Sidekick® Reference Guide 27-4013-01 Rev. 0I - R4.7 - Apr , 2008 Copyright © 2008 Danger, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents Welcome! 6 Opening and Closing the Display 8 Control Buttons 9 Phone Controls 11 Sound Controls 13 Mini Media Player 13 Volume Controls 14 Wireless On/Off Control 15 Display Controls 15 Battery Charger 16 Removable Battery 17 Replaceable Device Shell 18 SIM Card Slot 20 Memory Card Slot 21 USB / Power Port 22 Registration 23 Setting Up Your Device 27 Bluetooth Technology Setup 27 Themes 28 Font Size 28 Backlighting 29 Key Guard Mode 29 Device Privacy Code 30 Sound Profiles
The Device Interface 32 The Jump Screen 32 Indicators 33 Menus 35 Quick Jump 35 Quick Find 36 Empty Trash 36 Type and Edit Text 37 Navigate in Text Boxes 37 Delete Text 37 Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo 37 Check Spelling 38 AutoText & Spelling 38 Type Special Unicode Characters 40 The Desktop Interface 41 Using the Applications 43 myFaves Add a Contact to myFaves 43 Communicate with a myFaves Contact 43 Assign an Icon to a myFaves Contact 44 Phone Make a Phone Call 45 Use Bluetooth Hands-Free He
Text Messaging Send a Text Message 48 Picture Messaging Send a Multimedia Message 49 Web Browser Browse the Web 51 Bookmark a Web Page 51 Copy Text on a Web Page 52 View and Save Web Page Images 52 Web Page Layout 53 Email Send an Email Message 54 Fetch Email from External Accounts 54 Edit External Email Account 57 Fetch Email Using Your Device’s Web Browser 58 Attach a Media File or vCard to an Email Message 58 Address Book Add a Contact to the Address Book 59 Assign a Contact as a “Favorite”
To Do Add a Task 66 Camera Take a Photo 66 Capture Video 67 Send Media Files via Bluetooth, Email or MMS Message 68 Use Photo for Caller ID or Key Guard Background 69 Media Player Copy Music or Video to the Memory Card 70 Play Music or Video 71 Listen Using Stereo Bluetooth Headset 72 Create a Playlist 72 Download Catalog Download Items from the Catalog 73 Manage Your Downloaded Items 74 Instant Messaging Sign On 75 Send an Instant Message 75 Switch Between IM Conversations 75 Keyboard Shortcu
Welcome! Thank you for buying a Sidekick device. Your Sidekick will change the way you communicate, get organized, and stay connected. Your Sidekick connects seamlessly to wireless networks, allowing you to browse the Internet, exchange instant messages, and send and receive email with image attachments and multimedia messages with voice notes.
Here’s what you’ll find in the box: Sidekick device SIM card* Removable battery Replaceable Shells USB cable Battery charger (wall adapter) Hands-free stereo headset Start Guide Reference Guide (on CD-ROM) Limited Warranty (Terms & Conditions) If any of these items are missing, please contact T‑Mobile’s Customer Care department. *May not be included with all models.
Now, let’s get started! 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.
Control Buttons MENU CANCEL JUMP TRACKBALL + SEND/END DONE TRACKBALL – Press the trackball to select a highlighted item or press and hold to open a pop-up menu. Roll the trackball to reverse or advance the current selection through the “selectable” items on a screen. Rolling the trackball left or right with a folder highlighted opens/collapses folder contents. Adjust trackball speed and acceleration from the Jump Menu > Settings > Trackball & D-Pad screen.
USB / POWER PORT STEREO HEADSET JACK RIGHT SHOULDER BUTTON LEFT SHOULDER BUTTON D-PAD – + VOLUME BUTTONS POWER ON / OFF BUTTON DIRECTIONAL PAD (D-Pad) – Press up, down, left, or right to scroll or move within text fields, and navigate in the browser or games. By default, the D-Pad navigates folders and screens, jumping over individual items. You can make the D-Pad navigate the same as the trackball (moving item-byitem) from the Jump Menu > Settings > Trackball & D-Pad settings screen.
Phone Controls SPEAKERPHONE BUTTON (while on phone) STEREO HEADSET JACK END CALL MUTE BUTTON (while on phone) SEND CALL MICROPHONE SPEAKER DIAL PAD VOLUME BUTTONS + - DIAL PAD – Use the keyboard dial pad to dial a number with one hand. END CALL and SEND CALL buttons – When the Send and End buttons are lit, it means you can use them to place a call. Press to end a call or clear the screen of a number you’ve typed. Press to call the phone number you’ve typed or highlighted in a list.
BLUETOOTH® HANDS-FREE HEADSET OR CAR KIT To use a Bluetooth stereo/mono hands-free headset or car kit, do the following: 1 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then select Bluetooth to open the submenu. Make sure Bluetooth features are “on”. 2 While you are in your car, make sure your hands-free headset or car kit is ready to pair by following the manufacturer’s instructions. On your device, go into the Phone application. Press MENU and select Settings > Pairing.
Sound Controls Mini Media Player To open the mini media player from any application on the device, press JUMP + DONE . Use the D-Pad or the trackball to select a control. You can also use these shortcuts: – Pause item now playing , or resume play if paused . – Play previous item in Play Queue . – Play next item in Play Queue . When the shuffle and repeat icons are highlighted, this indicates: shuffle is on , repeat once is on , repeat continuously is on . Select an icon to cycle through settings.
Volume Controls There are two ways you can open the volume controls: n Press MENU + DONE . This opens the audio/display control panes. Make sure the Sound Profile panel is highlighted, then roll the trackball left or right to step through your sound profiles. Left is louder, right is softer. (Read more in “Sound Profiles” on page 31.) n Press the + or – volume buttons on the lower-left edge of your device.
Wireless On/Off Control If you need to turn off your device’s GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and Bluetooth wireless connectivity (for example, prior to aircraft takeoff), do the following: 1 From the Jump screen, press MENU and select Airplane Mode > Turn Wireless Off. 2 Your device is now offline. Confirm offline status by looking at the title bar; the radio tower icon and “OFF” should blink alternately. (See “Indicators” page 33 for icon definitions.
Battery Charger Your device comes with a removable, rechargeable lithium-ion battery. When you first receive your device, it is important that you fully charge the battery, described below. ! Only use the charger and battery provided with your device or approved by T‑Mobile, or you risk damaging your device. Do not insert battery chargers from previous Sidekick models into the stereo headset jack.
2 Put the device in a safe place and let the battery charge for at least four hours with the device powered on. As the device is charging, the bars in the battery icon fill repeatedly from left to right. When your device is fully charged, the lightning bolt icon will disappear and the bars will stop moving and remain in the filled position. For efficient operation, charge your device nightly.
3 Push the battery in slightly along the bottom edge, then lift the battery from that same edge to remove it. 4 Replace with a new battery by first inserting the straight edge (with the gold contacts) and then pushing the battery down to lock into place. 5 Replace the battery cover by aligning its notched line with the notched line on the end cover and sliding it back into place. Once the battery makes contact, the power-on sequence begins.
2 Turn the device over. With the camera at the top, slide the end-cover to the left with your left thumb while carefully pressing the notched line, and lift the end-cover to remove it. 3 Remove the battery cover by following the instructions in “Removable Battery” step 2. Lift the battery cover to remove it. 4 Take your replacement end-cover and slide it back to the original position.
5 Replace the battery cover by following the instructions in “Removable Battery” step 5. SIM Card Slot To access your SIM card, you must first remove the battery. 1 Remove the battery cover and battery by following “Removable Battery” steps 1-3, on pages 17 and 18. 2 Notice the SIM card slot, which is located just to the left of the battery slot. 3 To insert the SIM card, slide the card into the slot with the gold contacts facing down and the notched corner at the upper right.
Memory Card Slot Your device includes a slot for a Micro Secure Digital (microSD ) flash memory card. To insert or remove a memory card, you must first remove the back cover as described in “Removable Battery” step 2, on page 17. 1 With the back cover removed and the camera at the top, you can see the memory card slot on the upper left of the device. 2 To insert the memory card, hold the card with the gold contacts facing down and the card notch facing to the right.
USB / Power Port The USB/power port is located on the upper left of your device. With a flash memory card installed, you can manage the contents of the card by connecting your device to a computer with a USB cable. To connect your device to your computer, locate the USB cable that came in the box with your device and insert the USB plug—with the icon on the underside—into your device’s USB port.
Registration Before you can start using your Sidekick, you must complete registration. This section of the guide takes you through registration in more detail. Note that these instructions are for new users, not returning users. Returning users can sign in using their username/password. 1 Wait to register for data services. Before you can use your account, you must register for data services. The registration screens can take up to 48 hours to appear, but usually takes only 1-3 hours.
3 Select a username. The username you type will become the first part of your email address (for example, username@example.com). Before you select a username, read the following: n Usernames must start with an alphabetic character (A‑Z) and can include numbers (0-9), dashes (-), periods (.), and underscores (_), but no other punctuation. Although you can use periods within a username, do not use a period at the beginning or end of the name, and do not use two periods (..) in a row.
For enhanced security, do not choose an actual word that appears in any language dictionary. Do not choose a proper name, such as the name of a child, local sports team, pet’s name, or city of birth. Do not choose adjacent letters on your keyboard or a sequential or repeating combination of letters or characters, such as “12345678”, “222222”, “abcdefg”. n For enhanced security, do choose a password that is more than seven characters long, mixes letters and numerals, and uses upper- and lower-case letters.
