8 Wait while data transmits. Wait while the data you entered in the Registration screens transmits to T‑Mobile. The service will check to see if your username already has been taken. If it has, you will be offered alternatives. You can select one of these alternatives or type a different username. Note that if you are out of network coverage, you’ll be asked to “try again” to resume registration.
Setting Up Your Device Bluetooth Technology Setup ® Your device supports the Bluetooth wireless technology Specification 2.0+EDR so you can connect to hands-free devices (stereo or mono headsets and car kits) and any device that can receive a vCard, photo, or other file via Bluetooth (PCs, phones). To turn on Bluetooth features and open the Bluetooth settings, do the following: 1 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then select Bluetooth. The submenu opens.
6 Transfer Sound to – With Bluetooth features on, you can use a handsfree headset or car kit to place and receive phone calls from your device. You can also use a Bluetooth stereo headset to listen to songs, videos, or game sounds. Read more in “Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset or Car Kit” on page 12. Themes You can customize the backgrounds that appear on the application splash screens and even the system sounds by selecting different “themes.
Backlighting As long as you are actively using your device, the backlight will stay on. After you stop using your device, the backlight will stay on for 15 seconds, but you can change this setting: 1 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Press MENU then select Settings > Battery & Display. 2 In the Display Backlight group box, open the Dim after pop-up menu and select a timeout option, up to five minutes. The lower the time, the more battery power you will conserve.
By default, your device is set to enter key guard mode after two minutes of idle time. You can change this setting from the Jump Menu > Settings > Key Guard & Security screen. To prevent display damage, after your device has been in key guard mode for five minutes, the screen will go black, putting the device in “sleep mode.” To wake your device, press any key or open the screen. To learn what the blinking trackball colors mean during sleep mode, read “Trackball light indicators” on page 34.
Sound Profiles Each sound profile defines the volume of rings, reminders, and system sounds. You can have up to eight profiles; six editable profiles are provided by default. To create a new or modify an existing sound profile, press JUMP , then press MENU and select Settings > Sound Profiles. From the Sound Profiles screen you can also set the behavior of pending alerts and reminders, and schedule sound profiles. To change the current sound profile, read “Volume Controls” on page 14.
The Device Interface The Jump Screen The Jump screen is your entry point to all device applications. Application selections are arranged on the left-side of the screen in a “ring”. Some applications are grouped into a second-level ring. If you press MENU while on the Jump screen, you’ll have access to device-wide settings and controls: 1 Go to the Jump screen from any screen by pressing JUMP . 2 Press MENU from the Jump screen to open the Jump screen menu.
Indicators Screen Title New Message Notification (Email) Sound Profile Setting Bluetooth On Date and Time Battery Level Wireless Signal Strength Service Connectivity 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. If you see an X flashing over the radio tower icon, you’ve temporarily lost your network connection and can make no calls.
Sound Profile setting – When you have selected a sound profile that has sound turned off, the title bar will indicate whether you have flashing lights or vibration set for alerts or notifications. From left to right, the icons indicate: totally silent (no sound, no flashing lights, no vibration), flashing lights only, and vibration only.
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 items with submenus are noted with a right-pointing arrowhead. The Phone Settings submenu is shown expanded below. Frequently-used menu items also have keyboard shortcuts that use the MENU button plus a shortcut key.
Quick Find To search for an item on your device (such as a contact, message, note, task, event, song, photo, or video), open the Quick Find dialog. Note that for email and MMS messages, the To, CC, From, Date, and Subject fields are searched, not the message bodies. 1 From the Jump screen, press MENU and select Quick Find. You can also use the shortcut JUMP + F from any screen on your device. 2 Type the name of the item or a date into the text field. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard.
Type and Edit Text It’s easy to type and edit text 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: n Move character-by-character – Press the D-Pad or roll the trackball left/ right. n Jump to beginning/end of a word – Press ALT + D-Pad or trackball left/ right. n Jump to beginning/end of a line – Press MENU + trackball left/right. n Jump to beginning/end of the text box – Press MENU + / .
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: n Cut MENU + X n Copy MENU + C n Select All MENU + A 4 Paste text that you have copied (or cut) into any text box in any application. Position your cursor where you want to paste the text, then use the Paste shortcut MENU + V.
1 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Press MENU to open the menu, then select Settings > AutoText & Spelling. The AutoText & Spelling screen appears. 2 From this screen you can set the following: n Highlight misspelled words – When checked, as you type words that are misspelled will be underlined in red. (You can override this global setting in individual applications by going to the application’s Settings screen.
Type Special Unicode Characters To type special Unicode characters in any text box, press the SYM key. The Special Character selector opens. 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.
The Desktop Interface The data you store in your device’s Email, To Do, Calendar, Address Book, Notes, and Camera applications is also available for viewing or editing on the Web from any computer connected to the Internet. Information in your Sidekick 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 finished using the Web applications, always click Sign Out to exit the Web site securely.
Using the Applications myFaves® Add a Contact to myFaves Create a new myFaves contact, or assign a phone number already in your Address Book to your myFaves plan: 1 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. If not already selected, scroll to highlight myFaves, then press the trackball. 2 To add a number already in your Address Book, press MENU + @. Roll the trackball to highlight a contact and phone number, then press the trackball to assign the contact to myFaves. 3 To add a new contact, press MENU + N.
3 If you have stored an email address or IM screen name for the highlighted contact in the Address Book, you can press MENU and select Send Email or Send Instant Message. 4 To view a contact’s details (including Web site, address, alternate phone numbers, and so on), highlight the contact, then press the trackball. In the Details tab that opens, you can select the Edit button to add or change the information.
Phone Make a Phone Call 1 You can make a call using any of these dialing methods: n 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 again. n Dial with numbers – From the Jump screen or Phone screen, open the display and type your number using the embedded keyboard dial pad, or use the numbers on the top row. Press SEND CALL to place the call.
Answer a Phone Call When your device signals an incoming phone call, the display shows the name of the caller and the icon or photo associated with that caller in your Address Book (see “Add a Contact to the Address Book” on page 58). 1 Press the trackball to select or press SEND CALL . Your call connects. 2 To hang up, select or press END CALL .
3 Select a Shortcut Key from the pop-up menu. Only the numbers available will appear in the pop-up menu. 4 Type the speed dial Name and Number, then select DONE . 5 To dial using the shortcut, from either the Phone application or the Jump screen, simply press and hold the number on the keyboard. Check Your Voice Mail 1 Press JUMP to go to the Jump screen, then press the trackball to open the Phone application.
3 Highlight the Incoming Call Ringtone pop-up menu, then press the trackball. The menu reveals the ringtone categories. First highlight a category, then press the trackball to open the ringtones submenu. As you scroll through the songs, you can preview each song by hovering over it for a few seconds. 4 When you have decided on a ringtone, press the trackball to select it. Press DONE to assign your new ringtone. Assign caller-specific ringtones from the Address Book, Edit Contact Details pages.
4 Use the trackball to scroll to the message body; type your message or use one of the Prewritten Messages by selecting the button. Add Smileys by selecting the button. To attach a vCard, press MENU and select Attach vCard. Select a contact from the list that appears and their vCard will be attached to your message. If your message is larger than the limit for a single text message (around 160 characters), the message will be sent in parts but received as one.
4 Create your first slide: n Add the slide’s message by typing in the text field. n Add a photo or video by selecting the “Add Photo or Video” icon . Your Browse Albums screen opens, where you can select one photo or video. Select the item to attach it to the slide. n Add a voice recording by selecting the “Add Audio” icon . Select Record from the audio selector list that opens and begin the voice recording. Speak into the microphone (next to the DONE button).
