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Contents Chapter 1: Moving around on your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Upgrading from another Palm OS® device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Moving around on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chapter 5: Your pictures and music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Pocket Tunes™ .
C H A PT ER 1 Moving around on your smartphone Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone overview Front view Earpiece Indicator light (phone and charge indicator) 5-way navigator and Center button Power/End Applications Volume button Menu Side button Send Email Phone Option Calendar
CHAPTER 1 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Top view Back view IMPORTANT The Palm Treo 755P smartphone speaker includes a large magnet, so be sure to keep your smartphone away from credit cards or other items that could be demagnetized.
Upgrading from another Palm OS® device Some third-party utilities let you back up your old device’s info onto an expansion card and then transfer the info to your Treo 755p smartphone. We do not recommend this method, because any incompatible apps are also transferred to your smartphone. TIP 1 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE NOTE If you’re setting up your first Palm OS® device, skip this section.
MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE CHAPTER 1 3 Sync your previous device with your previous desktop software to back up your info one last time. 4 Install the desktop synchronization software from your new Palm Software Installation CD (see the Read This First booklet). IMPORTANT Do not sync your new Treo 2 If the space used on your previous device is 60MB or less, go to step 3.
MAC ONLY If you have pictures on your previous device, copy them from your previous device to an expansion card or beam them to your new Treo 755p smartphone. 6 If you plan to continue using your previous device, perform a hard reset to remove its device name. (See the documentation that came with your previous device for hard reset instructions.) The next time you sync your previous device with your computer, assign it a new name.
CHAPTER 1 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Highlighting and selecting items On most screens, one item—a button, a list entry, or a check box—is highlighted by default. The highlight identifies which item is affected by your next action. Use Left , Right , Up , and Down on the 5-way to move the highlight from one item to another. If the item you want doesn’t appear on the screen, try tapping the onscreen scroll arrows to view more info. TIP Learn to recognize the highlight.
Selecting menu items Many applications have menus to give you access to additional features. These menus are usually hidden from view, but they appear when you press the Menu key in the lower-right corner of the keyboard. 1 Press Menu to display an application’s menus. 2 Press Right and Left between menus. to switch 3 Press Up and Down menu item. to highlight a 1 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE 4 Press Center to select the menu item, or press Menu to close the menu and cancel your selection.
CHAPTER 1 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Using the keyboard Backlight Backspace Option Return Shift/Find Menu Space Alt key. You don’t need to press and hold Shift while entering a letter. When Shift is active, an up arrow appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. When using the keyboard, most people find it easiest to hold the Treo smartphone with two hands and use the tips of both thumbs to press the keys.
Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys. To enter these characters, do one of the following: Symbol Letter • • Press Option , and then press the key with the desired character shown above the letter. You don’t need to press and hold Option while pressing the second key. When Option is active, the symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. To turn Option Lock on, press Option twice. To turn it off, press Option once.
CHAPTER 1 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE 0 Symbols and accented characters Enter… Then press Alt to select… Enter… Then press Alt to select… Enter… Then press Alt to select… a áàäâãåæ n ñ u úùüû A ÁÀÄÂÃÅÆ N Ñ U ÚÙÜÛ b or B ß o óòöôœõ x or X x¤ c 碩 O ÓÒÖÔŒÕ y ýÿ C Ç¢© p or P ¶ Y ÝŸ e éèëê r or R ® ! ¡ E ÉÈËÊ s ßš ? ¿ i íìïî S ߊ : :-) :-( ;-) I ÍÌÏÎ t or T ™ $ l or L £ £¥¢ Press Alt by itself, after a space or at the beginning or end of a
Opening applications When you open an application using either Applications View or an application button, you automatically close the application you were previously using. 1 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Using Applications View You can access all available applications through Applications View. 1 Press Applications . 2 Use the 5-way to highlight the application you want to use. Using the quick buttons The front of the Treo 755p smartphone has three buttons that open applications.
CHAPTER 1 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Synchronizing information 1 Connect your Treo 755p smartphone to your computer. Use adapter if needed Synchronizing means that info you enter in one place (your smartphone or your computer) appears in the other, so there’s no need to enter the info twice. We recommend that you sync your smartphone with your computer frequently to keep your info up-to-date (and backed up) in both locations.
Maximizing battery life Battery life depends on how you use your smartphone. You can maximize the life of your battery by following a few easy guidelines: You can buy an extra battery as a spare for long airplane trips or periods of heavy use. To purchase batteries that are compatible with your smartphone, go to http://go.palm.com/ treo755p/. players, eBooks, and games) consume more power than its organizer features.
MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE CHAPTER 1 14 MAXIMIZING BATTERY LIFE
C H A PT ER 2 Your phone Turning your smartphone on and off NOTE In this guide the term smartphone Waking up the screen Wake up the screen and leave the phone off to use only the organizer features, for example, when you’re on an airplane and want to look at your calendar. 1 Press and release Power/End to wake up the screen. describes your device and its physical aspects.
CHAPTER 2 YOUR PHONE see the signal-strength icon at the top of the Main View in the Phone app. You can also press any of the quick buttons or the Applications button to wake up your smartphone screen. TIP You can set how long the screen stays on. Press Applications, select Preferences, select Power, and then adjust the Auto-off after setting. If you’re outside a coverage area, No Service appears in the upper-left corner. TIP TIP 3 Press and hold Power/End again to turn off your phone.
Making calls Dialing by contact name BEFORE YOU BEGIN Create some contacts (see “Contacts” on page 41). 1 Press Phone . 2 Select the Contacts favorite button. 3 Use the keyboard to start entering one of the following for the contact you want to call: 4 Select the number you want to dial. 5 Press Send To see more info for a contact, highlight the name and press Center on the 5-way to view the address, company, and other details.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 2 4 Press Center to make the call. Redialing a recently called number To dial the last number you called: From the Main View in the Phone app, press and hold Send . To select from your most recently dialed numbers: From the Main View in the Phone app, press Send to open the Redial list, select the number you want to call, and then press Send to dial. 18 MAKING CALLS To select from a chronological list of calls: Select the Call Log favorite button.
2 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE Receiving calls Ignoring calls To receive calls, your phone must be on. When your phone is off, your calls go to voicemail. Send the call to voicemail: Press Power/ End or select Ignore. To ignore a call, do one of the following: Send the caller a text message: Select Ignore with Text. This option sends the call to voicemail and opens a text message addressed to the caller. NOTE Sending text messages to land-line phones may not be supported.
CHAPTER 2 YOUR PHONE Using voicemail Your wireless service provider service includes voicemail. Keep in mind that airtime and other charges apply when using voicemail from your smartphone. When you have messages that you have not listened to, a Voicemail icon also appears in the title bar in the Phone application. You can select this icon to listen to your voicemail. Setting up voicemail 1 Make sure your phone is turned on (see “Turning your phone on and off” on page 16). 2 Press Phone .
What can I do when I’m on a call? When you make or receive a call, Active Call View appears. Call duration Caller’s name and number If the screen dims during a call, press any key except Power/End to restore the screen brightness. TIP Use the 5-way onscreen buttons: or stylus to select the Ends the call immediately. You can also press the headset button (if the headset is attached). Turns on the speakerphone so you can check your calendar, look up contact info, and use other features during a call.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 2 Dials any extra digits (such as a password or an extension) that you assigned to a favorite button. See “Creating a speed-dial favorite button” on page 24 for info on defining extra digits. Volume button Mutes the microphone so that you cannot be heard. Ending a call Switching applications during a call Do one of the following: You can use other apps on your smartphone during a phone conversation, including the organizer and text messaging features.
2 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE 4 When you’re ready to leave the app, press Phone to return to Active Call View. TIP You can also press Phone to toggle between Active Call View and the Main View in the Phone app, so you can access a favorite during a call. Making a second call You can make a second call while your first call is on hold. 1 Dial the first number and wait until the person answers. 2 Select Hold. 3 Select Add Call.
CHAPTER 2 YOUR PHONE Making a conference call When you place a second outgoing call, you can join the two calls in a conference call. Please contact your wireless service provider for availability and rate information. 1 Make a second call. 2 Select Conf. This joins the two active calls in a conference session. 3 To end the conference, press Power/ End to end all the calls. Creating a speed-dial favorite button 1 Press Phone 2 Use the 5-way favorite button. .
DID YOU KNOW? You can also create favorite buttons for other tasks, such as opening an application, accessing a web page, addressing a text or email message, and more. See your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone User Guide for details. 4 (Optional) Enter a Quick Key, which you can press and hold from the Main View in the Phone application to instantly dial this speed-dial number.
CHAPTER 2 YOUR PHONE For info on setting up and using a Bluetooth hands-free device, see your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone User Guide. Customizing ringer settings Selecting ringtones You can set various tones for various types of incoming calls. 1 Press Phone . 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Options, and then select Sound Preferences. 4 Select the Application pick list and select Ring Tones. 5 Select the Volume pick list and select the volume level.
Adjusting ringer volume When a call is not in progress and music is not playing, press the Volume button on the side of your Treo smartphone to adjust the ringer volume, and then press the Side button to confirm your selection. What are all those icons? You can monitor several items by looking at the icons in the title bar in the Phone app: Wireless Your phone is on and you’re in Service your wireless service provider’s coverage area.
CHAPTER 2 YOUR PHONE Your phone is on and you’re transmitting data over a 1xRTT network. You can still make calls, but you can’t answer calls (incoming calls go to voicemail). Your phone is on and you’re transmitting data over an EVDO network. You can still make or answer calls. When you make or answer a call, the transmission is interrupted, and then it resumes when you end the call. You have new voicemail messages. You can select this icon to retrieve your messages.
Your battery is charging. The lightning bolt turns from red to green when the battery is fully charged and your smartphone stays connected to the charger. Your battery is fully charged and your smartphone is not connected to the charger. You have new text messages. The numbers next to the icon indicate the number of unread messages. You can select this icon to retrieve your messages.
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C H A PT ER 3 Your email, messages, and web browser The VersaMail® application The VersaMail® application (called Email in Applications View), lets you access your corporate, personal, and fee-based Internet email. To access web-based email, like Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail, use the web browser. TIP Before you can use VersaMail, you need to enter your email account settings. If you have multiple email accounts, you must enter settings for each email account.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR EMAIL, MESSAGES, AND WEB BROWSER 1 If either of the following is true, see the User Guide for the VersaMail® Application at http://go.palm.com/ treo755p/ for setup instructions: • You used VersaMail on your previous Palm OS® device, and you want to transfer those settings to your smartphone. • You plan to use VersaMail to access an email account on a Microsoft Exchange server, a Lotus Notes server, or a Microsoft MAPI server.
NOTE For some email providers, such as Gmail, your username is your entire email address. If you’re not sure what to enter as your username, ask your provider. To move between fields, press Up or Down on the 5-way. TIP 3 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL, MESSAGES, AND WEB BROWSER 4 Select one of the following: 7 Select the Password box, enter your email account password, select OK, and then select Next. 8 Select Next, and then select Done. Send: Connects and sends all messages immediately.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR EMAIL, MESSAGES, AND WEB BROWSER Adding attachments to your messages You can attach several types of files to your email messages. 1 Create the message to which you want to attach the item. 2 On the New Message screen, select the red paper clip icon in the upper-right corner. 3 From the Type pick list, select the type of file to attach. 4 Select the item you want from the list in the Type box, or follow other onscreen prompts. 5 Select Done. .
Viewing attachments NOTE If there is no Done button, press There are a number of attachment types you can open with the built-in software on your smartphone (for example, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files; PDF files; ringtones; and photos). Applications and select Email return to the account’s Inbox. 1 From any folder, open the message with the attachment you want to view. Messages with downloaded attachments appear with a paper clip on the message icon.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR EMAIL, MESSAGES, AND WEB BROWSER Messaging Messaging lets you exchange brief text messages (SMS) with other devices and email addresses that support this form of messaging. Refer to your service plan for pricing and availability of messaging services. NOTE Each text message can hold up to 160 characters. (If you send a text message to an email address, the email address is deducted from the 160-character count.
Web browser If you do not see either the 1xRTT or EVDO icon in the title bar of the Phone application, data services are not available in your current location and you cannot connect to the Internet. Viewing a web page The Blazer® web browser reformats web pages into a single column and resizes images. In this format—called Optimized Mode—you can see most content without scrolling left or right.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR EMAIL, MESSAGES, AND WEB BROWSER selected page. In Wide Page Mode, use the stylus to select a link. Submit a form: Enter the info and then select the onscreen button to submit the form. If the form doesn’t have an onscreen button, press Return . 3 Use the 5-way to access any of the following icons in the title bar: Goes to the previous web page. Goes to the next web page. Refreshes the page with the latest content from the Internet.
5 Select OK, and then select OK again. 1 Go to the page with the link to the file you want to download. 3 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL, MESSAGES, AND WEB BROWSER 2 Press Left or Right to highlight the link to the file, and then press Center . 3 If prompted, select what you want to do with the file: Play, Save To Device, or Save To Card. 4 Select Yes. Downloading files from a web page When you download a file to your smartphone, you can open it in an app that recognizes the file.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR EMAIL, MESSAGES, AND WEB BROWSER Installing applications from the Internet If the content is not supported by any of the apps on your smartphone, a Media type not supported message appears. TIP 2 Once streaming begins, playback starts automatically. Use the following controls when viewing or listening: • Select to return to the web page containing the streamed content. • Select or press Center pause playback. • Select or press Center to resume playback after pausing.
C H A PT ER 4 Your contacts, calendar, and documents Contacts Contacts is where you enter info about the people you want to stay in contact with. You can get to this info from the Phone, Messaging, and email applications. DID YOU KNOW? The fastest way to enter lots of contacts is to enter them in your desktop software and then sync to transfer them to your smartphone (see “Synchronizing information” on page 12). 1 Press Phone . 2 Select the Contacts favorite button. 3 Select New Contact.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR CONTACTS, CALENDAR, AND DOCUMENTS Calendar Calendar helps you manage your schedule. You can view your calendar by day, week, or month, or as an agenda list. 1 Press Calendar appears. until Day View 2 Press Left or Right desired day. Selected date ? You can schedule repeating meetings or a block of vacation time by creating an event that repeats at an interval, and you can color-code events by category.
C H A PT ER 5 Your pictures and music Camera and select the storage location (smartphone or expansion card). Your smartphone comes with a built-in, 1.3-megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom. You can use the camera to take pictures and send them to your friends and family. 1 Press Applications Camera . and select 2 By default, Camera stores your pictures in the Palm folder on your smartphone.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR PICTURES AND MUSIC 6 Select any of the following: Saves the picture in the location you selected in step 2. your smartphone. (If you want to use stereo headphones with a 3.5mm connector, then a 2.5mm stereo adapter is required, sold separately.) To listen to music on your smartphone, you need to convert the music files into MP3 format using Windows Media Player (Windows computers) or iTunes (Mac computers) and then transfer the music files to your smartphone or an expansion card.
Setting up Windows Media Player for MP3 On a Windows computer, you need to set Windows Media Player to save your music files in MP3 format in order for the files to be compatible with Pocket Tunes. Select your smartphone Click Properties 1 Connect your smartphone to your computer with the sync cable. 2 Press Applications pTunes . and select 3 On your computer, open Windows Media Player, and then click the full-screen icon in the upper-right corner to maximize the window.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR PICTURES AND MUSIC Setting up iTunes for MP3 On a Mac, use iTunes to convert music from a CD to MP3 format. For info on using the iTunes software, see the documentation that came with your Mac. 1 On your Mac, open iTunes. 2 Select Preferences. 3 Click the Advanced button at the top of the window, and then click Importing. 4 Click the Import Using pop-up menu and select MP3 Encoder. 5 (Optional) Click the Setting pop-up menu and select Good Quality.
Synchronize your smartphone with your computer. Be patient; transferring music to an expansion card can take several minutes. 6 Transfer the MP3 files to your smartphone as described in “Transferring MP3 files from your computer” on page 46. 5 CHAPTER YOUR PICTURES AND MUSIC MAC ONLY ? You can also use a card reader DID YOU KNOW accessory (sold separately) to transfer MP3 files from your computer to your expansion card.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR PICTURES AND MUSIC 1 Make sure the Ringer switch is set to Sound On . 2 Press Applications pTunes . Progress indicator Play/Pause Choose song Previous song and select 3 Do any of the following: • To play or resume playback of the current song, select Play . • To play the next song, select Next song . • To play the previous song, select Previous song . • To play a different song, select Choose song and select a song from the list.
C H A PT ER 6 Check out these features Your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone includes too many features to fit into this small guide. For more info about all your smartphone’s features, see your Palm® Treo™ 755P User Guide at http:// go.palm.com/treo755p/. Here’s a sneak preview of some of the other applications you can explore: Find helpful tips and tricks and a version of your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone User Guide that is formatted to fit your smartphone’s screen.
CHAPTER 6 CHECK OUT THESE FEATURES Forget about losing scraps of paper; store notes right on your smartphone. View and manage pictures and videos captured on your smartphone or in supported formats from a digital camera or camcorder. Personalize your smartphone settings to match your lifestyle, from date and time formats to screen colors, power-saving features, and more. Prevent unauthorized use of your phone and access to your info by using Security settings.
Index NUMERICS 1xRTT technology 29 5-way navigator 1, 5 A accented characters 9, 10 accessing alternate characters 9, 10 application menus 7 applications 11 favorite buttons 17, 23, 24 web pages 37, 38 Account Setup dialog box 32 activating items on screen 6 Active Call View 21, 23 Add Call button 23 Add Favorites dialog box 24 Address Bar (web browser) 37, 38 addressing email 33 addressing text messages 36 agenda lists 42 Alert dialog box 20 alerts 20, 28 alternate characters 9, 10 application buttons 11
Contact Edit dialog box 41 contacts adding 41 creating speed-dial buttons for 24 looking up 17, 24 Contacts application 41 copying music files 46–47 coverage area 13, 27 D data services 31, 37 data transfers 29 Day View 42 deleting attachments 34 device names 5 pictures 44 device names 4 devices 3, 5, 25 See also Bluetooth devices; smartphone Dial Pad 9, 16, 21 documentation 15, 49 Documents application 42 downloading attachments 35 files 39, 40 52 INDEX E G earpiece 1, 21 email 29, 31–35, 44 Email app
infrared port, location of 2 installation 4 Internet 37, 40 IR port, location of 2 iTunes 44, 46, 47 K keyboard 8–9, 15 keyboard buttons 8 Keyguard 15 L Location setting 28 M media features 13, 16 Media Player 44, 45, 46, 47 Memos application 50 Menu button 1 Menu key 7 menus 7 messages.
viewing Call Log for 18 Phone application 16, 23, 27 Phone button 1, 11 phone buttons (Active Call View) 21 phone headsets 25 phone indicator.
speaker 2 speakerphone 21 special characters 9, 10 speed-dial buttons 17, 24 spreadsheets 42 status icons (email) 35 status icons (phone) 16, 27 stereo headsets and adapters 44 style sheets 38 stylus 2 symbols 9, 10 sync button 12 synchronizing information 4, 12 T taking pictures 43 tapping 5, 6 Tasks application 50 text 8, 17, 38 text messages 19, 29, 36 third-party applications 3, 5 touch screen. See screen Treo smartphone.
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