Sidekick 3 Reference Guide ™ 27-3003-01 Rev. B - R3.0 - Mar 23, 2006 Copyright © 2006 Danger, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents Welcome! 6 I. Device Basics 8 Opening and Closing the Display 8 Phone Controls 9 Control Buttons 11 Sound Controls 13 Mini Music Player 13 Volume Controls 14 Wireless On/Off Control 14 Display Controls 15 Battery Charger 15 Removable Battery 17 SIM Card Slot 18 Memory Card Slot 18 USB 1.1 Port 19 Wrist Strap Holder 19 II. Registration 20 III.
Key Guard Mode 26 Enter Key Guard Mode 26 Change Default Key Guard Idle Time 26 Device Privacy Code 27 Sound Profiles 27 Application Customization 28 Default Locale (Language) Setting 28 IV. The Device Interface 29 The Jump Screen 29 Menus 30 Title Bar and Indicators 31 Type and Edit Text 33 Navigate in Text Boxes 33 Delete Text 33 Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo 33 AutoText 34 Type Special Unicode Characters 35 V. The Desktop Interface 36 VI.
Set Up Your Voice Mail 40 Check Your Voice Mail 40 Change Your Phone Ringtone 41 Import Contacts from Your SIM Card 41 Text Messages Send a Text Message 42 Web Browser Browse the Web 43 Bookmark a Web Page 43 Email Send an Email Message 44 Fetch Email from External Accounts 44 Fetch Email Using Your Device’s Web Browser 48 Attach a Photo to an Email Message 48 Address Book Add a Contact to the Address Book 49 Import Address Book Contacts 50 Set and Send “My vCard” 51 Send any Contact’s vCard via Email, Text
Camera Take a Photo 54 Send Photos by Email 55 Music Player Copy Music to the Memory Card 56 Play Songs 57 Create a Playlist 58 Download Catalog Download Items from the Catalog 59 Manage Your Downloaded Items 60 Instant Messaging Sign On 61 Send an Instant Message 61 Switch Between IM Conversations 62 VII. Keyboard Shortcuts 63 VIII. Troubleshooting 64 IX. Handling and Safety Precautions 68 Battery Handling 68 Device Handling and Use 69 Battery Charger Handling 70 X.
Welcome! Thank you for buying a Sidekick 3 device. Your Sidekick will change the way you communicate, get organized, and stay connected. Your Sideick connects seamlessly to wireless networks, allowing you to browse the Internet, exchange instant messages*, and send and receive email with image attachments.
Here’s what you’ll find in the box: Sidekick™ 3 device SIM card Removable battery miniSD™ card USB cable Battery charger (wall adapter) Hands-free stereo headset Wrist strap Carrying case Sidekick Start Guide Sidekick Reference Guide If any of these items are missing, please contact your T-Mobile Customer Care department.
I. Device Basics Opening and Closing the Display To open the display, press your left thumb on the lower-left corner of the display and gently push up in a clockwise direction. The display will spring smoothly into the open position. Alternatively, use your right index finger to push down gently on the upperright corner of the display. The screen will spring into the open position. The normal operating position of the device is horizontal, with the trackball on the right, as shown above.
Phone Controls SPEAKERPHONE BUTTON (while on phone) MUTE BUTTON (while on phone) END CALL SEND CALL SPEAKER HEADSET JACK DIAL PAD VOLUME BUTTONS + - DIAL PAD Use the keyboard dial pad to dial a number with one hand. END CALL and SEND CALL buttons During a phone call, press to end the call or to clear the screen of a number you’ve typed. Press to call the phone number you’ve typed or highlighted in a list. Press with no number typed to display a list of recently-dialed numbers.
BLUETOOTH HEADSET OR HANDS-FREE To use a Bluetooth headset or hands-free car device, do the following: Note 1 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then select Bluetooth to open the submenu. Make sure Bluetooth features are “on”. 2 When you are in your car, make sure your headset or hands-free car device is ready to pair by following the manufacture’s instructions. On your Sidekick, go into the Phone application. Press MENU and select Settings > Pairing.
Control Buttons MENU CANCEL JUMP TRACKBALL + SEND/END DONE TRACKBALL Pressing the trackball selects a highlighted item or opens a popup menu. Roll the trackball up/down/left/right to reverse/advance the current selection through the “selectable” items on a screen or Web page. Rolling the trackball right/left with a folder highlighted will open/collapse the folder contents. Adjust the vertical and horizontal speed of the trackball from the Jump Menu > Settings > Trackball screen.
LEFT SHOULDER BUTTON RIGHT SHOULDER BUTTON POWER JACK DIRECTIONAL PAD STRAP HOLDER USB 1.1 PORT + VOLUME BUTTONS POWER ON / OFF BUTTON DIRECTIONAL PAD (D-Pad) Press up/down/left/right to scroll or move within text fields, and navigate in games. The D-Pad “rocks” in four different directions and generally mirrors the behavior of the trackball. LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER buttons The function of these buttons depends on which application you’re using.
Sound Controls Mini Music Player To open the mini music player (transport controls) from anywhere on the device, press JUMP + DONE . Use the trackball to highlight a control, then press to perform the action: Play previous song Pause song now playing, or resume play if paused Play next song To scroll through the songs in the Play Queue, roll the trackball down and select the Play Queue pane. Roll the trackball left or right to scroll through the songs in your queue.
Volume Controls There are two ways you can open the volume controls: Press MENU + DONE . Roll the trackball left/right to step through your sound profiles. Left is louder, right is softer. (Read more in “Sound Profiles” on page 27.) Press the + or - volume buttons on the lower-left edge of your device. Continue pressing the buttons to step through your sound profiles: If you are playing a song or on the phone, the volume control panel includes separate volume controls for the music or phone call.
2 Your device is now offline. You should confirm offline status by looking next to the radio tower icon in the title bar; it should read OFF. 3 To turn wireless back on, from the Jump screen, press Airplane Mode > Turn Wireless On. MENU and select Note that after you select the Turn Wireless On/Off menu item, it takes a few seconds for the radio to actually turn on or off. During that time, the menu item will appear dimmed and you will not be able to select it.
power jack (the small round hole located on the upper right side of your device) and plug the power cord into a standard electrical wall outlet. The orange charge indicator light will go on and a lightning bolt icon will appear over the battery icon in the title bar, indicating the charger is connected and the battery is charging. Note that if your device has discharged completely, it may take up to 15 minutes before you see any indication of charging on the screen.
Removable Battery If you need to replace your rechargeable battery, or if you need to insert or remove your SIM card, first you will need to remove the installed battery. Begin by powering down your device: 1 Press and hold the power button three seconds to power down. 2 Turn the device over. With the camera at the top, press the cover latch with your right thumb, push the cover left to release, then lift the cover to remove it.
SIM Card Slot To insert or remove your SIM card, you must first remove the battery. 1 Remove the battery cover and battery by following “Removable Battery”, steps 1-3, on page 17. 2 Notice the SIM card slot, which is shaped like a SIM card and is located just to the left of center. 3 To insert the SIM card, slide the card into the slot with the gold contacts facing down. Make sure the two side brackets are on top of the card, holding the card into place.
2 To insert the memory card, hold the card with the gold contacts facing down and the card notch facing toward the device. Insert the card into the slot and push to lock into place. 3 To remove the memory card, push the card in slightly and release; the card should spring partly out of the slot. Pull the card free of the device. USB 1.1 Port The USB port is located on the right edge of your device.
II. Registration Before you can start using your Sidekick, you must complete the registration steps, as explained in step 3 in the Start Guide. This section of the Reference Guide takes you through the registration process in more detail. Note that these instructions are for new users, not returning users. Returning users can simply sign in using their existing username and password. 1 Wait for account activation. Before you can use your account, your account must be activated.
2 Type your first and last names. Use the keyboard to type your First name, then roll the trackball down to highlight the Last name field. Type your last name, scroll down to highlight the Next button, then press the trackball to advance to the next screen. 3 Select a username. The username you type will become the first part of your email address (for example, username@example.com).
4 Select a password. Select a secure password that follows the rules below: Passwords cannot be the same as your username. Passwords must contain 4-15 characters, can include both letters and numbers, but no spaces, single quotes ('), semicolons (;), backslashes (\), or percent signs (%). For enhanced security, do not choose an actual word that appears in any language dictionary.
Roll the trackball down to highlight the Answer field, then type your answer. When finished, select Next to continue. 7 Read and agree to the end-user agreement. Before you can finish registration, you must read and agree to the end-user agreement. You can read it by selecting the on-screen View Agreement link or from the Desktop Interface. Once you read the enduser agreement, select the Next button to indicate your acceptance and transmit your registration data. 8 Wait while data transmits.
III. Setting Up Your Device ® Bluetooth Technology Setup Your device supports the Bluetooth wireless technology Specification 1.1 so you can connect to hands-free devices (car and headset) and any device that can receive a vCard via Bluetooth (PCs, phones). To turn on Bluetooth features and open the Bluetooth settings, do the following: 1 2 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press then select Bluetooth. The submenu opens.
option or by using the shortcut My vCard” on page 51. 3 MENU + Y. Read more in “Set and Send With Bluetooth features on, you can also use a hands-free device in your car or headset to place and receive phone calls from your device. Read more in “Bluetooth Headset or Hands-Free” on page 10. Backgrounds To customize the backgrounds on all the application splash screens, do the following: 1 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press Backgrounds.
Key Guard Mode You can effectively lock the controls by entering key guard mode. By default, your device is set to enter key guard mode after one minute of idle time. Enter Key Guard Mode Tip 1 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, scroll to highlight Key Guard, then press the trackball. You can also enter key guard mode quickly by pressing and holding DONE for two seconds. 2 Your device control buttons lock and the key guard screen appears.
Device Privacy Code If you want to secure your device from unauthorized access once your device has gone into key guard mode, you will first need to set up a privacy code: 1 Press JUMP to open the Jump screen. Press Settings > Key Guard & Security. 2 Scroll down to the Privacy Lock group box. Highlight then press the trackball to select it. 3 Enter a three-digit code using the keyboard or the dial: then select MENU , At the prompt, re-enter your code to verify.
Application Customization Set application-specific preferences using the Settings screens found within the applications: Some of application settings you can customize include: Set your favorite Web home page (Web Browser) Select individual Caller ID icons or photos (Phone/Address Book) Create your own categories and labels for identifying contact information (Address Book) Tip Set different ringtones for individual callers (Phone/Address Book) If you see a musical note next to a menu item, you’l
IV. The Device Interface The Jump Screen The Jump screen is your entry point to all device applications. Applications are arranged on the left-side of the screen in a “ring”. Some applications are grouped into a second-level folder. The Jump screen menu provides devicewide settings and controls: 1 Go to the Jump screen from any screen by pressing splash screen is selected by default. 2 Press MENU JUMP .
3 To select an application, scroll through the “ring” of application icons. When the application or application folder you want is highlighted, simply press the trackball once to open that application or to enter the secondlevel application ring. Menus Almost every screen on your device has a set of actions you can take while on that screen. These actions are listed in a floating window, which you open by pressing the Menu button MENU . Menu items with submenus are noted with a right-pointing arrowhead.
Title Bar and Indicators The device display indicators appear at the top of your screen at all times. Screen Title Sound Profile Setting Bluetooth On Date and Time Battery Strength Wireless Signal Strength New Message Notification (Email) Service Connectivity Status Wireless signal strength indicator. The number of signal bands showing to the right of the radio tower icon represents the strength of the signal at your current location.
Phone call indicators A timer appears when you have a call in progress; in the example, call time elapsed is 3 mins, 40 secs. Note that the phone icon blinks. If you have two calls active, the time displayed is for the foreground call. Call forwarding is turned on. Your phone will not ring. Sound Profile setting When you have sound turned off (“Silent” sound profile), the title bar will indicate whether you have flashing lights or vibration set for alerts or notifications.
Type and Edit Text It’s easy to type and edit text in any text box using the keyboard and the advanced text editing features described below. Navigate in Text Boxes Use the control buttons and keyboard to navigate within a text box: To move character-by-character, press the D-pad or roll the trackball left/ right. To jump to the beginning/end of a word, press ALT + D-pad or trackball left/right. To jump to the beginning/end of a line, press left/right.
3 Press MENU and select Edit Text to open the Edit Text submenu, or simply press and hold the trackball to open the Edit Text context menu. Select the operation you want to perform on the selected text. Note the standard shortcuts: Cut MENU +X Copy MENU +C Select All MENU +A 4 You can paste text that you have copied to the device clipboard to any other text box in any application. Simply position your cursor where you want to paste the text, then use the Paste shortcut MENU + V.
Type Special Unicode Characters To type special Unicode characters in any text box, press the SYM key. The Special Character selector opens, displaying special characters alphabetically. Use the D-pad or trackball to navigate through the list: left-right to flip through the Favorites, Recent, alphabet, and symbol sets; up-down to select specific characters. Press the trackball to insert a highlighted character.
V. The Desktop Interface The data you store in your device’s Email, To Do, Calendar, Address Book, Notes, and Camera applications are also available for viewing or editing on the Web from any computer connected to the Internet. Information in your account is stored on servers in a data center with enhanced security and firewall features. To reach the Desktop Interface, use the Web navigation and sign-in instructions provided in the Start Guide, included in the box.
Desktop Interface Jump Page Remember! When you’ve finished using the Web applications, always click the Sign Out link to exit the Web site securely.
VI. Using the Applications Phone Make a Phone Call 1 38 Type the number you want to call by using any of these dialing methods: To dial using your list of speed dials and recently-dialed numbers: From the Jump or Phone screen, press SEND CALL . Highlight the number, then place the call by pressing SEND CALL . To dial with numbers: From the Jump screen or Phone screen, open the display and type your number using the embedded dial pad, or use the numbers on the top row.
2 To dial by finding a contact and phone number from your Address Book: From the Phone screen, highlight then select . Start typing a name to narrow your search. Highlight a number, then press SEND CALL to place the call. To end your call, select the on-screen button , or press END CALL . Use Bluetooth Headset or Hands-free Device You can use a Bluetooth device to make or receive phone calls.
Add a Number to Your Speed Dial List 1 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen, then press the trackball to open the Phone application. 2 Press MENU to open the menu. Select New Speed Dial to open the New Speed Dial Entry dialog box. You can create 8 speed dial shortcuts. 3 Select a Shortcut Key from the pop-up menu. Only the numbers available will appear in the pop-up menu.
