OVERVIEW This guide provides you with everything you need to get started. If you need additional information on features and services, please refer to your User Guide (www.t-mobile.com/g1support).
Table of Contents Having Fun Turn to the Having Fun section of this booklet to learn what else your new phone can do. Introducing your Phone........................................................................ 4 Service Activation ...............................................................................11 SIM Card . .............................................................................................12 Battery . .............................................................................
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Key functions End key For more information, please refer to your User Guide (www.t-mobile.com/g1support). Home key Press to return to the Home screen from anywhere. Press and hold to bring up the Applications window. Menu key Press to open a list of actions available on the current screen. Press and hold to see the menu shortcuts for that screen. The shortcuts will blink in place as you hold down the Menu key. Back key Press to go back to the previous screen or to dismiss a dialog box or menu.
Home screen and application list Notification and connection icons The Home screen is your starting point for using all the applications on your phone. You can customize your Home screen to display applications, shortcuts, and widgets. To open the application list, tap on the Home screen. Along the top of your screen is the status bar. On the left side, icons will appear, notifying you of new messages, upcoming calendar events, alarms, and more.
10 New voicemail Uploading / downloading Upcoming event Content downloaded Alarm is set GSM signal, roaming, no signal Song is playing GPRS service connected, data flowing Service ACTIVATION If you are a new T-Mobile customer and your service has not been activated, simply call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997 from your landline phone and a T-Mobile Activations representative will assist you.
sim CARD Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card identifies you to the wireless network. Your phone will not work without the SIM card. To insert the SIM and battery: 3. Slide the SIM card into the holder until it stops. 1. Detach your SIM card. 4. Insert the battery so that the metal contacts on the battery aligns with the metal contacts on the phone. Replace the back cover so that it clicks into place. 2. Slide open the display to reveal the keyboard.
battery memory card You can charge your phone using the charger cable connecting to a wall power outlet or by using the USB cable connecting to your computer. Your phone comes with a removable microSD memory card (preinstalled) where you can store multimedia files, such as video clips, music tracks, sound files, images, and messaging data. To install the memory card: 1. Slide open the display to reveal the keyboard. 2. Open the memory card cover located below the green Send key. 3.
Power call functions To turn on the phone, press and hold the red End key. Make calls 1. From anywhere on your phone, press the green Send key. 2. Touch one of the following tabs: SETUP WIZARD The first time that you turn on your phone, a setup wizard appears. The wizard will guide you through signing in to your existing Google account. If you do not have a Google account, you can create one using the wizard. Dialer: Touch the numbers on the screen and press the green Send key.
Call and set up voicemail 1. From anywhere on your phone, press the green Send key. 2. Touch the Dialer tab. 3. Touch and hold 1. 4. Follow the tutorial to set up voicemail. CONTACTS The contacts on your phone are synced with your Google account contacts stored on the Web. To view the contacts on your phone, press the Home key and touch Contacts. You can also press the green Send key and touch the Contacts tab.
Add contacts 1. From anywhere on your phone, press the green Send key. 2. Touch the Contacts tab. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Touch New contact. 5. Slide open the display to reveal the keyboard. 6. Type the contact’s information. 7. Press the Menu key. 8. Touch Save. Display contacts To select which contact group to display in Contacts, press the Menu key and touch Display group.
4. Slide open the display to reveal the keyboard. 5. Type your e-mail address and password to your e-mail account. 6. Touch Next. The application will automatically configure the settings for many common e-mail services. Before you go to your Inbox, you can name the account (if you don’t, your e-mail address will be used). You are also asked to type your name as you want it to display on outgoing messages. You must complete this field before you can tap Next and go to your Inbox.
SETUP myFaves is an optional calling plan. Benefits of signing up to myFaves: Unlimited nationwide calling to any five U.S. numbers, on any network (even landlines)* One-touch calling, text messaging, e-mail, and photo sharing** No domestic roaming or domestic long-distance charges Personalize contacts with favorite pictures and downloadable icons** n Add myFaves contacts 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application 2. Touch myFaves. 3. Touch an unassigned circle. 4.
An hourglass displays in the circle while the contact is being added to the contacts list. You can use your phone during this time. Once the contact is added, you will receive a confirmation message and the hourglass is replaced by your new contact. Edit a myFaves contact Names and icons: You can change names and icons at any time. Phone numbers: You can only change a contact’s phone number once per calendar month. If a number change is not allowed, you will receive an error message explaining why.
Move a myFaves contact to another circle 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch myFaves. 3. Use the trackball to scroll to the contact. Make sure the contact is in the center circle position. Do not touch the contact to open the Communication screen. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Touch Change order. 6. Use the trackball to move the circle to the new position. 7. Press the Menu key. 8. Touch Add contact.
Turn on the Bluetooth feature and pair with a headset 1. On the Home screen, press the Menu key. 2. Touch Settings. 3. Touch Wireless controls. 4. Touch Bluetooth to turn it on. 5. Touch Bluetooth settings. Your phone scans for available Bluetooth devices. 6. Touch the headset to select it. 7. Slide open the display to reveal the keyboard and type the PIN if needed. 8. Touch OK. 30 wi-fi Your phone can connect to Wi-Fi ntworks. To connect: 1. On the Home screen, press the Menu key. 2.
Emergency Dialing Caring for Your Phone While all phones are equipped with 911 emergency calling, this phone may or may not permit its location to be approximated during a 911 call.
Tips for Safety Check with your doctor if you have a pacemaker or hearing aid in order to ensure that cell phone usage is safe with your device. If you have questions about the interaction of cellular radio frequency and any other electronic equipment, ask the manufacturer of the equipment if cell phone radio frequencies will disrupt the equipment’s performance. When you are driving, T-Mobile encourages you to use your phone in a safe and sensible manner.
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Table of Contents Gmail . ..................................................................................................... 2 E-mail...................................................................................................... 4 Picture Messaging................................................................................. 6 Text Messaging...................................................................................... 8 Instant Messaging (IM).............................................
Gmail Read new messages With Gmail, all your messages on the same subject are threaded together into conversations. To read the messages in a conversation, open the conversation and scroll through the individual messages. The most recent message appears at the bottom. All the Gmail that you fetch to your phone is delivered to your Inbox, and the Inbox is your default Gmail view. The total number of unread messages displays in the title bar and individual unread messages display in bold.
E-mail Your phone can receive messages from your POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts. You can fetch messages from up to five e-mail accounts. For information on how to set up your e-mail, please see “E-mail Setup” in the Getting Started section. Read e-mail messages 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Email to display your Inbox. 3. Touch the message to open. Send e-mail messages 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Email to display your Inbox. 3.
Picture Messaging n Send Picture Messages Pictures taken with the camera are stored on the memory card. Make sure the memory card is in the phone before you use the camera. 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Messaging. 3. Touch New message. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Touch Attach. 6. Touch one of the following options: Pictures to send a picture you have already taken. Touch the picture that you want to attach. Camera to take a new picture and send.
Text Messaging With text messaging, all your messages on the same subject are threaded together into conversations. The inbox includes picture and text messages. Read text messages 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Messaging. 3. Touch the message to open. Send text messages 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Messaging. 3. Touch New message. 4. Open the display to reveal the keyboard. 5. At the To field, start typing the phone number.
Instant Messaging Access Google Talk You can use Google Talk to send instant messages to your friends. All you need is a Gmail account (you already have one). To open Google Talk: Access other instant messaging accounts 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch IM. 3. Touch AIM, Windows Live Messenger, or Yahoo! Messenger. 4. Open the display to reveal the keyboard. 5. Sign in with your username and password. 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch IM. 3.
Memory Card Copy files to the memory card You can transfer files such as music and pictures between your phone and your computer. To view files on your phone, just launch the appropriate application and navigate to the file within that application. Set phone to mass storage setting Before you can transfer files, you must first set your phone to mass storage mode. To set: 1. Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable. 2. On the Home screen, press the Menu key. 3. Touch Settings. 4.
Music Your music is organized into four categories: Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists. Select a category to view the lists within each. Once in a category, keep selecting until you reach the music you want to play. For example, if you select the Artists category, you will see a list of artists in A–Z order. If you select an artist, the list opens to display that artist’s albums. Select an album, and the album’s song list displays.
Access and play music 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Music. 3. Touch Songs. You can also touch Artists, Albums, or Playlists. 4. Touch the song to play. Add songs to new play list 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Music. 3. Touch Songs. 4. Touch and hold the song that you want to add to the play list. 5. Touch Add to playlist. 6. Touch New. 7. Slide open the display to reveal the keyboard. 16 8. Type the name for the play list. 9.
Send text messages Call myFaves® contact 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch the myFaves contact. 3. Touch Call. Send e-mail messages 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch the myFaves contact. 3. Touch Send email. Make sure that you contact has an e-mail address saved in the Contacts list in order to send e-mail. 4. Touch Email or Goggle mail. 5. Open the display to reveal the keyboard. 6. Type your subject and message. 7. Touch Send. 18 1.
4. Open the display to reveal the keyboard. 5. Sign in with your screen name and password to send messages to your contact. View activities log 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application 2. Touch the myFaves contact. 3. Touch Activity log to view. button. Web Browsing Go to your home page The Browser always opens to the last Web page you were viewing. The first time you enter the Browser after powering on, your home page will display. 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2.
Change your home page 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Browser. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Touch More. 5. Touch Settings. 6. Touch Set home page. 7. Type the site address and touch OK. Visit Web pages 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Browser. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Touch Go to URL. 5. Open the display to reveal the keyboard. 6. Type the Web address. 7. Touch Go. 22 Maps Find a location 1.
Change map mode Google Maps gives you both map and satellite views of the area you are viewing. To view satellite, traffic, or street view: 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application 2. Touch Maps. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Touch Map mode. 5. Touch Satellite, Traffic, or Street View. 24 button. YouTube YouTube is a free online video streaming service that allows anyone to view and share videos that have been uploaded by the YouTube members.
Search for YouTube videos 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch YouTube. The main YouTube screen appears showing popular video categories. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Touch Search. 5. Open the display to reveal the keyboard. 6. Type yor search. 7. Touch Search. Android Market™ Android Market™ provides you with direct access to software developers throughout the world. It is the place to go to find fun games and cool applications.
Install contents 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. 2. Touch Market. 3. Navigate to and select the item you want to install. The Item details screen appears. Read more about the item on this screen, including its overall rating and comments by users. If you scroll down to the About the developer section, you can view more applications by this developer or send the developer an e-mail message. 4. Touch Install (if free) or Buy.
T-mobile Information myFaves: Not available with all rate plans. myFaves is only for direct voice communications between two people. Allows unlimited nationwide calling to any five U.S. phone numbers (exclusions include 411, voicemail, toll-free, 900, calling card, customers’ own numbers, numbers accessing 500 or more lines, conference bridges and chat lines—other restrictions and exclusions may apply). myFaves numbers may be changed only once per calendar month.
storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without prior written permission of HTC.
Take extra precautions • Keep the battery or device dry and away from water or any liquid as it may cause a short circuit. • Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact with the battery or its connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation. • Do not use a battery that appears damaged, deformed, or discoloured, or the one that has any rust on its casing, overheats, or emits a foul odor.
in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Explosive Atmospheres When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where flammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the user should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment. Use only the supplied integral antenna. Use of unauthorised 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.
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. Notice: When taking the device from low-temperature conditions into a warmer environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the device to acclimate to room temperature before turning on power.
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or TV reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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. Do not touch or hold the antenna area unnecessarily when placing or receiving a phone call. Contact with the antenna area may impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level than needed.
- Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket. - Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference. If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, turn the phone off immediately. Hearing Aids Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider, or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives.
HTC limited warranty statement This limited warranty shall apply to the HTC product (the “Product”). HTC warrants that the product is at the time of its original purchase free of defects in materials and workmanship (“Limited Warranty”). This Limited Warranty is subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. This Limited Warranty is given only to the original purchaser of the Product (“Customer”). It shall neither exclude nor limit.
c) use other than in accordance with the user manual, rough handling, exposure to moisture, dampness or extreme thermal or environmental conditions or a rapid change in such conditions, corrosion, oxidation, unauthorized modifications or connections, unauthorized opening or repair, repair by use of unauthorized spare parts, accidents, forces of nature, or other actions beyond the reasonable control of HTC (including but not limited to deficiencies in consumable parts) unless the defect was caused directly
Customer if the Defective Product is within the Warranty Period. 10. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY STATES THE ENTIRE WARRANTY GIVEN BY HTC TO THE CUSTOMER. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE RELEVANT WARRANTY PERIOD.
