User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Get started with your HP iPAQ
- The Today screen
- Launch Getting Started
- Status icons
- Use the touch screen display
- Use shortcut menus
- Use the 5‑way optical navigation
- Use the main buttons on the HP iPAQ
- Use the on‑screen keyboard
- Know your device
- Customize your HP iPAQ
- Create a device name
- Specify owner information
- Change the regional settings
- Adjust the volume settings
- Adjust the ring tone and notification sounds
- Use the ringer/sound switch
- Customize screen settings
- Change the power management settings
- Adjust the brightness settings
- Connect to a computer
- Install and remove programs
- Set alarms and clocks
- Display the clock in the title bar
- Customize the shortcut key
- Adjust the speed for scrolling through items in a list
- Use the proximity sensor
- Protect your HP iPAQ with a password
- Use HP iPAQ Key Guard
- Use the device lock
- Battery‑saving tips
- Power Save Mode
- Use your HP iPAQ
- Check connection and signal strength
- Call features
- Call history
- Change the SIM PIN
- Change service settings
- Supported frequency bands
- Configure channels
6 Use your HP iPAQ
You can use your HP iPAQ to make and answer calls. You can also make conference calls and dial
international numbers. In addition, you can make data calls, forward calls, and check or modify the
network and channel settings.
Check connection and signal strength
When you slide your SIM card into your HP iPAQ and turn it on, your unit automatically connects to your
service provider's network. The
(Signal strength) icon indicates that you are connected. More vertical
bars indicate a better connection.
Call features
Use the call features on your HP iPAQ to make a call, answer a call, put a caller on hold, access speed
dial, and access voice mail.
NOTE: You might need to contact your service provider to activate and use some of these services.
Make a call
To make a call:
1. Press the
(Answer/Send) key.
2. Use the Dialer screen to dial the number you want to call.
3. Tap Talk.
TIP: You can also make a call by dialing the numbers using the keyboard from the Today screen,
Dialer screen, or Contacts list, and then pressing the
(Enter) key.
Call a contact
You can call a number stored in the contact list. As you enter a contact's name, the HP iPAQ searches
the Contacts, Call History, Speed Dial lists, and the SIM card to find a matching name and number.
Make a call from the Today screen
To make a call from the Today screen:
1. Use the keyboard to enter the contact name or number. The Dialer screen appears.
2. If more than one contact exists with the same name, select the appropriate one.
3. Press the
(Answer/Send) key to make the call.
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