Palm Pixi User Guide
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Contents Chapter 1 Basics 6 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Chapter 2 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Email Messaging Personal information 24 25 Contacts Calendar Doc View PDF View Preferences 38 38 Chapter 9 Wi-Fi Web Bluetooth® wireless technology Documents 34 34 Chapter 8 Camera Photos Videos Music Web and wireless connections 32 32 32 Email and other messages 20 21 Chapter 4 Make calls Receive calls Use voicemail What can I do during a call? Set up and use a Bluetooth® hands-free device Photos, videos, and
Regulatory and Safety Information Index 4 Contents
Basics You’re about to discover the many things about your Palm® Pixi™ phone that can help you better manage your life and have fun, too. As you become more familiar with your phone, you’ll want to personalize the settings and add applications to make it uniquely yours. But first, take the few easy steps in this chapter to set up your phone and get it running.
Get to know your phone IMPORTANT Be careful not to scratch, crush, or apply too much pressure on the touchscreen. Do not store your phone in a place where other items might damage it. Front view Keyboard 1 Option: Press to enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols that appear above the letters on the keys. See Enter alternate keyboard characters. 2 Shift: See Enter uppercase letters.
Touchscreen Back view 1 Application name: Displays the name of the currently open application. Tap the name to open the application menu. 2 Launcher: See Open an application in the Launcher. 3 Scroll arrow: Swipe up or down to see icons that are on the page but hidden. 4 Quick Launch: See Open an application in Quick Launch. 5 Connection icons: Show the status of wireless service connections and battery strength (see Icons in the title bar). Tap the icons to open the connection menu.
Set up your phone To turn the screen on, press power . Drag up to unlock the screen. Verify your profile After you finish setup, look for an email on your computer at the address you used for your Palm profile. Click the link in the email to do the following: • Verify your Palm profile. • Follow a link to learn about getting data like contacts and appointments onto your phone from your desktop organizer software (see How do I get data off my computer?).
When your phone is in airplane mode, the airplane mode icon appears at the top of every screen, and Airplane Mode appears in the upper-left corner of the screen in the Launcher, Card view, and Phone. Your phone is not connected to any mobile network. TIP When your phone is in airplane mode, you can turn the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth features on individually (see Turn Wi-Fi on and off and Turn the Bluetooth feature on/off). To turn your phone back on, you must turn airplane mode off.
2 Move your finger to the application icon. When you see the app name appear, lift your finger. The application opens. Open an application in the Launcher Go up one level in an app (back gesture) The Launcher displays all your applications that are not on Quick Launch. The Launcher includes multiple pages, which you can organize to group apps the way you want (see Reorder Launcher icons).
2 Tap a card to maximize the application. 5 Enter: Press to enter a line return (for example, in a memo or in an email message you are composing) or to accept information you entered in a field. See Enter information in a field. TIP You can also maximize the center card in Card view by flicking down from the screen to the gesture area. TIP You can set a preference to move among open apps without first going to Card view (see Turn advanced gestures on/off).
Enter characters from the symbols table You can enter symbols and accented characters that don’t appear on the keys by using the symbols table. See Symbols and accented characters for a list of the available symbols and accented characters. 1 Press Sym to display the symbols table. 2 Narrow the list by pressing the key that corresponds to the character you want. For example, to enter an é, press e. See the table below for a list of corresponding characters.
Some applications have additional menus. For example, in Photos, tap an open picture and tap to display a menu of tasks you can do with the picture (see Photos). To get the most out of your phone, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the additional features available through the menus in various applications. 1 • Tap the upper-right corner of the screen. • Drag down from the upper-right corner of the phone (above the screen) onto the screen.
• To perform a web search: Tap the search term you entered to open a list of web search options, and tap the option. If your search returns no contacts or applications, the web search options are displayed automatically. • To open an application: Tap the application. Search within an application In applications such as Contacts, Memos, Doc View, and PDF View, you can search for entries or files.
Phone Your Palm® Pixi™ phone enables you to effectively manage multiple calls. You can answer a second call, swap between calls, and set up a three-way conference call. You can also work with other applications while on a call. Your Pixi phone helps you to do all these tasks with ease.
Make calls TIP If you turn off the preference to show contact matches in the dial pad (see Show contact matches), this changes how you dial using the keyboard in the Phone application. In Phone, after you enter the number with the keyboard, tap the onscreen dial icon to dial. For information on turning the phone off and back on, see Turn the phone on/off.
Receive calls Use voicemail If you want to answer calls, your phone must be on. This is different from having only the screen turned on (see Turn the phone on/off). When your phone is off, your calls go to voicemail. Set up voicemail TIP You can pick the ringtone for incoming calls (see Select the ringtone for incoming calls). You can set a ringtone for individual contacts as well (see Add a ringtone to a contact). 1 In the Launcher, Card view, or Phone, press and hold 1 .
• Open the dial pad to enter numbers for navigating phone trees, responding to prompts, and so on: Tap . • Add a call: See Make a second call. • Adjust call volume: Press volume up or volume down. End a call • Tap . Set up and use a Bluetooth® hands-free device Your phone is compatible with many headsets and car kits (sold separately) enabled with Bluetooth® wireless technology version 2.1, with EDR and stereo (with AVRCP media controls).
Email and other messages Enjoy the ease and speed of keeping in touch with friends, family, and colleagues by email anywhere you can access your wireless carrier’s data network. You can send and receive attachments as well. In this chapter 20 21 Email Messaging And keep the Messaging app in mind for times when you need to send a short text, multimedia, or instant message to a mobile phone number—especially handy when you’re in a meeting that’s running late.
Email Create and send an email message Set up email Follow this procedure if you have a common email provider, for example, AOL, EarthLink, or Yahoo! If you are setting up the Email application to work with your corporate email account that uses Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, see Set up email: Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). 1 Open Email 2 If this is the first time you have opened the Email application, and you have set up at least one email account, tap Done.
Receive and read email messages DID YOU KNOW? You can send and receive text messages even while you The Email application synchronizes messages anytime you open a mail folder. It also synchronizes messages on an automatic schedule—the default interval is every 30 minutes (see Enter advanced account settings for information on changing the interval). Follow these steps to manually retrieve messages. 1 Open Email 2 If the folders for the account you want are hidden, tap the folders. 3 .
6 Enter the message text and tap . 2 Tap Buddies. 3 Tap to the left of the text Offline and tap Available. Receive and view text and multimedia messages 1 Open Messaging . 2 Tap a conversation to view messages. 3 In a multimedia message, tap a music, video, or vCard file name to view the attached file. (Attached pictures are displayed within the message.) Tap Copy Photo to save an attached JPG picture.
Personal information Your Palm® Pixi™ phone makes it easy to organize your personal information and keep it with you wherever you go.
Contacts Use Contacts for the first time 5 To add detailed name information—such as a prefix, suffix, or middle name—open the application menu and tap Name Details. 6 In some fields, such as New Phone Number, when you enter the information a label button appears on the right. Tap the button to change the label for your entry—for example, to identify a number as a mobile or work phone. Tap Done. 1 Open Contacts .
2 Search for a contact (see Find a contact to learn how), and tap the contact name. 3 Open the application menu and tap Set Speed Dial. 4 Tap the phone number you want to assign a speed dial to, and then tap the key to use as a speed dial. You may have to scroll to find the key you want. Create an event You can add an event to calendar accounts. If you don’t specify an account, the new event is added to your default calendar. For information on managing your phone’s time settings, see Date & Time.
Chapter 4 : Personal information
Photos, videos, and music There’s no need to carry a separate media player; you can play music and videos, and view photos, on your Palm® Pixi™ phone. Listen to music through the built-in speaker or through a 3.5mm headset or headphones (sold separately).
Camera format. In the Photos application, you can view pictures you take with the camera or copy from your computer in JPG, BMP, or PNG format. Your phone comes with an easy-to-use, 2-megapixel camera with an LED flash. You can use the camera to take pictures, and then use the Photos app to view them and send them to your friends and family (see Share a picture).
Music • Listen to a specific song: Tap Artists, Albums, Songs, Genres, or Playlists to search that category. Continue making selections until the song you want appears. Tap the song name. You can listen to music through the speaker on the back of your phone or through a 3.5mm headset or headphones, stereo headset equipped with Bluetooth® wireless technology, or speakers (sold separately).
Chapter 5 : Photos, videos, and music
Web and wireless connections With your wireless service provider’s network and your Palm® Pixi™ phone’s web browser, you can take the web with you almost anywhere you go. The Bluetooth® wireless technology on your phone helps you easily set up wireless connections to a number of devices.
Wi-Fi Go to a website using search You can also search the web from the Launcher or Card view (see Search to find info and make calls). Turn Wi-Fi on and off Do one of the following: • Open Wi-Fi , and tap On or Off. • From any screen: Open the connection menu at the upper-right corner, tap Wi-Fi, and tap Turn on Wi-Fi or Turn off Wi-Fi. If your phone finds the network you want, tap the network name to connect to it. Otherwise, see Connect to a new open network and Connect to a new secure network. .
Documents Your Palm® Pixi™ phone enables you to take your office with you—including your Microsoft Office files. You can view and search Microsoft Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint® files on your phone. In this chapter 34 34 Doc View PDF View You can also view PDF files on your phone.
Doc View PDF View With Doc view, you can view Microsoft Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint® files on your phone. With PDF View, you can view PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files on your phone. Open a file You can view a file that you copy from your computer (see Copy files between your phone and your computer) or receive as an email attachment (see Open attachments). You can view files in DOC, DOCX, TXT, XLS, XLSX, PPT, and PPTX formats.
Change the display size For information on zooming in and out, see Zoom gestures. • Pinch out to enlarge items onscreen. • Pinch in to decrease the size of items onscreen. • Double-tap the screen to zoom in or out a specified amount.
Chapter 7 : Documents
Preferences There are lots of ways to make your Palm® Pixi™ phone work better for you. Personalize your phone to make it match your lifestyle. You can easily customize many features of your phone like the wallpaper, screen brightness, ringtone for incoming calls, and more.
Screen & Lock 4 (Optional: applies to new pictures only) Do either or both of the following: • To zoom out or in on a part of the picture, pinch in or out on the picture. Change screen brightness 1 Open Screen & Lock 2 Under Screen, tap, hold, and drag the Brightness slider to the preferred level. • To capture the portion of the picture you want for your wallpaper, tap and hold the picture, and then drag the portion you want to the center of the onscreen box. .
Vibrate: Set whether your phone vibrates as well as plays a ringtone on an incoming call. Select the ringtone for incoming calls The ringtone you select here applies globally to all incoming calls. You can also set a unique ringtone for a contact (see Add a ringtone to a contact). 1 Open Sounds & Ringtones . 2 Tap the displayed ringtone to open the full list of tones. 3 Tap the name of the ringtone to select it.
Chapter 8 : Preferences
Learn More In this chapter 42 42 While using your phone If you need more information Chapter 9 : Learn More 41
WARNING Please refer to Reg for information that hleps you safely use your phone. Failure to read and follow the important safety information in this guide may result in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage. While using your phone • On-device Help: Read short how-tos and watch animations on your new phone. To view all Help: Open Help . To view Help topics for a single application: Open the application, open the application menu, and tap Help. • Online support from Palm: Visit palm.
Regulatory and Safety Information FCC Statements The FCC ID on your Palm phone is located on a label inside the battery compartment. The battery must be removed as shown below to view the label. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe [*] est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Radio Frequency (RF) Safety Exposure General statement on Radio Frequency (RF) energy: Your phone contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits RF energy. When you communicate with your phone, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your phone transmits. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR): Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver.
• Any combined rating equal to five is considered normal use. • Any combined rating equal to four is considered usable. Thus, if you pair an M3 hearing aid with an M3 phone, you will have a combined rating of six for “best use.” This is synonymous for T ratings. Palm further suggest that you experiment with multiple phones (even those not labeled M3/T3 or M4/T4) while in the store to find the one that works best with your hearing aid device.
AC Power Adapter source: Palm Part Number: 157-10130-00 Input Rating: 100-240Vac, 50/60Hz, 0.
immediately and consult a doctor. Individuals with personal or family history of such events should consult a doctor before using the device. To limit the possibility of such symptoms, wherever possible every hour take a minimum break of 15 minutes, use in a well lighted area, view the screen from the farthest distance, and avoid exposure to blinking lights if you are tired. Operating Machinery: Do not use your phone while operating machinery.
• Do not expose your phone or its accessories to open flames or lit tobacco products. • Do not expose your phone or its accessories to liquid, moisture, or high humidity. • Do not drop, throw, or try to bend your phone or its accessories. Driving Safety • Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or aerosols to clean the device or its accessories. Driving Safety Tips Overview • Do not paint your phone or its accessories.
4 Suspend conversations during hazardous driving conditions or situations. Let the person you are speaking to know you are driving; if necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow, and ice can be hazardous, but so is heavy traffic. As a driver, your first responsibility is to pay attention to the road. 5 Do not take notes, look up phone numbers, read/write e-mail, or surf the internet while driving.
Conditions that can contribute to the buildup of static electricity in the environment include the following: • Low relative humidity. • Material type. (The type of material gathering the charge. For example, synthetics are more prone to static buildup than natural fibers like cotton.) • The rapidity with which you touch, connect, or disconnect electronic devices.
Index A accented characters 12 Acrobat Reader files.
E EarthLink accounts 20 editing contacts 25 email attaching music to 29 creating 20 receiving 21 sending 20 synchronizing 21 email accounts creating multiple 20 email addresses entering 20 email service providers 20 events adding to calendar 25 saving 25 synchronizing 25 Excel files 34 F file types opening files and 34 playing music and 29 viewing pictures and 28 watching videos and 28 files See also specific type changing display size 34 copying to phone 34 opening 34 searching for 34 finding information.
creating ringtones for 39 driving and 48 making 16–?? placing on hold 17 receiving 17 replying to 17 sending and receiving messages during 21 sending to voicemail 17 switching to hands-free devices 18 phone headsets ??–18 photos.
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