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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT • Use the correct external power source A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power source required, consult your authorized service provider or local power company. For a product that operates from battery power or other sources, refer to the operating instructions that are included with the product.
• 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. • Communicate the appropriate steps immediately in case a hazard occurs. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures.
ROAD SAFETY Vehicle drivers in motion are not permitted to use telephony services with handheld devices, except in the case of emergency. In some countries, using hands-free devices as an alternative is allowed. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE • Avoid using your device near metal structures (for example, the steel frame of a building). • Avoid using your device near strong electromagnetic sources, such as microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio.
NONIONIZING RADIATION Your device has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety of the interference. As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of personnel, it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment. Use only the supplied integral antenna.
General Precautions • Avoid applying excessive pressure to the device Do not put heavy objects or apply excessive pressure on the device to prevent damaging the device or distorting the touch screen display. Also avoid carrying the device inside your pocket for extensive lengths of time. • Heed service markings Except as explained elsewhere in the Operating or Service documentation, do not service any product yourself.
• Mounting accessories Do not use the product on an unstable table, cart, stand, tripod, or bracket. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer. • Avoid unstable mounting Do not place the product with an unstable base. • Use product with approved equipment This product should be used only with personal computers and options identified as suitable for use with your equipment.
Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started 15 1.1 Getting to Know Your Device and Accessories ..................................16 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card ..........................20 1.3 Starting Up ..........................................................................................23 1.4 The Today Screen.................................................................................26 1.5 The Start Menu ...................................................................
Chapter 3 Using Phone Features 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 63 Using the Phone ...................................................................................64 Making a Call ........................................................................................66 Receiving a Call ....................................................................................69 Making a Video Call .............................................................................72 Receiving a Video Call ......
Chapter 7 Exchanging Messages 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Messaging ..........................................................................................114 Text Messages....................................................................................115 MMS....................................................................................................117 Types of E-mail Accounts ..................................................................121 E-mail Setup Wizard ..........................
Chapter 11 Experiencing Multimedia 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 Chapter 12 Managing Your Device 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 171 Camera ..............................................................................................172 Camera Album .................................................................................183 Pictures & Videos .............................................................................187 Windows Media® Player Mobile .................................
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Getting to Know Your Device and Accessories 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card 1.3 Starting Up 1.4 The Today Screen 1.5 The Start Menu 1.6 Quick Menu 1.7 QuickTasks 1.8 HTC Home™ 1.9 TouchFLO™ 1.10 Status Icons 1.11 Programs 1.
Getting Started 1.1 Getting to Know Your Device and Accessories Left panel Volume Buttons • Press the top or bottom to adjust the speaker volume. • During a call, press the top or bottom to adjust the earpiece volume. microSD Slot See "Installing a Storage Card" for details. Lanyard/Strap holder Right panel POWER Press to turn off the display temporarily. To turn off the power, press and hold for about 5 seconds. For more information, see “Starting Up” in this chapter.
Getting Started 17 Front panel Notification LEDs * See description below. Second Camera Use this camera for video call conversations. Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here. Touch Screen TALK Press to answer an incoming call or dial a number. 16-key keypad Slide up the front panel of the device to reveal the keypad. Use to dial phone numbers, enter information, or to open the associated application.
Getting Started Back panel 2 Megapixel Camera See Chapter 11 for details. Speaker Self-portrait Mirror Use it when taking selfportrait shots. Back Cover Remove to install the SIM card and battery. Bottom panel RESET Open the rubber cover to access the reset button. With the stylus, press the RESET button to soft-reset your device.
Getting Started 19 Accessories 4 1 7 User Manua l Read Me First 2 Screen Protector 8 5 3 6 9 No. Accessory Function 1 Battery Insert into the device before turning it on. 2 Screen protector Stick on the touch screen to prevent scratches. 3 Stereo headset Provides a volume control slider and a Send/End button. Press the Send/End button to pick up a call or put a call on hold; press and hold the button to end the call. 4 AC adapter Recharges the battery.
Getting Started 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Battery, and Storage Card Always turn off your device before installing or removing the SIM card or battery. The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/ message memory. Your device supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards. Some legacy SIM cards will not function with your device. You should consult with your service provider for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service.
Getting Started 21 To remove the back cover Before installing the SIM card or battery, you have to remove the back cover. 1. Make sure your device is turned off. 2. Slide the back cover upward as shown in the following illustration. To install the SIM card 1. Use your thumb or finger to pry open the cover that houses the SIM card slot. To open the slot cover easier, pry it open from both ends. 2. Hold open the slot cover with one hand. 3.
Getting Started To install the battery Install the battery by inserting it with its exposed copper part aligned with the protruding copper conductor on the lower-left side of the battery compartment. Insert the bottom side of the battery first, then gently push the battery into place. To remove the battery 1. Make sure your device is turned off. 2. Remove the back cover. 3. To remove the battery, lift it up from the top end of the battery. To install the microSD™ card 1.
Getting Started 23 1.3 Starting Up After inserting your SIM card and battery, you can now power on and start using your device. Turn your device on and off To turn on the power • Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds. When you turn on your device for the first time, a Quick Start Wizard will guide you through the calibration process and the setup of regional settings, date and time, and password. For more information about touch screen calibration, see “Calibrate the device”.
Getting Started To automatically configure data connection settings 1. When you see the notification message from the Connection Setup, tap Yes. Notes • If you do not see the notification message, tap display the message. on the title bar to • If your SIM card supports multiple network operator profiles, a message will appear with network profile choices. Select the profile you want to use and tap OK. 2. Connection Setup then starts to configure your device’s data connection settings. 3.
Getting Started 25 Calibrate the device Calibrating the touch screen involves tapping the center of a cross with the stylus as the cross moves around the screen. This process ensures that when you tap the screen with your stylus, the tapped item is activated. If your device does not accurately respond to screen taps, follow these steps to re-calibrate it: 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen. 2.
Getting Started You will still be able to receive messages and calls while your device is in Sleep mode. Pressing the POWER button again or new incoming calls/ messages will wake up your device. 1.4 The Today Screen The Today screen displays important information, such as upcoming appointments and status indicators. You can touch or tap a section on the screen to open the associated program.
Getting Started 27 1.5 The Start Menu The Start menu, located at the top left corner of the Today screen, displays a list of programs. You can start a program by scrolling through the programs list and then pressing ENTER, or by tapping a program with the stylus. Open a recently-used program. Switch to the Today screen. Open a program. (The items displayed in the Start menu can be customized by tapping Start > Settings > Personal tab > Menus). Access more programs. View and change settings.
Getting Started 1.6 Quick Menu The Quick Menu, located at the top right corner of the Today screen, shows the currently running programs. You can quickly switch between running programs, stop programs, and see how much program memory is being used. Customize how programs are closed. (See “Using Task Manager” in Chapter 12.) Stop all currently running programs. Tap this button to open the Quick Menu. Shows the total program memory usage (in percentage). Tap to open Memory settings.
Getting Started 29 1.8 HTC Home™ HTC Home™ is a Today screen plug-in that gives you up-to-date local information at a glance, such as time, day and weather information, and shows new messages and missed calls. It also has a customizable launcher where you can add your favorite applications for one-touch access and a Profile selector where you can quickly change the profile or ring tone of your device. HTC Home has four components: Home, Weather, Launcher and Sounds.
Getting Started Home Home displays the current day, date and local time. When you have new incoming messages and calls, it shows you the number of new e-mails, SMS/MMS messages, and missed calls. If you have set up the alarm, it also shows the Alarm icon. Time display. Touch this display area when you want to change the date or time, or to enable the alarm. Number of new e-mails. Touch this icon to view your e-mails. Current day and date Alarm icon Number of missed calls.
Getting Started 31 Tip You can also browse through the list of cities to choose your city. 4. Select the city on the list and tap Select. To view weather information After selecting your city, your device automatically connects to the Internet via GPRS/3G and downloads weather information of the current day and the next four days of the week. The current temperature, the highest and lowest temperatures, and a visual indicator of the climate (showing if it’s a cloudy or rainy day, etc.
Getting Started • Download weather data automatically. When this check box is selected, weather information will automatically be downloaded from the AccuWeather Web site whenever you select the Weather tab, if the data has not been updated within the last three hours. Weather data will also be downloaded every time an ActiveSync connection occurs (through overthe-air or USB connection). Clear this check box if you prefer to manually download weather information. • Download when roaming.
Getting Started 33 Touch a shortcut to remove it. Return Note To replace a shortcut, you need to delete it first and then add a shortcut to your favorite program or setting. Sound Sound lets you quickly set the device volume and change the ring tone of your device. Tap a button to set the device volume. Tap to open the phone sound settings. Tap to set the device volume to Automatic.
Getting Started 1.9 TouchFLO™ TouchFLO™ is a special feature that gives you better touch panel experience on your device. With TouchFLO, you can simply use your finger to scroll and pan the screen. TouchFLO also features the Touch Cube where you can launch messaging programs, Internet Explorer® Mobile, and more. You can also add your favorite contacts, play music, and access your pictures and videos. Note Touch Cube is displayed in portrait view only.
Getting Started 35 To navigate the Touch Cube The Touch Cube is a three-dimensional, cubic user interface. To flip the interface from one side to another, slide your finger left or right on the touch screen. Touch Cube screens There are three sides to the Touch Cube interface: • On the first side of the interface, you can add up to nine favorite contacts. If you make calls or send messages to certain people frequently, you can add them as favorite contacts for quicker access.
Getting Started When you have different phone numbers assigned to the same contact, an icon appears on the top left corner of the contact square to tell you which number is assigned to the particular square. Tap to call the number associated with the contact. Open the Phone program. (See Chapter 3 for details.) Open Call History. (See Chapter 3 for details.) Select a favorite contact to remove it. Return to your list of favorite contacts.
Getting Started 37 • The second side of the interface provides quick shortcuts to your e-mail messages, text and MMS messages, the Internet, and other applications. Simply touch the icons on the screen to open the corresponding program. • On the third side of the interface, you can play back music and access the images and video files on your device. Touch this icon to open Audio Manager and play back music files (For more information about using Audio Manager, see Chapter 11.
Getting Started Finger scrolling and finger panning With TouchFLO, you can use finger scrolling and finger panning when viewing content that cannot be fit entirely on the screen, such as Web pages, documents, and messages. Finger scrolling can also be used to scroll up and down lists such as the contacts list, file list, message list, calendar appointments list, and more. Note Finger scrolling and panning works in both portrait and landscape modes.
Getting Started 39 • To pan upward, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag your finger downward. • To pan towards the right, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag your finger to the left. • To pan towards the left, touch and hold on the touch screen then drag your finger to the right. • You can also pan diagonally. Note Scrollbars shown on the screen indicate that there are more content that cannot be fit on the screen.
Getting Started To go to the next or previous message While reading a message, you can slide your finger across the screen to go to the next or previous message. To go to the next message, slide your finger from right to left on the screen; To go to the previous message, slide your finger from left to right on the screen. To go to the next or previous messaging account While on a messaging account screen, you can slide your finger across the screen to go to next or previous messaging account.
Getting Started 41 1.10 Status Icons The following are some of the status icons that you may see on the device. Icons that appear in this area Icons that appear in this area Connection Setup GPRS available There are more notifications. In the enlarged Title car, tap to view all New text messages; SMS notification of voice mail.
Getting Started Icons that appear in this area GPRS connecting GPRS in use EDGE connecting Icons that appear in this area Vibration mode Sound on Sound off EDGE in use HSDPA connecting. HSDPA in use. UMTS connecting. UMTS in use. Maximum signal strength No signal Phone is turned off No phone service.
Getting Started 43 1.11 Programs The following are programs that are preinstalled on your device. Programs in the Start Menu Icon Description Office Mobile Use the complete suite of Microsoft® Office applications for your mobile device. Excel Mobile Create new workbooks or view and edit Microsoft® Office Excel® workbooks. PowerPoint Mobile View Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® slides and presentations. Word Mobile Create, view, and edit Microsoft® Office Word documents.
Getting Started Icon Description Audio Booster Enhances your music experience by providing you with controls for adjusting equalizer, 3D sound, treble, and bass settings. Audio Manager Browse and play back music files. Bluetooth Explorer Search for other Bluetooth devices that have file sharing enabled and access their Bluetooth shared folder. Calculator Perform basic arithmetic and calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Getting Started 45 Icon Description SAPSettings Enable Bluetooth Remote SIM access on your device. Search Search contacts, data, and other information on your device. SIM Manager Manage the contacts that are stored on your SIM card. You can also use this program to copy SIM contents to Contacts on your device. Sprite Backup You will find this program in the provided disc. You can install and use this program to back up your data and files. See Chapter 9 for details.
Getting Started 1.12 Settings You can adjust the device settings to suit the way you work. To see all available settings, tap Start > Settings, then tap the Personal, System, and Connections tabs located at the bottom of the screen. Personal tab Icon Description Buttons Assign a program or function to a hardware button. Input Set options for each of the input methods. Large Start Menu Enable or disable the large Start menu. Lock Set a password for your device.
Getting Started 47 System tab Icon Description About This is where you can see basic information such as the Windows Mobile® version and type of processor used on your device. You can also specify a name for your device. Backlight Set the backlight timeout and adjust brightness. Certificates See information about certificates that are installed on your device. Clear Storage Tap this icon only when you need to remove all your data and files from the memory and reset your device to factory default settings.
Getting Started Icon Description Long Press End Key Lets you set the behavior when you press and hold the END key. Memory Check the device memory allocation status and memory card information. You can also stop currently running programs. Microphone AGC Adjust the volume of your voice automatically when you are recording. Power Check the remaining battery power. You can also set the timeout for turning off the display (switching device to Sleep mode) to conserve battery power.
Getting Started 49 Connections tab Icon Description Beam Set your device to receive incoming Bluetooth beams. Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on, set your device to visible mode, and scan for other Bluetooth devices. Comm Manager Manage your device’s connections (including GPRS/3G, Bluetooth, and ActiveSync), turn the phone on or off, switch to ringer/ vibration mode, enable or disable the Direct Push function, and more.
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Chapter 2 Entering and Searching Information 2.1 Entering Information 2.2 Using the 20-key QWERTY Hardware Keyboard 2.3 Using the Onscreen Keyboard 2.4 Using Touch Keyboard 2.5 Using Touch Keypad 2.6 Using Symbol Pad 2.7 Using Letter Recognizer 2.8 Using Block Recognizer 2.9 Using Transcriber 2.
Entering and Searching Information 2.1 Entering Information When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, you can either use the 16-key keypad or the onscreen keyboard to enter information. 16-key Keypad Slide up the front panel To reveal the 16-key keypad, slide up the front panel of the device. Tip When dialing phone numbers, use the 16-key keypad.
Entering and Searching Information 53 Input Panel (Touch Keyboard) Input Selector arrow Input Panel icon Icon Input method Onscreen Keyboard Touch Keyboard Touch Keypad Letter Recognizer or Block Recognizer Transcriber Note Some text input methods may not be available in certain language versions of the device.
Entering and Searching Information 2.2 Using the 16-key Keypad You can enter text, numbers, and symbols by using the 16-key keypad. When you select a field that requires entering text or numbers, the phone automatically selects the appropriate input mode. The status indicator on the top of the display screen shows the input mode that you are currently using.
Entering and Searching Information 55 Multipress mode In Multipress mode, you enter a character by pressing the key on which the character appears. To enter text in Multipress mode • To enter the first character, press once. To enter the second character, press twice, and so on. • To enter character that are on the same key, wait for the highlight on the character to disappear before you press the key again. XT9 mode To form a word in XT9 mode, press the keys that contain the letters you want.
Entering and Searching Information 2.3 Using the Onscreen Keyboard The onscreen Keyboard is available when text entry is possible. You can enter text by tapping keys on the keyboard that are displayed on the screen. To enter text using the onscreen Keyboard 1. In a program, tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Keyboard. 2. Enter text by tapping keys on the onscreen Keyboard. To enlarge the onscreen Keyboard 1. Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Options. 2. In the Input method list, select Keyboard.
Entering and Searching Information 57 To use the Touch Keyboard 1. Start a program that accepts user input, such as Word Mobile. 2. Tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Touch Keyboard. 3. Enter text by tapping keys on the onscreen Keyboard. The way you enter characters using the Touch Keyboard is similar to using the 20-key keyboard, please see “Using the 20-key Hardware Keyboard” earlier in this chapter for details. To change Touch Keyboard and XT9 settings 1.
Entering and Searching Information To use the Touch Keypad 1. Start a program that accepts user input, such as Word Mobile. 2. Tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Touch Keypad. 3. Enter text by tapping keys on the onscreen keypad. See “Multipress mode”, “XT9 mode”, and “Numeric mode” to learn how to enter characters. To change Touch Keypad and XT9 settings Refer to “To change Touch Keyboard and XT9 settings.” Select Touch Keypad instead of Touch Keyboard in Input method. 2.
Entering and Searching Information 59 To change Symbol Pad settings 1. Tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Options. 2. In the Input Method tab, select Touch Keyboard in Input method and tap Options. 3. Select the Turn on one-touch symbol entry check box to select only one symbol at a time and immediately close the Symbol Pad after your selection. To be able to select several symbols at a time, clear this check box. 2.
Entering and Searching Information 2.8 Using Block Recognizer With Block Recognizer, you use a single stroke to write letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation, which are then converted into typed text. To use Block Recognizer 1. From a program, tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Block Recognizer. 2. Write characters, numbers, and symbols in the designated writing area. • Enter letters by writing in the abc (left) area of the box. • Enter numbers by writing in the 123 (right) area of the box.
Entering and Searching Information 61 The keyboard remains visible until you tap the button again. Tips • To reposition the keyboard, tap and hold the title bar, then drag to the desired location. • When no text is selected, you can also open the keyboard by doing the gesture. For more information about using Transcriber gestures, see Help on your device. To edit text 1. In a program, draw a line across the text you want to edit. 2.
Entering and Searching Information 4. Tap Search. The system then starts searching the matched files in the My Documents folder and subfolders. 5. In the Results list, tap the item you want to open. Note The storage card symbol ( saved on a storage card.
Chapter 3 Using Phone Features 3.1 Using the Phone 3.2 Making a Call 3.3 Receiving a Call 3.4 Making a Video Call 3.5 Receiving a Video Call 3.6 Smart Dial 3.7 Additional Dialing Information 3.
Using Phone Features 3.1 Using the Phone Like a standard mobile phone, you can use your device to make, receive, and keep track of calls and send messages. You can also dial directly from Contacts, and easily copy phonebook entries from your SIM card to Contacts on your device. The Phone screen From the Phone screen, you can access Call History, Speed Dial, and Phone settings. To open the Phone screen, do one of the following: • Tap Start > Phone. • Press the TALK button.
Using Phone Features 65 To resume call function • Turn on the phone function by tapping the Phone button again on the Comm Manager screen. The icon indicates the phone function is turned on. Flight mode Another way to turn off the phone function is to switch your device to Flight mode. To enable Flight mode When you enable Flight mode, it turns off all wireless radios on your device, which include the phone function and Bluetooth. 1. Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Comm Manager. 2.
Using Phone Features Notes • To adjust the conversation phone volume, you must do it during a call. Adjusting the volume at another time will affect the ring, notification, and MP3 sound levels. • When you activate Vibrate mode, sound will automatically be muted and your device will vibrate when an incoming call is received. The Vibrate ) will appear in the title bar to indicate that Vibrate mode is icon ( activated. 3.
Using Phone Features 67 To choose one of the numbers of a contact to dial By default, the mobile phone number (m) of a contact is dialed when you make a call from Contacts. However, you can specify that a different phone number is dialed instead. 1. Tap Start > Contacts. 2. Press NAVIGATION up or down to select the contact. 3. Press NAVIGATION left or right. The letters representing the number will change as you scroll through them.
Using Phone Features Make a call from Call History 1. On the Phone screen, tap the Call History button ( ). 2. Touch the tab where you want to look. The tabs represent the different types of calls on the device. The tabs are arranged by (from left to right): Outgoing calls, Incoming calls, Missed calls, and All calls. 3. Finger-scroll to the desired contact or phone number, and press TALK. One-touch Speed Dial Use Speed Dial to call frequently-used numbers with a single press.
Using Phone Features 69 Make a call from SIM Manager SIM Manager allows you to view the contents of your SIM card, transfer SIM phonebook entries to Contacts on your device, and make a call from your SIM card. To call a SIM contact 1. Tap Start > Programs > SIM Manager. Wait for your SIM card contents to load. 2. Tap and hold the name or phone number of the person you want to call, and tap Call. For more information about SIM Manager, see Chapter 6. 3.
Using Phone Features • Note Tap Silence when you receive a call to mute the ringing sound without rejecting the call. When the Reject call with text message option is selected, you need to press the TALK button on the device to answer calls. To end a call Once an incoming or outgoing call is in progress, you can tap End or press END on the device to hang up.
Using Phone Features 71 2. To end the second call and return to the first call, tap End or press END on the device. To switch between two calls Tap Swap. To set up a conference call 1. Either put a call on hold, and dial a second number; or, accept a second incoming call when you already have one in progress. 2. Tap Menu > Conference. Note Not all service providers support conference calling. Contact your service provider for details.
Using Phone Features 3.4 Making a Video Call Your device allows you to make video calls when you are within a 3G network coverage area. You need to use a 3G enable SIM card to make video calls. To make a video call • On the Phone keypad, tap the phone number to call, then tap • On the Phone keypad, tap the phone number to call, then tap Menu > Video Call to start a video call. • From Contacts, tap and hold the desired contact, and tap Video Call.
Using Phone Features 73 1 Status area. Displays your service provider name, the other party's information, and call timer. 2 Image display area. Displays your image and the other party's image, depending on the selected Swap Image setting. 3 Camera On/Off. Tap to toggle between turning on/off the camera. When the camera is turned off, the image displayed depends on the Video Call options you have set. See “Set up Video Call Options” for details. 4 Audio Mute/Unmute. Tap to mute/ unmute audio.
Using Phone Features Adjust the brightness You can adjust the brightness of the device’s camera lens. To adjust the brightness, press NAVIGATION up to make it brighter or press NAVIGATION down to make it less bright. When you press NAVIGATION up or down during a video call, a brightness bar appears at the bottom the screen. Brightness bar Tips • You can also press NAVIGATION left or right to adjust the brightness. • You can also adjust the brightness by tapping Menu > Brightness.
Using Phone Features 75 General tab • Show still image. Select the image you want to display when you turn off the camera. • Preset (female). Displays a female picture provided by your service provider. • Preset (male). Displays a male picture provided by your service provider. • Custom image. Lets you use an image from file as your display picture. When this option is selected, the File Name box and the Browse button will be enabled, allowing you to select an image file. • Last video frame.
Using Phone Features 3.5 Receiving a Video Call To answer or reject an incoming video call • To answer the video call, tap Answer, or press TALK on your device. • To reject the video call, tap Ignore, or press END on your device. To end a video call Once an incoming or outgoing video call is in progress, press END on the device to hang up. 3.6 Smart Dial Smart Dial makes it easy for you to dial a phone number.
Using Phone Features 77 If the matching list is long and you want to narrow down the search further, enter another letter. Using the same example above, if you continue to tap “3” which is associated with [d, e, f ], the matching list will be narrowed down to the following names: “Ben Miller”, “George Adams”, “Carter, Ellen”, “Dixon, Allan”. Make a call or send a text message using Smart Dial 1. Press the TALK button on your device to open the Phone screen. 2.
Using Phone Features 3.7 Additional Dialing Information Make an emergency call • Enter the international emergency number for your locale, and press the TALK button on your device. Tip Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card. Contact your service provider for details. Make an international call 1. Press and hold on the hardware keyboard (or tap and hold the number 0 key on the phone screen) until the + sign appears.
Using Phone Features 79 3. On the BT Remote SIM Access screen, select the Remote SIM Access check box then tap Done. 4. Connect the car kit phone to your device via Bluetooth. To learn how to connect, consult your car kit phone’s manual. 5. If this is the first time you are pairing the car kit phone with your device, enter the car kit’s passcode on your device. 6. A pop-up message should appear on your device saying that a connection has been established between your device and car kit phone. Tap OK. 7.
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Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Device 4.1 Basic Settings 4.2 Personalizing the Today Screen 4.
Setting Up Your Device 4.1 Basic Settings Time and date To set the time and date 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Time tab. 2. Select the correct time zone and change the date or time. Note During synchronization, the time on your device is updated with the time on your PC. To set the time and date for a different location If you visit or communicate with someone in a particular time zone often, you can select it as your visiting time zone. 1.
Setting Up Your Device 83 To set the backlight to dim after a time delay 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight. 2. Tap the Battery power tab, or the External power tab. 3. Select the Turn off backlight if device is not used for check box, and specify the time delay. To increase or decrease the size of text on the screen 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen > Text Size tab. 2. Move the slider to increase or decrease the text size.
Setting Up Your Device Tip You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma, or other types of sound files that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your PC as ring tones. For a complete list of supported audio file formats for ring tones, see "Specifications" in the Appendix. To use your sound files as ring tones, copy them first to the /Windows/Rings folder on your device, then select the sound from the Ring tone list of your device. For more information about copying files, see Chapter 9.
Setting Up Your Device 85 Phone services Your device can directly link to the mobile phone network, and allow you to access and change the settings of various phone services for your device. 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 device. To access and change settings of phone services 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone > Services tab. 2.
Setting Up Your Device To display owner information Having owner information displayed on the Today screen makes it easier for someone to return your device to you if it is lost. 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Owner Information. 2. On the Identification tab, enter your personal information. Tips • If you don’t see owner information on the Today screen, tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today. On the Items tab, select the Owner Info check box.
Setting Up Your Device 87 4. Do any of the following: • Under Display number of, select the type of tasks you want to appear on the Today screen. • In the Category list, select whether to display only tasks assigned to a specific category or to display all tasks. For more information about creating tasks on your device, see Chapter 6. Customize the Start menu You can choose which items appear in the Start menu. 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Menus. 2.
Setting Up Your Device Protect your device with a password You can help keep your data more secure by requiring a password every time the device is turned on. To set a device password 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Lock. 2. Select the Prompt if device unused for check box, and in the box to the right, select how long your device must be idle before a password is required. 3. In the Password type box, select the type of password you would like to use.
Chapter 5 Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 5.1 About Synchronization 5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center on Windows Vista™ 5.3 Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP® 5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer 5.5 Synchronizing via Bluetooth 5.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 5.1 About Synchronization You can take information from your computer wherever you go by synchronizing them to your device.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 91 5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile® Device Center on Windows Vista™ Microsoft Windows Mobile® Device Center is the replacement for Microsoft® ActiveSync® on Windows Vista™. Note Some versions of Windows Vista come with Windows Mobile Device Center already installed. If Windows Mobile Device Center is not available on your Windows Vista, you can install it from the Getting Started Disc that came with your device.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 4. Select the items you want to synchronize, then click Next. 5. Enter a device name and click Set Up. When you finish the setup wizard, Windows Mobile Device Center synchronizes your device automatically. Notice that Outlook e-mails and other information will appear on your device after synchronization.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 93 5.3 Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP® The Getting Started Disc that comes with your device contains Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 or later. Follow the steps in this section to install and set up ActiveSync on Windows XP or other compatible Windows systems. Note For a list of compatible Windows systems, please go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx. Install ActiveSync 1.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer Connect and synchronize your device with your PC using the USB cable or Bluetooth connection. Start and stop synchronization You can manually synchronize either from your device or PC. From your device • Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync., then tap Sync. To end synchronization before it completes, tap Stop. Tip To delete a partnership with one PC completely, disconnect your device from that PC first.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 95 the same information type elsewhere in the list. 3. To change synchronization settings for an information type, for instance, E-mail, select it and tap Settings. You can then set the download size limit, specify the time period of information to download, and more. Notes • Some information types such as Favorites, Files and Media cannot be selected in ActiveSync Options on your device.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 3. Make sure that Bluetooth on both your device and the computer are turned on and set to visible mode. For more information, see “Bluetooth” in Chapter 10. 4. Tap Menu > Connect via Bluetooth. Make sure the Bluetooth function of both your device and the computer are turned on and set to visible mode. 5.
Chapter 6 Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 6.1 Contacts 6.2 SIM Manager 6.3 Calendar 6.4 Tasks 6.5 Notes 6.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 6.1 Contacts Contacts is your address book and information storage for the people and businesses you communicate with. You can create the following types of contacts on your device: There are three types of contacts that you can create on your device: • Outlook contacts. Contacts that are stored on your device, which can be created on your device or synchronized with your PC or the Exchange Server. • SIM contacts.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 99 4. To add a photo of the contact, tap Select a picture, then select the picture file or tap Camera to take a photo of the contact. This photo appears on the Phone screen when you receive a call from the contact. 5. To assign a ring tone to the contact, tap the Ring tone field, scroll through the list of tones, then select a desired tone. 6. When finished, tap OK.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 3. Touch the name of a contact to open his or her contact card. 4. On the contact card, you will see the last outgoing or incoming call as well as detailed information such as phone numbers of the contact, e-mail address, and more. To group similar contacts You can group similar contacts for easier management by assigning them to categories. 1. Create a new Outlook contact or edit an existing Outlook contact. 2. Tap Categories. 3.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 101 • • Begin entering a contact name in the provided text box until the contact you want is displayed. Filter the list by categories. In the contact list, tap Menu > Filter, then tap a category you’ve assigned to a contact. To show all contacts again, select All Contacts. Share contact information To beam a contact’s details You can quickly send contact information to another mobile phone or device through Bluetooth beaming. 1.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 6.2 SIM Manager SIM Manager allows you to view the contents of your SIM card, transfer contacts from your SIM card to your device or vice versa, and make a call to a SIM contact. To create a contact on your SIM card 1. Tap Start > Programs > SIM Manager. 2. Tap New and enter a contact name and phone number. 3. Tap Save to save the information on your SIM card.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 103 3. Under the Mark column, you can change the indicator that will be appended to the SIM contact names for each phone number type. To do so, select a phone type, tap Edit, enter your desired indicator, then tap Save. 4. After modifying, tap OK. 5. Tap Menu > Contacts to SIM. 6. Select the check boxes of the contact’s phone numbers that you want to copy to your SIM card, then tap Save. To store your SIM card’s phone number 1.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 6.3 Calendar Use Calendar to create appointments, including meetings and other events. You can also synchronize Calendar appointments between your device and PC. Create appointments To schedule an appointment 1. Tap Start > Calendar. 2. Tap Menu > New Appointment. 3. Enter a name for the appointment. 4. Do one of the following: • If it is a special occasion such as a birthday or a whole-day event, set the All Day option to Yes.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 105 4. Set the time when you want the reminder to alert you. 5. Tap OK to return to the calendar. View appointments By default, Calendar displays appointments in Agenda view. You can also look at your appointments in Day, Week, Month, and Year views. The highlighted hours here indicate the time of your appointments. Indicates that there is a conflict with another appointment. Tap to view appointment details. Tap to switch views.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information Send appointments To send a meeting request Use Calendar to schedule meetings via e-mail with contacts who use Outlook or Outlook Mobile. 1. Tap Start > Calendar. 2. Schedule a new appointment, or open an existing one and tap Edit. 3. Tap Attendees, then tap Add Required Attendee or Add Optional Attendee and add the contacts whom you want to invite.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 107 6.4 Tasks Use Tasks to keep track of things you need to do. A task can occur once or repeatedly (recurring). You can set reminders for your tasks and you can organize them using categories. Your tasks are displayed in a task list. Overdue tasks are displayed in red. To create a task 1. Tap Start > Programs > Tasks. 2. Tap Menu > New Task, enter a subject for the task, and fill in information such as start and due dates, priority, and so on.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information To set a default reminder for all new tasks 1. Tap Start > Programs > Tasks. 2. Tap Menu > Options. 3. Select the Set reminders for new items check box. 4. Tap OK to return to the task list. Note The new tasks must have due dates set in order for the reminder to take effect. To show start and due dates in the task list 1. Tap Start > Programs > Tasks. 2. Tap Menu > Options. 3. Select the Show start and due dates check box. 4. Tap OK.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 109 6.5 Notes Using Notes, you can create handwritten and typed notes, record voice notes, convert handwritten notes to text for easy readability, and more. To create a note 1. Tap Start > Programs > Notes. In the note list, tap New. 2. Tap the Input Selector arrow next to the Input Method icon on the menu bar, tap the input method you want, and enter your text. 3. If the Input Selector arrow is not displayed, tap the Input Method icon. 4.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information To record a voice note You can create a stand-alone recording (voice note) or you can add a recording to a note. 1. Tap Start > Programs > Notes. 2. Do one of the following: • To create a stand-alone recording, record from the note list. • To add a recording to a note, create or open a note. 3. If you do not see the Recording toolbar, tap Menu > View Recording Toolbar. 4. Tap the Record icon ( ) to begin recording your voice.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 111 6.6 Voice Recorder Voice Recorder lets you record your voice and then quickly send it in an MMS or e-mail, beam it, or set the recorded voice as your ringtone. Note Voice Recorder saves voice recordings in AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband) format only. This is a common speech audio format used in mobile devices. To record your voice 1. Tap Start > Programs > Voice Recorder. 2. Hold the device’s microphone near your mouth. 3.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information To beam the voice recording 1. Select the voice recording(s) you want to beam then tap Menu > Beam File. 2. Tap the device you want to send the voice recording(s) to. 3. On the other device, accept the file transfer to receive the file. To set the voice recording as a ring tone • Select the desired voice recording the tap Menu > Set as Ringtone. To rename or move a recording 1. Select a voice recording then tap Menu > Rename/Move. 2.
Chapter 7 Exchanging Messages 7.1 Messaging 7.2 Text Messages 7.3 MMS 7.4 Types of E-mail Accounts 7.5 E-mail Setup Wizard 7.
Exchanging Messages 7.1 Messaging Messaging is where your text messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), and e-mails are located. When you receive new messages, you can open them from the Today screen. Simply tap the type of message that you want to open. New e-mail messages New SMS and MMS messages To select a messaging account Do one of the following: • Tap Start > Messaging. The Account Picker screen then appears where you can select an account.
Exchanging Messages 115 To automatically add a signature in outgoing messages You can automatically add your name and other information as your signature in outgoing SMS, MMS and e-mail messages by following these steps: Tip You need to specify your signature for each type of messaging accounts. 1. Tap Start > Messaging, then tap Menu > Options. 2. Tap Signatures. 3. Select a type of messaging account in which to add a signature. 4. Select the Use signature with this account check box. 5.
Exchanging Messages 5. A new text message is then created. To add more recipients, enter their mobile phone numbers in the To field, separating them with a semicolon. You can also tap To if you want to add mobile phone numbers from Contacts. 6. Enter your message. • To quickly add common messages, tap Menu > My Text and tap a desired message. • To check the spelling, tap Menu > Spell Check. 7. Tap Send. Tips • To enter symbols, tap Shift using the onscreen keyboard then tap a symbol.
Exchanging Messages 117 7.3 MMS Sending multimedia messages (MMS) to your friends and family is fun and easy. You can include pictures, video, and an audio clip in a multimedia message. Notes • Please note that multimedia messaging is a charged service and has to be provisioned on your mobile account. Please contact your wireless service provider to have MMS provisioned as part of your calling plan.
Exchanging Messages • Port number. HTTP port number used for connecting to the MMS server and for file transfer. • Server address. URL address of the server where MMS messages are stored. • Connect via. Select the connection that your device uses for MMS messages. • Sending size limitation. Select the maximum MMS message size allowed by your wireless service provider. • WAP version. Select either WAP 1.2 or WAP 2.0, depending on which one is being used by your other wireless service provider.
Exchanging Messages 119 • Tap Select to insert the selected photo or video clip into the MMS message you are composing. • Tap to take a photo and insert it into the MMS message. • Tap to record MMS video and insert it into the MMS message. • Tap Exit ( ) to quit selection and return to the MMS message. 6. Enter text and insert audio clips by tapping the respective areas. See “To add text to an MMS message” and “To add an audio clip to a MMS message” for details. 7.
Exchanging Messages 1. Tap Insert audio. By default, My Documents will be shown. Tap My Music or another folder that contains audio files. When navigating folders, tap the Down arrow ( ) to return to the upper folder. 2. Select an audio file. When selected, you can: • Tap • Tap Select to insert it into your MMS message. • Tap Exit ( • To record a new audio clip and add it to your MMS message, tap . The Record pop-up window then opens. Tap Record to start recording, and Stop to end the recording.
