the menu. • While on a chat screen, press MENU and then touch Close chat. To start a group chat You can invite more friends to a chat and start a group chat. 1. While on the chat screen, press MENU and then touch Add to chat. 2. Touch the additional friend to invite.
Exchanging Messages To find a friend In the Friends list, start entering the name of your friend to filter your list to show only friends with names that match what you have entered. To block a friend You can block a friend from sending you messages. When blocked, your friend is also removed from your Friends list. 1. In the Friends list, locate the friend you want to block. Note If you cannot see the friend, Press MENU and then touch All friends. 2.
Exchanging Messages 127 To show a friend in the Most popular list 1. In the Friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu. Note If you cannot see the friend, Press MENU and then touch All friends. 2. Touch Show friend. Note To keep a friend from appearing in the most popular list, touch and hold the friend’s name, then touch Hide friend on the menu. If you pinned the friend, the pin will be removed when you hide the friend.
Exchanging Messages Adjust instant messaging settings To set notifications for new instant messages You can set the phone to play a sound, vibrate, or display a notification icon in the status bar each time you receive a new instant message. 1. In the Friends list, press MENU and then touch More > Settings. 2. Do one or all of the following: • Select the IM notifications check box to receive a notification ( status bar when a new instant message arrives.
Chapter 7 Getting Connected 7.1 Connecting to the Internet 7.2 Using Browser 7.
Getting Connected 7.1 Connecting to the Internet Your phone’s networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet through one of the following connections: • GPRS/3G/EDGE • Wi-Fi GPRS/3G/EDGE Your phone will be automatically configured to use your wireless service provider’s GPRS/3G/EDGE service when you turn on your phone (if the SIM card is inserted) for the first time. To check the network connection you are using 1. Press HOME > MENU and then touch Settings. 2.
Getting Connected 131 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters). To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you need access to a wireless access point or “hotspot”. Note The availability and range of the Wi-Fi signal depends on the number, infrastructure, and other objects through which the signal passes. To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network 1. Press HOME, then press MENU, and then touch Settings > Wireless controls. 2.
Getting Connected To check the wireless network status You can check the current wireless connection status from the following: • Status bar When your phone is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon ( ) appears in the status bar and tells you the approximate signal strength (number of bands that light up). If Network notification in Wi-Fi settings is enabled, this icon appears in the status bar whenever the phone detects an available wireless network within range.
Getting Connected 133 To connect to another Wi-Fi network 1. On the Wireless controls screen, touch Wi-Fi settings. Detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. Tip To manually scan for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen, press MENU and then touch Scan. 2. Touch another Wi-Fi network to connect to it. Note If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, scroll down the screen, then touch Add a Wi-Fi network.
Getting Connected To go to a web page 1. On the Browser screen, press MENU and then touch Go to URL. 2. Enter the web page address using the keyboard. As you enter the address, matching web page addresses will appear on the screen. Touch an address to go directly to that web page or continue entering the web page address. 3. Touch Go. To search information 1. On the Browser screen, press MENU and then touch Search. 2. Enter the information you want to search in the search box. 3. Touch Search.
Getting Connected 135 To set your home page 1. Press MENU and then touch More > Settings > Set home page. 2. Enter the URL of the web site you want to use as your home page and then touch OK. To go to your home page, press MENU and then touch More > Home page. View web pages Browser offers a host of features that let you view web pages just like on a desktop computer. To change the screen orientation The phone automatically changes the screen orientation depending on how you are holding your phone.
Getting Connected Magnifying window 3. Release your finger or press the TRACKBALL to magnify the view. The view is magnified using the zoom ratio used when you activated scale and scroll. To zoom in or out on a web page Do one of the following to display the Zoom control tab: • Drag your finger on the screen. • Press MENU and then touch More > Zoom. Touch to zoom out and fit the whole web page on the screen. Touch to zoom in on the page. Zoom control tab Touch to zoom out on the page.
Getting Connected 137 To open a new browser window Open multiple browser windows to make it easier for you to switch from one web site to another. You can open up to 8 browser windows. 1. Press MENU and then touch Window. 2. On the Current windows screen, touch New window. A new browser window opens and goes to the home page that is set. To switch between browser windows 1. On a browser window, press MENU and then touch Window. . Touch to open a new web page. Touch to display the web page in full screen.
Getting Connected Link is not selected Link is selected Link What to do Web page address (URLs) • Touch the link to open the web page. • Touch and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open, bookmark, copy to the clipboard, or share the link via e-mail. E-mail address • Touch to send an e-mail message to the e-mail address. • Touch and hold, then touch Copy on the menu to copy the e-mail address to the clipboard.
Getting Connected 139 To open Browser history The Browser history screen lists the last 250 web sites you have visited: 1. On the Browser screen, press MENU and then touch More > History. 2. Scroll your finger up on the screen or roll the TRACKBALL down to view all web sites you have visited. 3. Touch a web site in the list to open it. To clear the history list, in the Recently-visited page screen, press MENU and then touch Clear history.
Getting Connected Manage bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your phone. To bookmark a web page 1. On a browser screen, go to the web page you want to book mark. 2. Press MENU and then touch Bookmarks. The bookmarks screen opens. 3. Touch New bookmark on the top of the screen. 4. Edit the bookmark Name if needed and then touch OK. To send a bookmark address 1. On the Browser screen, press MENU and then touch Bookmarks. 2.
Getting Connected 141 • Touch and hold the bookmark you want to open, then touch Open or Open in new window on the options menu. To edit a bookmark 1. On the Browser screen, press MENU and then touch Bookmarks. 2. Touch and hold the bookmark you want to edit. 3. Touch Edit bookmark on the options menu. The edit bookmark dialog box appears. 4. Enter your changes and touch OK. To delete a bookmark 1. On the Browser screen, press MENU and then touch Bookmarks. 2.
Getting Connected Enable JavaScript Select this option to enable JavaScript on web pages. Some web pages may not work properly when JavaScript is disabled. Open in background Select this option if you want to open links in new pages or in a new window on the background. Set home page Your current home page is shown. To change your home page, touch this option, enter the web page address of your new home page, then touch OK. Privacy settings Clear cache Clears all cached page contents.
Getting Connected 143 Advanced settings Enable Gears Select this option to enable Gears. Gears is an open source project that extends the Browser’s functionality. Gears settings Touch to open the Gears Settings window. Reset to default Touch to clear all Browser data and reset all Browser settings to factory default values, except your home page. 7.
Getting Connected 3. Touch Bluetooth settings, then select the Discoverable check box to make the phone discoverable to other Bluetooth devices that are within range. Important Your phone will be discoverable for up to two minutes. You must remain in this screen for the phone to remain discoverable. To change the phone name The phone name identifies your phone in a Bluetooth network. 1. Make sure that you have turned Bluetooth on. 2.
Getting Connected 145 5. When prompted, enter the hands-free headset or car kit’s passcode, then touch OK. Refer to the documentation that comes with the hands-free headset or car kit if you don’t know the passcode. 6. The pairing and connection status will appear below the hands-free headset or car kit name in the Devices list. When the other Bluetooth hands-free headset or car kit is connected to your phone, the Bluetooth connected icon ( ) will appear in the status bar.
Getting Connected
Chapter 8 Getting Around with Maps 8.1 Using Maps 8.2 Searching for Places of Interest 8.3 Viewing Maps 8.4 Using Street View 8.
Getting Around with Maps 8.1 Using Maps Maps lets you track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed directions to your destination. It also provides a search tool where you can locate places of interest or an address on a vector or aerial map, or view locations in street level. Notes • You need an active data (3G/GPRS) or Wi-Fi connection to use Maps. • The Maps application does not cover every country or city.
Getting Around with Maps 149 8.2 Searching for Places of Interest To search for a place of interest 1. On the Maps screen, press MENU and then touch Search. 2. Enter the place you want to search in the search box. You can enter an address, a city, or type of business or establishment (for example, museums in london). Enter the place you want to search here. Tip Touch to search the place you entered.
Getting Around with Maps Touch to view the location of the previous or the next place in the Search results screen. Location of one of the places in the Search results list. Touch the place or touch Show map to show the location of the place on the map. Touch to edit the search or search for a new place. Tip Touch to return to the Search results screen. On the map, roll the TRACKBALL left or right to view the location of the previous or the next place in the Search results list. 5.
Getting Around with Maps 151 In addition to the location details, on this screen you can: • Touch the Zoom in to address to zoom in on the location of the place of interest on the map. • Touch the phone number to open Dialer and call the place of interest that you have selected. • Touch Directions to this address to get directions on how to get to the place of interest from your current location.
Getting Around with Maps 8.3 Viewing Maps While viewing a map, take advantage of the following zoom and navigation techniques. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to navigate and zoom on the map. To zoom in or out on a map Touch the screen to open the Zoom control tab. Touch to zoom in or touch to zoom out. With each touch, you zoom in closer or zoom out further on the map. Tip You can also open the zoom control tab by pressing MENU, and touching More > Zoom. Touch to zoom out on the map.
Getting Around with Maps 153 To change a map mode When viewing a map, you can switch to another map mode. Press MENU and then touch Map mode. Select from Map, Satellite, Traffic, or Street View. Map mode Satellite mode • Map mode This is the default view and displays a map, complete with names of streets, rivers, lakes, mountains, parks, and boundaries. • Satellite mode Maps uses the same satellite data as Google Earth. Satellite images are not real-time.
Getting Around with Maps Traffic mode • • Street View mode Traffic mode (available only in selected areas) Real-time traffic conditions are displayed over roads as color-coded lines. Each color represents how fast the traffic is moving. • Green: More than 80 kph (50 mph) • Yellow: 40 to 80 kph (25 to 50 mph) • Red: Less than 40 kph (25 mph) • Gray: Traffic speed is not available Street View mode (available only in selected areas) Provides a street-level view of the location.
Getting Around with Maps 155 8.4 Using Street View Street View lets you see a location in street level, including the area around it. Your phone also comes with a built-in compass that automatically adjusts the view when you pan, tilt, or turn the screen when using Street View. Notes • Street View is available only on selected locations. • The street view imagery is not real-time but is gathered by vehicles equipped with advanced imaging technology, while driving on public streets.
Getting Around with Maps Note If you want to change locations, touch and hold the map marker until it turns into this icon , drag it to the location that you want to view, then release it. 4. Touch the callout to display the Street View of the location. Touch the arrows to display the next or previous Street View of the road. Current location and direction of view Zoom control tab 5.
Getting Around with Maps 157 Zoom Touch to open the Zoom control tab. Go to map Change the view to map mode. Report image Report the image to Google Maps. You will be prompted to specify the problem with the image. Compass mode Touch to turn Compass mode on or off. For more information, refer to the “To use the compass in Street View” in this chapter. To use the compass in Street View 1. While viewing a Street View of a location, press MENU and then touch Compass mode to turn Compass mode on. 2.
Getting Around with Maps Touch to switch your starting point and destination. Destination Starting point Touch to open the location source menu. Touch to generate a route to your destination. You can also touch to open the location source menu and select a starting point and destination address from the following: • My current location. Make sure that you have enabled GPS. See “To enable Location source” earlier in this chapter. • Contacts.
Getting Around with Maps 159 Touch to show the location on a map. Next turn information Distance and time to destination. Touch to change your route. Tip Touch to show the directions on a map. Touch Show map to display the same directions overlaid on a map. Touch to show the previous turn on the map. Touch to show the next turn on the map. Next turn Touch to display the directions in a list.
Getting Around with Maps When you are finished viewing or following the directions, press MENU and then touch Clear map to reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the Maps history.
Chapter 9 Experiencing Multimedia 9.1 Using Camera 9.2 Using Pictures 9.3 Using YouTube™ 9.
Experiencing Multimedia 9.1 Using Camera Use Camera to take and share pictures. Your phone comes with a 5.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus feature that lets you capture sharp JPEG pictures. Before you proceed • You must install a storage card before you use the Camera. All pictures that you capture on your phone are stored on the storage card. For more information on how to install a storage card on your phone, refer to Chapter 1.
Experiencing Multimedia 163 Capture modes The phone offers two capture modes: Photo and Contact picture. To change the capture mode 1. On the Camera screen, press MENU and then touch / . 2. On the Capture mode options menu, select the capture mode you want to use and then touch OK. Take pictures 1. Frame your subject on the screen. 2. Press the TRACKBALL button. The auto-focus feature is turned on and then automatically takes the shot after focus is set.
Experiencing Multimedia Review screen After capturing, the post-capture screen lets you save, assign, send, or delete the picture by touching a button at the bottom of the screen. Review screen buttons Icon Function Back Return to the live Camera screen. Delete Delete the captured image. View View the captured image in the Pictures program. Send (Photo mode only) Send the captured image via e-mail or MMS or set the captured image as your Home screen wallpaper.
Experiencing Multimedia 165 1 2 3 4 5 6 To open the menu panel While on the Camera screen, press MENU. 1 Capture mode Touch to select the capture mode to use. 2 Resolution Touch to change the resolution (capture size). When using Contact Picture mode, there is only one available resolution. 3 White Balance Touch to adjust the white balance. White balance enables the camera to capture colors more accurately by adjusting to different lighting conditions.
Experiencing Multimedia Advanced settings Review Duration Set a time length for displaying the captured image on the Review screen. Select No limit if you do not want to impose a time limit. Select No Review to immediately return to the live Camera screen after capturing and saving. Quality Select the JPEG image quality level for all captured still images. Choose from Basic, Normal, Fine, and Super fine. Capture Format Displays the capture format used. You can only capture in the JPEG format.
Experiencing Multimedia 167 Flicker Adjustment When taking indoor shots, flicker on the camera screen may be caused by inconsistencies between the vertical scan rate of the camera display and the flicker frequency of fluorescent lighting. To reduce flicker, you can change the flicker adjustment setting to Auto or to the proper frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz) of the power in the country where your phone is being used. Grid (Photo mode) Choose whether or not to show a grid on the Camera screen.
Experiencing Multimedia 9.2 Using Pictures Pictures lets you view, edit, assign, and share pictures which you have captured using the Camera and pictures which you have stored on the phone’s storage card. When using Pictures, the screen orientation rotates based on the way the phone is held. You can choose to view Pictures in portrait or landscape mode. To copy pictures into the storage card 1. Set the phone’s storage card as a USB drive. See “Using your Phone as a USB Drive” in Chapter 1 for details.
Experiencing Multimedia 169 This album contains all the pictures inside all the albums. Touch to view the pictures inside the album. Album name and number of pictures inside. Scroll up the screen or roll the TRACKBALL down to view more albums. Note Depending on the number of pictures stored on the storage card, it may take a while to load all your photos on the screen. To close Pictures While in the Pictures screen, press HOME or BACK to close the application.
Experiencing Multimedia Settings. Navigate to the General settings section, touch Picture size or Picture sort, then adjust the settings accordingly. To browse through pictures When viewing pictures in full screen, do one of the following: • Roll the TRACKBALL left to view the previous picture, or roll it right to view the next picture in the album or in the pictures list.
Experiencing Multimedia 171 To zoom in or out on a picture While viewing the picture, touch the screen to open the Zoom control tab. Touch to zoom in, or touch to zoom out on the picture. You can also touch and hold any of these buttons to gradually zoom in or out on the picture. To rotate a picture While viewing a picture, you can automatically rotate the image by simply turning your phone sideways.
Experiencing Multimedia 2. Do one of the following: • • To adjust the cropper size, touch and hold the edge of the cropper tool. When the cropper arrows appear, drag your finger inward to or outward from the center of the cropper to resize it. To move the cropper to another area on the picture, touch and hold inside the cropper, then drag it with your finger to the desired position. Cropper tool Touch and hold inside the cropper, then drag it to any area of the photo.
Experiencing Multimedia 173 Tip You can choose to disable the Delete dialog window so it does not appear everytime you delete a picture. To disable, on the main Pictures screen, press MENU, then touch Settings. Clear the Confirm deletions check box. Send a picture Send a picture using an e-mail account. 1. While viewing a picture in full screen, press MENU, then touch Share. 2. When prompted, touch Google mail.
Experiencing Multimedia 3. If the picture needs cropping, the cropper tool will appear. See “To crop a picture” earlier in this chapter for details. The picture will appear in the contact’s details screen, as well as on the incoming call screen when the contact calls you. View pictures as a slideshow You can view your pictures as a slideshow. When you play a slideshow, all photos in the selected album will be included. To view pictures as a slideshow 1.
Experiencing Multimedia 175 9.3 Using YouTube™ YouTube™ is a free online video streaming service that allows you to view videos that have been uploaded by YouTube members. Notes • You do not need a YouTube account to browse and view videos. However, to use all the features of YouTube (such as viewing “My account”), you must create a YouTube account from your computer and sign in to that account from your phone. • You must have an active data (3G/GPRS/EDGE) or Wi-Fi connection to access YouTube.
Experiencing Multimedia 3. Touch the screen to display the playback controls. Touch and hold to fast forward the video. Touch and hold to rewind the video. Progress bar Elapsed time Drag to go forward or backward in the video. Total playback time Touch to toggle between playing and pausing the video. 4. Press BACK to stop playback and return to the videos list. Search for videos 1. On the YouTube screen, press MENU and then touch Search. 2. Enter a search keyword, then touch Search. 3.
Experiencing Multimedia 177 After touching a time filter, the list is reduced to show only the videos posted during that time period. View video details and comments To view video details 1. Use the TRACKBALL to navigate to the video whose details you want to view in the list. 2. Touch and hold the video, then touch Details. The video details screen appears showing the author’s comment, video length, date it was posted, and more. A list of related videos (if any) also appear at the bottom of the screen.
Experiencing Multimedia 2. Compose your e-mail then send it. For more information about composing and sending e-mails, refer to Chapter 6. 9.4 Using Music Music plays digital audio files from the phone’s storage card. Music supports the following music file formats: MP3, M4A (iTunes application AAC, DRM-free), AMR, WMA (8), MIDI, WAV, OGG Vorbis. Since Music only plays audio files saved on the storage card of your phone, you must copy your audio files to the storage card before you open Music.
Experiencing Multimedia 179 Music library Your music is organized into four categories: Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists. Touch a category to view the list within each. When inside a category, keep touching the screen until you reach the music you want to play. For example, if you touch Artists, you will see a list of artists in alphabetical order. If you touch an artist, the list opens to display the available albums or music. Select an album and the album’s song list displays.
Experiencing Multimedia Playback screen Album cover art Touch and hold to rewind the song. Touch once to jump to the beginning of the song. Touch twice to play the previous song on the album. Song information Elapsed time Progress bar Touch and drag to jump to any part of the song. Tip Touch to view the current playlist. Touch to turn shuffle on and off. (Shuffle is off when button is gray.
Experiencing Multimedia 181 3. Touch and hold the artist, album, or song, then touch Add to playlist on the options menu. 4. In the Add to playlist window, touch New. Tip If you want to add the artist, album, or song to an existing playlist, touch the playlist’s name in the Add to playlist options menu. 5. Enter the name for your new playlist and then touch Save. To manage your playlists 1. Go to the Music library screen and then touch Playlists. 2.
Experiencing Multimedia Notes • The names you list in the file should be the names that appear when you view the contents of your storage card through your computer’s file system, not the names that appear in the list of songs on your phone. • Your phone will simplify the names and will not include track numbers or file extensions (for example, .mp3). 3. Save the playlist file using .m3u as the file name extension (for example, MyMusic.m3u). 4.
Experiencing Multimedia 183 Delete music on the storage card You can delete music files on the storage card. 1. On the Music Library screen, touch Artists, Album, or Songs. 2. Touch and hold the artist, album, or song you want to delete, then touch Delete on the options menu. 3. When prompted, touch OK.
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Chapter 10 Getting Applications from the Android Market 10.1 Using Android Market 10.2 Navigating the Android Market 10.3 Installing and Managing Applications 10.
Getting Applications from Android Market 10.1 Using Android Market Android Market provides direct access to useful applications and fun games which you can download and install on your phone. The Android Market also allows you to send feedbacks and comments about an application, or flag an application that you find objectionable or incompatible with your phone. Tip To know more about the Android Market, on the Android Market screen, press MENU, then touch Help.
Getting Applications from Android Market 187 10.2 Navigating the Android Market Featured applications Featured applications are displayed on top of the screen. To navigate through the featured applications, touch and hold an application icon, then slide your finger left to view more featured applications. Touch an icon to open the application details screen. Touch to open the application details screen. Touch to download and install the application.
Getting Applications from Android Market Touch an application icon on the By popularity or By date tab to open the application details screen. 10.3 Installing and Managing Applications To install and open an application 1. On any application details screen, touch Install. Tip If you want to stop downloading the item, touch Cancel download. 2. After the item is downloaded and installed on your phone, the content download icon ( ) appears in the notification area of the status bar. 3.
Getting Applications from Android Market 189 To view installed applications On the Android Market main screen, touch My downloads, or press MENU and touch My downloads. A list of all installed applications appears. To uninstall an application You can uninstall any application that you have downloaded and installed from the Android Market. 1. On the My downloads screen, touch the application you want to uninstall, then touch Uninstall. 2. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application on your phone. 3.
Getting Applications from Android Market To post a comment about the application 1. After rating an application, the Post a comment option appears below My rating in the application details screen. Touch this option to proceed. 2. Enter your comments in the text box and then touch OK when finished. To remove a rating or comment You can remove any rating or comment you made for an installed application. 1. On the My downloads screen, touch the item you want to modify. 2.
Chapter 11 Managing Your Phone 11.1 Changing Basic Settings 11.2 Protecting Your Phone 11.3 Managing Memory 11.4 Software Updates 11.5 Performing a Factory Data Reset 11.
Managing your Phone 11.1 Changing Basic Settings Set the date, time zone, and time By default, your phone automatically uses the network-provided date, time zone, and time. To manually adjust the date, time zone, and time 1. Press HOME, then press MENU, and then touch Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, then touch Date & time. 3. Clear the Automatic check box. 4. Touch Set date. On the Change date window, touch date, month, and year, then touch Set when finished. or to adjust the 5.
Managing your Phone 193 Display settings To adjust the screen brightness 1. Press HOME, then press MENU, and then touch Settings. 2. Touch Sound & display, scroll down the screen, then touch Brightness. 3. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness. 4. Touch OK. To adjust the time before the screen turns off After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1.
Managing your Phone Ringer settings To change the ring tone 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Touch Sound & display > Phone ringtone. 3. Touch the ring tone you want to use, then touch OK. The ring tone briefly plays when selected. Tip You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma, or other types of sound files that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your computer as ring tones. For a complete list of supported audio file formats for ring tones, see “Specifications” in the Appendix.
Managing your Phone 195 Phone services Your phone can directly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to access and change the settings of various phone services for your phone. 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 phone. To access and change the phone services settings 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Touch Call settings.
Managing your Phone 11.2 Protecting Your Phone Protect your SIM card with a PIN You can protect your SIM card from unauthorized use by assigning a PIN (personal identification number). To enable the SIM card PIN 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Touch Security & location, scroll down the screen, then touch Set up SIM card lock. 3. Select the Lock SIM card option. 4. Enter the default SIM card PIN using the keyboard, then touch OK. 5.
Managing your Phone 197 To create and enable the screen unlock pattern You can increase the security of your phone by creating a screen unlock pattern. When enabled, you have to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen to unlock the phone’s control buttons and touch screen. 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Touch Security & location > Set unlock pattern. 3. Read the information on the screen, then touch Next. 4. Study the example pattern on the screen, then touch Next. 5.
Managing your Phone 11.3 Managing Memory To see how much phone memory is available for use 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, then touch SD card & phone storage. The available phone memory is displayed in the Internal phone storage section. To see the available storage card space 1. Press HOME > MENU, then touch Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, then touch SD card & phone storage. The total and available storage card space display in the SD card section.
Managing your Phone 199 If you want to prevent your phone from automatically downloading any OTA updates when you’re not in your home country, you should disable data roaming on your phone before travelling abroad. When data roaming is disabled, you will not be able to access the Internet using a data connection or use any other data services on your phone while you’re out of your wireless service provider’s coverage area.
Managing your Phone 11.6 Battery Saving Tips How long your battery power lasts depends on the battery type, the network that you connect to, and how you use your phone. Try the following to conserve battery power: • When you don’t need 3G services, set your phone to connect to your wireless service provider’s 2G network. To do this, press HOME > MENU, touch Settings > Wireless controls > Mobile networks, then select the Prefer 2G networks option.
Appendix A.1 Specifications A.
Appendix A.1 Specifications Processor Qualcomm® MSM7200A™ 528 MHz Operating System Android™ Memory ROM: 256 MB RAM: 192 MB Dimensions (LxWxT) 113 x 55 x 14.65 mm (4.45 x 2.17 x 0.58 in) Weight 118.5 g (4.18 ounces) with battery Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 HVGA resolution Network HSPA/WCDMA: • 1700/2100 MHz • Up to 7.
Appendix 203 Battery • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 1340 mAh • Talk time: Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA Up to 450 minutes for GSM • Standby time: Up to 660 hours for WCDMA Up to 420 hours for GSM (The above are subject to network and phone usage.) Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.
Appendix Federal Communications Commission Notice This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Appendix 205 including the antenna. The use of belt-clips, holsters and similar accessories should not contain metallic components in its assembly. The use of accessories that do not satisfy these requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, and should be avoided. Safety Precautions for Radio Frequency Exposure Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories that do not contain any metal.
Appendix • Ministry of Health (Canada), Safety Code 6. The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in usage.
Appendix 207 government-adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed in positions and locations (for example, at the ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC for each model. (Bodyworn measurements may differ among phone models, depending upon available accessories and FCC requirements). For body worn operation, to maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, use only original manufacturer approved accessories.
Appendix Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your phone to determine if they are adequately shielded from external Radio Frequency energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Turn the phone off in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external Radio Frequency energy.
Index Symbols Airplane Mode 62 Alarm - set an alarm 96 Alarm Clock 44, 96 Android Market - download and install an item 188 - flag an item 190 - open 186 - post a comment 190 - send feedback 189 Applications - on your phone 44 - tab 44 - save battery power 200 Bluetooth - about 143 - disconnect 145 - modes 143 - visible 143 Bookmarks 140 - a web page 140 - delete 141 - edit 141 - open 140 - send the bookmark’s address 140 Browser 133 - change the settings 141 - on the Applications tab 44 - open 133 Browser
Index - Week view 89 Calendar views 88 - Day view 88 - Month view 90 Call Log 60 - clear 61 Call settings - adjust the call settings 61 Camera 44 - about 162 - Advanced settings 166 - Capture modes 163 - menu panel 164 - Review screen 164 Chat - close 125 - close a group chat 125 - sign out 128 - start a group chat 125 - switch chats 124 Compact QWERTY 77 Conference call 58 Connect phone to Internet - ways of connecting 130 Contact - send an email 72 Contact details 71 Contacts 44, 63 - add new 63 - cal
Index 211 External email accounts - add 119 - adjust the settings 121 - compose and send emails 119 - delete a message 120 - delete an account 120 - sort 120 F Factory Data Reset 199 Friends list 125 - find 126 - pin 126 Full QWERTY 76 G Getting Around Your Android Device 30 Gmail 44 Google Mail 110 - create and send emails 111 - open 110 Google Talk 122 - add a friend 122 - change the settings 128 - change your status 123 - friends list 125 - mobile indicators 127 - sign in automatically 128 - sign out
Index Map mode 153 - Map mode 153 - Satellite mode 153 - Street View 154 - Traffic mode 154 Maps 45 - about 148 - find your location 148 - location source 148 - navigate 152 - open 148 - search 149, 152 - view 152 - zoom in or out 152 Market 45 Memory 198, 202 Memory card - install 27 - remove 27 - remove while the device is on 49 Message draft 105 Message signature 112 Message threads 105 - delete 107 - open 105 Messaging 45, 100 - open 100 Missed call 61 MMS settings 109 Mobile indicators 127 Multipl
Index 213 - crop 171 - delete 172 - edit pictures 171 - on the Applications tab 45 - open 168 - rotate 171 - send via email 173 - view pictures 169 - view slideshow 174 - zoom in or out on a picture 171 assign a picture 173 PIN 32, 196 Playlists - about 180 - create 180 - import 181 - manage 181 Privacy settings 142 Security settings 142 Settings 45, 46 Shortcut 36 SIM Card 23 - install 24 - remove 24 SIM card - PIN 196 SIM Toolkit 45 Slideshow - adjust the settings 174 SMS settings 108 Speakerphone 57 Spe
Index U USB Drive 49 V Videos 175 Voice call - answer call 54 - end call 58 Volume - adjust 47 - media volume 48 - ringer volume 47 W Wallpaper 36, 37 Web applications 139 Web history 137 Web page - bookmark 134 - go to a web page 134 - navigate 135 - search information 134 - set your home page 135 - view multiple pages 137 - zoom in or out 136 Web pages - view 135 Wi-Fi 131 Widget 36 Y YouTube - about 175 - filter videos 176 - open 175 - search videos 176 - share videos 177 - view video details
