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Please Read Before Proceeding THE BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX. DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE DEVICE IS CHARGING. YOUR WARRANTY IS INVALIDATED IF YOU OPEN OR TAMPER WITH THE DEVICE’S OUTER CASING. PRIVACY RESTRICTIONS Some countries require full disclosure of recorded telephone conversations, and stipulate that you must inform the person with whom you are speaking that the conversation is being recorded.
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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.
• Always keep the battery out of the reach of babies and small children, to avoid swallowing of the battery. Consult the doctor immediately if the battery is swallowed. • If the battery leaks: • • Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with skin or clothing. If already in contact, flush the affected area immediately with clean water and seek medical advice. • Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with eyes.
SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an aircraft’s navigation system and its communications network, using this device’s phone function on board an airplane is against the law in most countries. If you want to use this device when on board an aircraft, remember to turn off your phone by switching to Airplane Mode.
• • Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories that do not contain any metal. Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate your local RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided. INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this device is forbidden in most hospitals and medical clinics.
To assure optimal phone performance and ensure human exposure to RF energy is within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always use your device only in its normal-use position. Do not touch or hold the antenna area unnecessarily when placing or receiving a phone call. Contact with the antenna area may impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level than needed.
General Precautions • Heed service markings Except as explained elsewhere in the Operating or Service documentation, do not service any product yourself. Service needed on components inside the device should be done by an authorized service technician or provider. • Damage requiring service Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and refer servicing to an authorized service technician or provider under the following conditions: • Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen into the product.
• Avoid pushing objects into product Never push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings in the product. Slots and openings are provided for ventilation. These openings must not be blocked or covered. • 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.
Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started 17 1.1 Getting to Know Your PDA Phone and Accessories..................... 18 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Storage Card and Battery, and Charging the PDA Phone............................................................... 22 1.3 Starting Up ..................................................................................... 26 1.4 The Today Screen ........................................................................... 29 1.5 The Start Menu .....................
3.5 Setting Up Bluetooth SIM Access for Car Kit Phones .................. 69 3.6 Additional Dialing Information .................................................... 70 Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Device 71 4.1 Basic Settings ................................................................................. 72 4.2 Personalizing the Today Screen .................................................... 75 4.3 Protecting Your Device ..................................................................
Chapter 8 Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Chapter 9 Working With Documents and Files 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 123 Synchronizing with the Exchange Server .................................. 124 Working With Company E-mails ................................................. 125 Managing Meeting Requests ...................................................... 129 Finding Contacts in the Company Directory ............................. 131 133 Microsoft® Office Mobile .....
Chapter 13 Managing Your Device 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Adding and Removing Programs ............................................. 200 Using Task Manager .................................................................. 200 Resetting Your Device ............................................................... 202 Managing Memory .................................................................... 204 Windows Update ........................................................................
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Getting to Know Your PDA Phone and Accessories 1.2 Installing the SIM Card, Storage Card and Battery, and Charging the PDA Phone 1.3 Starting Up 1.4 The Today Screen 1.5 The Start Menu 1.6 Quick Menu 1.7 HTC Home™ 1.8 Finger Scrolling and Finger Panning 1.9 Status Icons 1.10 Programs 1.
Getting Started 1.1 Getting to Know Your PDA Phone and Accessories Top 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. Speaker Left panel Right panel VOLUME UP • During a call or when playing music, press this button to increase the volume. • Press and hold to activate voice dialing. See Chapter 14 for details.
Getting Started 19 Front panel Notification LEDs * See description below. Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here. Touch Screen SOFT KEYS TALK/SEND Press to answer an incoming call or dial a number. START Press to open the Start menu from the Today screen or while in any other program. END Press to end a call or to return to the Today screen. Press and hold to open the Quick List where you can select an action to perform.
Getting Started Back panel Macro Mode Switch See Chapter 12 for details. GPS Antenna Connector Push the self-portrait mirror from inside the back cover, then connect an external GPS antenna for better GPS signal reception. Note Use only the external GPS antenna with model number GA S100. 2 Megapixel Camera See Chapter 12 for details. Self-portrait Mirror Back Cover Push the back cover upward to remove it.
Getting Started 21 Accessories 1 4 7 User Manua l Read Me First 2 Screen Protector 5 8 3 9 6 No. Accessory Function 1 Battery Powers the device. 2 Screen protector Protects the screen from scratches. 3 Stereo headset 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, Storage Card and Battery, and Charging the PDA Phone Always turn off your device before installing or replacing the SIM card, storage card, and battery. You also need to remove the back cover before you can install these components. To remove the back cover 1. Make sure your device is turned off. 2. Hold the device firmly with both hands and the front panel facing down. 3.
Getting Started 23 To remove the SIM card 1. Remove the battery if it is installed. 2. Press and hold the SIM card slot lock with your thumb. 3. Use the stylus tip to push the SIM card out of slot, then slide the SIM card to remove it. 3 2 Storage card A microSD™ card holder is located inside the battery compartment. To have additional storage for your images, videos, music, and files, you can purchase a microSD card and install it into the holder. To install a microSD card 1.
Getting Started Battery Your device comes with a rechargeable Li-ion battery and is designed to use only manufacturer-specified original batteries and accessories. Battery performance depends on many factors, including network configuration, signal strength, the temperature of the environment in which you operate your device, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached to connecting ports, and your voice, data, and other program usage patterns.
Getting Started 25 To remove the battery 1. Make sure your device is turned off. 2. Remove the back cover. 3. Lift the bottom end of battery from the compartment groove, then remove it. Groove Charge the battery New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you start using your device, it is recommended that you install and charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. To charge the battery 1.
Getting Started 1.3 Starting Up After installing your SIM card and battery and charging the PDA phone, 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 guides you through the calibration process and the setup of regional settings, date and time, and password.
Getting Started 27 To automatically configure data connection settings 1. When you see the notification message from the Connection Setup, tap Yes. Note If you do not see the notification message, tap display the message. on the title bar to 2. 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. 3. Connection Setup then starts to configure your device’s data connection settings. 4.
Getting Started To smooth the edges of screen fonts for many programs, tap Start > Settings > System tab > Screen > ClearType tab, then select the Enable ClearType check box. To increase the readability or to see more content on the screen, on the Text Size tab, adjust the text size by moving the slider. Switch your device to Sleep mode Press and immediately release the POWER button to turn off the display temporarily and switch your device to Sleep mode.
Getting Started 29 1.4 The Today Screen The Today screen displays important information, such as upcoming appointments and status indicators. Tap items on the screen to open the associated program. Signal strength Adjust volume Connection status Notification Open the Start Menu Battery status Open the Quick Menu (See “Quick Menu” in this chapter for details) HTC Home (See “HTC Home” in this chapter for details) Your upcoming appointment Title bar callout. See description below.
Getting Started 1.5 The Start Menu The Start menu, located on the top left corner of the Today screen, displays a list of programs. You can start a program by scrolling through the programs list, 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 Start menu items can be customized by tapping Start > Settings > Personal tab > Menus). Access more programs. View and change settings.
Getting Started 31 Customize the Task Manager settings. (See “Using Task Manager” in Chapter 13.) Tap to open the Quick Menu. Total percentage of memory used by running programs. Tap to open the Memory settings. Stop all currently running programs. • To switch to a running program, tap the program name. • To stop a running program, tap . 1.
Getting Started Home Home displays the current 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. Tap this area when you want to change the date or time, or to set alarms. Number of new e-mails. Tap this icon to view your e-mails. Date Alarm icon Number of missed calls. Tap this icon to open the Call History.
Getting Started 33 Weather Weather shows you the current weather as well as weather information for the next four days of the week. The first time you use this feature, you need to select your city first to download weather information. To select your city 3 2 1 1. Select the Weather tab ( 4 ). 2. Tap the area that shows Select your city here. 3. On the Select City screen, type in the city name, then tap Tip . You can also browse through the list of cities to choose your city.
Getting Started Shows the last time you download weather information. Tap this item to download the latest weather information. Tap this area to select another city. Current day’s weather Tap this area to view weather information for the next four days of the week. Tap this area to return to the current day’s weather.
Getting Started 35 Tip • Download when roaming. Select this option only if you want to allow automatic download of weather data when roaming. This may incur additional costs. • Temperature Scale. Choose whether to display temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit. To check for more detailed weather information on the AccuWeather Web site, select Menu > About Weather on the Select City screen and then tap the AccuWeather.com link. Internet Explorer Mobile then opens and displays the AccuWeather Web site.
Getting Started Sound Sound provides a selection of profiles, each preconfigured with a different volume setting. It also lets you quickly change the ring tone of your device. Tap to open the phone sound settings where you can select the ring tone. Tap a button to select a profile (from left to right): Normal, Silent, Vibrate, Automatic. Tap to select the Automatic profile.
Getting Started 37 When finger scrolling up and down, flick or slide anywhere within this area. • To scroll towards the left, flick or slide your finger to the right. • To scroll towards the right, flick or slide your finger to the left. • While the screen is scrolling, you can stop the scrolling by pressing your finger on the touch screen. Note Scrollbars on the screen indicate that there is content that doesn’t fit on the screen.
Getting Started To continuously pan 1. Drag your finger towards the boundary and hold. The Web page, document, or message that you are viewing then continuously pans. Left and right boundaries Top and bottom boundaries 2. Release your finger to stop panning. To enable or mute finger scrolling and panning sound • Tap Start > Settings > System tab > TouchFLO, then select or clear the Enable sound when finger scrolling and panning check box.
Getting Started 39 1.9 Status Icons The following are some of the status icons that you may see on the device.
Getting Started Icons that appear in this area GPRS connecting GPRS in use EDGE connecting Icons that appear in this area Vibrate mode Sound on Sound off EDGE in use Maximum signal strength No signal Icons that appear in this area Phone is turned off Battery charging No phone service Battery full Searching for phone service Battery very low Voice call in progress Call on hold Calls are forwarded Dialing while no SIM card is inserted No SIM card inserted
Getting Started 41 1.10 Programs The following are programs you can find on your device or install from the Applications disc. 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 Excel workbooks. OneNote Mobile Create notes with text, photos, and voice recordings. PowerPoint Mobile View PowerPoint slides and presentations.
Getting Started Programs screen Icon Description Games Play two pre-installed games: Bubble Breaker and Solitaire. ActiveSync Synchronize information between your device and a PC or the Exchange Server. Adobe Reader LE View PDF (Portable Document Format) files on your device. Audio Manager Browse for music files by organizing music files into categories. Bluetooth Explorer Search for other Bluetooth devices that have file sharing enabled and access their Bluetooth shared folder.
Getting Started 43 Icon Description QuickGPS Downloads satellite data over the Internet via ActiveSync or GPRS to speed up the time for determining your current GPS position. RSS Hub RSS reader that enables you to stay up-to-date by downloading the latest news headlines from the Internet. 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.
Getting Started 1.11 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 45 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 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. Regional Settings Set the regional configuration to use, including the format for displaying numbers, currency, date, and time on your device. Remove Programs Remove programs that you installed on your device.
Getting Started 47 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 and Bluetooth), turn the phone on or off, and enable or disable the Direct Push function. Connection Setup Configure your device’s data connections, such as GPRS, WAP, and MMS, based on the detected or selected network operator.
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Chapter 2 Entering Text and Searching for Information 2.1 Entering Information 2.2 Using the Touch Keyboard 2.3 Using the Touch Keypad 2.4 Using the Symbol Pad 2.5 Using the On-screen Keyboard 2.6 Using Block Recognizer 2.7 Using Letter Recognizer 2.8 Using Transcriber 2.
Entering Text and Searching for Information 2.1 Entering Information When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the Input Panel icon becomes available on the menu bar. Tap the Input Selector arrow (that appears next to the Input Panel icon) to open a menu where you can select a text input method and customize input options. After selecting a text input method, the corresponding Input Panel is displayed, which you can use to enter text.
Entering Text and Searching for Information 51 2.2 Using the Touch Keyboard The Touch Keyboard is a type of on-screen keyboard which features 20 keys. With its large, touch-friendly keys and enhanced features such as XT9 predictive input, you can enter text faster and more accurately. • Tap to enter letters or symbols. • Tap and hold to enter a punctuation mark, symbol, or number that appears on the upper right corner of a key • Tap to enter an uppercase letter. • Tap twice to turn on Caps Lock.
Entering Text and Searching for Information XT9 mode By default, the Touch Keyboard is set to XT9 mode. XT9 is a predictive text input mode which displays a word candidate list as you enter the first few characters so you just select the word that you want. XT9 can also be set to predict the next word based on previous phrases or sentences that you have entered. To enter text using XT9 mode 1. Start entering the first few letters of a word.
Entering Text and Searching for Information 53 XT9 learns your pattern and attempts to predict the word that you will likely type next. • Auto-Append. Automatically adds your entered words that are not in the dictionary to the predicted word list. • Auto-Substitution. Automatically inserts an apostrophe when you type common contracted words (for example, “dont” automatically becomes “don’t”). • Word Completion.
Entering Text and Searching for Information 2.3 Using the Touch Keypad The Touch Keypad is a 12-key on-screen keypad that has a layout similar to mobile phone keypads, plus some additional keys. The Touch Keypad has large keys and enhanced input features such as XT9 predictive input, which makes it faster for you to enter text in your messages and documents. • Tap to enter letters or symbols. • Tap and hold to enter the number that appears on the upper right corner of a key.
Entering Text and Searching for Information 55 2.4 Using the Symbol Pad The Symbol Pad provides a comprehensive list of common symbols such as parentheses, braces, currency signs, punctuation marks, special characters, and more. The Symbol Pad is available when using both the Touch Keyboard and Touch Keypad. Tap a symbol to insert it into your text. Tap to close the Symbol Pad without selecting a symbol. Tap to display the previous page of symbols. Tap to display the next page of symbols.
Entering Text and Searching for Information 2.5 Using the On-screen Keyboard When using Windows Mobile’s standard on-screen Keyboard, you can enter text by tapping keys on the keyboard that is displayed on the screen. To enter text using the on-screen Keyboard 1. In a program, tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Keyboard. 2. Enter text by tapping keys on the on-screen Keyboard. To enlarge the on-screen Keyboard 1. Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Options. 2.
Entering Text and Searching for Information 57 2.7 Using Letter Recognizer With Letter Recognizer, you can write individual letters, numbers, and punctuation marks, which are then converted into typed text. To use Letter Recognizer 1. From a program, tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Letter Recognizer. 2. Write characters, numbers, and symbols in the designated writing area. • Enter uppercase letters by writing in the ABC (left) area of the box.
Entering Text and Searching for Information Tips • To reposition the keyboard, tap and hold the title bar, then drag to the desired location. • When no text is selected, you can open the keyboard by using the gesture (draw a line straight down and then straight up). For more information about using Transcriber gestures, see Help on your device. To edit text 1. In a program, draw a line from left to right across the text you want to edit. 2.
Chapter 3 Using Phone Features 3.1 Using the Phone 3.2 Making a Call 3.3 Receiving a Call 3.4 Smart Dial 3.5 Setting Up Bluetooth SIM Access for Car Kit Phones 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 any of the following: • Tap Start > Phone. • Press the TALK/SEND button.
Using Phone Features 61 To enable or disable Airplane Mode Another way to turn off the phone function is to switch your device to Airplane Mode. When you enable Airplane Mode, all wireless radios on your device are turned off, including the phone function and Bluetooth. When you disable Airplane Mode, the phone function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth is restored. 1. Tap Start > Programs > Comm Manager. 2.
Using Phone Features 3.2 Making a Call With your device, you can make a call from Phone, Contacts, Speed Dial, Call History, and SIM Manager. Make a call from Phone 1. Tap Start > Phone. 2. Tap Keypad, then tap the keys on the keypad to enter the phone number. Tip If you tapped a wrong number, tap to erase each subsequent digit of a number. To erase the entire number, tap and hold . 3. Press the TALK/SEND button to place the call.
Using Phone Features 63 Make a call from Call History 1. On the Phone screen, tap the Call History button ( ). 2. Touch or tap the call history tab that you want to view. The tabs represent different types of calls on your device and are arranged by (from left to right): Outgoing calls, Incoming calls, Missed calls, and All calls. 3. Flick or slide your finger on the touch screen to scroll to the desired contact or phone number, then press TALK/SEND.
Using Phone Features To call voice mail Number 1 is generally reserved for your voice mail. Tap and hold this button on the Phone screen keypad to call voice mail and retrieve your voice mail messages. 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.
Using Phone Features 65 When you receive a call after enabling Reject call with text message, you can: • Tap Send Text to reject the call and send the text message to the caller. • Tap Silence to mute the ringing sound without rejecting the call. Note When the Reject call with text message option is selected, you need to press the TALK/SEND button on your device to answer calls. To end a call When an incoming or outgoing call is in progress, tap End or press the END button to hang up.
Using Phone Features 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 mobile phone networks support conference calling. Contact your wireless service provider for details. To turn on and off the Speakerphone The built-in Speakerphone on your device allows you to talk hands-free or lets other people listen to the conversation.
Using Phone Features 67 3.4 Smart Dial Smart Dial makes it easy for you to dial a phone number. When you start entering a phone number or contact name, Smart Dial automatically searches and sorts the contact entries on the SIM card, in Contacts, and the phone numbers in Call History (including incoming, outgoing, and missed calls). You can then select the desired number or contact from the filtered list to dial.
Using Phone Features When you start entering a number or letter, the Smart Dial panel will display matches found. Tip If there are several matches found, you can tap Hide Keypad to view them. 3. In the Smart Dial panel, flick and slide your finger on the touch screen, press NAVIGATION up/down, or rotate the NAVIGATION WHEEL to browse the list or select a contact. 4. You can do one of the following: • When the contact is selected, press the TALK/SEND button to place a call.
Using Phone Features 69 3.5 Setting Up Bluetooth SIM Access for Car Kit Phones Bluetooth car kits that support the SIM Access Profile (SAP) can connect to your device and access its SIM card via Bluetooth. Once a SAP connection has been established, you can download SIM contacts from your device to the car kit phone. You can also use the car kit phone to answer and make calls using your device’s SIM card.
Using Phone Features 3.6 Additional Dialing Information Make an emergency call Enter the international emergency number for your locale, and press the TALK/SEND button on your device. Tip Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card. Contact your wireless service provider for details. To make an emergency call when the device is locked When the device lock feature is enabled, you need to unlock the device before you can make an emergency call. 1.
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 the HTC Home time display, then tap the Time tab. See “HTC Home” in Chapter 1 for details. Tip You can also tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Time tab to set the time and date. 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 computer.
Setting Up Your Device 73 Display settings To adjust the screen brightness • In the HTC Home’s Launcher tab, keep tapping the Adjust Backlight icon ( ) to select your desired screen brightness level. See “HTC Home” in Chapter 1 for details. Tip You can also tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight > Brightness tab to adjust the screen brightness. To set the backlight to dim after a time delay 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Backlight. 2. Tap the Battery power or External power tab. 3.
Setting Up Your Device Ringer settings To change the ring type and ring tone 1. In the HTC Home’s Sound tab, tap the area that shows the ring tone name. See “HTC Home” in Chapter 1 for details. Tip You can also change the device ring type and ring tone on the Phone screen by tapping Menu > Options > Phone tab. 2. In the Ring type list, choose whether to be notified of incoming calls by a ring, a vibration, or a combination of both. 3. In the Ring tone list, tap the sound you want to use.
Setting Up Your Device 75 To choose how to be notified about events or actions 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Sounds & Notifications. 2. On the Sounds tab, choose how you want to be notified by selecting the appropriate check boxes. 3. On the Notifications tab, in Event, tap an event name and choose how you want to be notified by selecting the appropriate check boxes. You can choose from several options, such as a special sound, a message, or a flashing light.
Setting Up Your Device 3. On the Items tab, select the items you want to appear on the Today screen. To use a custom background image You can use one of your own pictures as the background image on the Today screen. 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today. 2. Select the Use this picture as the background check box, and tap Browse to view a list of your picture files. 3. Tap the file name of the picture you want to use. 4. Tap OK.
Setting Up Your Device 77 4. Do any of the following: • Select Next appointment to show only the next appointment in your schedule, or Upcoming appointments to show multiple appointments. • Clear the Display all day events check box if you do not want to display all-day events. For more information about using Calendar, see Chapters 6 and 8. To set options for displaying tasks on the Today screen If you have several tasks, you can specify the type of tasks to display on the Today screen. 1.
Setting Up Your Device 4.3 Protecting Your Device Protect your SIM card with a PIN You can protect your SIM card from unauthorized use by assigning a PIN (personal identification number). The default SIM card PIN is provided by your wireless service provider. To change the PIN 1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Phone tab. 2. Select the Require PIN when phone is used check box. 3. To change the PIN at any time, tap Change PIN.
Setting Up Your Device 79 • If you forget your password, you can hard reset or clear the device memory. Before you do this, make sure you back up your data and files so that you can restore them back to your device. For more information about hard resetting the device and clearing the memory, see Chapter 13. Encrypt files on your storage card You can set your device to encrypt files as they are saved on the storage card. 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Encryption. 2.
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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 83 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 Use Windows Mobile Device Center To open Windows Mobile Device Center, click Start > All Programs > Windows Mobile Device Center on your Windows Vista computer. On Windows Mobile Device Center, you can do the following: • Click Mobile Device Settings to change synchronization settings.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 85 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, 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 computer using the USB cable or Bluetooth connection. Start and stop synchronization You can manually synchronize either from your device or computer. From your device • Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync, then tap Sync. To end synchronization before it completes, tap Stop.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 87 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. You can only select or clear these items from your computer’s Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync.
Synchronizing Information With Your Computer To synchronize with a computer via Bluetooth 1. Set up Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync on your computer to synchronize through Bluetooth. See the program’s Help for instructions. 2. On your device, tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync. 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.
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 people and businesses you communicate with. You can create the following types of contacts 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. Contacts that are stored on the SIM card.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 91 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. Tips • If someone who is not in your list of contacts calls you, create a contact from Call History by tapping and holding a phone number, then tapping Save to Contacts from the shortcut menu.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 3. Touch or tap the name of a contact to open his or her contact card. 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 find a contact on your device There are several ways to find a contact when your contact list is long. 1. Tap Start > Contacts. 2.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 93 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. Tap Start > Contacts, then select a contact. 2. Tap Menu > Send Contact > Beam, then select a device where to beam the contact to. Note Before beaming, make sure Bluetooth is turned on and set to visible mode on your device and the target mobile device.
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 95 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 computer. 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 97 4. Set the time when you want the reminder to alert you. 5. Tap OK to return to the Calendar screen. 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 Menu > 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 99 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 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, then tap OK. To locate a task When your list of tasks is long, you can display a subset of the tasks or sort the list to quickly find a specific task. 1.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 101 3. When finished, tap OK to return to the note list. Notes • To select handwritten text, tap and hold next to the writing. As soon as dots appear, and before they form a complete circle, quickly drag across the writing. • If a letter crosses three ruled lines, it is treated as a drawing rather than text. To draw in a note 1. Tap Start > Programs > Notes. 2. In the note list, tap New. 3. To draw on the screen, use the stylus like a pen.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information To change recording formats 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Input. 2. Tap the Options tab, and select the desired format you want in the Voice recording format list. 3. Tap OK. Note You can also change recording formats from within Notes. In the note list, tap Menu > Options > Global Input Options link (at the bottom of the page), then tap the Options tab. 6.
Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information 103 To send a voice recording through MMS • Select a voice recording, then tap Menu > Send via MMS. A new MMS message is then created with the voice recording automatically inserted as an audio clip. See “MMS” in Chapter 7 to learn how to compose and send MMS messages. To send a voice recording via e-mail • Select a voice recording, then tap Menu > Send > Outlook E-mail.
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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 by tapping 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 107 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: Note You need to specify your signature for each type of messaging account. 1. Tap Start > Messaging, then tap Menu > Options. 2. Tap Signatures. 3. Select a messaging account in which to add a signature. 4. Select the Use signature with this account check box. 5.
Exchanging Messages 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Tap Send.
Exchanging Messages 109 7.3 MMS Sending multimedia messages (MMS) to your friends and family is fun and easy. You can include pictures, videos, and audio clips in a multimedia message. Notes • Multimedia messaging is a charged service and has to be provisioned on your mobile phone account. Contact your wireless service provider to have MMS provisioned as part of your calling plan. • Make sure the size of MMS messages that you send is within the limits allowed by your wireless service provider.
Exchanging Messages • Server address. URL address of the server where MMS messages are stored. • Connect via. Select the connection that your device uses for MMS messages. • Send limit. 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 wireless service provider. 5. Tap Done.
Exchanging Messages 111 5. Tap the Insert icon ( )to select and insert a photo or video clip. When selecting a photo or video clip, you can: • 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.
Exchanging Messages To add an audio clip to an MMS message You can add one audio clip per slide in your MMS message. 1. Tap Insert audio on your MMS message. 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.
Exchanging Messages 113 To block a phone number from sending you MMS messages If you do not want to receive MMS messages from a particular sender, you can add the sender’s phone number to the MMS Blacklist. 1. When you receive a new MMS message, open and view the message. 2. To avoid receiving MMS messages from this sender next time, tap Menu > Show > Message Detail. 3. On the MMS Detail screen, tap Menu > Show Contact Details. 4. Tap Menu > Save to Blacklist. 5. Tap Done.
Exchanging Messages 7.5 E-mail Setup Wizard Windows Mobile’s E-mail Setup Wizard lets you easily set up your personal and work e-mail accounts. You can add an e-mail account from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other e-mail provider as well as web-based accounts such as Gmail®, Yahoo!® Mail Plus, AOL®, and others. Note For more information about setting up your company Outlook e-mail account, see Chapter 8.
Exchanging Messages 115 Note If Auto Setup is unsuccessful, select Internet e-mail from the Your e-mail provider list on the next screen. You will also be asked to enter e-mail server settings during the setup process. See “ To specify e-mail server settings” for details. 4. Enter your name. You can also edit the Account display name field to specify the name of your ISP or e-mail provider. Tap Next. 5. Enter your login name if it does not show automatically in the User name field.
Exchanging Messages To customize download and format settings Before you tap Finish when setting up your POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail account, you can tap the Review all download settings link at the bottom of the screen to choose download options, message format, and other settings.
Exchanging Messages 117 7.6 Using E-mail After setting up e-mail accounts on your device, you can start sending and receiving e-mail messages. Create and send messages To compose and send a message 1. Tap Start > Contacts. Tip If your contact list is long, flick or slide your finger upward on the touch screen to scroll down the contact list. See “Finger Scrolling and Finger Panning” in Chapter 1 for more details on finger scrolling. 2. Tap the contact’s name to open his or her contact card. 3.
Exchanging Messages Filter the Inbox message list When the Inbox on your device is full of messages, it may be difficult to browse and locate a desired message. You can filter your Inbox to display only the messages that contain a particular sender or subject you are searching for. To filter your Inbox • Enter the sender name or e-mail subject you want to look for using the on-screen keyboard. As you tap keys, the message list narrows down to the conditions you have set.
Exchanging Messages 119 To download an attachment An attachment appears below the subject of the message. Tapping the attachment opens the attachment if it has been fully downloaded or marks it for download the next time you send and receive e-mail. Notes • If there are multiple attachments in the message, all attachments are downloaded. • For information about setting your device to automatically download file attachments, see "Customize e-mail settings".
Exchanging Messages 5. If the e-mail does not download immediately, tap Menu > Send/ Receive. 6. If images do not immediately appear on the message, tap Internet pictures blocked then tap Download Internet pictures. 7. Tap Menu and choose whether to reply or forward the message. 8. Enter your response then tap Send. Tip E-mails can contain hyperlinks to Web sites. Download messages The manner in which you download messages depends on the type of e-mail account you have.
Exchanging Messages 121 Customize e-mail settings To change the download size and format for Outlook e-mail 1. Disconnect your device from the computer. 2. Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync. 3. Tap Menu > Options, select E-mail, then tap Settings. 4. On the E-mail Sync Options screen: • Under Message format, select HTML or Plain text. • Under Download size limit, select the desired e-mail size. 5. Close ActiveSync and reconnect your device to the computer.
Exchanging Messages 5. Select a download size from the Download attachments smaller than list box. 6. Tap Finish. To store attachments on a storage card 1. Tap Start > Messaging. 2. Tap Menu > Options > Storage tab. 3. Select the When available, use this storage card to store attachments checkbox.
Chapter 8 Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 8.1 Synchronizing with the Exchange Server 8.2 Working With Company E-mails 8.3 Managing Meeting Requests 8.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 8.1 Synchronizing with the Exchange Server To keep up-to-date with your company e-mails and meeting schedules while you’re out of the office, you can connect your device to the Internet through GPRS/EDGE and synchronize with your company’s Exchange Server. Set up an Exchange Server connection Before you can synchronize or access information on the Exchange Server, you need to set up an Exchange Server connection on your device.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 125 for synchronization, you must first clear the E-mail check box under the Windows PC item before you can select E-mail under Exchange Server. Tip To change Exchange Server settings, open ActiveSync on your device, then tap Menu > Configure Server. Start synchronization Before you start synchronizing with the Exchange Server, make sure your device has been set up with a data connection to the Internet so that you can synchronize over the air.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments You need to perform a full synchronization between your device and the Exchange Server first before Direct Push can be enabled. Requirement The Direct Push feature works for your device only if your company is using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) with Exchange ActiveSync or higher version. To enable Direct Push via Comm Manager 1. Tap Start > Programs > Comm Manager. 2.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 127 Instant download through Fetch Mail The Fetch Mail feature downloads an entire e-mail immediately without the need for you to perform a full Send/Receive action. This limits the download to just the e-mail message that you want and helps save data cost. Requirement Fetch Mail works for your device only if your company is using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or higher. 1. Tap Start > Messaging > Outlook E-mail. 2. Tap an e-mail message to open it.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 5. In the Look in list, specify whether to search in your Inbox or Sent Items only, or to search in All Folders. 6. Tap Search. Flag your messages Flags serve as a reminder for you to follow-up on important issues or requests contained in e-mail messages. Flagging messages, which has been a useful feature on desktop Outlook E-mail, can also be done in Outlook Mobile on your device. You can flag received e-mail messages on your device.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 129 Out-of-office auto-reply Outlook Mobile allows you to retrieve and change your out-of-office status. Just like desktop Outlook E-mail, Outlook Mobile automatically sends an auto-reply message when you’re not available. To send out-of-office auto-reply messages 1. Tap Start > Messaging > Outlook E-mail. 2. Tap Menu > Tools > Out of Office. 3. In the I am currently list, select Out of the Office. 4. Enter your auto-reply message, then tap Done. 8.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 3. Choose whether or not to edit your response e-mail before sending, then tap OK: If you accepted the meeting request, it will automatically be added as an appointment in Calendar on your device. To view the list of meeting participants 1. Tap Start > Calendar. 2. Tap a meeting request that you previously sent, then tap Attendees. The list of required and optional attendees will be listed.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 131 8.4 Finding Contacts in the Company Directory In addition to having contacts on your device, you can access contact information from your organization’s Company Directory. By having over-the-air access to the Company Directory, you can easily send e-mail messages and meeting requests to anyone in your company.
Working With Company E-mails and Meeting Appointments 3. Enter a partial or full contact name and tap Search. In the search results list, tap a contact to select it. Notes • You can save a contact from the Company Directory to your device by selecting the contact, then tapping Menu > Save to Contacts. • You can search on the following information as long as that information is included in the Company Directory: First name, Last name, E-mail name, Display name, E-mail address, or Office location.
Chapter 9 Working With Documents and Files 9.1 Microsoft® Office Mobile 9.2 Adobe® Reader® LE 9.3 Copying and Managing Files 9.4 ZIP 9.
Working With Documents and Files 9.1 Microsoft® Office Mobile Microsoft® Office Mobile consists of the following applications: • Microsoft® Office Excel® Mobile lets you create and edit Excel workbooks and templates on your device. • Microsoft® Office OneNote® Mobile lets you create notes with text, photos, and voice recordings for synchronization later with Microsoft® Office OneNote® 2007 on your computer.
Working With Documents and Files 135 9.2 Adobe® Reader® LE Adobe® Reader® LE is an application for viewing PDF (Portable Document Format) documents on your device. It supports a subset of the features found in the PC versions of Adobe Reader. To open Adobe Reader LE • Tap Start > Programs > Adobe Reader LE. To open a PDF file on your device Do one of the following: • • Open a PDF file in Adobe Reader LE. Open File Explorer, find the PDF file, then tap the file to open it.
Working With Documents and Files 9.3 Copying and Managing Files You can copy files between your device and computer, or copy files to a storage card installed on your device. You can also efficiently manage your files and folders using File Explorer. To copy files using Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync 1. Connect your device to the computer. 2.
Working With Documents and Files 137 To copy files to a storage card 1. Make sure that the storage card is properly installed on your device. 2. Tap Start > Programs > File Explorer and navigate to the appropriate folder. 3. Tap and hold the file you want to copy, then tap Copy. 4. Tap the down arrow ( ), then tap Storage Card in the list. 5. Tap Menu > Edit > Paste. Tip You can configure programs such as Word Mobile and Excel Mobile to directly save edited files on your storage card.
Working With Documents and Files 3. Tap Menu > Action > Extract. 4. Choose a folder where the files will be extracted to, then tap Extract. To create a zip archive 1. Tap File > New Archive. 2. On the Save As screen, enter the zip file name and choose a folder where you want to save it. You can also choose whether to save the zip file on the device’s main memory or storage card. 3. Tap Save. 4. Tap Menu > Action > Add. 5. Double-tap the folder that contains the files you want to archive. 6.
Working With Documents and Files 139 To open Sprite Backup • On your device, tap Start > Programs > Sprite Backup. Sprite Backup operates in two modes: Basic and Advanced. Basic mode Advanced mode To back up data in Basic mode Basic mode is the default mode, and allows you to easily back up the entire content of your device with the tap of a button. Note To change backup options or location, you will need to do it in Advanced mode. 1. On the Basic mode screen, tap Backup Now. 2.
Working With Documents and Files To back up data in Advanced mode Advanced mode is designed for users with more advanced backup requirements. 1. Tap Options > Switch to Advanced Mode. 2. In the Backup tab, you will see a tree view of the data and files on your device. Tap “+” on the left of an item to view its sub-items. Use the check boxes to select or exclude items for backup. 3. Tap the Backup button and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the backup. To restore data in Advanced mode 1.
Chapter 10 Getting Connected 10.1 Comm Manager 10.2 Connection Setup 10.3 Ways of Connecting to the Internet 10.4 Starting a Data Connection 10.5 Internet Explorer® Mobile 10.6 Windows Live™ 10.7 Using Your Device as a Modem (Internet Sharing) 10.
Getting Connected 10.1 Comm Manager Comm Manager acts like a central switch that lets you enable or disable phone features as well as manage your data connections easily. To open Comm Manager • Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Comm Manager. • Tap Start > Programs > Comm Manager. 1 Off/Disabled 2 On/Enabled 3 4 5 Unavailable 6 1 Tap to switch Airplane mode on or off. Turning on Airplane mode turns off the phone, and Bluetooth functions.
Getting Connected 143 10.2 Connection Setup Connection Setup configures your device’s data connections, such as GPRS, WAP, and MMS, for you so that you do not need to enter the settings manually onto your device. All you need to do is to select your network operator, then Connection Setup does all the configuration for you.
Getting Connected 10.3 Ways of Connecting to the Internet Your device’s networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet or your corporate network at work through one of the following connections: • GPRS or EDGE • Dial-up Note You can also add and set up the following connections: • VPN: A VPN connection is used to access your corporate network by using an existing Internet connection.
Getting Connected 145 5. Enter the Access point name, then tap Next. 6. Enter the user name and password, if required, then tap Finish. Notes • To view help information for any screen, tap the help icon ( ). • To modify your connection settings, tap Manage existing connections on the Connections screen, and complete the connection wizard.
Getting Connected 10.4 Starting a Data Connection After setting up a data connection such as GPRS or ISP dial-up on your device, you can now connect your device to the Internet. The connection is started automatically when you begin using a program that accesses the Internet such as Internet Explorer® Mobile. To manually start a data connection If you have set up multiple types of data connections on your device, you can manually start a connection. 1.
Getting Connected 147 To view a Web page using finger scrolling and panning • Slide your finger upward to scroll down the Web page, or slide your finger downward to scroll up the Web page. • To pan downward, tap and hold on the screen, then drag your finger upward. To pan upward, tap and hold on the screen, then drag your finger downward. • To pan towards the right, tap and hold on the screen, then drag your finger to the left.
Getting Connected Tap Menu > Tools and choose to send the current Web page link, view the page’s properties, or set preferences. Note: To save an image from a Web page to your device, tap and hold the image, then tap Save Image. For more information about using Internet Explorer® Mobile, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/help/pocketpc/browseinternet.mspx 10.6 Windows Live™ Windows Live™ gives you a full Internet experience on your device.
Getting Connected 149 Set up Windows Live™ The first time you use Windows Live™, sign in using your Windows Live™ ID, which is your Windows Live™ Mail or Hotmail address, and password. To set up Windows Live™ for the first time 1. Tap Start > Programs > Windows Live. 2. Tap Sign in to Windows Live. 3. On the next screen, tap the links to read the Windows Live™ Term of Use and the Microsoft Privacy Statement. After reviewing them, tap Accept. 4.
Getting Connected The Windows Live™ interface On the Windows Live™ main screen, you will see a search bar, navigation buttons, and an area where you can show and customize your profile. 1 1 Search bar 2 Navigation buttons. Tap the left or right arrow to switch between Windows Live™ Messenger, Windows Live™ Mail, and Sync status. 3 Tap to change the display name, picture, or personal message. 4 Tap Menu to access and change settings.
Getting Connected 151 Windows Live™ Messenger With this mobile version of Windows Live™ Messenger, you enjoy many of the same cool features that you get from the desktop version, which include the following: • • • • • • • • Note Instant messaging via text and voice Multiple conversations Insert emoticons Contact list with presence Send and receive files including photos Change status/display name View contacts by online status, groups, and more Send messages even when a contact is offline Before you can
Getting Connected To start and end conversations 1. In the contact list, select a contact, then tap Send IM to open a message screen. 2. Enter your text message in the text entry area of the message screen. 3. To add an emoticon, tap Menu > Add emoticon then tap an icon from the list. 4. Tap Send. 5. To end a conversation with the current contact, tap Menu > End conversation. Tips • To send a file, tap Menu > Send. You can choose to send a picture, voice clip or any file.
Getting Connected 153 10.7 Using Your Device as a Modem (Internet Sharing) Internet Sharing connects your desktop or notebook computer to the Internet by using your device’s data connection (GPRS or EDGE, for instance). You can choose to connect via USB or Bluetooth. Notes • Make sure your device has a SIM card installed, and your device has a GPRS or phone dial-up modem connection.
Getting Connected To use your device as a Bluetooth modem For the computer to use the Internet connection of your device, activate Internet Sharing on your device, then set up a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) between the computer and your device. 1. On your device, turn on Bluetooth and set it to visible mode by following the steps in “ To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible” section later in this chapter. 2.
Getting Connected 155 Note If the Bluetooth adapter or dongle on your computer was installed using a third-party provided driver, open the Bluetooth software that came with the Bluetooth adapter/dongle to connect your computer and device via Bluetooth. Refer to the Bluetooth adapter/dongle documentation for more information. 8.
Getting Connected To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible 1. On your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth > Mode tab. 2. Select the Turn on Bluetooth and Make this device visible to other devices check boxes. 3. Tap OK. To turn off Bluetooth visibility after a certain period of time You can automatically turn off Bluetooth visibility after a specified period of time. 1. On your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth > Timeout tab. 2.
Getting Connected 157 Note Creating a Bluetooth partnership between two devices is a one-time process. Once a partnership is created, the devices can recognize the partnership and exchange information without entering a passcode again. To accept a Bluetooth partnership 1. Ensure that Bluetooth is turned on and in visible mode. 2. Tap Yes when prompted to establish a partnership with the other device. 3.
Getting Connected 4. Tap the name of the Bluetooth headset, then tap Next. 5. Enter the passcode of the Bluetooth headset, then tap Next. 6. Make sure the Hands Free check box is selected. If you have a Bluetooth stereo headset, also make sure Wireless Stereo is selected. 7. Tap Finish. While the Bluetooth stereo headset is connected, the Headset icon ( ) will appear in the title bar. Note If the Bluetooth stereo headset becomes disconnected, turn the headset on and repeat steps 1 to 3 above.
Getting Connected 159 If your computer has Windows Vista or Windows XP SP2 and your computer’s Bluetooth adapter is supported by your Windows version, do the following steps: a. On your computer, open Bluetooth Devices from the Control Panel, then click the Options tab on the Bluetooth Devices window. b. For Windows Vista, select Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer. For Windows XP, select Turn discovery on and Allow Bluetooth devices to connect to this computer. c.
Getting Connected • For your device to receive Bluetooth beams, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Beam and make sure the Receive all incoming beams check box is selected. Bluetooth Explorer and Bluetooth file sharing Bluetooth Explorer searches for other Bluetooth devices that have file sharing enabled and lets you access their Bluetooth shared folder. You can copy files from and to their shared folder, and create subfolders in it.
Getting Connected 161 3. Select one or more files, then tap Menu > Edit and choose to cut or copy the files. 4. Tap Up twice. 5. Navigate to the folder where you want to paste the files on your device, then tap Menu > Edit > Paste. Print files via Bluetooth Connect your device to a Bluetooth printer to print contact information, appointment details, messages, and other file types. Note You can print files in the .txt, .jpg, .xhtml, .vcf, .vcs file formats.
Getting Connected To print a JPEG file 1. Do one of the following: • In Pictures & Videos, select the JPEG file, then tap Menu > Print via Bluetooth. • In File Explorer, tap and hold the JPEG file, then on the menu, tap Print via Bluetooth. 2.
Chapter 11 Using GPS 11.1 Guidelines and Preparation for Using GPS 11.2 Downloading Satellite Data via QuickGPS 11.
Using GPS 11.1 Guidelines and Preparation for Using GPS • Do not operate the GPS system while driving. The plotted GPS route is only for driving reference. It should not interfere with actual driving behavior. • Please use the GPS system cautiously. Users shall be liable for any damages resulting from negligent operation of the system. • The GPS signal cannot pass External GPS antenna connector through solid non-transparent (at the back of the self-portrait mirror) objects.
Using GPS 165 • When using the device inside a vehicle, use the car holder to mount the device securely in place. Avoid placing the device in the areas shown in the following diagram: 1 Do not place where it will block the driver’s vision. 2 Do not place where air bags could deploy. 3 Do not place anywhere in the vehicle without securing the device in the holder.
Using GPS 11.2 Downloading Satellite Data via QuickGPS Before you start using your device for GPS navigation, open the QuickGPS program first to download ephemeris data (current satellite position and timing information) onto your device. This data is needed to determine the GPS position of your current location. QuickGPS downloads ephemeris data from a Web server, instead of from the satellites, using the Internet connection on your device, which can be via ActiveSync or GPRS.
Using GPS 167 Download options To configure download times, tap Menu > Options and choose from the available options: • Remind me when data expires. Enables your device to display a reminder message when the validity of the ephemeris data has expired. When you see the reminder message, tap Menu to dismiss the reminder or to set the snooze time so that you will be reminded again. Tap OK to open the QuickGPS program and download the latest data. • • Autodownload when data expires.
Using GPS 11.3 GPS Controls When a map or menu is shown on the GPS software, use the following controls on your device to navigate: • On the Driving View, rotate NAVIGATION clockwise to zoom in, or rotate it counterclockwise to zoom out. • On the Map Browser screen, press NAVIGATION up to zoom in, press NAVIGATION down to zoom out on a map. • Use NAVIGATION to scroll through items in a menu. Press the ENTER button to select a menu item and open the corresponding screen.
Chapter 12 Experiencing Multimedia 12.1 Camera 12.2 Camera Album 12.3 Pictures & Videos 12.4 Windows Media® Player Mobile 12.
Experiencing Multimedia 12.1 Camera Taking photos and recording video clips along with audio are easy with your device’s built-in 2 megapixel camera. Before you capture a photo or video clip, adjust the camera lens at the back of the device to one of these modes: Normal mode Macro mode To take shots or record videos of subjects in normal range. To take shots or record videos of tiny objects or subjects in close-up range.
Experiencing Multimedia 171 To change the capture mode • Tap the left or right arrows next to the capture mode icon. • Tap to change the capture mode. Press NAVIGATION right or left (in landscape orientation). You can select from the following capture modes: Icon Capture Mode Photo Captures standard still images. Video Captures video clips, with or without accompanying audio. MMS Video Captures video clips suitable for sending with MMS messages.
Experiencing Multimedia Supported file formats Using the available capture modes, the camera in your device captures files in the following formats: Capture mode Format Photo / Contacts Picture / Picture Theme / Sports / Burst / GPS Photo JPEG Video / MMS Video H.263 (.3gp) ; MPEG-4 (.mp4) Camera controls • Press CAMERA or ENTER to take a photo or contacts picture. • Press CAMERA or ENTER to start recording video; press it again to stop recording.
Experiencing Multimedia 173 On-screen controls and indicators The on-screen controls and indicators display momentarily, then disappear on the Camera screen. Tap the screen to display the controls and indicators again. Photo mode Video mode 1 2 7 3 4 5 6 1 Capture mode. Tap the left/right arrow ( / ) to change the capture mode. 2 Remaining information indicator.
Experiencing Multimedia 6 Menu. Tap to open the Camera Settings screen. See “Camera settings” for details. 7 Recording indicator. Flashes when recording a video. Picture Theme mode Sports mode 10 8 9 8 Template Selector icon. In Picture Theme mode, tap to toggle among different templates. 9 Progress indicator. In Picture Theme, Sports, and Burst modes, this shows the number of consecutive shots. 10 Exit. Tap to exit the Camera program. 11 GPS signal indicator.
Experiencing Multimedia 175 Quick Settings Panel The Quick Settings Panel provides a quick way of adjusting the most common camera settings. Tap the screen to open the Quick Settings Panel. Keep tapping a button on the panel, for instance, Resolution, to cycle through the available settings. Note The available settings on the menu depend on the selected Capture mode. 1 5 2 4 3 1 Resolution. Tap to change the resolution (capture size). See the table in the next page for the supported resolutions.
Experiencing Multimedia Zooming Before capturing a photo or a video clip, you can zoom in to make the object in focus move closer, or zoom out to make the object move farther away. Note The zoom control only appears onscreen when zooming is supported by the Resolution you have selected. To zoom in • Rotate NAVIGATION clockwise, press NAVIGATION up, or tap . To zoom out • Rotate NAVIGATION counterclockwise, press NAVIGATION down, or tap .
Experiencing Multimedia 177 Capture mode Sports Burst Resolution Zoom range Large (640 x 480) 1x and 2x Medium (320 x 240) 1x, 2x and 4x Large (640 x 480) 1x and 2x Medium (320 x 240) 1x, 2x and 4x The Review screen After capturing, the Review screen lets you view, send, or delete the photo or video clip by tapping an icon at the bottom of the screen. Review screen icons Icon Function Back Return to the live Camera screen. Delete Delete the captured image or video.
Experiencing Multimedia Camera settings Tap the Menu icon ( ) to open the camera settings menu and configure capture and advanced camera settings. The camera settings menu has two tabs: Capture Settings and Advanced. The Capture Settings tab lets you adjust options for your selected capture mode, while the Advanced tab lets you set the Camera program preferences. You can either tap on-screen or press the NAVIGATION up/down buttons to navigate through the camera settings menu.
Experiencing Multimedia 179 • Metering Mode. Select a metering mode to allow the camera to measure the amount of light and calculate the best-fit exposure value before capturing. Choose either Center Area to measure light using the center area of the subject, or Average to measure light using the area around the subject. • Storage. Select where you want to save your files. You can either save the files to the main memory or to a storage card. • Grace Period (GPS Photo mode).
Experiencing Multimedia • Keep Backlight. Turn the backlight on or off. This overrides your device backlight settings while you are using the camera. • Review Duration. Set a time length for displaying the captured image/video on the Review screen. Select No Limit if you do not want to impose a time limit. Select No Review to immediately return to the live Camera screen after capturing and saving. • Flicker Adjustment.
Experiencing Multimedia 181 • Image Properties. This option lets you adjust the capture properties, such as Contrast, Saturation, Hue, and Sharpness. 2 1 5 • • 4 3 1 Tap a property to adjust. 2 Tap the left/right arrow icon or press NAVIGATION left/right (in landscape orientation) to increase/decrease the value. 3 Tap to close the submenu without applying and saving the changes. 4 Tap to reset all properties to their default values. 5 Tap to save the settings.
Experiencing Multimedia 12.2 Camera Album Use the Camera Album to view images and videos that you captured using the Camera program. Camera Album offers a host of features that let you rotate images, view your images as a slide show, use images as contact pictures, and more. Note Only files supported by the Camera program are displayed in Camera Album. To know which file formats are supported, see “Supported file formats” in the Camera section.
Experiencing Multimedia 183 To view an image On the main Camera Album screen, tap the thumbnail of the image you want to view. While viewing the image, you can zoom in or rotate the image. To learn how to zoom and rotate the image, see the succeeding sections. While viewing an image, tap the screen or press ENTER to open the onscreen menu. Icon Function Icon Function Tap to send the image using one of your Messaging accounts. Tap to start the slide show. Tap to assign the image as a contact picture.
Experiencing Multimedia To rotate the image 1. View the image you want to rotate. 2. With your finger, make a semicircle motion on the screen. Slide your finger clockwise to rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise. Slide your finger counter-clockwise to rotate the image 90 degrees counter-clockwise. To zoom in or out of an image While viewing an image, make a full circle motion on the screen with your finger. Slide your finger clockwise on an area to zoom in on that area.
Experiencing Multimedia 185 To view the images as a slide show On the Camera Album screen, tap Slide Show. While viewing the slide show, tap the screen to show playback controls. Tap to open the slide show options where you can set the transition effect to use, time per slide, and orientation of the images. Tap to go back to the previous image. Tap to return to the main Camera Album screen. Tap to play or pause the slideshow playback. Tap to go to the next image.
Experiencing Multimedia 12.3 Pictures & Videos Pictures & Videos allows you to manage the following types of media files on your device: File Type File Extensions Image *.bmp, *.jpg, *.gif, *.png GIF animation *.gif Video *.avi, *.wmv, *.mp4, *.3gp, *.3g2 Audio *.wma To open Pictures & Videos • Tap Start > Programs > Pictures & Videos. To copy media files to your device • Copy pictures and GIF animation files from your computer or a storage card to the My Pictures folder on your device.
Experiencing Multimedia 187 To play GIF animation files Select a GIF animation file (marked with a icon) and tap View. The GIF animation plays back on the screen. Tap OK when finished to return to the previous screen. To play videos By default, the contents of the My Pictures folder are shown. 1. Tap the down arrow ( ) next to the My Pictures folder and tap My Documents > My Videos. By default, video clips are displayed as thumbnails and are tagged with a media icon ( ). 2.
Experiencing Multimedia • To crop a picture, tap Menu > Crop, then tap and drag to select the area to crop. Tap inside the box to crop, or tap outside the box to cancel cropping. • To adjust the picture brightness and contrast levels, tap Menu > Auto Correct. Note To undo an edit, tap Menu > Undo. To cancel all unsaved edits you made to the picture, tap Menu > Revert to Saved. 12.
Experiencing Multimedia 189 About the controls Tap and drag to jump to any part of the video or audio Mute/Unmute Full screen Increase volume Visit WindowsMedia.com Decrease volume Skip to the beginning of Skip to the next file the current file or to the Play/Pause previous file About the screens and menus Windows Media® Player Mobile has three primary screens: • Playback screen. The screen that displays the playback controls (such as Play, Pause, Next, Previous, and Volume) and the video window.
Experiencing Multimedia Synchronize video and audio files Use the latest version of Windows Media® Player on your computer to synchronize digital media files from your computer to your device. This ensures that protected files and album art (for skins) are copied to your device correctly. To synchronize content to your device automatically 1. On your computer, open Windows Media® Player, then connect your device to your computer. 2. In the Device Setup Wizard, select Yes, search my computer now.
Experiencing Multimedia 191 3. From the Content List, drag the media files that you want to sync to your device and drop them to the Sync List. Playlists and Library List Content List Sync List 4. Click Start Sync to start synchronizing the selected files to your device. Notes • Use Windows Media® Player 11 or higher on your computer to synchronize media files to your device.
Experiencing Multimedia 3. In most cases, Windows Media® Player Mobile automatically updates the library. However, you can manually update the library to ensure that it contains new files that you recently copied to your device or storage card. Tap Menu > Update Library to manually update the library list. To play video and audio files on your device 1. Select a category (for example, My Music or My Playlists). 2.
Experiencing Multimedia 193 Troubleshooting If you encounter a problem while using the Windows Media® Player Mobile, a number of resources are available to help you troubleshoot the issue. For more information, see the Troubleshooting Windows Media® Player Mobile page at the Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/ windows/windowsmedia/player/windowsmobile/troubleshooting.aspx). 12.5 Audio Manager Audio Manager is a music browser and player in one.
Experiencing Multimedia Library On the Audio Manager’s Library screen, an arrow that appears in an item indicates that there is a submenu available. Tap the item name to open the submenu. Library: Main screen Library: All Songs screen When you tap a category on the Library’s Main screen, you will see more submenus which may have deeper levels of menus. For example, when you tap Artists, another level of submenus will be listed showing artist names.
Experiencing Multimedia 195 Music Player When you select a music in the Library, Music Player opens and automatically plays it. Use the available buttons to control the playback. Repeat Volume level Shuffle Increase/Decrease volume Play/Pause Playback time Drag the slider to move forward or backward in a song. Go to the next song Return to the previous song Return to the Library screen Open a menu where you can choose to add the current song to a playlist, set the song as ring tone, and more.
Experiencing Multimedia Notes • Audio Manager will search for playlists in the following locations: Device: \Playlists \Application Data\HTC\AudioManager\playlists Storage card: \Storage Card\Playlists • If a Windows Media® Player playlist contains a combination of music, video and image files, Audio Manager accesses the music files only and filters out the other media types. To create a playlist 1. On the Library’s Main screen, tap Playlists. 2. On the Playlists screen, tap Menu > New. 3.
Experiencing Multimedia 197 Set music as ring tone You can set your favorite music as a ring tone for your device. 1. Use NAVIGATION to select a song in the Library or tap a song to play it in Music Player, then tap Menu > Set as Ring Tone. 2. If the selected music is an MP3 file, tap Trim if you want to trim the file first to make it shorter. Mark the part of the music that will be used as the ring tone.
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Chapter 13 Managing Your Device 13.1 Adding and Removing Programs 13.2 Using Task Manager 13.3 Resetting Your Device 13.4 Managing Memory 13.5 Windows Update 13.
Managing Your Device 13.1 Adding and Removing Programs Before you purchase additional programs for your device, make sure that they are compatible with your device. To add programs 1. Download the program to your computer (or insert the CD or disk that contains the program into your computer). You may see a single *.exe file, a *.zip file, a Setup.exe file, or several versions of files for different device types and processors. Be sure to select only the programs designed for your device. 2.
Managing Your Device 201 To configure the Exit ( ) button You can configure the Exit button to shut down running programs when the button is tapped, or to just temporarily close the program screen but keep the program running. 1. On the Task Manager screen, tap the Button tab. 2. Select the Enable the “X” button to end running programs check box. Note When the Enable the “X” button to end running programs check box is not selected, tapping the Exit button will only close a program screen.
Managing Your Device To set the sorting preference for running programs in the Quick Menu 1. On the Task Manager screen, tap the Advanced tab. 2. Choose whether to sort according to Program name or Memory usage. The list will be sorted in ascending order. 13.3 Resetting Your Device Soft reset Occasionally, you may need to reset your device. A soft (or normal) reset of your device clears all active program memory and shuts down all active programs.
Managing Your Device 203 Important If Encrypt files placed on storage cards is or was enabled before, then backup all files from the storage card before using Clear Storage, performing a hard reset, or updating the ROM system software. Otherwise you will no longer be able to access the encrypted files on the storage card. Use ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center to transfer files between your storage card and computer. After the procedure, copy your files back to the storage card.
Managing Your Device 13.4 Managing Memory To see how much memory is available for use, tap Start > Settings > System tab > Memory. On the Main tab, the amount of memory allocated to data storage versus program storage is displayed, as well as the amount of memory in use versus the available memory. To see available storage card memory, tap Start > Settings > System tab > Memory > Storage Card tab.
Managing Your Device 205 13.5 Windows Update You can update Windows Mobile® on your device with the latest updates, security patches or fixes, if these are available. To set up Windows Update The first time you run Windows Update, you need to set up how you want Windows Update to check for patches on the Microsoft Web site. 1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Windows Update. 2. On the Update Setup screen, tap Next. 3. Choose how you want to check for updates, Manual or Automatic, then tap Next.
Managing Your Device 13.6 Battery Saving Tips How long your battery power lasts depends on the battery type and how you use your device. Try the following to help conserve battery life: • When the device is not in use, press POWER to switch off the display. • Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Power to open the Power settings screen. On the Advanced tab of the Power settings screen, you can specify the time before your device automatically turns off the display to conserve battery power.
Chapter 14 Using Other Applications 14.1 RSS Hub 14.2 Voice Commander 14.3 JBlend 14.4 Spb GPRS Monitor 14.
Using Other Applications 14.1 RSS Hub RSS Hub is an RSS reader that keeps you up-to-date with the latest news from the Internet. It monitors Internet news channels and downloads the most current news updates and podcasts so you are instantly informed of breaking news and events. For more information and tips on using RSS Hub, see Help on your device. Note Make sure you have an active Internet connection (such as EDGE or GPRS) before using RSS Hub.
Using Other Applications 209 3. Select the checkboxes of the RSS channels you want to subscribe to, then tap Finish. Tip Channels are grouped by categories. If you want to select all channels in a category, select the category check box. 4. The channel list appears. Tap Refresh to update the channels. Tap to select the channel category to display Channel list Channel is updated. Tap it to view the headlines.
Using Other Applications Manage channel categories To view all the channels in a particular category, tap All Categories in the upper left area of the channel list, then tap the category you want to display. To add a new category, tap Menu > Categories in the channel list to display all categories, then tap Menu > New. To rename or delete a category, tap Menu > Categories in the channel list to display all categories, select a category, then tap Menu > Rename or Menu > Delete.
Using Other Applications 211 To filter the headline list In the headline list, tap Menu > View, then select: • New Headlines Only to display only unread headlines. • Keyword Matches Only to display only those headlines with matching keywords. To refresh the headline list • In the headline list, tap Menu > Refresh. To display the headline lists of other channels • Press NAVIGATION left or right. View the news summary Tap a headline in the headline list to display the news summary.
Using Other Applications To download, play, or save podcasts 1. When you see an audio or video file attachment in the news summary, do one of the following to download the file: • Tap Menu > Podcasts > Start Download. • Tap the Download audio/Download video link below the audio/video file icon. Tip To cancel the file download, tap Menu > Podcasts > Cancel Download, or tap Cancel download below the audio/video file icon. 2.
Using Other Applications 213 Configure RSS Hub You can configure RSS Hub to store a list of keywords, download feeds automatically, notify you when new headlines arrive, and more. To create a list of keywords You can create a list of keywords to search for in headlines and news summaries. 1. In the channel list, tap Menu > Options > Keyword tab. 2. Tap New, then enter a keyword. 3. Tap New to add another keyword, or tap OK to close the Options screen.
Using Other Applications • Connect automatically to connect to the Internet and update your channels whenever the auto update period expires. Note Connecting to the Internet using your wireless service provider’s GPRS, EDGE, or dial-up network may incur connection charges. Contact your wireless service provider for details. 3. In the Don’t update more than once every option, set the time for RSS Hub to wait between updates. 4. Tap OK.
Using Other Applications 215 14.2 Voice Commander Voice Commander enables you to call contacts, open programs, or control multimedia playback using voice commands. It also lets you create customized voice tags for faster and more accurate voice recognition. Open Voice Commander 1. Do one of the following: • Tap Start > Programs > Voice Commander. • Press and hold the VOLUME UP button. 2. Voice Commander comes with preset voice commands for common tasks.
Using Other Applications Create a voice tag for a contact To improve voice command accuracy and convenience, you can create customized voice tags for your contacts. For example, you can create a voice tag “boss” to dial your supervisor’s phone number. 1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Voice Commander Settings. Tip You can also tap Menu > Settings in the Voice Commander screen to open the Voice Commander settings. 2.
Using Other Applications 217 3. Follow steps 3 to 4 of the previous section to create the voice tag. Note For details on creating customized voice tags, see Help on your device. 14.3 JBlend JBlend is a Java application that lets you download, manage, and install MIDlets and Java applications, such as games and tools, on your device. Your device supports Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME). Note For more details on JBlend, see Help on your device. To open JBlend Tap Start > Programs > JBlend.
Using Other Applications To open a MIDlet Do one of the following: • In the JBlend screen, double-tap the MIDlet. • Tap Yes after you have installed the MIDlet on your device. To stop a running MIDlet • Tap Exit or Quit on the MIDlet screen or menu. Manage MIDlets 1. In the JBlend screen, tap Menu > Application. 2. Select from the following options: • Delete. Uninstall the selected MIDlet. • Delete All. Uninstall all MIDlets. • Permissions.
Using Other Applications 219 14.4 Spb GPRS Monitor Using Spb GPRS Monitor, you can monitor how much data you have sent and received on your device, and check the network usage costs by taking into account your service plan details. You can also view connection cost and traffic charts, generate reports of network connection usage, and export reports to CSV files for use with Microsoft® Office Excel® and Access. Install GPRS Monitor The GPRS Monitor program is included in the Applications disc.
Using Other Applications The GPRS Monitor icon and pop-up window Another way of displaying status information visually is by enabling the GPRS Monitor icon to be shown on the title bar. This icon shows the GPRS/ dial-up connection speed, data traffic, and battery status. To show the GPRS Monitor icon on the title bar 1. Tap Start > Programs > Spb GPRS Monitor. 2. Tap Tools > Options > Icon tab. 3. Select the Show taskbar icon check box.
Using Other Applications 221 To enter your service plan details Service plan details, or tariffs, determine the price that you pay for your data transfers. The tariff may either be flat rate or time-based, depending on whether you’re using GPRS or a phone dial-up connection for data transfers. Contact your wireless service provider to find out about your tariff, and enter the information in the Tariff tab or the Tariff Details tab on the Options screen.
Using Other Applications 14.5 WorldCard Mobile WorldCard Mobile lets you take a photo of a business card and easily export the contact information on the card into your Contacts. Install WorldCard Mobile The WorldCard Mobile program is included in the Applications disc. To install it onto your device, run the program’s installer on your computer. Follow the on-screen instructions on your computer and your device to complete the installation.
Using Other Applications 223 3. Tap on the Review screen. 4. On the WorldCard Mobile screen, tap Recognize. Tips • If you want to retake the shot, tap Re-Capture. • For better recognition, choose the Language and Region based on the language used in the business card. 5. The screen shows various contact information from the business card. Use the touch keyboard, touch keypad, or the on-screen keyboard to edit the contact information, if needed.
Using Other Applications 6. Tap Export, then go to your Contacts list to view the exported contact. For more information about using WorldCard Mobile, see Help on your device.
Appendix A.1 Regulatory Notices A.
Appendix A.1 Regulatory Notices Regulatory Agency Identifications For regulatory identification purposes, your product is assigned a model number of PHAR100. To ensure continued reliable and safe operation of your device, use only the accessories listed below with your PHAR100. The Battery Pack has been assigned a model number of PHAR160. Note This product is intended for use with a certified Class 2 Limited Power Source, rated 5 Volts DC, maximum 1 Amp power supply unit.
Appendix 227 • • • • ETSI EN 301 489-7 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 7: Specific conditions for mobile and portable radio and ancillary equipment of digital cellular radio telecommunications systems (GSM and DCS).
Appendix Safety precautions for RF exposure • • Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories that do not contain any metal. Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate your local RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided. Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals Your device contains a radio transmitter and receiver. The radiated output power is far below the international radio frequency exposure limits.
Appendix 229 use your device only in its normal-use position. Do not touch or hold the antenna area unnecessarily when placing or receiving a phone call. Contact with the antenna area may impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level than needed. Avoiding contact with the antenna area when the phone is IN USE optimizes the antenna performance and the battery life. D=0.
Appendix Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Turn the phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
Appendix 231 A.2 Specifications System Information Processor TI's OMAP™ 850, 201.5 MHz Memory – ROM : 256 MB – RAM : 128 MB DDR Note: Figures are the total ROM and RAM memory available for use and storage. Since the memory is shared by the operating system, applications, and data, the actual available memory is less than what is specified. Operating System Windows Mobile® 6 Professional Power Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, 1100 mAh Charging Time 2.
Appendix Camera Module Type 2.0 Megapixel color CMOS camera with mechanical macro function Resolution Photo: 1600x1200 (UXGA), 1280x960 (SXGA), 640x480 (VGA), 320x240 (QVGA), 160x120 (QQVGA) Video: 176x144 (QCIF), 128x96 (SubQCIF) Digital Zoom Up to 10X Connections I/O Port HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 Full-Speed) GPS Antenna Connector Yes. Please use only the external GPS antenna with model number GA S100. Wireless Connections Bluetooth 2.
Appendix 233 LEDs The left bi-color LED shows green and amber lights for EDGE/GSM/GPRS standby, message, and network status as well as for notification and battery charging status. Shows a flashing red light when the battery level reaches 5% or lower. The right bi-color LED shows a flashing blue light when the Bluetooth system is powered up and ready to transmit/receive Bluetooth radio signals. Shows a flashing amber light for GPS status.
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Index A A2DP 157 ActiveSync - set up 85 - synchronize 86, 125 Add and remove programs 200 Adobe Reader LE 42, 135 Airplane mode 61 Alarm 74 Answer/end a call 64 Appointment search 58 Attachment - add to e-mail 117 - download 119 Audio Manager 42, 193 - Bluetooth Explorer 42, 160 - Bluetooth file sharing 160 - Bluetooth shared folder 160 - hands-free headset 157 - modem 154 - modes 155 - overview 155 - partnership (pairing) 156 - SIM Access Profile (SAP) 69 - stereo headset 157 - synchronize 88 - turn on and
Index - Quick Settings Panel 175 - settings 175 - specifications 232 Camera Album 42, 182 Car kit phones 69 Clear Storage 203 Clock & Alarms 45, 72, 74 Comm Manager 42, 47, 142 Company Directory 131 Conference call 66 Configure data connection settings 26 Connection Setup 143 Connect device to Internet - Dial-up 145 - GPRS 144 - start a connection 146 - ways of connecting 144 Contacts 41, 90 Contacts Picture capture mode 171 Contacts search 58 Copy - contacts to SIM card 94 - copy and manage files 136 - m
Index 237 H Hard reset 202, 203 Help 41 Help search 58 Home 32 HTC Home 31 I IMAP4 114 Input methods - Block Recognizer 56 - Keyboard 56 - Letter Recognizer 57 - Symbol Pad 55 - Touch Keyboard 51 - Touch Keypad 54 - Transcriber 57 Input Panel 50 Input Selector arrow 50 International call 70 Internet 144 Internet Explorer Mobile 41, 146 Internet Sharing 42, 153 J Java - overview 42 JBlend 217 - install MIDlets/MIDlet suites from device 217 - manage MIDlets/MIDlet suites 218 K Keyboard - on-screen 56
Index Music playback - Audio Manager 193 - Windows Media Player Mobile 191 Music Player (Audio Manager) 195 Mute 66 Office Mobile 41, 134 OneNote Mobile 41 Open PDF file 135 Owner information 76 Picture Theme capture mode 171 PIN 60, 78 Playback screen (Windows Media Player Mobile) 189 Playlists - Audio Manager 195 - Windows Media Player Mobile 192 Play GIF animation 187 Play media 191 Play music - Audio Manager 193 - Windows Media Player Mobile 191 Play videos 187 Plug-in - GPRS Monitor 219 - HTC Hom
Index 239 Reset - clear storage 203 - hard reset 202 - soft reset 202 Review screen (Camera) 177 Ring tone 74, 197 Ring type 74 RSS Hub - configure settings 213 - Headline List 210 - introduction 208 - news channels 208 - podcasts 212 - set notifications 214 - Summary View 211 S Screen text size 73 Search 43, 58 Send - e-mail 117 - MMS message 110 - text message (SMS) 107 Settings 72 - camera 175 Settings (Connections tab) - Beam 47 - Bluetooth 47, 155 - Comm Manager 142 - Connections 47, 145 - CSD Line Typ
Index - overview 43 Sleep mode 28 Smart Dialing 67 SMS 107, 117 Soft reset 202 Sound 36 Sounds & Notifications 75 Spb GPRS Monitor 43 Speakerphone 66 Specifications 231 Speed Dial 63 Sports capture mode 171 Sprite Backup 43, 138 Start menu 30, 77 STK (SIM Tool Kit) Service 43 Storage card - check available space 204 - copy files 137 - encrypt 79 - install 23 Swap/switch calls 65 Synchronize - ActiveSync 86 - change information types 86 - music and videos 88 - via Bluetooth 87 - Windows Media Player 190 -
Index 241 - view weather info 33 Windows Live 43, 148 Windows Live Messenger 42, 151 Windows Media Player Mobile - file formats 188 - menus 189 - overview 43 - playlists 192 - troubleshoot 193 Windows Mobile Device Center 83 Windows Update 46, 205 Word Mobile 41, 134 WorldCard Mobile 43, 222 X XT9 mode 52 Z ZIP - create archive 138 - open zip file and extract files 137 - overview 43, 137 Zoom (Camera) 176
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