User Guide
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Contents Chapter 1 Basics 6 7 10 11 12 13 15 16 16 Chapter 2 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Email Messaging Personal information 30 31 Contacts Calendar Doc View PDF View Preferences 44 44 Chapter 9 Wi-Fi Web Bluetooth® wireless technology Documents 40 40 Chapter 8 Camera Photos Videos Music Web and wireless connections 38 38 38 Email and other messages 24 25 Chapter 4 Make calls Receive calls Use voicemail What can I do during a call? Set up and use a Bluetooth® hands-free device Photos, videos, an
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Basics You’re about to discover the many things about your Palm® Pixi Plus phone that can help you better manage your life and have fun, too. As you become more familiar with your phone, you’ll want to personalize the settings and add applications to make it uniquely yours. But first, take the few easy steps in this chapter to set up your phone and get it running.
Get to know your phone Front view IMPORTANT Be careful not to scratch, crush, or apply too much pressure on the touchscreen. Do not store your phone in a place where other items might damage it. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or aerosols to clean the phone or its accessories. Keyboard 1 Option: Press to enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols that appear above the letters on the keys (see Enter alternate keyboard characters), or to move the cursor. 2 Shift: See Enter uppercase letters.
2 Launcher: See Open an application in the Launcher. 3 Scroll arrow: Swipe up or down to see icons that are on the page but hidden. Top view 4 Quick Launch: See Open an application in Quick Launch. 5 Connection icons: Show the status of wireless service connections and battery strength . Tap the icons to open the connection menu. 6 Page indicators: Show how many Launcher pages are to the right or the left of the currently displayed page. Swipe left or right on the screen to see other pages.
3 Turn the phone completely off (see Turn everything (the screen and wireless services) on/off). 4 To begin separating the back cover from the body of the phone, use your thumbnail to release the clasp at the midpoint of the left side of the phone (see a in step 5). 5 Run your thumbnail around the hairline opening to release the upper-left and top clasps. You may hear a sound when the clasp releases.
8 Remove the battery by sliding your finger under the groove at the side of the battery. WARNING You must remove the battery first whenever you insert or remove the SIM card. 9 10 Replace the battery. 11 To replace the back cover: Insert the ringer switch into the hole provided for it on the right side of the back cover. 12 Press the back cover and the body of the phone together at each pair of clasps. You can feel the clasps engage. Insert the SIM card.
TIP If your phone does not turn on after you insert the battery and press and To turn the screen on, press power . Drag up to unlock the screen. hold power, you may need to charge the battery. Verify your profile After you finish setup, look for an email on your computer at the address you used for your Palm profile. If you don’t see the confirmation email in your Inbox, check your spam mail folder in your desktop email program.
Do one of the following: Turn everything (the screen and wireless services) on/off • Tap the upper-right corner of any screen to open the connection menu. Tap Turn on Airplane Mode. • Press and hold power and tap Airplane Mode. Usually, turning your phone off and/or putting it in airplane mode is sufficient for normal periods when you have the phone with you but you’re not using it.
(see Reorder Quick Launch icons), or swap in whatever applications you like (see Change the applications that appear in Quick Launch). When an application fills the whole screen, make the following gesture to display Quick Launch and open one of its applications. 1 Drag up slowly from the gesture area to the screen. NOTE Don’t confuse this “drag up” with the up gesture, which is a flick up from the gesture area to the screen that displays Card view. 2 Move your finger to the application icon.
When an application fills the screen and you want to go to Card view, do one of the following: Enter and save information • Tap the center of the gesture area. • Make the up gesture: Flick up from the gesture area to the screen. Use the keyboard Move among open applications 1 In Card view (see Display all open applications (Card view)), swipe left or right on the screen to see other open apps. 2 Tap a card to maximize the application.
Enter alternate keyboard characters TIP The symbols and accented characters are grouped according to their similarity to the corresponding key. In some cases, the symbol is related to the alternate character on the key, not the letter. For example, to type a ¢ or other currency symbol, press Sym + h. Why? Because the alternate character on the H key is $. Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys.
Select items in a list Lists enable you to select from a range of options. Lists are different from menus (see Use the menus), which give you access to additional features. To get the most out of your phone, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the additional features available through the menus in various applications. Lists are hidden until you tap the currently displayed option for that list. Open the application menu 1 Tap the currently displayed option to open the list.
1 Do one of the following: • Drag down from the upper-right corner of the phone (above the screen) onto the screen. • Tap the upper-right corner of the screen. 2 3 Tap a menu item to turn that wireless feature on or to display a list of menu items for that feature (see Turn wireless services off (airplane mode)). If you see a downward-pointing arrow at the bottom of the menu, scroll down to see additional menu items. To close the menu without selecting an item, repeat one of the options in step 1.
Do one of the following: • Tap the notification to act on it. • For some types of notifications, throw the notification off the side of the screen to dismiss it. View all your notifications For most types of notifications, if you do not tap a notification after a few seconds, it becomes an icon in the lower-right portion of the screen. 1 Tap anywhere on the bottom of the screen to display your notifications. 2 Tap a notification to act on it.
Chapter 1 : Basics
Phone Your Palm® Pixi Plus phone enables you to effectively manage multiple calls. You can answer a second call, swap between calls, and set up a six-way conference call. You can also work with other applications while on a call. Your Pre Plus phone helps you to do all these tasks with ease.
Make calls Dial using the keyboard For information on turning the phone off and back on, see Turn the phone on/off. 1 In the Launcher, Card view, or Phone, use the keyboard to enter the number. You do not need to press Option to enter numbers, *, or #. 2 When you finish entering the number, tap it to dial. TIP If you turn off the preference to show contact matches in the dial pad, this Dial using the onscreen dial pad changes how you dial using the keyboard in the Phone application.
Receive calls Use voicemail If you want to answer calls, your phone must be on. This is different from having only the screen turned on (see Turn the phone on/off). When your phone is off, your calls go to voicemail. Set up voicemail TIP You can pick the ringtone for incoming calls (see Select the ringtone for incoming calls). You can set a ringtone for individual contacts as well. 1 In the Launcher, Card view, or Phone, press and hold 1 .
TIP You don’t need an on-hold button to put a call on hold. Just tap the mute icon to mute your end of the line. • Open the dial pad to enter numbers for navigating phone trees, responding to prompts, and so on: Tap . • Add a call: See Make a second call. • Adjust call volume: Press volume up or volume down. End a call • Tap . Set up and use a Bluetooth® hands-free device Your phone is compatible with many headsets and car kits (sold separately) enabled with Bluetooth® wireless technology version 2.
Email and other messages Enjoy the ease and speed of keeping in touch with friends, family, and colleagues by email anywhere you can access your wireless service provider’s data network. You can send and receive attachments as well. In this chapter 24 25 Email Messaging And keep the Messaging app in mind for times when you need to send a short text, multimedia, or instant message to a mobile phone number—especially handy when you’re in a meeting that’s running late.
Email 4 (Optional) Tap From to change the email account you are using to send the message. This option appears only if you have more than one email account set up on your phone. Set up email 5 In the To field, do one of the following to address the message: Follow this procedure if you have a common email provider, for example, AOL, EarthLink, or Yahoo! If you are setting up the Email application to work with your corporate email account that uses Microsoft Exchange.
Receive and read email messages Multimedia messages consist of both text and pictures. You can include pictures in JPG format. The Email application synchronizes messages anytime you open a mail folder. It also synchronizes messages on an automatic schedule—the default interval is every 20 minutes. DID YOU KNOW? You can send and receive text messages even while you are on a phone call. This is easiest when using a hands-free headset or the speaker. Follow these steps to manually retrieve messages.
5 To attach a picture in JPG format to a multimedia message, do one of the following: 4 (Optional) Do any of the following: • To call a number: Tap the number, and tap • If you did not yet enter the message text, tap . Tap the album containing the picture you want. Tap the picture, or tap New Photo and take the picture. Tap Attach Photo. • If you already entered the message text, open the application menu and tap Add Picture.
Send and receive IM messages BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area (see Turn wireless services on). 1 Open Messaging . 2 Do one of the following to start or continue a conversation: • In Buddies view, tap a buddy name and enter a new message. If there's more than one account for that buddy, the most recently used IM account is opened. • In Conversations view, tap an existing conversation and enter a new message.
Chapter 3 : Email and other messages
Personal information Your Palm® Pixi Plus phone makes it easy to organize your personal information and keep it with you wherever you go. All your personal information is backed up and kept private either in your Palm profile or in one of your online accounts.
Contacts Use Contacts for the first time 5 To add detailed name information—such as a prefix, suffix, or middle name—open the application menu and tap Name Details. 6 In some fields, such as New Phone Number, when you enter the information a label button appears on the right. Tap the button to change the label for your entry—for example, to identify a number as a mobile or work phone. Tap Done. 1 Open Contacts .
Assign a speed dial to a contact Create an event You can assign a speed dial to any contact phone number. You can assign up to 26 speed dials. You can add an event to calendar accounts. If you don’t specify an account, the new event is added to your default calendar. DID YOU KNOW? You cannot assign 1 (the E key) as a speed dial. The number 1 is reserved for dialing your voicemail system. 1 Open Contacts 2 Search for a contact (see Find a contact to learn how), and tap the contact name.
Chapter 4 : Personal information
Photos, videos, and music There’s no need to carry a separate media player; you can play music and videos, and view photos, on your Palm® Pixi Plus phone. Listen to music through the built-in speaker or through a 3.5mm headset or headphones (both sold separately).
Camera Your phone comes with an easy-to-use, 2-megapixel camera with an LED flash. You can use the camera to take pictures, and then use the Photos app to view them and send them to your friends and family. To add a personal touch to your phone, use your pictures as your wallpaper and as caller ID images. . You can also look at pictures on the web directly in the web browser (see Web). 1 Open Photos 2 Tap the album containing the picture, and tap the thumbnail of the picture.
Music tap the first song. The songs play one after the other in sequence. To listen to songs in random order, tap Shuffle All. You can listen to music through the speaker on the back of your phone or through a 3.5mm headset or headphones, stereo headset equipped with Bluetooth® wireless technology, or speakers (all sold separately). To get music onto your phone, you can do any of the following: • Copy music files from your computer. • Receive music files as email attachments.
Chapter 5 : Photos, videos, and music
Web and wireless connections With your wireless service provider’s network and your Palm® Pixi Plus phone’s web browser, you can take the web with you almost anywhere you go. The Bluetooth® wireless technology on your phone helps you easily set up wireless connections to a number of devices.
Wi-Fi Go to a website using search You can also search the web from the Launcher or Card view (see Search to find info and make calls). Turn Wi-Fi on and off Do one of the following: • Open Wi-Fi , and tap On or Off. • From any screen: Open the connection menu at the upper-right corner, tap Wi-Fi, and tap Turn on Wi-Fi or Turn off Wi-Fi. 1 Open Web . 2 Enter the search term and tap a search option.
Documents Your Palm® Pixi Plus phone enables you to take your office with you—including your Microsoft Office files. You can view and search Microsoft Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint® files on your phone. In this chapter 40 40 Doc View PDF View You can also view PDF files on your phone.
Doc View PDF View With Doc View, you can view Microsoft Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint® files on your phone. With PDF View, you can view PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files on your phone. Open a file You can view a file that you copy from your computer or receive as an email attachment. You can view files in DOC, DOCX, TXT, XLS, XLSX, PPT, and PPTX formats. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you put files on your phone, make sure you have enough storage space on your phone to fit the file.
Change the display size For information on zooming in and out, see Zoom gestures. • Pinch out to enlarge items onscreen. • Pinch in to decrease the size of items onscreen. • Double-tap the screen to zoom in or out a specified amount.
Chapter 7 : Documents
Preferences There are lots of ways to make your Palm® Pixi Plus phone work better for you. Personalize your phone to make it match your lifestyle. You can easily customize many features of your phone like the wallpaper, screen brightness, ringtone for incoming calls, and more.
Screen & Lock 4 • To zoom out or in on a part of the picture, pinch in or out on the picture. Change screen brightness 1 Open Screen & Lock 2 Under Screen, drag the Brightness slider to the preferred level. By default, your screen turns off after one minute of inactivity to save battery power. You can change this interval. 1 Open Screen & Lock 2 In Turn Off After, tap the interval shown, and then tap the number of seconds or minutes. .
System Sounds: Set whether to turn on systemwide sounds for general actions such as transitions and alarms set in Clock. Tap, hold, and drag the Volume slider to set the system sounds volume. Select the ringtone for incoming calls The ringtone you select here applies globally to all incoming calls. You can also set a unique ringtone for a contact. 1 Open Sounds & Ringtones . 2 Tap the displayed ringtone to open the full list of tones. 3 Tap the name of the ringtone to select it.
Chapter 8 : Preferences
Learn More In this chapter 48 While using your phone Chapter 9 : Learn More 47
WARNING Please refer to Regulatory and Safety Information for information that helps you safely use your phone. Failure to read and follow the important safety information in this guide may result in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage. While using your phone • On-device Help: Read short how-tos and watch animations on your new phone. To view all Help: Open Help . To view Help topics for a single application: Open the application, open the application menu, and tap Help.
Regulatory and Safety Information FCC Statements 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
and include safety margins designed to assure the protection of all persons, regardless of age and health. choose to limit their own or their children’s RF exposure by limiting the length of calls, or using “hands-free” devices to keep mobile phones away from the head and body.
Risk-Free Guarantee, you may return the device within 30 days of purchase for a full refund, and you will only be responsible for charges based on your actual usage. Getting the Best Hearing Device Experience With Your Device To further minimize interference: • Set the phone’s screen and keyboard backlight settings to ensure the minimum time interval. • Move the phone around to find the point with the least interference.
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wherever possible every hour take a minimum break of 15 minutes, use in a well lighted area, view the screen from the farthest distance, and avoid exposure to blinking lights if you are tired. Operating machinery: Do not use your phone while operating machinery. Full attention must be given to operating the machinery in order to reduce the risk of an accident. Aircraft: While in aircraft, follow all instructions regarding the operation of your phone.
• Do not drop, throw, or try to bend your phone or its accessories. Driving Safety • Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or aerosols to clean the device or its accessories. Driving Safety Tips Overview • Do not paint your phone or its accessories. • Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories; only authorized personnel must do so. Safety—Your most important call. The Wireless Industry reminds you to use your phone safely when driving.
5 Do not take notes, look up phone numbers, read/write e-mail, or surf the internet while driving. If you are reading an address book or business card while driving a car, or writing a to-do list, then you are not watching where you are going. It’s common sense. Do not get caught in a dangerous situation because you are reading or writing and not paying attention to the road or nearby vehicles.
While you should always take appropriate precautions to discharge static electricity, if you are in an environment where you notice ESD events, you may want to take extra precautions to protect your electronic equipment against ESD. Owner’s record The model number, regulatory number, and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the battery compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below. This will be helpful if you need to contact us about your phone in the future.
Index A accented characters 14 Acrobat Reader files.
E EarthLink accounts 24 editing contacts 31 email attaching music to 35 creating 24 receiving 25 sending 24 synchronizing 25 email accounts creating multiple 24 email addresses entering 24 email service providers 24 events adding to calendar 31 saving 31 synchronizing 31 Excel files 40 58 formatting for email message text 24 H lowercase letters 13 M information saving 30 instant messages creating 27 sending 27 setting up accounts 26 signing into accounts 26 messages.
driving and 54 making 20–?? placing on hold 22 receiving 21 replying to 21 sending and receiving messages during 25 sending to voicemail 21 switching to hands-free devices 22 phone headsets ??–22 photos.
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